James is soaked from head to toe as well, hair dripping and clinging to the side of his face, and the water does a good job of making his hair reflect the sunlight - he's conventionally attractive, sure, but it would probably be much more striking if he weren't literally coughing up water and laughing as all of this was happening.

He still has his arms wrapped around Scorpius, holding him there in the chest-deep water, and his grin is puppylike as he leans in close and asks: "You'll sit through the board games without complaint?"