Re: Scorpius and Regulus
"I don't need to think about it, cousin. I really don't. The offer isn't even tempting. Yes, let's treat Scorpius like shit to teach him to behave. No, I really must politely decline such an offer in favor of a better one." Scorpius really wanted to laugh, but he didn't.
"Mother is hardly disappointed. Seriously though, if you are going to make me an offer then tell me that they have some right to treat me like vermin isn't going to work. I'm better than that and worth a hell of a lot more than that. You are right, I'm not ten and I don't have to put up with it. Be the man I'm supposed to be - really? Am I supposed to be the family bitch?" He arched a brow. "I'm better than that too." The smirk was on his lips and he was proud. He wasn't going to disgrace himself by bowing down. He had enough self-respect not to take it up just for the money.
"I should also say that I like kissing in public, and holding hands too, and if that makes me vermin, so be it. Try it sometime, or try something called freedom. Do what you really want for a change, not what everyone expects you to do."