But hold on to what you believe in the light
When the darkness has robbed you of all your sight
-Mumford and Sons-

Once they landed, Rose's began to panic. She didn't know where Scorpius had taken her, but she did know that all of her belongings were ashes now. And if Scorpius hadn't been doing his job, if he hadn't been paying attention they both would have been burned to death. The thought chilled her bones and made her pulse quicken.

"Where are we?" Rose demanded as soon as she saw that Scorpius was still next to her.

"Barcelona, Spain." He answered focusing on the tall older buildings surrounding the up hill street. "I just thought of somewhere safe."

"And you thought of Barcelona?"

"Safer for you than London right now." Scorpius pointed out, his body still tensed in preparation for a fight.

Rose looked around in awe. She'd been to Madrid, but never Barcelona. And this wasn't exactly the way she wanted to visit. "I don't have much money on me. Do you?"

"Enough to find somewhere to stay for the night. Right before we leave, we will send an owl to your uncle and Al."

"Where are we going after this?"

"We have to get away for a few days until I can get a better idea of what we should do."

She put her hands in her hair, her lips rolling back in apprehension. "Okay…Okay…um I guess there's nothing else we can really do."

"If your life is placed in danger they can move up your trial date." Scorpius informed her. "So this will speed it up and then it will be all over."

"That's fine…" She breathed, her eyes unclear, "I'm not trying to be materialistic, but just all of my stuff…Everything, it's gone…and…"

Her voice drifted off and she didn't finish her sentence. Tears did build up in her eyes, but she didn't cry. Scorpius wasn't unfazed, he was still ready to act, but his Auror training had prepared him for sudden emergencies. The one thing he hadn't been prepared for was the possibility that seconds earlier she could have died. He was always willing to lay his life on the line for his job, because he full heartedly believed in what he was doing and couldn't think of a more honorable reason to die. One thing he was sure of though was they had to collect themselves in the empty alleyway he had transported them to.

"We need to change our appearances and get a hotel-"

"I have to contact my family," She interrupted him shakily.

Scorpius stared at her and said, "Rose, you can't-"

Her eyes turned on him sharply. "I was supposed to be there in a half hour. Albus and my uncle are Auror's, they will hear about my flat and they will think I'm dead."

"…It's too dangerous."

"The Death Eater's saw us escape! They know we survived! There's no new risk!"

Scorpius was going to fight her, but he could hear by her tone that she was going to do it anyway. "Okay. I'll go. You turn yourself invisible and stay right here."

"What are you doing?!"

"I'm going to see your cousin Teddy. I saw him on the active duty list for tonight. Since he's not closely related they won't be watching him."

Rose gulped. "Okay…yeah…that makes sense."

Scorpius cupped her face fiercely, his eyes boring into her. "I will be back. Stay here. Don't move. I'll be back in a minute."

Nodding, she leaned into his hand, her eyes closing and her lips trembling.

"Rose, hey. Love, look at me. You will be okay. We will be okay."

"…You could have died. We were so close…" She stammered, holding it together the best she could.

Scorpius pressed his lips to hers urgently, with so much passion that she had to grab onto him to stay standing. Pulling away, he anchored himself to her. "I won't let anything happened to you," He vowed.

"You better not let anything happen to you either." She told him threateningly. "Because if something happens to you…"

He laughed; it escaped his lips before he could stop it. "Why do you look like you'll hurt me if it does? That's rather counter productive."

"I don't care." She said venomously, shaking her head. "Don't do anything stupid."

"I'm not going to."

"Then go, I'll be fine. They can't trace us and even if they can I can hold my own until you get back."

Scorpius's chest tightened visibly. "No, don't fight them. There are too many of them. Just stay invisible until you see me. Don't be a hero."

"I'm not going to just follow orders Scorpius. If they come after me I will fight." She told him honestly. "I was raised by an Auror. I'm not going to just sit back while you do everything."

His face softened, and he bent his head. "I know. I know and that's what I love about you, but please listen to me…It's my job to keep you safe and that's all I'm trying to do."

"Good, because I don't want anyone to die because of, or for me."

"I won't. There will be no dying." He promised.

"Good…because I'm just now getting over the loss of my pillows."

Scorpius gave her an incredulous look.

"What?" Rose asked innocently, "They were really good pillows. I just got them a month or two ago."

"You can buy new pillows."

"I don't know…they were really nice pillows."

Rolling back his lips, he hid his amusement. "…I'll be right back."

She kissed him lightly before taking out her wand and turning herself invisible. He moved and after a faint pop he vanished.

Once he was gone, the smile faded off of her face and she moved to rest against a washed out brick wall. In the distance, she could hear taxi's whizzing by and heard Spanish being spoken by all of the passersby and that's all she tried to focus on. She wasn't going to cry, kissing Scorpius had absolved that need from her, but she was still wasn't steady on her feet quite yet. If she had wanted to she could have become an Auror herself, she even took all of the tests, but since she never took it past that she wasn't immune to it all. Her pulse was pounding in her throat, her head arched back against the wall behind her, as she slipped a bit down it.

When she was little, her biggest fear was that on one of her father's mission's either he or her Uncle Harry wouldn't make it home. It was a much safer world than what her parents had grown up in, but there was still a possibility that the world could slip back into that and here was the proof. Was there always a possibility that she could be targeted because her parents were war hero's? Of course, but Lily, James and Albus were more likely targets, than she and Hugo were and no harm had ever come to her three cousins. After 24 years of nothing the only problem she faced because of her name was that people simply didn't take her seriously. They thought she was just a famous name and had no merit of her own, but leave it to her to take that and run with it until the reason she was hunted down was entirely based on her own decisions.

Scorpius had mentioned that the court date could be raised if there was a need for it and she hoped he wasn't lying for her benefit. Even if she left them out of it, what if she had brought Damon's daughter to her flat? What if one of her relatives had dropped by when she was out?

The problem wasn't her completely destroyed flat; it was what this act symbolized. She loved her things and was sincerely upset that everything was gone, but what was sending chills down her spine was the fact that they'd gotten so close and had gone to such lengths to kill her. If they'd been slicker, if Scorpius hadn't been doing his job, if she had distracted him in anyway…

No, she had to stop thinking like that.

That was a lesson. A lesson that she had to just be more careful and more attentive to her surroundings. Somehow she had let herself get so caught up in …everything, that she allowed herself to forget. While she stood there, she saw Connor's face so clearly. He'd been so terrified and she never found out how or why he got caught up in the whole thing, just that he had.

They would be okay. They just had to be smart and think on their feet. They could do it.

Her knees were weak, but the longer she leaned against the brick wall, the stronger she became. She knew Scorpius would come back, but she knew that because she knew him. The problem with that was that he might not get a choice. Scorpius could be delayed, taken or something could stop him from coming. Rose couldn't assume that he would be able to protect her. She had mentally prepare herself for this and have a plan.

Jilting her chin out, she focused her breathing and got herself together. Freaking out was a perfectly reasonable response. There had been a trauma and she had every right to react to that, but that time was over. Now she had to get her shit together and manage her feelings. Otherwise she was going to end up dead regardless of what anyone else did.

At the Weasley's Hugo, Lily, Victoire, Dominique, Molly, Lucy and Fred were all sitting around the massive dinning room table talking amongst themselves while their parents mingled in the kitchen and living room. There were a few of their number that hadn't arrived yet; Louis for example was in his seventh year and wouldn't be able to leave the castle since he still had a month of school left. The rest of the kids, uncle's and aunt's that were missing would arrive through the hours and despite their busy lives and obligations would stay together until the late hours of the night.

Lily clapped her cousin Hugo on the shoulder, and grinned at the excited look on his face. "So…did you find out yet?"

"I'm pretty sure they've gotten me the broom I want!" Hugo muttered eagerly, putting his arm around his cousin and squeezing.

"I'm sure they have. When have your parents ever not gotten you what you wanted?"

Grinning good-naturedly, he ran a hand through his curly brown hair. "When I was little I wanted darkness powder."

"I remember that. They told you absolutely not," Lily giggled, nudging him. "But Rose found a way to get it for you anyway and they grounded her for a month because you used it to punch Phil Roth in the face."

"…That was so great." He breathed in pure happiness. "He never bullied me again after that."

Lily checked her watch. "…Where is Rose?"

"I dunno. I'm sure she'll show up eventually. You know she hates big family events."

"That's just because of them," Lily gestured to the older adults. "They always want to hound her about her career, romantic life and goals for several hours, which is hysterical to watch…She gets so mad!"

Hugo nodded with a smirk. "And then her face gets all red."

"Hey Al!" Lily called as her older brother stumbled into the room. Her big brown eyes narrowed in concern at his appearance. "Al? …What's wrong?"

Albus glanced at his sister for a second, but didn't let his watery gaze linger. His face was full of soot, and the scent of his dirty clothes carried across the room, smelling forcefully of smoke and ash. His eyes were bloodshot and Lily could have sworn she could see the emotions building his throat.

"Where's dad?"

Lily pointed to the next room, but she leapt to her feet surprisingly quickly considering the tight dress she was wearing. "Why the bloody hell do you look like that? Where have you been?" She asked trailing after Al.

Albus just shook his head coldly to avoid answering.

He headed into the kitchen, and sought out his father single-mindedly. The others immediately pounced on him, questioning him ruthlessly. His grandmother even attempted to clean him when he moved past her, but he pushed her off. His green eyes locked on his father's, and he said, "I need to talk to you. Now."

"What is it?" His mother asked, stepping in front of him.

Albus looked stricken by his mother's presence. "There was an bombing. It took out the top floor of a building and ruining the building."

"That's terrible," Hermione gasped putting a hand on her husband's shoulder. "Was anyone hurt?"

Struggling, he hung his head, his shoulders heavy he said in a broken voice, "Anyone that was in the building was incinerated."

"Merlin…" Ron sighed, looking distraught, "What wizard lived there?"

"Was it a political attack? Terrorism?" Hermione wanted to know, her eyebrows puckering together while her husband rubbed her shoulders.

Albus's eyes returned to his father's and he said, "No."

"Then what-?" Ginny questioned in confusion, but was interrupted by her husband.

"No." Harry breathed in horror, understanding the look on his son's face. "No."

"I tried to get in there…but the entire building is broken apart. The imperial squad is already there trying to make sure the area is secure…Witnesses said they saw two people…They saw them come in, but no one saw them come out."

"What aren't you saying?" Ginny questioned her husband apprehensively, her brown eyes rounding on her husband. "Who was it?"

"It was Rose…" Albus blurted out before he could stop himself. "It was her building."

"You. Had. ONE JOB," Alexander Nott said in a cold voice glowering at his lawyer, radiating waves of hatred.

"We have figured out who she is and I assure you, they are hunting her down-"

"She is a Weasley," He growled darkly. "She will have protection, she will have allies."

The young lawyer shook his head vigilantly. "They will use all of the connections we posses and use her ties against her if necessary. We will find her."

"Who botched this?" The much older man demanded, his heavy eyebrows crunched together.

He stammered, "Um I'm not sure…I only just heard."

"This is the last visit I'm allowed to have. I want a name. I want to know who is to blame for the reason I am still in here." Not snarled, no longer having any pretense of being civilized. "If you don't tell me, you won't make it home tonight."

"It was Jenkins. He jumped the gun and didn't get authorization." His lawyer told him urgently, his eyes pulsing with fear; sweat dripping down on his forehead as he spoke.

"I want him executed, publically. I want everyone to see it happen to serve as a message and a reminder that bars will not stop me."

The lawyer looked uneasy. "Okay sir."

"Because if I get sent away for good I may lose my power, but think of what will happen to you. Are you really thick enough to believe anyone will hire an ex employee of mine?"

Hesitantly, he said, "I will do what you need me to do."

Alexander Nott gritted his teeth. "Good. That's what I like to hear. I want the girls head by the end of the week."