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Chapter 1- On the train again

Harry and Ginny had just released their children from a long hug. Albus Potter was taller then his father and his older brother, by at least four inches. He had the same green eyes that Harry had, and he wore the same, perfectly round spectacles. He boarded the train first, and his parents knew this will be the last september the first that Albus would ever spend aboard the scarlet train that had once carried both of them off to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Two years earlier, they had the same feeling about James. Now, James was off in the world, catching dark wizards like his father did before him, and next year, Albus would be also.

Jeez, they grow up fast, thought Harry.

Right behind Albus was Lily Potter. She was the shortest of the family. The Runt of the litter, as her brothers put it. She always just said it was them getting back at her for wiping the floor with them in marks. Lily seemed to hold her chest out proudly as she boarded. Harry, along with everyone else on the train and the platform, could plainly see she was boasting her newly acquired prefects' badge, that Albus had spent the whole summer bothering her about.

"I'd hang myself before wearing that stupid badge!" He had said to her.

This had made Lily's ear-to-ear smile grow larger, as she yelled back at her brother, "Well, now your the only one without one." she said. "In fact, you said the same thing the day James first got his! I think your jealous!"

"Actually," Said Albus, motioned towards the C on his chest, "I became quidditch captain last year." Albus knew he had this over her now, but probably wouldn't for long, as his sister was the best Quidditch player in the family. She was probably the best chaser Hogwarts had had in a long time.

Albus and Lily walked onto the train and had found Rose sitting in a compartment alone, reading, like always. Nerd, Albus though, as he and his sister had entered the cabin.

"Hey, Rose!" yelled, Lily. "Watcha reading?"

"Oh nothing important." She said, as she closed the book and put it in her bag. Albus caught sight or the words Hogwarts: A History, and rolled his eyes. She must have read it cover to cover like a thousand times.

"You know, Rose, you could read that book as many times as you like, but I don't think the history will change to much." Albus said sarcastically. According to Ron, Hermione had read it just as many times.

"Oh, shut it, Albus. How have you two been? I haven't seen you in weeks!" she replied.

Lily smiled at the opportunity to talk about herself. "I'm doing great! I've just been reading and playing Quidditch most of the summer. The cup will be ours again for sure this year!"

Albus smirked. "If I let you back on the team." He said.

"Shut up, Al. You know we wouldn't have a hope in winning without me, I score ninety percent of our points. Remember the Ravenclaw game last year? What was that, two-hundred and twenty points for the record?" Lily bragged.

"But I'm the one who finishes games. Score as many stupid points as you like, the game doesn't end until I catch the snitch." He said.

Rose got sick of the fighting. "Will you two shut up! You bicker like a sixty year old couple!" She yelled at them. "Anyway, Lily, you and I have to get to the prefects' cabin. Can't be late for your first duty!" She said. Rose wore her stupid HG badge more proudly then Lily wore wore her P.

Al sat in the cabin, angry that his sister and cousin left him alone. He wasn't lonely very long though, as the door soon swung open. "Hey Al!" said two loud voices.

John and Brian O'Hara, Albus' two best friends came into the compartment. They were two muscular twins, medium-length blonde curls. Al had always found it the weirdest thing that two irish boys with brunette parents could have such Swedish-looking hair. They also happened to be beaters on the Quidditch team with Al and Lily. "You two buffoons took long enough! My stupid family just left for their prefect duty." The last two words were probably meant for mockery, but came out almost angry.

"So Lily got the badge, eh?" Said Brian.

"Well, looks like your the last badge-free Potter left. Except," John started.

"You've got the Captain's badge." Finished Brian.

"You better let us back on the team." Said John. "Dad would never forgive us if we got cut."

"Relax guys," Started Albus, "It's either you two or those two idiots in fourth-year who tried out last year. What were their names again?"

"Who cares?" Said John. "When will this train get going?" He exclaimed, annoyed.

Just as the last few words were spoken, the clock struck eleven and the train jerked forward.

John looked perplexed, like he had discovered some new found power. He wasted no time in testing it, as he exclaimed "When will fifty Galleons spontaneously appear in my hands?" But, to his great dismay, nothing had happened.

"Nice try." Said Albus. "Either of you seen Colby around?" He continued, wondering where his other friend had gone off to.

"Didn't he become Head Boy? That's where he'll be." Said John.

"He's Probably snogging that cousin of yours again in the Prefects' compartment." Added Brian.

Albus smirked. "At least someone is paying attention to her."

Brian looked at his crooked smile and laughed. "I don't know where you've been the last six years, Al, but attention from guys has never been much of a problem for Rose."

John laughed and said, "If you don't believe us, why don't you go ask the big bloke from Slytherin, Cooper Osgoode!"

"Shut up, John!" Albus yelled back at him. "Speaking of Slytherin," he said, as he caught the eye of Scorpius Malfoy and Osgoode himself.

"Well," said Brian, "we'll show them whos boss on the Quidditch pitch like we did last year."

"And come to think of it," Continued John, who was never to far behind to finish his brother's statements, "Like we did the two years before that."

Albus smiled, and decided to change the subject. "Do you guys have any money? I could use something from the trolley."

"Of course we have money!" Said Brian, as both twins turned out their pockets in unison, spilling out enough gold to buy enough candy to rot through their teeth. It was their annual tradition to consume this much, but they had always waited for Colby. Albus got out his Gold, and they all put in the same amount and waited for their other friend.

They didn't wait to long, however. Colby walked in about three minutes later, and he saw the small pile of gold right away. He smiled as he said "How much?"

"Two galleons, sixteen sickles and twelve knuts." Began John.

"Cough up." Finished his brother.

When the trolley came by, the four boys had bought enough food to feed the whole train. With his mouth stuffed with an entire bag of Bernie Botts' every flavour beans, Albus decided to turn the conversation back to quidditch. "Colby, I'm guessing your still going to be my keeper this year?" He said. The words were barely understandable, because of the mouthful of candy.

"Actually," Started Colby, giving all three other boys a shocked look, "I won't be. I'm guessing you guys have forgotten, but there isn't going to be any quidditch this year. It's the triwizard cup this year, remember?"