A/N: So this is a reboot of my current story since I saw that the first chapter was a bit long for my taste, especially as an intro to a new story. I received a lot of favorite/story alerts. Thank you to those lovely people and as a bonus I am going to add chapter 3 tonight. But I would love feedback and anything that might help me strengthen this story and such. Encouragement really does help; I'm not asking for like a million reviews but I would appreciate some :) so the second chapter will be the last half of this one and chapter 3 will be up soon.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I wish I lived in their lovely world but sadly I have to suffice as a whimsic Muggle.

The Beginning of Beautiful Friendships

Astoria Malfoy warily glanced at her husband as he ranted and raved; his son was befriending not only the youngest Potter boy but also the Weaseley girl, he bellowed. She kept on reading the letter from their only son as he talked of his new friends and being excited that he was the first Malfoy to be sorted into Gryffindor. Draco had barely any time to digest the fact that his only son was a Gryffindor when he realized that Scorpius was also excited on the new friends he had made, Albus Potter and Rose Weaseley. He was yelling himself hoarse when she finally glared at him with her blue piercing eyes. His step faltered when he saw that glare, he knew he was about to be lectured.

"Is it so bad he is in Gryffindor? He is a 3rd or 4th cousin to Sirius Black, your mother's cousin. It was bound to happen; don't get me wrong it is surprising since I was hoping he would have been a Ravenclaw like me but apparently he is much braver than we had been led to believe." Astoria was soothing but her voice had a note in finality in it. "And whomever he chooses as friends is welcome in MY house. Is that understood, my darling?" Draco sighed heavily as he threw himself onto the couch in which is wife sat. He lied down and placed his head in her lap as she raked her hands in his hair, something that she loved and never could get enough of. It soothed her as it did him.

"I should be correct in guessing that we should invite his friends over during his winter, spring, and summer breaks?" Draco asked wearily. He saw his wife beam at him and he groaned inwardly. She laughed as she tugged his hair lightly.

"Draco, think of how Harry Potter and Ron Weasley are reacting at this moment? Oh how I wish I was a fly on that wall…I may have to ask Ginny Potter over for tea to get the dirt." She giggled and Draco Malfoy had to smile at her remark. Yes, how was the Golden Trio reacting to these latest developments?

Harry Potter looked bemused at his son's letter. He felt that fate was playing another joke at him, but a less mean one at the present time. He sighed as Ginny was finishing reading the letter aloud to him and his youngest and only daughter, Lily Luna Potter. Lily seemed fascinated by the tension in the air when Al mentioned his new friend is a fellow Gryffindor named Scorpius Malfoy. She was giddy that her other brother was unwittingly causing their father grief and she couldn't wait to tell him everything when she would see him next. Harry noticed his daughter grinning mischievously and he asked her what was funny. She giggled as she replied,

"Daddy if only you can see your face! Al was worried about being sorted into Slytherin and yet he's a Gryffindor but you look mad that he chose to be friends with a Malfoy, whatever that means! Its funny, I can't wait to tell Al!" Lily continued to laugh while Ginny is looking like she's holding in her laughter. Harry sighed and smiled sheepishly as he picked up his little brat of a daughter. She might look like her namesake but her brown eyes and personality screamed Ginerva Weasley Potter. He had to admit, however, he must have looked foolish and immature on such a development. He groaned as he thought of his best mate/brother-in-law. Ginny immediately knew where his mind went and she set her jaw in place.

"He better not threaten to kill Scorpius. I doubt the poor boy even knows the stir he's causing which oddly makes me like him more." As she said this, green flames erupted from their fireplace and Ron Weasley came in looking outraged. Ginny held up her hand to quiet down his temper while Harry cleared his throat and stood up to greet him, with Lily in his arms. He looked pointedly at his mate and glanced at Lily, who was waiting for a scene to happen, with a manic gleam in her brown twinkling eyes. She began to laugh as her mother strode to Harry, looked at him once with her eyes blazing, and took Lily's hand.

"Lilybug, lets go visit Hugo and Hermione! And we should all go for ice cream at Diagon Alley. Now run along, grab your pretty bag and put on the light sweater I have laid out for you." Lily forgot about the matter which had her father resigned and her uncle raging. She yelped in joy and ran off to grab her little purse her aunt Hermione gave her, which had a charm to give the bag more space despite its miniscule appearance. Ginny noticed an owl was flying over and went to retrieve the letter it was carrying. Ron whispered frantically,

"Can you believe this? Of all things to happen to us, this takes the cake. Give me a Devil Snare again any day. Or a snatcher. But my daughter friends with a Malfoy? Did she not listen to me at all?" Ron raked his hair savagely when his sister smacked his head lightly.

"Oy! Ginny! The bloody hell was that for?" Ron demanded. Ginny gave him one look and he simmered down slightly. She turned to face Harry as she heard Lily's steps coming down the stairs.

"Harry, Astoria Malfoy invited me for tea later this week and I will extend the offer to Hermione," she ignored Ron's snort in disbelief and the rage in his eyes and continued on, " so please, lets not make this a big deal. This is only the beginning. So please calm my brother down," she said scathingly. She made for Lily's hand but the little girl ran to her father and hugged him tight. He returned the hug lovingly and she whispered in his ear,

"You never know, Daddy. He is probably a nice boy. Al is." She kissed him goodbye and skipped to her mother. With a flourish from the green flames, the two ladies that Harry adored walked into the fireplace and were gone for the afternoon. He looked at Ron who was about to explode,

"Ron, mate. Let's calm down. It may not be that bad. Rosie is in Ravenclaw then?" Ron nodded as if this was the least of his worries, which it was. He more or less did the same as Draco Malfoy reacted; he ranted and roared of the absurdity of it all: Malfoy befriending a Weasley and a Potter was unheard of. For almost an hour it continued in the same vein, and Harry just listened. It would be weeks before Ron and some of his family members, notably Arthur Weasley would warm up to the idea that Rose, Albus, and Scorpius were inseparable.

As winter break neared, Astoria had come by to the Potter's home in Godric's Hollow which had become a tradition among the mothers of the newly formed trio at Hogwarts. Today was Ginny's turn to host the tea and Lily was allowed to join as long as she behaved. The three women delighted in each others company while other Weasley women would drop by on occasion: Fleur, Molly Sr., Audrey, and Angelina. Today was special to Lily: it was the first time she could be a part of it and she was having so much fun; the previous times she was always with the other cousins whom she loved but she wanted to be included with her mother on these occasions. Ginny had caught on and decided that her only daughter should be included. In a short time Lily would be leaving for Hogwarts as well and this realization had hit Ginny so profoundly she made sure her and her daughter had their time together and make it memorable. As much as she loved her rambunctious and often rebellious daughter, she also wanted her to be a little lady as well. The afternoon passed and some of Lily's aunts had to go before dinner time approached so she bid farewell to her beloved Aunt Fleur, and Aunt Angelina, who always let her husband George encourage her to be mischievous without admitting it to Harry or Ginny. She gave Lily a gift from her uncle George and winked before apparating to the joke shop. Soon it was only Hermione, Ginny, and Astoria accompanied by Lily, who hid her new toy.

Lily was intrigued by Astoria Malfoy. She had an almost Veela like aura of her, like Aunt Fleur, although her hair wasn't blonde. She was of average height, slender with dark chestnut curls cascading her luminous heart-shaped face. Her eyes were a deep sapphire blue, similar to her Uncle Ron's but not as vibrant. She was genteel and soft spoken but had an edge to her voice that was always present in defence to her family. She had a personality of a lioness, much like her mother. But one wouldn't expect it of Astoria Malfoy; Ginny Potter was a typical redhead: fiery and protective much like her mother. Lily watched as her mother and Astoria continued their conversations, despite her aunt Hermione's departure to care for Hugo, who had a slight cold. It didn't matter to Hermione that her mother in law was caring for him well; as mothers both Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Malfoy understood Hermione's need to be there for her son. Lily had moved on to draw on the canvas her cousin Victoire bought her before she left for her final year of Hogwarts. As she immersed herself in her random painting, she was unaware that Mrs. Malfoy and her mother were gazing at her, in which the conversation turned about her.

"The more I look at her, Ginny, the more I realize she didn't inherit the famous Weasley red hair. Its almost a different shade of red, almost as if it glows magically. Did she inherit from your mother's side? I recall her maiden name being Prewett, a family whom also had red hair." Astoria mused. Ginny shook her head with a sad smile; using her wand she summoned an album that belonged to Harry since his first year at Hogwarts. She turned a few pages until she reached a particular picture of Harry's parents, which was her favourite. Astoria took the picture and looked at it; her heart almost broke at what she saw. The picture had a couple dancing by a fountain, looking joyous as the wind blew around them, not having a care of anything. The man resembled Harry strongly, with messy hair and hazel eyes behind the glasses and not the green ones that she expected. The woman had the loveliest shade of red hair swirling around her, as if the wind was purposely playing with hair as she danced in the man's arms. He twirled her around and she laughed joyously while Astoria watched. She inwardly gasped as she saw the green eyes that graced the woman's face. Her eyes slightly teared up as she saw Lily and James Potter, dancing away and smiling up at Astoria. She knew that Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, Saviour of the Wizarding World and the Chosen One, grew up as a muggle orphan with his maternal aunt. She remembered the stories she had heard, that his aunt never once spoke of her sister to Harry and lied to him his whole life of who he was. Ginny spoke in a whisper,

"Harry doesn't have any pictures of his mother when she was younger than 13 at the most. It wasn't until he came to Hogwarts and Hagrid gave him this album he knew who his parents were and who he was. It wasn't until we visited his aunt shortly after his uncle's death that we realized our Lily resembles his mother except the eyes. The way his aunt gaped at Lily, as if she had seen a ghost, was our proof that Lily inherited not only her grandmother's name but her hair and face. Harry always adored Lily, since she's the youngest and only daughter. But ever since that day, he and she have shared a much more different bond. A bond that sadly excludes me sometimes and it hurts. But when I see this picture," she takes the picture that Astoria returns, "and I remember how Harry was sometimes growing up, I can't begrudge him that. And I wanted to hex that Petunia Dursley so badly; she didn't keep any pictures of her sister from their youth." Ginny's eyes darkened and Astoria reached over to calm her down.

"He has you. I guess it was destiny for him too, to have fallen in love with a redhead." She grins as Ginny laughs softly. Both women gazed at little Lily Luna Potter, who hadn't paid attention to the conversation, she was too preoccupied with her painting. Ginny shakes her head in defeat.

"I have a feeling she's going to grow up to be such a force of nature, if she's anything like me when I was younger or her grandmother Lily. The boys will be clamouring to get within smelling distance of her. The sad thing is it'll be because of who her parents are and/or her looks. They won't see past those two factors." Ginny seems annoyed at the future that awaits her daughter while Astoria smiles reassuringly and says,

"My dear friend, I have a feeling that this Lily will be much like her namesake and live up the family name in more ways that bravery. She's already more self-assured than I could have imagined and I believe you and Harry have done a masterful job at raising all of your children. I think she'll be quick to weed out the bad roots."

Scorpius couldn't wait to see his parents, despite the slight fear that his father is still disappointed that he wasn't in Slytherin. But his mother reassured him that such a fear is wasted being festered and she was anxious to see him as was Draco. He had read from their correspondence, as well as the letters Albus and Rose received, that his mother and Mrs. Potter have struck up a friendship while Mr. Potter and Draco were civil but not as friendly as the wives. Mr. and Mrs. Weasely were still a mystery so he would have to gauge their expressions later tonight at the Potter house for a dinner that the Potters are hosting. Albus was jumping up and down in his seat while James Sirius Potter was trying to be cool and collected, but his eyes were excited on seeing his family. Rose was chattering away of how much fun they will all have on seeing everyone at the dinner, Victoire was anxious to see Teddy Lupin, and trying not to kill her brother Louis for antagonizing her with his ridicule of his big sister having a boyfriend. James, who is in the same year as Louis, joined in the teasing and Scorpius almost felt sorry for the boys. The glint in Victoire's eyes was apparent that she was about to have revenge on the two boys before the end of the Christmas break. Al turned to him excitedly,

"I can't believe you and Teddy are related! That means we're practically family as well!" Albus had been overjoyed that Teddy, who was a sort of older but wiser brother, was related to the Malfoys. Rose was also surprised and pleased but not as much as Scorpius. He had gone from being an only child to having a cousin and being practically welcomed into such a family. He had a set of twin cousins from his Aunt Daphne but it was only on special occasions they would meet up, due to his mother disliking her brother in law and Scorpius finding his twin cousins were annoying; they were a pair terrorizing set of twins. His dad was a little more open about his uncle Theodore since they were classmates together during their Hogwarts years. He was beyond ecstatic he wasn't sorted into Slytherin. He knew he belonged in the house of Godric Gryffindor; he knew his uncle Theodore wouldn't be so thrilled with him. Rose shrieked in pure glee that they approached King's Cross.

Without even knowing how they managed to get out of the carriage alive and in one piece Scorpius bounded off the train straight into his mother's welcoming arms. He felt his dad grab his arm with restrained joy. Harry had been looking towards their way and caught the rare moment of family display of happiness. He smiled to himself and hugged his youngest son closely, finally feeling confident that his son had indeed a good judge of character and wasn't blinded by old prejudices, which mainly came from his eldest son James, who kept exclaiming that he couldn't believe his little brother befriended a Malfoy.

A sudden kick to his knee caused him to sputter and gazed in surprise at his baby sister, who also didn't like her brother's prejudiced point of view.

"You better be nice, James. I don't what it means to be a Malfoy, but Mrs. Malfoy is wonderful so any one she loves is a good person." Lily had her hands on her hips and glared at her older brother, who was embarrassed to be told off by someone barely turned 10 years old. Harry chastised both of them for different reasons, which was received with both indifferent nods. Ginny rolled her eyes and purposely hugged James in front of the world to see, which made him turn beet red with shame. Lily laughed gleefully and her infectious laugh caught the attention of the Malfoy men.

Draco had watched the little scene unfold and was very impressed with the little girl. He had truly underestimated the Potters and he was slightly more comfortable with the idea of spending a dinner with them tonight. Harry and him managed to get along and it turned out they were indeed very much alike. It had taken a new generation of Hogwarts children to mend old wounds; although both men wouldn't admit it, they felt as if a burden was lifted from their shoulders. While everyone was gathering their luggage's and saying goodbyes, Scorpius was gazing at the Potter girl. He had heard her praise of his mother and her defence of his family and it touched him. While James' was annoying with his opinions of how Malfoys will always be tainted, it had hurt him slightly but never let on despite Albus' insistence on cursing his brother. He knew the Slytherin house were shocked he had become a Gryffindor and was taunted daily. If it weren't for the Weasley/Potter brood, he wouldn't have been as happy. And Lily Luna Potter just made it complete and he was immediately grateful for befriending Albus and Rose. She caught his eye and he smiled at her. She was still for a few moments before giving him a smile that lit up her face, and had unknowingly lit his own heart. She skipped to him and extended her hand.

"I'm Lily. Its nice to finally meet you, Scorpius. My brother always writes to me about your adventures and I can't wait to go to Hogwarts! It seems so far off!" Her voice was squeaky but with a soft chime sound to it that would definitely mature nicely when she grew up. He shook her hand and gave a small kiss to the back of her hand. She looked surprised and her cheeks turned pink. He gave a slight bow and proceeded to thank her.

"I heard what you said to your brother. It meant a lot to me; my family are still persecuted for something that I wasn't even alive to have witnessed. Thank you, Lily." He spoke softly, angelically that had Lily slightly feeling as if she were in the clouds. She smiled shyly as she responded,

"My daddy told me your grandmother saved his life. And that's all that matters to us." She blushes, as if she altered the story a little. He looked at her curiously. She bade him farewell and he stood there, looking at the Potters and the Weasleys and felt truly happy.