Hopes and Time turners

Blackness

We were back at the lake when I opened my eyes again. There was a ring of burned grass where Lucius had trapped us, as well as a bunch of students staring at us. 

I nervously smiled, cleared my throat, and said, "Please return to whatever it is you are supposed to be doing, we will clean everything up here. Have a great day all of you." 

Surprise surprise, nobody budged. 

Scorpius, Albus and I inched our way through the crowd, careful to avoid kids interested in Zodiac internships. We slipped inside the school, which was as empty as my dad's cereal bowl in the mornings. I knew we were due for a very mushy and emotional reunion with our parents, so I told Scorpius and Albus to be prepared. 

The second we knocked on the griffin door, our parents answered, giving us python hugs as they did. 

"Rose, oh my gosh that was so scary you could have died... your hand has a tiny burn and a bite on it..."

"Albus are you alright? You have a little scratch on your hand..."

"Scorpius, I'm ashamed that man is my father, are you alright?" 

After five minutes of assuring our parents that we were safe, they led us into the office to tell the story. My parents were very glad that I had inherited mum's brains and Dad's physical ability. Hearing the story out of somebody else's mouth made me really think about how close I came to burning. 

Aunt Ginny and Mum hugged me and Albus so hard I thought that I would burst. Scorpius was being hugged by his dad, and mine and Al's dads were hugging us too. 

I enjoyed a moment of freedom from my mother's grip before being thrust into Hugo's. He kept crying and saying, "you could have died, I can't imagine life without my older sister..." even after assuring him I was fine. 

We walked into the front hallway, where we separated from our parents to go to the hospital wing. We talked for a little while before heading out. 

I let Albus and Scorpius go ahead of me, to let them have some time to talk without me. 

My scar gave the most horrible pain that had happened thus far, and I collapsed onto the ground. I heard Delphi's voice say, "you idiot. Crucio." 

After torturing me again for a little while, she stepped on my Vasovagal syncope. 

Everything went black.