So this is the sequel to A Fresh Start. It could probably stand on its own, but it would probably make more sense to read A Fresh Start before reading this one. I hope you guys enjoy this story. I'm sure I'm going to have parts in this story with Narcissa and Andromeda which will go along with the one-shot Sisters as well. So here we go…
Chapter 1 Draco and Scorpius' Bad Day
Summer was flying by like a speeding firebolt. June soon became the end of August, and Scorpius and Draco were both preparing for their return to Hogwarts as student and teacher respectively. Scorpius couldn't wait to be back in the Gryffindor dorm with his best friends Albus Potter and Rose Weasley. He was getting restless at home and couldn't wait to be able to use magic again without risking the wrath of the Ministry of Magic or his father.
"Scorpius, I have to go to a meeting at Hogwarts in less than twenty minutes! Get out of bed so that I can get you over to Malfoy Manor!" Draco yelled pounding on his twelve year old son's door.
"Five more minutes," Scorpius mumbled, only semi-coherently in reply.
"We don't have time for you to lay in bed any longer," Draco replied agitated, giving up on the knocking and walking straight into the room, "Now get out of bed this instant or I will not be above forcing you to do so!"
Scorpius reluctantly rolled over in bed and gave Draco a glare that was truly worthy of the near teenager he was.
"Fine, but I'm not going to be happy about it," Scorpius replied getting out of the bed and heading off to the bathroom.
"I never asked that you would be," Draco replied with a chuckle, "I want you downstairs and at the table in ten minutes young man!"
Scorpius gave no reply, but Draco headed off down the stairs anyway. Once in the kitchen he began to make some of his son's favorite chocolate chip pancakes. Scorpius appeared about ten minutes later with wet hair and scowl on his face. It was clear that Scorpius was not a morning person. However, his face lit up when he saw what his father had made him for breakfast.
"You are the best, dad," Scorpius stated, sitting down at the kitchen table and immediately digging into his pancakes.
"Can I get that in writing?" Draco asked with a coy grin as he sipped his tea.
"Very funny," Scorpius replied, rolling his eyes.
Five minutes later found Draco apparating Scorpius to Malfoy Manor and greeting his mother hastily, before hurrying off to his meeting with Headmistress McGonagall. Once at Hogwarts, Draco headed to the teacher's lounge where the meeting was to take place with all of the other staff.
"It is so good to see you all gathered here again after such a wonderful holiday," Professor McGonagall stated when all of the teachers were seated around the oak table, "It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you all that I have finally decided it is time for me to retire. I have grown old and I feel that I should spend the remaining years of my life relaxing and enjoying a quiet life."
The teachers were all stunned into silence for several moments before they all spoke at once voicing their opinions. Professor McGonagall silenced them all at once by raising her right hand.
"Now I know that this is sudden," Professor McGonagall replied, "But it is truly what I believe is for the best."
"Who will replace you as Head of the school?" Professor Greengrass asked.
"Well the Ministry has decided that they have the best suitor for the job. He is currently the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation," Professor McGonagall replied and before she could continue Draco cut her off.
"Blaise Zabini?" Draco shouted in surprise.
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Down in Wiltshire at the Malfoy Manor Scorpius was combing through the massive library that took up the majority of the right wing on the third story of the house. Scorpius was fascinated by all of the books that his Grandparents own and couldn't even fathom why anyone would need so many, since it was clearly impossible for one person to read them all.
Walking further into the library Scorpius found that there was a door that was slightly open. Throwing caution to the wind, he opened the door believing that he would find another room full of books. However, the only content of the room was a massive stone basin. Upon further inspection, Scorpius saw that the stone basin was filled with swirling liquid. Leaning down to get a closer look at the liquid, he had the sudden sensation of falling through the liquid and down into a room below.
Looking around, Scorpius soon realized that he was looking a much younger version of his father, his grandfather and his grandmother. There were several other people in the room too and one suspiciously looked like his friend Albus' father, Harry Potter. The man was bloodied and his face was swollen, but some of the distinct features of the man's face were present such as his bright green eyes. Scorpius was very confused as to why Harry Potter was there and tied up to several other people and one goblin that all looked worse for wear.
As the scene played out, which Scorpius was growing highly suspicious that it was a memory, Scorpius watched in horror. He couldn't believe that such a woman, who he believed was named Bellatrix, could be so evil. She was literally carving the word 'mudblood' into the girl's arm and his father, grandfather and grandmother were doing absolutely nothing to stop her. Scorpius' stomach seemed to plummet at the realization that they were just going to let this girl die at the hands of someone so evil and twisted.
While Scorpius was watching the girl lay limp on the floor, Scorpius felt a hand on his back. Before he could turn around and see who it was, he was pulled upwards and landed once more in the small room off of the library in Malfoy Manor.
"What do you think you were doing?" a voice asked, that Scorpius quickly recognized as his grandfather.
"Get away from me!" Scorpius yelled in reply.
"What?" Lucius asked confused, he hadn't yelled at Scorpius like he would have if he had caught Draco in his pensieve.
"Get away from me! I never want to see you again!" Scorpius yelled while stepping backwards, "You let her die! How could you do that! What did she ever do to you?"
Before Lucius could reply to his grandson's question, Scorpius turned and ran as fast as he could to get as much space between him and his grandfather as possible. Luck was on Scorpius' side and he soon found the front door to the Manor and quickly ran out. As he was running down the front lawn, Scorpius ran right into his father who was returning from his meeting at Hogwarts.
"Whoa! Hello there Scorpius," Draco stated, trying to balance his son so he wouldn't fall over, "Where are you running to?"
"Get off of me!" Scorpius yelled, disgust seeping through every word.
"What?" Draco asked confused, yet letting go of his son all the same.
"You let her die and you did absolutely nothing to help her!" Scorpius yelled.
"What are you talking about?" Draco asked, still unsure as to what they were having a conversation, or in Scorpius' case a shouting match, about.
Scorpius chose to once again turn and start running instead of answering. Draco stood in shock for a second, before coming to his senses and running after his son. Unfortunately for him, Scorpius was a very fast runner. After several minutes Draco was forced to slow down, his chest killing him. His pain was a result of the damage of the Sectumsempra spell that Harry used on him. It was never able to heal properly because it was such a dark spell, and his pain came back if he exerted himself too much.
Draco watched in horror as his son flagged down the Knight Bus and got on. The bus disappeared with a flash, taking his son far away from him. It took a moment for Draco to realize that he too could flag down the Knight Bus and that Scorpius was probably still on it. However, when he reached into his pocket he found that he had dropped his wand somewhere in all of his running. Draco was forced to search for the wand along the path as his son got further and further away from him.
So please review and let me know what you thought of the chapter! I will hopefully get the next chapter up soon. I will probably have quick updates until September 1st when I leave for Italy for three months. I'm sure I will have down time and still write and post while I'm there though.