At the sound of his name, Albus turns. He looks tense and confused but the moment he recognizes that voice, all of the anxiety of being alone in the past disappears. An overwhelming sense of relief hits him as he rushes over to Scorpius, not hesitating before he pulls his best friend into a giant bear hug.

"Thank Merlin," he says. "For a second I thought I was going to have to go to Plan O and I couldn't remember whether we decided to break into Gringotts or if that was the fastest way to end up dead or worse."

He hugs Scorpius longer than he probably should have, but at the moment Albus doesn't care. He is far too relieved to worry about things like that.