our little angel

The Fire Within

Age 14
Word 236
Summary: Everyone was in Rose and Raven dorm studying until Raven felt hot... like too hot... she was sweating barely breathing... and no one know what to do.

Raven barely registered the words around her.

One second, she was focused on her Potions notes, rolling her eyes at Scorpius and Albus arguing over an essay. The next—heat.

Burning.

It felt like fire was crawling under her skin, scorching her from the inside out.

Her vision blurred. Her breathing turned shallow. Her body trembled.

Something was wrong.

“Raven?” Rose’s voice was the first thing she could process, laced with concern. “You’re—Merlin, you’re burning up!”

Scorpius looked up, his usual smirk vanishing the second he saw her. “Raven?”

Albus was beside her in an instant, pressing his hand against her forehead—only to jerk back. “Bloody hell—she’s on fire!”

Raven couldn’t speak.

The heat was too much. Her lungs felt tight, like she couldn’t get enough air.

She tried to stand, but her legs buckled beneath her.

Albus caught her before she hit the floor.

“Someone do something!” Rose yelled, panic creeping into her voice.

Scorpius was already grabbing his wand, but—what spell could fix this?

“Raven, stay awake,” Albus murmured urgently, his grip tightening around her. “Stay with me, okay?”

Raven tried.

She really did.

But everything around her faded.

The last thing she heard was Albus shouting her name.