"I don't know," he admitted softly, and it was only then that the furrow of his brow began to relax. "I wish things were easy. I wish I wasn't a- bloody Potter, and I wish I could mess things up without the whole world knowing."

James leaned back a little then, awkwardly trying to catch Scorpius's eyes. "Do you know what kind of scandal this would be? It's- unreal."