Author's Note
Hey guys. This is the redo of my previous story. The last one was a little hard to read. I hope you enjoy this.
Rose POV
"My Rosie, my little Rosie" Ron cooed at the little baby in his arms. He was smiling really big. On the bed next to the chair where Ron was sitting Hermione was lying in the bed smiling at her husband.
"Ron, give me Rose and go get Harry and Ginny. They are going to want to meet their goddaughter." Hermione said, holding out her hands. Reluctantly, Ron gave Baby Rose to Hermione and then walked out of the small hospital room. Ron was walking into doors and doctors and nurses. When he got to the waiting room, the family crowded around Ron asking about the child.
"Her name is Rose Molly Weasley!" Ron said loudly, over the chatter of the family. "Harry and Ginny we want you to come and meet Rose, first. Then I'll come back and get the rest of you. Harry you can bring James with you." Then Ron turned around and walked out the door not looking to see if Harry and Ginny were following him. He entered the room to see Hermione sitting up in her bed with an awake Rose staring up at her. Roses blue eyes were piercing and bright. Her red hair was soft. Harry instantly melted. Hermione handed Rose to Harry and he held her softly. She was so tiny. After a couple minutes he gave Rose to Ginny who smiled at the little baby remembering when her son, James, was that tiny. Ginny was pregnant and could have her own baby very soon. Ron walked back into the waiting room and called the rest of their family into the room. George and Angelina entered with their son Fred II. Angelina was also pregnant. Molly Weasley was smiling hugely about her 5th grandchild. She already had Victoire, Dominique, James and Fred. Now she had Rose. Rose was passed around the room. Every person was smiling with love in their eyes even Percy. The nurse came in the room and told everyone they had to leave so that Hermione could rest. Reluctantly everyone left. Ron looked over at Hermione and smiled than kissed her on the head and took Rose so that Hermione could sleep.
Scorpius POV
Draco Malfoy stood in his wife's hospital room. Tall and regal but gently holding the baby in his arms. The baby had platinum blond hair and stormy gray eyes. Draco was watching the baby look around the room. Draco looked up at his wife asleep on her bed. She looked so peaceful. Draco looked back at the baby. Scorpius was staring at Draco now.
"My son. My son, my son, my son, my son. You will be discriminated against, a lot. People will judge you because of your last name. You may be Pureblood but that doesn't matter. That doesn't make you better than anyone else, okay. I learned that the hard way. You must be the best you can be no matter what. You will be taken as a Death Eater because of mine and my parents bad choices. Do not fall for what those people say. You can make your own choices."
Rose POV
"Rose lets go. We're going to be late." Hermione yelled up the stairs to 11 year old Rose Weasley.
"Mom, seriously, it's 10:00. We are gonna be fine." I yelled back. I appeared at the top of the stairs with my trunk and owl cage. Hermione waved her wand and my trunk floated down the stairs. I grabbed her owl, Diana, and followed my trunk down the stairs and to the car. Ron was in the driver's seat and 9 year old, Hugo was in the back seat. Hermione sat in the passenger seat while I put my owl cage in between myself and Hugo. I was excited. It was September first and I was about to start my first day at Hogwarts. We were meeting the Potters there.
"Parked alright, then? Ron asked Harry. "I did. Hermione didn't believe I could pass a muggle driving test, did you? She thought I'd have to confound the examiner."
"No, I didn't," said Hermione, "I had complete faith in you."
"As a matter of fact, I did confound him," Ron whispered to Harry, as together they lifted Albus's trunk and owl onto the train. "I only forgot to look in the wing mirror, and let's s face it, I can use a Super sensory charm for that." Once they got back Ron nudged me and made me look across the platform to where we could see two blond heads and a black one. The smaller blond one was in Hogwarts robes.
"So that's little Scorpius," Ron said under his breath. "Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank god you inherited your mom's brains." I didn't hear what my mother replied to my father's words. I was too busy studying the boy. He didn't look like much. I could tell he was rich though, by the way he smoothed his gelled hair back and how he stood. I instantly disliked him. I was suddenly pulled on the arm by Albus to the train. It was almost 11 and we needed to get on the train. Together on the train we looked for the compartment our fathers had put our stuff in. Once we found it, we found Alice Longbottom in there as well. We all sat down and spent most of the ride talking. Then James and Fred (both second years) looked into our compartment.
"You guys should change. We will be at Hogwarts soon." James told us. Alice and I kicked Albus out of our compartment, so that we could change. Alice and I had known each other since we were babies. Alice was only a few weeks younger than me. We were best friends. Of course our parents were very close as well. Once Albus was back from changing, we arrived at Hogsmeade station. Hagrid stood on the platform, waiting for the first years. Once we had reached him, he brought the first years down to the boats and together we all crossed the lake to the castle. At the castle all of the first years stood in the entrance hall waiting for Professor Longbottom to let us into the great hall for the sorting. Professor Longbottom opened the doors and gestured for the students to follow him to the front of the hall.
"When I call your name, sit on the stool and I will place the hat on your head. Then you will be sorted." Professor Longbottom said to the first years, "Once sorted join your table." Professor Longbottom started calling names. He got to his daughter's name first. "Alice Longbottom " He called. Alice sat on the stool and Longbottom placed the hat on her head. Within a few seconds the hat shouted "GRYFFINDOR" and Alice got up and joined the Gryffindor table. A few names later I heard the name of the boy my father had pointed out to me. It took almost ten minutes before the hat yelled "SLYTHERIN". The boy looked relieved. After two more names I heard Albus Potter and Albus walked up to sit on the stool. Again the hat took awhile before screaming "SLYTHERIN". There were murmurings now. "A Potter in Slytherin. I can't believe it." The students were hushed by Professor McGonagall. I was upset that my closest cousin was in Slytherin. I almost didn't hear my own name called but my other cousin Roxanne nudged me , breaking me out of a trance. I slowly walked up to the stool and sat down. The hat was much too big and it slipped down over my eyes. Then I heard a voice in my ear and I had to hold myself back from jumping. The hat was debating with me about where I should be. He wanted to put me in Ravenclaw but I refused. So the hat yelled "GRYFFINDOR". The last name to be called was Roxanne and she was also placed in Gryffindor. So far everyone had been in Gryffindor except for Dominique and now Albus. James and Fred welcomed the first years. Then dinner was served, to me it was the best meal I had ever had. Once dinner was over the prefect led the Gryffindor first years back to the tower.
"Alright first years. Girls on the right, boys on the left. Your bags are already in your rooms." The prefect told the students. All the girls went up one staircase while the boys went up the other. I shared my room with Roxanne, Alice and another girl named Hilary Thomas. She was the daughter of Dean Thomas. I unpacked my bags and sat down at my desk to write a letter home to my parents. I wrote,
Hey mom and dad,
I made it to Gryffindor! Alice and Roxanne too. Albus is a Slytherin. Can you believe that. Albus is kind and sweet. Not a Slytherin. I miss you guys already. I'm really excited for class to start tomorrow. I hope you guys are OK. Write me when you can and say hi to the family. I love you. Rose
Once I was done with my letter, I went to sleep so that I would be prepared for the day ahead of me.
Scorpius POV
"Honey let's go stop fussing with him." Draco Malfoy said to his wife on September first. I was being fussed over on the platform. The train was blowing its whistle telling me to get on. I disentangled myself from my mother's embrace and ran onto the train waving goodbye to my parents. On the train I found the compartment my father had placed my things in and sat down, taking out my charms book. Two second years stuck their heads into my compartment and smiled at me before moving on. That was not what I had been expecting. I was expecting that everyone would be mean to me because of my name. Those boys didn't know my name though. Just then a boy with black hair and glasses came into my compartment.
"Do you mind if I change in here? Everywhere else is full and my original compartment has girls in it." The boy asked. I nodded my head and the boy took out his uniform to change. I decided to change as well. When we were both done the boy sat down opposite me and held out his hand. "Albus Potter, and you?"
"Scorpius Malfoy" I said, timidly.
Albus just nodded and smiled shaking my hand. "Glad to meet you."
I was shocked. A Potter was glad to meet a Malfoy. That did not happen. I said the same to Albus before Albus left and went back to the compartment where there were girls.
On the platform a man named Hagrid gestured for the first years to follow him. The students who were not in first year, all left to the carriages. The first years joined Hagrid at the lake to board the boats they would take to Hogwarts. I looked at the castle in awe. It was beautiful and giant. Every student exited their boats and followed Hagrid up to the castle. The first years stood outside the great hall, waiting for the Herbology Professor to come and open the door for the first years so that the sorting could begin. When the doors opened, my mouth fell open. The great hall was huge! There were four tables, candles hanging from the ceiling and an enchanted ceiling. The place was beautiful. I followed the Professor into the great hall, where he told me and the other first years to wait to be called. I counted 16 names before I heard my own name.
When the hat was placed on my head it started debating with me. "What do you think, little Malfoy? Your father was easy , but you are not quite as easy. You would do well in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff. As well as Slytherin. You're much to modest to be Gryffindor." The hat whispered in my ear.
"Please be Slytherin? I need to be Slytherin. To make my father proud. Please?" I said in my head. It had been at least 10 minutes now and he had been quiet. Then suddenly the hat screamed "SLYTHERIN!"and I walked off to my table. A few minutes later Albus Potter came up to me and sat down. I stared at him. He waved at me and then started piling food onto his plate.
"What are you doing here?" I asked surprised he was sitting next to me.
"I'm in Slytherin" he said with his mouth full.
My mouth dropped open. A Potter in Slytherin. That was a first. Today was just full of surprises.
He turned to me and said "Do you want to be friends?"
My mouth dropped open again. A Potter wanted to be friends with a Malfoy. Things were just getting weird.
"Call me Albus." Albus said "I think we will be great friends and together we ate our food.
About a hour later, Albus and I were following our prefect down into the dungeon to our common room. The common room was quite comfy, even though it was under the lake. Albus and I went into our dorm. Our bags were already in our room. We shared with my cousin Nicholas Nott and the son of my dads old friend Alec Goyle. Nick was smart and Goyle was dumb. Goyle was hostile to Albus but Nick was not. Goyle tried to talk to me but I ignored him. Of all the people I didn't want to talk to it was Alec Goyle. He was super annoying and mean. I changed quickly and wrote a letter to my parents telling them I was in Slytherin. Then I went to bed.
Author's note;
The italic parts in Rose's POV of the railroad station is from 19 years later in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I hope you liked it. I liked writing it. This is so much better than my first copy. Please review! Thanks for reading!
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