And you've got the chance to be quite smart about it. [No pressure. Well, some pressure, but Mum's Here.] Make sure you're talking about getting all your ducks in a row as much as about whether it's a good idea. There's no-- right or wrong time, you know. Nothing like that.
Thanks, mum. [ There's a quiet for a moment because he's thinking: it's such a stupid thing he wants to say, in light of everything. He knows Ginny won't think that way, but he does. ] Sometimes when I think about it I feel scared. Like, I dunno--things are good. Things've been good. I'm just not sure where I fit in that sometimes.
It's not that, it's like... [ There's a familiar self-depreciating tone in his voice. ] I'd want them to grow up to be like Scorp, kind and understanding and gentle.
Most kids get a bit of both, you know. Which-- [she always has a mom voice, true, but time now for some Mom Voice] --is a good thing, in this case. Bits of him; bits of you.
I-- [ Noooo he is weak to the Mom Voice help. ] I won't argue. I just. Think he's a better choice for that. Getting the bits of someone's personality, I mean. [ Albus that is Still Arguing. ]
[Where does he even get this stubbornness and self-deprecation from.
Where possibly.
Her short sigh against the receiver doesn't diminish the tut in her tone.] Not something you really get to pick and choose. And not something you've got to worry about, Albus, honestly.
[Look he wants Al's family to like him okay. He's in this for the long haul. And also: a soak in the tub with a bath bomb followed by slippers and alcoholic beverage of choice sounds like the perfect night.]
I may take you up on that.
[Of course he's probably not going to just "pop round"... he'll ask if it's a good time first.]
What, you think I remember the birthdays of other people's spouses and children when I can hardly remember my own? Couldn't you just help me make it up to my own spouse?
[Yes. Yes. This is why her mum is still the first person she gets in touch with on a bad day.]
It honestly could not be more frustrating working with these people. Not sure how they expect me not to go off every give seconds, but plastering dramatic pictures with trite words around the office really isn't helping matters.
Aim for 'not a menace to the foundations of the castle' and I think you'll be all right.
That's good, you know. That's part of how you can tell you're taking fights that matter and not just fighting for the heck of it. [to underline:] You ever start being the one picking fights, and we'll have to have a conversation.
[that's how you get in trouble, honestly.]
We love you too, Albus. Absolutely to the moon and back. Keep us posted on your nose.
Honestly, Scorpius, I think "didn't actually attack a wild animal by leaping down into bushes" isn't the average baseline for "to be completely fair." Vacation expectations can be set at "maybe notices a wild animal and has an opinion about it."
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@scaevity
And you've got the chance to be quite smart about it. [No pressure. Well, some pressure, but Mum's Here.] Make sure you're talking about getting all your ducks in a row as much as about whether it's a good idea. There's no-- right or wrong time, you know. Nothing like that.
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Why shouldn't things be good?
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Where possibly.
Her short sigh against the receiver doesn't diminish the tut in her tone.] Not something you really get to pick and choose. And not something you've got to worry about, Albus, honestly.
@isawizardcop
One of those things that's always worked out well, recently.
[Because lolschool. Seriously.]
\o/
I should be home actually on time tonight.
[So, you know. Actually the possibility of switching up the spooning rather than him just flopping unconscious next to her.]
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[So, you know. She'll get excited when she sees it and not a second before.]
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[Which she's also heard before, but he means it every time.]
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Could always let some of the others have a go at keeping the world safe.
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[And this one he really does intend to keep.]
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I'll see you home soon, Harry.
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[And he'll be home on time, tonight. Maybe even a little early. He promised, after all.]
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[She'll try not to be startled. She'll definitely be pleased.
She might be a little startled.]
ooc;
@isourking
Look at their uncles. They're a terrible influence.
You think? Doesn't this need active addressing?
@unyieldingebony
I suppose that means you can pop round at any time.
[Come be a middle-aged woman with Albus's mum. It'll be totally normal.]
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I may take you up on that.
[Of course he's probably not going to just "pop round"... he'll ask if it's a good time first.]
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@dracolucmalfoy
I'd imagine you ought to be pretty glad about that.
@adnascentia
Just think how easy James and Albus will be in hindsight.
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[Clever and committed, now.]
@isourking
With all the creepy fish that have big fangs and that.
Honestly, Ron, if you're going to start hemorrhaging dates, forget someone else's spouse or children's birthdays.
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What, you think I remember the birthdays of other people's spouses and children when I can hardly remember my own? Couldn't you just help me make it up to my own spouse?
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[And she will. Making Ron stew is just part of her birthday present to Herminone.]
@m_weasley
[Yes. Yes. This is why her mum is still the first person she gets in touch with on a bad day.]
It honestly could not be more frustrating working with these people. Not sure how they expect me not to go off every give seconds, but plastering dramatic pictures with trite words around the office really isn't helping matters.
@whereagainst
Aim for 'not a menace to the foundations of the castle' and I think you'll be all right.
That's good, you know. That's part of how you can tell you're taking fights that matter and not just fighting for the heck of it. [to underline:] You ever start being the one picking fights, and we'll have to have a conversation.
[that's how you get in trouble, honestly.]
We love you too, Albus. Absolutely to the moon and back. Keep us posted on your nose.
Appreciated.
@unyieldingebony
Honestly, Scorpius, I think "didn't actually attack a wild animal by leaping down into bushes" isn't the average baseline for "to be completely fair." Vacation expectations can be set at "maybe notices a wild animal and has an opinion about it."