Final Goodbyes

White lights hung over Basil's bed and as she shifted in her deep sleep, her eyes opened for the first time in a few days. Basil examined the room around her, it was the infirmary and she wasn't the only one sitting in there; Basil was the only patient, but Harry Potter stood beside her bed.

"Good morning." Harry greeted and set down a card and a box of candy.

"How long have I been out?" Basil asked groggily.

"Three days. You passed out after you defeated your grandfather." Harry replied and sat down in the chair next to the bed.

"What happened? Where is he? Scorpius! Is everyone alright?" Basil groaned and sat up.

"You defeated him with all the power you had, no one knows how though. Well I have an idea, but that's the point. Your grandfather is being held in Azkaban until his trial in the summer. The kids are alright and back to normal, thanks to you." Harry stated and handed the cards over.

"Thanks. Where is everyone? Why are you here?"

"I came to thank you Basil. It was wrong that you didn't tell us all of your information on your grandfather, but I wouldn't have said anything either when I was your age. So thank you, you saved a lot of people. Actually, they're waiting for you in the Great Hall if you want to go down there." Harry informed and stood up.

Harry left the infirmary with a smile and some phrase about finding James and Albus; Basil knew there was more to say but she couldn't form words to express her appreciation for the older man. Basil threw on her robes and read the cards that were on her bedside; they mainly said thank you or how they love her so much, but Basil barely knew the people on the cars. Basil pocketed the candy in her bag then found all her things next to her bed; Anna probably placed all her things just in case Basil woke up. Anna!

Basil went down the corridors, passing Aguirre awkwardly, and to the Great Hall to meet Anna and Albus hopefully. I have to apologize before I leave. Basil noted and stepped into the Great Hall; the room erupted with applause and yelling. Anna was hugging her the minute she walked in and Rosie was thanking her over and over.

"Thank you so much for saving me. Kristina and Derek are so happy that you saved them also. Tia is only thanking Scorpius…but deep down she must thank you." Rosie expressed and hugged her once more.

Basil was speechless as she sat down at her table; Derek hugged her also and asked for the details of the battle between her and her grandfather. Derek was cut off by the other housemates applauding and yelling questions.

"Basil, I'm so sorry for getting angry at you. You saved my dad's job, Harry Potter called in and rehired him! I apologized so many times to Albus and Anna. I'm sorry." Persephone cried and hugged her sadly.

"It's not a problem, don't worry." Basil assured uneasily.

"Attention! Attention students, I know all of you are excited for Ms. Sweets returned but I would like to tell you all that finals are approaching next week." McGonagall announced and continued to thank Basil for her courageous act. "Oh Basil Sweets, your name shall be heard all over the wizarding world. We are lucky that you and your friends' bravery saved all of us."

All the students, except Anna, were groaning over finals and quickly left the Great Hall once breakfast was finished. Almost all came up to Basil and congratulated her and gave support; Basil thanked them and uneasily untangled herself from the crowd. Basil kept looking down and tried to escape everyone until she saw the familiar sight of Scorpius Malfoy.

"Scorpius! Hold on." Basil called out and caught him in the hallway. Everyone cleared out and it was only them.

"Sweets? How are you feeling?" Scorpius asked with a smirk.

"Fine, fine." Basil then noticed the scar on his face that was in the shape of a crack. "I'm sorry for the scar, but thank you so much for saving me." Basil exhaled and looked at Scorpius. He looked away.

"Oh yes, anything to save you. You owe me." Scorpius laughed haughtily. "Anyways, you should go off to class…"

"Scorpius, you don't have to act like this. We're friends now, remember? You promised me back in the maze right before you saved me- wait, why did you save me anyways?" Basil asked and stepped closer to Scorpius.

"Wouldn't want to fight him myself. You deserved your battle against him." Scorpius shrugged and looked away.

The smirk that once masked his face was now a shy smile and a deep rouge blush on his face. Basil threw herself around Scorpius and hugged him as tight as she could. Scorpius reciprocated then ended it by letting go after a minute of embracing. Basil knew class would be staring soon and they went off to separate classes.

The last month of school wasn't as exciting as the rest of the year. Basil and Anna took their finals and the last week at Hogwarts quickly approached. Anna was rambling about how she thought she did poorly on her Charms test when they packed their trunks to leave the school but thankfully they were returning next year. Currently, Basil placed all her necessary items in her trunk and sat on her bed waiting for Anna.

"-I hope Carrie doesn't mark me down. Hey, can you grab my pen set from the common room? I need to pack my clothes." Anna asked as she stuffed her books into the trunk.

Basil agreed and left for the common room; it was empty with only Hairball sitting by the fire. Basil saw Anna's pen set from the desk then returned to the door that led to the rooms. Suddenly, another person entered the room with a swallow face and dark eyes.

"Professor Aguirre? Something wrong? You're head of Slytherin." Basil questioned and slowly walked to the center of the room.

"I came to say sorry. I thought you were in cahoots with your grandfather, but I was wrong. My deep apologizes Ms. Sweets." Aguirre sighed and stood shaking.

"No, I'm sorry Professor. I thought you were behind all this. I confused you with your brother Xavier. How is he?" Basil apologized and looked down at the ground.

"No, it's fine. My brother was not a good man, but I loved him. He's in St. Mungo's at the moment. Well, sorry Basil but I have to leave now, I'll see you next year." And with that, Aguirre left.

Basil stood still as her heart swelled and her eyes darted to the fire. Hairball purred and crawled into a ball onto the couch in front of the fire. Basil crouched next to the fire and pulled out the damn object that caused all the pain; the Sweets key felt as hot as an inferno in front of her; the anger pulsed through her veins. She couldn't stop the hatred that coursed through her, it was the only emotion left at the moment.

"I don't care how I see the doors and I don't want to know how it came to find me. Goodbye." Basil hissed and threw the key into the fire.

A smile formed on her thin lips and she left the room to give the pen set back to Anna. The train was leaving soon and they still had to say their goodbyes to Albus, Rosie, and James. Basil wanted to say goodbye to Scorpius and Derek also.

"Come on Anna! We're going to be late." Basil laughed and sprinted through the common room.

Basil took another look at the fire and saw the key still sitting in the blazing inferno; Anna did not notice and they both hurried out for their goodbyes and train ride. The fire was left unattended as it crackled and key turned to a soft red as the heat turned into a blazing piece of silver. Hairball hissed and left the room looking for Basil as another person snuck through the window and to the fire; the person whispered in a thick voice and the key lifted from the fire and into the person's satchel.

"Next year Basil Sweets, you'll know." The person sneered and disappeared to the unknown through the window to only be discovered next year.

The End.