Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, well I own Lapis, but everyone else belongs to someone who is richer than I can imagine ever being.
Albus is nervous and needs some sympathy and who better to give it to him, than his cousin Rose. This is all about the kids first year at Hogwarts.
Albus watched his parents disappear in the smoke, as the train traveled down the track. He sighed and looked around the empty compartment, his green eyes saddening. Out of all his siblings he alone had received his father's green eyes, making the resemblance between them even greater. Rose Weasley, his cousin entered the compartment and sat down across from him. "I met a new girl, the daughter of the owner of Olivander's Wands, she hexed your brother." Rose explained. Albus did his best to suppress a laugh and imagined his brother's face, when he got hexed. "So why aren't you talking with some of the other first years, you're in here all alone?" He shrugged as his gaze shifted to the window once more.
"What house are you hoping to get in, Rosie?" Albus whispered, so it was barely audible over the engine. "What if I'm in Slytherin Rose, will you treat me the same?" Rose looked slightly taken aback by this question, but softened when she saw the worried expression on his face. She nodded and took her cousins' hand sympathetically.
"Just because you get put in Slytherin doesn't mean you're a bad person," She informed softly. "You'll always be my cousin no matter what house you're in." Albus smiled half-heartedly and nodded. "Don't worry cuz, I'll see you at Hogwarts, I'm going to go and try and find that girl I told you about earlier, maybe introduce you guys." With that, she left the compartment, leaving Albus alone once again.
The castle came into view a few hours later, Albus groaned loudly. Students poured out of the train, all the first years gathering together in a group around Hagrid. Rose stood a couple feet away, with a girl with long silvery blonde hair in a ponytail. She waved at Albus, who returned it weakly. The first years sat in a boat, as it sailed to the castle ahead, excitedly. The great hall was massive and made all the kids gasp at its beauty. An older witch stood at the front of the room, her face emotionless, as she guided the kids to the front. "Now when I call your name sit on this stool and you will be sorted into your houses," She explained bluntly. "Now our first vict...I mean student will be Lapis Olivander." The girl Rose had been with walked confidently up to the stool and sat down. The sorting hat was placed daintily on her head.
"Ah, you're girl with a good mind, some difficult hexes already. This is easy...RAVENCLAW!" The hat shouted. Lapis smiled and hopped off the stool, before making her way to the Ravenclaw table. A couple other students went up being sorted without much difficulty.
"Scorpius Malfoy," the witch announced. There were several murmurs in the crowd, as a thin blonde boy made his way up to the stool nervously. The hat barely brushed his hair, when the hat shouted...
"SLYTHERIN!"
The boy looked a little disappointed as he made his way to a table, where the Slytherins sat. "Albus Potter." Albus' blood ran cold as he received many stares, as he walked up to the stool.
"Hmmmm, you're difficult just like your father, I'm assuming you probably want Gryffindor as well?" The hat pondered. No, put me in whatever house you find reasonable. Albus answered. "Very well Mr. Potter...SLYTHERIN!" All the kids gasped, when he made his way through the crowd slowly to the Slytherin table, the students were too speechless to clap. He caught a glance of Rose, who gave him her 'I knew you'd listen to me' look. He rolled his eyes and took a seat besides Scorpius, who gave him an encouraging pat on the back.
Albus smiled at Scorpius and shook his hand politely. "Albus Potter, pleased to meet Scorpius," He said in a mocking voice. Scorpius smiled and nodded in agreement his face resembling his fathers' as well. "I guess I can live with Slytherin, I know I'm a good person." The two boys turned and watched as the rest of the students were sorted into their houses. Rose unsurprisingly was sorted into Ravenclaw, where she sat beside Lapis. They waved at the two boys smiles on their young faces. The boys returned the waves; this was the beginning of Albus' best seven years at Hogwarts.