At 11 years old, Scorpius Malfoy was the spitting image of his father. Slicked back platinum blond hair, stormy gray eyes and pale pallor. They were almost the opposite personality wise though. Scorpius was very quiet and reserved while his father had been outspoken and insulting. He was standing by his father, arms crossed and eyes staring at his shiny black dragon hide shoes. His mother and father were talking about Merlin knows what, leaving Scorpius feeling very disconnected. He cautiously glanced around and met eyes with a brown haired blue eyed boy. He smiled softly at Scorpius and gave a small wave. Scorpius blushed, his cheeks turning slightly pink as he ducked his head. He glanced up as the train whistled. He hugged his parents tightly and said his final goodbyes. He dragged his suitcase behind him and struggled to hold his owl cage in the other. He glanced around, noticing that all the compartments were full. He found one in the corner with three empty seats. The brown haired boy from earlier was sitting by the window, his nose in a book. Scorpius opened the door and smiled shyly.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" he asked, his voice soft and low. The boy glanced up and smiled brightly at Scorpius.
"Sure! Do you need any help?" he asked marking his spot in the book. Scorpius shook his head.
"I'm good thanks." he mumbled, heaving his suitcase and his owl's cage onto the rack above. Scorpius sat across from the boy, smiling shyly.
"I'm Albus. What's your name?" he asked, still smiling kindly. Scorpius opened his mouth to reply but never got the words out as three boys crashed in. One had messy black hair and brown eyes, the boy on his right had blue hair and bright green eyes and the last boy had flame red hair. They were out of breath from laughter but their gaze immoderately shifted to the young boy sitting quietly in the corner.
Scorpius flushed and looked down avoiding his gaze.
"Who's this?" asked the brown haired boy crossing his arms. Scorpius could barely speak, let alone breathe. Albus glared at him.
"I don't know James. I was about to ask him his name when you, Teddy and Fred came crashing in." he said, a hard tone in his voice. The brown haired one, supposedly named James rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.
"Spit it out. What's your name?" asked the blue haired boy, smiling at Scorpius.
"S-scorpius Malfoy." mumbled Scorpius.
"I didn't catch that." said the red haired one grinning at Scorpius, a slight smile appearing on James's face.
"Scorpius Malfoy." said Scorpius, his voice a little stronger. All kindness immediately disappeared from all three of their faces.
"Oh great. A Malfoy." sneered the blue haired boy.
"Teddy!" snapped Albus, glaring daggers at him. The blue haired boy named Teddy ignored Albus and continued to glare at Scorpius. Scorpius drew farther into the corner, a worried look on his face.
"What is a Malfoy rat doing in our compartment?" spat the red haired boy. Scorpius flushed bright red but still didn't say anything. Albus jumped up, glaring at the three older boys.
"Shove off Fred! He's eleven years old for Merlin's sake!" he cried, crossing his arms. "Father would be ashamed of all of you." said Albus, a disapproving look on his face. James rolled his eyes.
"Come on guys. Let's find a compartment with less filth." spat James in Scorpius's direction. Scorpius blushed and looked down, biting his lip and trying to fight the tears that came to his eyes. Albus sat down and smiled softly at Scorpius.
"Sorry about my brother and his friends. They can be real prats sometimes." he said comfortingly. Scorpius smiled gratefully at Albus and looked back up.
"Which one was your brother?" he asked, his voice still small. Albus sighed.
"James. He takes after our father." he said ruefully. Scorpius smiled.
"I just look like my father." he said quietly. Albus smiled gently at him.
"Your father's Draco Malfoy right?" he asked conversationally. Scorpius nodded smiling slightly.
"The one and only." he sighed. There was a long silence afterwards. Suddenly the door opened and a girl with short brown hair and brown eyes came in. She smiled at Scorpius and grinned at Albus.
"Hey Albus. Mind if I sit here?" she asked, motioning towards the seat beside him.
"Not at all." he said courteously as he moved the books taking up the seat beside him. As she put her suitcase up, Scorpius's observant eyes noticed bandages on her fingers and palms. She sat down beside Albus and grinned at Scorpius.
"What's your name?" she asked eagerly.
"Scorpius Malfoy." he said softly, bracing himself for a bad reaction. Instead she held out her hand for a handshake, a huge smile lighting up her face.
"Nice to meet you! I'm Allison Finnigan." she said as Scorpius took her hand and shook it firmly. She winced slightly as she leaned back in her seat.
"Sorry." blushed Scorpius.
"Oh no probs. I just got burned when one of my spells backfired." she said easily. Albus rolled his eyes and picked up his books. Allison smiled at Scorpius as she glanced him up and down.
"Allison, you're staring." said Albus absentmindedly from behind his book. Scorpius couldn't keep from smiling as Allison tore her eyes away from Scorpius, an embarrassed look on her face.
"Sorry!" she apologized. "I have a tendency to stare." she justified. Suddenly there was a squealing from the corridor. The door opened and a girl with dark blond hair stumbled in.
"S-sorry!" she cried as she dropped all her books on the floor, a particularly large volume of an herbology book on Scorpius's foot. Scorpius winced but instantly got on his knees and helped her pick up her books along with Albus and Allison. They handed the girl her books as she put them up onto the rack.
"Do you mind if I sit with you?" she asked, a flustered look in her grayish blue eyes. Scorpius shook his head, Albus and Allison agreeing with him. She sat down, smoothing her long robes.
"I'm Jillian Longbottom. You?" she asked, her voice light and airy.
"I'm Allison Finnigan." piped up Allison.
"Scorpius Malfoy." said Scorpius quietly, smiling shyly at her.
"I'm Albus Potter." said Albus, smiling brightly at her. Scorpius gaped at him. Albus! Of course! Why hadn't he gotten it sooner? He was Harry Potter's boy.
"Nice to meet everyone." said Jillian. Scorpius nodded and smiled at her followed by a long silence.
"Well!" said Albus clapping his hands together. "Anyone fancy a snack?
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