Hey y’all, are there any fics where James Potter or Lily Evans Potter are parcelmouths? Like, a fic where, at the end of his second year, Harry is told that his parceltongue comes from Riddle, but then third year comes around and someone, either Lupin or one of Lily’s surviving friends takes the time to be like “yeah they didn’t really tell anyone, but I want you to know you got that from your mom/dad.”
Because like?
Think about little Harry, worrying after that conversation about how much of him is really just the guy who killed his parents? Who is his temper from? Is this why the hat said Slytherin? If he gained a whole language from Riddle, what else did he get?
And then third year roles around and he learns that the language was his.
He learns from Lupin that his dad shared that ability with him when he found out he was a Werewolf. That he had to hide a part of his culture (Indian!Potters, come on now) because these fuckass white wizards made it seem evil, when really it was just another thing. That he was really saying, Remus you’re not a monster even if that’s what they call you.
He learns from Lily’s friend (not Snape I stg) that she didn’t even know until she passed a portrait with a little snake in it. That she neither hid nor flaunted it until she started hearing hisses from certain pure blooded students who had always been known to look down on people like her. Most people didn’t know how, but no Death Eater ever got past her until one did.
And this then opens the door to more. He got his temper from his mother. The gleam of mischief in his eyes was all his dad. His quick wit came from both of them, but his proficiency in DADA was all him.
