Scorpius has to grin at that. "Honestly, that would make my father's day to see a Potter name smeared in the press." Old grudges died hard.

Swinging a leg over Al's broom, Scorpius tries to get comfortable, but this isn't his broom, so it doesn't exactly like having him on it, trying to control it. It responded with a bit of a lag, but Scorpius managed to kick off and up with some grace. It was a nice broom, after all. According to Al, one of the few things Harry would always splurge on for his kids.

"So, hey, I won't get in your way while I'm here," he adds. "Promise. Not here to ruin your summer or anything. Just didn't fancy spending another summer stuck attending my mother's excuses for family to drink too much." I.e. the extravagant parties she tended to throw.