Re: Scorpius and Regulus
"I am really not interested in petty problems you have with your mother. Truthfully, they sound like a spoilt child who didn't get his way. My parents used the Cruciatus and other hexes on us, and I still did my duty," he said.
"I did not say that you can't be with this Lorcan, only that you have to behave appropriately. Kissing him in public at that time was not proper. Learning to distinguish when something is proper or not is part of growing up." Regulus couldn't believe that he was even listening to some of the complains.
"And it's Mother, or my mother, not Mum. You aren't ten anymore," he added. "So yes, you can take the job if you still behave appropriately, which includes speaking like a pureblood, being precise because people will pick everything apart. There's a reason why your parents do that, because people will do it even more. Scum? What kind of word is that? If you really want to make the comparison, then you say 'I'm treated like vermin not worthy to be in their presence'. We're opening a cultural centre. The way you speak will be a major assets and yes, I will pick on everything you say."
He looked at the other. "You have no excuses now. You either pull yourself together and start acting like the man you are supposed to be or you can turn your back on everything and act like you've been raised by a Weasley, and no, that's not a compliment. Sophistication, diplomacy, language, diction, that's what you will be expected to possess. As I said, think about it and let me know."