And now, finally, he was feeling pain and grief that were not his own, and were not based solely on the loss of beauty.

Finally! /sigh Poor Draco. I caught myself empathizing with him quite a bit at the end there.

Also, Scorpius wins everything. lol That child is beyond amazing! *squishes* "I can talk and cast magic and eat sweets." Of course he worries about his ability to eat more dessert!