Author's Note: Aquarius Malfoy is mine. Also, I may have changed the names of some characters' (Pansy, Blaise, etc.) children. But, I have not changed the names of the Potter and the main Weasley children.

Disclaimer: All other Malfoy family characters and anything else Harry Potter related is property of J.K. Rowling, etc.

Chapter One: Background

One afternoon, Aquarius and Scorpius were playing Quidditch on the pitch on the Malfoy estate. Aquarius was the best Keeper that Hogwarts had ever seen, while Scorpius was the best Chaser. She loved the feeling of control when she didn't let the Quaffle in, and he loved being able to break through the other team's guard and score.

Together, they were the Quidditch "Dream Team", and Slytherin hadn't lost a game since before their first year. Yes, they were that good. They were allowed onto the House Quidditch team their first year.

They now were in their 4th Year, and were the Slytherin Prince and Princess. Aquarius' favorite subject was a Transfiguration and Potions wasn't bad, but she absolutely loathed Divination: the teacher was a complete fool, predicting someone was going to die a terrible death almost every week. Scorpius' favorite was Charms and Potions wasn't bad either, but his hatred went towards Herbology: he hated getting dirt and who knows what else all over his hands and hair.

They both hung with the likes of Pandora Parkinson, Benedetto Zabini, Lucas Flint, and Davana Greengrass. The 6 of them were the "It" clique. They appeared to be thicker than blood, but that just a play to convince everyone without a shadow of a doubt that they were in control and no one would tear them apart.

But, underneath the illusion of power, besides the two Malfoy siblings who were blood, the group was an alliance made of convenience, not of choice. Necessity because they all realized they could be a million times more powerful together than apart. So, they tolerated each other, and became masters of faking it so they could appear as a closely knit unit.

They all knew one day that the alliance would crack and come apart because of the darker needs it was built upon: power, control, and superiority. But none of them expected it to come apart because of one of them realized the good in the world…