Chapter Fourteen: CHRISTMAS AT MALFOY MANOR

It was the night of Christmas Eve at the Malfoy Manor. Scorpius Malfoy couldn't wait for the day he could be back at Hogwarts. Not because he enjoyed the school so much as he would be then back with this love Rose Weasley. He had spent most of his break in his room writing to her at avoiding his family as much as possible. Now that his father, step mother Pansy, and her three kids Penthea, Pierce, and Powell were in the house they the place seemed meaner and darker. Scorpius never liked his step mother. She seemed to bring the worse out of his father and ever since he married her Scorpius' father was a mean-hearted person.

"Master Scorpius. Your father would like to see you."

Scorpius let out a lethargic sigh. He was perfectly content that they had been leaving him alone these past few days was unhappy that they finally came around to bother him. Scorpius thanked the house elf and made his way to his father's den.

"You asked to see me father?

"Yes, Scorpius please sit down."

Scorpius sat on the dark leather chair in his father's den. Scorpius didn't like the being in the den it was in this room that his mother had died and the room always reminded him of how much of a coward his father was. As Scorpius watch his father he noticed how stern he was, it remind Scorpius much of his grandfather and Scorpius didn't want to know where this conversation was going.

"Scorpius you are seventeen now and of age of an adult. It is time you become part complete into the family. As a gift for you this Christmas we have decided to reveal to you a family secret that will help you to greatness."

"Secret that will help me to greatness? Father what the hell are you talking about?"

Immediately as Scorpius said those words a loud crack filled the room as a man apparated into it. Scorpius' heart dropped at the sight of the man and fear fill within him.

"…Lucius Malfoy."

"My boy, what a strapping young man you have become."

Scorpius backed away slowly from Lucius.

"You're…you're supposed to be dead."

"Oh, that whole business…"

Lucius hit is son on the head with his walking stick.

"..Draco you were meant to explain to the boy about our situation."

"Sorry father."

Scorpius was sickened at the sight. His father went from a strong-willed mean hearted man to a weak child in an instance.

"You see Scorpius my boy. I never really died to begin with. It was meant to happen for my plan to work."

"Then my mother.."

Lucius shook his head.

"That woman was no good for the Malfoy family Scorpius. She betrayed us and you! Your mother took it on herself to try to stop my plan of continuing our Dark Lords work and bring us back to the top of our former glory and she paid the price for it"

Scorpius turned to his father and gave him a hard look.

"YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS!"

In a small pathetic voice Draco Malfoy looked at his father and responded.

"It was the only choice that we had."

Scorpius was disgusted and left the room. He ran up to his bedroom the first thought in his mind was Rose. He wasn't going to be apart of their master plan. Scorpius took out this mother necklace and his wand he waved his wand over the necklace and began reciting a charm over and over. Once his incantation was done he handed the necklace to his owl Alden. Scorpius then opened the drawer of his desk were he kept Rose's letters and took out a parchment and quill and began writing. In an instance his door swung open. Lucius Malfoy entered and noticed the parchment in the drawer. He could only make out one word 'Weasley'.

"Weasley."

Scorpius handed Alden the note as rapidly as possible.

"Go Alden a quickly as you can make sure she get it!"

In a flash Alden was gone but not before Lucius could send a spell his way.

"Weasley! A disgraceful name of wizard!"

Lucius seized the letters form the drawer and looked through them.

"My grandson in love with a Weasley! I will not have another blood traitor in my family!"

"Crucio"

"Protego"

Scorpius was lucky that he had his wand at the ready and was able to protect himself. Scorpius' father came into the room just as the spells were cast.

"You useless boy, Draco! Not only did you marry a blood traitor for a wife, but you son here's betrayed our family too!"

Lucius pushed the letters into Draco's hand. Draco read the letters one by one while Lucius and Scorpius had their wand pointed at each other.

"Scorpius how could you do this to us."

"I'm done being this person! Being with Rose is the happiest I've ever been in my whole life! I'm not going to let him take that way from me and I'm not going to be a coward like you."

"Draco, call them. We will teach that Weasley family to meddle with ours. We are attacking tonight! As for you boy…"

Lucius prepared his wand back for what look like a very hard hit it was then Scorpius apparated out of the room and out of Malfoy Manor. He knew all he could do now was run. He didn't know where to go, but he knew at some point he would find himself back with Rose.