James, Albus, Rose, Hugo and Victoire all sit in the same cabin. "Bye!" They all shout to their parents. Everybody is starting their first year at Hogwarts and they are terrified and excited. The train roars away.

"I can't wait to get to school and see all my friends!" James said to everyone, he and Rose were starting their second year, and they were both in Gryffindor. Albus was scared that he was going to get sorted into the Slytherin house. He just stared out the window with hopeless eyes the whole ride.

"Com' on firs' years, follow me," Said Hagrid, carrying the torchlight.

" Albus, Hugo, we'll see you at the sorting ceremony," Rose shouted to them as they parted.

"Good luck," James added.

Hugo and Albus sat in the same boat, with Fred and Roxanne. They could see Hogwarts from far away. The castle looked enormous and old, but beautiful at the same time. They were the slowest on the boats because Fred was goofing around and trying all kinds of spells.

They finally reached the castle and they were led by Mcgonagle up the moving stairs and into the great hall. Everyone else was already there, waiting for the sorting ceremony to start. The first years all looked so scared and excited, as they walked into the great hall. They sat the sorting hat on the chair, the one that will sort you into your correct house. The sorting hat started to sing,

I am the sorting hat,

No hats like my kind,

no one can be me unless you've seen,

Bold Gryffindor,

Wise Ravenclaw,

Loyal Hufflepuff,

and Sly, Slytherin,

They all joined together,

to make this grand school,

stood for years and years,

but which house you get,

depends on your mind,

if it's full of fear,

full of knowledge,

off to Ravenclaw of of to Ravenclaw you go,

full of bravery,

full of strength,

off you go to Gryffindor,

If you are loyal,

you can find stuff in a click,

run down to Hufflepuff pick your bed quick,

if you are cunning,

and you're a pureblood,

then slyther your way into the Slytherin,

because that's where you belong!

But don't forget to help your house win the house cup,

and no BREAKING THE RULES!

The sorting hat laughed just as he finished his song. Albus knew that there was a sorting hat song, but he never knew how it went, although it changes every year. They started calling names, people that Albus knew not. They all looked frightened, but not as frightened as Albus. After a few names, he knew he was going to be very soon.

"Hufflepuff," cried the hat, the girl before him smiled and joined the Hufflepuff table as the Hufflepuffs cheered.

"POTTER Albus," Mcgonagall read from the list of students names. Albus shivered as he walked up to the hat. He sat down in the chair and stared at the hat as it lifted on to his head. He trembled and couldn't think straight. He was going to start to ask to be in Gryffindor, when the hat started speaking.

"Hmmmm, another Potter, you're the most like your father… hmmm, yes, try not to change my mind this time, Slytherin would've been good for your father, just like it will be good for you… I think…, SLYTHERIN!"

Albus tried so hard not to cry while he was walking down to the Slytherin table. He looked over at James, he was staring at the next person who was getting on to the chair and being sorted into another group. He thought that James didn't really seem to care. Almost everyone he knew was in Gryffindor, James, Rose, Hugo, Fred, Roxanne, Molly, Lucy, Dominique, Louise, Victoire and Teddy. He was the only one in Slytherin, not including Scorpius.

Albus finished the feast early, no one talked to him, James didn't even come to say anything. He was alone and frightened and felt like he was betrayed by his family, but at the same time he felt like he was the one betraying his family and friends. He went to ask the head boy what the password was for the common room and for the directions. After he walked around seeming lost, he finally found the common room. He rushed in and ran to his room. His luggage was already there, and he felt like he shouldn't unpack it. There was no need, he could feel it.

Albus went early to bed that night and woke up early to hear the other Slytherin boys snoring beside him. He was still wearing what he was wearing yesterday when he went down to check his timetable. There was no need for that, he thought, but he checked anyways. As he was walking down the hallways, he spotted James walking towards him.

"Hello Albus, or should I call you Severus now, like, since you're in Slytherin?" James teased as Rose just stood there and did nothing, she looked pretty bad, but didn't want to do anything to interrupt. "What happened, has the snake got your tongue?" James laughed. "Anteoculatia," Screamed James as he pointed his wand at Albus. Albus looked up, he had no hair and he saw two big horns on his head!

"Stop it, James!" Albus screeched as he ran down to the nurse. He told her that someone had hexed him, but he didn't name them. Somewhere deep inside him, he felt like it was HIS fault. His fault he got sorted into Slytherin, his fault that they all hate him now. Everybody would tease him now and nobody would play with him. Usually at feasts he saw James and the others laughing at something that James had said. Albus always pretended not to care. He couldn't go to the feast that day anyways, with two big horns on his head, no way.

James stayed late at the feast where has he was mostly laughing and making jokes instead of eating. He, Rose, Hugo, Victoire and Teddy walked down the hall outside and saw the four houses, and their merits. No house had that much merits, but Gryffindor was winning. James was going to try out for the Quidditch team this year, he plays like his father.

"Are you guys going to try out for the quidditch team, like when you get older?" James asked them.

"I don't know if I'll be good enough," Said Hugo as he walked slowly with them. "I'm going to go check if my friends are in the common room."

"And I'm going to go to the library to study, you know me, just like my mother…" Rose said as she ran to the other side that leads to the library.

"How about you guys, when or are you guys going to try out for the quidditch team?" Asked james. "I thought Hugo would join in later on, just like his father."

"I don't know, I might try out, I would go for beater," said Teddy.

"Yeah, I think Fred's going to go for that too." Said James, but he wasn't finished talking. "You would make great beaters, you know?"

"Thanks," Replied Teddy.

"I think we better go Teddy, we have a lot of homework to catch up on, you know?" Victoire said as she nodded towards the common room.

"Sorry James, got to go, I'll see you later," Teddy and Victoire left to get some homework done and James was left alone.

"I wish Albus was in Gryffindor," James muttered under his breath.

Later that night James couldn't sleep, he was thinking too much about how he felt sorry for Albus. He felt sorry for him, and he felt guilty right after he hexed Albus that day. He didn't want to show anyone, but he felt like bursting out and crying. He thought maybe he could be nicer the next day, to Albus, that'll make things better.

James awoke the next day planning how to say sorry to Albus. He was planning to go down to the hospital wing and talk to him about Slytherin and everything. He got dressed went down the moving stairs, didn't even eat breakfast, but went down to the hospital wing. He asked madam Pomphrey where Albus was, but she said he already left early in the morning. James expected that Albus might be at the feast or in the common room of Slytherin, so he went and checked in the great hall, but he was nowhere to be seen. Now he was a little worried but still thought he might have gone back to bed or is just doing homework in the common room. So he left the apologies for later.

He tried to enjoy the feast but everyone knew there was something wrong, they tried to force it out of him, but he wouldn't let it out. He finished the breakfast feast and went to the library to study. He figured whenever he saw Albus the next time, he would tell him he's sorry. But just then, he remembered something. Harry Potter left him the Marauders Map. He would check on their to see where Albus was. Albus had gotten the invisibility cloak and James got the map. He ran to the Gryffindor common room and dug into his trunk, and he found it.

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," He whispered. The map opened and he searched the whole map for Albus but couldn't find him anywhere, the only place in Hogwarts that wasn't on the map was the room of requirement. Unless Albus isn't in Hogwarts. He suddenly had a sick feeling and he ran to the quidditch pitch as fast as he could. He looked all around but couldn't find the best broomstick they had, which was a Nimbus 2000. Nobody can take the broom unless for practising, and you still have to have a permission slip. James tried going to the seventh floor and went past the room of requirement. I need to find Albus Severus Potter. I need to find Albus Severus Potter. He thought as he walk up and down the room of requirement. You couldn't use the room as another place if someone is already using it. But as he was about to leave he saw the door opening and he ran inside the tiny little room. All he could see there was a huge map, he thought this was a joke so he left.

He didn't tell the others that Albus was gone until the very next day.

"He's what?" Hugo and Rose said at the same time.

"You mean you can't even find him on your map?" Asked Victoire.

"Nope," Said James.

"Like are you sure he's not just in the room of requirement?" Asked Fred, as he knew all about the map because of his dad.

"I'm sure, I checked, and the Nimbus 2000 is gone," James answered.

"Did he have to take that? I mean I was going to practise with that broom, I had a permission slip and everything!" Said Teddy.

"Maybe he just left for a while, and he'll come back?" Asked Molly.

"Albus is only eleven and he's not even good with brooms, how is he supposed to survive?" Roxanne told Molly.

"Maybe he's an evil little genius that is planning to take over the world," Laughed Lucy.

"You are so not like your father," Fred laughed.

"Guys this is not a laughing matter!" James Screamed. He was usually the one making the jokes so they were all surprised that he was acting so serious.

"Yes sir!" Louis said as he tried not to laugh. He had a long ponytail like his father's.

"I say we wait a little until we're sure he's not around and we're sure he's not coming back?" Dominique asked.

"We don't have time to-" but right when James was about to say something Mcgonagall came with a panicked face and asked;

"Have any of you seen Albus Severus Potter?!" She sort of screamed in a hurry.

"We just figured he was missing and we don't know where he is." Rose said. She's usually the one to tell the teacher what's happening.

"I- thank you, I will try to find him." Mcgonagall said as she rushed off into the distance.

"I think we should find him," James said casually but they all knew he was very serious.

"Your father could help, he's an auror, if he can capture bad witches and wizards, he could capture his own son, I think," Hugo suggested.

"I'll think about it. But for now let's go down for the feasts." James answered.

"Ok, we're late, let's go," Rose added.

They went down to the feast for lunch, and they sat at the edge of the Gryffindor table. They usually sat in the middle but they didn't want to be the center of attention right then. Usually the mail comes at breakfast feasts, but later after everyone was gone, including Hugo, Fred, Roxanne, Molly, Lucy, Dominique and Louis, they saw owls flying with four letters above their heads. James, Rose, Victoire and Teddy all got letters.

"I'm still here witches, A," Teddy read it the letter, as he grips the letter tightly in his hands.

"A, for Albus," Rose asked while looking down at her letter.

"Specialis Revelio," Tried Rose, seeing if there was anything else written on the letter.

"That's all. He's writing to us to let us now that he's still alive," Victoire told them.

"Yeah I guess he wants us to find him, he must be really pissed off that he didn't get into Gryffindor." Teddy said.