Unhinged 2: Til the Flame Burns Out

Chapter 21

A/N: Sorry for the wait, hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Thank you to my reviewers, they mean so much to me =)

He splashed some water on his face and then looked at the small burn mark on his arm and then another on his hand. One was from James and the other from Ember during their earlier practice session. His mind had been on other things and he had trouble focusing which was making him more frustrated. All he wanted to do was to train up enough to get his parents out of that place.

He walked out of the bathroom and was making his way downstairs to dinner when Raven walked alongside him.

"Can we talk?" she asked him.

"No." he quickly said, ignoring her completely, not even glancing her way.

"Scorpius, please?" she begged, grabbing his arm to stop him. "Would you just stop for a minute and let me talk to you?"

He stopped and looked at her. "Ok, what? What do you need to say to me? What could you possibly say to me to justify your actions?" he asked her angrily.

She opened her mouth a few times to try and explain, but nothing would come out.

Scorpius just shook his head and went to walk away again.

"I'm sorry!" she said loudly before reaching for his arm once more and turning him back to look at her. "I'm sorry ok? I screwed up and it was horrible to do. I really love you Scorpius and I don't want to lose you." she said, her eyes starting to tear up.

He looked into her green eyes for a moment and studied them a bit; he could tell her apology was genuine. He reached up and wiped a stray tear from her face before he moved his face closer to hers.

"I don't know what you want me to say... my entire opinion of you has changed," he whispered to her before he turned and walked downstairs.

He took a seat at the table next Ember, who leaned in closer to him. "Are you-"

"I'm fine." he cut her off before his eyes shot up to Raven taking a seat at the table a few seats down.

"I'd like for you all to take part in practice tomorrow," McGonagall said, looking at Ellie.

"What about me? I want to help save Mum and Dad." Harper asked.

"Don't you worry dear, I'm sure there are plenty of things we could have you to do help," Molly reassured her.

"But what about my powers? When will I get them?" she asked.

"You might not even get any," Aurora said.

Harper looked disappointed at her comment.

"Well, in addition to just developing your powers, we really should practice some spells and some physical stuff," Hermione explained. "You can help with that Harper," she said with a smile making her cheer up a bit.

The entire table became quiet when there was a knock on the door, making all of them pull out their wands.

"Who the hell is that?" Blaise asked.

"I'm not sure," Hermione answered, walking over to the front door with her wand tightly gripped.

The knock rang out again. "Hermione, it's Matthew." came a muffled voice from behind the door.

She gave a sigh of relief and pocketed her wand before turning to the rest of them in the dining room and gesturing for them to all calm down.

Matthew poked his head inside and met her in the foyer. "I'm sorry to show up without warning."