"I'm not saying do the wrong thing," he said chuckling, even though he knew that this was serious, but they had to lighten the mood a little. "And just in case isn't terrible either. It's those two at the exclusion of everything else that' a problem." He wasn't shocked about the admission about the Aurors, after all, he'd seen it with Albus back home. "I doubt he sees you being born as a failing," he said softly. "He couldn't. He's just- strange?"
He sighed. "You know how I have this whole theory about the love story gone wrong? It's not as fun now, because I can see it happen so easily. Hell, it is happening right now, and it's- It makes my stomach hurt just looking at them. You don't hurt so much if you don't love just as much. I wish I could do something, because this isn't my dad, but I can see him in this version." He smiled a little. "Our relationship wasn't always perfect, but he always loved me and that's what matters."
Scorpius laughed. "You're way too tense for shagging on a regular basis." He looked at Jamie with a mischievous smile. "Now I get why you turned me down. I'm too confusing with the whole men v. women." He nodded. "Sure, we already agreed that today is for the hot tub."