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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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The next day after Ember's uneasy encounter with Noah, her mind seemed to be permanently stuck on that night. Her brother's constant warnings ringing in her ears and her parent's constant disapproval of him should have opened her eyes. Her eyes fell on him across the room as he and his father made their way through the Ministry this morning.
"There's your precious Noah," Draco said, glaring at Noah from across the room. "I guess this is where we part ways?" he teased her before he went to walk off.
Ember quickly grabbed her father's arm before he could leave her side. "I'll walk with you up to my floor," she said.
"Willingly? To what do I owe the pleasure?" he asked with a smirk as they made their way to the elevators.
Before she could answer, she saw Noah make his way to share the elevator with them. Before he could step foot on it, she grabbed the gate and slammed it closed.
"Sorry, we're full." she drawled as she shot a deadly glare at him as he smirked back.
She felt the elevator finally shoot up and she let out a long breath.
"What was that all about?" Draco asked.
She just shook her head. "It's nothing, we're just fighting."
"Sounds like nothing new." he shrugged. "Are you ok?" he asked her as he noticed the sudden rise in temperature.
She snapped her head over to him. "What? Yeah, I'm fine," she said as she finally stepped out onto her floor.
"You want to do lunch?" Draco asked her.
She had her back to him as she just stared down the hallway to where she knew her desk to be. She nodded at his question and then turned and threw her arms around him, pulling him into a tight hug.
Draco was caught off guard by her sudden gesture, but his heart melted at the feel of his daughters hug.
"I love you, Dad," she said.
He just smiled at her words. "I love you too. Do you need to talk Ember?" he asked, trying to pull back to better look at her.
She hugged him tighter. "Don't let me go... not yet," she whispered, tears stinging her eyes.
He could hear her voice cracking and his heart broke to hear it, especially from Ember. He couldn't remember the last time he held her in his arms like this, he missed it a great deal.
"What's going on Ember?" he softly asked her as she finally let him look at her face.
She shook her head as a tear slid down her cheek. "I'll tell you, just not now... not yet."
He nodded before he hugged her tightly again.
Ginny knocked on Harper's door and saw her lying in her bed still. She glanced at the clock and saw it was past noon. She let out a sigh at how depressed she was over not returning to Hogwarts.
She walked over and took a seat on the side of her bed. "Hey Sweetie, you want to come along to have lunch with your Dad and sister?"
She shook her head.
Ginny frowned, she hated seeing Harper so down.
"You know what?" Ginny said as she leaned over to get a better look at Harper's face. "How about I skip lunch today and you and I go hit the Quidditch pitch instead?"
Harper quickly sat up, her face full of excitement. "Really? You'll come fly with me?"
"Of course, you know I use to play. Come on, show me what you're made of kiddo." Ginny teased as she followed Harper's running form down the hall.
Ginny finally made her way onto the pitch and just took a moment to watch Harper grab her broom and a Quaffle. Her face was filled with happiness, something Ginny missed seeing on her kids' faces these past few days. Everything somehow seemed like it was slipping from her grasp and she was starting to lose control.
"Mum, you ready?"
Ginny was pulled from her thoughts by the sound of Harper's voice and she quickly nodded. She grabbed a broom and pushed off the ground and watched her little Harper fly about. Her heart soared when she watched the look on her face, she was so happy. Ginny was quite impressed with her flying skills and thought back to her Quidditch days back at Hogwarts. It made her heart hurt for Harper, even more, when she started thinking about how much she would be missing out on.
She cleared her head and threw the Quaffle around for a while with Harper until they decided to take a break for some much-needed lunch.
Scorpius gave a quick hard knock on the front door and impatiently waited for an answer. The conversation Ember had with him last night still fresh in his mind. He tried to compose himself when he saw the blonde standing before him in the doorway.
"Scorpius? Nice of you to drop by. Come on in."
"Thanks, Luna. Is James here?" he asked, making his way inside.
"Yes, he's up in his room," she said gesturing upstairs.
He gave a small thankful nod and quickly climbed the stairs before he gave another knock. He barely waited for an answer before he made his way inside and closed the door.
"Well, come on in," James said with a smirk.
"I need your help," he said, his tone firm and his face serious.
James took notice of this and stopped packing his bag and turned his attention to the young man. "Sure, with what?"
Scorpius saw his bags packed and gave a frustrated sigh. "When are you going back to Hogwarts?"
"Classes don't resume for another day, but I was going to head back tomorrow. Why, what's up?"
"We are going to pay our good friend Noah a visit tonight."
Ember was placing the last few files in the drawer before her lunch break when she heard someone walk up behind her.
"Just a second, Dad, just filing these last few," she said as she thumbed through the folders.
"It's amazing how much work you can get done when you have no boyfriend to snog." a voice drawled.
The sound of Noah's voice hitting her ears made her jump and drop the last file in her hand to the floor.
"What the hell do you want?" she snapped, kneeling down to collect the papers.
He took a few steps closer to her. "Just thought I'd come to say hello," he said with a smirk.
She ignored him and went to grab the last piece of paper when he put his foot over it. She let out a shaky breath to calm her nerves before she looked up at him once more.
"Please move," she said through clenched teeth.
"Make me."
She jumped back up and stood face to face with him. "So now that you can't have me, you're going to try and intimidate me? Because your sick plan for popularity fell through? You're a pig Noah." she said before she flicked her wand to retrieve the paper from under his foot.
She went to turn to leave when he grabbed her upper arm to turn her back to him.
"Maybe we can help each other out?"
"What the hell could you possibly offer that I would find the least bit helpful?" she snarled, her eyes on the firm grip he had on her.
"How about clearing all your sisters to go back to school? And in exchange..."
She just looked at him. "Let me guess, a night together? Fuck you, Noah. How about you get your power-hungry hands off of me and I don't burn you alive?" she hissed as she grabbed his hand to try and pry his fingers off her arm.
He pulled her closer to him, but her instincts started to kick in and her skin beneath his grasp started to burn him. He quickly released her and he just stared at her with a disgusted look.
"Listen Ember, I know I seem like a douche bag and yeah, maybe I am, but I want you to really think about something," he said as he took a step closer to her. "I'm doing you a favor. You should feel relieved that someone is actually willing to go out with you...date you....screw you. Do you think anyone would even look at you twice when you're a freak like your parents? You're a walking inferno, so not only does your last name send guys running for the hill, now you have the baggage of possessing deadly powers. I mean, come on now.... you're not really dreamgirl material." he softly said as he gently reached forward and stroked her cheek.
She quickly turned away from his touch before she turned back and gave him a deadly glare. The paper in her hand was suddenly engulfed in flames and she quickly dropped it and tried to put it out.
Before Noah could say another word he saw Draco making his way down the hall. He gave one last look at Ember and walked away.
The last few flames that Ember attempted to put out were soon distinguished when she felt a small icy breeze brush past her as her father approached her. The feel of his powers hitting her made her feel safe as she turned to lock eyes with him.
"Hey, what's going on?" he asked her as he saw Noah retreating down the hall.
She just shook her head. "I'm just aggravated, thank for your help," she mumbled as she tried to brush it off.
He looked at her face and could see she didn't want to discuss anything still. "So how about some lunch?" he asked.
She gave him a small smile and nodded.
"Hey Jake, how is Scorpius doing on his first day?" Ember asked as she and Draco laughed at the thought of Scorpius in an apron serving coffees.
"Actually, he never showed up," Jacob said.
Draco just shook his head. "Please excuse my son, he has better manners than that. It's very out of character for him," he said.
"It's quite alright, there's been a lot going on for you all. I'll give him another day or two to show up, but after that-"
"After that that I will definitely take his place." Ember chimed in.
Jacob just smiled at her. "Of course," he said before he placed the rest of their food down on the table.
Draco's eyes fell on Ember's smile, he could tell the two of them were quite fond of the other. "So Jake, you should come to the Manor for dinner tonight," he suggested.
"Oh, um, are you sure?" he asked.
"Of course, what do you think Ember?"
"Yeah, you should definitely come by." she agreed happily.
"Alright, well thank you for the invite," he said before he walked to the back.
"Why are we inviting Jake over for dinner?" Ember asked.
Draco just shrugged. "He's just a nice kid, plus its nice of him to let your brother keep the job when he didn't even show up. I'm going to kill that boy." Draco mumbled to himself.
They both fell silent for a few moments.
"So Dad, have you and Mum decided what you're going to do about having us be evaluated?"
He gave a hard sigh. "Not yet, she thinks we ourselves should go in first to see what it entails. I don't know, maybe it's not such a bad idea." he looked at her reaction, but there wasn't much of one. "What do you think?"
She looked at him. "Me?"
"Yeah, what are your thoughts on it? They want you and Scorpius to submit to it as well."
She didn't say anything at first as she thought about it. "I don't know Dad, something doesn't seem right about it. It's not fair what the Ministry is doing. How could they keep them from Hogwarts like this? Are you sure Professor McGonagall is doing all she can to get them back there?"
"I'm positive, McGonagall has reminded me of how much we really owe her. If there was something more she could do, believe me, she would do it and then some."
She nodded at his confidence in the Headmistress before Jake made his way back over with fresh coffee for them.
Ginny welcomed the cool water from the shower as it hit her skin. Her thoughts going back to her and Harper's game of Quidditch from earlier. She smiled to herself at the memory and she was able to forget the fact that she wouldn't be returning to Hogwarts right now.
She was scrubbing her body with soap when she noticed something on her arm. She quickly rinsed her arm off and looked at the vein where the crook of her elbow was. She saw a slight discoloration. It wasn't very noticeable at all, just a small dot where her vein was. She thought back to the dream she had and it was the same spot where she had been injected. Her stomach dropped and she quickly rinsed off and got out of the shower. She threw her bathrobe on and quickly made her way to Ellie's bedroom where she gave a few knocks before poking her head inside.
"Hey sweetie, can I talk to you real quick?"
"Sure, Mum," Ellie said with a smile as Ginny took a seat next to her. "What's up? Are you ok?"
"Of course, baby. Listen, in the hospital after I performed the Hauriendum spell on you... what happened after that?"
Ellie was bothered by the question, Ginny could tell she didn't want to relive that day.
Ginny gently cupped her face and looked at her with a small smile. "Sweetheart, I know how hard that day was for you, but I need to know what happened after."
Ellie gave a small nod. "Well, when it was happening... when you performed the spell, everything was fine at first. After I let out the rest of whatever wave of powers that had surfaced, you... you changed," she said in a small voice as she locked eyes with her mother.
"It's ok, keep going," Ginny reassured her.
"Your eyes were black, your veins...your skin....everything changed. I was scared you might hurt me."
"Oh baby, I would never hurt you," she said, grabbing her into a tight hug.
"You were screaming in pain and then the room was filled with flames....ice. Then you collapsed, I thought you were dead." she choked out as a tear slid down her face.
"It's ok. I'm fine, Ellie... everything is ok now. What about after I fell unconscious, what happened?"
"I don't know, I only remember nurses and doctors running in and they ran to you and then to me. I was really upset and shaken up, some of my powers still surfacing. They gave me a sleeping potion. The only thing I remember seeing before I fell out was you being taken out of the room for them to help you."
"What about when I got back?"
"When I woke up you and Dad were already back."
Ginny just froze, she looked at her arm one more time.
"What's wrong Mum?"
She just looked at Ellie, her eyes wide. "Nothing... everything is fine."
She pulled her into a tight hug again as she started to fear that her dream was actually reality.
"Hey, Aurora is downstairs looking for you," Harry said as he popped his head into his son's room.
"Oh, thanks."
"James? Something on your mind?" Harry asked. "Thought you were heading back to school today?"
He shrugged. "Just thought I'd hang around for another day or two, just with everything going on."
Harry looked at him for a moment before he nodded. "Alright, well, what are you and Aurora doing tonight?"
"Uh, actually we aren't hanging out tonight."
"Oh? Then where are heading out to tonight?" he asked.
"I'm actually hanging out with Scorpius, he wants to get his mind off some things so I figured we'd chill tonight." he shrugged.
"Odd, but believable, I suppose." Harry joked.
James gave a small laugh. "Dad, are you implying that I'm up to no good?"
"Of course not... not a Potter."
James just shook his head with a small laugh. "See ya later, Dad," he said before he headed downstairs.
He saw Aurora waiting for him at the front door.
"Hello James, I thought since you'll be headed back to school soon we could hang out. There's no Astronomy tower, but I'm sure we could manage something," she said with a light giggle.
He just smiled at her. He wasn't sure how he would handle not having Aurora at school with him. She was his favorite part of every day and now he had nothing to look forward to anymore.
"I wish I could hang out Aurora, but I actually have plans with your brother."
"With Scorpius? Like what?" she laughed.
"Just guy stuff, he needs a friend right now and I already told him I'd meet up with him. I'm sorry." he felt guilty for having to turn her down.
All he could think about was what Scorpius told him about Noah and what he did to Ember. How he treated her and his intents, he couldn't even think about how he would feel if something like that ever happened to Aurora.
"It's alright, I understand. Maybe we could try and see each other a bit tomorrow?" she suggested.
"Definitely."
He went to walk out of the house when he stopped and turned to face her again. "I'm really sorry, Aurora," he said before he placed a light kiss on her cheek and then left.
"Thank you again for having me over for dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy," Jake said.
"Of course, it was so nice of you to offer Scorpius a position, I'm so sorry he didn't show up. I'm not even sure I know where he is right now." Ginny explained.
"He's out with James." Aurora chimed in.
"Potter? That's odd." Draco said with a raised eyebrow.
"It's no worries, honestly, it's been a rough few days for you folks, so it's understandable," Jake reassured them.
"We appreciate that," Ginny said.
She looked down at the vein in her arm, she could see some of them starting to darken. She was starting to feel some discomfort from it but pushed it aside until after dinner.
"Are you ok?" Draco leaned over and whispered to her.
She nodded as she turned to look at him. "Yes, just a little tired."
They both turned to Jake and Ember getting lost in conversation across the table and watched them for a moment. Ember was laughing at some of the things he said, they were quite sweet together.
"He is so much better than Noah, gosh, I hope she dumps his arse," Ginny whispered to him.
"I think it might be sooner than you think. They've been arguing." Draco said.
"Ah, interesting," Ginny said with a smirk.
"So Jake, tell me about your parents. What do they do for a living?" Draco asked.
"Well, my mother is a waitress at another diner in Diagon Alley and I never met my father."
"Oh, sorry to hear that," Ginny said with a sad smile.
"It's quite alright, regardless of the not so nice man my mother has told me him to be, I do sometimes wonder what it would be like to meet him," he said, more to himself than them.
He glanced at Ember and she gave him a small smile.
"Is he still alive? I'm sure I could find out something for you on him." Draco offered.
"I don't know if he is alive or dead, but any information would be appreciated."
"Of course, it's the least we could do. Hermione would probably be better at digging up the info on him. What's the name?" Draco asked.
"Warren, Peter Warren I believe."
Ginny's heart felt like it stopped and she completely froze; her eyes went wide. Her mind pulled her back all those years ago to that office where some of the worst memories of her life took place. She didn't realize she had stopped breathing until she took in a sharp breath of air.
"Gin?"
She heard Draco call to her and she turned to look at him. She wasn't aware of the tears in her eyes until she felt one slide down her face.
"Excuse me," she choked out before she got up and quickly left the room.
She could feel her blood bubbling beneath her skin, a burning sensation like she had never felt before. She was sure she would explode into a wave of flames at any moment, but she desperately tried to keep her cool. She felt the same pain running through her that day in the hospital with Ellie, but not as severe. She feared what would come about if she didn't calm herself down soon.
She threw her bedroom door open and started pacing as she mentally searched for anything to keep her emotions leveled. If what she remembered from that hospital room was true and she really did have some sort of trigger inside of her, then she needed to keep her head. She glanced at the vein in her arm that seemed to have darkened and spread even more.
"Ginny?"
She turned to see Draco in the doorway, his face held concern for her emotional state at the mention of Warren's name. He grabbed her into his arms and held her tightly and she could feel herself start to relax against him.
He could feel the heat rising in her body when she looked at him.
"Some help?" she asked, her voice cracking.
He nodded before she hugged him tightly once more. She felt his touch turn cold, her body covered in goosebumps as the heat in her body started to subside. She let out a shiver and then the coldness became warm once more, but it was a comforting warmth. She looked at him, his eyes piercing into hers as he tried to read her mind.
"Warren's son is sitting down in our dining room." she suddenly said.
"I know Gin... I know."
Scorpius continued to walk with a clear motive on his mind. His face twisted in rage and his anger only building as he walked up to Noah's house. He stopped at the end of a long cobblestone path leading up to the house and got lost in the conversation he and Ember had again.
"So what's the plan? We're just talking to this guy? Threatening him a bit?" James asked.
"Yeah, something like that," Scorpius said as he made his way up the path.
"What if his father is home?"
"He's not, he left earlier."
"Earlier? What were you doing here earlier?"
He didn't answer and James became slightly concerned when he saw the look on Scorpius' face. Scorpius walked up the door and checked to see if it was unlocked. He tried a simple unlocking spell and it didn't work. He grabbed the doorknob and started to freeze the handle until he was sure it froze the entire lock.
"What the hell are you doing? You can't break into someone's house, especially a Ministry Official!" James exclaimed.
Scorpius didn't seem to take in anything James had to say, he just wanted to hurt Noah. After a few attempts at trying to slam the door open with his body, he could hear Noah inside cursing up a storm.
"Who the bloody hell do you think you are trying to break into my home!" he yelled as he came down the stairs.
Scorpius brought his foot up and kicked the door as hard as he could in and it flung open so hard it made Noah jump back.
"Good evening Noah," Scorpius said, an evil smirk on his face.
"How dare you, get the hell out of my house," he ordered as he grabbed his wand and threw a spell at him.
Scorpius dodged it with little effort. Noah went to run back upstairs when James threw a binding spell at him.
"Now what?" James asked.
Scorpius walked up to Noah and grabbed him by the throat and threw him up against the wall. He swung his fist at his face so hard his body slid down the wall.
Noah spit out a mouthful of blood before a light laugh escaped his mouth. "What do you want me to do, apologize to your sister?" he continued to laugh. "The only thing I'm sorry for is not trying my luck with Aurora instead."
Before Scorpius could hit him again, it was James who kicked him hard in the face, his own rage surfacing now.
"Alright, alright." Noah groaned out as he spit another mouthful of blood out. "I get it, no more playing with your sisters," he said, still some amusement in his voice as he wiped his bloody nose with his sleeve as he stood back up.
Scorpius grabbed him by the throat again. "No, I don't think you do get it. I want to make sure it's drilled in that tiny mind of yours." He said menacingly as his fist covered in ice and he brought it back once more and punched him again.
Noah fell to the ground, a large gash was on his head as blood poured from it.
"Scorpius, enough," James said.
Scorpius didn't hear him, he wouldn't let himself be distracted, he wanted Noah to pay. He grabbed Noah's limp body that was fighting to stay conscious and swung his icy fist at him again. Noah was knocked out at this point, but Scorpius didn't stop, he just kept hitting him.
"SCORPIUS, STOP!" James yelled, attempting to grab him off of Noah.
Scorpius shoved him hard backward before he started hitting Noah again, his fist and clothes covered in blood.
"Scorpius you're going to kill him, stop it. We just came here to scare him... NOW STOP!"
Again he ran over to Scorpius and tried to push him off, but this time Scorpius threw a ball of ice at him that knocked him to the floor. James was in disbelief that Scorpius would ever use his powers on him like that. He knew he wasn't in the right state of mind right now and he was worried about him. He became even more worried when he felt his own powers surfacing as he watched Scorpius attempt to hit Noah once more. Without thinking he released an electrical shock that hit Scorpius right in the back. He heard him yell out in pain and he tried to let up on the force of his powers but he had trouble doing so.
He finally regained control again when he saw Scorpius fall to the floor beside Noah. James stood there in shock for a moment, his heart racing. He wasn't sure if either of them were alive at this point. He quickly went to run to Scorpius' side and slipped on something wet realizing it was a puddle of Noah's blood that was gushing from his head.
"Scorpius! Wake up!" he shouted, giving him a hard shake.
He leaned down to listen for a pulse or anything to assure him that he didn't accidentally kill his friend. When he heard and felt nothing, his stomach dropped. He attempted to shake him awake again when his hands released an electrical shock against Scorpius' body. He jumped back at the unexpected electricity that still ran through him, but he felt a wave of relief when he heard Scorpius take in a sharp breath of air before he fell unconscious.
James just sat there in silence for a moment, he couldn't even begin to register what happened. How fast control over the situation was completely lost. He took one last look at Noah's beaten body, then grabbed Scorpius and apparated back to his house.
As soon as his feet hit the floor of his bedroom he could hear someone making their way upstairs to his bedroom.
"James! Is that you?" Luna called out as she went to open his bedroom door.
He sprinted across the room and slammed the door shut again before she could open it all the way.
"James? What's going on?"
"Nothing, Mum, I'm just changing."
There was a pause for a moment.
"Well, you've had me worried sick, where were you? It's almost midnight."
"I was with Scorpius still... we...were at a party." he cursed himself for the lame lie he told his mother.
"A party?"
"Yes, Mum, a party, now can I please change in peace?" he snapped.
She was quiet for a moment. "Alright, I love you," Luna said softly through the door.
Hearing those words from his mother right now brought whatever tears that stung his eyes to finally fall. He had never witnessed anything so brutal before and then to almost kill his friend with a power he thought he had control over scared him. He thought of what happened with Ellie at the party and started questioning everything he knew about this supposed gift he possessed. Then he wasn't even sure if Noah was alive or dead, he had never seen Scorpius like this before, he didn't think the young man had anger in him like what he saw tonight.
He covered his mouth to quiet the cries that dared to escape and tried to compose himself. "I love you too Mum." he choked out as best as he could before he finally heard her walk away.
He laid his head back against his bedroom door before he slid down to the floor in a fit of sobs.
An unbearable pain filled his head, he could feel the throbbing behind his eyes as he fought to open them up. He cracked them a bit to see the sunlight hitting the wall above his head. He suddenly jolted up and was confused and disoriented as he looked around the room until his eyes fell on James.
Scorpius grabbed his head and let out a soft groan as a sharp pain ran through it again. "What the hell happened to me? I feel like I got hit by a Bludger," he said through his heavy breathing.
James just looked at him, he was grateful that Scorpius didn't remember seeing his powers.
"I hit you with a knockout jinx... you were out of control," he said, his tone calm.
Memories of last night finally filled Scorpius' mind and he fell silent... they both did.
"I should go," Scorpius said suddenly as he went to stand up and then dropped to his knees as the room started spinning. "In a minute," he added as he waited for the dizziness to pass.
"Here, eat that," James said, tossing a piece of chocolate to him.
He bit a tiny piece off before he looked up at James and just shook his head in disbelief at what happened last night. "Is he-"
"Dead? I don't know, I just grabbed you and apparated out of there before anyone showed up."
Scorpius sat on the edge of the bed and ran his hands through his hair, his own tears stinging his eyes as the realization of what he did set in. The possibility that he may have killed someone made him want to throw up.
"I have to go," he quickly said before he broke down in front of James.
"Scorpius-"
"I'm sorry you got wrapped up in this... I'll talk to you later," he said before he apparated back to the Manor.
Scorpius was barely through the front door when both of his parents were before him.
"Where the hell were you all night? It's nine in the morning, what happened to you?" Draco demanded, taking in his son's rough appearance.
He was silent all of a sudden, he couldn't think of any words at all, his mind only on the young man that he beat to death or close to.
"I... I was out with James... at a party." he finally settled on.
"A party? With James? Harry said James came home about midnight, so where were you?" Ginny ordered.
"What happened to your hand?" Draco asked.
Scorpius looked at his right hand to see it bandaged up and his heart dropped. "Yes, James and I was at a party and he left before I did. We drank a bit and I cut my hand on some broken glass somehow and just crashed at a friend's place... that's all." he quickly said, trying his best to play the part.
"I don't want you out all night long like that without letting us know where you're going to be," Ginny said firmly.
He nodded. "I'm sorry I worried you. It won't happen again."
He was relieved when his mother hugged him tightly, but he could see his father didn't completely buy his story but left it alone for now.
Scorpius went to walk upstairs when Draco called to him.
"Hang on, before you head upstairs to sleep your hangover off; your mother and I need to talk to you and Ember." he gestured for him to join them in the dining room.
Scorpius walked into the dining room and took a seat beside Ember who reached forward and ruffled his already messy hair.
"Looks like someone had a wild night." she teased him, unaware of where he really was and what he really did.
He just looked at her with a half smile before he turned his attention to his parents across from them.
"So what's going on Dad?" Ember asked.
Draco let out a hard sigh before he started. "Noah is in the hospital, someone broke into their house yesterday and attacked him."
Scorpius' stomach dropped, he knew for a fact he would vomit everywhere at any moment at the news about Noah. The fact that his father knew already meant the Ministry knew and he couldn't even begin to think about how his parents would react to what he did. He took a quick glance at Ember who was looking right at him, her eyes wide.
He broke eye contact with her and turned back to his parents. "Is he going to be ok?"
Ginny just shook her head. "We don't know yet, he's in a coma... it was quite a brutal attack," she said softly.
"Do they know who did it?" Ember asked, tears falling down her face.
"No, not yet. The Adwells don't really have enemies like that. The only luck we might have is that Mr. Adwell has some really highly secured wards up around their home. So we're going to see if they picked up anything. There was also a housekeeper in the home at the time, she is being questioned now, but she didn't see much as she was hiding in one of the hall closets. It had to have been someone who they didn't seem to be threatened by since they were able to walk through their wards."
Scorpius jumped out of his seat when he tasted the bile rising in his throat as he sprinted upstairs to the bathroom.
Ember stared after him, her tears still flowing freely down her face.
"Ember? I'm so sorry sweetie. Do you want to go see him?" Ginny asked, as she got up and took a seat beside her.
She just shook her head. "I don't know." was all she could manage to say.
"Well, just let us know and we could go with you if you'd like," Ginny said before she pulled her into a hug.
Scorpius rinsed his mouth out before he walked into his bedroom and sat on the edge of his bed. He was appalled by his actions, sure Noah definitely had a beating coming to him, but to almost kill him? He could very well not pull through with the current condition he's in, which made tears start to sting his eyes, not for Noah, but for what he had done. He suddenly felt someone's eyes on him and he looked in his doorway to see Ember standing there, her face stained with tears.
"What did you do?" she whispered out.
He just stared at her.
She walked into his room and closed the door and then strode right up to him. "What did you do Scorpius?" she asked louder.
He just shook his head before he dropped his gaze from hers.
She grabbed his face in her hands. "What did you do Scorpius?" she cried out. "Tell me you didn't do that... please tell me that wasn't you." she sobbed hysterically, her hands shaking against his face.
He tried so hard to keep his own emotions in, his tears back, but seeing her so upset after trying to protect her made his heart break. He broke down in front of her, his own tears sliding beneath her hands that cupped his face. She pulled him into a hug, she was scared for him, her heart physically ached for him. She knew why he did, but she never thought he'd go so far.
"I lost control." he muffled out against her body.
She pulled back to look at him.
"Of my powers.... I lost control.... it took over me," he said.
She didn't say anything, she just pulled him to her once more. Scorpius never lost control, everything he did was perfect. This is what she always thought anyway and now to see him like this was hard. What happened to their lives in the last couple of weeks that turned everything upside down? She felt fresh tears fill her eyes as she just held him tighter against her and let them fall.
Ginny walked into Ava's room as she woke up from her nap and smiled down at the fussing toddler.
"Alright my love, I'm coming," she said as she picked her up.
She snuggled her up into a hug making her giggle and then she started fussing again and wanted out of Ginny's arms.
"Well, hold on now, you need a diaper change silly," she said, laying her down.
She kept crying loudly as Ginny changed her, kicking her feet and trying to scoot away.
"I see your nap did you no good. Maybe you're just having a rough day?" she said to her with a small smile before she scooped her back up and kissed her cheek.
She let out a loud cry as she tried to push her away, making Ginny let her go and just look at her for a moment.
"What's wrong with you?" she said to herself.
Ava was perfectly fine now, but as soon as Ginny went to give her little thigh a squeeze she started crying again. Ginny pulled her hand away and then looked at Ava and then at her hands before she shook her head.
"No." she whispered out.
She looked at the vein in the middle of her arm and let out a small gasp as she saw it had spread a little up and down her arm. She then realized her hands were burning Ava and her heart started to race.
"AURORA!" she called out.
After a few moments, Aurora came walking into Ava's room. "Yes, Mum?"
"Take your sister please, I'm not feeling too good, can you just keep an eye on her for a little while?"
"Sure," she said as she scooped Ava up in her arms.
Ginny quickly made her way to her bedroom and went into the medicine cabinet, by the time she got to the bathroom her eyes turned black and flames started to dance throughout her hair. Her heart was beating so fast she thought it might explode and the pain she started experiencing was becoming unbearable. She grabbed a sedation Potion and quickly drank it, hoping it worked to calm her down.
She watched the growing flames around her die down and her black eyes return to normal before she walked over to the couch and sat down. She started thinking back to the day in the hospital again. She knew it wasn't a dream, there was no misunderstanding anymore, everything was crystal clear. Someone injected her with something that was going to make her lose control eventually and that scared her to death.
A/N: OK, so a LOT of information in this chapter. I must know what you are all thinking? Scorpius and James attack on Noah? Finding out who Jake's father is? Ginny's transformation? What do you guys have to say?
Also, I know a lot of people agree that Noah definitely deserved a beat down, but the reaction James and Scorpius has to the aftermath I wanted to feel real and they aren't use to a life like the ones their parents lived 17yrs ago. Hopefully it was written well enough for you guys to feel the emotion.
Thank you all so much for your support. Please Review!!! =D
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