Scorpius grinned. "I suppose that's true. Your mum does have a pretty epic Bat Bogey. I wouldn't want to be on the business end of that." He shrugged then. "I doubt my mother was interesting enough to hold your dad's attention." He took another long sip of ale before the conversation turned to Parkinson.
"You'd better stay over the night before and that night. We'll make a weekend of it." That was much more appealing than the party itself. "Anyway, what's going on with you? I don't really want to discuss the future anymore, seeing as it's not my concern as long as I'm here."