A/N: Another chapter up! Thank you so much to those who reviewed! Sorry for this quite short chapter, but it just wants to get out of my mind and be posted here. Er, dunno if that made sense. Also, I'm sorry if I'm sort of neglecting my other fic, Last Hope, but I can't seem to work on two different fics with the same characters at the same time. So, I guess you'll be hearing from Last Hope after I finish this one up. Please enjoy!

Chapter Twelve: For the Sake of the Truth

"Daddy…?" said Scorpius tentatively, testing the waters.

"Yes?" Draco replied tiredly

"I saw her. She did it."

"Who?"

"Pansy."

"What?"

"S-She warned me not to speak out, but I know I should. She pushed Aries off the stairs, Daddy. Pansy threatened to push me down as well but I swore not to tell."

"What else are you keeping from me?"

"N-nothing.."

"Scorpius." Draco said sternly

"She invites Mr. Zabini over when you're gone or busy! They do things! She tortures me! She slaps me, she hurts me, she berates me! Daddy, please, please don't marry her! She said the moment she say I do is the moment I get shipped off to Dreamland! Forever!" Scorpius yelled, tears flowing from his eyes. "She wants to kill me, Dad."

Draco froze. He never knew any of this. He could've never known. For all he knew he could have married the bitch and practically sold off his son to hell.

"Scorpius…" he said, and took the boy into his arms, settling him on his lap, his arms enveloped the kid, his hand smoothing down the boy's hair and his chin resting on the boy's head. "Oh, God…"

Scorpius cried, leaning on his father's chest and clutching on Draco desperately. He sobbed, he just let it all out, he didn't know how heavy those secrets were, and now he felt free, but afraid, terribly, horribly afraid.

"Daddy, I'm scared."

"Sshh… Papa's here, Papa won't let harm near, Papa will make sure you're safe, Papa won't let bad things rear…" Draco said, rocking his child, tears forming in his eyes.

An hour later, Scorpius fell into a deep sleep. He was walking through a long hallway, and he could hear soft piano music. He followed the music and came into a large mahogany door. He pushed it and it opened silently, and it revealed a spacious ballroom of some sort. Someone was dancing, and he recognized it immediately. It was Aries, dancing ballet, her moves graceful, intricate, hypnotizing. Scorpius watched silently, and the music drew to an end, and so did Aries' steps. She finally noticed Scorpius and the boy walked towards her.

"That was very beautiful." Scorpius said.

"What are you doing here?" replied Aries softly.

"I… I don't know."

"You shouldn't be here."

"But why?"

"Go back… They need you."

"Aries…"

"Go, Scorpius! Go, before it's too late!"

"I don't understand…"

"Scorpius, go back. They need you. I need you. Go back!"

"Aries…"

"Go back!"

Aries faded into nothingness, but her voice echoed throughout the room. Scorpius closed his eyes and opened them again, only to find himself back in his father's arms.

"Father, Aries needs us." He said. Just then, Draco felt a heavy weight settle on his chest, and it had nothing to do with Scorpius. Something isn't right.

Draco stood up, pulling his son up with him and he quickly Apparated to St. Mungo's. There, not even pausing they ran up to the lift, cursing it silently for going slowly. Reaching the floor where Aries is confined, they rushed out of the lift and ran to Aries' room, where they saw Hermione outside, and she was sobbing.

"Hermione, Hermione what happened?" asked Draco worriedly.

"Sh-she suddenly stopped breathing, then muttered incoherent words…" a piercing cry resonated from the room, and fresh tears flowed out of Hermione's eyes. She covered her mouth and collapsed on one of the waiting chairs by the door. Draco embraced Hermione, stroking her hair, while Scorpius watched silently.

"It was some sort of seizure, and she wasn't breathing, but she kept on muttering. I thought she was waking up, I called the doctors, but once they touched her, she began screaming." Said Hermione in between sobs.

Scorpius listened, and his dream, particularly the music, came back to him in one blow. His eyes brightened.

"Music." He said cheerfully. The two adults looked at him.

"What do you mean?" asked Hermione, still sobbing.

"Music!" repeated Scorpius.

"Scorpius, we don't understand." Said Draco.

"Don't you get it? Aries is troubled, she's scared, her brain is looking for something, and maybe, just maybe, it's music." Said Scorpius, his eyes bright and excited. "I'll play! I'll play the piano for her!"

"Scorpius, are you sure about this?"

"Very much so."

Hermione opened the door, the MediWitches didn't close it properly. Draco conjured a small piano, and the MediWitches stopped. One approached them, but Draco held up a hand.

"Let us try this. If it doesn't work, we'll go out on our own terms." Said Draco.

The MediWitches moved away from the bed, they knew better than antagonize a Malfoy. Draco levitated the piano nearer the bed and Scorpius ragged a chair towards it, then sat with such grace and poise it competed with a swan's. He began to play, his fingers finding their own places, striking the ivory with the correct timing. It was the same piece that he heard in his dream, and even though he didn't know it consciously, his subconscious knew it perfectly.

Aries started to quiet down, gradually. Her expression softened, until it was purely peaceful. Scorpius finished the piece and Aries opened her eyes, smiled and closed her eyes again. This time, something beeped. it was long at first, then it stopped, it beeped again and stopped until it found a rhythm, a calm one. The MediWitches sighed in relief and smiled. Hermione's tears stopped, and she rushed to the side of Aries, hugging the girl softly.

"Aries… Aries… My poor little Emily…" she said.

A/N: Wow, quite emotional chapter up there. Sorry for the spelling mistakes, but I kinda rushed this one. I'll get back to it later to correct those mistakes, don't worry.

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Any of the two would work for me, but I want to hear what you prefer.

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Nessa

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