Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Part 2, Act 3, Scene 3 Summary & Analysis

Scorpius visits Draco—he is the Head of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry. Around his office are flags with an Augurey on them. Draco is authoritative and scolds Scorpius harshly for being late. Scorpius is baffled at his father’s tone. Draco says that Scorpius’s questions about Harry Potter are disgracing the Malfoy name. Scorpius pushes back, asking if Draco is responsible for the “Mudblood” death camps, the torture, and wizards blowing up bridges to see how many Muggles they could kill.

Scorpius says that Astoria told him Draco was a better man than Scorpius could see, but he’s not so sure. At this, Draco pulls Scorpius onto his desk violently, and Scorpius is terrified. Draco steps back—he doesn’t want to hurt Scorpius—and says that he has not been the one blowing up bridges.

Draco asks if Astoria really said that about him, and Scorpius says that she always thought it was very brave how Draco stood up to his father to marry her. But that was a different version of Draco. Scorpius says he doesn’t like what they’ve become as a family. He says the Malfoys have always made the world a “murkier” place.

Draco asks what’s brought this on, and Scorpius says that he’s seen himself in a different way. Draco says that he always loved Astoria because she helped him find light in the darkness, and that Scorpius does the same. Draco says that whatever Scorpius is doing, he should do it safely—Draco doesn’t want to lose him as well. Scorpius agrees. Draco and Scorpius salute with their wrists and say, “For Voldemort and Valor.”