Disclaimer: I DO own Harry Potter, and that's why Snape raised Harry and was married to Lily, and why Dramione is canon, and why Harry lives in my closet. And he's not allowed out, because he's a git.

Prologue:

2007-Platform Nine and Three Quarters, Kings Cross, London, England, UK, Europe, Earth, The Solar System, The Milky Way, The Universe

"Hugo! Come here!"called Hermione after her son's retreating back. "Rose, sweetheart, go with your brother, ok? Oh, don't cry. Look, here are your cousins!" she added, seeing her daughter's face crumple. "Harry! Ginny! Over here!"

They walked over, dragging James, Severus Albus, and Lily behind them. James was complaining about being stuck babysitting his brother again, and Lily was asking why she couldn't go to Hogwarts. Severus was just looking sick.

"And here comes Luna and Alex, dear." Two distinct blonde heads floated over to them, peering over the tops of Quibbler glasses, and singing a strange nonsense song.

Severus walked over to Rose and grimaced at her palely. "Are you ok, Severus?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine. You?"

"Scared half to death." She shivered and skipped over to Alex. "Excited?"

"Oh yes! I saw three Nargles today!"

"What are you talking about, Alex? I mean about Hogwarts!" Rose smiled at her friend's empty-headedness. It quite possibly was the fault of the Nargles.

"Oh, I guess. It is not that much different for me. I have been living there, you know."(Alex never uses contractions)

"True. But now, you'll be staying in the dorms, not in your parents' quarters!" Rose bounced around the platform with nervous energy.

"Hey Rose! What are you doing?" exclaimed James as she barreled into him. "Watch out, or you'll fall onto the tracks!"

"I'm skipping! Mummy made us chocolate chip pancakes with cocoa powder in them!" She stopped running and considered something for a moment, then perked up. "That's probably why I'm so bouncy!" She ran off again.

She ran over to Alex and hooked her arm through the quiet girl's, and they skipped(or in Alex's case, floated) down the platform to try and be the first to spot the train. However, before they reached the end, they ran into a barrier. A white-blonde, thin, tall, sneering, barrier.

"Ooff!" Rose cried, as her arm, still linked with Alex's, crashed into the boy,and she swung around behind him and smacked into her friend. She looked up, and met the eyes of a tall man, who had been standing behind the boy, with slightly balding, glowing, blonde hair, and a sneer etched into his face.

"Uchgggh, a Weasley brat," he drawled. "And where's daddy dearest now? Dead, in jail, or on the streets." He turned away, pulling his son with him. "Come along, Scorpius. Leave the scum alone."

Alex helped Rose to her feet, and they quickly walked back to their families. "Mummy, there was a mean man, and he called us scum!" cried Rose, once she was safely back at her mother's side. "We ran into his son, I think, and we fell over, and he called me a Weasley brat, and then he called me and Alex scum!"

Hermione knelt beside her. "What did he look like?"

"He was tall, and he had blonde hair. He was sneering at me."

Hermione sighed and stood up. "It's ok. Just ignore the Malfoys, dear."

Ginny grinned wickedly. "Or you could push little Scorpius onto the tracks! I was only kidding, 'Mione," she added as her friend glared at her. "Mostly."

The train pulled into the station, whooshing steam and whistling. "Harry!" Ginny called, waving him, James, and Severus back over. "Come on, boys! Say goodbye to your sister." Lily was pouting, and refused to talk to either of them, but Rose managed to give her little cousin a hug.

"Anna sends her love, Lily. She would have come, but she was staying with Grandma," Rose said, trying to cheer up her cousin and friend.

Lily smiled slightly, and, in better spirits, said goodbye to her siblings, before getting off their luggage, where she had perched herself as if she was trying to keep them from leaving.

Alex, Rose, and Severus grabbed their bags and cages and jumped on-board the train after James.

"Alex? Why are you carrying an empty cage?" asked Severus as they entered a compartment.

"It's not empty, Severus. It's full of Nargles!" she chimed.