Al nods, gathering up his runes as Scorpius follows James out towards the backyard. He'd known this was a bad idea, coming to stay at Al's, not only because of who his parents were and their relationship with Al's parents (believe him, it was not an easy conversation at the Malfoy household) but also because Scorpius knew James would be there, and James had been especially bitter towards him since that night at the Owlery.

"You're not going to pelt me with hexes once I'm fifty feet in the air, are you?" he asked, scowling a little. James no longer had to worry about the whole 'underage magic' thing, after all.