Watching Avery squirm to avoid looking at him, Scorpius realises that any hostile feelings towards him have long since evaporated. After realising what really happened in the shed, there's no getting around the fact that Avery at least saved him from waking up in the morning with a bloody arsehole and a huge dose of shame and self-loathing - instead, he put up with Scorpius" anger and spared him further assaults.