There's no need to reply to or refute the first; Lucius is more than aware how well Bella's memory tends to serve her. He's younger than her by just enough years that that memory has dragged some uncomfortable revelations from his early days of Hogwarts, most of which he preferred to ignore.
Alas.
Of course, her excellent memory also means that Bella is well aware that the best way to nip Lucius' spoiled trust fund wizard habits - like lunchtime alcohol even when it hasn't been a day - is to give him an interesting project. An interesting project like dealing with these Time Deviants which, frankly, he's already dealing with in his own manor. He'd much rather deal with them at the ministry.
"Mm, my grandson," he says as he taps his wand lightly on his palm. And isn't that an extremely odd phrase from a very single twenty-six year old wizard? But this is the world they're living in. "Scorpius Malfoy. He was less than pleased that even purebloods are expected to do this, of course, but otherwise..." He shrugs. "Mostly compliant, really."
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Alas.
Of course, her excellent memory also means that Bella is well aware that the best way to nip Lucius' spoiled trust fund wizard habits - like lunchtime alcohol even when it hasn't been a day - is to give him an interesting project. An interesting project like dealing with these Time Deviants which, frankly, he's already dealing with in his own manor. He'd much rather deal with them at the ministry.
"Mm, my grandson," he says as he taps his wand lightly on his palm. And isn't that an extremely odd phrase from a very single twenty-six year old wizard? But this is the world they're living in. "Scorpius Malfoy. He was less than pleased that even purebloods are expected to do this, of course, but otherwise..." He shrugs. "Mostly compliant, really."