SCORPIUS

'Al, you actually can't be serious.'

'I'm sorry Scor but she said we could only get the flat in a month.'

'But we gave her the deposit, Al, that's all the money I have.' I thought of the long summers spent working for muggles and saving up everything I earned so I could finally leave. 'I am now broke. And homeless.'

'I'm really sorry Scor but there is actually nothing I can do.'

'I really don't think you get it Al; I have nowhere to go after Hogwarts. I barely have enough money to feed myself for the next month, let alone find a place to stay. I can't go back to the Manor you know that right?'

This was Albus Potter and I discussing our living arrangements after Hogwarts. He is possibly one of the most irresponsible people I have ever known but he's still my best friend. I had severed all ties with my parents at the beginning of the school year. Al had to move to London in any case because he was going to start Auror training and I was going to be a Healer, so we decided to get a flat together. But apparently Al had gotten a bit confused with the dates the landlady had given him and we actually weren't going to get our apartment till August 1st.

'Why don't you just come and stay with us?' he asked, 'I mean you've come over loads of times and my parents love you. Honestly if they could adopt you they would've done it by now.'

I knew he was just saying all of this to make me feel better but it did make me feel a little happier. I loved his parents too, you would think they would stay as far away as possible from the son of an ex-Death Eater, but they had been nothing but kind.

'Al, you know I love staying at your house, but a month? That wouldn't really be fair to your parents.'

'Come on, they'd love it. And since it's kinda my fault you're homeless I owe it to you.'

And so it was decided, we would spend a month at the Potter house. I felt like I was taking advantage of the Potters' kindness but I really had no other choice. Until I got my first paycheck (which I would quite ironically get on the 1st of August) I really had nowhere else to live. I got along with most of the Potters and the Weasleys. Rose Weasley was Head Girl with and we were pretty good friends. They were all able to overlook the fact that I had been put in Slytherin and that most of my family practiced the Dark Arts (well not anymore but once you become Dark it's difficult to go back). That is all of them except Lily Luna Potter. Albus's little sister loathed me. I just always seemed to rub her the wrong way. She actually didn't mind me so much until a couple of summers ago. I was staying at her house for a week and might have had a little crush on her. So being the stupid fourteen year old that I was instead of just telling her how I felt I played a bunch of pranks on her and generally wasn't very pleasant. Yes I know, I am an idiot. So Lily Potter has hated me for the last three years. And now I was going to stay at her house… for an entire month. She was going to be so pleased.

I felt a pang of sadness as I got off the Hogwarts Express for the last time ever.

'Al, Lily, Scorpius,' I heard Mrs. Potter shout from the platform. We pulled our trunks off the train.

'Mum!' Lily said, running toward her mother and dragging her trunk at the same time. Mrs. Potter wrapped her arms around her daughter.

'Hi Mum,' Al said giving her a hug.

'Hello Mrs. Potter,' I said extending my arm. She just ignored it and gave me a huge hug. 'It's good to see you Scorpius, I was so pleased when Al told me you were coming to stay.'

'Thank you for having me Mrs. Potter.'

'What?' Lily asked, 'He's staying at our house? Why? Don't you have your own home to go to Malfoy?' I stiffened unconsciously.

'Lily, drop it.' Al said, warningly.

'Lily don't be rude,' Mrs. Potter chided.

Lily just scowled.

'Where's Dad?' Al asked.

'He's parking the car; he'll be here in a minute. Rosie! Hugo!' she yelled, waving her arms.

Rose and Hugo walked up to Mrs. Potter and hugged her.

'Where are Mum and Dad?' Rose asked.

'Ron had a little problem with his car.'

'Did he mix the brakes and acceleration up again?' a long-suffering Rose asked.

Mrs. Potter just laughed.

'Honestly I can drive that car better than he can,' she said huffily. 'Why does he never let Mum drive?'

'Rose! Hugo!' Mrs. Weasley called.

'Mum!' 'Mum!' They ran up to her and hugged her tight.

'I missed you all so much,' she said enfolding all of us in her arms.

'I got the book you lent me during the Christmas holidays,' I said. Mrs. Weasley didn't lend her books to just anybody and I was so proud to be one of the few people she trusted with them.

'What did you think of it?' she asked.

'It was brilliant, he had such a different take on the First Wizarding War.'

'I'm glad you enjoyed it, he's written a couple on the Goblin Wars too. You can borrow them if you want,' she said.

See I told you all the Potters/Weasleys loved me, except for Lily.

'Hello hello,' Ron Weasley came barreling towards his children. He picked Rose up and swung her around.

'Dad,' she said laughingly. 'Put me down, I'm seventeen not five.'

'Ahh Rosie you'll always be five to me.'

Rose absolutely loves her dad. She's actually a lot like her mum both looks and personality-wise but she and her dad have this special bond. Hugo feels a little left out sometimes.

'Okay everyone let's get into the car,' Mrs. Weasley said.

'Uh… Hermione.'

'Yes Ron?' she asked.

'I think we'll have to go home with Harry and Ginny.'

'Why do we have to go home with Harry and Ginny, Ron?'

'Well you know how I said I would figure out how to get our car back?'

'Yes I do remember you saying something about that,' Mrs. Weasley said, sounding dangerously calm.

'Erm… Well apparently driving into a traffic light means you don't get your car back for a couple of days.'

'Ron you idiot, why on earth didn't you just use magic to straighten it out?'

'There were too many muggles around and a bunch of those, what do you call 'em? Pleasemen.'

'Policemen. Honestly Ronald, we spend every Easter with my parents and you still don't know that muggle law-enforcement officers are called policemen. I mean my dad complains about the all the time.'

Mr. Potter had appeared and was trying not to laugh. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley continued bickering all the way to the car. Mr. Potter quickly tapped the side of the car with his wand.

'Okay everybody in. Owls and trunks in the back. Lets get going. Oh and it's great to have you with us Scorpius.'

'Thanks Mr. Potter,' I said smiling.

a/n: So this is my new story, tell me what you think of the first chapter. Oh and I own nothing but the plot. I really do wish I owned Harry Potter but I don't so I write fanfiction.