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Albus Potter and the Uncovered Secrets
Summary: Albus Severus Potter enjoys his first year in Hogwarts. A bit. People like to stare at him and everyone wants to be his friend. But he doesn't know why he is so popular. Rose does some research with some shocking results that explains a lot of things- one of them being why his new best friend starts avoiding him.
Chapter 1- Al's Goodbyes
I looked up in my dad's eyes trying to be brave. James was not helping.
"Haha! You will be the first Slytherin in the Potter family line… there aren't even any Slytherins' in mom's side of the family…"
"James that is enough," said mum, "Albus, dear, it doesn't matter which house you get sorted in. It doesn't matter to anyone." I glanced at mom.
"But… what if I am in Slytherin? I don't want to be in Slytherin."
"Bye mum! Bye dad! Bye Lily! Try your hardest to not get in Slytherin Albus! All my friends will know that my brother is in Slytherin… you don't want to embarrass me."
"James," said mum threateningly.
"Al," dad got down on his knees so he was eye level with me, "You were named after the two most bravest men I know. One was in Slytherin. Also, the sorting hat does take your opinion."
"But what if it doesn't?"
"It did for me." I looked in his eyes curiously. Dad never told us about his past.
The train's horn sounded.
"C'mon Al!" shouted Rose, who had been saying her goodbyes to her parents.
"Bye mum, dad, Lily!" I shouted behind me as I ran to the train.
"Bye Albus!" shouted mum, dad and Lily.
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15 compartments later, we found one with only one person in it. He had blond hair so blond it looked almost white. He had cold silver eyes and a sharp chin.
"Hi, I'm Albus Potter," I said reached out my hand.
He took it and smiled making his eyes look less cold. "I'm Scorpius Malfoy."
"Rose Weasley."
"First year?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said.
"Same."
Silence. I looked at my hands. I was never able to make new friends. Especially when I was already nervous.
"So…" said Rose, who also didn't make new friends easily. "What house do you think you will be sorted in?"
"As far as I know everyone in my family was in Slytherin," said Scorpius. "But I want to be different. I don't want to be like all the other Malfoys'. I don't want to be an evil Death Eater like them."
Rose and I stared at him shocked. I didn't know what to say to that.
"So what house do you guys want to be in?" he continued.
Rose, recovering faster than me from his surprising answer replied, "I don't really care which house he puts us in. I know the sorting hat will pick the best house he thinks you should be in. Also, you will only be evil if you want to be evil, not because of the house you are in."
"I suppose your right but I still want to be different," said Scorpius. "Unusual."
"I want to be in Gryffindor," I said, "I want to be like the rest of my family, brave."
"Well, if I was in a Gryffindor family, I would want to be like them too. They are noble and brave not evil death eaters."
"Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Malfoy," said Rose. "Are they related to you?"
"Yeah, they are my grandparents. My great-aunt is Bellatrix Lestrange."
"Your Teddy's cousin! Ted Lupin, the son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Lupin. My father is his godfather," I said.
"Yeah, but he isn't considered family anymore because his grandmother married a muggle."
"But it proves that there are people in your family who wasn't in Slytherin. Like Sirius Black, my father's godfather, was in Gryffindor."
"Hm… your right! I hope I'm in Gryffindor with you two."
"How are you so sure we will be in Gryffindor?" asked Rose.
"Well, you are a Weasley… but I guess you could be in another house like Sirius Black and Ted Lupin…" said Scorpius.
"I just don't want to be in Slytherin," I said.
"I wonder how my dad would react when I'm, hopefully, not in Slytherin," said Scorpius.
"Would he be angry? Maybe he'll do the same to you as was done to Teddy's grandmother," I said.
"No… he is kind of different too. He's happy you-know-who is gone but when I said good-bye he said 'don't worry about the sorting. I know you will make me proud.' I think he thinks I'm going in Slytherin."
"Well if he kicks you out of his house you can always come and live with me," I said smiling, "Sirius Black left the house and went to live with my grandfather."
"Thanks, Al," said Scorpius, "You don't mind if I call you that right?"
"No, I don't mind," I said, "Everyone calls me that."
"You guys better get changed, I don't know how long the train takes," said Rose.
Ten minutes later we were both changed into our robes. We looked out the window at the rainy day.
"You know we have to go by boat in that weather?" said Scorpius.
"Yeah, I know," I said, "But it will be fun. I know Hagrid, the person who takes us."
An hour later Albus found himself in a boat with Rose, Scorpius and Katelynn Thomas. I knew Katelynn, she came for dinner sometimes, and her dad and my dad were friends in Hogwarts. Also, Dean Thomas, (her dad), was in the Order of the Phoenix, the people who helped fight Voldemort.
"This is fun," said Katelynn sarcastically, "Just how I pictured my first day to Hogwarts would be: wet and cold."
"It's not that ba-" Rose started as we went under a big tree. A leave decided that it couldn't hold that much water anymore and the water fell directly on top of Rose. We started to laugh but quickly stifled it when we saw the look on her face.
"Finally!" said Scorpius when we hit the shore. We quickly got out of our boat and followed the rest of the kids up to the huge castle.
The castle was beautiful. Easily the most beautiful building I have ever set my eyes on. There were so many tall towers reaching out to the sky that I was sure I would never be able to find any of my classes.
We quickly made our way into the Entrance Hall and toward the Great Hall where a thin man stopped us.
"I am Professor Flitwick, your deputy headmaster. You are about to enter the Great Hall and be sorted in your house. Please wait here until I say you can come in," he said, the disappeared behind the huge doors leading to the Great Hall. I took a deep breath. My insides were doing cartwheels. My hands were sweating like crazy. I wiped them on my wet robes. I felt like I was going to puke.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed! I will write the next chapter as soon as I can. Meanwhile, please review and tell me what you liked/disliked please! It will help me write faster!:)