A/N: Hello, I'll try not to make these Author Note's too frequent. I'm doing the 100 prompt writing challenge for Scorose, and I hope everyone enjoys it! This first chapter is very short, and I'm sorry, I'll try my best to get the next one longer! Please let me know of any mistakes or errors, please be kind, though! Anyway, enjoy the first chapter.

I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters.

1. Introduction

Rose dragged Albus down the train at an alarming speed, this was the fastest the young girl has ever ran. Every few seconds she would stop and check the compartments, looking for one that was completely empty. So far there was no such luck, everybody had claimed compartments or were saving spots for their friends. Rose was on the edge of giving up when she finally found one with nobody but a small, blonde boy.

"There's somebody in there, Rose," Albus panted, entirely out of breath from the journey through the train. "Maybe we should just go sit with the others. I think Louis and James have a compartment with Fred, it'd be a tight squeeze, but we could fit." Rose rolled her eyes at her cousin.

"Don't be silly, all we have to do is ask, it's one person." Rose opened the door and knocked. "Excuse me, is it okay if we sit here?" The blonde boy nodded and looked back out the window, barely giving attention to either of them. "Great, thank you," Rose pulled Albus into the compartment and sat down. Albus rolled his eyes and sat down beside his cousin, soon noticing the awkward silence.

"So," said Albus. "My name's Albus Potter, and this is my cousin, Rose." He gestured to his cousin who waved at the blonde boy, who was surprised by the sudden introduction. "What's your name?"

"I'm Scorpius Malfoy." Rose's eyes widen at his name, he was the boy her father told her about. He didn't seem harmful, he seemed shy. Rose made a confused face at Scorpius, studying his features. He had shiny blonde hair that seemed to be slicked back by gel, and grey eyes. "What are you staring at me for?" Scorpius looked slightly creeped out, causing Rose to turn a slight pink color. She hadn't meant to be weird.

"I'm so sorry! It's just— Well, my father warned me about you."

"Warned you?" Scorpius' eyebrows shot up. "About what?"

"Oh, I don't know. I think it has to do with your father," Rose started to get really nervous and looked at Albus, who simply shrugged in response. "Well, you see, my father doesn't exactly like your father, because of the war, and stuff." Scorpius' face fell slightly at this news, clearly hurt that he was already having people being warned to avoid him. Rose felt guilty almost immediately, maybe it wouldn't be so bad to be nice to him. "Hey— You know, forget that. Let's start over, I'm Rose Weasley." Rose held out her hand, which Scorpius shook and gave a smile.

The three began to talk about which houses they expected to be in, Scorpius mumbled "Slytherin…", while Albus stressed how he was confused on where he belonged. Rose rolled her eyes and said, "Well, my dad wants me in Gryffindor, of course, but my mum always told me she thinks I might sneak my way into Ravenclaw."

"Don't all of you Weasley's and Potter's end up in Gryffindor?" Scorpius asked. "I mean, isn't that how it's been?" Albus shrugged in response.

"You'd think," He said, popping one of his fingers. "Right now, only James, Fred and Dominique are in Gryffindor, though."

"Where are the others?" This was the first Scorpius heard of the Weasley clan being separated from Gryffindor, he was sure it was in the paper, but Scorpius always thought the Daily Prophet was rubbish, so he never read it.

"Well, Victoire, who's head girl, Roxanne and Louis are all in Ravenclaw." Rose explained. "Lucy's in Hufflepuff, so was Teddy, but he graduated, and Molly's in Slytherin." Scorpius nearly choked, he could understand a Weasley being in Hufflepuff (sort of) and Ravenclaw, but SLYTHERIN?

"A bit shocking, I know," Albus laughed, remembering when they first heard the news. "Uncle Percy almost died! Oh, you should've seen his face." Albus and Rose laughed and mocked their uncle's expression, causing a small laugh from Scorpius.

The next few hours went by rather quickly, before they knew it they were in the great hall being sort then eating and off to bed. Scorpius and Albus had been sorted in Slytherin, while Rose went into Gryffindor, barely scraping out of Ravenclaw. As Scorpius laid in his bed, he thought of the train ride and smiled. He had already made two new friends, when he came thinking he would have none. The thought brought him peace as he slowly fell into a deep sleep.