Hello and welcome to chapter one of my long story about the lives of Scorpius and Albus Severus. Please take the time to comment at the end even if it's just "Meh." ENJOY!

Just because Albus wasn't friends with Scorpius Malfoy didn't mean he hated him on principal. They were both Slytherins but if truth be told their paths just hadn't crossed that much. As Albus got on the train ready for his sixth year at school he kissed his father and mother goodbye whilst his Uncle Ron said, "Look, Draco's back to drop off Scorpius again."

"Well what did you expect Ron, for him to arrive by a flying car? Not everyone wants to be as stupid as you, you know," Hermione said with annoyance at her husband clear in her voice.

None of the children reacted to Ron's comment; he made a similar one every year that he saw Draco. Albus turned to his parents and said, "Bye Mum and Dad, I'll try and write when I can, I promise. Bye Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione!"

Everyone called out their goodbyes first to Albus and then to the other Weasley's and Potter's on the platform or train. Sometimes, Albus thought as he made his way along the train, it felt like he was related to half of Hogwarts. It didn't take him long to find his friends as you could hear the noise they were making from the other end of the train. He slipped inside the compartment and at once everyone started talking to him excitedly about their summers. Albus nodded at them all and smiled even though he couldn't really hear what any of them were saying as they were all talking over each other.

Albus sat down his closest friend, Esme McClaggen, who according to all the older Weasley's and his father was nothing like her father. It seemed that his aunt Hermione and uncle Ron had been particularly surprised when they met her just how nice she was. Technically she was sort of family, he supposed, as his Uncle Bill's wife Fleur's sister, Gabrielle was married to Cormac. Though Albus had always got the impression that Fleur wasn't too impressed with this marriage.

"Hey Esme, how were your holidays?" he asked her.

"Alright, I suppose. We spent a lot of time with my mother's family where we seemed to spend hours just sitting and talking about ladylike things. Then we went to my father's family where you couldn't have a moments peace from them. All in all quite annoying but France is beautiful and I loved my father's manor house. What about you Al?"

"Spent time all over the place this summer. We also went to see your Mother's family with Fleur whilst my parents were away but I guess not at the same time as you. Shame that. Then we went to see Charlie in Romania but my Dad seemed a little wary of the Dragons, particularly this one called the Hungarian Horntail, so we didn't stick around for too long. Then I spent a week with my Uncle George in the US helping him set up his business there. The worst was spending some time with Percy, Audrey, Lucy and Molly because they're just so boring."

"Sounds a bundle of laughs. Didn't you go and see your father's family at all then?"

"Eurghh, don't remind me! I mean my sort-of Uncle Dudley is alright, and his kid, Becca is actually pretty cool but his wife, Amanda, and parents are ghastly. There's my Great-Aunt who walks around with a look like she has a bad smell under her nose whilst my Great-Uncle is constantly stroking down his moustache whilst shooting death stares at my Dad. It was a nightmare."

"I can imagine. Your Dad always said his relatives were a nightmare though so I suppose nothing has changed. No summer romances this year?" she asked curiously.

"Well there maybe were a couple of girls BUT I am going out with Olivia so I kept it to friendship. Bet you can't believe it can you?" he said looking awfully pleased with himself.

"A couple, Al, yet no kissing? Well I must say that is not really beating your record of five girls last summer, I'm almost disappointed. Talking of romances here's Olivia."

Olivia was the girl that every guy from every house lusted over, mostly because of her body. True to her name Olivia had beautiful olive toned skin with massive green eyes and dark hair that was often tied back in a plait with flowers intertwined into it. Olivia had hooked up with Albus near the middle of last year after hinting that she was interested in Albus for months. He had met up with her over the summer a few times as well and they had had some very steamy make out sessions.

"Hello Albus!" she smiled as she entered the compartment. "I hope you had a good summer?"

Olivia was a genuinely nice and interested person that always tried to see the good in everyone. She had dated a few of the guys in their year or the year above but no one would ever call her a slut. Then Olivia seemed to notice the way Esme sat there looking away awkwardly and said, "Sorry, I didn't see you there. I'm Olivia, what's your name?"

"Oh, I'm Esme, nice to meet you," she replied with a slightly false smile. Esme wasn't that fond on girls in general particularly not those that actively sought out boyfriends. You could call her old-fashioned if you wanted. Also she had been dating Albus for seven months now and she didn't know her name?

"Nice to meet you too Esme. Good summer?" Olivia asked and Albus wanted to laugh at the way he could see the question had thrown his friend. All Esme managed to do was nod rather stupidly until Olivia turned back to Albus. "Good summer Albus then?"

"It was great thanks," he replied with a smile. "Though you should know that having been there for part of it at least. You?"

"Awesome," she replied. Although she would never admit it, it was clear to the other two that she was slightly disappointed that Albus hadn't invited her in to sit with him. He had just kind of assumed that she would want to go and find her friends first. Then Olivia said, "Well I suppose I'll go find my friends now and see how their holidays were but I hope to see you around – both of you!"

She hurried off as Albus gave her one final smile. Albus waited a full ten seconds before Esme burst out, "I can't believe how transparent that girl is! I get why guys like her but girls as well? That's beyond me."

"Olivia? Can we just bear in mind that she is my girlfriend who I have been dating for seven months? Anyway you'll always be my favourite girl," he said with a grin.

"I should think so," she replied. For a few minutes they sat in silence contemplating things. Esme was never into the whole "we're back at school so let's talk loads and find out everything now so we can forget about it within second" thing that loads of people did. She liked finding out about people's summers over a few weeks, just casually talking about aspects, and then continuing when she felt like it. Albus thought he was lucky to find someone as genuine as she was.

"Albus, shouldn't you be patrolling or something as prefect?" Esme asked eventually and Albus leapt to his feet at once.

"Shit! I completely forgot about that! The Heads are going to kill me!"

"Isn't the head your brother?" she asked.

"Even more reason to kill me," he half-sang as he raced from the compartment, only pausing to give her a brief peck on the cheek. As he ran along the corridor he ran into the compartment where the beginning of the year meeting was clearly just finishing. He sat down quickly in time to here James say, "So little brother, you decided to join us at last then? I think for that you can be the first person to patrol the end half of the train, alright?"

Albus wanted to say not really but he didn't seem to have much of a chance. Everyone else got to their feet and with a scowl on his face Albus began walking towards the end of the train. Albus rather liked getting this patrol if he was honest because it was easy to pop into compartments and catch up briefly with people he hadn't seen for a while. Somehow Albus had managed to become insanely popular throughout the school, even more so than the rest of his family.

His brother and sister, James and Lily were in Gryffindor along with his cousins, Victoire and Hugo. One of his closer relations, his cousin Rose was in Ravenclaw along with Molly – whom he didn't get along so well with – and Dominique who was infamously moody. Louis, who always reminded Albus of his Aunt Luna, and Lucy unlike her sister were sorted into Hufflepuff. Albus was the only Slytherin in his family for at least six generations but that didn't really bother him.

Albus reached the half way point of the train and began patrolling along happily, grinning and chatting to people. He found James with one of his friends chatting in the compartment near the middle though he had no idea how James had got there before him. Rose hurried along the corridor past Albus but he quickly grabbed her and pulled her into a big hug.

"Rosie, I missed you!" he said happily.

Rose only allowed Albus to call her Rosie out of everyone she knew. She had spent the summer with their Uncle Charlie in Romania as her natural thirst for interest had convinced her to. They had written a lot – Rose's letters always including drawings of the dragons and facts about them – but it wasn't the same as seeing her. She hugged him tightly and then giggled slightly as they pulled away.

"Rosie, how've you been?" he asked. "What happened to your hand?"

On Rose's hand there was a large white bandage and she blushed slightly when she spoke next. "I've been alright thanks Al. This? On the last day I was helping Charlie with a huge Dragon called a Hungarian Horntail but the blasted thing burnt my hand. Charlie fixed me up pretty good but I've been hiding this bandage from my mum with a disillusionment charm for the whole of the weekend. How've you been then?"

"I've been great actually, really busy you know. Missed you loads though and quickly regretted not taking Uncle Charlie up on his offer as well. Meet anyone interesting?" he asked.

Rose blushed a pretty red when he asked that. "Actually a friend of my mother's – now a friend of Uncle Charlie's – came to meet me at the airport. You've probably heard of him actually, he's Viktor Krum the Bulgarian ex-seeker now turned coach. He has a son called Vlad who was rather nice to me and we became more than just friends."

"He breaks your heart and I'll break his neck no worries," Albus said with a friendly laugh. "I have to go now Rosie, I'm sorry, but I got patrolling from James because I was late to the meeting. Maybe this weekend we could spend some time catching up because I'm sure you have loads more to tell me?"

"Alright then, see you soon," Rose said before grabbing him for one last hug. Albus grinned at her before hurrying off to continue his patrol. A few carriages later he came across the next of his cousins Molly sitting in a compartment with his other younger cousin Lucy and a few of their respective friends.

"No Lucy," she was saying, "Mother and Father would have a small fit if they knew that you wanted to sit alone on the train. Absolutely not, I won't allow it."

Lucy spotted Albus through the glass and mouthed save me at him before turning back to her sister. Albus took a second to think then walked inside and said, "Hello Molly, Lucy, ladies," - a few blushed here or giggled shamelessly - "I trust I find you all in good form? I was wondering if I could see Lucy actually about some Prefect Business? Outside please Lucy? You better bring your friends as well."

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