It was at the height of this inexpressibly blissful union that Scorpius was conceived, and after that, his existence, regardless of his mother's love for him, ensured that Draco kept her in the house and took over the apothecary - a fact that, nineteen years later, has left Scorpius sick to his stomach. He can well imagine that his mother's transgressive, provocative behaviour was a mere consequence of Draco's repugnant attitude.