As Scorpius' eyes looked down, Rose's eyes followed his and she was immediately shocked. She turned around quickly and was ready to jinx the memory out of her mind forever. She hoped that his thoughts had nothing to do with her. She began to briskly walk the other way and to leave Scorpius time to 'mend' his appearance.
"Rose! I'm really sorry. It's just that I was…" Both students stopped. They heard the heels that were clacking along the corridor leading their way. It was Headmistress Hamlin. She was tall, quick and plain looking, but her strong voice and no nonsense demeanor called for absolute obedience. Just thinking of her helped slacken Scorpius pants and Rose was feeling quite well seeing as that she did not mix with mischief.
She appeared within seconds and looked at both Prefects. She smiled slightly and then with a look, they knew to follow her to her office. The walk was uneventful and they were both unsure wondering if they had done anything against the rules at any given time. Rose was wondering if she knew about Scorpius' "little incident". It would be torture for Rose to explain how she was in no way involved. Scorpius on the other hand got a strong feeling of something not being quite right. He couldn't place it and the thought wouldn't leave his head.
In no time they reached the stone gargoyle and he leaped out of the way to Headmistress Hamlin through. When they reached the inside of her office, to Rose's surprise the Headmistress began fidgeting, which is something she never did. She then looked up at the two teenagers.
"Rose, please wait outside for me." With a nod, Rose was situated in the hallway waiting to be recalled into the office.
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Scorpius gulped. He was unsure of what was about to happen but he was hoping for the best.
"Scorpius, take a seat. And answer me honestly. Are you a Death Eater and are your parents affiliated with them in any way?" She looked serious, but he couldn't believe the words that had just escaped her lips.
"Are you kidding me? What kind of a question is that?" He was standing and ready to jinx all of the shit out of her mouth. He didn't understand why this question was being asked. He knew his grandfather was really heavy into the Dark Arts, but he was never interested in such silly hypocrisies and bloodlines. His father wasn't nearly as bad as his grandfather, but Draco did hold many of his prejudices. It was ridiculous he never even so much as spoke the word was enraged. "Seriously? What the fuck do I have to do to stop everyone from fucking judging me?"
"Scorpius! Please! It was simply a question. Do not get worked up. I have some horrible news for you. Less than 15 minutes ago…your parents were found…dead. I'm sorry." Her voice cracked and she looked as if she might cry. She patted Scorpius' shoulders and lead him to a chair. "I have two people coming to visit. They want to ask you a few questions and if you don't feel up to it we can do this another time." She looked at him waiting for a response.
"Dad! Uncle Harry! It's good to see you guys…what are you doing here?" Scorpius heard Rose exclaiming outside. He had never really known her to be so animated. At least she could be happy. He was in shock and he wasn't able to process anything of what he had been told.
The door opened and in walked Ron Weasley and Harry Potter. Scorpius had heard of them and he knew they were head of the Auror Office but he had no idea as to why they were here?
Harry spoke first. "Scorpius Malfoy, I'm Harry Potter and this is my partner Ron Weasley. You already know some of the bad news. Unfortunately there is more.