Amanda wasn't sure how she was going to spending the Hogsmeade weekend. Rose and Scorpius were patrolling and doing their own thing, while Atria and Al were going to try and get some stuff for a class or something.

She had sort of checked out when they started spouting bullshit. Something was up between the two of them, but clearly Atria was having doubts. It had to be Attie because Al did things without looking back. Atria was reckless in some ways, but not with her emotions. She was very guarded when it came to her heart.

It hadn't escaped Amanda's notice that they no longer ranted about each other, and they seemed to get along rather well. In fact, Attie and Al seemed to be getting along better with each other than with the rest of them.

"Amanda Smith!"

She turned around, not knowing who was calling her. She couldn't remember the last time someone had called her by her last name.

A boy she vaguely recognized was running to catch up with her. She was pretty sure he was a Ravenclaw or Gryffindor seventh year, but she couldn't tell because he wasn't weairng his robes. She had seen him around but never interacted with him before.

"Yes?" She tried to not frown. She was in a rush to meet Rose to work on the potions homework.

He took a deep breath once he reached her. "I'm Jack Stevens."

"Oh, hi I'm Amanda."

He smiled. "I know. I was wondering if you wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me as friends."

Amanda's eyebrows shot up. "As friends?" She giggled. What odd phrasing.

"Well, I wasn't sure if you wanted to jump straight to date. I thought we might get to know each other first and then maybe go on a date later seeing as we don't know each other." He said frankly. Amanda had no clue what to say.

"Why ask me out of we don't know each other?"

"To get to know each other. I'll see you at ten o'clock on Saturday in front of the Great Hall." Jack told her and she blinked. Then he walked away. She watched him with an open mouth.

"What just happened?" She said to no one.

Ten minutes later she found Rose in the library. People were trying to cram before the weekend, so they could spend the whole day in Hogsmeade. There was a low murmur throughout the students speaking with each other in low tones.

She flung herself into the chair and Rose looked up in confusion.

"What happened?"

Amanda couldn't stop grinning. "I have a date to Hogsmeade. Sort of."

"Sort of?"

Amanda shrugged. "He said he wanted to go as friends and then maybe we could date later. He wasn't to get to know me first."

Rose smiled. "That's sweet. Who is it?"

"Jack Stevens."

Rose's smile grew. "He's nice. He's in Gryffindor."

"I don't remember seeing him on the list." Amanda muttered, but not quietly enough because Rose huffed.

"I regret ever creating that stupid thing. Who cares what some bloody list says?"

Amanda smirked. "You seemed pretty happy to be first."

Rose blushed. "Yes, but it shouldn't be important when considering whether or not you like someone." She looked as if she wanted to say something else, instead her eyes focused on a shape behind Amanda. "Al!" Rose motioned for him to sit down.

Amanda smiled as Al slumped into the heavy wooden chair and threw his bag down on the table. He looked like he has just done a portkey to the wrong place and then had to take the Knight Bus all the way bag to Hogwarts.

"Merlin, I cannot wait for Christmas."

Rose frowned. "It's not even halfway through October yet."

Albus glared at his cousin. "Stop depressing me." He said dryly.

"You should be happy about the Hogsmeade weekend coming up." Amanda said knowingly. Albus looked at her questioningly, while Rose obliviously carried on the conversation.

"I have been craving a butterbeer." Rose nodded and then her eyes lit up. "Oh, Amanda's going to Hogsmeade with Jack Stevens. He's in your dorm right?" She asked Al.

Al nodded. "Yea, he's a nice enough bloke."

"I'm so excited." Amanda squealed and got a dirty look from a fifth year.

"I didn't know you knew him." Albus said.

Amanda shrugged. "I don't. He said we could go to Hogsmeade as friends and get to know each other." She wasn't sure why she was so excited. Maybe because for the first time a guy seemed to be interested in her. Maybe because she was still upset with a certain Potter for blowing her off.

Amanda smirked to herself. She could just imagine the look on James's face. And then she frowned. Or maybe he wouldn't care, a little voice in her head said.

"Where's Attie?" Rose asked and Amanda was thankful for the subject change. Suddenly she wasn't as elated about her 'date'.

Albus stretched his arms behind his head and Amanda noticed a group of third year girls staring at him. In fact… as she looked around she noticed a lot of students glancing over at the trio.

There was a group of young boys looking at Rose and some older girls looking at Albus too.

"She's off with Hagrid. Something about snuffer-somethings. I wasn't really paying attention." Albus admitted.

Rose gave him a disapproving look. "Clearly."

Albus sighed and opening his mouth.

"OUCH!" He jumped and Amanda saw a first year girl running away, hightailing it out of the library while her friends ran after her.

"What happened?" Rose looked surprised. Albus put a band to the back of his head and prodded tenderly.

"She pulled out a clump of my hair!" Albus rubbed the back of his head.

Amanda laughed. "I think you've got some admirers."

Albus frowned. "I never knew it would be so painful."

Rose rolled her eyes and resumed work on her essay. Albus turned to Amanda.

"I think I'm bleeding."

"Don't be dramatic." She said.

"Fine be like that."

Hogsmeade was a sight. Atria had always like the way it smelled. A mix of sludge, butterbeer, and old paper. Students were shuffling through the streets, trying to get to The Three Broomsticks and Honeydukes.

Atria and Albus made a beeline for Honeydukes.

"Mmm, I love these muggle candies." Atria chewed on a sour watermelon. "I think I'll get a liter of them."

Albus laughed. "What do you need a liter for?"

"For eating." Atria said pointedly.

Albus opened his chocolate frog. "Please be Snape. Please be Snape." He muttered again and again. He sighed. "Salazar Slytherin. I already have three of him."

"Just enjoy your chocolate." Atria admonished. Albus viciously bit off the head of the squirming frog.

Atria winced. "You're disgusting."

"It's not an actual frog. Besides-" Albus broke off and looked over Atria's shoulder. "Who is Lily with?" Albus asked in a deadly tone. Atria looked over her shoulder and sighed.

"I don't know, but please don't make a scene."

Albus continued to glare. "She's a bit young to be dating, isn't she?"

"She's fifteen."

"Too young."

"I had a boyfriend when I was fourteen."

"Exactly." Albus nodded, his eyes narrowing as he continued to look past Atria.

"Why don't we go to the Shrieking Shack?" Atria stepped into Al's line of vision. His eyes refocused on her face.

Albus looked like he was going to protest but instead he just shrugged. "Let me go get some more chocolate frogs."

They saw Rose and Scorpius monitoring the students and avoided them.

"I thought it would be great having our best friends be Heads," Al muttered. "Might make it easier to get away with stuff, but no… they insist on being buzz kills."

Atria laughed. "Scorpius isn't as bad as Rose."

"Still."

Albus looked around them and when he confirmed that no one was looking he took her hand. "I'm really happy you agreed to be with me."

Atria smiled and pressed her lips together to keep from giggling like a blithering idiot. "Me too. I feel so stupid for worrying." She admitted.

"It's alright."

"I'm really sorry-"

"Don't." He interrupted. "We were both asshole before."

"You have such a way with words."

Al threw his head back and laughed. Atria's heart panged as his tousled hair fell back from his face and framed his chiseled jaw. He had been so surprised last year, when he had surpassed James on the list. Atria couldn't see it at the time, but now she could. Albus had a sort of mature and rugged handsome that few boys could pull off.

And his muscles! Don't even get started on them.

"I really want to kiss you." He looked sideways at her.

She wanted that too, but… "Wait till we get to the Shrieking Shack." Albus groaned. They were just coming upon the path...

BOOM!

The explosion was so loud Atria because disoriented for a moment. Even from on the hill Atria could feel the ground shake. She turned around and all she could see was red. The village seemed to be on fire. It was on fire.

Albus breathed heavily, "Lily, Rose…" Then he took off back toward Hogsmeade.

"ALBUS!" Atria screamed and then ran after him. She took her wand out as she went. It was chaos. The explosions were still happening and smoke thickened the air. She couldn't find Al through the crowds of people trying to escape. She heard curses being shouted. Atria changer her hair to a ratty brown color before continuing. She couldn't risk anyone recognizing her.

She saw a Death Eater attacking a younger student, probably a third year. What a way to start your first Hogsmeade trip.

"Going after the young ones?" Atria called out to the old man who was in dire need of a haircut. "That's pathetic." She taunted, drawing his attention away from the child who took the opportunity to run.

"You prefer I come after you?" He snarled and Atria tilted her head back and laughed. It was a villainous laughter that made the coward pause.

"Please do! It's been too long since I've had someone fun to duel." She raised her wand slowly, watching him with a calculated look.

"Little girl," He shook his head and trailed off. "Crucio!" He hissed and she threw a shield up.

"That was a bit weak," Atria breathed heavily. "Are you sure you really meant it?" She hissed, baring her teeth. The Death Eater glared daggers at her and prepared to strike again. Before he mutter a curse a snapped, "Here let me show you. Sectumsempra!" The curse hit his legs, sending him tumbling over.

Atria didn't stick around long enough for anyone to see the evidence of her dark magic.

She hated what she had just done.

She hated it because she loved it. There was a sense of exhilaration and excitement that came afterwards. Knowing that you've beaten someone at their own game. It was almost as fun as dragon riding. As she ran by, she kicked his wand away from him.

She saw a Death Eater drag a student down an abandoned street that was engulfed in smoke. Elphas? She recognized the man from when Harry had captured her mother and her followers three years ago.

Atria charged after them, going in the opposite direction of everyone else who was fleeing the scene. On the run, she changed her appearance further. It was dangerous to be wasting energy on metamorphosing but necessary.

"STOP!" She shouted and the pair turned around. Elphas had the boy at wand point to the head.

"I'll blow his head off if you come closer." Elphas hissed and Atria knew he would. The boy was shaking and blinking away tears. Atria kept her wand steady but didn't take another step.

"Let him go." She said firmly.

The man narrowed his eyes. Unlike the other Death Eater he didn't seem to underestimate her. "You want him? Fine." And then he threw the boy forward and ran in the opposite direction. Atria ran to the boy who was bleeding, but not fatally.

"Are you okay?" She yelled on the run.

"I think so." The boy nodded and stood up on shaky legs and went to grab her and pull her away. Atria went in the opposite direction. "Where are you going?" He shouted.

"I can't let him escape." She said and took off.

"Wait! Who are you?" She didn't turn around. Thank Merlin for the smoke cover and the metamorphosing. She turned the corner and came face to face with Elphas.

"Who are you?" He asked curiously. "You seem very familiar to me."

Atria pressed her lips together and raised her wand. "Surrender."

"Why would I do that?" He laughed. Merlin, he was handsome. She had always thought so. He was her older crush. The person she thought was very handsome but knew it would never happen. He was almost fifteen years older than she was.

"So that I don't curse you."

"Atria Lestrange."

Her eyes widened as she looked upon him. "Who?" She raised her eyebrows.

"I remember the way you used to hold your wand. And that wild look in your eyes." He shrugged, ignoring her question.

Atria swallowed. "Where's my mum?" Atria hissed.

Elphas laughed. "Gone."

"Why are you following her? She doesn't even fight her own battles. She just sends you to do the dirty work."

"Oh, there's another reason for that."

"You don't really believe in all this crap. I know you."

"I suppose you're right." He smiled devilishly. "I'm like you. I don't do it for profit or beliefs. I do it for entertainment."

Atria growled at him. He opened his mouth but before he could say anything else she shouted, "Obliviate." She could see that he hadn't actually expected her do to do it. He was knocked backwards unconscious.

"You should have run." She whispered and then slowly walked backwards for a few steps before turning around and running. When she got back to the center of the village Aurors were there. Some of them were holding Death Eaters and others were taking care of students. She changed back to her normal self with blue hair.

An auror was inspecting the other Death Eater she had hit with Sectumsempra and she quickly walked past.

"Attie!"

Atria whipped around at the sound of Amanda's voice. Amanda had a small cut on the head, but other than that seemed to be unharmed.

"I'm so glad you're alright." They hugged for a few seconds. "Have you seen Albus?"

Amanda nodded. "Rose took a group of students up to the Castle, then Albus showed up and Scorpius sent more students with him. Scorpius is here somewhere I think, unless he helped more people escape."

Atria exhaled a breath she hadn't realized she had been holding. "And Lily and Hugo?"

"They went with Rose." Amanda said. "Jack went back up to the Castle too."

Atria made a face. "He just left you here?"

"There were younger students that needed him more than I did."

"I can't believe this happened."

"They were talking about canceling Hogsmeade weekends because of what happened last year, but decided to add more security." Amanda said.

Atria huffed. "Well, they'll definitely be canceled now."

"Amanda! Attie!" Scorpius joined them a moment later.

"Scorpius, you were brilliant!" Amanda put a hand on his shoulder. Scorpius looked down.

"Not really."

"If it hadn't been for you, a lot more people would have been hurt." Amanda said firmly. "Thank Merlin for you. I love Rosie and she had many fine qualities but crisis management is not one of them."

Scorpius laughed unsteadily and clutched his side.

"You're bleeding!" Atria exclaimed and pulled his hand away from his abdomen. There was a deep slash. "Scorpius!"

"It's nothing." He muttered, but his eyes started drooping.

"Sit down." Atria ordered. So they all sat down in the middle of the path while Atria kept pressure on his would. "What happened?"

"Not sure. It's all sort of a blur." Scorpius admitted. His skin was extremely greyish white and his breathing became laboured.

"We need to get you to the Hospital Wing."

Scorpius tried to stand up but wobbled and grabbed onto the two girls.

"Easy there!" Amanda eased him down.

Scorpius's eyes rolled back in his head.

"Oh, crap!"

Scorpius breathed deeply. He smelled mango. He had always loved the smell of mango. Rose had this perfume that was a mix of tropical fruit, but he only smelled mango. His hand felt warm and he wanted to open his eyes.

He knew who was there, holding his hand, but he wanted to see her.

Unfortunately, his eyes refused to cooperate.

"I must say!" He heard Madam Pomfrey huff. "He needs rest and space!"

"He's resting right now." He heard Albus snap.

"Al," Scorpius recognized that to be Harry Potter. Scorpius really hoped that Ronald Weasley wasn't here as well because he was sure that it was Rose who was holding his hand and Scorpius doubted her father would approve.

"I think he would appreciate his friends being here."

Dad! Now he really needed to wake up. How many people were watching him sleep and possibly drool?

"You can try to make us leave…" Atria trailed off threateningly. He heard a huff that surely came from Madam Pomfrey.

Scorpius actually wanted them all to leave. He only wanted to see Rose.

A few minutes later he got his wish.

"I must insist that you return to your dormitories. We're locking everyone down and we can't have students wandering." Professor McGonagall said firmly. There were some grumbles but eventually he heard footsteps.

"I'd like to speak with you both in my office." The Headmistress said. Scorpius assumed she was talking to his father and Mr. Potter. "Rose, I must insist you go to bed."

"I will. I just need a minute with him."

"I'll notify Madam Pomfrey that you have ten minutes before you must go back to your dorm." Scorpius understood her meaning. If you're not gone in ten minutes Madam Pomfrey will throw you out.

Scorpius felt relieved when the adults left.

Rose hiccupped. "Oh, Scorpius."

He pried his eyes open. "Rose." He croaked. She had her head bent forward and her shouldered were shaking. Her head snapped up.

"Scorpius!" She smiled so brightly that Scorpius had to blink. She leaned in close and he took a deep breath.

"Rose." He repeated. He loved her name.

Her smile became wobbly and tears came to her eyes. "I should have stayed with you." She sobbed. Scorpius squeezed her hand.

"Rose, look at me."

She blinked a few times before looked at him. She bit her lip.

"It wasn't your fault. You had to get others to safety."

"I know. I just wish you had come with me."

Scorpius didn't respond.

"Everyone's okay." Rose said. Scorpius nodded. "There weren't a student fatalities."

"But there were fatalities?"

Rose nodded and swiped away a tear. "I should go to bed."

Scorpius nodded and watched her rise. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

She smiled, "Of course. I'll be here bright and early with breakfast. The hospital food is horrible." Scorpius laughed.

"Do you think it's bad that we have this much experience with the Hospital Wing?"

Rose shrugged and said goodbye.

Scorpius watched her go and as soon as she was out the door he fell back into his pillow.

"Shit, I am so in love with her."

****Hey people! Thanks for reading! This chapter was kind of crazy but there's so much I wanted to happen. I've been jumping to different perpectives a lot, let me know what you think! - Alex