The stag is out of the closet.
Growing up, James knew he had to marry a woman. His family name being passed on depended on him.
Thinking about marrying a woman made him feel physically ill.
Woman were lovely but yet, James couldn’t love them.
He forced himself to have a crush on Lily to trick his friends but instead, ended up tricking himself in the process.
The guilt James felt for not being in love with a woman was unmatched.
When he found out he liked Regulus, James ran to the bathroom, locked the door and wept.
However, Remus had managed to get in and found James on the bathroom floor, red eyed and holding a towel to hug.
James knew liking men wasn’t wrong but it didn’t help.
However, when he met Regulus and he finally opened up, Regulus had felt the same.
James knew his parents would be fine with him being queer but he still hadn’t told them.
However, it was summer break.
And now, his parents would find out just how bad he was. It was apart of the plan.
James crept down the stairs at 10 am.
Sirius, His mother and his father were already at the breakfast table, they were having a late start to the morning since the apparating yesterday had tired them all out.
He took his seat, all his family members in short sleeves and shorts but James in long sleeves and shorts.
Once they all finished, James was about to speak up but Sirius did before him. “Effie, Monty, James I’m gay.” He was nervous and understandably, James was about to do the same Sirius did. Effie and Monty both hugged Sirius and James didn’t reply, simply because he forgot how to speak, he was so nervous but effie tapped him on the thigh to get him to reply. James just choked out a “good on you mate” Merlin, he was so nervous. “I also have something to admit.” Everyone’s eyes turned to him, expectantly.
James gulped, his palms were sweaty and he was jittery.
James closed his eyes and took a deep breath, even the simplest of things felt difficult at this moment.
James opened his mouth and began to speak. “I’m queer.”
Effie and Monty were both shocked.
“So girls and boys?” Effie spoke up.
James nervously shook his head. “Just men.”
Effie’s face changed to a different emotion James couldn’t decode, he had never seen his mum look like this and quite frankly, he was more scared than before.
Effie let out a small cough as she continued. “What about that Evans girl?”
James looked down, “I have a boyfriend. I never liked Lily I just thought I did, ma.”
Now that the stag was out of the closet, he might as well reveal everything else considering soon enough he would have to move out.
James rolled up his sleeve and closed his eyes.
“Err mate what are you trying to show us? Nothings there.” Sirius said, James opened his eyes to see no mark and noticed he rolled up the wrong sleeve.
He pulled up his left sleeve now.
The mark squirmed on his forearm. It made him feel sick.
Effie gasped deeply.
And that’s when James knew his mother wanted him gone.
He got up from his seat and walked up to his room. He held his head high as he ascended the stairs. Effie chased him up the stairs, James however managed to get into his room but so did effie, She yelled. “You will not end the family name and be a death eater, James Fleamont Potter!” James blocked her out. “LISTEN TO ME.” she exclaimed as she hit James with a stinging hex.
James threw his clothes into a trunk. And that’s how James found himself walking out of his room.
James ran down the stairs and effie chased him out of the house, shooting spells at him. “You come back and they’ll send your stupid arse off to Azkaban James!” She screeched.
The potter’s manor had anti- apparation spells on it so he had so leave the premises, bumping into Sirius on his way out. He didn’t say anything, he just budged past his best friend and left his family behind.
James apprated to 12 Grimmauld Place.
He found himself in Regulus’ bedroom with Regulus in it.
Regulus jumped up from his bed and yanked James down into his bed.
Regulus seemed excited yet worried. “Are you okay?” He asked.
“I told my mum I was queer. Then I showed her my arm.” James said, finally letting himself face what happened.
“I take it she wasn’t happy?” Regulus said as he pushed hair out of James’ now tear-stained face.
“What do you think?” James snapped.
Regulus’ face morphed into something else and James instantly felt bad. “Fuck I’m sorry baby i didn’t mean to snap, I’ve just had a shit day.”
Regulus bites the inside of his cheek. “We all have shit days James. If I told my parents I was queer they’d disown me.”
James murmurs something regulus can’t hear. “What, James? Speak up.” He said harshly.
“My mum hit me with a hex and then chased me out of the house telling me if I came back they would send me to Azkaban.”
Regulus found himself dumbfounded and confused. From what he heard, Effie was incredibly nice so to hear her chase her son out of the house…?