"Right. That will be... fun. Oh, Merlin," he suddenly exclaims, laughing, "I can imagine Rigel's face now. It's been weird, not being able to tell him anything. About Milliways. I've known him for ages. My entire life, even. He'll think I've gone mad. He knows how I am at school. I don't just talk to anyone."

Unbeknownst to him though, his friends have already started to notice something is up. Considering they've caught one or two of the glances that Scorpius has snuck at Albus this last week especially.