Why was James so smiley? It was annoying. Scorpius was annoyed that James made his mind think of words that didn't belong in his vocabulary. Words like cute. "Your face is going to get stuck that way," he murmured by way of reply, half-rambling with only a vague awareness his thoughts were slipping out with no filter. He ignored what James said about how weak he looked. Stubborn as he was, he couldn't argue that without being illogical.
So, he let James take his arm and followed without protest. Only when James started toward the wrong room did he tug back in the opposite direction. "That's Teddy's room," he said testily, as if James should know the whole layout of their cottage. "Mine's the other door, brighty."
Scorpius had warned James. He could put a grouchy three year-old to shame with the mood he was in presently. However, being grouchy didn't lend itself to coming up with the most clever names.