"I did that, you know. A couple months ago. Said something that I think hurt James far more than I could have hurt him if I'd been trying. I didn't mean to.
"It was awful.
"But ... but it's part of caring about someone, you know. Having the power to hurt them, giving them the power to hurt you.
"You never set out to hurt Scorpius. And I assume he didn't set out to hurt you.
"Sometimes it just happens. Because what you need and what the other person wants are ... irreconcilable. At least in that moment."
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"And that's a miserable feeling, too.
"I did that, you know. A couple months ago. Said something that I think hurt James far more than I could have hurt him if I'd been trying. I didn't mean to.
"It was awful.
"But ... but it's part of caring about someone, you know. Having the power to hurt them, giving them the power to hurt you.
"You never set out to hurt Scorpius. And I assume he didn't set out to hurt you.
"Sometimes it just happens. Because what you need and what the other person wants are ... irreconcilable. At least in that moment."