A/N: heyyy! so this is my first fanfic, and i'm excited! this is just the prologue, the next chapter (which should be up soon) will skip to their 5th year where they're already friends (sorry. but i have the outline already!) PLEASE R&R!!!

disclaimer: Don't own it. unfortunately.

Chapter 1: Prologue

Scorpius' POV:

All his life, he hadn't liked his family. He could tell that there was something else out there, and he wanted to form his own opinions. And now, he was at Hogwarts and he had the opportunity to. But he was going to get sorted into Slytherin. He knew it. His whole family was Slytherins. That was just the way it was.

But when Professor Longbottom called "Malfoy, Scorpius", and he went up to put the hat on, it didn't immediately shout "SLYTHERIN!", which confused Scorpius. Instead, it whispered in his ear, "So, you don't think that your family's prejudices are the undeniable truth? Hmm. A new kind of Malfoy. I know where I'll put you, clever lad." and it shouted out "RAVENCLAW!" pleasantly surprised, he took the hat off his head, and went to join the hesitantly cheering blue-clad table.

Rose's POV:

She didn't understand why she would be in Gryffindor. She didn't even want to be in Gryffindor. She was too smart. Her mother told had told Rose that during her own sorting, the hat had almost put her in Ravenclaw, but she wanted to go to Gryffindor instead. Rose decided not to make that same mistake. She wanted to be with her best friend Ellie Longbottom, who would most definitely be in Ravenclaw, just like her mother.

After almost everyone else had been sorted, including, surprisingly, a Scorpius Malfoy into Ravenclaw, Ellie into Ravenclaw, just as she had predicted, and Rose's cousin Albus into Gryffindor, just like the rest of her family. Ellie's father finally called out "Weasley, Rose." and she stepped forward to put the old hat on her head. It said "Hmm…you are loyal to your friends, and brave to not want the same as your whole family, but you've inherited your mother's cleverness, thus Ravenclaw will suit you best. RAVENCLAW!" it finally shouted. And Rose happily joined the loudly cheering table.