Cherry Angel13: Hey people! Just finished reading DH on Saturday and I immediately came up with this! Just had to post it as my first fan fiction so read and review please!
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the kids of the characters eg. Albus, James, Rose, Scorpius, Victoire, Teddy Lupin, etc. they belong to JK Rowling.
Nineteen Years later…Chapter 1
Albus Severus Potter frowned at his best friend Rose Weasley who was reading Hogwarts A History for what was probably the thousandth time. The son of 'the boy who lived' was bored and the girl opposite him was not helping. "Rosie! I'm bored!"
"Not my problem Al." Rose mumbled from behind her book "Why don't you get out that defence against the dark arts book your Dad bought you and read for once?"
Al gave a mock gasp and placed a hand on his chest "Why Rose Molly Weasley! Are you insinuating that I, Albus Severus Potter, second born son of Harry Potter, have never read a book in my eleven living years?" Rose nodded behind her book, a smug smile gracing her face "Well I'll have you know that I read-"
"Picture books don't count Al." Rose interrupted with a smirk as the door of their compartment slid open. The two first years looked up and gaped at the blank face of Scorpius Malfoy. After a few moments of surprised silence Rose was the first to speak "Erm…hi…can we help you?"
Scorpius blushed a little and averted his attention to the floor "I…I was just looking for a compartment…"
"What's wrong with the other compartments?" Al asked bitterly earning a kick in the shin from Rose.
Scorpius gave a wry smile "Not everyone accepts my Father's change of allegiance."
Rose nodded understandingly "Well, you're more than welcome to sit in here."
Al's eyes widened in shock and surprise "Rose!" he hissed, the red head turned and gave him a stern glare.
"The mistakes his Dad made don't make him a death eater Albus!" Rose scolded before turning to smile at Scorpius "Well? Are you going to stand there all day or are you going to come in and sit down?"
Scorpius blushed again "Oh, sorry!" he stumbled in with his trunk and owl cage, closing the door behind him just as a Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes slime rocket shot up the carriage. After a stern look from Rose Al begrudgingly helped Scorpius shove his trunk above the seats. Scorpius sat down nervously beside Al "Thanks again."
Rose gave him a friendly smile "No problem! Right Al?"
"Yeah…no problem…" Al muttered yelping as Rose kicked his shin again.
"I'm Scorpius Malfoy." Scorpius said.
"We know." Muttered Al bitterly, dodging Rose's foot as it flew out again.
"Our parents went to school together." Rose explained "I'm Rose Weasley, this git is Albus Potter."
"Nice to meet you." Scorpius mumbled with a slight nod of his head "I've heard lots of stories about your parents from my father."
Al smirked "Could say the same about your Dad."
Scorpius grinned "Like the time he got transfigured into a ferret?" Al was surprised at first but returned the grin nonetheless. "Mum tells it every Christmas. Even chased him around the mansion in an attempt to relive the moment a few years ago."
Both boys burst out laughing as Rose rolled her eyes with a small smile. Suddenly the door slid open and James walked in with his best friend and Cousin Fred Weasley. The boys grinned at Rose before smirking at the laughing Al and Scorpius "Hey the-"James stopped mid sentence as he realised who his brother was laughing with "What the-? Why the hell is the Malfoy brat in here?!" he exclaimed.
The two first years stopped laughing and gaped up at the angry James Potter. Rose narrowed her eyes angrily at her cousin "Don't be such a git James! We invited him in here!"
"But his Dad's a death eater!" exclaimed Fred glaring at the Malfoy in disgust.
"Was Fred! His Dad WAS a death eater! You two know damn well that Draco Malfoy hasn't been involved in any death eater activity since Voldemort's downfall!" Al yelled startling not only James and Fred but Rose and Scorpius. They all stared at him with wide eyes "What?!"
"You just stuck up for me!" Scorpius whispered in disbelief.
"I…did? I mean-yeah I did!" he turned to glare at his brother and cousin "It's up to me and Rose who we make friends with not you James! So if you don't mind!" he stood up and Rose stood beside him, the two Potter and Weasley kids herded their relatives out of the compartment and slammed the door in their shocked faces. Al turned to Rose with a grin "You have no idea how good that felt." He said collapsing back into his seat.
"Yeah but we're going to have to watch out for those two. Fred isn't Uncle George's son for nothing." Rose muttered mimicking her cousin's actions.
Scorpius was watching them both nervously as he chewed his bottom lip and made them both jump with a sudden exclamation "Thank you!"
Al grinned "No problem mate! That's what friends are for after all."
"Friends?" Scorpius repeated in awe.
Rose nodded "Friends."
Scorpius stared down at the floor with wide eyes "I've never had friends before." The cousins stared at him in disbelief "I've had kids my Dad has hired to be my friends but I've never had…a real friend…" he looked up at Al and Rose with a slight grin "I doubt our parents will be happy." The three children burst out laughing.
Half an hour later Scorpius, Rose and Al were munching on cauldron cakes, chocolate frogs and other wizard treats when the door opened for a third time revealing a tall pretty girl with long red hair and ice blue eyes. Rose grinned up at her "Hello Vicky!"
Victoire Weasley grinned at her younger cousin "Hey Rose, Al." she turned her attention to Scorpius with an amused smile "So it's true. You have befriended Scorpius Malfoy. James and Fred aren't happy you know."
Al shrugged "They can sulk all they want. Scorpius is our friend and not even the sorting hat can change that." Rose nodded in agreement.
Vicky smiled proudly "I'm glad you said that Al." she then turned once again to Scorpius "I apologise for my cousins' behaviour earlier. I've jinxed them so they'll be walking around with a wedgie all day so they shouldn't bother you again." Scorpius smiled gratefully and Vicky gasped in sudden realisation "I'm such an idiot I haven't introduced myself! Victoire Weasley, daughter of Bill and Fleur Weasley, cousin of Al Potter and Rose Weasley and head-girl of Hufflepuff, but you can call me Vicky."
Scorpius flushed pink and smiled shyly "S-Scorpius M-Malfoy." He stuttered. Al and Rose stifled their giggles.
"Nice to meet you Scorpius, I'll see you at the sorting guys." she exited the compartment and the three inside heard a yell of, "James! Fred! Drop those Weasley Wheezes NOW!" before the door slammed shut.
Scorpius was still smiling at the door and the cousins burst into laughter snapping him out of it. He turned and blinked obliviously at his new friends "What' so funny?"
"You're reaction to our Vicky!" Al exclaimed.
"What do you mean?" the blond asked.
Al grabbed Rose's hand dramatically "Oh, Victoire! You're so pretty!"
Scorpius's face tinged pink and Rose giggled "Don't worry Scorpius. All boys react that way to our cousin; it comes with being part Veela."
"Part Veela?" Scorpius repeated with wide eyes. Rose nodded.
"Some Grandmother of Aunt Fleur was a Veela." Al explained.
"Al, Scorpius, do you mind if I let Shanks out?" Rose asked a minute later.
Al shrugged "I don't mind. Just don't let him near Demius."
Rose turned to Scorpius who blinked at her in confusion "Who are Shanks and Demius?"
"Shanks is my cat and Demius is Al's owl." Rose explained.
"Oh, well sure, I need to feed Luther anyway." He muttered reaching up to grab his owl cage.
He set it on the seat and pulled of the cover to reveal a proud owl with a grey streaked plumage which gave it a tree bark like appearance. Rose gasped in awe "Otus Scops, informally known as the Eurasian Scops Owl. He's beautiful."
Al nodded in agreement "Nice owl." He pulled the cover from the cage beside him, within the cage a small podgy owl snored lightly making Al roll his eyes in embarrassment "This is Demius, he's an Oriental Bay-Owl. As you can tell he likes his sleep. Bloody embarrassment…" Al muttered.
Rose reached under her seat and pulled out a cat basket. She opened it and caught a small ginger ball of fluff as it made a break for freedom. She held the ginger fluff ball up for Scorpius to see two almost glowing green slit eyes glaring at him and Al. "This is Shanks. He's still a kitten as you can tell but he's the Grandson of my Mom's cat Crookshanks."
Scorpius gulped under the kitten's sinister glare "He looks…nice…"
Rose smirked "Don't worry, he glares like that at everyone. He won't hurt you though, it's just Dad who he likes to shred. Isn't that right Shanks." Rose turned him to face her and Scorpius blanched as the cat smirked at him as soon as Rose turned away to get some cat treats from her backpack.
Al leaned over to his blond friend keeping his eyes on the sneaky cat "Ignore whatever Rose says about that cat being nice. The thing is evil."
Scorpius nodded with an audible gulp.
"Hey look! I think I can see Hogwarts!" Al exclaimed jumping to his feet and pointing out of the window ecstatically.
Rose and Scorpius joined him and gasped in awe as the huge castle came into view. "You guys should put your robes on." Rose said when they sat back down.
"Good idea Rosie." Al said pulling his folded school robes from his backpack and pulling them on as Rose helped Scorpius get his trunk down.
Five minutes later the boys were wearing their school robes and preparing to exit the train. Shanks was back in his carrier and Demius and Luther were underneath the covers of their cages. Rose crossed her legs and sighed "Just think, in less than an hour we'll be getting sorted!"
Al nodded "I'm hoping I'll be in Gryffindor like Dad, what about you Rose?"
Rose shrugged "I'm not really bothered, I mean its pot-luck really. Mum expected to be in Ravenclaw but found herself in Gryffindor."
Al nodded and turned to Scorpius "Where do you reckon you'll be sorted to Scorpius?"
Scorpius shrugged and stared at the floor "My Father wants me to be sorted into Slytherin, you know Malfoy tradition."
Al nodded, a firm frown stuck on his face while Rose nodded, smiling a little "Where do you want to be sorted Scorpius?" she asked when Scorpius didn't answer she continued "You don't always have to do what your Dad says you know."
Scorpius's head shot up, his eyes wide "B-but…he's my F-Father! And everyone of my family was a Slytherin!"
"Was your Mum a Slytherin?" Rose asked him, her smile grew when he shook his head.
"She was a Ravenclaw."
"Do you want to be a Ravenclaw?"
Scorpius shrugged "I don't know…just…" he lowered his voice, his eyes darting around the compartment in fear as if their conversation may be heard by his Father "just as long as I'm not in Slytherin!"
Al grinned and slapped Scorpius's shoulder excitedly "Just think then mate! We could be in Gryffindor together! Just imagine everyone's faces!"
Scorpius shook his head shyly "N-no I doubt I'll get into Gryffindor. Only the bravest of students are sorted into Gryffindor. I'm not brave…I can't even tell my Father I don't want to be a Slytherin…he'll be so mad if I don't get into his house…"
"He'll get over it." Rose said as though it were the simplest thing in the world and for some reason, Scorpius believed her and smiled as he pushed his feeling of dread back out of his mind.
"You're right…he'll get over it…besides, I can't be scared of him all my life if he doesn't."
"Good on you Scorpius!" Al exclaimed as the train slowed to a halt in Hogsmeade. "Yes! We're here!" the Potter boy yelled jumping to his feet and pressing his face to the window in an attempt to see through the thick white steam. "Hey! I think I saw Hagrid!"
"Really!" Rose exclaimed jumping to her feet to join him at the window.
"Who's Hagrid?" Scorpius asked.
"He's my godfather." Al explained as the doors flew open. "An old friend of the family."
"He's the gamekeeper of the castle grounds." Rose continued as they exited the compartment with their trunks and pets. "Lives near the Forbidden Forest with his giant brother Grawp. He's half giant, Hagrid is."
Scorpius nodded as they dragged their trunks off the train. They heard a call for first year and Rose turned to Al with a grin "Hagrid!" they exclaimed running off into the steam where a light from a lantern waved with the voice. Scorpius could only follow to avoid the suspicious looks he was getting from the older students.
"Well if it isn't Albus Potter and Rose Weasley!" exclaimed the booming voice and Scorpius found his new friend's hugging an extremely large man.
"Oh, Hagrid! This is our new friend, Scorpius." Introduced Rose running over to the blond boy and dragging him towards the half-giant.
Hagrid looked him up and down with a frown "Wouldn't happen to be Malfoy's brat would you?" he demanded and Rose glared up at him.
"Hagrid! We've already told James and Fred off for judging him, I never expected you to behave this way! Scorpius is our new friend and we trust him despite his father's past! I will not have you treating our friend like that!" she yelled.
Hagrid's face softened to a smile of pride similar to Vicky's, "You're so much like you mum Rosie, she'll be so proud when I tell her what you just said." He turned to Scorpius with a smile "If Rose Weasley and Albus Potter trust you then you're good in my books as well as most of the teachers in Hogwarts."
Al and Rose grinned at Scorpius who was grinning from the way Rose had defended him "Thank you." he muttered sending a small smile in Rose's direction. Rose just grinned.
"Okay then, first years follow me, leave your trunks behind! They'll be transported to your dorms after the sorting!" Hagrid yelled to the crowd of new students standing behind Al, Rose and Scorpius Hagrid led them out of the station and through Hogsmeade to the Hogwarts lake where a collection of boats sat waiting for them each with a little lantern on the bow. "Okay, four to a boat! You three with me."
Hagrid stepped into the middle boat and the three friends followed him. "Isn't this lake inhabited by a giant squid?" asked a boy from the boat next to theirs.
"Yep! And merpeople!" exclaimed a girl and a boy in unison. Al and Rose recognised them as the Lovegood-Thomas twins.
"Hey Lex, Amy!" Al called waving to them, they waved back excitedly.
"Merpeople! Bloody hell!" exclaimed the boy peering over the edge and into the dark murky waters. Hagrid reached over and pushed him back into his boat.
"Keep in the boat unless you want to feed the squid."
Cherry Angel13: You're probably wondering who Fred is, well he's the son of George Weasley, haven't decided who his Mum is yet but you're bound to find out! Oh and Lex and Amy are the children of Luna Lovegood and Dean Thomas! Please review and flames will be used to make PASTA!