[Scorpius laughs.] That's one thing we've got going for us now- books aplenty. I've spent more time reading books than speaking, I think, and I'm told I'm a bit of a chatterbox once I get going.
[Scorpius picks out a few more books for himself while Merlin peruses through the one he'd handed him. They're all accounts from 1940 and forward, recent history. He scans through the table of contents of one as Merlin speaks again.] That's fine, though there's no rush, I really don't mind. You can even just give it to me once you're done with it, since my own copy isn't in this time. [He's never had to truly consider the monetary cost of something in his life, which may be obvious.
He closes the book and meets Merlin's gaze again, something decisive there.] You wanted to hear about the differences forty years from now too, right?
[A subtle wave of his wand has a Muffliato cast over them. Not many people frequent the Histories section, but it's still not private. Even with the charm, he keeps his voice low.]
To start with, all this blood-purity nonsense is no longer such an issue. With individual people, sure, of course, that sort of thing doesn't just-- go away, but... it's not written into the very law any longer. Not even subtly.
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[Scorpius picks out a few more books for himself while Merlin peruses through the one he'd handed him. They're all accounts from 1940 and forward, recent history. He scans through the table of contents of one as Merlin speaks again.] That's fine, though there's no rush, I really don't mind. You can even just give it to me once you're done with it, since my own copy isn't in this time. [He's never had to truly consider the monetary cost of something in his life, which may be obvious.
He closes the book and meets Merlin's gaze again, something decisive there.] You wanted to hear about the differences forty years from now too, right?
[A subtle wave of his wand has a Muffliato cast over them. Not many people frequent the Histories section, but it's still not private. Even with the charm, he keeps his voice low.]
To start with, all this blood-purity nonsense is no longer such an issue. With individual people, sure, of course, that sort of thing doesn't just-- go away, but... it's not written into the very law any longer. Not even subtly.