The good thing was, Harry really didn't mind bold questions. At least not when it didn't sound like the other person was trying to be rude, anyway. "Ah, well," he said, a little sheepishly. "I've tried explaining it in terms they might understand--it's a bit like a science, really. But academic pursuits in general have never been of great interest to them." His father had been a military man before he came into his inheritance and married Harry's mother, and he'd always found it easier to understand action. "They only really understand that it seems to make me happy, which I suppose is what matters."

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