"This is what I meant by being overwhelmed, Scorpius," his mother replies firmly, her hand tightening in her collar again, the only trace of tension she allows to escape. He knows it is the hope of a soon reunion that has driven the despair and horror of his change from her features and given her strength, simply because he is speaking to her again. "Both of them were focused on finding Albus, understandably, and I felt I had to do something so you wouldn't be alone with your feelings all the time."