Silver and Emeralds (Book 1)

Chapter 17 - Meetings and Newborns

SCORPIUS'S POV-

The last few weeks have been hell. First, I loose my best friend, then, my girlfriend. And it's all my fault.

It was well after midnight when I left. Ever since I broke up with Rose I'd been sleeping in the Slytherin dormitories. I jumped out of my bed and tiptoed out of the room. Making  my way through the castle and I headed towards our meeting spot in the forbidden forest. When I got there, he was standing, face hidden by a thick black cloak. He lifted his head and our eyes met.

"Hello Scorpius. Nice to see you again." He said. I rolled my eyes. " I see that you have continued ignoring the girl. Good choice. If you don't keep it up we both know what happens." He said with a wicked smile. "Yes I know, you'll kill her. How long do I have to keep this up?" I asked . "As long as it takes for you to give in." He said calmly. "I told you that I'd stop talking to the Weasleys and Potters. But I've already made it clear that I won't help you." I finished.

"Scorpius, I have given you a month to decide whether or not to join me, and each time I've asked you've denied. But this is it. I will ask you one more time. Join me Scorpius." He demanded. "No! I've said this multiple times already." I yelled. "Stupid boy. You don't get it do you? I have power, and lots of it. From this day forward I will kill or hurt one person you care about everyday until you give in." He hissed

"But that wasn't the deal. The deal was that I would ignore Rose and cut ties with the Weasleys and the Potters. You promised you wouldn't hurt them!" I protested. "Well the deals off. Decide now Scorpius. If you don't join me, the ones you love will all die, and it will be all your fault." He threatened.

I pondered what to do. Lucius was relentless. He had told me about a month ago that I needed to stop seeing Rose. Obviously, I said no. Did he really think I would give up the person I loved most that easily? He eventually said that he would kill her if I didn't stop seeing her. I thought he was bluffing, but he proved that he wasn't by killing several wizards in front of me at one of our meetings. So, with a heavy heart, I ended things. I kills me to know that I'm the one breaking her heart. But I'm hoping that eventually, when all of this is over, I can explain to her what really happened.and And maybe she'll somehow find it in herself to forgive me.

I've been "dating" other girls to really make her think that I've moved on. I hate it, I hate it so much. None of the others even come close to how much I love Rose. I wish I could tell her everything that was going on. She would know what to do.

I went back to thinking about my complicated situation. I had two options. I could help him kill my loved ones, or not help him and watch him kill them and me. Either way, people were going to die.

"I need more time." I stated. "You have one more week Scorpius. And if you decision still isn't made, then I'll kill Rose." He hissed. With that, I trudged back up to my room. I lay awake thinking till it was time to go to breakfast. It's not like I've actually gotten more than and hour of sleep since things ended with Rose. Without her or Al to help me with my night terrors, there was no point to sleeping in the first place.

I pulled in my robes and headed to the Great Hall, but caught my reflection in the mirror. The bags under my eyes had gotten thicker and darker. My hair was longer, now going past my chin. I'd admit that it wasn't attractive, but I didn't have the energy to cut it.

I shook off my deadly appearance and kept walking. I wasn't looking where I was going and crashed into someone. I flew backwards and smacked my head on to the stone wall. "Ow! Watch where the bloody hell you're going!" I snapped. I looked up to see who I had crashed into to see a fiery redhead laying on the ground. She looked up and silver met emerald. My heart ached. I wanted to apologize. I wanted to make sure she was ok. I wanted to sweep her up into my arms and kiss her. But I couldn't. I had to be cruel. I had to make her think that things were really, truly over.