( — rose )

    ❝Don’t you D A R E scream at me, Scorpius!
    I don’t c a r e. My mother is a muggle-born, and my
    father doesn’t even allow us to even think about that
    word. What if my father was in the room? You do realize
    that you and I are practically f i g h t i n g
    for his approval? If he was around, all that hard work
    would have been wasted because you slipped up!❞

    ❝I do not yell. I’ve never done that. But you’re treating 
    one slip-up like I have a record of saying- disgusting
    things. Do you know me, Rose? Really, think about
    this. Have I ever said that before? No. Have I ever shown
    any inclination to say that? No. I screwed up. And your
    father, well, he’d have denied us anyway, wouldn’t he have?
    We’re not exactly the kind of couple he WANTS. Be realistic
    now, love, think about what you’re saying. I could shine his
    shoes with my own tears and he’d be convinced I’m trying
    to tattoo the Dark Mark on your arm.❞