Slamming the door Scorpius stormed into his room, glaring at everything. His mum and he had been chatting about her's and his father's time at Hogwarts and he'd heard some very interesting stories about a ferret and a punch. Which father had denied...but mum never lies so I knew they were true, I must thank Hermione Weasley one day for teaching him a lesson.
Anyway that was until they had broached the subject of the Weasleys and the Potters.
Father started one of his legendary rants about them. God he hated them as much as Scopius hated his him. Maybe more...if that were possible.
"Scum...the lot of them, awful little posers. Scorpius I don't want you even staying the same room with any of them unless you have to. They get everything they want without any effort because of who they know."
And Scorpius made the dire mistake of replying
"So they're like you then..."
It earned him a now stinging mark on his left cheek. Scorpius had always tried to be a good son (most of the time...). He met the right people, was friends with the right kids at school (out of which he only had one guy he actually liked) was civil and charming at all functions he was dragged to but now, going into his 5th year at Hogwarts he felt a need to rebel against what he knew was wrong...this being his father most of the time.
Scorpius had learned long ago that his father was wrong about many things. He was prejudiced and not the sharpest mentally. But he had a temper. Just like his grandfather.
He thanked the gods he did not have that temper, he quite mild mannered like his mother. But if it came to it you wouldn't want to fight him.
Scorpius sat on the edge of his bed and thought long and hard. How could he break away from his father's old and misjudged ways. Prove he had his own mind...
Then it hit him.
He would do what his father had always forbidden him to do...
He would befriend a Weasley and a Potter.
It was perfect! He silently thanked himself for never going head to head with them. If he had it would have made his plan a lot harder.
Rose Weasley and Albus Potter were in his year but they had always simply ignored each other.
A Slytherin smile crept onto his face. Oh yes it would work.
Sorry father but you brought this on yourself. Maybe when he finds out he'll have a heart attack? Probably not but Scorpius could wish for it anyway.