ORDER ONLY: Private Message to Neville and Evelyn

[alt_frank]

your mum and me were wondering if you both could make it out a little early to sunday dinner this week for a family meeting of sorts. say four?

this business at the end of term got us thinking, and we figure it's high time we said some things out loud instead of assuming they were obvious, and that we make the most out of the gifts we've been given.

we want to discuss adopting Terry into our family. we want to give you some space to talk about it and think about it, and see if it's something you'd be on board for. this is a family wide discussion, you have a say in this, and there's no need to make any decisions immediately. your mum and I thought it'd be best to meet together in person to talk it all through. you have any questions or concerns, don't keep them to yourself, right?

we're also talking to your gran about it, and we're inviting her to come up tomorrow to be a part of the conversation and have a chance to meet him.

any road, looking forward to seeing all three of you tomorrow.

Comments

[alt_neville]

Well, I like the idea a lot. I've told him that I already consider him a brother. But a formal adoption: sure, let's do it.

I suppose you two would know the proper magical binding, and I reckon you'd know how to do it carefully, since Terry's already considered dead by the regime. Don't want his name appearing magically on a parchment somewhere in the Ministry as a new member of the Longbottom family, yeah?

But aside from that, I'm all for it. Will see you tomorrow to talk it over some more.

[alt_frank]

good to hear, son.

and yes, we'd be careful. your gran might have to loan us the family tapestry for safekeeping, but we'll manage.

[alt_evelyn]

Of course.

I don't know him quite as well as you and mum and nev do, but I know he loves the both of you, just seeing how he's like when he's with you.

I'd very much like the chance to get to know him better. And even though I've only spent a few weeks here and there with Kev, well, he's my brother just as much as Neville is. And even though I didn't see you or mum for years and years, that doesn't make you any less my dad.

[alt_frank]

thank you, sweetie.