"You say the sweetest things, but I get it. I felt like Roxanne was the only normal one until now," he said. "She'll be happy to see you. She's been so uplifting. I don't know how she does it, but bless her. She doesn't have anyone here and she's always smiling."
Scorpius shrugged. "Perfect then we can pretend that you didn't have a birthday, and we can celebrate in a few months. There. I've solved the problem and you don't have to have a breakdown over parties."
He nodded. "I can and it's looking like that or the Wizengamot, which is even more boring." He chuckled. "I could, on my spare time, but it's not what we need. We need to put 8 hours of productive work. I'm not sure that standing around and having pictures taken qualifies."