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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.
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