#1 You're alright actually means you're not alone

Scorp Pov

I blocked out everything and reached for Rose's wand which was hanging loosely in her fist. I pulled it free grabbed on to her and appaperated. Considering it was my first time I was incredibly proud of myself when we landed on the hill to find that I was still in one piece and not spread across the whole of Great Britain. I looked down at Rose who was curled up in my arms, still sobbing. I gently took her out of my arms and handed her to her cousin, Albus who was looked at her concerned before glaring at me. Luke who had walked over, helped me up, I could see that his lips were moving but the ringing in my ears made it impossible to hear a word he was saying. Slowly as if everything had been out of focus it slapped back to reality I fell backwards only Luke's tight grip on my arm stopped me from the embrace of the cool earth. He pulled me along as I stumbled; I turned my head to get a last look at the girl who had come back for me only for her abundance of relatives to block my view.

Rose pov

Albus kept on whispering in my ear meaningless phrases such as "you alright now" or the classic "nothing is going to hurt you" while Lily tried to sooth me by rubbing my back but they hadn't been there, I was so sure that it was the end. Every time my eyelids fluttered close I saw the flames licking up the carriages while the heats threaten to melt me. I tried to pull myself back together, for the entire group of Hogwarts student that had now fallen in my care. I hastily rubbed my eyes repeating "for Hogwarts" over and over again. I pushed past all of my friends prepared for the questions that would surely come but the students were huddle together in groups and when I walked on top of the biggest point in the area they stared without a sound. Not comprehending how dire the situation was and why should they it's not like I told them anything. Molly ran up to me and whispered in my ear "The portrait you handed me earlier with Dumbledore in it said that you have to tell the truth." I sucked a little breath in. How was I going to do that? Molly disappeared as quick as she had come back into the sea of Hogwartens (Beauxbatons had given us that name years ago after we had beat them at a game of Quidditch not realising that it wasn't an insult).

"I should have told you the truth earlier about what's happening. See the teachers didn't tell me to evacuate all of you. I don't even know if they care anymore because when I went into the teacher's lounge none of them moved they all sat with unblinking glazes that stared into nothingness, paralysed. "I summarised in a loud, clear voice.

"I was told by this man I had 15 minutes to get everybody of the train before it." I stopped to take in a breath of the fresh air ignoring all my memories of the train that threaten to overrule me.

"You all saw what happen." I pointed to where the railway bridge use to be.

"We need to get back London but we can't do that if everyone panicking and leaving because we have to organise for the little ones who can't just get up and leave to London as well." I finished gravely the silence lay like a thick mist over the crowd.

"How do we know we can trust you? You did lie to us before." Ian Kiderck asked stepping forward breaking the silence.

"Trust her." Yelled Scorpius, Ian nodded once then back into the sea, I guess that the Malfoy name still holds some sway over the world.

Al stepped up beside me and took over directing people in what to do. I backed off the stage and sat absorbed in my thoughts. The afternoon passed into night as Albus Severus Potter directed people. The sea of Hogwartens lessened as the night went on and fire lit up. I walked over to one fire and stared at it for it was one of the most curious things, a simple charm but in its own way pretty. I was a blue flame but didn't ever need anything to burn and was a foot above the ground, hovering. It omitted smoke, heat and light like a normal fire would.

"Hey, cousin" Fred junior greeted my grinning cheekily. Even I my hazy state I got suspicious, I knew that smile and I knew what came after it.

"What did you do?" I started, backing away.

"I'm hurt that you would even suggest that I did something."

"The last time you grinned like that all my knickers appeared as a flag on one of our mini Quidditch goals (all of the Weasley/potter clan put in some money for this small version of a Quidditch field that we use to hold game on, Mum did a charm so that no Muggle can see it)." I replied still backing away.

"And I remember that in return my knickers made a special appearance in the great hall spelling out loser." He contradicted I shrugged it wasn't like it was ever proven that I was connected to that incident.

"So what do you think of Al doing everything." Fred changed his tone and plonked himself down on a rock.

"His brilliant at this I mean he managed to get all the first, second and third years home and pizza and marshmallows for those who have to stay the night without any help from the ministry." We had tried to contact the ministry but nothing resolved of it. Strangely no parents or adults in general had offered to help either.

"Yeah." Fred grunted moodily.

"What is your problem?" I teased surely this was all just an act for him to get out of lecture from me with whatever prank he has done.

"Nothing."

"You-"

"I'm sure Rose." I took that as a signal that the conversation had ended. I plonked myself down next to him staring at the flickering of the flames.

Sorry that this chapter is very dark and moody.