Albus doesn't tell Gellert that he loves him, not until he wants to take the world from him.

(Years later, Albus visits Gellert in Nurmengard, the prison-castle that the two of them designed together as teenagers, but Gellert built alone. Like their love for each other, Gellert remained locked up for decades.)


Severus doesn't tell Lily that he loves her, not until he wants to regain her friendship after saying the unforgivable.

(Years later, Severus visits Lily at the playground where they once built sandcastles. Like their love for each other, all of their sandcastles eventually crumbled.)


Albus Severus doesn't tell Scorpius that he loves him, not until he wants to Scorpius to leave his fiancé for him.

(Years later, Albus and Scorpius send their son off to Hogwarts castle. Like their love for each other, he blossoms there.)