Chapter Eleven

The days that were left to him before Scorpius had to return Hogwarts went all together too quickly and soon Scorpius found himself having to say goodbye to his little brother. "See you in two months, be good alright? Practice flying with Draco but don't do it alone. Take the twins they will be glad to help you learn." He said to his little brother, he ruffled his hair and smiled down at him. Lucian grabbed onto his brother's legs.

"Don't go." He said. "Stay." He then started to cry.

"Oh Ian, it's alright I will be back soon." Scorpius said and picked up his little brother. "I have to go, I have to learn magic to train myself." He said and his eyes filled with tears as well. His brother had not come with him when he left for school because he did not want others to see how much he loved his little brother. "I suppose it is time to say goodbye to Draco and the twins." Scorpius said he tried to put his brother down but Lucian clutched at Scorpius's robes and he didn't want his brother to let go. He rode his broom to the Goyle's house, clutching his little brother tightly to him. Gregory opened the door.

"You're off?" Gregory said.

"Yes, I came to say goodbye." Scorpius said. "I will miss you Greg, I can't wait until your old enough to join me." He smiled then. "We will show them won't we?"

"Yes defiantly." Gregory replied. Scorpius stood outside for a minute and then he was hit with an miniature tornado.

"Don't go." Draco said hugging him tightly just where the broom was attached to his feet.

"Are you going to hold me hostage?" Scorpius said. "You must be the youngest kidnappers in history." His own eyes were glistening with tears, as was Gregory's.

"Vincent is staying the night at Zoriem's." Gregory said naming the only friend that the twins did not share. Zoriem was Zoriah's younger brother and Zoriem could be both very nasty and very nice. He switched between the two and Vincent was about the only one could stand Zoriem's split personality.

"Tell him I said goodbye alright?" Scorpius asked and both boys held on tighter to him. Scorpius sighed and tickled Draco. Draco tried to hold on but he couldn't and Scorpius managed to pull free. Draco was crying very hard now and Scorpius realized that it was in part that Draco was afraid of sleeping alone, he was afraid that his father would forget. Scorpius knew this because it was his own fear. "Draco, if you need me just turn on the mirror and I will be there. It will work for both of you although I can only contact Draco. We will be able to speak to each other, which is less than what most wizard families could say." He didn't want to add that he could apperate to Draco if he really needed him, then Draco would try to call to him as he was in lessons. "You have a copy of my schedule, you can reach me at those times between lessons." He said hovering above the boy's head. He then flipped upside down and his brother surprised by the sudden movement let go for a moment. Scorpius flipped him and placed him gently upon the ground. He then hugged all three of them and flew off. His father was waiting for him.

"Ready to go?" Draco said and Scorpius nodded. "Good, now put your mask in place." Again Scorpius nodded but he hugged his father before letting his face go completely blank. Together they used the floo network to go to the platform. "Good bye son." Draco said. "See you at Easter."

"At Easter." Scorpius agreed, with that he took his things aboard the train. He found his friends in an open compartment. "Have a good holiday?" He greeted them.

"Scorpius." Albus, Rose and even Cedric cried and soon he was being embraced.

"I'm fine, I had a good holiday did you? I got to see my little brother and my cousins. They got their first brooms, starstrikers."

"Those are amazing, much better than the old toy brooms. They were created as soon as we grew too old for such things though." Cedric said.

"Yes, but it was fun teaching them how to fly. I also played with my older cousins." Scorpius said. "It was fun."

"So, you have different classes from us now." Albus said.

"Not entirely, I am still in first year dark arts." Scorpius replied.

"Have you heard of Spell making yet?" Albus asked.

"No, I will do some research though. There are plenty books in the forbidden section of the library." Scorpius said. "I have got permission for advanced transfiguration work, I think they are giving me time for personal study."

"Good for you." Rose said. "Although you never should have drank a potion that had no known antidote."

"It didn't do anything other than make me stronger." Scorpius said and picked up a book. He read it until the witch with the trolley arrived. He let the others get their food first and then he ordered. "I would like twenty chocolate frogs, ten caldron cakes, five pumpkin pasties and five packets of Bernie bots every flavor beans." He paid for his food and saw that everyone in the compartment was staring at him. "What? I haven't had breakfast." He said and unwrapped a pastry. "You can have some of this if you want."

"Thanks." Albus said but didn't take any. Scorpius finished eating and put the rest in his bag. He then took out a Quaffle and started tossing it aimlessly.

"Will you stop?" Rose asked. "It's making me dizzy."

"Want to toss it around?" Scorpius said. "It's just that I am rather bored." He sighed. "I don't sit still well, I suppose I could apperate to the castle, but then I would get into trouble for doing so."

"If your bored do it anyway, that way we get rid of your sighing." Cedric said and that clenched it. If Cedric didn't want him here then he wouldn't stay. He took his things down from the upper compartment and disappeared. The school was a lot quieter than usual and Scorpius walked into it by the gates. He walked to Ted's office and knocked on the door, a sleepy Ted answered it. A moment later a man who he barley knew was embracing him.

"I thought I had lost you." He said.

"I am ready for the next book." Scorpius said. "If you would give it to me?"

"Of course, of course and you can use my potion ingredients too."

"Thank you." Scorpius said and walked into the room. Soon a potion to remove the side effects of using animal hair in Polyjuice potion was being made. He finished the potion and cleaning out the caldron started on another. This one was supposed to help with memory loss. After finishing that one he moved onto another. He had just started to work on it, when his teacher interrupted.

"The ministry tested a diluted form of the potion, they found that it removed magic temporarily. To say that they are eager for more is a gross understatement."

"Alright then I will make a caldron full and send it to the ministry."

"The price has already been agreed upon and I have also agreed upon prices for you from the other ministry's. It is considerable."

"Well then." Scorpius said and took out the small blue vial. "I should use a drop of this." Half diluted the potion but still it was very useful. He took a drop and grabbed his schoolbag. He disappeared and walked to the ministry aurror office.

"Scorpius." Kingsly Shacklebolt said. "Excellent you got the potion with you." Scorpius nodded and took out the potion beakers placing them on the desk. "The full amount will be wired to your account." Scorpius nodded and disappeared. By the time the train arrived he was splattered in liquid so he took out a change of clothes and put them on. He let the robes disappear down the laundry chute and walked back upstairs to the dining room. He was starving from his exertions of the day and sat down at the Slytherin table.

"Do you think it's a bit pathetic to already miss them?" Scorpius asked.

"Not at all." Flint said. "You are only eleven, when I was your age."

"Six years ago, Flint threw a tantrum to get out of returning. All he managed to do was embrace himself." Another sixth year said and Scorpius smiled. "We all miss our families while away at school, but the education is worth it." They talked about meaningless things until Scorpius had to return to his own house. He went up to bed and put on a nightgown, folded into his shirt were two childish drawings. He smiled and hung both pictures up and put the framed photograph on his table. He then got into bed and waited for the lights to dim. By the time the lights did dim Scorpius was fast asleep.