Chapter 1: A new year
"Now don't forget your dress robes. You'll need them this year." Harry said as he helped Albus pack his trunk for school.
"Why? We never need them. What do you know that I don't?" Albus asked as he closed his trunk.
"Just wait. You'll see when you get to school. Just remember that this year will be fun for you and James, maybe Lily. Now come on get your stuff down stairs or you'll be late. The other three are already down there." Harry said. With a wave of his wand Albus' trunk disappeared. Albus ran down stairs to meet his siblings and best friend.
"It's about time." Lily sighed. She turned to face the door and waited for her mother to open it. Albus waited for everyone to leave before going through the door.
"Hey Al, do you know why we need our dress robes this year, all father said was to pack them and that I'd find out at school?" Scorpius asked as he handed Ginny his trunk so she could put it into the boot of the car.
"Yeah that's what dad said to me. I really think this year is going to be fun." Albus said as he got into the extended back seat of the car.
When they arrived at kings cross station they meet up with the other cousins that were still at school. There was James in his last year and his girlfriend Maia, then Rose, Scorpius and Albus in their 6th year as well as Hugo's girlfriend Sam, and finally Lily, Hugo and Scorpius' sister Sage in their 5th year. They all said goodbye to their parents and got on the train. Rose, Scorpius, Albus, Lily, Hugo, and Sage had a compartment to themselves.
"What N.E.W.T classes are you taking again Albus?" Rose asked, no one bothered to ask her as she said them every five minutes.
"I'm taking Position, DADA, Transfiguration, and Charms."
"Do you think that Natalia girl you like will be in any of our classes this year?" Scorpius asked elbowing Albus in the ribs. Albus turned a light shade of pink.
"What girl?!" Lily and Hugo shouted in unison.
"There's this girl named Natalia that was in our Position class last year. She transferred from Durmstrang, she's Viktor Krum's daughter." Rose said as she pulled out her money bag, they could hear the lunch trolley coming down the hall.
"Viktor Krum's daughter? But why would she come to Hogwarts?" Lily asked taking her bag from Albus.
"Her mother's half english. I guess she came here to stay with her mother's family because her father is busy getting ready for the quidditch world cup, coming up in 3 years. So she can't stay at home." Rose said as she took the pumpkin pastie from the lunch trolley. For the rest of the train ride they talk about their classes this year and poking fun at Albus for his crush on Natalia.
When they arrived at school, they got into the carriages and headed up to the school. After the feast they all went up to the Gryffindor common room, Sage went to the Hufflepuff common room.
"So did you see Natalia at dinner?" Scorpius asked as they began to unpack their pajamas from their trunks.
"Yeah, I think so. It was kind of hard to tell, but she does have bright red and brown hair. So it wasn't too hard to find her." Albus said as pulled the curtain shut around his bed so he could change. The boy's didn't say anything for the rest of the night.
The next morning at breakfast, Professor Longbottom came around handing out time tables. It took longer than usual as he had to check weather or not the students had the required O.W.L scores.
"Potter. Positions, good. DADA, good. Transfiguration, good. Charms, good. Here is your table don't lose it." He said handing Albus his time table. Albus waited for Scorpius to get his time table, Rose had already left for her first class, then headed back to the common room.
"I can't believe we have a free period already." Scorpius said taking a seat by the fire. The boy's spent their first free periode sitting in the common room discussing what might happen to the Gryffindor quidditch team now that James was captain. When the period ended they headed down to the dungeons for Potions where they met Rose.
"Albus look." Rose whispered as he stood beside her. She was pointed to a girl with dark brown hair tapering into a bright cherry red, she had golden eyes. She was shorter than Albus and Scorpius but around the same height as Rose. It was Natalia.
"Enter." Professor Slughorn, the Potions master said as he opened the door to the Potions room. Everyone filed in. There weren't that many students that carried on to N.E.W.T Potions this year. There were four Slytherin's, four Hufflepuff's, one Ravenclaw, and the three Gryffindor's. The four Hufflepuff's and the four Slytherin's took two tables, that left Rose, Scorpius, Albus, and Natalia to share a table. Scorpius stood in between Rose and Albus, leaving Natalia to stand on the other side of Albus. Rose elbowed Scorpius in the side.
"Oww. what was that …" But Scorpius didn't finish his sentence, he saw Rose pointing at Albus. He was turning a light pink.
"Hi. I'm Natalia Krum. I think we were in Potions together last year." Natalia said holding out a hand. Albus shook it.
"Hi. I'm Albus Potter. This is Scorpius Malfoy and Rose Weasley. Yeah I think we did have Potions together last year." Albus said pointing at the other two. They waved.
"Good morning class. Can anyone tell me what this potion is?" Slughorn asked pointing to a cauldron filled with a clear liquid. Rose put her hand up in the air as soon as Slughorn stopped speaking.
"It's veritaserum Sir. it makes the drinker tell the truth." Slughorn smiled at Rose.
"What is your name?" Slughorn asked.
"Rose. Rose Weasley Sir." Rose answered sheepishly.
"Ah a Weasley. You aren't perchance related to the minister for magic, Mrs. Hermione Weasley?" He had a curious expression on his face.
"Yes I am. She's my mother. Why do you ask Sir?"
"I used to teach her. She was one of the best in my class. On her first day like you, she answered all my questions correctly." Slughorn said looking happily at Rose, as she did look quite like her mother.
"Can you tell me what this is?" He said pointing at a cloudron of a mud like liquid. Roses hand shot up again.
"It's polyjuice potion Sir. It allows you to take on the appearance of another person, but it does not work on any other spices aside from human." Rose said proudly.
"Now this one?" Slughorn said looking right at Rose as he pointed at a cauldron at their table.
"It's Amortentia."
"Indeed it is. Now what is it?"
"It's the most powerful love potion in the world!" Rose said looking at it in aw.
"Yes. I suppose you recognized it by its distinctive mother-of-pearl sheen?"
"And the steam rising in characteristic spirals. My mother said it's supposed to smell differently to each person based on what attracts them."
"Good job miss Weasley. Now do we have any volunteers to tell us what they smell?" Slughorn asked the rest of the class. Scorpius rose his hand. Slughorn pointed at him.
"Yes Mr.."
"Malfoy. Scorpius Malfoy. I smell… fresh books and wet grass and lily flowers…" Scorpius trailed off.
"Ah thank you Mr. Malfoy. Do we have any other volunteers?" Natalia rose her hand.
"Yes, you Miss…"
"Krum, Natalia Krum. I smell… the wood of brooms and the snitch and some kind of musk I remember smelling last year." As she spoke her eyes turned a little pinker.
"Well done everyone. Now can you grab out your copies of Advanced Potions. Today you will be making a The Draft of living Death. You might need to split up a bit so you are two to a table." Slughorn said waving his wand so three more tables apreed.
"Albus, me and Scorpius are going to move." Rose said grabbing her bag and pulling Scorpius over to the table behind them.
"Are they dating?" Natalia asked as she pulled out her cauldron.
"Rose and Scorpius? No they aren't. Scorpius and my sister have a weird thing going on. Rose is fine being on her own."
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Natalia asked as her eye's turned a little pink, Albus didn't notice.
"No. I haven't met anyone I really like. I'm also really busy with quidditch."
"Oh, yeah you play seeker right?"
"Yeah I do. Do you play quidditch?"
"Yeah, I play chaser. My father was hoping I would play seeker like him, but I prefer chaser." The rest of the class Albus and Natalia talked about their other classes and quidditch.