(I know Lily isn't supposed to be at Hogwarts yet but I only realized three quarters after writing this chapter so please be nice and accept it. So in this story, Lily & Hugo are both a year older than Albus)
James, Lily, Albus, Rose, & Hugo's Times At Hogwarts
Albus stood in the great hall with all of the other first years, waiting to be sorted. He could see his siblings and friends seated at the Gryffindor table smiling at him in a reassuring sort of way. He was still nervous despite what his father had told him about the sorting hat taking his choice into account.
His dad had said it had for him. But how did that mean it would happen to everyone? What if the sorting hat liked his father best out of all the students at Hogwarts?
He felt someone's fingers slipping through his. He looked beside him and saw Rose staring at him with her wide brown eyes.
Albus liked Rose and he knew Rose liked him. Yet they could never find the courage to tell the other.
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Your brother and sister are both in Gryffindor. I know you'll be too." She said, trying to comfort him. Albus nodded. "Thanks. I hope you're right." She smiled and stepped away from him, her hand slipping out of his.
"Potter, Severus, Albus!" Albus jumped about a foot in the air. Professor McGonagall was holding the sorting hat above the wooden stool and expectantly looking into the crowd for him.
He stumbled forward nervously. He tried not to think about the fact that all eyes in the great hall were upon him. He approached the stool and Professor McGonagall smiled at him warmly; a gesture he had not been expecting.
Now that he looked, all of the wizarding staff was smiling at him respectfully. Professor Trelawney was nodding at him reassuringly, just like his siblings. Professor Slughorn was actually wiping his eyes on the tablecloth. Professor Lupin was grinning ear-to-ear at him. And Professor Longbottom (Neville had stayed at his house for dinner so many times, they were almost brothers.) Was smiling at him and mouthing "You'll be fine!" But Professor Hagrid was waving at him and beaming behind his shaggy black beard.
As Albus looked into those crinkled black eyes full of happiness, he remembered he had tea with him and his siblings on Friday. He smiled back nervously and sat on the stool, his heart beating wildly. Professor McGonagall placed the sorting hat over his head and all Albus could see was the inside of it which was ragged and patched.
James had told him he would have to try to get the hat off his head using only his mind. That he had to think really hard about trying to chuck the hat off his head or he would land in Slytherin.
Well that must have been easy for old Scorpius. Albus looked distastefully toward the Slytherin Table. They looked mean.
Father had told him almost everyone in Slytherin was a pure-blood.
Suddenly a voice spoke to Albus, scaring him out of his wits.
The sorting hat over his eyes shook slightly and Albus knew it was the hat that was talking. "Well, your dear brother is wrong. He was no doubt trying to scare you. You don't need to try to chuck me off because all you have to do is let me access your thoughts and decide where you belong.
"I'll let you have free rein, potter. I remember your dad and how he saved the world at the age of 17. This is my sign of gratitude I don't often give." The hat whispered. Albus closed his eyes and said, "thank you," Just as the hat shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Albus opened his eyes just as the hat was lifted up above his head. The great hall was cheering so loud it made him slightly def. He got to his feet and shakily made his way over to the Gryffindor Table. After many hugs and cheers, he sat down.
He watched as Rose was put in Gryffindor, and he cheered along with everyone else.
When everyone was sorted, Professor McGonagall started handing out timetables and the plates in front of them filled immediately with food. There was every kind of food Albus had ever seen piled high on the table.
As Albus took his Timetables he realized that the owls were suddenly here and were swooping down at them dropping packages to their owners. Mom and Dad had bought Albus a snowy white owl.
Dad had told him that he had once had one just like it named Hedwig and that it had died in his seventh year at Hogwarts. When Albus had asked how, Dad had said she was hit by the killing curse.
He felt sorry for his Dad so he had named his Hedwig. She swooped down and dropped a package on his lap. He opened it curiously. Inside was a letter addressed to Albus, James, Lily, Rose, and Hugo.
He claimed their attention after James was done shoveling down food, Rose was done checking her timetables, and Lily and Hugo were finished their conversation about hoping they were in the same class.
He opened up the letter and read:
"Dear Albus, James, Lily, Rose and Hugo,
Firstly, Congratulations Albus and Rose on making Gryffindor!
We're SO proud of you! –
James snorted. He was Jealous.
"-And James,-
"Finally! A reason why I should bother listening. I was beginning to think everything would be about dear old Albus!" James said looking at his little brother somewhat repulsively.
Albus continued as if he hadn't heard his older brother.
"And James, please try and stay out of trouble for once. It wouldn't be the first time you were nearly expelled."
Everyone laughed except James who stalked out of the Great Hall muttering something like "- People don't even have any concern for their kids anymore. I'd like to see their faces if the Hogwarts express crashed and I died…"
"Lily and Hugo, everything's fine here as always. We can't wait until Christmas. We're sending gifts for all of you. Have a good time at Hogwarts. We'll write every day.
Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione."
"See what they sent us!" Lily cried suddenly, excited. Albus obediently looked farther deep inside the package. There was a new book for Lily. "Yes! Daddy said he would send it at Christmas if it arrived late! Guess not!" She grabbed it and ran out of the hall which was slowly emptying.
The next gift was for Hugo. It was a muggle camera. He took it happily and said, "Excellent! Dad said he would get me one." He snapped a picture of Albus and Rose. "Great! It works!" Then he raced out of the room after Lily.
Now Albus and Rose were the only ones left. Albus got out James present. It was a tiny model of a volcano which exploded every five seconds.
James was very interested in volcanos and space and other muggle science stuff. Albus put it on the table making a mental note to give it to James when they left. Albus pulled Rose's gift out of the package. It was a bunch of sugar quills she had asked for. She gave a little squeal of delight and waited for Albus to pull his present out.
Albus smiled at her and withdrew his gift. It was a tiny model of a Firebolt.
It was the world's fastest broom in the world. Every once in a while at home, Albus's dad would give him quidditch lessons. Albus loved his gift. He grinned widely, picked up James' gift, and left the Great Hall with Rose.
When he had reached his four poster bed, James was already in bed.
Albus knew he wasn't asleep though. So he quietly- as to not wake the others- placed his gift on his bedside table and said good night to James who did not answer but was breathing rather exaggeratedly.
He had done it. Albus thought as he climbed into his own bed. He was at Hogwarts, was in Gryffindor, and it seemed all his worries were at an end. Albus put his own gift onhis bedside table, sighed happily and drifted off to sleep.