Chapter Sixteen: REUNITED

Another week had past since Rose read the article in the Daily Prophet and since then Rose's dream had become more vivid than ever. Rose had been trying her best to ignore the dreams and not go to the Astronomy Tower, but that night Rose was dreaming of him once again. In her dream Scorpius' voice was clearer than ever.

"I'm up here. I'm waiting for you."

Rose woke up with a jump. For over a month now she had the same dream, but tonight was different. In her dream Scorpius never told her that he waiting for her. He would usually just call out her name. Rose got out of the common room and to the Astronomy Tower as quickly as she could.

Rose arrived at the Tower and as she looked around the empty room Rose's heart broke. Rose's feel to the ground and cried. She could stand the dreams haunting her.

"WHERE ARE YOU!?"

As Rose screamed at loud crack simultaneously occurred and there before her standing was Scorpius. Rose was in such a shock she couldn't speak all you could do was cry.

"Have you been crying Weasley?"

Rose gave a smile as best she could through her tears. She remembered how when the first time they met in the Astronomy Tower he had said that same thing to her. Scorpius came up to Rose took her face within his hand and kissed her. Scorpius and Rose spent the next few minutes within each others loving embrace. Once Rose was all cried out she was finally able to talk.

"Scorpius! I am so happy that you are okay!"

She gave him another hug and looked into his gray eyes.

"How were you able to apparate in here? I thought no one was able to do that in Hogwarts?"

"I can tell you it's not easy. I had been on the run for a while, but I knew I needed to see you and the only way that I thought I could to get into Hogwarts somehow. The only thing that came to my mind over and over was how the old Headmaster Dumbledore had been able to apparate here in the Astronomy Tower. Our place. Since the idea came to me I was determined to find a way in. I have been coming back to Hogwarts every few nights trying for multiple weeks now to get here."

Rose was amazed that he was able to accomplish such a difficult feat that she had never heard of any one being able to do. After the admiration of Scorpius' act went through Rose's mind he realized what he had said before all that.

"You're on the run?"

Rose looked at Scorpius closer into the moonlight. He was thinner then he was before, his eyes looked like they hadn't seen much sleep, and he looked liked he'd been in a few challenging duels.

"Scorpius! We need to get you to the hospital wing!"

"No, Rose I can't go."

"What? You are hurt!"

"We can't risk it"

"What do you mean we can't risk it?"

Scorpius that told her about what happened that night Christmas Eve at Malfoy Manor.

"Did you get the necklace and letter I sent?"

"I did. My family now knows everything about us. Here."

Rose took Scorpius' mother's necklace off from around her neck and handed it back to him.

"You keep it for now. I know that you'll keep it safe"

Rose was a bit confused; she knew that it was Scorpius' most treasured item. Scorpius noticed the confusion on Rose's face, but didn't say anything more and gave her another kiss. Scorpius hoped that the Protection Charm he place on the necklace would keep Rose safe, but he was worried at how well it would work. He'd never been well with charms spell like that.

They sat in silence again lying in one another's comfortable tender embrace until Scorpius took Rose into him closes and kissed her with great intensity. He had never been so assertive with his kissed with her before, but she found herself returning them in a sensual rhythm. Rose and Scorpius had ever experienced such intimacy with a person, but with each other it was natural. They stayed, secure in each others arms till they both feel sleep.

It was nearly dawn as Rose and Scorpius woke up. Scorpius took a hold of Rose and kissed her.

"Rose, I need to get you out of here."

"Yeah I supposed it would be bad if I got caught up here."

"That not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

Scorpius sighed and hung his head down. He couldn't look her in the eyes when he said it.

"They on their way here to kill you."

"What do you mean?"

"They are coming to Hogwarts to try to kill you and your family. The Death Eaters are. Well I guess they really aren't Death Eaters though."

"Scorpius what are you talking about?"

"Lucius. His plan. After I left the manor kept around hiding, finding out what he was up to. It was at first about taking over the Ministry. After he faked his death he went into hiding in America where he began gathering former Death Eaters for the uprising, but found that many of them were too scared or in Azkaban to join him. So he found innocent witches and wizards and placed them under the Imperius Curse. Most of the people he has are under the curse. So when he came out of hiding to bring me into joining them he found out about us. When I refused to join him and sided with you he went insane. Now not only is he bent of taking over the Ministry, he's also on a person vendetta to kill you and you family. He said that the Potters and Weasleys have destroyed this family enough and that it's their time to pay for their actions. He said that he's starting with you for poisoning my mind and running the last of Malfoy's heir."

Rose was terrified at what she just heard. She knew that there was only once solution for them.

"I promise I'll leave with you on one condition."

"Anything."

"We're going to my home."