He nods, at her closing up the shop. It's smart. "He's gone, completely." He confirms.
Scorpius can't quite control his reaction at the news that she's met her son, because that means that Harry Potter is here, in this time, and that's-- that has to be good, right? If anyone stands a chance at figuring this out, it's Harry freaking Potter. His mind buzzes at how to find him and what to say for a moment. She'd called him a young man, but how young? He-- the train of thought abruptly derails, at the question.
He'd meant not to tell anyone any details he knew about their deaths. It just wasn't on, with time travel. Even if time couldn't get anymore broken than it already was, it would just be a cruel thing to do.
She already knows, though, and he doesn't nod, but he doesn't deny it either. "I'm sorry." He says instead, and he is, because it's not fair, to tell her about that future and then for her to know she won't ever get to see it, no matter what they do.
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Scorpius can't quite control his reaction at the news that she's met her son, because that means that Harry Potter is here, in this time, and that's-- that has to be good, right? If anyone stands a chance at figuring this out, it's Harry freaking Potter. His mind buzzes at how to find him and what to say for a moment. She'd called him a young man, but how young? He-- the train of thought abruptly derails, at the question.
He'd meant not to tell anyone any details he knew about their deaths. It just wasn't on, with time travel. Even if time couldn't get anymore broken than it already was, it would just be a cruel thing to do.
She already knows, though, and he doesn't nod, but he doesn't deny it either. "I'm sorry." He says instead, and he is, because it's not fair, to tell her about that future and then for her to know she won't ever get to see it, no matter what they do.