Albus had gotten a message from Zeph to meet up with her, and Scorpius in the room of requirement. It was early in the morning. Only he and Rose walked to the room. Sam had been missing that morning, and Albus couldn't find him anywhere. He had seen him when he had woken up, but after that Albus couldn't recall seeing Sam again.

The four sat silently in the room, tension from the last task in the air.

"Why was the minister of magic at the last task?" Albus asked breaking the silence.

"I heard that after the last…" Zeph began "accident, he insisted on coming." There room became more tense as they all thought, because each one knew what the last two 'accidents' meant. After Rose shouted that Gautier was part veela it all fit.

"McGonagall's getting hell for this one" Scorpius mumbled, opening up The Daily Prophet.

"I think we're all aware of who's behind this." Albus said as he waited for them to respond. "Professor Donovan."

"What?" Forest chimed in. "He may be an arse, but that's no reason to think he's…."

"It's not just that." Rose said softly. "We saw something… something we should have told you guys a long time ago…"

Scorpius raised his hand. "I'm aware, and it's reasonable. Rose with all the stress you've been under, and the tournament…" he looked back down to the Daily Prophet "But I don't think he's behind it all."

"What are you all babbling about?" Forest demanded "Details" Zeph nodded.

"Rose and I…" Albus began with a deep breath " We saw the dark mark on Professor Donovan's arm. Afterwards we searched through all the known death eaters and he wasn't on the list."

"You've known half the year that Professor Donovan was a death eater and you didn't bother to tell us? Tell me!" Zeph exclaimed angrily. "Would you like to tell me why?"

Albus swallowed. He was hoping Zeph wouldn't react this way.

Scorpius turned to her. "Zeph, don't take it out on him, he just didn't want to worry-"

"Worry me?" Zeph retorted "Don't treat me like I'm a child! I'm just as old and mature and rational as you! I'm not some girl on the sidelines!"

She stood up quickly and stormed out of the room. Albus followed her out. "Zeph!" he called as they abandoned the room.

When she was out the room she stopped angrily. He had followed her silently for ten minutes, knowing that she didn't want their quarrel to be a show for their friends to see. "Do you not trust me?" she whispered harshly.

"It's not that… I just…" he wasn't sure why he hadn't. "Things just became such a whirlwind afterwards. The triwizard tournament began that morning, and then Rose was chosen… it was just.."

"Then why does Scorpius know if it was just such a whirlwind?" she snapped.

"I ran into him that night… I was pacing the halls…and we talked. The next morning the triwizard tournament was announced." Zeph didn't turn around at look at him, but he could see her nodding.

"Albus," she sighed turning around. "I need you to trust me." He took her hands softly. "I don't want you to hide things from me, even if you think I'll be better off." Albus nodded.

"I do trust you, entirely" he answered "And I'm sorry, I didn't want…"

"It's ok" she said "It just scares me, not knowing things like that. I don't want you, or anyone else I love getting hurt."

"I don't either" he replied. She smiled.

"Your intentions always mean well" she squeezed his hand and kissed him.

The door slammed shut as Albus followed Zeph out of the room of requirement, leaving only Forest, Scorpius and her in the room.

"You aren't mad, are you?" Scorpius asked Forest, looking up from the Daily Prophet.. Rose felt uncomfortable. She was very aware they were together now, and she was really hoping they wouldn't have a lovers' quarrel in front of her. She could get up and leave, but that would be rude, so Rose sat where she was.

"Not at all." Forest answered nonchalantly. He sat on the arm of the couch and she leaned on his leg. "You aren't Albus, and I'm not Zeph. Besides…. I don't get stressed in the same way Zeph does." Scorpius nodded returning back to his reading. Forest's eyes fell on Rose as the group began to feel uncomfortable. How long were the willing to wait for Zeph and Albus to return?

"Where's Sam?" Forest asked.

"I haven't seen him all morning." Rose answered, puzzled by her own answer. It was unlike him just to disappear. She didn't even see him at breakfast, and he loved breakfast. "You don't think…" Rose's voice began to strain as she panicked. Did they know? Were they disposing of him? Her mind began racing when Scorpius cut off her thoughts.

"No, he's most likely fine physically" Scorpius said over the prophet.

"What do you mean physically?" Rose retorted, her voice controlled. Scorpius sighed sadly. "You might want to read this" he said tossing her the paper.

"What is it?" Forest asked as she moved so Scorpius could sit on the couch as well.

"Muggle Born Relocation Program?" Rose read, her voice filled with shock. She looked up at Scorpius and back at what he had just handed her.

"It's a program some people are pushing on the ministry" he said while Rose looked over the article. "The idea is to remove muggle borns from their muggle families and integrate them into wizarding families. You could see how that could upset Sam."

Rose was too stunned to answer at the moment as she went over the reasonings and call for a vote in the ministry of magic. How could anyone let them do this? To take children away from their families, and place them with new ones, muggle or wizard. No wonder she hadn't seen Sam, he was probably upset. What would it have been like if he was taken from his family and put into a new one? She couldn't bare to think of it.

"They've tried it." Scorpius said receiving a gasp from Forest.

"How?" she shot back.

Rose looked up. "14 years ago ten muggle borns were released by their families and placed into wizarding families. They just received letters this morning filling them in on the whole situation. Four of them are in Slytherin."

Rose returned to the article, absorbing every detail. Finally she put it down. "I've got to go check on Sam" she said before she disappeared, leaving Scorpius and Forest alone.

"That meeting was altogether unsuccessful." Forest concluded as she rested her head on Scorpius' shoulder.

They sat silently a little bit, Scorpius sensing that Forest was mulling something over in her head.

"Isn't it all somewhat sad?" she asked.

"Isn't what?" Albus asked.

"It's already March, and next year" she paused "we won't be coming back."

I'm kind of sad…. The Malfoy's Legacy is nearing an end. I've grown so attached to my characters… Especially… all of them. Please review! Well when I say almost ending I mean like the end part with all the action and such! I don't mean in the next 2 chapters, more like… the next… 7? Hahaha. And I know this one was a little… well it was all talk, but BIG CHANGES ARE COMING! And to the review, sorry I meant George.