-Abandoned-

Come Together

Scorpius sat in the Gryffindor Common Room, clutching the letter from his father in both hands.

He re-read it for what seemed like the twentieth time. How could she be gone? Scorpius felt so alone, so abandoned.

She was always there and he thought she always would be. Now she's gone. Never going to return. Dead.

He felt his eyes begin to well up; a few tears rolling down his nose and cheeks. Letting them fall, he laid his head on the back of the chair and stared at the ceiling. As his eyes slowly drifted shut, he heard her soft voice in his ear.

"Scorpius, what's wrong?"

His eyes remained fixed above what laid in front of him, he handed Lily the letter.

As she read it, he could see the happiness draining from her expression. "Oh Scorpie, I'm so sorry," She cooed and went in to hug the blond.

He leaned in to Lily's shoulder and proceeded to cry his heart out. "She was my favorite grandmother," Scorpius spoke to her arm. "The only one that ever came over to visit. She actually wrote back."

Lily had no clue what to say. She'd never been in this situation. All she knew to do was squeeze her friend comfortingly.

While the boy cried for a few more minutes, the girl rocked him, running her fingers through his hair.

"She abandoned me," Scorpius whispered.

"No she didn't," Lily replied sternly. "It was just her time to go. How does that make her abandoning you?"

"We had plans for Christmas, She was going to show me how to properly duel."

"She sounds pretty cool to do that for you."

"Yeah," Scorpius huffed. "Now she's gone forever!" With those last words new tears came to his eyes. He wiped them away before they could run away.

"Are you going to the funeral next weekend?" Lily asked timidly. The boy simply nodded. "Would you like me, Al or Rosie to go with you?"

He stared at the redhead for a moment, as if to figure out whether she was kidding or not. "You would do that for me?"

"Of course, what else are friends for?" Lily's eyes met Scorpius's, "You should never feel abandoned when I'm around."

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