Harry Potter:19 Years Later: Blood Ties

Albus Potter, nervously searched the Hogwarts Express for an empty compartment, his brother James had been called away by some of his own friends. His cousin Rose was also searching although she didn't seem half as worried.

"Hey Al, I found one," she said as she sat in a seat next to an older boy who was twice the size of either cousin.

"Can I help you?" asked the boy in an annoyed voice.

"No thanks, this place is just fine as it is," replied Rose ignoring the tone in his voice.

The boy grunted, obviously angry that he was being bothered by a couple of first year kids.

The compartment was empty besides the boy. Albus took a seat next to the window and across from the boy. He gulped as he saw the way the boy looked. He had brown hair and a beefy build, his eyes were the darkest shade of brown that Albus had ever seen. He was already wearing his Hogwarts robes, and Albus could see that it was decorated with the Slytherin badge. He had such an angry look about him that it was not surprising that he was sitting alone.

"My name is Rose Weasley," said Rose, "and this is my cousin Albus Potter. What's your name?"

A look of shock spread across the brown haired boys face and before either of the cousins could say anything, the boy darted out of the compartment and into one that Albus had seen full of Slytherin boys earlier.

"Wow that was really strange," said Rose, "I wonder what his problem is!"

Albus just nodded in agreement. He was really much more comfortable with the other boy gone and he was glad he had some time to just talk to Rose about what they would do at Hogwarts. They mostly talked about the same thing, The Sorting. They were so deep in their discussion that they didn't notice when another boy entered the compartment.

"Sorry I just got kicked out of my seat by a big guy, so this is the only open compare-"

But Scorpius stopped as soon as he realized the two people he was talking to.

Albus could see him mouth the word "Potter" and and he could see a bit of wonder and disdain enter the eyes of the newcomer.

"Yes," said Albus, "I am Albus Potter. What about it?"

Scorpius stared dumbly for a bit before he managed to reply, "Oh nothing forget I was even here." And with that he turned around and started to walk in the other direction.

But he had barely made it two steps when he heard someone call "Wait," it was Rose Weasley, "I thought you needed a seat."

"Um well I," stuttered Scorpius. But Rose again asked him to sit, so he complied and took the seat next to Albus.

"I'm Rose Weasly, and you must be Scorpius! Nice to meet you."

Scorpius still dazed by the fact that he was sharing a compartment with these two could only reply with, "Um yea."

And before either boy knew it Rose was chatting and chatting and it made Albus feel more comfortable while at the same time making Scorpius feel more out of place.

"So I really can't imagine why our parents make such a big deal out of the sorting, I mean I know Slytherin is bad but I wouldn't hate it that much and the other three houses are all great! I would really want to be in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor though," said Rose.

And for the first time in that compartment Scorpius actually voiced an opinion.

"Hey my whole family was in Slytherin and I think it's the best house there is!" he exclaimed quite loudly.

Rose blinked a few times while realizing that someone had just disagreed with her. This suited her just fine though because she loved a good argument. And so for the rest of the train ride Albus Potter closed his eyes and listened to his cousin debate with their new acquaintance.