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ChocolaTTelover

Flashback: First Year

Rose:

Rose Weasly eagerly awaited departure of the Hogwarts Express. She sat there, in her compartment staring silently out the window. She knew her cousin Albus Potter was looking at her curiously, but she wasn't in the mood to start a conversation.

As the Hogwarts Express finally began to move, she stared out the window quickly, and located her parents and Aunts and Uncles waving towards the train; not knowing if they could see her, she waved anyway, and then slumped back into her seat.

It was her first year at Hogwarts, and she was terrified. She was a brilliant girl, and she knew that, her mum constantly testing her and preparing her and telling her all she could about spells and magic, and some history about Hogwarts, and the times during the war her parents had to endure. So Rose spent her free time playing with her cousins, and secretly studying her books she had bought in Diagon Alley. Every time she had tried to test herself, she had always passed with flying colors. She wasn't afraid to learn new things, nor was she nervous about being sorted; As long as it wasn't in Slytherin.

She was however worried about meeting one specific student, and that student was Scorpius Malfoy. Her Dad had warned her about him, and told her to beat him at every test. This, she knew she could do, but the other thing? Don't get too close to him Rosie her Dad's deep voice reverberated in her mind. She was always a friendly person, and she knew right away that she would not be listening to her dad on that. She would not purposely hurt someone else's feelings, just because her dad had something against Scorpius' Dad.

She also was aware that she was pretty, even then, at eleven. Her hair was a vibrant red and not too much frizz (thank Merlin she didn't get that trait from her mother) it was long, glossy and hung down her back in soft curls. She was a small body, and wasn't very tall. But for her, her eyes were her best feature. Whenever someone looked at her face, they would see soft chocolate brown eyes stare back at them. She loved her eyes, and seeing how some of the boys gave her a double glance, other people seemed to think so too.

Albus:

Albus Potter sat quietly in the compartment that he was currently sharing with his cousin and best friend Rose Weasly. He knew she was thinking about something because she was acting quite strange and remote. He also knew that if he just left her to her thoughts, she would eventually begin to speak herself, whenever she was ready. Albus gazed at the passing scenery as the train continued on its Journey to Hogwarts. Accepting that Rose wasn't ready to speak her mind, he leaned back on the comfy seats and took out 'The Quibbler' It was a very weird idea of a magazine; but he read it nonetheless because his parent's were friends with the Creator.

Luna Scamander, previously Lovegood, had taken over the magazine for her father after he had become too old to run it. It had gotten much better, but it still was the strangest piece of paper he had ever come across. His eyes skimmed over the words there, but he couldn't concentrate at all. All his family had been in Gryffindor, and he was terrified of being anywhere else. He knew that somehow he would end up in Slytherin, even though his father had somewhat mollified him by telling him the Sorting Hat did give them the option to choose. This slither of information did help him, but he was still terrified, and his heart sped up in fear every time he thought about it. He knew his looks wouldn't help him at all, because unfortunately he looked like a second harry potter; Down to the uncontrollable messy jet black hair; and emerald green eyes. And thereby, EVERY BLOODY PERSON would expect him to be in Gryffindor, and if that didn't happen… He shuddered visibly at the thought; and noticed how Rose seemed to be finally glancing at him nervously. He composed himself, and stood up, walking over to her, and slinging a comforting arm around her shoulders. "Ready to talk about it, yet Rosie?" He asked her softly, giving her a kiss on her forehead to show her he wouldn't judge. Rose nodded glumly and began to speak quietly, as if afraid of being overheard.

Scorpius:

Scorpius Malfoy was feeling very angry all of a sudden. Every Compartment that he passed, and tried to enter, he was faced with cold shoulders, and annoyed looks. He knew he had no control over what his last name happened to be, Or that he looked like his father Draco. He himself knew that all the girls in his village fawned over him, since he had gotten taller, and had inherited Draco's platinum blond hair, and silver grey eyes, he liked the way he looked, he thought it made him appear strong, and confident; but with the reaction he was getting…. He was beginning to realize, maybe this wouldn't be as easy as he thought.

It seemed to him, that the animosity that had occurred over two decades ago, had passed from father to son, and Now, here he was, living it. He opened another door, and was met with a sneer. He felt lost all of a sudden, and unsure of how to proceed, he was a Malfoy, after all, shouldn't he act like it? Deciding he would act arrogant and apathetic in the next compartment he opened the next one to see…. His heart stopped; Weasly was sitting in the compartment with her cousin Potter. He opened his mouth to say something, but was unable to come up with anything intelligent. Weasly and the Potter were both staring at him; Potter was glaring, but the Weasly girl just seemed… curious.

Uncertain, Scorpius remained in the doorframe, unable to move, he was waiting for them to mock him, and make fun of his family name and tell him what a loser he was for having such a history. But none of it came, they just continued gaping at him, as if he were a freak. He opened his mouth once more, to try and mock them first, but Weasly beat him to it. "Well, are you gonna just stand there, or are you gonna come in?" Taking this as the only invitation he was likely to get, he strode in, and successfully brought the arrogant smirk back to his face. "So, what are your names then?" he asked pretending to have no idea, but wondering what they would respond. Rose was the first to respond "I'm Rose Weasly, and this here…." she gestured to her cousin, "is my cousin, Albus Potter" she paused for a moment and then stared at him cockily "I know who you are" she said, but seemed to have regretted it when he glared at her menacingly. "Oh ye?" he asked her viciously "Who am I then?" his cheeks flushing angrily as he stood up ; wondering where all this sudden rage had come from. She blushed deep to her roots, and turned her head away from him, ignoring him. Potter gave him a peeved look, then gestured for him to sit. "So your Malfoy, you look exactly like your dad" Potter told him matter of factly, "and if I were to judge by your anger, and pig headedness, I would say you act just like him too." Potter told him, popping a Berttie Botts Every Flavor Bean in his mouth, only to choke on it a moment later. "Petrol flavor" he told him gagging, and reached for the pumpkin juice taking a deep swig.

Scorpius chuckled, he couldn't help it. He saw Weasly look at him from the corner of his eye. She was wearing an amused expression on her face. He leaned back, and then looked towards the compartment door, as it swung open again, "Anything off the trolly dears?" A woman of her middle sixties asked them.. Scorpius rummaged in his pocket and took out a couple of galleons. "We'll take a little bit of everything" he told her kindly, and he got up to hand it over.

Rose:

Rose glanced shyly at Scorpius as he loaded the compartment with all sorts of candies, including chocolate frogs and Droobles Bubble gum and some more of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. When the woman left, and he sat back down, she quickly went back to looking at the darkening sky. They would be at Hogwarts soon, and she was too shy to change in front of Scorpius. "Ummmm" She mumbled, looking significantly at Albus who quickly understood her meaning, but with the shrug of his shoulders, didn't know what to do about it.. "Ummmm" She said again, this time to no one in particular, "I'll be right back" She finally murmured. She grabbed her bag and fled the compartment heading to the girl's lavatories. She changed, and fluffed up her hair, and then scowled at her flushed face. She hated how her pale skin and freckles made all her embarrassment seem all the more obvious. She flipped her hair away from her face and then left, and began to walk quickly back to her compartment.

Rose was nearly there, when all of a sudden, she crashed into something hard, a body. She reddened and glanced up to see a pair of silver grey eyes looking back at her. "Scorpius?" She said, not sure what to say to him after his outburst,He didn't seem any more comfortable then she did, and for this she was thankful. Her heart beat unnaturally fast, and she tried not to look right at him, instead she stared at his earlobe as she waited for him to say something. He hesitated and then took his hand to make her look at him. "What!" she asked him angrily "I just wanted to apologize" he said finally Rose gaped at him "Are you serious?" She replied her eyebrows raised and her mouth slightly opened.

Scorpius:

"Are you serious?" Rose asked him, seeming shocked. "Yes" He told her sincerely, "I didn't mean to yell at you, just…" he trailed off, and Rose glared at him, waiting for him to continue. "Yes?" She said scathingly. "I…" Scorpius faltered, and wondered if he should even bother. She seemed disinterested as it was. He rolled his eyes annoyed and said "You know what? Forget it. It's not worth it" And he walked away from her. He waited a couple of seconds wondering if she would stop him. And when he had walked almost back to their compartment, he heard running footsteps behind him. He turned around, a smirk plastered on his face. "Weasly?" He asked as she came into view gasping for breath, "Aww you didn't need to run" he told her mockingly, and her face flushed even more, her eyes narrowing angrily. "You were apologizing?" She said scoffing at him. "Oh was I now?" he said, all previous pretenses of friendship gone, "I don't seem to remember apologizing to you, Weasly." She looked at him hurt. He ignored her, and moved past her and into the compartment where Albus sat there with his eyes raised. He sat down next to him and groaned, muttering quietly "Girls" Albus laughed and quirked an eyebrow at Scorpius inclining him to explain. "Just Weasly acting like a girl" he told him in response, shrugging.

Rose walked into the compartment then, and ignored both boys. She stared huffily out the window and suddenly saw in the distance what appeared to be lights. Apparently, forgetting her anger she suddenly looked back at both boys "I think we're here" She told them in awe, and beckoned them to the window, as the train slowly began to slow down, and the conductor announced they would be there in five minutes.

Albus:

Albus stared out the window with Rose and Scorpius and both of them had their eyes wide, just like his. He shuffled away, and quickly changed into his robes, none of them had school colors yet, but once they were sorted…. His mind drifted and he began to wonder how it would be to spend most of the year at Hogwarts. He was delighted, and nervous, and afraid all at once. He knew it would be fine, but he couldn't help wondering about his first night.

The train came to a halt, and the three of them grabbed their belongings; and headed to the doors, where prefects were telling them where to go. Scorpius, had quickly put on his robe in the last minute, and had to straighten himself out, as they waited at Hogsmeade station, where a hoard of students were heading towards the carriages, "We go by boat" Rose said randomly, and Albus smiled, and nodded, yes, that was definitely the best part, to see the first of the castle from a boat, the three of them headed to Hagrid, who, although was old, still remained with this job, as he didn't want to retire from it.

Albus and Rose went over to him and hugged him, then went on to the boats. Albus looked up to see Scorpius pushed back into the crowd and yelled "Oi, Malfoy! Over here!" Scorpius ran over to them, and once all the first years gathered around Hagrid, he assigned each of them a boat, taking one for himself. The boats traveled by magic, taking all the first years across the black lake.

A couple of minutes later, A bunch of oooohhss and ahhh's were heard as Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizadry finally came into view. Albus' eyes were wide, and when he turned to glimpse at his friends, they were the same way. Hogwarts was beautiful. They reached the dock, and everyone got out.

Rose:

Rose could barely contain her excitement as she saw Hogwarts for the first time. It was beyond brilliant. She could vaguely remember her dad telling her his first words were something like "bloody hell" she laughed to herself, and took Albus' and Scorpius' hand, and dragged them along. They both seemed eager to follow and were right behind Hagrid as they walked up the steps, and into the Entrance Hall. Professor McGonagall was still headmistress; so it was someone else entirely who met them, and told them to wait. It was a woman, and when she came back, she introduced herself as Professor Mandel;It seemed they said the same thing every year, because Professor Mandel explained to them how the houses worked, and how the rules went. Rose listened carefully "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room.

"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Huffelpuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts , your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rulebreaking will lose house points. . At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the House Cup, a great honour. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours." Everyone mumbled to themselves and a few moments later, Professor Mandel came back out, "We are ready for you now" She told them all, and they walked into the Great Hall.

The Great Hall was humongous. The four house tables were filled with hundreds of students all looking at the first years with a mixture of curiosity and boredom. They passed the Gryffindor table and she saw James sitting with Fred and her other cousins. She waved at them, and then looked towards the sorting hat again, as it had started to sing. She was so nervous she couldn't catch any of it. Rose looked at her fellow first years they all looked similarly terrified. She looked up at the ceiling where the candles and the sky were both enchanted, and thought to herself, that was in Hogwarts, A history. She chuckled to herself quietly and then showed Albus the sky, he just rolled his eyes. She frowned annoyed, and was about to scold him, when Professor Mandel called for attention and began to read of the names. It was alphabetical, which made the both her and Albus close to the last ones to go up. Which meant; Malfoy would be going before either of them. About 15 students were sorted, and then suddenly "Malfoy, Scorpius" Rose perked up her ears, and then looked towards Scorpius, who looked like he was going to fall over from nerves.

Scorpius:

"Malfoy, Scorpius" Called the Professor and Scorpius felt himself shake as he stumbled up to the Sorting Hat. He ignored the titters and jibes that people were mumbling to him, and pulled the Hat on his head feeling dejected and angry.

"Ahhh," said the Hat in his head "The next generation seems to be upon us, Another Malfoy at last" Scorpius grunted and scowled almost missing the Hat's next words. "You seem different then your father and grandfather however, even though you would still do fine in Slytherin." Scorpius said nothing. But unwillingly thought 'nobody likes me anyway, because of my name, everyone thinks I'm scum, just like my family.' The Hat stayed silent pondering. "I think Slytherin will be able to help you there," The Hat paused, And Scorpius listened as the Sorting Hat explained the characteristics of a Slytherin. "The Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, leadership, resourcefulness." The Hat told him, "And you definitely would belong there" And before Scorpius could argue, (not that he wanted to of course, he was afraid his family would disown him if he was anything but Slytherin, the Hat shouted "SLYTHERIN" and he jumped of the stool without another word, or glance at anyone. He sat down, on the bench, and a few people clapped him on the back, accepting him now, more than before, because he was with the bad boys, and well that would make sense for him, right? He controlled his annoyance, and stared at the rest of the students who were getting sorted. Potter was next, he straightened himself up a bit, and stared at Albus, the only one who seemed to have been his friend.

Albus:

Albus went up to the Sorting Hat, feeling a bit more confident then he had at platform 9 and ¾. He knew his father wouldn't be mad at him if he chose Slytherin, and now he did, because he didn't want to leave Malfoy alone. He knew it was a pathetic reason, but he was cunning, and he was always somewhat of a leader to his family, and because of Rose, he had become resourceful. He knew those were traits of a Slytherin, and he knew that the Slytherin House is the one he wanted to be in. And by the Time he had put the hat on, he was already decided. He explained to the Sorting Hat, how he had originally wanted to be in Gryffindor, but he felt that he wouldn't be his own person if he were to be sorted there. He told the Hat that even if he may work well in Gryffindor, he wanted to try and live his own life, and become something because of his own merits, and not for his surname. The Hat grunted in agreement, and then shouted "SLYTHERIN".

Happy with his sorting, Albus jumped off the stool and made his way to Scorpius who was gaping at him. "Mate," Scorpius mumbled, as Albus sat down on the bench near him, finally glancing up "Everyone is…" But Albus saw for himself, He was receiving shocked looks, and he met James' eyes from across the room, and he was throwing him the death glare. Albus gulped and looked away.

"Silence!" Professor McGonagall said in a steely voice, and the students quieted immediately. She gave them all another grave glance, and then sat back down in the Headmistress' chair. "Carry on," She told Professor Mandel, who continued on with the Roll Call.

Albus looked fearfully at Rose, knowing, as she had confided in him, which house she yearned to be in. He hoped that she wouldn't choose otherwise because of the reaction he had gotten for getting into a house other than Gryffindor. He drummed his fingers on the table, looking back and forth to the remaining students. Rose was deathly pale, and Albus didn't know what to do about it. He was always there for her, and now he was stuck, behind the table, and unable to help her. Scorpius jabbed him in the ribs, to quit the drumming, just as "Weasly, Rose" was called, and Albus couldn't help but notice how the Students of Hogwarts had quieted even more than they had for him. She had famous parents, just like him, he figured they would be thinking, but would she make a stupid choice, like the Potter boy had.

Albus and Scorpius both looked at Rose as she sat down on the stool, and the Sorting Hat slipped above her eyes.

Rose:

Rose's mind was conflicted; Gryffindor ,Gryffindor ,Gryffindor, She thought furiously as the hat sat there talking her traits into her ear. But before she could help it, her mind screamed her true intent, Noooo Ravenclaw! She tried squelching the thought as fast as it came, but she knew the you couldn't hide secrets from the Sorting Hat. She sighed and felt tears prickling her eyes. "What's wrong Rose?" The Hat asked her and she replayed in her mind, the astonished glances that Albus had gotten, for being Sorted into Slytherin, and not Gryffindor, and the death glare that James had given him, and how everyone would be talking behind his back, come the end of the banquet. She didn't want this, She tried explaining, but she knew, that in Ravenclaw, she would fit, She would strive, and become a great scholar, and be able to strengthen her already brilliant mind, and in Ravenclaw that's the kind of things that could happen.. Gryffindor, Gryffindor, Gryffindor. She thought uselessly again, but the Hat had already decided. "RAVENCLAW" it shouted for the Hall to hear, and she couldn't help but smile as she sat down with her new classmates. She ignored everyone else's glances, and instead stared blushingly at the table in front of her. The last student had already been sorted, and Professor McGonagall announced "Let the Feast Begin"

Food donned the table, and the ghosts floating through it welcomed the New students. She smiled gleefully to herself, and turned to the girl next to her. This would definitely be a good year.