"He claims to have found Albus," Scorpius replies quietly. He presses his lips together for a moment, tracing the painful hiss in his chest that has returned now he has released his burden, dragging his insecurities with it. "That he is helping him get rid of the Curse. You see, you were wrong. He wasn't after me, he was after Albus. But I don't believe him - why did he tell me in the first place? Why didn't he just play this game a little longer, lulling me into a sense of security while he went and told Albus what we'd done? Surely that's... that's proof that he's lying."