"I don't, I wouldn't," Scorpius assures him. He can't bring himself to joke about that.

But that might also be because his mind is suddenly elsewhere. Where getting caught in a broom cupboard wouldn't be so bad.

Especially -



Especially if it was with Albus.

They've come to the bridge now, and Scorpius feels a bit ill with guilt, thinking that, so he turns away from the other boy to peer down into the deep ravine.

"Uhm. So, er, it's my birthday. And that's - Well, that's why I didn't want to sit in class."