The Silver Trio and the Last Time Turner
Chapter 1: TheHogwarts Express
Scorpius Malfoy sat contemplating in an empty compartment on the Hogwarts Express. He had just waved goodbye to his mother and father.
This was his first time away from home, alone.
His mother and father were very protective of him, which was why he was excited to leave the house. He stared out the window watching the English countryside pass.
Scorpius was on his way to his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He was the oldest and only child of Astoria and Draco, and was from a long line of Pure-Blooded Wizards.
When his family would go places, which wasn't too often, his father would be shot too many dirty looks to count. He knew that his father was a former Death Eater of Voldemort. His father had escaped imprisonment at Azkaban by his switch of sides at the end of the war. That was one of the many things that worried him- his father's reputation. He hated it when people found out who his dad was because they would call him "pure-blooded scum" and other obscene names. It was a lot for an eleven year old boy to take, but well, that was his life.
He also hated it when people assumed they knew him- as in, pure-blooded supremacy beliefs- but they didn't.
He was raised better than that.
He more than anything wanted to make friends. It wasn't like he didn't have any, but his past forced friendships weren't exactly his cup of tea.
His parent's friends had children his age, but they weren't the type of people he wanted to be with. Especially since Marshall Goyle's eleventh birthday party- where they all used Scorpius as a human punching bag-second year in a row.
Scorpius shuddered at the thought.
Then again, there were also the likeness of Sophia Parkinson, who was by far, the most annoying person Scorpius had ever met- not that he has ever told her so. She had some odd obsession with him that scared him and was pretty sure her mother had told her to follow him around and be very possessive of him, the same way SHE was obsessed with his father in their days, or so that's what father said.
Which explained his current predicament of sitting alone, hiding from one Sophia Parkinson, dreading the moment when she'd finally venture here, to the back of the train.
He looked at his reflection in the window, it gave him a distraction.
People always told him he resembled his father, not that that was a bad thing. The description proved to be quite accurate; he had a long, pointed, pale face, his silvery-blonde hair gelled back. He began to adjusting his hair, so it was absolutely perfect, when suddenly there was a knock on his compartment door.
"Come on Rosie!" Albus Potter exclaimed.
Rosie Weasley, Albus's cousin, frowned. "No. Absolutely not."
"It's the only compartment NOT full!" Al retorted back. He was the son of Harry & Ginny Potter.
"It doesn't matter! We'll sit somewhere else!"
"What's wrong with him?" Al motioned toward the blonde-haired boy in the compartment, clearly unaware of her current predicament.
Rosie bit her lip. She wouldn't DARE to tell Al what her dad, Ron Weasley, had told her.
"So that's little Scorpius, make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Don't get to friendly with him..."
She didn't plan on disobeying her father anytime soon. Nor, did she want to face the wrath of Grandpa Arthur. "Nothing." she replied bitterly.
"Why did one Uncle Ron tell you not to get too cozy with one blonde kid?"
Rosie glared. Albus's older brother, James, stood before them- a mocking grin wide on his face.
"Leave us alone James!" said Al.
"I'm not even doing anything! I don't see why YOU'RE worrying."
"Still..."
"I'm simply stating fact."
Al sighed, "Do you mind James?"
James mimicked him, "Do you mind James?"
Rosie rolled her eyes at him, "Well, we're currently debating whether or not we should go in there..." she said indicating to the nearly empty compartment.
"Well," said James, "I for one, think you should." He proceeded to knock on the compartment door. His knuckle was a mere millimeter from the door when he stopped and whipped around. "Actually," he said, tilting his head to one side, "YOU, knock."
"What? Me? Why?" Rosie asked, dreading the thought.
"Exactly why can't you Miss Rosie?" James asked.
"Well… I err-"
James began to laugh, "Just kidding, I'll do it… " he paused briefly for a moment, but then he suddenly exclaimed, "NOT!" then he grabbed Rosie's wrist and used her knuckle to knock on the compartment door.
The boy inside of the compartment look a little irritated the fact that they were interrupting his self-grooming session, but stood, as to open the door, but James stuck his head in before he could reach it.
"Mind if we join you?" James asked his voice with fake sweetness, "Well, not me, but my dearest brother & my sweet, sweet little cousin want to bask in your company..."
Albus and Rosie glared at the back of James' head.
The blonde boy in the compartment curiously peered around James and saw the two.
"Why not..." he drawled back, turning back around and sitting comfortably into his seat.
James ducked his head back into the hallway, closing the door behind him, "See kids, that'show you make friends."
Rosie frowned. What was wrong with her, Albus would never know, she almost always enjoyed the prospect of making new friends. But she reluctantly began to collect her things when, James whispered to his younger brother, "Oh this ought to be good... try and put Rosie and mystery boy together... And tell me how it goes..." he winked then stalked off to find his friends elsewhere.
"We're only eleven! I don't understand what you're implying! Albus yelled back.
James didn't turn around, but Rosie gave him a stern look and shook her head, "All right, let's get this over with."
Albus smiled and looked over at the boy, "He seems like a nice chap..." he glanced over at Rosie and saw her staring at the boy as well, but there was something in her eyes that he couldn't quite put his finger upon. Was it... Hate? Or jealousy? Or even... Even... Err... It was, well, it was something he had never seen.
Yes friends... I acknowledge how freakishly short this was & I plan on making the next chapter longer! (:
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