Scorpius gives James a placating look. "Please tell me your family does not seriously play board games." Scorpius had never, in his life, and wasn't about to start now! Al hadn't mentioned anything about that. Could he at least fake ill or something to get out of it?

"And if they do, I'll pay you to tell me how to get out of it." The very last thing he wanted was to be forced to sit across from Harry and Ginny Potter.