"I said nothing of the sort, Scorpius!" Albus raises his hands to his chest in exasperation. "What - what was I supposed to say? "Yeah, you're just too stupid for runes, sorry'? I was just trying to compliment you -" He scowls at Avery, who is now lying chest down on the table in front of Scorpius, racked by a silent hiccup of laughter. "This is all your fault!"