In the previous chapter…

"Oh no, that's Dad and Hugh, they love them. Hollyhead Harpies all the way for me. So yes, explain to me why you support the orange idiots?"

McGonagall apparated into the room to find Rose and Scorpius playing chess at a table by the window. Just as she walked over, Rose's King yelled "CHECKMATE!" as Scorpius' King toppled.

"That's another win to me" she grinned before turning to McGonagall.

"Are you ready to leave?" McGonagall asked.

"Yeah, we're ready. Sorry we missed you last night, Professor" Scorpius said as he scooped up the chess pieces and packed them into their box.

"It's quite alright. You two needed your sleep anyway. Now, I have spoken to the Healer and she has said that you may recover in the Head Dormitories instead of the Hospital Wing if you would prefer. She has also handed your case over to Madam Patil, who will evaluate you when you arrive."

"I can stay in my room? That's great! How long do I have to stay bedridden?" Scorpius beamed.

"As long as Madam Patil sees fit. If you are lucky, you could be allowed to walk around the castle tomorrow"

"Okay. Well, we're ready to go" Rose said. "Are we apparating to Hogwarts?"

"Yes. The Healer has just discharged you, so if you could both place your hand on my arm, we can leave" McGonagall said, holding out her arm to the two teens.

The three arrived in the hospital wing with a sharp pop. Scorpius' legs instantly buckled from the weight of landing on his feet. Luckily, Madam Patil was stood there waiting and held him upright.

"It's good to see you again, Mr Malfoy" she said as she helped him towards one of the examination beds. "Now, if you would sit perfectly still for 30 seconds, I will run my tests and then you are free to go." Madam Patil ran her wand over his injuries, scanning them for recovery statuses. She smiled as her wand glowed yellow.

"I'm guessing yellow is good?" Rose asked.

"Yellow's good" Patil smiled. "It means that you're recovered enough to resume normal life. So I'm going to get you a pair of crutches and as long as you're always with someone, you're free to go. I would recommend that you resume lessons no sooner than Monday, but you are free to walk around the castle" she said.

"Do I have to go back into lessons, Professor McGonagall?" Rose asked the Headmistress as Madam Patil disappeared to find crutches.

"No. Stay with Scorpius and catch up on the work you have already missed. I will have the teachers set aside your work for the rest of this week as well as the things from the last 2 weeks" she said. "I shall see you both at dinner" she smiled. "Oh, and Rose, sit with Scorpius. And if anyone says anything about sitting at the wrong table, send them to me. We are not about to have another brawl."

"What does she mean, another brawl?" Rose turned to Scorpius.

"You wouldn't know this, but when my head got bashed in the last time, everything turned into a fight once I'd been taken to the Hospital wing and you'd been brought along" Scorpius tried to explain.

"Oh. Yeah, we definitely are not gonna have another brawl."

"Rose, this is really out of the blue, but when you said you loved me…" Scorp suddenly asked quietly.

"I meant it, Scorp. I wouldn't have said it if I didn't. My family and your friends filled in some of the gaps for me and well, I guess I finally saw the kind, caring and loving guy underneath the Malfoy smirk" she joked. "Seriously though, I know it seems really rushed but everything kinda feels right with you. I think what did it for me was the risk of losing you again. Considering I wasn't told anything, I didn't know if you would actually get better this time" Rose admitted.

"Someone once told me that you only truly know if you love someone if there is the risk that you may lose them. I think it was Mum who said that, but I totally understand what she meant now" she smiled.

Madam Patil then came into the room and handed Scorpius a pair of crutches. "Now, if anything starts to hurt, sit down until it goes away. If it still hurts after 10 minutes of sitting, tell someone to come and get me. Don't walk around for too long at one time and don't strain your brain in lessons. I'm sure you will be fine, Mr Malfoy. Now, if I were you I would head down to the kitchens and see if the house elves can get you some food" she smiled as she dismissed them.

Rose walked slowly alongside Scorpius as he limped along the corridors on his crutches. Luckily, it was lunch, so there weren't many people around to see the head boy at his worst.

"Do you wanna brave lunch in the Hall? I know Madam Patil said to go to the kitchens, but I think we can make lunch. There's still half an hour left and the Hall's just round the corner" Rose asked.

"If you want to, I don't mind" Scorpius said as he adjusted to walking with crutches again.

"Let's go for lunch then. End of the Slytherin table?"

"Sounds good to me"

McGonagall stood as she watched Scorpius hobble in with Rose at his side. Slowly, all the heads in the great hall stopped talking and turned around to stare. For a moment, the only sound was the click of Scorpius' crutches hitting the floor as he made his way slowly to the end of the table.

And then everyone broke into applause. Scorpius, now sat at the table, watched as his friends and all of Rose's family rushed up to them.

"It's great to see you back, Scorp" Leo said, sitting next to his friend.

"And it's good to see you again Rosie" Lily said as she leant down to hug her cousin. "I'm glad you're better, Scorpius" she smiled.

"Nice trackies" Lorcan and Lysander said in unison, grinning.

"Shut up" Scorpius laughed, swiping his hand towards them in a friendly slap. "I'm doing good, thanks guys, but leg still needs some healing and now the scar on my head is a tad bigger" he smiled.

"But it will go away, right?" Al asked.

"Don't think so. A re-opened wound like this usually scars permanently" Rose said, squeezing Scorpius' hand under the table in support. Although this action was missed by everyone else, Scorpius' eyebrows raised a notch and his head whipped round to look at Rose. She smiled as if it was the most natural thing in the world and carried on talking to her family.

After about 10 minutes of talking, their friends decided to let them eat, so Leo, Lorcan and Lysander sat opposite Rose and Scorpius whilst the Weasleys and Potters walked back to the Gryffindor table.

"So," Scorpius asked, "What have we missed?"

A/N: I've updated so much recently even i'm surprised! Keep reviewing! - Rxx