The Snake and The Badger

Chapter One

Amelia Mae sighed as she watched the heavy rain fall against the car window, the music flowing through her earphones blocking the noise. She was unsure if she was glad to be going back to Hogwarts, sure she gets to see her friends again but the endearing amount of pressure was not something she welcomed. The rain soon began to lighten up as her parents turned into the King's Cross car park, the four-hour drive was as horrendous for Amelia as normal - she couldn't wait until she could learn how to apparate.

"You excited for a new year?" Her father asked, helping Amelia with her bags while Amelia took Misha's, her pet owl, cage.
"Yep except we have OWLs this year" Amelia replied as she and her parents made their way to Platform 9 3/4, "but the petition to get muggle objects into Hogwarts is going strong, almost the whole school has signed it"
"That's great, it will be easier to keep in touch if you do. It will save those poor owls a long flight," her mother added as the trio made it onto the busy platform, "have a good year, sweetie, and don't forget to stay in touch" Lucille - Amelia's mother - cried as she pulled her into a hug.
"Remember you can only do your best, don't stress out too much over your exams and look after yourself" John - Amelia's father - reminded her as he joined in the hug as well, Amelia awkwardly hugged them back before claiming she had to get on the train and that she will write to them as soon as she can.

Once on the train she settled into an empty compartment and began to stroke Misha through the cage bars while she waited for her friends. All too soon someone with messily styled blonde hair came bounding through the door, "there you are!" he yelled scaring both Amelia and Misha causing them to jump from shock. "Sorry," he mumbled laughing slightly as he placed his luggage away.
"Hey, Scorpius" Amelia grinned, "where's Albus?"
"I haven't seen him yet, how was your holiday?" Scorpius asked.
"It was good, I spent most of it catching up on muggle news, TV shows and such. How about you?"
"Oh you know the usual, hosted dinner party's for elite guests - went to dinner party's for elite guests. Sometime's I wish I had a sibling so I didn't have to go through the torture on my own"
"You can have mine if you want"

The two were soon chatting away about random topics until a disheveled looking Albus barged through the door, "sorry I took so long but I was helping my cousin and then I couldn't find you" he apologized as he sat down next to Scorpius.
"It's fine, is this the new cousin that's coming to Hogwarts?" Scorpius questioned.
"Wait, what new cousin?" Amelia interrupted staring at Albus with her eyebrows raised, "there's more of you?"
"Ha ha very funny" he mumbled sarcastically, "yes my cousin Louis Weasley was previously studying at Beauxbatons but has now moved to Hogwarts"
"Why?"
"Personal problems, I'm not sure. He won't tell anyone..."

"Before we do the first year's sorting we have a new student going into his sixth year who needs to be sorted, Mr Louis Weasley if you can please come up to the front" Headmistress McGonagall announced, the dining hall went quite as a tall blonde made his way to the front, suddenly members of the 'Wotter' family began catcalling and cheering as he turned around and sat on the rickety stool. Amelia sympathized with him as she remembered how terrified she was for her own sorting, she was a nervous wreck. The old hat was placed onto his head, the room went silent once again as the hat decided what house to put him in - many minutes later, which felt like an eternity to both Louis and Amelia, the hat called out the house he was to be placed in: "Hufflepuff!"

The Hufflepuff house erupted with cheers as an overwhelmed and blushing Louis made his way to their table. "I was kinda hoping he was going to be placed in Slytherin" Amelia muttered to her two best friends, Albus who was sitting next to her with Scorpius facing them.
"Louis would've never gotten into Slytherin" Albus claimed as McGonagall began to do the first year's sorting - Slytherin gained a few new people but most went into Ravenclaw this year.

After everyone was sorted and feast was done the three made their way down to the Slytherin common room where they spent a couple of hours catching up and goofing around before they headed up to bed. On her way into her dorm room Amelia noticed that she would be sharing her room with Penelope Parkinson, Tamera Zabini and Serena Goyle - great she thought, the worst three people ever and I have to share a room with them. Amelia made sure to put protection charms on her bags so they couldn't get in there or do anything to them and around her bed. Hopefully, they won't try anything she thought before she drifted off to sleep