Things had gotten worse when Albus, who didn't know anyone in Slytherin House, became friends quickly with Scorpius Malfoy, who was the embodiment of marginalization. The whole school had murmured his name with contempt when Professor Vector had called him during the Sorting Ceremony. Even after several days, the general antipathy towards him hadn't diminished. Like the rest of the school, James didn't trust him either. When he found out that his brother had gotten close to the son of a Death Eater, he went from irony to sharp sarcasm.