The Cloak

James and Angus sat with their great great aunt in-law Hermione Granger Wesley in the back the store at long reading and study desk to sat down for chat while Luna went to go make some tea for them in the back of storeroom.

James was jittery the longer Luna stayed in the back to make tea. Angus cleared his throat and James looked toward him to both Angus and Hermione were staring at him with amused smiles.

"What?"

Angus shook his head at him. "I don't think your going to make it as a political figure son. I can read every thought your making by looking at your face."

James started and stared wide eyed at his father. "Dad. Are you a master of Legilimens as well as the wusxia arts?"

Angus snorted. "I'm not a master of Legiliments though I do know a bit it and I'm inclined toward Occlumency. No I'm just noting your body lanague and how you keep looking toward the back. You look like your wondering what's taking Luna so long with the tea and I did notice how you seem to have known Luna previously."

James stared wide eyed at his father. "I thought you said you weren't performing Legilimens on me. How could you know all that without using magic?"

Angus only smiled. "There's more then one way to control someone or understand how a person is thinking without magic son. It's just a bit of guessing and knowing how people think depending on their age gender."

"Hmm. Interesting. So you've studied psychology and mentalism." Hermione said turning to Angus.

Angus shrugged. "I have studied psychology but mentalism isn't real it's just using a form of mental tricks and psychological word suggestions."

Hermione grinned at him. "Your a lot more adaptable and book smart then Harry was. He would be proud of the magi you have become."

James stared wide mouthed while Angus shook his head. "I don't know about that Aunty Hermione."

"When did you become a master of The Wuxia. I thought you only studied under them for only two years before you came back. Their books and spells engineering are so lovely to look at and read. When are you going to take James to see them? It must be soon. You most bring me back another one of their books for copying. I so do love-"

Angus put a finger to her lips gentle and smiled at her. "Give me a turn in the conversation though I love your mind works. I still want to answer your first two questions." He said gentle.

Hermione blushed and leaned back away from his finger. Angus stared at her. "As I told you before. I'm still twenty years away from becoming an expert let alone a master. I plan to take James over to visit my master, six months from now. I don't know if I can bring you another book to study though. What have you done so far with what I brought over to you the last time I returned from the Wuxia?"

Hermione pursed her lips. "I've made a little progress in understanding it. My sons, grandsons are farther along then me and my youngest great great son is already thinking about making a trip over the wuxia audition for a chance to train in the hidden temple. Why did you come to see me?"

Angus opened his mouth only stop as someone knocked on the front door loudly. They saw Luna come suddenly into the room with a tray of a tea kettle and five cups on it. He smiled started pouring a cup of tea for them as they waited for Luna to let in whoever it was that had come.

"I came to see you for one and I wanted to pick your brain on all the current gossip going on in the world you know." Angus said in conversational mode.

"I see. Hmm." Hermione said quietly.

James was frowning and folded his arms as Luna opened the door and in walked in a young lady with straight platinum blond hair that fell to her hips. She was dressed in black dress with a pink belt around her thin waistline and she had long expensive leather pink knee high boots on. She looked. She was staring between James and Angus kept pursing her lips and had her hands cupped together.

Angus waved to her. "Hello, aren't you a pretty young lady. Would you to join us for some tea?" He asked.

"Yes. Yes. I very much would thank you." She said lightly.

She walked over with quickly and stood close beside James who was frowning folding his arms across his chest. Angus was smiling though. "So how you to know each other?"

James nodded stiffly. "Yes. We met at HogWarts and became friends second year. Mara this is my father Angus Potter the patriarch of the house of Potter. Dad this is my school friend Mara Scamander. She's Luna's grand daughter. Mara has been head girl in house Gryffindor for six years. She's a specialist in dueling and historian in magical history. Mara helped me out a lot in my studies." He said.

Angus nodded his head. "So did you two have a falling out?"

"No." They both said.

Angus nodded. "So. Do you trust Mara?"

"Yes. I do. She won't tell anything that is going on here. She's just like younger version of Luna." James said still frowning and looking uneasy.

Angus nodded. "That's all I needed to hear. Aunty Hermiona. What do you know about a man named The Count of New Jersey." He asked and then poured her a cup of tea.

Hermiona readdressed her large glasses before taking the cup and sipping before speaking. "Hmm. Well. He's a real count for one. That's just what he changed his name to. Wait a bit." She paused before taking out her wand and the moved the tea tray and cups aside with wave of her wand.

"Informational-Expand-Dio." She spoke with a wave of her hand a large leather bound book appeared on the desk.

Hermiona waved her hand again and the book opened and leafed through to a page of titled Count Jersey. A picture of the Count appeared along with description of early life and history.

James frowned as he saw the information change on the page slightly adding or editing information to something else. "Why is it changing like that?"

"It's updating dear. Information changes you know as time goes by and new changes or marriages happen. So D.A has to keep records current. Let's see here."

Hermiona looked down on the page flicking her finger over it upward more information came and picture disappeared.

"Hmm. Let's see. Alright what do you need to know Angus? I have everything you would need to know about this gentleman's hobbies to reasons his last two marriages failed. It wasn't because of lack of gold."

Angus grinned at her. "I just need a report on his art and treasure collection at the beginning of the year and a list of his enemies."

Hermiona placed her finger and then began to highlight a paragraph before tapping the highlighted section and then with a wave of her two pages appeared in Angus' hand. He was looking them over as Hermiona glared at the book as she flicked through information and then stopped.

"So Ava has attached herself to the Count recently. Interesting." She said but her voice sounded more annoyed.

Angus nodded started to get up after taking a drink of tea. "Come on son. We have to get going. We're on the clock. Say goodbye to your friend."

James nodded and turned to Mara who gave him several kisses on his lips before hugging his neck tightly. "I'm going to marry you. We're going to married don't forget that. Your all mean." She said in a dreamy singing tone.

Angus frowned and tapped her shoulder. Mara looked at him. He whispered something and waved a hand in front of her face.

"Dad. She's just very affection loving toward me. It's fine." James said calmly.

Mara tightened her arm around his neck. "What's wrong?"

Angus smiled. "Nothing. When I get a chance. I would love to have a game chess with your father when I get a chance. Tell him I will send him an Owl."

Mara grinned and nodded. "Thank you so ever much."

James sighed and came to his feet with Mara still holding his neck. He carefully unwound her arms from his neck. He nodded to her. "I will see you in six months. I am training under my father right now and I have to start my new job with my mother's company. So please stay calm and concentrate on your studies and work."

Mara stared at him. "I can do my work anywhere. That's why I picked my field of study. Can you not give me promise. Something."

James looked at his father but Angus was digging in his bag and then brought out a red cloak. He stared at it as Angus held it out to him.

"James. It's your choice. If she makes you happy then she makes you happy. You can figure out the rest before the wedding."

"What about mother?"

Angus shook his head. "Your a man now. Your choice. I made mean younger then you and never have I regretted it once."

James sighed but reached out and took the cloak. Mara frowned in confusion until he offered it to her. "This is my family's treasure and legacy. It's all I have to give you as a promise. If you take then the first you'll have to give it to will be our son."

Mara burst into tears and hugged his neck even more tightly dragging him down to the floor.