[He'd as good as said it, he'd hinted at it--but there's a difference, isn't there, there's a difference between saying it and thinking it and actually doing it. And maybe he wants to--he's no coward, that's for sure, and he would do anything to keep James safe, anything, he would get rid of anyone, and he knows that. There is some dark cold part of him that knows that is true.
But that's not what his family would do, and he knows that, too. His fingers are twisted tight in Remus' shirtfront. He's not sure that he'll be able to let go.]
And my family would have already walked off and done it. It would be over. They wouldn't do it because someone else was threatened--they'd only do it if they were threatened. They wouldn't do it for James, for--
[James; his face twists, and he feels that prickle of fear deep within him again.] Fucking hell, Remus, I'm talking about keeping James safe. I'm talking about saving him, the best way that we can. The easiest way.
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[He'd as good as said it, he'd hinted at it--but there's a difference, isn't there, there's a difference between saying it and thinking it and actually doing it. And maybe he wants to--he's no coward, that's for sure, and he would do anything to keep James safe, anything, he would get rid of anyone, and he knows that. There is some dark cold part of him that knows that is true.
But that's not what his family would do, and he knows that, too. His fingers are twisted tight in Remus' shirtfront. He's not sure that he'll be able to let go.]
And my family would have already walked off and done it. It would be over. They wouldn't do it because someone else was threatened--they'd only do it if they were threatened. They wouldn't do it for James, for--
[James; his face twists, and he feels that prickle of fear deep within him again.] Fucking hell, Remus, I'm talking about keeping James safe. I'm talking about saving him, the best way that we can. The easiest way.