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ACT FOUR, SCENE FOURTEEN

HOGWARTS, CLASSROOM

SCORPIUS and ALBUS run into a room, full of excitement. They slam the door after themselves.

SCORPIUS: I can’t quite believe I did that.ALBUS: I can’t quite believe you did that either.SCORPIUS: Rose Granger-Weasley. I asked out Rose Granger-Weasley.ALBUS: And she said no.SCORPIUS: But I asked her. I planted the acorn. The acorn that will grow into our eventual marriage.ALBUS: You are aware that you’re an utter fantasist.SCORPIUS: And I’d agree with you — only Polly Chapman did ask me to the school ball . . .ALBUS: In an alternate reality where you were significantly — really significantly more popular — a different girl asked you out — and that means —SCORPIUS: And yes, logic would dictate I should be pursuing Polly — or allowing her to pursue me — she’s a notorious beauty, after all — but a Rose is a Rose.ALBUS: You know logic would dictate that you’re a freak? Rose hates you.SCORPIUS: Correction, she used to hate me, but did you see the look in her eyes when I asked? That wasn’t hate, that was pity.ALBUS: And pity’s good?SCORPIUS: Pity is a start, my friend, a foundation on which to build a palace — a palace of love.ALBUS: I honestly thought I’d be the first of us to get a girlfriend.SCORPIUS: Oh, you will, undoubtedly, probably that new smoky-eyed Potions professor — she’s old enough for you, right?ALBUS: I don’t have a thing about older women!SCORPIUS: And you’ve got time — a lot of time — to seduce her. Because Rose is going to take years to persuade.ALBUS: I admire your confidence.ROSE comes past them on the stairs. She looks at them both.ROSE: Hi.Neither boy knows quite how to reply — she looks at SCORPIUS.This is only going to be weird if you let it be weird.SCORPIUS: Received and entirely understood.ROSE: Okay. “Scorpion King.”She walks off with a smile on her face. SCORPIUS and ALBUS look at each other. ALBUS grins and punches SCORPIUS on the arm.ALBUS: Maybe you’re right — pity is a start.SCORPIUS: Are you heading to Quidditch? Slytherin are playing Hufflepuff — it’s a big one —ALBUS: I thought we hated Quidditch?SCORPIUS: People can change. Besides, I’ve been practicing. I think I might make the team eventually. Come on.ALBUS: I can’t. My dad’s arranged to come up —SCORPIUS: He’s taking time away from the Ministry?ALBUS: He wants to go on a walk — something to show me — share with me — something.SCORPIUS: A walk?ALBUS: I know, I think it’s a bonding thing or something similarly vomit-inducing. Still, you know, I think I’ll go.SCORPIUS reaches in and hugs ALBUS.What’s this? I thought we decided we don’t hug.SCORPIUS: I wasn’t sure. Whether we should. In this new version of us — I had in my head.ALBUS: Better ask Rose if it’s the right thing to do.SCORPIUS: Ha! Yeah. Right.The two boys dislocate and grin at each other.ALBUS: I’ll see you at dinner.