I don't own Harry Potter
"I won't, I won't be in Slytherin." Albus shouted as he walked into the main living room of Potter manor, James trailing behind him.
"Oh yes you will how can you be anything else I mean just look at your middle name, Severus." James sneered and wrinkled his nose.
"Hey." Sirius walked into the room, "what is with all the yelling?"
"Uncle Sirius tell James I'm not going to be in Slytherin even though my middle name is Severus." Albus shouted glaring at his brother.
"James are you teasing your brother again?" Harry asked walking into the room hearing what his younger son had said. He looked down at the two boys. One that looked just like James Potter the first and the other that was a miniature him.
"It's just so easy." James grinned flopping onto the couch.
"We did name him after two pranksters." Ginny said coming into the room and looking pointingly at Sirius who was chuckling at the scene in front of him.
"Hey I told you it would be a bad idea." He smirked sitting down next to his grandson.
"No you didn't you begged us and pleaded with us to name him Sirius you even offered to pay us." Ginny laughed. "I should have taken that money." She joked. "James." She turned her attention to her eldest child. "Leave your brother alone, and Albus." She looked over at her other son. The one that looked like Harry's twin. "Well Albus if you're in Slytherin we'll still love you know that for sure." She reached out and pulled him into a hug.
"Sure what ever." Albus scowled pulling out of his mothers embrace. "By the way I hate my name." he turned to storm out of the room but at the last moment he turned back around and glared at his brother. "And I won't be in Slytherin."
Sirius tried not to laugh. "Told you, you should never have named that child Severus."
"Shut it Sirius." Harry growled shaking his head. "He'll understand one day."
"Sure he will." Sirius shook his head. "By the way I haven't seen Teddy around here in a while."
"Probably making out with Victorie." James mumbled from where he sat.
"What did you say?" Ginny asked.
"Nothing," James stood up. "I'm going to go flying." He walked out leaving the adults alone.
"Young man you better have all of your belongings packed for Hogwarts tomorrow." Ginny called behind him. "That boy I swear." She huffed as he ignored her and Sirius and Harry shared a look and smirked.
"Well I think I'll head to my rom." Sirius chuckled catching a glimpse of James outside the window. Sirius headed towards his wing of the house. A wing Harry and Ginny had given him after he just couldn't handle living in number 12 anymore. A wing that meant more to him then even Harry or Ginny could know it meant home, it meant family and as he walked through it he thought about all the time he'd spent in those very halls as a teen. "Oh James he sighed." He shook his head as he thought about the fact that with the deaths of both James and Remus he was now the last Marauder alive. He was so lost in thought that he almost ran over little Lily.
"Uncle Sirius." She pulled on his robes trying to get his attention. "Uncle Sirius." She pulled harder.
"Huh," he looked down. "Oh Lily how can I help you?' Lily and James and Albus." He shook his head sometimes he felt like he was surrounded by ghosts.
"Albus is sad." The little girl said pointing down another corridor.
"Did Albus tell you he was sad?"
"No but I know he looked so sad when I saw him go into his room. Make it better Uncle Sirius, make him laugh."
"Lily." Sirius crouched down so he was eye level with her. "Why are you asking me to help why not your mum or dad?"
"Because, you always make me feel better and make me laugh. Plus Albus always looks up to you."
"He does?" Sirius was surprised to him Albus has always been the quite one. The one who played by himself or Rose Weasley. He was the middle child, the one who tended to disappear between his loud and outspoken older brother, and his sweet baby sister.
"Of course he does." The nine year old in front of him rolled her eyes. You are the one who tampers down James more crazy stunts. At least when Albus is the target." She scowled thinking of the time Sirius had helped James turn her hair purple.
"Okay Lily." Sirius agreed as he thought about what Lily had told him. Did he really step in for Albus. He shook his head he wished he could say yes but he knew the reason was that he feared Albus unlike Lily couldn't take the pranks pulled by their older brother. He made his way to Albus's room and knocked on the door. It swung open.
"Sirius can I help you." Albus looked up at him.
"Can I come in?" Albus just stepped back and Sirius walked in the door was shut behind him. "So your sister says you're upset?"
Albus glared. He sat down on his bed. "Upset no I want to punch James but that's nothing new. I won't be in Slytherin I don't care what my name is. I won't, I won't be in Slytherin."
Sirius sighed and sat down beside him. "Well you could be in Slytherin and there is nothing wrong with that. Remember your Aunt Andy is from Slytherin and you love her right?"
"Of course." Albus said thinking of Teddy's grandmother.
"Well see it's not always bad to be in Slytherin."
"She was kicked out of her family because she married a muggleborn." Albus countered. Sirius just shook his head.
"Oh Albus." He looked over at the youngest potter male. "I'll let in in on a little secret. The hat lets you chose what house you want to be in. it did for me."
"Really?"
"Yes as you know I'm a black and the only black to not be in Slyterin. I didn't like the idea of what that house meant what it meant to my family and then I'd met James on the train and lets just say the rest was history. So Albus Severus Potter if you really don't want to be in Slytherin then make the hat listen to you." Sirius stood up and put his hand on Albus's shoulder. "But remember this no matter what house you go into you'll always be loved."
"Thanks Sirius." The young boy smiled as the man who was as good as his grandfather winked and left the room. Sirius jumped when he saw Harry standing outside the door.
"How much of that did you hear?"
"Enough." Harry smirked. "Can I let you in on a little secret of my own?"
"didn't know you had any secrets but sure."
"The hat let me pick to. it wanted desperately to put me in Slytherin and I begged it not to. you see I'd already met Draco." Sirius snorted at that.
"Good enough reason not to want to be in the house."
"Plus I met Ron on the train." He smirked.
"That train does make friendships, that's for sure."
"That it does, goodnight Sirius." Harry turned to go and then turned back around. "And thanks for helping Al."
"Anytime." Sirius watched his godson walk away. He wondered what the train ride would bring Albus.
The next morning the Potter family plus Sirius made there way to king cross. "I want to go." Lily pouted as she pulled on her father's arm.
"two years." Harry sighed looking down at his daughter.
"That's to long." She sniffed.
"Hey think you'll get me all to yourself." Sirius said
Lily just sniffed and looked away from him. "She's still mad you helped James change her hair." Ginny said. As James and Albus started their fight about Albus being in Slytherin again.
"Will not and that's final." Albus glared at his brother as the family wen through the barrier. They soon met up with Hermione, Ron, Rose and Hugo. Harry pulled his younger son away before he could get on the train.
"Albus don't let your brother wind you up he likes a joke that one." He smiled at the boy that looked so much like him. Even now it surprised him that he had three children and a wife that he loved with his whole heart.
"Hey look over there." Ron nudged him and he looked over at where he was pointing to see Draco Malfoy along with his own wife and son.
"So that's my cousin Scorpius I believe." Sirius said looking over.
"Seems like it. That child looks like the spitting image of Draco" Harry said.
"Poor kid." Ron smirked. "Now Rosie don't go making friends with a Malfoy."
"Ronald." Hermione hissed glaring at him. "Rose sweetie you can be friends with whoever you want." She sent another pointed look at Ron when he got ready to say something.
"You'll never guess what I just saw." James cried coming running out of the train.
"What?" Albus heard his mom ask but he didn't catch what James had seen. His eyes were trained on the boy who's name was Scorpius. He looked so lost and Albus wondered what his story was. Of course he'd heard of the Malfoy's before but he'd never had a chance or reason to meet them and now he'd be in the same year as the only son. With one more hug and a wave goodbye the train was on it's way to Hogwarts. Albus waved out the window at the still pouting Lily as James walked past him.
"I'm going to find my friends don't follow me."
"Like I'd even want to." Albus said back. He turned to Rose. "Want to find a compartment.
"Oh um actually I told Lucy and some of the others I'd meet them. You can come if you want."
"No that's fine." Albus sighed trudging through the train and finding an empty compartment. He settled down. He was all alone and at that moment he wished he'd gotten an owl. But his parents had said he could use James'. "Yeah right." He snorted to himself. "That git doesn't know how to share. He would demand one for Christmas. He heard a knock on the door and turned to look.
"Hello." He looked at the other boy."
"Hello, do you mind if I sit with you?"
"No sit down.' He gestured towards the seat as the other boy took it.
"Thanks, I'm Scorpius Malfoy by the way."
"Albus Potter." Scorpius's eyes got big at that.
"Oh um maybe I should move?"
"Why?" Albus demanded.
"Because you're a Potter and I'm a Malfoy."
"So."
"So we're supposed to be enemy's. I'm going to end up in Slytherin. And you'll end up in Gryffindor our father's hated each other in school, my family fought with Voldemort and your father is the savior of the wizarding world. I could go on."
"you could but it's all silly. You have nothing to do with who your family fought with and we have nothing to do with the fact that our fathers hated or hate eachother. As for the house well that I admit can be an issue but there are some good Slytherins."
"Really?"
"Of course." Albus nodded.
"That's good to know even though I don't think I really want to be in Slytherin but I'm a Malfoy and everyone knows that Malfoy's are dark and that they end up in Slytherin. All of my family has been in Slytherin be it Malfoy, Black or Greengrass."
"That's not true ever heard of Sirius Black. He was in Gryffindor he was your grandmother's cousin and yesterday he told me the hat can let you choose where you want to go?"
"Really?"
"Yup."
"That would be awesome it would totally get my grandfather. " he scowled thinking of his father's father. "I really do hate that man. But why are you telling me this?"
"Don't know." Albus shrugged. "All I know is you seem nice and I'm going to ask for Gryffindor so why don't you do the same thing."
"It would cause so much trouble though." Scorpius sighed.
"Maybe but you should be happy don't let your family or the hate bully you."
"Right okay." Scorpius sighed as the train ride continued with a few Weasley cousin's popping ino the compartment they all looked strangely between Scorpius and Albus but didn't say anything and before they felt like they'd blinked they found themselves crossing the black lake and going up the giant stone steps and being led into the great hall by professor Flitwick." Albus stood nervously in line as he waited his turn to come. He jolted when he heard.
"Scorpius Malfoy." He waited nervously as the boy sat on the stool.
Up on the stool Scorpius couldn't believe this. He couldn't believe he was sitting at Hogwarts arguing with an old hat about the house he should be in. He had always know that he didn't want to be in Slytherin. But he figured heh ad no choice in the matter. That was until he met Albus Potter. Albus Potter had given him hope.
"But your family has always been in Slytherin." The hat argued.
"I don't care I want Gryffindor."
"I see you have a wild streak in yourself. "Fine havei t your way. But I hope fate treats you better then the last Black I did this for. "
"GRYFFINDOR." The hat shouted. The hall went silent as Scorpius slipped off the stool and headed towards the Gryffindor table. He looked at Albus who nodded at him. As Scorpius sat down Albus's own nerves were in a knot. Sooner then he would have liked he heard his own name called.
"Albus Potter." He heard whispers going around him. He slipped onto the stool and he heard the hat.
"Don't you dare put me in Slytherin."
"But you'd do well in Slytherin. Just like your father. But also like your father I see you're stubborn and Loyal so I guess it will have to be… GRYFFINDOR." The hat yelled. Albus breathed a sigh of relief as he slipped off the stool and slide into a seat next to Scorpius at the Gryffindor table. Soon Rose was also sorted into Gryffindor and after Headmistress McGonagall's
speech they all tucked into the delicious food. Soon they found themselves being lead up to the dormitories and as they went in Albus thought of how he'd have to write to his family.
Scorpius was thinking the same thing and dreading it. The first year boys went to their room beside Scorpius and Albus there was four others. All the boys seemed to have the same idea as they got out parchment and quills and started letters home to their parents. They sent the letters out. Albus after having to make James allow him to send his letter.
The next morning two family's got two very surprising letters. In one household Draco Malfoy didn't know what to do. "Dear I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to tell my father that Scorpius is in Gryffindor he's not going to be pleased."
"Well that's just to bad." Astoria." Said taking the letter. "You know the hat almost put me in Ravenclaw. And as for your father. Well he has to remember Scorpius is our son and we love him no matter what house he's in right." She looked over at her husband.
"Right." Draco sighed but it would be so much easier if he was in Slytherin and hadn't made friends with Potter junior."
"At least he has friends you know we were all worried that with our last name he might not make any."
"Fine but Potter really." Draco." Sulked.
"Draco." Astoria groaned.
While at the Potter Manor Harry himself stared at the letter. "Al's in Gryffindor with a Malfoy. How in the world did a Malfoy make It into Gryffindor."
"The same way a Black did." Sirius pointed out.
"Oh right." Harry felt embarrassed remembering his godfather's own history with the houses. "Still strange. And him and Albus friends."
"Well I guess it will just make your lives more interesting." Ginny said drinking her tea.
"I guess you're right my dear.
Sirius himself was thinking
about the letter they'd gotten from Albus. And as he thought of a Malfoy in Gryffindor and a Malfoy friends with a Potter and he was reminded forcefully of himself at that age befriending another Potter a Potter willing to look past the last name Black and as Sirius though of Albus he had a new revelation about the youngest Potter son. Everyone always thought James Sirius was the most like James Potter the first. With the pranks and the fun but really It was Albus who was the most like his grandfather with his willingness to look past a name and see a person. Not a house or a past just the person. Yes Sirius was sure Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy would remind him of his own past.
A/N So what do you think of Chapter one. This will turn into a scorlily at some point not sure when. I wanted Sirius alive because I always thought if Scor had ended up in Gryffindor and so had Albus they would have been like Sirius and James.