Scorpius thought, there's probably a reason for that, and was thankful his back was turned to her because he probably didn't look all that sympathetic. In a way, he did feel bad that she was a plumber, because he knew that kind of job would smart anyone's pride, but at least she couldn't harm anyone. Unless she brained someone with one of those Muggle tools. "I think I'd rather read about plumbing than actually doing it, too," Scorpius remarked as he rummaged through a cupboard.
He really needed to be more organised. Mentally, he made a note to ask Ariana to help with that, but any other notes he would've made stopped when Bellatrix asked about what he'd been up to and mentioned his father.
"We've spent some time together now that he's finally accepted I'm his son," replied Scorpius, frowning with his back still faced to his aunt. He didn't want to talk about his father. He didn't need to remind himself that he'd lied to his father. "Did you know my mother's here?" he asked, hoping to switch subjects.