It was a little hard seeing where he was going what with his watery eyes. They had boiled some mandrake roots for potions and it was down right disgusting. He didn't even know that the miniature infant look alike can be boiled - it sure felt like they were killing babies and it absolutely tested his resolve. And to think that the Hufflepuff beside him had brewed the potion wrong - thus the coughing, sneezing and watery eyes for Scorpius.
"Dobbs," his voice came out his throat like a screech of a tire. He winced, he didn't even know that even his throat would hurt just because he inhaled some of the smoke. He cleared his throat and tried again, "Hey, you look more awful than I am." He smirked but obviously, it waned quickly because of a sneeze. He sniffed and muttered an excuse.