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Scorpius quickly detected the signs when Albus was worried. He saw his hands wander over everything that passed under his nose and his hair was more messy than usual, proof that the boy kept slipping his fingers nervously through it. The day before, Albus had shared his apprehension about returning home for the holidays. Albus was afraid that his family would isolate him over his sorting into Slytherin. While the boy slung his bag over his shoulder for the umpteenth time, Scorpius clumsily squeezed him from behind, his belly clinging to Albus's back.