[ she does, even if she shouldn't - and maybe she really shouldn't, maybe she should tell him to knock it off, to not tell anyone else, but her son has come from another time and is right here before her and he's
oh
he's called her mum.
everything else falls away for a moment and lily flushes brightly, surprised, pleased, and embarrassed all at once. the first thing she does is draw harry into an almost-crushing hug, having to half tuck her head into his neck because he's already taller than her. but then the question registers and she pulls back enough to look at him: ]
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[ she does, even if she shouldn't - and maybe she really shouldn't, maybe she should tell him to knock it off, to not tell anyone else, but her son has come from another time and is right here before her and he's
oh
he's called her mum.
everything else falls away for a moment and lily flushes brightly, surprised, pleased, and embarrassed all at once. the first thing she does is draw harry into an almost-crushing hug, having to half tuck her head into his neck because he's already taller than her. but then the question registers and she pulls back enough to look at him: ]
The what?
[ now, that's no guarantee they don't exist. ]