Joce laughed along with him, shaking her head when he said it was what he was trying to do. "Oh, of course it was. You just couldn't leave that paper all blank, you had to draw on it. It would have been a crime otherwise." she continued to tease, laughing lightly. Once they had finished their bout of laughter she had get down to the reason she had asked him to come, before he had to leave.<br/><br/>She was thankful for the warmth and comfort his arm brought and she felt herself relax a little as she leaned into him lightly as she spoke and he stayed quiet until she had finished before he spoke. She nodded gently when he finally spoke and she sighed gently. "I know, and I'm thankful for that." she replied with a soft voice. "I know they love me, and I'm thankful for them, too. They're amazing, and it's not like I regret having been raised by them, I don't... I just wish I could have known my birth parents, too." she looked up at him hoping it made sense. "And maybe it doesn't matter, maybe he doesn't care, but maybe he does and he just doesn't know. Maybe he's alone and needs someone as much as I need to know who he is. I don't know if it's a good idea, maybe it isn't, but I have to know." she stared up a him a moment longer before leaning her head against his chest and letting her knees slide down from her chest.<br/><br/>She felt a tinge of something, maybe pain or regret, when he cringed and went on for a moment about how he hoped it wasn't Snape, but she felt relief when he continued on to say he didn't care, and maybe Lily hadn't told him to protect either one or both of them and she figured he was probably right. She almost laughed a little when he carried on for a minute before he stopped talking, not knowing what to say, but he'd tried and that was more than she could ask for. She had needed to get it all out, and to know that no matter what he would be there and he would be okay, even if it was Snape. She hadn't expected him to have any profound words of wisdom or comfort, all the comfort she needed to know that he was there and he loved her, and that he always would. "Thanks." she said gently, wrapping her arms around him and hugging him lightly. "I love you, too." she replied gently, giving him a small smile. That was all she'd needed to hear.