Hehe, silly me. I just realized that for the last few chapters, Rose has kind of disappeared. So, um.. she's just gonna reappear in this chapter, ok? Pretend she's been there all along : D

Lily giggled as she watched Teddy put an orange into his mouth and then grinned widely, making his smile appear to be orange. The door leading to the den opened suddenly and George, Charlie, Neville, Ron, Harry, and Hermione piled into the room.

"Oh my," Molly muttered. "This kitchen isn't quite big enough, is it?" She glanced at the table, seeing that all the seats were full. Then she looked apologetically at the six newcomers who were undoubtedly hungry.

Harry, seeing the predicament, spoke up quickly. "Oh, no, Mrs. Weasley, we're fine. We just want to ask everyone a few questions. It could help get closer to... well, you know," he said, his voice dropping.

"We want to ask everyone if they have seen anything strange going lately, whether it be at Hogwarts or elsewhere," Hermione said, resting her hands on the back of Hugo's chair. "We have a hunch, and we need your help to see if we're heading in the right direction," she explained.

The family exchanged glances around the table. Victoire shook her head, not remembering anything out of the ordinary. James racked his brain, but came up with nothing. Albus didn't say anything.

"Nothing?" Neville said, biting in lip in frustration. "I was so sure..." he muttered.

Harry clapped his old friend on the back. "Don't worry about it, Nev. It was a good idea," Harry reassured him, but inside his heart was breaking in doubt.

"Wait," Rosie spoke up from her place at the table. "Al knows something," she said quietly, looking at her cousin, her eyes pleading him to tell.

Albus shook his head. "No, I really don't--" he stopped. Something clicked in his mind. Scorpius. "I do remember something." The whole kitchen became silent, everyone looking towards Albus, hoping for something that will be helpful. "Scorpius Malfoy. At the beginning of the term, we were getting along well, but lately... he's been acting... strangely. I was exploring Hogwarts a few days ago and I was going down this hallway. I think it led to the dungeons.."

"Slytherin dormitories," Ron muttered, recalling the time he and Harry morphed into Crabbe and Goyle, leading to their discovery of where Slytherin students lived.

"Is that what they are? Maybe that explains what happened," Albus said, glad he didn't have to continue.

Harry crouched down next to his son. "Al," he whispered quietly. "We need to know everything. Whatever you were about to say could help your mum."

Albus stared at his hands in thought. He wanted to help his mum, but what if what he had to say had nothing to do with anything and he was just wasting time? He looked over towards his brother and Rosie, who both nodded, urging him to continue. "I began walking down the steps, and I heard Scorpius call down to me. Except, I don't think it was really him. His eyes were... dead. He acted like we were enemies or something. He... threatened me with his wand. I got scared and left." Albus finished, surprised he just admitted to his family that he had been scared.

"Albus, when did this happen?" Ron asked suddenly, putting something together in his mind. Albus thought back, struggling to remember. And then it clicked.

"The day mum went to St. Mungo's," he said shakily.

Percy awoke, sunshine streaming through a high window above Ginny's bed. He rubbed his eyes groggily. Fleur and Bill were fast asleep on a couch. Percy realized he had slept of the floor and tried furiously to rub the lines from the tile off of his cheek. The sound of his father's voice floated through open door. Percy stood to go talk to his dad, but he glanced at Ginny's motionless body before he left.

"I don't know what else we can do for your daughter, Mr. Weasley," the same ornery Healer Percy had spoken to earlier said. Percy's breath caught in his chest and he stopped in his tracks. Mr. Weasley's back was turned toward Percy. Percy watched as his father's head drooped into his hand. His back began shaking and Percy heard his father sobbing quietly. The Healer, looking uncomfortable, placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"We won't give up just yet, though. Unless she wakes up, I'm afraid the outlook isn't good." The Healer turned and walked away.

Percy stared at Mr. Weasley's back. He turned back towards Ginny's room. He walked to Ginny's bed and placed his hand in Ginny's. "Please wake up, little sister. I can't lose you."

George stood up, twisting to crack his back. "Look, this is fun and all, but I have to get back to the store. I've left Paul alone long enough."

"George, I think Ginny is more important than your store at the moment! We're getting closer and closer. You can't leave."

Hermione shook her head. "George, go ahead. We'll let you know what we come up with."

He nodded. "Thanks." He tossed a victorious glance at Ron who narrowed his eyes.

"Ron, are you two?" Charlie asked, a smile pulling at his tired face. Ron stuck out his tongue, causing everyone to laugh.

Neville, Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Charlie were sitting in the Burrow's den, recalling Al's story. A sharp knock on the door caused Neville to jump. "Come in," Harry said absently.

Rose walked in, closing the door behind her. She went over to Hermione and sat next to her. "What is it, honey?" Hermione asked.

"There's something else that I need to tell you. Albus saw something else, before the thing with Scorpius. There's this kid in Gryffindor with us, his name's Rodney. He a bully."

"Wait a second! Rodney? He's the kid who hit James!" Harry interrupted. "I remember now! In the letter James sent me and Ginny he said he had heard Rodney saying something about Albus to another kid. He... didn't want Albus to find out that he had been taking advanced lessons."

Rose nodded eagerly. "Yes! I just wanted to see if that helps anything. I just want aunt Ginny to get better," she said, her voice getting quiet.

"You know," Ron said, "Things are starting to make sense. Let's just think about this: James gets beat up by Rodney, a kid in advanced lessons; Albus has a run in with Malfoy, who was acting strangely; Cho visits Harry, a very advanced spell put on her to make her appear dead."

"I don't really see how one has anything to do with the others," Neville said, confused.

"No, wait. I think Ron is onto something," Hermione said, rising from the couch. She began to pace the room. "What if this Rodney kid is in more advanced magic than we think? Maybe he just said it was 4th year magic to the other kid he had been talking to. And I do think Scorpius Malfoy is involved with this somehow, I just don't know how exactly."

So here it is. I'm kind of disappointed that no one seems to be reviewing anymore... I don't even know if I should continue. Let me know what you think.

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