"Severing spells and their medical use," Al informed him. "Lorcan had warned me that it was a bit dry, but in fact it turned out to be fascinating." His lips thinned as he considered how to approach the matter of explaining Jamie's motivations to read that book. Al supposed that 'researching effective methods to kill' would not be a sociably acceptable answer.
"Jamie's an Auror, he was interested in it for work," Al finally said, shrugging and trying his best to look nonchalant. He was eager to change the subject.
"Scorpius doesn't hurt many people on purpose," he reassured Lysander. "So your brother is somewhat safe. Statistically at least."