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Unhinged 2: Til the Flame Burns Out	By : nikki13088 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Ginny Views: 3348 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: Hey guys, I am so sorry for taking so long to update. My mother was sick in the hospital and then I got sick afterwards. Hopefully this longer chapter will make up for that =D Enjoy!
The sound of curtains being drawn back filled the room, making him snap his eyes open. The blaring sun was hitting his face and burning his eyes as he let out a growl of frustration.
"What the fuck? Close that shit!" Scorpius muffled from under the blankets he pulled up over him.
"Let's go, Mate, you have a lot of work ahead of you today." came Ron's voice.
"What time is it?"
"Uh... I think seven thirty."
"Seven fuckin thirty?" Scorpius shouted. "Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and not get up, thanks. Come back at like eleven," he said as he cuddled deeper into his nice warm bed.
"Ok," Ron said simply before he left the room.
Scorpius raised an eyebrow at how easy it was for his uncle to let him sleep longer. He gave a shrug before he started to settle in for another round of sleep until he heard loud footsteps making their way up the stairs. He could hear his grandmother's voice in the distance and he quickly kicked his blankets off and jumped out of bed and started making it.
"SCORPIUS MALFOY, YOU GET YOUR ARSE-" Molly stopped yelling when she saw he was up already. "Oh, sorry dear, Ronald said you were giving a hard time about getting up."
"Pft, me? Come on Grandma, I've already started making my bed. You know me better than that. I would never choose to sleep longer over getting as much practice in as possible to help our parents."
"Lovely to hear that, Dear," she said with a smile before she grabbed his face and planted a quick kiss on his cheek. "Now come downstairs and have a bite to eat and wake Ellie on your way down."
He nodded and watched her leave his bedroom before he threw himself face down on the bed and let out a loud groan into the blankets. After another minute or so he pulled himself up and headed into the hall and gave a quick knock on his sister's door.
"Ellie! Get up!" he called through the door before leaning lazily against the door frame for a response.
He opened the door and peeked inside to see she wasn't in bed.
"Ellie?" He saw the bathroom door slightly opened and heard the water running and made his way over to it. "Hey, come on, breakfast is-"
He was cut off by the sound of the bathroom door slamming shut just as he was about to push it open the rest of the way. "Ellie?"
"Don't come in!" she called through the door, a bit of panic in her voice.
Scorpius raised an eyebrow at the request and was about to turn away when he stopped. "Are you ok?" He didn't get a response. "Ellie? What's wrong?"
After a few more moments she finally spoke.
"I'm fine, I just... I just need a minute," she said through her heavy breaths.
He was about to pry a bit further when he felt his sock step in something wet coming from under the bathroom door. His eyes wandered over to her bed, her sheets and pillows were soaked, water dripping into a puddle beneath it.
"Ellie, what is going on?" he asked again, this time more aggressively as he grabbed the doorknob and went to turn it but soon found it to be locked.
Just as he was about to grow impatient with her, he composed himself and let out a light sigh. "Ellie, please open the door. I know something is wrong and you know as well as I do that keeping secrets in this family has never worked out for any of us."
After a few moments of hesitation on Ellie's end, the sound of the door unlocking filled the silence between them and she opened it a bit. Scorpius pushed it the rest of the way open and just stood there staring at her, his mouth falling open. She was completely translucent, he could see straight through her.
"What the actual fuck?" he said to himself as he rubbed his face roughly to make sure he wasn't still asleep.
He reached up slowly to glide his fingers over what would be her hand, but he felt wetness on his fingertips instead.
"Ellie... this is... it's incredible." he finally said as a smile crossed his lips.
"Incredible? How so? Because I'm having a lot of trouble controlling it." she choked out, her voice cracking a bit.
"I bet you haven't been able to conjure your powers up because they keep overpowering each other... so it's like they turned to water or something," he said as he studied her and tried to make sense out of it all.
Even though he could see through her watery form, he could still tell she was upset.
"Alright, just calm down... you're panicking and that's probably why you're stuck like this."
"Probably why? What if I can't change back? What if-"
"Stop!" he said loudly. "Just stop." he softened his tone. "Look at me, you're scared and I get it, but you're letting your fear stop you from fully embracing your powers." He looked away from her for a moment. "I think a lot of us are," he whispered before he looked up at her again. "Here, let me see if I can help."
He held his palm up to hers until they almost touched and she soon felt a cooling sensation covering her hand. Soon her whole hand and most of her arm was solid ice and she gave a sudden shiver. A quick flame flicked down her body from head to toe, melting the ice and bringing her back to normal. Scorpius gave her a small smile as he laced his fingers with her for a moment to reassure her he could touch her now.
"It worked." she smiled through a relieved sigh.
"Practice is definitely going to be interesting today," he smirked at her.
Draco anxiously awaited Ginny's return after she was taken for some further tests and whatever else they had planned for her. He sat up on the couch he was lounging in and glanced over at Harry. He was just sitting in the corner of his room on the floor, resting his elbows on his knees; his head hung. He hardly said a word since he had woken up and Draco was concerned for him.
He got up and walked over to the wall between them. "Harry?"
He didn't answer.
Draco gave a defeated sigh before he sat down along the wall, hoping that Harry would talk to him. The silence that filled the entire room was somewhat unbearable.
"Harry... there's something I need to tell you," he said with some hesitation.
Still, Harry didn't say a word or look his way and the room grew silent again.
"I... I told James about Dean and his father." Draco awaited the round of verbal abuse that he probably well deserved from Harry, but it never came.
Draco wasn't sure if now was a good time to bring it up, but it was something that had been bothering him since he had told James about it. He knew how much of a sensitive subject it was with Harry and he felt he had crossed a line that he shouldn't have when it came to sharing Harry's past.
"I'd ask why, but I think I know the answer to that already." Harry softly scoffed.
Draco looked at him, his head still down, his reaction was nothing he had expected.
"Well, regardless of the reasoning... it wasn't my place and... I'm sorry."
"Don't be, honestly, I appreciate you being there for James... when I couldn't be... when I wasn't," Harry said, finally lifting his head to look at him.
Draco nodded before his attention turned to the sound of the door opening up across the room. He saw Ginny and Crystal walk in, his eyes immediately looking her over for any injuries. Crystal led her into her room and locked the door.
"I'll be back to treat that burn." Crystal said, gesturing to Ginny's leg before she turned to leave.
"Ginny, are you ok? What happened?" Draco asked her.
He saw her look up at him, her eyes had tears in them and her face held a look of fear.
"Ginny?"
"I'm fine." she finally choked out.
He was quiet for a moment, his eyes scanning her appearance once more. "No you're not," he said softly. "Ginny, look at me."
Her watery eyes finally looked up at him. "They are going to..." she choked on her words as she became overwhelmingly emotional at the mention of it.
Draco wished he could hold her, he hated seeing her so upset and wasn't able to do a damn thing about it.
"They want to terminate my pregnancy." she finally whispered out before a light emotional sigh escaped her lips.
Draco swore his heart completely stopped beating as Ginny's words hit him. His lungs forgot how to properly breathe suddenly and a lump formed in his throat. He had no idea what to even say to her or how to even react. It wasn't as if he could tell her not to worry and that everything would be ok because he would just be lying to her.
Crystal came walking back into the room with Eve beside her. Draco wanted to ask her about what Ginny said, but he was too scared to know if that was indeed their intention. They both made their way into Ginny's room and Eve started to address the burn on Ginny's leg.
"I need to take more blood from you." Crystal stated; her back turned to Ginny as she collected the supplies she needed.
Ginny didn't say anything, instead, she felt Eve's eyes on her as she muttered a quick spell to speed up the healing process. They locked eyes for a moment, she could tell Eve was reading her mind, she could tell Eve was reading Draco's mind too as she gave him a quick side glance. She could tell the news about the baby wasn't something Crystal or her father shared with her.
Eve reached up and wiped a stray tear from Ginny's face. "Riley is almost completely healed. She is out of the sling now," she said with a small smile as she tried to veer their minds to something else.
She was happy to see it brought a smile to Ginny and Draco's face.
"Can we see her?" Ginny asked.
Eve turned her attention back to the burn on her leg as she finished wrapping it without saying a word. She could feel the smile fading from Ginny's face as she knew what the answer to be.
"You're actually in luck," Crystal spoke up as she turned to Ginny. "Minister Beckett will be making an appearance here today," she said, walking over to Ginny to take a blood sample.
"So what does that mean?" Draco asked.
"Let's just say someone anonymous let slip about the way we conduct things around here and he may not agree with how... unethical we treat our... subjects." Crystal said with a small smirk. "Beckett can be just as insane as my father sometimes and do anything to benefit the Ministry and himself, but he still does everything by the book. So with that being said, we are all going to play the part today."
"So you want us to lie to the Minister about the way you've treated us? Like we'd ever do that." Draco sneered.
"Oh, I know you will, because you see Mr. Malfoy..." Crystal walked over to the wall between them. "We still have your daughter and although she may be alive and in great health right now, it would be unfortunate if she suddenly took a turn for the worse."
Eve just shook her head at her sister's words. "What she is getting at, is that you'll be able to see Riley today and the original terms of which my father and you have agreed to before coming here should be honored. Minister Beckett doesn't come here often, but when he does my father is on edge because he does many things behind the Minister's back."
"Well, we were told we could see our kids, how about that agreement?" Ginny snapped.
Crystal scoffed at her comment before she tied a tourniquet around her upper arm. "Good luck finding them. If they aren't all dead already... one of our men came back just the other day covered in your son's blood."
The room went completely silent and Crystal even flinched at her own words. She cleared her throat uncomfortably before she let Eve take over and walked outside of Ginny's room.
Eve finished taking Ginny's blood sample and watched Ginny silently cry in front of her. She turned to see Draco also watching Ginny cry, she could feel how helpless he felt. She could feel the fear they both had for their kids.
"I'm sure they are all fine. Look at how Riley pulled through; if your kids are anything like their parents... then they are all ok." Eve reassured Ginny before she looked at Draco and gave him a small smile.
"Eve, let's go," Crystal ordered.
Eve glared at her sister before she stood up and walked outside of Ginny's room and locked it back up. She felt Crystal tug on her wrist to follow her across the room to have a private word.
"What are you doing?" Crystal asked her.
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean Eve; you better stop now before Father finds out just how friendly you're being. You think they care how nice you've been to them or how you've helped them out a few times? They will kill you as soon as they get a chance if they think it will get them out of here. Don't be stupid, I know it's hard for you to disconnect from their feelings and not empathize with them... but you have to." Crystal said firmly.
Eve looked at Ginny and Draco from across the room as she listened to her sister's words.
"I don't want to see them get hurt," Eve whispered out.
"Well, too bad, this isn't the first time someone has come through here that was a decent person. You know how this works and you know what's expected of us. You also know how Father can be, please don't make him mad." Crystal pleaded with her.
Eve looked at her and let out an annoyed sigh before Crystal grabbed her roughly by the shoulders.
"I'm serious, I know you don't think I care about you, but you and Noah are the only family I have... please remember your place. Trust nobody."
Eve could see her eyes slightly start to glisten and her tone was firm but full of genuine concern. She gave Crystal a quick nod before she left the room.
She pulled her long fiery strands through the last loop of her scrunchie and formed a long ponytail. She made her way over to the center of the field where Scorpius was before she knelt down and tightened her shoelaces.
"Hope you're all healed up because you're about to take a beating." Ember confidently stated.
He smirked at her comment. "Interesting, you're usually the one picking yourself up off the ground," he said, cracking his knuckles before he looked up at her. "But I guess we'll see how this all plays out."
She narrowed her eyes at him. "Indeed we will."
"Alright, let's begin, shall we?" McGonagall said as she joined them both in the field. She stopped and looked at James. "Are you going to join us?"
James just looked at her before he turned and saw Aurora giving him an encouraging nod.
"I've never really practiced like they have before, though," he said. "I'd rather just watch for now."
"Very well, let's begin." She turned back to Scorpius and Ember. "Do you both feel confident in conjuring up your powers when needed?"
"Sort of, most times I don't have an issue, but other times they have failed me," Ember explained.
"I see, let's try some simple stuff." she waved over two people from the porch to join them on the field and soon Hermione and Blaise stood opposite of Ember and Scorpius. "All you have to do is take down your opponent."
Ember and Scorpius looked at each other.
"You want me to use my powers on Mr. Zabini? Are you serious? What if I hurt him?" Scorpius asked; his eyes wide at the fact that of all people to be his practice target, it had to be Blaise.
"You're quite confident," Blaise said to him as he pulled out his wand. "But your mother isn't here this time to stop me," he smirked.
Scorpius swallowed the lump that formed in his throat at his words.
"With your powers, taking down Blaise and Hermione shouldn't be an issue," McGonagall said with a smirk of her own.
Ember and Scorpius let out a shaky breath before they got ready.
"Alright, whenever you're ready," she said before she made her way over to everyone else on the porch.
Before either Scorpius or Ember could conjure up their powers, they were hit with a spell that had them both on their backs. Hermione gave a small laugh before she walked over and helped Ember up.
"Sorry, come on, don't be afraid. I use to practice with your parents remember?"
Ember nodded before she brushed herself off and relaxed a bit. She took in Hermione's tightly gripped wand and the focused look on her face. She felt the burning flames run through her until they reached her hands and soon she was holding two raging balls of fire. Scorpius had also plucked up the courage to attempt to knock Blaise on his arse as his fists started to ice over.
Ember threw both fireballs at Hermione and saw her quickly block them. She went ahead and threw another three at her and Hermione quickly jumped out of the way of them and even used a spell to extinguish them. Ember started to feel frustrated and released a trail of fiery flames right at Hermione, letting them close in around her. She watched her aunt use a water spell to make an opening for her to run through, making Ember take her chance to shoot a bigger ball of flames at her. This time Hermione blocked it but had it deflect off her Protego charm and fly back at Ember, knocking her to the ground once more.
Scorpius wasn't having much success either, as every ball of ice or shard he sent Blaise's way was blasted to bits or melted before it could get to him. Scorpius waved his hand, making a jagged path of ice form all the way to where Blaise stood. The shards of ice formed faster than Blaise anticipated and he quickly jumped out of the way before it hit him. As soon as he was clear of it, he whipped his wand through the air and hit Scorpius with a powerful spell making him fly backward and land not too far from Ember.
Blaise saw Hermione shoot him a look.
"Sorry," he said, holding his hands up.
"I think you're enjoying this a little too much," she said with a smirk before she walked over to them.
Blaise followed her and held his hand out for Scorpius to take, but instead, Scorpius just sneered at it and pushed it aside before he picked himself up.
"What's the matter? Are you still worried you might hurt me?" Blaise mocked him.
Scorpius just ignored his comment and turned his attention to McGonagall.
"You both rely on your powers to defend yourself, which is fine, but when you're up against a Witch or Wizard who knows how to defend themselves against your powers that's where you need to be ready. Take your places again." She said as she waited for them to take their positions. "Forget that it is Blaise and Hermione standing there. Remember, we are doing this for your parents. Put aside your fear of hurting them and just focus on the goal... take them down."
Ember locked eyes with her aunt who gave her a quick nod. She stood there and waited to feel that warm burning sensation run through her again. As she did, she let McGonagall's words sink in about her parents. She missed them so much, more so now that she wasn't constantly running for her life. Every minute of the day all she did was think about them and how much she took them for granted. Her mind went to Riley, not knowing if she was dead or alive made the inferno within her surface.
Hermione shot a spell at her, but a barrier of heat formed around her before it could hit her. She ran at Hermione and released a trail of flames that twisted around her ankle and Ember pulled her to the ground. Hermione quickly broke the fiery rope around her leg with a spell and got to her feet once more. She barely had time to shoot a spell at Ember again before she felt a ball of fire hit her wrist and knock her wand out of her hand. She quickly went to grab her wand, but flames rose up around her before she could make a move.
Ember quickly approached Hermione and went to throw another round of flames at her when she was caught off guard by the hard kick Hermione gave her to the stomach, making her stumble backward before she felt her legs being kicked out from under her and she fell to the ground again.
She saw Hermione standing over her with a bright smile. "Don't look so down, you did great. You technically took me down and even disarmed me... you even gave me my first official Ember burn mark." Hermione said with a small smile before showing Ember her wrist where one of her flames had hit her.
Ember gave her a small smile before she took Hermione's outstretched hand to help her up again.
Scorpius and Blaise were still going at it, this time Scorpius was more aggressive with his powers, but Blaise was quick to keep up and dodged almost everything that came at him. Scorpius froze one of Blaise's spells in mid-air and made it fly back at him as the sharp shard grazed his face, cutting his cheek. He reached up to feel where the cut was and looked at the blood on his fingers before he shot Scorpius a deadly glare.
"Well, well... he bleeds." Scorpius drawled.
"Seeing your opponent bleed is what gives you confidence?"
"No, but it helps," he replied before he let the ground beneath him start to cover with ice until it reached Blaise's feet.
Blaise found his footing before he threw out spell after spell. He started out at a more amateur level at first but became more aggressive after Scorpius managed to harm him.
As the spells flew one after another Scorpius kept up with blocking almost everyone until one finally made him fly back. As he was falling, he formed an icy path beneath him and slid to a skidding halt on his feet. He didn't take a second to regain himself, instead, he just ran at Blaise again. Jagged icy walls formed up from the ground, some of them forming faster than Scorpius meant for them to, causing one of the icy shards to graze the side of Blaise's leg.
"Ouch, that looked like it hurt," Scorpius smirked.
Scorpius saw the look on Blaise's face turn to anger. He could tell Blaise still was feeling a certain type of way about him and he knew it had to do with Raven. Blaise waved his wand so fast Scorpius barely had time to react and he felt it hit his chest hard. He felt like all the wind was knocked out of him and then realized it was a disabling charm that Blaise hit him with.
"Oh, come on Dad, that's not fair!" Raven yelled from the porch.
Blaise walked over to Scorpius and squatted down beside him. "What's not fair? You'll have to be ready for anything, isn't that right?" Blaise asked him. "I guess without your powers you're really just defenseless," he said with a smug look. "Your powers can't be the only thing you depend on when it comes to defending yourself."
Scorpius' sneer turned to a smirk before he looked up at Blaise. "You know I graduated at the top of my class. Defense against the Dark Arts and Charms were where I excelled," he said as he quickly pulled his wand from his pocket and had Blaise disarmed and on the ground before he could blink.
Scorpius pulled himself up off the ground and was now the one looking down at Blaise. "I take after my grandmother... you know... Narcissa?" he said with a bright smile before he was the one holding his hand out for Blaise to take this time.
Blaise just stared at his hand, he was definitely Draco's son and a part of him wanted to despise him for it. Sure, he and Draco were classmates, but friends? Yeah, maybe that's what it seemed like, but they just all had something in common back then that forced them to be friends. On the other hand, he knew the man Draco turned out to be and he knew Scorpius was more than capable of keeping Raven safe. He thought back to his argument with Raven back at the house when she made it clear she chose Scorpius over him. Perhaps that is what hurt him the most, maybe that was what it was that made him bitter towards Scorpius. Raven was the only thing left in his life and he felt like he was losing her.
He quickly glanced over at his daughter before he looked up at Scorpius and took his hand to let him help him up.
"I guess you win," Blaise whispered out through clenched teeth before he glanced back over at Raven then walked back up to the porch.
Scorpius just stared after him with a confused look on his face.
"Well, that was awkward," Ember said as she walked over to him.
Scorpius just shook his head before he looked at her. "When do I get to kick your arse? That's what I'd really love to do." he teased her.
She punched him hard in the arm before they both turned their attention back to McGonagall.
"That was better, well done to you both. Now-"
"Professor?" Ember said, cutting her off.
"Yes, Miss Malfoy?"
"I know how important practicing is, but do you think we might be able to just... just..."
"Just what?"
"We'd like to loosen up a bit with our powers by having a little fun with them first... that's what she means." Scorpius said.
McGonagall just looked at both of them for a moment. She felt a bit of guilt for rushing them into it as she did, perhaps a little play fighting would be good for them.
"I'll leave you both to it then," she said with a small smile before she left the field to watch.
"Don't forget, Dad isn't here to tell you my every move to help you out," she said before making her way across the field.
"Well with how predictable you are I won't need him!" he called out to her.
Ember gave a quick glance over to the porch where she saw Jake watching her. She bit her lip as a blush came to her face and was thankful she was far enough away for nobody to notice. She looked up and locked her eyes on Scorpius before she let the flames beneath her skin surface. Being able to use her powers without any pressure of hitting a target or saving someone else's life or even her own was a lot different and a lot more enjoyable. She had been longing to let go for a while now and practicing with Scorpius was always something she enjoyed, even if he always did win.
They both hardly gave the other any time to be ready before they started throwing their powers around. Ember ran at him and he at her and just before they were ready to slam into each other, Scorpius slid on his knees beside her, tripping her as he passed by. She quickly pulled herself up and threw a fiery rope around one of his legs that pulled him to the ground. She had a fireball in the other hand, ready to throw at him, but she quickly rolled out of the way from an icy path of jagged icicles that sliced through her fiery rope and came straight at her.
They both couldn't help the smirk that crept across their face at how good it felt to let loose a bit. Scorpius dug his fingers into the grassy field beneath his knees, the entire area beneath him and Ember started freezing over and it happened within seconds until it reached the water and froze the entire lake. The light breeze that blew through Ember's hair picked up until it started whipping wildly around her. She looked up at the sky and saw the sun disappear behind a few clouds and then this bitter coldness filled the air. Pieces of ice lifted from the shards that were all around her and started flying dangerously around until they were lost in what was now almost a blizzard surrounding her.
She reached her hand out in front of her as Scorpius disappeared from her view. The only thing she could make out was giant walls of ice forming higher and higher around her. She started to run until she could make out her brother or any of the others from the porch. She had never seen Scorpius' powers so strong before and a part of her wondered if he had lost control. She jumped out of the way just in time as the tall icy walls started to crumble and she started panicking.
"Scorpius!" She called out.
Her powers were failing her suddenly as fear kicked in and she continued to try and outrun the deadly frozen walls falling all around her. She was running and slipped on the trail of ice beneath her feet and slid into one of the crumbling walls. She felt the vibration of the collapsing wall beside her and looked up as it came falling right down on her. She felt someone grab her and suddenly felt bits of ice busting into little pieces against her skin. She uncovered her face to see James standing over her, his powers still left a tingling sensation on her skin. She watched the electrical current run up the side of the wall and formed numerous cracks in it until it crumbled into a pile of ice cubes.
She felt him grab her hand to drag her with him and she happily obliged, but the shocking current in his hand rejuvenated her powers somehow. She was suddenly engulfed in flames and a wave of heat was blasted across the entire field and melted every last bit of ice around them.
She looked over at Scorpius and saw he was picking himself up off the ground, but looked like he was alright. She looked at James and gave him a bright smile.
"That was amazing, you saved me... with your powers."
James just looked at her and then down at the electrical current that still ran around his hands and body. "I guess I did."
Her eyes traveled over his shoulder to Scorpius who came walking up to them. "Sorry about that... got carried away. Are you ok?"
She didn't believe it was just that, but she nodded with a small smile.
"James, why don't you finally show us a little something with those powers of yours?" she suggested.
He smirked at her suggestion before he held his hand out and formed this electrical ball in his palm. He grabbed it tightly in his other hand and then threw it down at the ground at his feet and two electrical streams blasted out at them and sent them flying across the field. They both hit the ground so hard it made McGonagall and the others start to make their way over to make sure they were alright. They soon stopped when they saw Ember and Scorpius pick themselves up finally and advanced on him.
Ember's flames quickly wrapped themselves around James legs and arms as Scorpius froze his feet so he couldn't run. Ember had a very large fireball in her hand and held it up to throw at him.
"I promise it won't kill you, but it's definitely going to hurt," she warned.
She threw it and before it hit him it hit a barrier of ice that blocked it. Ember's eyes went wide when she saw it was Aurora standing in front of him.
"Two against one? That's not very fair." Aurora said with a sweet smile.
"You..." Ember trailed off before she narrowed her eyes and took a few steps back, her hands and arms covered in raging flames.
Aurora's hands and arms turned to this crystal like frost as they both were ready to go head to head. They circled a bit before Ember finally released an enormous stream of flames right at her. Just as she watched Ember release her powers on her, she did too, and let all the coldness that begged to be released out. Both of their powers collided so hard that James and Scorpius took cover up at the porch with the others. Both Ember and Aurora felt their feet sinking into the ground to try and get some leverage, but all their powers did was push the other back further and further. Neither of them was letting up on their powers; if anything they kept growing stronger and stronger until finally they both were blasted backward onto the ground.
Aurora and Ember propped themselves up from the ground and just stared at each other. Ember got up and walked over to meet her sister, her eyes never leaving hers.
"Show me again," Ember said softly through her heavy breathing.
Aurora waved fingers so elegantly through the air and formed a tiny snow cloud in the palm of her hand. Ember reached forward and caught the tiny snowflakes on one of her fingers as a smile stretched across her face. She then placed her finger inside the small cloud and soon the tiny snowflakes turned to rain making Aurora let out a light giggle.
"Wow." Ember whispered.
"That was amazing!" came Hermione's voice as she came running over to them.
"Yes, it was, very well done to you all. That was quite extraordinary."McGonagall said. "Aurora, dear, I'm glad you've come out about your powers, we are going to need all the help we can get."
Ember noticed Scorpius heading back to the house and quickly caught up to him. She watched him rubbing the side of his head.
"Hey, are you ok?"
He stopped and looked at her. "Yeah," he mumbled before his eyes traveled over to where Blaise and Raven were.
Ember followed his gaze. "Don't let Blaise get to you, you know how protective he is over Raven."
He stared at her for a moment before he nodded. "Sorry I almost killed you. Are you sure you're ok?"
"Yeah." she shrugged as they walked back up towards the house together. "James' powers are pretty neat... and now Aurora, did you know?"
He gave a small chuckle. "Just for a few days, I knew she'd come out about them soon. James knew about her powers for months."
"She's had them for months? Why didn't she say anything?"
Scorpius just shrugged. "Why didn't Ellie say anything?"
They just exchanged an understanding look before Scorpius' gaze fell on his sister Ellie across the field.
"Something is up with Ellie's powers."
Ember just looked at him with wide eyes. "Like what?"
"Honestly... its better if she just shows you."
"Gin?"
He had been watching her for the past hour just laying on her bed, lost in her own thoughts. He knew she must be thinking about the baby and about Scorpius... whether he was hurt or dead. He was too, but he couldn't fall apart on her, not now.
"Ginny?"
She finally sat up on the edge of the bed and turned to look at him. When she looked at him, he found himself speechless. What could he possibly say to her right now that would make anything they were going through seem any better? He just shook his head before he rested it on the wall between them.
"I love you." was the only thing he could manage to get out.
She just gave him a small smile before she looked away again. They both looked across the room when someone walked inside. It was Crystal and she had Riley with her, she was wearing the same neck device that the rest of them had on.
"Riley!" Ginny cried out to her as she met her at the door to her room, she pressed her hand on the glass as a desperate attempt to reach her daughter.
The happiness Ginny felt at the sight of her daughter suddenly faded when she got a better look at Riley. She looked exhausted, her skin paler than normal and her eyes had dark circles under them. Her bloodshot eyes were filled with what looked permanent tears and she looked too weak to even hold herself up.
"What's wrong with her? Why does she look like that?" Ginny asked, anger filling her voice.
Crystal unlocked the door and removed the walls that separated the three rooms. "Now that your daughter has made an almost full recovery, she has been undergoing a few tests."
"Tests? Like what?" Draco demanded.
"Her powers, to see if she has them."
"And?"
"Nothing has surfaced yet... even with trying to force them out of her."
"Force them? How so?" Draco asked through clenched teeth.
"She was given a similar serum like the one your wife and Mr. Potter received... and she's been put through some physical pain to see if they would emerge. I'm sure you're familiar with the Cruciatus curse Mr. Malfoy."
"You used an unforgivable curse on my daughter you insensitive cunt." Ginny fumed, taking a step towards her; Draco's grip on her wrist stopping her from going any further.
Crystal shut the door before Ginny could come any closer and locked it. "Mr. Beckett will be here soon, be sure to play the part. Enjoy the little bit of time you get to have together," she said sweetly before she ignored Ginny's comment and left the room.
Ginny's attention went back to her daughter in front of her and she pulled her tightly into her arms.
"Riley, sweetheart... are you alright?"
Riley pulled back a bit as she winced at how tightly her mother was holding her. "I'm sorry, I'm just so sore, everything hurts Mum." she choked out.
Ginny gently grabbed her to her once more and pulled her into her lap.
Riley's eyes locked with her father's as he sat down beside Ginny.
"They think I have powers... I told them I didn't have any, but they don't believe me." she cried. "I'm so tired, Dad... why won't they believe me?" she sobbed hysterically.
Draco had to quickly rub his eyes before he spilled any tears. He didn't want Riley to see him upset. "Riley, this will all be over soon... we are going to get out of here." he lied to her. He felt horrible for doing so, but there was no way he could tell her anything different.
He looked up at Ginny, he could feel her body shaking beside him as she tried to hold in her own emotion. He could tell any second she was about to fall apart. He turned to Harry, who was already making his way over to them and squatted down beside Riley.
"Hey, come keep me some company over here... your parents need to talk," he said with a small smile, holding his hand out for her to take.
Draco gave him a thankful nod before he waited for them to walk over to Harry's room before he turned back to Ginny.
"Gin-"
She let out this loud emotional cry, all of her breath seemed to have left her body as she fell into his arms.
"We aren't getting out of here, we are going to die and the kids... the kids... they could be dead and..." she could hardly speak, she was crying so hard.
Draco grabbed her arms firmly and looked at her. "Ginny, please... please don't check out on me... I am trying so hard to believe that we are getting out here and I need you there with me," he begged her.
He knew if she lost all hope in them escaping that he would too, and it was completely destroying him inside that he was so worthless in here to her... to his family. He hadn't felt so worthless since those dark days he lived so long ago.
Ginny shook her head at his request. "I can't, I can't do it anymore... this is all my fault... I just wanted our kids to be safe... I wanted Scorpius out Azkaban. I messed up... everything is my fault." she cried.
He pulled her to his chest, his fingers embedding themselves into her fiery mane as he kissed the top of her head. He could feel Ginny's wet tears through his shirt and it triggered the ones that were threatening to fall from his eyes.
They all turned to the door once more as a small group of people made their way inside. It was Jack and Robert Adwell, Crystal, Eve and Minister Beckett, followed by two Aurors. They were in light conversation as they made their way across the room. Both Ginny and Draco wiped their faces and rid their expressions of any emotion.
"Ah, Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy... Mr. Potter, good to see you all again," said Beckett. "You all look well enough." He said as his eyes took in Draco's wrist and then Riley's condition. "What is going on there?" he asked Jack Adwell as his eyes continued to study them.
"Mr. Malfoy, unfortunately, broke his wrist during one of the physical tests and Miss Riley here has been recovering still from her injury. The light testing we have done on her seems to be taking a toll and so we have pulled back and decided she needed more time to heal first." Adwell expplained.
"I see," Beckett said as he looked at Draco and then to Ginny. "I am deeply sorry to hear of your father's passing."
A tear slid down Ginny's face as she gave a small nod.
"I'm aware that your children have gone missing. They were all to be summoned for a mandatory evaluation and have decided to run from Aurors instead and have-"
"They ran because Aurors broke into our home and tried to take them by force." Draco sneered.
"You and your family were well aware of the mandatory evaluations. They should have turned themselves in before this all got out of hand."
"Turn themselves in? Why, so they could be used as a lab rat and be injected with all kinds of bullshit. I rather them run so they won't have to endure the same torture we have." Draco growled out.
"Let me shed some light on the situation for you all. Your son, Scorpius, has killed... how many?" Beckett asked the Auror beside him.
"Four."
"Ah, yes, four of my men your son has killed while on the run. Your son, James... he lost control of his powers and killed two more of my men and then there is, of course, your daughter Ember, who killed a man back at the Manor."
"He was going to kill Ava." Riley suddenly cried out.
They all looked at her.
"At the Manor... the man threatened to hurt Ava... that's why Ember killed him and it wasn't even intentional, she-"
Beckett held his hand up to stop her. "Enough, this entire thing has gotten out of control and I've had enough." he turned to Jack Adwell. "I expect the serum you have been working on is almost ready?"
"Of course Minister."
"And have you chosen a candidate for the test run?"
"Yes, Mrs. Malfoy is ideally the best choice since she already possesses two different powers."
Ginny could feel Draco and Harry's eyes on her and she knew Draco could tell she wasn't surprised by the news. She watched Robert Adwell's eyes look her over, a concerned expression was on his face.
Beckett seemed to be thinking on something for a few moments before he turned back to Jack Adwell. "Mr. Adwell, let me just remind you of our terms. It was agreed that the Malfoy and Potter children all undergo a mandatory evaluation and after they would be released. Riley, is it?" He asked her and received a small nod. "Young Riley here has undergone a full evaluation and even multiple tests and nothing has been found. I would like for you to release her into the care of another family member."
"But, Sir-"
"There is nothing more you need from the poor girl so I will expect you to release her to her family by the end of the day, understood?"
Adwell looked highly irritated by Beckett's request but nodded.
"Also, since Ginny Malfoy is the candidate you'll be using and you've collected more than enough samples from Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter, there is no reason for them to remain here. I'm sure if you need more they will oblige per the agreement you made with them."
"I don't feel comfortable releasing them quite yet-"
"Let's make something clear Mr. Adwell, you wanted to obtain their powers and you have, there is nothing more you require from them. If it's that you want them here for your own personal use then that needs to be their choice."
"But our agreement states-"
"I know what agreement you made with them, but let's not forget that technically there is no agreement since your son is alive, isn't that right?"
Mr. Adwell's eyes went wide when he realized Beckett knew Noah to be alive. "Yes, Sir."
"Very good. I look forward to hearing feedback on how she reacts to the serum." Mr. Beckett said before he turned to leave as Jack Adwell and Crystal escorted him out.
As soon as they left Draco turned to Ginny. "I won't go anywhere without you."
"Do you really think Adwell will let you guys go?" Ginny asked.
"No.," said Robert Adwell before he walked closer to the wall between them. "Beckett may have said that, but if I know my brother well enough, he won't follow Beckett's orders."
"I'm surprised Beckett even said to release us in the first place," Harry said.
"That's the thing with Beckett, once he gets what he wants, which he probably will, he goes back to following the rules. So keeping a Malfoy and a Potter locked up at Adwell Labs isn't sitting well with many people at the Ministry and he doesn't want things to get any uglier."
"How many days until this serum they're talking about is ready?" Draco asked.
"It will probably be another few days or so," Eve spoke up.
Robert looked at the three of them behind that glass wall, his expression was unreadable. "I know these words mean nothing to you, but I'm sorry to see you all in this position. I must be going now, I will be back when the serum is complete... until then, good luck," he said before he left with one of the two Aurors escorting him out.
The other Auror walked up to Draco and looked at him. "My name is Matthew." he simply said.
Draco just looked at him with a slight sneer. "Ok and I care why?"
He didn't say anything, he just turned and looked at Eve, her eyes were locked on his for a moment.
Matthew just took a few steps back and looked at Draco once more. "Just thought I'd let you know," he said before he turned to leave, he locked eyes with Eve and he watched them grow wide as she stared at him. "Eve." he nodded before he walked out of the room.
She just stood there staring after him, a surprised look covered her face.
"What was that about?" Draco asked her.
She looked at him, her mind still stuck on Matthew. "Nothing, I don't know."
"You don't know? Like you didn't just read his mind and find out something you shouldn't have." Draco stated.
He could see she still had a confused look on her face. "He knew I was reading it though... and it's what he offered me," she whispered before she took a seat, overwhelmed by her encounter with Matthew.
"And what was that?"
A tear slid down her face and she quickly wiped it away. "Freedom... a way out."
"I don't understand, you can leave here... can't you?" he asked her. Draco never really thought about Eve's life outside of the lab or if there even was one.
She rolled up her pant leg to reveal a tight metal bracelet around her ankle. "This will notify my father as soon as I go anywhere above the second floor towards the entrance." She pulled back her long ponytail and pulled her earlobe forward a bit to reveal a slightly raised surface on her skin. "This implant will start to send electrical shockwaves to my brain if I go past a certain point and if I ever manage to actually reach the surface... it will completely fry my brain and kill me."
"I don't understand, I thought you had a life outside of here before your father experimented on you and your mother?" Ginny asked.
Eve shook her head. "No, I was born for the sole purpose to be experimented on... I've been here since I was born. Maybe I could count the few times I felt fresh air or have been outside these walls, but my father keeps a close eye on me. Crystal was roped into helping my father and Noah was the kid to make things seem normal outside of here, for my mother's sake, until she died of course."
"Eve!"
She quickly turned at the sound of her name.
"What are you doing? Come on, Father wants you." Crystal said from the doorway.
Eve gave Ginny and Draco one last glance before she wiped her face again and quickly left the room.
She gave a soft knock on Scorpius' bedroom door and waited for a response. After a few moments, she knocked once more and was about to enter when she heard nothing again until the door finally opened.
"Hey," he mumbled before he walked back over and threw himself back on his bed.
"What's wrong?" Raven asked as she closed the door and sat on the side of the bed. "You didn't come down for dinner."
He rubbed his face roughly before he looked at her. "What do you think is wrong? Your father hates me."
"He doesn't hate you, he just hates that I'm with you."
"Same thing."
"Not really, I think he would hate whoever I was with," she said with a small smile. She watched him for a moment and her smile faded. "You're really bothered by this?"
"Of course I am. He enjoyed kicking my arse today a little too much. Then he said, "I guess you win" what the hell does that mean?"
Raven just shook her head. "We had an argument before he agreed to come with me to help find you. I basically told him I chose you over him," she said, her voice cracking a bit.
"No wonder why he wanted to practically kill me out there," he said, sitting up and looking at her. "Raven, I don't want to come between you and your dad, I know how much you mean to him."
"He will be fine, he will come around, just give him some time."
He stood up and paced a bit before he stopped to look at her. His relationship with Raven had always been a struggle right from the beginning. They had kept their relationship a secret for a while before she finally told her father about it. Then the whole pregnancy scare and now here they were in hiding along with her father who did not want her being with him. It was a lot right now for him to take in.
"We need to just put everything on hold right now." he said.
"Oh, here we go again with this. Are you kidding me Scorpius? You do realize I risked my life and my relationship with my father for you." she fumed as she stood up and took a step closer to him.
"Of course I do and I love you for that. I'm not saying to break up, I'm not saying anything like that. What I am saying, is that my priority right now is to save my parents and I don't need the distraction of the drama between your dad and me to interfere with that. Do you understand?" he said as he gently grabbed her shoulders.
She backed away from his touch. "I can't believe this," she said, shaking her head at him. "I can't believe you." she spat before she ripped his door open and left his room.
He threw himself back on his bed and let out a loud groan. "Well, Scorpius, you may be intelligent, but you don't know a fuckin thing when it comes to relationships," he said to himself.
"Girl trouble?" Came Ron's voice from the doorway before he made his way into the room.
Scorpius just shook his head. "I honestly don't even know what to think anymore... or what to say for that matter."
Ron took a seat next to him and gave a hard sigh. "Listen, Blaise just probably feels that way towards you because you're a Malfoy. He remembers your dad from their Hogwarts days, from Voldemorts time. Back then... your father was a bloody git, but Blaise never really thought that highly of Draco back then anyway. Then, with Lucius being a Death Eater and your father basically being forced into the same life... he just can't see past all that."
"I don't understand, Dad is the same way when it comes to Ember and Aurora, but he came around with Jake dating Ember, even with the history of his family. He has somewhat even accepted the James and Aurora thing." Scorpius explained.
"Blaise was always very vain, he looked down on everyone including his own housemates. He was always the kind of guy that you could never please. He even have a thing for your mum, but he would never even think on it because we were blood traitors in his eyes. So see, it doesn't matter, honestly... you'll probably never please him and he will never be ok with you dating his daughter."
"I'm sorry, was this conversation suppose to make me feel better? Because you completely failed at that."
Ron just gave a small chuckle before he slapped him on the back. "Sorry, bud... I was never good at these sorts of things," he said before he left his bedroom.
Scorpius just shook his head once more in annoyance and buried his face into his pillow, letting out a loud growl of frustration.
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