It was no accident, me finding her -- Summer 2017

I ended up at my mum's house, not entirely sure if I would be able to handle talking to my mum about this, but I had to talk to someone and I could not find dad.  I did not want to talk to Elena because she had such strong feelings about Addison, though she was very supportive at the funeral.  I looked around the house and saw mum folding some laundry in the den.  "Hey Mum," I said, smiling at her, giving her a hug.

I was rather surprised by Dean's apparent happiness and his visit in general.  "Oh, hi honey," I said to him, pulling away.  "What do I owe this pleasure?" I was rather curious as to why he had come over, not that I did not like it.  I always loved seeing my kids and grandkids.

I went to the pile of laundry and helped her fold it while I tried to figure out what I wanted to say to her.  "Well... I just wanted some advice," I said to her, dropping my hands slightly while folding one of dad's tshirts.  I mean, was I too old to want advice from my mum?

I raised my eyebrows at Dean when he asked for my advice.  "You still want my advice?" I asked, smiling at him.  "Well, I'm all ears.  What can I help you with?" I looked over at him while folding a pair of jeans.

I rolled my eyes at my mum - no, I was not too old to be doing that, either.  "Of course I'd like your advice," I said to her.  "As much as I'd hate to admit it, I still don't know everything."  I chuckled and she shook her head at me.  I grabbed another piece of clothing, buying myself some time.  "It's just.... kind of hard to explain."

I smiled at him and tried not to seem too all knowing.  "So it's about a girl," I said to dean.  I put a hand on Dean's shoulder to get him to stop fiddling.  "And you're worried about the kids?" I was not sure about that aspect, but I knew that the kids would play a major role in everything.  I knew on some of the days in the past when I pondered whether I could stay in a marriage wiht a man in Azkaban, Dean and Elena were my first priorities.

I stared at my mum, disbelief all over my face.  "How'd you know?" I asked her.  When she merely smiled at me, I sighed.  She was not going to let me sidetrack at all.  "Yeah, it is a girl," I said.  "Woman.  I will not be interested in a girl... that just sounds wrong."

I just gave Dean a look when he tried to avoid the topic.  I rolled my eyes at him.  "Are you really goign to try to distract me wtih technicalities?" I quesitnoed playfully.  "You cam ehere to talk... so.. what's going on?"

I laughed at my mum and shrugged.  "Oh, well, I guess you figured it out.  I found a girl," I said to her simply, folding some more clothes.  "And she is kind of younger..."

I smiled as my son talked.  "Does it happen to be a teacher at Hogwarts?" I questioned.  I heard the grandkids say a few things every now and then.  So I had a feeling I knew what was going on.

I furrowed my brow slightly and looked at my mum.  "so... have you been spoken to about this or have you just figured it out on your own?" I questioned, a smirk playing at my lip.

I looked at dean.  "A little bit of both," I said to him honestly.  "More or less I hear things.  And I'm the queen at putting things together.  I did have your dad as a boyfriend and James as a brother.  I had to do that to survive in that house."

I chuckled; Mum had a point there.  "Alright, but yea... do you remember Seamus?  Lenni dated him for a bit," I said to her.  "It's his younger sister..."  I was not sure if Mum knew how much younger she was.

I nodded, remembering hearing about Seamus.  I raised my eyebrows.  "I don't recall him having a younger sister," I said.  "Of course, if she was younger than Lenni and Lucy... it would make sense."  Then I realized the look on Dean's face.  I raised my eyebrows.  "How much younger, Dean?"  I could not help but be curious.

I chuckled at my mum's reaction.  "There's like fifteen years difference," I said to my mum.  There was no point in trying to hide it by any means.  "I do really fancy her... like quite a lot."