1 Prologue

As the boy sat back down in his seat, he realized that this would be the longest amount of time that he would ever spend away from his family. All he could see were his parents faces flashing in his mind. His mother's scarlet colored hair and the field of freckles across her face. His father's black hair and that signature scar.

The words were still ringing in his ears as he sat in the empty compartment, "Slytherin house will have gained an excellent student". Did his father really believe that? What would happen if he, Albus Severus Potter, were the only Slytherin in the family? While thoughts of his future whirled around in his mind, he heard a knocking sound and in came Rose and Hugo Wesley.

"Mind if we settle here?" asked Rose

"No, go right ahead..." answered Albus

"Is that your new owl? Up there?" asked Hugo as he pointed to the white owl sitting in the steel cage above Albus

"Oh yeah my dad got him for me when we went to Diagon Alley. His name is Dobby, well, my dad named him..." said Albus

"Wait, that name sounds familiar...Dobby...Dobby...Oh! I know where I've heard it before! Mum told us a story about an elf named Dobby when we were little! She said that he was a brave little elf who absolutely adored your father, Al. He died in your father's arms...I suppose that's why Mr.Potter named that owl after him..." explained Rose

"I've never heard that story before...My dad doesn't tell us much about his life...Just how he met my mum and how much fun that your parents and him had...I don't even know how he got that scar..I asked my mum before and she said that it has a long story behind it...She said that dad will tell us when he feels like it needs to be told.." said Al

"You mean that your dad never told you either?!" Hugo exclaimed

"What do you mean by either?" asked Albus

"Neither of our parents will tell us! I've been bugging them for the past three years and they still say that we'll find out when we're good and ready! I AM GOOD AND READY!!!!!!" yelled Hugo

"Hugo, calm down!" Rose was cut off before she could say anything more. A faint voice echoed out from a boy with platinum blonde hair.

"Um, am I interrupting something?" said the boy

"Actually," Hugo began to speak but immediately his sister cut him off mid-sentence

"No, we were just...um...no?" Rose stuttered

"Well, um...eh...here Rose.." The boy threw a small package into Rose's lap and ran off

"That little git! That's Scorpius Malfoy, he's in my year! What'd he send you? A disguised howler?" asked Hugo

Rose opened the package to find a rose as red as a basilick's blood. On the flower was a note that read:

To my fine red Rose

There is nothing more sweeter or lovelier than your smile...

As her brother read over her shoulder he let out a wretching noise and showed the note to Albus.

"Bloody Hell! He's in love with her! Well dad'll love to hear this news!" Hugo exclaimed

"DON'T YOU DARE!" yelled Rose to her brother

Albus couldn't help but enjoy watching the two siblings fight, though if it was Lily who was being serenaded by some boy in his year he would probably want to sock him as well. As Albus listed to their continuing rambling, he stared out the window into the now black sky. He couldn't deny that he was now missing the warmth of his mother's hugs and the family games of quidditch that his father would lead. He wondered in his head if his family was missing him at all...If just maybe his sister Lily was now in pure happiness that she was the only Potter child at their home in Godric's Hollow..