Scorpius chewed his lip, thinking his words out carefully (for once).
"You're not a shite father, but you do care about what other people think, what they say. You've already told me you wouldn't want me to marry a Weasley and what if I did? What if I loved a Weasley?" he asked. "Would you be more concerned about getting along with the family, or what the trash rags would say about a Malfoy-Weasley intermarriage? And I doubt you'd want your son doing something poncy. Like planning weddings or making dresses. Would you?"