"Mom, dad, Petunia, I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, James." James smiled, shaking her parents' hand before offering a handshake to Petunia and Vernon. Petunia politely shook his hand before discreetly wiping her hand on her napkin. Vernon refused to even shake his hand.
Having introduced James, the two sat down at the table. James, ever the gentleman, held her seat for her. "Is that the James you've talked about so much in your letters?" Her mom inquired. Her eyes strayed to their matching strands of hair. Lily blushed, "Yes, he's that James."
"And you said I was nothing to write home about, huh." James teased lightly. Lily grinned, "Oh only bad things, don't worry." She teased back.
"Of course, no normal people could have hair that unruly," Petunia muttered under her breath.
James politely ignores her. Lily, however, immediately shot back, "Oh I'm sorry, did you say something, Tuney?"
"Only that his manners are apparently as good as his hair is neat." Petunia said venomously.
James raised an eyebrow but chuckled good naturedly, "I guess my hair must look a lot neater than usual then."
Their mom and dad chuckled, though Mrs Evans quickly scolded Petunia when she opened her mouth for another scathing remark. "Petunia, be nice. James is our guest, and this is the first time we are meeting him. We were also nice to Vernon when we first met him. I know it's been a while since we last saw Lily but she's still your sister."
Petunia glared at Lily & James but kept her mouth shut.
Dinner was served and they were quick to engage James in conversation. Petunia & Vernon remained mostly quiet.
Finally, towards the end of the meal, Petunia could not keep her mouth shut any longer.
"I'm glad you found a boyfriend, Lily," James smiled softly, "so you wouldn't have to fear dying alone like I though you would." He frowned. That's an odd way to put it.
"At least you found another freak, so you will not taint one of us normal people, sister." Petunia spat. James' expression went from puzzled to steely.
James shared a look with Lily and stood up, "Thank you for the invitation, Mr and Mrs Evans, it was nice to meet you, and the meal was delicious. However, I think it's time to go. I hope we can see each other again soon. C'mon Lils, let's go." With that, he stood up, Lily being quick to follow.
The second Lily turned her back, Petunia lunged. James quickly spun around, pushing Lily behind him, and blocked Petunia's body with his forearm, wand in his other hand with a spell lighting up the tip.
He looked thunderous and his lips are peeled back in a snarl that has Moony written all over it. "Out of respect for Lily and your parents, I will not retaliate, especially not under their roof. However, if you try this again, I will not hesitate to hex you. You see, I am from an old, pureblood family and because of our wealth, we get quite a lot of leeway. I am not afraid to abuse that privilege to protect Lily."
James let the spell dissipate and pushed her off. He turned around, ignoring her yelling. As he was moving to the door, he heard a loud slap behind him. Lily had slapped Petunia. She was glaring at her sister and hissed, "Do your worst, wench."