Winter slowly melted into spring making it slightly less depressing in the castle. The first Quidditch game of the spring was Slytherin pounding Hufflepuff 220 to 10. It very much seemed that Slytherin was a shoe in to win the Quidditch cup again. It really was something to be happy about.
Scorpius seemed to be more popular than ever though he was not too amused with it thought. He spent most of his day answering first year's question. He was more then certain this had something to do with the fact that they saw him shirtless at practice and he now had Paige as his own personal fan club president. The only time she would leave him alone was in the classes that he had and she didn't. But he was pretty she was talking to their Head of House Professor Hornbeam if she could change her classes to his.
Spring also marked the beginning of Apparition classes. He was able to take the first test of the season he signed up for the classes looking forward to it. This was something that he couldn't wait for and be able to move around a bit more freely. His parents were willing to give him a lot more freedoms when he was able to. The first class was going to be this weekend held in Hogsmead village.
The week dragged by slowly as he waited for the weekend. His lessons with Prof. McGonagall where starting to go very well and he felt that he would be able to finish them before the end of the year, if not they talked about doing a few classes over the summer. It was something that had really been looking forward to and the paper work that he need was already to be submitted once finished. He would send a letter to his parents before they actually went thru with it.
On Saturday he was able to wake up early again to run since the weather was starting to become nice again. The tap on the window over his bed made him smiled as he sat up and tapped back. Waking up he stretched out a little as he pulled out his running clothes out of his trunk getting dressed and making his way outside. He took a few laps around the lake the cool air around him keeping him chilled. He sat for a moment on the shore of the lake. Smiling as he played with a leaf on the water he watched it float along the surface of the water.
Grabbing his clothes he want to Prefects bathroom and made his way inside and hopped in the warm shopping he rest his head against the well as he let the warm water pour over him. After a nice long shower he got dressed in a casual pair of dark jeans and green t-shirt thinking about pulling on a button up once he got to the dorm. He made his way back to his room bumping into some one as he made his way out of the bathroom.
"Oh man I'm really sorry. You ok?"
He looked into the face of who he ran into and gulped a breath as he looked into the face that he ran into.
"It's fine Prefect Malfoy."
He stared at Rose and made a bit of a face as he didn't know what to say to her. He hadn't spoken to her since the train coming back from Christmas break. He looked down to the ground before looking back to her. She was truly amazing looking, she was fresh out of bed he could tell but somehow she still looked amazing. He finally looked back to her and smiled.
"How are you doing? It's been a while since we last talked."
She looked to him and nodded a little. She had missed him, though they hadn't been talking long before they stopped talking. Taking a breath she ran her hands threw her hair and tried not to look him in eye.
"I'm doing fine thank you very much."
She avoided him and made her way inside the bathroom avoiding looking in his eyes. Once the door was shut she pressed herself against the door and took a deep breath. She wanted to speak to him, but she knew how he felt. And he was right, it was for the best.
He pulled on his shirt and looked at his himself for a moment running his hands threw his normally slicked back hair sending it in a few spikes his white blond hair falling into his eyes. He shook his head a little as it fell limp. Not even bothering to fix he made his way out of the dorm and to the Great Hall to grab some breakfast. Joining the other he smiled a little as he sat with them letting Paige make him a plate just giving up.
After heading back to the dorm he grabbed his jacket and pinning his Prefect badge on the color of his shirt he made his way back to the others and headed to the village. They smiled and laughed as they made their way there joking around a little. The area that was set up where they would be practicing and made his way over with a few other students leaning against the wall. He could see a few older students gathered as well to watch the younger.
He smiled a little as they gathered around to listen to the instructor as he began to tell them what they would need to do. He made some golden hoops appear on the ground and they all made their way to stand in their own hoops. He took a few breaths as he geared himself up to make himself appear just outside the hoop. At the sound of the whistle all of them casted. He and very few others moved well most stayed in the spot that they started at.
After a few more tries at it most of the class had gotten it and now he had them trying a bit further one at a time. Scorpius was perfectly fine with being shuffled to the front of the line stepping up when he was called. The instructor smiled as his rest his hand on the Scorpius back.
"Ok son, what you're going to do is go from here to where the gold hoop across over there."
He pointed to the hoop about a yard off. He nodded as he waited for the signal. He heard it go off and he took a deep breath as he started to apparate He gasped a little as he felt himself get hit sending him off.
He felt himself hit the ground and he let out a yell as he writhed on the ground in pain. He called out for help as he curled in a ball as he tried to end the pain.
Rose watched from the side as Scorpius went up and she couldn't help but smiled not being able to help it. She heard the whistle go off and then heard a shout and she turned around watching as James sent a spell shooting towards him. She gasped as it his him square in the back as he dissapred. All of the other students began to mutter to themselves when they heard a scream coming from about four yards away.
The group raced off and found Scorpius curled on the ground. She and the instructor made their way to the front of the group. He kneeled next to him pulling him flat to look at him. Putting her hands over her mouth she held back a scream when she finally saw him.
He was splinched, and it was really bad. She could see that most of the skin from his face looked like it had been clawed away. His silver blond hair was nearly totally red. The instructor moved his hands down to his shirt she watched as they shook and he carefully pulled open his shirt ripping off the t-shirt underneath. His whole chest looked as it had been skinned, and it looked like that was a pattern that was repeating itself over his whole body.
There where screams and yells as other people started to see Scorpius body. There where cries for help as a few of the other Slytherins made their way up pushing Rose out of their way. There was soon a bang and the sound of running. There where professors running up to the rest pushing thru the crowed. Prof. McGonagall and Longbottom made their way to the front. Gasping she turned to the others as she looked to Scorpius body.
"Longbottom quickly get Mr. Malfoy to the nurse. This needs to be taken care of right away."
Prof. Longbottom nodded his moved to Scorpius and with a flick of his wand and had Scorpius floating in mid air and caring him into the school. The other Slytherins following closely behind him as they moved back to the school all chattering, Paige crying. Prof. McGonagall then turned to the instructor her eyes hard.
"What happened to him? Was this just a simple splinch? I was watching and it looked like he was doing well."
He held up his finger and shook his head as he walked into the mist of the group of students and came back with James by the collar of the jacket. James pulled trying to free himself as he tried to get away. After a moment he stopped looking to the face of Prof. McGonagall.
"This one sent a disarming spell at the boy."
She crossed her arms over her chest, as it seems to calm her fury. After a moment she grabbed him and dragged him back to the school. The chatter of the others was fierce, the instructor trying to calm the group down but shaked his head and dismissed everyone backed to the school saying that they would just continue at the next appointed training.
Rose stood there and took a few breaths biting on her bottom lip. She was so worried about him; she would have to figure out how to see them without drawing to much attention to herself. She started walking back to the school and hid under a tree and cried a little as she worried about it. What was she going to do? She just hoped that she was going to be ok.