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"Come on Rose. You can do this. The first days are always the hardest." I say repeating my Mum's words from this morning at breakfast. The Hogwarts Express smells like steam and the furnishings look like they date back to when my parents' first boarded the train.
I turn to look at my cousin, Albus Potter and say "Al, you go and change into your robes. I'll go and find us a carriage."
"Okay." He nods, his dark hair falling over his face. He turns and walks away as I hunt for an available carriage. I walk to the very end of the train and find an empty space. The cabin is a bit dusty and the overhead cupboard looks a bit loose. I pull The Simple Book of Spells out of my bag and start chanting some of the spells under my breath.
"Win-gard-i-um Lev-i-o-sa." I sound out each syllable, careful not to make a mistake. "Lu-mos. Acc-i-"
Knock-knock.
I look up from my book and glance toward the door. I recognise the boy standing there immediately from seeing him on the platform – white hair, almost transparent skin and a stiff posture. He is Scorpius Malfoy.
"Excuse me? Do you mind if I share your cabin? Everywhere else is full." He asks politely.
"No of course not. Come in." I smile. So much for not having anything to do with the boy.
"Thanks. I'm Scorpius. Scorpius Malfoy." He says as he sits down.
"I'm Rose Weasley." I tell him.
"Weasley?" He asks. Oh no. What's he going to say? "My Dad said to keep away from the Weasleys' and the Potters'."
"Oh. Well my Dad told me to stay away from the Malfoy boy. I guess he means you."
"But, please don't think that I'm anything like my Dad because I'm not. My Dad and I are complete opposites." He assures me.
"Well I'm not really like my Dad." I tell him. "Apart from the hair that is." I point to the red bush sitting on top of my head. "When you mix ginger hair and bushy hair together I am the result." I smile.
He smiles too and looks at the book in my hands. "Practising your spells?"
"Yep. Everybody expects me to be as smart as my Mum so I'm working extra hard." I tell him.
"I know the feeling. My Dad is set on me being in Slytherin like the rest of my family but I'm not like the rest of the Malfoys." He nods.
"Yeah?" I laugh. "My Dad said that if Albus or I aren't put into Gryffindor he'd disown us."
"Albus?"
"My cousin. Albus Potter." I explain.
"What about Albus Potter?" I look to the cabin door and see Albus looking confused. "Is this . . . .?"
"Albus, this is Scorpius. Scorpius, my cousin Albus." I introduce them.
"Scorpius? As in Scorpius Malfoy?" Albus asks not even trying to hide the disgust in his voice.
"Yes. Problem?" I ask suddenly defensive. Scorpius is nice. He's my friend.
"Rose you know what your Dad said. He told us to stay away from him." He whispers so that only I can hear.
"I know what he said Al, but Scorpius is nice. He's not like his Dad. And if you're really that bothered then you can just find another cabin to sit in." I tell him sternly.
"Fine. Hi." Albus says plopping down on to the seat next to me. "James says that the train will be arriving in about twenty minutes."
"Okay well how do we amuse ourselves for the next twenty minutes?" Scorpius asks with a cheeky smile. A smile that made my heart skip a beat. A smile that I will never forget.

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