In the Previous Chapter…
"Proffesor" the patronus said shakily, "McLaggen found us before we could find him. He pushed Rose off of a stair case. She's really hurt. Please, please come help. I'll take her to the hospital wing. Please don't let my Rosie die" the voice choked. As soon as the broadcast ended, all of the staff stood from their seats and sprinted to the hospital wing, the Weasley family in tow.
When they got there, they found Scorpius levitating Rose's limp body a few centimetres off of a bed, sobbing endlessly into his hand. He looked up as the small crowd rushed in. McGonagall took one look at Rose's body before muttering a few spells.
"I've removed the apparation wards from this room. Scorpius and I will apparate Miss Weasley to St Mungos. You are welcome to wait here for my return, but please do not follow us" she stated. She them walked over to Rose and took her hand. Scorpius took Rose's other hand and McGonagall apparated them to the St Mungo's Hogwarts ward.
As soon as they arrived, a healer walked in.
"Go and get me the Head Healer" McGonagall barked. As the healer ran out of the room, McGonagall lowered Rose's body down onto the nearest bed. The magical mattress adjusted so that it supported Rose's broken figure without causing more damage. As soon as she was sure that Rose was supported by the bed, McGonagall turned to her sobbing company.
Scorpius had sat down in the nearest chair and was softly crying his eyes out into his hands.
"Scorpius, my dear, I know that you are very close to Rose and that this is a very shocking experience for you, so I am going to allow you to stay here with Rose until she has recovered to a stable condition. Normally, we would make a student go back to school, but I don't think it will make much difference if you are studying or not – you are bright enough to catch up easily anyway" she said softly, sitting next to the boy and wrapping her arm around him. Scorpius welcomed the comfort and continued crying until the door quietly opened.
"Scorpius?!" exclaimed a surprised voice.
"Dad?!" exclaimed an equally surprised Scorpius.
"Why are you crying, son?" asked Head Healer, Draco Malfoy.
"I just…Rose…and…I just can't" he shakily replied before breaking down again.
McGonagall stood and took Healer Malfoy aside. "Draco" she said quietly, "I think that Rose and Scorpius are in a relationship, but it is only recent. Rose was pushed off of the 5th floor staircase by her jealous ex, which is why we are here, but your son witnessed the entire thing, so is still in shock" she explained. Draco nodded, shocked. He knew he would react the same as Scorpius if he were in his son's situation.
"Son, I understand that you are probably very reluctant to leave your girlfriend at the moment, but I would advise that you go and get yourself and Professor McGonagall a hot drink whilst I examine Rose's injuries" Draco said gently. "Just tell the staff that I sent you and they'll understand."
Scorpius knew better than to argue with his father, so sadly nodded his head before walking out of the door, wiping his tears as he went.
Once his son was out of earshot, Draco turned to McGonagall.
"Professor…"
"Please, Draco, call me Minerva."
"Minerva, then, I fear that Rose has been injured to the extent that we may not be able to save her life" he said sadly, "But I will do my best for her, and for my son" he said.
"What is the extent of the damage?" asked Minerva.
Draco cast a few charms to reveal the damage before listing "Broken spine, at least 7 fractured ribs, internal bleeding, and comatose" he muttered, amazed that one girl could suffer so much damage.
"What can be fixed now, what will take longer?" aske Minerva.
"Ummm, spine and ribs I can partially fix now, but will need to inject the affected areas with skelegrow afterwards, the internal bleeding can't be fixed without several complicated potions and operations, and Rose will stay in a coma until her body is repaired. This could take several weeks. What is going to be done about Scorpius?"
"I have said that he can stay with Rose until she recovers, if that is alright with you? He will easily catch up on any missed work" she said.
Draco nodded as Scorpius entered with 3 hot cups of coffee. "I thought you'd like one too" he said to his dad, before handing him a cup. Scorpius took two long dregs from his drink before asking his dad "How bad?"
"Quite, I'm afraid" Draco murmured.
"Will she be okay?"
"We don't know yet, we'll have to wait until morning."
Scorpius stood and sat down into the chair next to Rose's bed, taking her hand in his. McGonagall saw that her Head Boy needed a moment alone with the injured girl, so gently pulled Draco out of the room.
"Rose, don't die" Scorpius choked, breaking down into a fresh waves of sobs as the door closed shut. "If you can hear me, which I hope you can, I just want you to know that I love you with all my heart. I'll kill that bastard McLaggen for what he's done to you. Just please get better. You said you'd never leave me, remember? So please don't leave me yet" he cried, sinking lower in his seat, still holding Rose's limp hand, crying harder and harder.