jammypotts:
“Lily’s sister and her brute of a bloke are going to be there. I need to look less–wizardy, y’know?” Petunia and Vernon were always a point of contention. They hated James the moment he stepped into their presence, and he was already sure that they would never accept him. It didn’t hurt to try at least. There were very few people in the world who James couldn’t schmooze.
"So no robe then?” Dorcas understood, particularly as a muggleborn, that there were parts of her that had to remain secret, as determined by law, but she also didn’t believe in masking one’s self expression. “You know you’re going to stand out no matter what you do when you go ‘round people like that. I say be bold, be yourself, and don’t let them suck all the air from the room, y’know? You have as much right to be there as they do.”















