Albus thought hard, begging the Sorting Hat not to put him in Slytherin. The memory of the snake on the tapestry flooded his mind once more as he focused on his choice, screwing his eyes shut.

Scorpius Malfoy. Rose thought. An odd name. I recognise it, and there can't be many Scorpius Malfoy's around.
As Albus munched his way through a Chocolate Frog, which he'd had trouble with as it was hopping around all over the compartment before he caught it, she asked him if he'd heard of the boy as well.
"Malfoy? Yeah, I know that name from somewhere." He said through a mouthful of chocolate. Picking up his Chocolate Frog box, he looked at the trading card inside. "Oh, I've got your Mum again. Do you want her?"

Scorpius knew it was weighing up the qualities of a Ravenclaw as well as a Slytherin. His heart sunk when he heard this; he wouldn't have minded being in Ravenclaw, but his Father had been in Slytherin too. And his Grandfather. He didn't want to disappoint them.