Albus nods at the older one when there is admittance to the most Gryffindor to ever Gryffindor. If there was ever a description, it was his older brother. The most obnoxious, self absorbed, fame-loving person he’s ever met.Not that he didn’t love his brother, but they did seem to always get on each other’s last nerves.
“Always,” Albus groans. “He likes the spotlight. He likes showing off, tossing his dumb auburn hair and making girls swoon. Never ask him to demonstrate his quidditch skills, because then he’d never shut up. He thinks he’s gonna be the next all star like Mum.”
As soon as Draco mentions how cool Teddy is, Albus agrees whole heartedly. Teddy is cool. The coolest. “Well, some are. Scorpius isn’t. Never.” Albus smiles at the thought of his best friend. “Good. My girl cousins used to get mad at me because I’d ruin their tea parties.”
But being told he’s safe here, Albus lets down a bit of a wall. “So–” Albus bites his lip. “You won’t call me a crybaby if I end up crying?”
“Well, it sounds like he’d have done well in Slytherin,” Draco says, trying to be fair, as he takes a slow sip of his coffee. It’s true--there’s something about the way Albus’ brother is being described that keeps reminding him of himself when he was their age. At least he learned something or another somewhere along the line, looks like.
“A lot of people are prats when they’re teenagers,” he offers thoughtfully. “Myself included. Most of them grown out of it. Some don’t, of course, but you can always kick them in the shins, and hopefully that will work.” He pauses. blinks at the boy. “Please don’t tell your father I’m encouraging you to kick your brother in the shins. I can’t imagine Harry Potter would take that well.”
At Albus’ question, he rubs his neck a little awkwardly, before shrugging. “This it a non-judgmental zone,” he says, before pausing. “Apart from the way you take your coffee, of course,” he teases. “I’m sorry, that’s just--you realize that’s more sugar than actual caffeine, right? That can’t possibly be good for you.”