"Because if you think of it too much you lose yourself, Scorpius. Trust your grandfather on that one. I've been in hell and back, and it's easy to lose yourself. You need to find the strength to pass it." And in that moment he knew what the next lesson needed to be. He needed to see fear, true fear, and then maybe this would feel less horrifying.
"You can," Lucius says. "And yes it can. You will learn to believe that one day too," he said with a smile.
"And you should trust Severus, he's very skilled, and he has knowledge Stephen doesn't have. That is a good thing indeed." He nodded as his grandson asked. "Do you have a set in the room or should I call for an elf to bring one?" he asked.