Chapter 1-The Shocking Revelation
Scorpius Malfoy stumbled into the car of the Hogwarts Express carrying his cauldron, trunk, and wand. He was completely alone, save for a young girl with freckles and red hair reading a story on the first female Minister of Magic in the Daily Prophet. "Excuse me," he said as he attempted to put his trunk in the bin above the seat.
"I know you. You're a Malfoy aren't you? I would know the platinum blonde hair and pasty skin anywhere. I'm Rose, by the way, Rose Weasley."
"Ah yes, a Weasley. My father has told me all about your clan. You're the daughter of a mudblood. I don't understand why a pureblood like your father would marry outside of the wizarding world."
"My mother may be muggleborn, but she was the greatest witch in her class and now works as an auror. My dad now is the head of the Order of the Phoenix, which may be something you know nothing about considering your family thought they were too good to side with the greatest wizard of all time, Albus Dumbledore."
"You do realize Albus Dumbledore has been dead for 20 years. Besides all of the greatest and most powerful wizards are in Slytherin House. My whole family has been in Slytherin for generations. We are the true purebloods. My dad always says, magic learning should be kept in all magic families. And since your mom is a mudblood, that makes you a halfblood. Not worthy of Hogwarts. "
"Hey, Scorpius. My uncle defeated the dark lord Voldemort in his last year, and your father just ran away. What's he doing now, working in Knockturn Alley?" Rose smirked.
"There are great jobs in Knockturn alley. He actually took over Borgin and Burkes. He sells dark magical objects to those who are worthy of meddling in the dark arts."
"There is a reason three out of the four houses produce good wizards and witches. There is a reason the first female Minister of Magic was a Ravenclaw. Good will always triumph over evil, Scorpius."
"Just you wait, one of these days there will be a powerful dark wizard taking control of the Wizarding world. He will be even more powerful than Lord Voldemort."
"Dark wizard? No. There will be a wizard that is going to be more powerful than Lord Voldemort, but his name is Harry Potter."
At that moment the train halted to a stop. Rose started putting on her Hogwarts robes, including a gold and red tie. "Really, already putting on a Gryffindor tie?" Scorpius smirked, "Weasley."
"I'm surprised. You're not getting ready. We should be at Hogwarts right now and you need to be dressed in your robes."
"Yes, but we still need to be sorted. And who knows, maybe the sorting hat will place you in Slytherin with me." Scorpius placed his hand on her shoulder. "Or worse, Hufflepuff."
"Just like you, I know where I'm going to be sorted. My whole family has been in Gryffindor. My parents, my uncles, and my cousins. Face it, Scorpius. The Potters and the Weasleys are taking over Gryffindor Tower."
Rose and Scorpius collected all of their belongings and exited the train. A man named Dean led all the first years down to the rowboats in the lake as the returning students boarded the Thestral driven carriages. The two young students were the last ones down to the lake and were forced to share the last rowboat with another young man, Sean Finnegan.
"Great. First the train, now the rowboat! What's next, Rose, same house?"
"Like that would happen. Weasleys and Malfoys would never be sorted into the same house. And frankly, I'm glad that's the way it is."
"It's a shame you're so self-centered, Rose, you're hot. It seems as though we aren't that different."
"Really, Scorpius? And just how similar are we?"
"Well we both only care about ourselves. Our families are both powerful, rich wizards, and we'll both do whatever it takes to be great. You would fit right in with me in Slytherin."
Rose turned around and slapped him across the face, leaving a bright red mark on his left cheek. "I will NEVER be sorted into Slytherin!"
"Oy! You first years! Cut it out. We don't need future wizards and witches getting expelled before they are even sorted!" the man named Dean yelled out as the first years rowed into the boathouse at the end of a winding staircase leading up to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. "Alright, the Welcoming feast is about to start. We just need to climb these stairs until we get to the Great Hall. Then the sorting can begin. Oh and for all those who are muggleborn, or those who don't know much about Hogwarts. You will be sorted into one of four houses named after the four founders of Hogwarts School, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has famous alumni. Harry Potter was in Gryffindor, Cedric Diggory was in Hufflepuff, Luna Lovegood was in Ravenclaw, and of course, Lord Voldemort was in Slytherin. The sorting hat will place you in one of these houses based on your personality and characteristics. It can read your mind, so to speak. So go on into the Great Hall and let the sorting begin!"
"Like I said, Rose Weasley, the greatest wizards graduate from Slytherin House. Wouldn't you just love to be a part of the best house in Hogwarts, with the most driven students? Slytherin will help you on your way to greatness, no doubt about that."
"Oh just shut it, Scorpius. We'll see where the Sorting Hat places us. And who knows, you could be the first Malfoy sorted into Gryffindor. Wouldn't that just be a shocker?"
"I'm not going to be in Gryffindor. I long for power. I need to bring fame and glory back to my family's name. We are Malfoys, the biggest supporters of pureblood magic and the dark arts. We have wands, we can do what we want with them."
"With power comes responsibility, Malfoy. That's why there is a Ministry of Magic."
The doors to the Great Hall opened and the first years filed in a giant room filled with thousands of students eyeing them. Rose looked around, trying to find the Gryffindor table. Sure enough, the table was filled with redheaded students. Most of her cousins. She instantly knew where she wanted to sit. The headmaster, Oliver Wood, placed the sorting hat upon Rose Weasley's head and after a few long minutes of deliberation, it bellowed out "Slytherin!"
The entire Great Hall went quiet. This was the first time a Weasley had been sorted into any house besides Gryffindor, let alone Slytherin. Scorpius Malfoy tried so hard to suppress a giggle as Rose sauntered to the Slytherin table and put her head in her hands, hiding her tears.
"Really, we get a Weasley? In Slytherin house?" Rose heard other students gossiping. "I bet she speaks Parseltounge," others whispered. Rose didn't even notice that Scorpius had be right all along.
"Welcome to Slytherin," He said as he sat down beside her at the table. "It's going to be an interesting year!"