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Rose and I flooed to her house silently. Neither of us knew what to say, so neither of us said anything. I felt horrible about what had happened, and I felt guilty. If I had only been able to be there with Rose when it happened, I could've saved her. I could've saved these horrible things from happening.
"Is anyone here?" I called into the house, as we arrived in the Weasley living room.
When I received no response, I assumed they were out for the night and would be back later. I decided that I would help Rose get into her bed and to sleep. I didn't want to leave her up there alone, but I also wanted to explain a few things to her parents before they went upstairs and saw their little girl in this horrible state.
"Are you going to be okay, Rose?" I asked, her grip still tight on my hand as she laid in bed.
"Mm-hmm," she nodded.
I had just turned to walk out of the room when Rose spoke up, "But you'll be right downstairs if I need you right Scorpius?"
"Of course Rosie," I reassured her, "I just want to wait for your parents. Okay? I will be right down stairs, I promise. Just call my name if you need me."
"Thanks Scorpius," she smiled slightly, closing her eyes, "You're too good for me."
"No Rose," I shook my head, "You're too good for me."
I closed the door to her room a small bit, just so she would have some privacy, then I began to walk downstairs. I walked back into the living room and sat down on the couch, figuring that Rose's parents would either apparate into the house, using the front door, or they would floo through the fireplace. Either way I would be able to talk to them before they went upstairs for the night and found their daughter beaten in her bed. I hoped they would listen to me, not just run up the stairs as soon as they heard the news. I knew Rose, and if they came running up the stairs, she would freak out and be even more traumatized.
I shook my head to wake myself up, feeling my eyelids begin to droop. I turned my head to face the clock on the wall, it read ten o'clock. I didn't think they would be out much longer, but I didn't know all that much about Mister and Missus Weasley.
Moments later, the fire lit up a bright green color, lighting the whole living room. They didn't see me at first sitting on the couch because Mrs. Weasley was scolding Mr. Weasley about something he had said or done before they had left their previous location.
"Excuse me?" I announced myself, "It's Scorpius, Scorpius Malfoy."
"Merlin boy!" Mr. Weasley exclaimed, clutching his heart.
"Hello dear," Mrs. Weasley smiled, "What brings you to our home so late?"
"Umm…" I stalled, "That's what I wanted to talk to you about.""What's wrong, Scorpius?" the Weasley's asked.
"It's about Rose," I sighed, "You know how she was in a relationship with Max?"
"Yeah, but we've never actually met the boy. What about him Scorpius?" Mr. Weasley asked.
"You see, tonight, Rose went to break up with him because she didn't feel happy with him anymore. When she went to talk to him he got angry. Basically all I know is that Max beat and raped Rose. No one knows the extent of her injuries yet, but Professor Longbottom sent us here and told me to make sure that Rose was okay. She is upstairs in her room she was asking for you guys earlier, but I just wanted to inform you before you went upstairs and saw what she looked like. She looks a lot better now, I helped her get cleaned up because when she first came to me she looked like an eleven year old again. It was really scary, but go see her please," I told them, "But I would just like to say that I am so sorry."
I felt tears stinging my eyelids as I sat on the couch, both the Weasley's had begun to walk up the stairs to see Rose, but Mrs. Weasley stopped and turned back around. She told her husband to go see Rose, before she walked back over to me. She could see how much this was affecting me, because she knew how much I cared for Rose. The Weasley's trusted me with their daughter, they had trusted me to take care of her.
"Scorpius?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Mm-hmm?" I replied, not trusting my voice to cooperate.
"What's wrong Sweetie?" she asked.
I didn't want to talk but I felt comfortable talking to her, she was an amazing woman, and she reminded me of my own mum, "I just wanted to say that I am sorry."
"What are you sorry for Scorpius?" she asked.
"I'm sorry that I let you down. You and Mr. Weasley trusted me to take care of Rose, but I failed. I le her get hurt yet again," I sighed, a traitor tear falling from my eye.
"Scorpius, look at me please. You didn't disappoint us, at all. You could never disappoint us because you take care of Rose when we can't. We trust you with our little girl because we know that you love her and that you will be good to her," she smiled, sadly at me.
"But if I had just rescheduled my meeting with my professor and gone with her none of this would've happened. If I hadn't been so selfish this wouldn't have happened. She wouldn't be hurt, scared and worried about what is to come. She wouldn't have to be worrying about what's coming next with Max. She could just worry about being a normal sixteen year old and not about if Max will go to Azkaban or not. I just feel so guilty and responsible about what's happened," I answered, tears were falling from my eyes.
"Scorpius, I am only going to say this once so listen closely. This is not your fault! If Max had really wanted this to happen to Rose he would've done it no matter what. Maybe he wouldn't have done it tonight if you were there but he would've done it some other time when no one else was around. You can feel as guilty as you want Scorpius, but in my eyes as long as you are guilty you will not be able to be there for Rose, because whenever you see her you are only going to think about what you could've done. You need to let go of the guilt Scorpius, we don't blame you, we could never blame you. You are the best thing that has happened to our daughter since she started school. You are an amazing friend for her and you care for her. I know that you love her Scorpius and one day she will realize the same thing. Just be with her and just be there for her please, because you are the best thing for her. Even though my husband would rather not admit it, he feels the same way. He knows that you care for Rose and that you would do anything for her, and that's why he trusts you," she smiled at me.
"Thanks Mrs. Weasley," I smiled back at her wiping away my tears.
"It's Hermione, Scorpius," she smiled hugging me.
"I'm s…" I began.
"Don't say sorry," she smiled at me again, "I am going to go see Rose and then I will be back down to help you get somewhere to sleep set up."
"Thank you," I smiled gratefully at her, before closing my eyes and leaning my head against the back of the couch.
She didn't blame me for what had happened to Rose, and both of Rose's parent trusted me with their daughter. I don't think that anyone has ever told me anything that meant more to me than they trusted me with their daughter. I do care for Rose, and I would do anything for her, that's why I always feel like this when someone hurts her, because I feel responsible. But, now I know that no matter what I had done it wouldn't have made a difference. Max was set on what he wanted to do and no matter what I did he would've found an opportunity to do it.
"Scorpius?" Mr. Weasley asked, walking into the room.
"Yes, sir?" I replied, looking over at him.
His eyes were bloodshot and I could see the tear marks on his face. He hated seeing his daughter like this and he didn't know what to do. He had never been in a situation where he had seen his daughter look so young and so vulnerable.
"Rose was asking for you. My wife and I have set up a bed for you in Rose's room," he sighed, regaining his composure, "Please just remember that she's been through a lot."
"Trust me sir, I would never do anything to take advantage of your daughter. I care too much for her to do something so stupid," I reassured him.
"Thank you Scorpius," he smiled, "For everything, but especially for being there for Rose when she needed you the most. I know how difficult it must've been to see the woman you love look like that, but I am grateful that you helped her. Thank you so much Scorpius. You have truly helped her and the rest of our family and I don't think I could ever find a way to thank you."
"It's my pleasure, sir," I smiled, standing to walk out of the room.
"And Scorpius?" he added.
"Yes, sir?" I responded, turning to face him.
" I know that you would never hurt Rose, you care too much about her. Just thank you again," he smiled at me gesturing for me to go upstairs as he sat on the couch where I had been sitting moments before.
When I stepped on the top stairs of the house, I saw that Rose's door was now wide opened. I peeked inside, not wanting to disturb Rose and her mum if they were talking, but when I looked in, Mrs. Weasley or Hermione was standing against the wall watching Rose sleep. I walked into the room quietly, not wanting to disturb her. She didn't look up as I walked in, but I could tell that she had been crying. I had been crying also, so I knew it had been harder on them. She had set up a spot for me next to Rose's bed.
"Are you okay, Mrs. W- I mean Hermione?" I asked.
"Yeah, sorry Scorpius. It's just a lot to take in," she sighed, shakily.
"Trust me, I understand. It was so difficult for me to see Rose when she first came up to me in the common room. I was so frightened, I didn't know what to do, but I knew that I had to do right by Rose and help her. Hopefully she isn't afraid of me," I comforted her.
"You are so good for her Scorpius. I don't know what we, or our daughter, would do without you," she smiled at me, "Now, I set up a bed for you right here, because she woke up asking for you. However she fell back asleep once she saw that we had conjured up a bed for you."
"Thank you very much, for everything," I smiled back at her.
"The pleasure is mine Scorpius, and thank you. Now go to sleep, we will all be here in the morning. I had my husband call the healer for an appointment for Rose tomorrow just to make sure everything is all right. So, we will see you in the morning. Good night Scorpius," she smiled, before walking out of the room, and shutting the door behind her.
I laid down in bed in the clothes that I had on, but no matter what I couldn't fall asleep. My mind was racing from everything that had happened today. I had almost failed potions because I was distracted while I was making a potion during class and once I let for my next class, my cauldron blew up. The professor was forgiving, I guess you could say, she had at least give me another chance to prove that I knew how to create potions. She knew that I hoped to be an Auror when I left Hogwarts and that I would need to understand potions to do so. However, I had been distracted by a certain beautiful girl and apparently I had added the wrong ingredient. Then I found Rose, and the rest of my day had completely changed. I had planned on telling Rose how I felt about her after she broke up with Max that evening, and then no matter how Rose reacted, I would not take back what I said to her. I couldn't tell her how I felt after she had been hurt by her ex-boyfriend. I didn't want to tell her how I felt and have her hate me for the rest of my life, so I didn't tell her. I wish I had been able to tell her because these feelings are starting to eat away at me.
I slept until around noon the next day, and when I woke up I was startled to find that Rose wasn't in her bed. I wracked my brain for where she could've gone when I remembered that Rose's mum had said that she made Rose an appointment for today. I figured that I had slept through Rose's appointment, so I slowly pulled myself out of bed and walked down the stairs hoping that someone was home.
"Good morning Scorpius," Mr. Weasley greeted from the living room.
"Morning Mr. Weasley," I yawned.
"Rose and Hermione will be home in a few minutes, they just called to tell me that they were on their way home," he answered my thoughts.
"Thank you," I smiled.
"We will have lunch when they get home," Mr. Weasley told me, as I sat on a stool in the kitchen.
It had always been awkward between Rose's father and I because I was a Malfoy at first, then it was due to the fact that I loved his daughter. Plus, Mr. Weasley doesn't often talk to anyone that's not in his family or one of his good friends. He had slowly opened up to new people including my parents when Rose and I were in our third year. We hadn't talked much, but he hadn't ignored me like he had when we were in our first year and he knew nothing about me.
"Good afternoon Scorpius," Mrs. Weasley smiled, as she and Rose walked through the front door.
"Good afternoon. How are you guys?" I asked.
"Much better now," Mrs. Weasley answered, smiling at her daughter, "Should we make lunch?"
"Of course," Mr. Weasley smiled, walking into the kitchen.
"Ronald!" Mrs. Weasley scolded her husband.
"Would you like any help?" I asked, hoping I could at least help them with lunch.
"No thank you dear. You and Rose can go and talk until lunch is ready. We will call you down when it's time," Mrs. Weasley smiled, shooing us upstairs.
We walked up the stairs silently. I hadn't had a real conversation with Rose since before she broke up with Max. I understood why, but at the same time I wondered how she was doing, however I was afraid to bring the subject up. We walked into Rose's room and I sat across from her on my bed as she looked down at her hands.
"You are probably wondering what the doctor said?" Rose inquired.
"I am, but if you don't feel comfortable talking about it, I am not going to force you," I reassured her.
"No, it's okay. I want to tell you because you are my best friend and I know that you will be there for me no matter what. Before I tell you what happened at the doctor I just want to thank you for everything that you've done for me. I don't know where I would be without you Scorpius. You are my rock," she smiled a tear in her eye, she slowly inched her way off her bed and came over to sit next to me. She took my hand and smiled at me, I didn't think too much of it, because if I had I would've felt dumb.
"So, I went to the doctor this morning and she told me that I have many internal injuries, but the ones on the outside are much worse. She told me that I have a previous break in my wrist that had already healed from the last time Max and I got into a fight. I also have many bruises on various parts of my body including three bruised ribs and I tore a few muscles trying to fight back. But, the most realizing part of the day was that I am not pregnant, and that there was no damage done from Max raping me. She is worried that I will have sever emotional troubles, but I told her that I have an amazing support system and that I would get through it," she smiled, tears in her eyes.
"I'm glad that you are going to be okay sweetie. You don't know how worried I was, and still am, about you. Rose, I need you to be honest with me, are you afraid to be near me?" I asked.
"Near you, no, but near other guys I am terrified. I saw numerous guys walking through the street on the way to the healer, and whenever one of them looked at me I would move closer to my mum. I am so scared Scorpius and I don't want to be but I know that it is a reality now. The healer said that I will eventually feel more comfortable, but it will probably take some time," she answered.
"I'm glad you can be near me," I smiled.
"Lunch time!" Mrs. Weasley yelled up the stairs, "And I have good news!"
We walked down the stairs together, wondering what the news could be. I had wondered if they had gotten news on Max and how long he would be in Azkaban. I thought about what the news could be, but I couldn't think of anything. We all sat at the table when Mrs. Weasley walked into the dining room with a smile on her face.
"What's the news, Mione?" Mr. Weasley asked.
"Well, the head of Magical Law Enforcement office sent me an owl. I will read it for you." she smiled, widely, "Dear Rose, Hermione and Ron Weasley, we are sorry to have to write this letter in the first place, but we feel that it is necessary to give you some important information. We had an emergency session of court today and I would like to inform you that Max has confessed to everything that he did to your daughter. He also confessed to helping his step-father try to kill the Golden Trio as he repeated over and over again. He also helped kill his muggle father as well as torturing and killing many other muggles and muggle-borns. Both he and his step-father, who is Fenrir Greyback, will be sentenced to life in Azkaban. There will also be another court session tomorrow to determine if they will be getting the dementor's kiss. I just wanted to be the first to tell you that you don't have to worry about Max ever coming back because he will never get out. I hope that this is good news to you."
"That's amazing!" I smiled, at the three Weasley's who were wiping tears from their eyes.
They, as well as myself were so happy that Rose wasn't going to have to worry about Max ever coming back for her. She would still be fearful because it was a huge and traumatizing event, but hopefully since Max will be in Azkaban for life she will be somewhat comforted. I will always be there for her and I will always make sure that she is comfortable with not only me but with her life in general. Rose
"Thank you so much everyone," Rose smiled at the three of us sitting in the kitchen, "Especially you Scorpius, it means the world to me that you are there for me through everything. And I hope that, that never changes as we finish school."
"Don't worry Rose," I smiled, "I got you."
A/N Hello again everyone! I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Please review! I will update very soon! I felt that this chapter was important to let everyone know that Rose is okay and that she has no HUGE problems. Thanks again everyone!
This chapter's question is… if you could be apart of any Harry Potter family which one would it be and why?
Thanks again everyone and thanks for reading! I will update very soon!
Megan