"I don't need you sticking up for me," Hugo said and threw another rock into the ocean. He wasn't a baby any longer. He took care of himself and had won more than his fair share of pub brawls. "It's not my fault he might be willing to admit I'm not lying. Because I'd make that sort of thing up for fun."
Hugo was a lot of things, but he wasn't a liar. Especially not about Scorpius.