As they walked through the corridors following McGonagall to her office, Draco felt his nerves winding tighter and tighter. The ghosts of his past actions and thoughts seemed to scream at him from each arched doorway. The shame and guilt grew with every step. As soon as he felt himself descending into the pit of dark thoughts he closed his mind to Scorpius. He might not be able to pull himself out but he could keep his son from following him.