Scorpius nods, appreciative that she doesn't want to know any more than she has to. It makes things easier, not having to dodge questions. He's just as visibly anxious, though there's something more stilted about it, like he's had to learn to catch himself doing those things and stop it, but he's not very good at it yet.

He takes a breath, glancing around as though there might be someone else in the shop to overhear. There isn't, of course. "The most important thing is-- Tom Riddle was never Minister for Magic. I think-- I think, whatever's gone wrong, it led to that. And that's what's messed everything up. It has to be."