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After only waiting for a couple more minutes, the door finally burst open revealing Hermione's fellow trainee healer Padma Patil, her arms full of bandages and vials containing the materials Hermione asked for. Hermione immediately rushed forward helping Padma with the materials in her arms.
"I brought everything you asked me to bring. Oh and some calming draught if ever he wakes up confused and scared just to be sure." Wheezed Padma.
"Thanks." Hermione mumbled already propping up the small boy's head, Getting him ready to swallow the skele gro.
"You know, I expected his injuries to be a lot worse than this." Padma mused while watching Hermione fluff the little boy's pillows under his head, giving her the space she knows she needed to heal the patient.
"Well I healed most of his wounds and bruises and scrubbed him clean while I was waiting for you." Hermione answered.
Looking anywhere but at Padma she whispered, "I just couldn't bear to see such an innocent boy all bloody and helpless." Padma's teasing smirk turned into a sad smile.
"We all can't Hermione." She answered softly.
Hermione looked up and gave her a small smile. Hermione's really thankful to have Padma here with her as a fellow trainee, she can always count on her on basically anything, not to mention that they both came from Hogwarts which also made the friendship even stronger. One way or another, they can relate to each other. She was about to say something when they heard a soft whimper from the bed.
"Fath…..Father?"
Hermione's eyes quickly darted to the small boy. Silver clashed with brown as their eyes met.
"Who are you?" the boy asked Hermione while attempting to sit up. He cringed as the pain finally hit him giving him no choice but to hopelessly fall back to the bed. He whimpers again looking as if he's ready to cry.
"I'm Healer Hermione and this here is Healer Padma." Hermione replied while smoothing the front of her healer robes, A habit she does whenever she's nervous.
"You're a healer?" the boy asks. His silver eyes growing wide with fear darting from Hermione to Padma and the door as if he's ready to bolt through the doors the second their eyes weren't focused on him anymore.
"Well….um yes. Yes we are. You see you got into a little accident and were gonna help you heal your injuries." Hermione said softly trying not to scare the boy further.
"Oh no! Father's going to be very upset with me when he finds out!" the little boy shrieked suddenly, Unconsciously putting his injured arm up to cover his eyes in an act of misery, making him groan in pain. The little boy's groan signaled Hermione's healer self to emerge and her nervousness to subside.
"Oh! Of course you're still in pain aren't you?" Hermione asked. The little boy nods slowly, sporting an adorable pout on his chubby face.
"Here, I fetched the Skele Gro and the sleeping potion for you." Padma said offering the vials to Hermione's hands. The boy looked at the vials warily as if contemplating if he should trust the healers and drink the potions.
"Does that taste bad?" he whispered quietly.
Hermione gave him a soft smile. "Of course it doesn't." she lied. He'll be sleeping in no time after he drinks the potions anyway.
"Are you sure?" the boy asked again looking at her through suspicious eyes.
Hermione snorted, clearly amused with the boy. "It's not that bad I promise. It just tastes a little bitter is all, but you won't even notice it, I promise."
The boy looked at her through narrowed eyes. "Maybe it'll taste better with some Otters Fizzy Orange juice." The boy said seemingly innocent. Hermione laughed, amused at the boy's attempt to avoid drinking the foul tasting potion.
"You know what? That seems like a wonderful idea. I'll go and get you some juice while you wait here with Healer Padma okay."
"Okay." The boy said sounding smug.
"And while you're waiting for me to get back why don't you tell Healer Padma who your father is so we can owl him." The boy's head snapped up to look at Hermione.
"Wh…why do we need to tell father?" he asked looking scared. Hermione smoothed the boy's blonde locks away from his eyes and replied. "We need to tell your father sweetie. He'll be really worried if we don't. Do you want your father to be worried?" The boy shook his head still looking scared.
Hermione leaned a little, placing her mouth next to his small ear and whispered. "Don't worry I'll be here if ever he gets angry."
"Will you really be here?" The little boy asked uncertainly. Hermione smiled at him and nodded. The boy relaxed back to the bed and gave her a toothless grin. Hermione stood up straight and fixed her healer robes back to perfection, getting ready to get the juice she promised the small boy when she heard Padma stand up as well.
"Oh don't stress yourself Hermione, I'll go get the juice. He seems to be more relaxed with you anyway."
"Are you sure? I mean you're probably tired from bustling around running errands for everyone."
"It's no big deal Hermione, really." Padma replied with a small chuckle. Before Hermione can argue further Padma was already out of the room, the door swinging behind her. Hermione looked at the small boy again, surprised to see him staring back at her. The boy flushed scarlet. Clearly embarrassed to be caught staring at her.
"Hi." He whispered shyly.
Hermione couldn't help but smile . Just a few minutes in this small boy's presence and she's already entranced by his charms. She took her previous seat at the side of his bed and fluffed his pillows again. "Okay then. While were waiting for Healer Padma and your Orange juice why don't you introduce yourself to me first." Hermione said with a smile.
"Oh ummm… my name's Scorpius. Scorpius Malfoy." He answered, looking proud.
"Malfoy?" Hermione almost shouted in surprise. How could this sweet creature be the spawn of Malfoy? Surely he got his innocence and kindness from his mother Astoria. She thought to herself. Hermione and Scorpius both jumped in surprise when they heard the door open revealing a disheveled looking Draco Malfoy.
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