Entry: July, 2021

I got my acceptance letter last week. I am now a first year at Hogwarts. It's going to be so Great, Mum has told me a lot about it I can't wait I'm going to be in Slytherin like my parents, I think. I'm not worry about getting place in somewhere stupid like Hufflepuff mum says not to worry about them. Gryffindor, dad says is worse of all, but I'm pretty sure I'll be in Slytherin why wouldn't I be every Malfoy for as far back as my grandmother can remember has been in Slytherin and that's pretty far. My dad is pretty set on me being in Slytherin. Says it's the only House at Hogwarts worthy of Malfoy, according to him all the others are full of mud blood filth. How am I going to find acceptable friends, with the school over run with mud bloods and blood traitors? Oh I almost forgot! We went to Diagon Alley today to get my things for school, I thought I was going to get to spend some time with both of my parents, But my father is a busy man, and I'm not allowed to go with him on business, He says I'm too young to understand what he does. I don't see why I'm eleven now I'm not a baby. Maybe he will see that by the time I get home for Christmas. Well mum is sending me off to bed. The train leaves for Hogwarts tomorrow I can't wait I've heard tons about it.

~S. Malfoy~

He closed the moleskin journal and put the quill and ink he had been using away before he got up

"Good night Mum," he said as he gave her a hug he realized it was going to be the last good night hug from her until Holiday. He stood there and thought a second after he had let go of her. He gave her a second hug this time a big one as if he were trying to make it a big enough one to last until Christmas.

"Off to bed with you now you have a big day tomorrow." She smiled and kissed his forehead before he hurried up the stairs to bed.

The morning sun peeked through the heavy drapes covering his bedroom window a single streak of light shone in at the pillow he shifted in bed causing the light to hit his eyes waking him. Scorpius sat up and rubbed his eyes with yawn as the realization of the day struck him he jumped out of bed. His clothes had already been put out for him, he dressed careful not to winkle his clothes. He hurried downstairs for breakfast.

"Good morning Scorpius dear." She greeted as they sat down for breakfast.

"Good Morning, Mum." he said as he took a bite of his toast.

His father glanced up from reading the Daily Prophet and cleared his throat as their eyes met.

Scorpius swallowed the mouth full of toast and shifted his gaze down to his plate. "Sorry." he said quietly. The remainder of breakfast was silent.

She set her cup of tea down and smiled at her son." If you're finished with your breakfast run and get you things ready."

Scorpius looked across the table at his dad, who folded the paper and nodded toward the stairs excusing him from breakfast.

Scorpius stood and left the room.

"Draco; Do you have to be so hard on him?" Was the only part of the conversation he caught before he made his way up to his room to make sure he had everything he needed. Once he was ready the Malfoy family apperated, him alongside his mother to platform 9 3/4. The cloud of steam from the train slowly thinned bringing the train and platform into view.

Scorpius looked around curiously as families said good bye, children of all ages boarded the Hogwarts Express. Scorpius looked up at his father to find him staring He curious looked the same direction to see three adults staring back. He tugged the edge of his father's coat "Who was that?"

"Don't you worry with that Scorpius." he said

Scorpius decided by his father's tone and expression whoever the men were his father didn't like them much and he wasn't going to be friends with the boy and girl just to be on the safe side. He hugged his mother before he climbed onto the train he turned and waved to his parents then went and found a compartment.

Scorpius sat in the empty compartment as the train headed for Hogwarts

"You should change already Malfoy, I'm fairly certain we are about there, besides a lot of the older students are already." She said suddenly poking her round pug like face into the compartment door. Scorpius rolled his eyes as Daisy Zabini welcomed herself into his compartment. He wasn't too fond of Daisy but her parents knew his mum and dad so he tried to tolerate her as much as possible. She continued to ramble on endlessly as Scorpius pretended to care for a little while then found the excuse he needed to get changed was good enough to leave the compartment, Grabbing his robes he exited the compartment and found a place to change.

Once he had changed Scorpius made his way back toward the compartment he was now sharing with Daisy. He passed several older students when a first year girl with frizzy auburn bumped into him on what he figured was her way back from the snack trolley. He recognized her as the girl from the station whose parent his dad had been staring at. "Watch it." He said simply.

"Sorry," she replied back holding out her hand to introduce herself.

"I wouldn't waste breath talking to her if I was you, Scorpius," Daisy said from the compartment door where she was giving disgusted look to the girl.

"Why?" he asked arching his brow curiously at the second year Slytherin words.

"She's a filthy Weasley." Daisy smirked as tears filled the red haired girl's eyes. "My mum says she's the Daughter of a mud blood."

"I'm NOT FILTHY!" She shot back before she turned and hurried into a compartment.

Scorpius watched the girl disappear then looked at Daisy as he went into the next compartment they were sharing. Feeling a little bad about making the girl cry he sat back down and leaned his head against the window he spent the rest of the train ride in silence.

Scorpius followed the flow of students off the train and was ushered over to a hairy giant of a man with all the rest of the first years. The moonlight reflected on the rippling dark water of the lake as he climbed into one of the boats.

"Uncle George said to be careful the Giant squid might pull you out of the boats if you sit too close to the edge."

Scorpius looked startled at the boy with messy dark hair and glasses he and the girl from earlier were crossing the lake with.

"Did… Not!" The girl argued even though she didn't look to convincing when she scooted away from the near edge of the boat like Scorpius had.

Scorpius stomach growled as they waited to be lead into the Great Hall for sorting. "I wonder how long we have to wait." he said quietly

"Not too long think the older students have to get seated then we go in to get sorted." The girl said to him. "You're the boy; that mean girl was talking to on the train. I'm Rose Weasley..." She introduced holding out her hand for him to shake. Scorpius looked at her hand as if it had germs on it. "Scorpius, Malfoy." He said.

"Malfoy!" The dark haired boy spoke up finally." Well that explains you."

"Albus Your Mum said be polite, remember?" She said looking from Scorpius to Albus

At that moment the castle door opened and a man it brown robes greeted them. He was about average height and barely over weight with dark hair. He looked just as nervous as he first years himself.

"I'm professor Longbottom, welcome to Hogwarts. If you would follow me to the Great Hall where you will be sorted into your houses with the rest of the students." he turned and led the group into the castle.

Scorpius stood along with the rest of the first years as the professor set a large stool on the platform along with a ratty old hat that looked like it had long since seen better days. Suddenly the hat came to life and its speech began:

Scorpius stood as nervous first year were called and the hat was placed on their head determining their school fate.

"Kristina, Macmillan...,"

He watched as a thin girl with sandy colored hair made her way up the platform and took a seat on the stool. Professor Longbottom placed the hat on her hair and second later the hat shouted "RAVENCLAW" The girl hopped off the stool looking relieved she made her way to the blue and bronze clad table and took a seat.

"Scorpius Malfoy..."

Was it his turn already? Scorpius walked coolly up the platform and took a seat as the Professor placed the hat on his head.

"Mmmmm a Malfoy... interesting Much like your father I see... but wait... there is more to you than meets the eye, With smarts like you possess you would do well in Ravenclaw... but then there is your desires to prove yourself to your father, Yes Slytherin suited your parents... But you ... "The hat echoed in his head.

Did the hat seem like it took this long with everyone? Scorpius stomach growled again. "Just put me where I belong already." Scorpius mumbled. He really was hungry why was the hat taking forever.

Where you belong... Yes Yes I see it now... better Be GRYFFINDOR! The hat's voice rang through the Great Hall. Causing a dead silence to fill the Hall as everyone even Professor Long bottom to stare at him in shock. The color drained from Scorpius as the hat's words 'Gryffindor' continued to echo in his head.

"But... I can-" Scorpius argue that the hat had made a mistake. The professor shook his head and motioned Scorpius to the table he took a seat trying to slump down where he couldn't be seen as the sorting continued with Albus Potter being placed in Gryffindor. How could this have happened? Scorpius wondered as the sorting finally was brought to an end with Rose Weasley in Gryffindor and Reese Xavier in Slytherin. The head mistress gave her speech but he wasn't really listening he still couldn't believe he was placed in Gryffindor... He was a MALFOY he was supposed to in Slytherin...

ENTRY: Hogwarts September 2nd 2021.

Gryffindor... GRYFFINDOR! Of all the places, that stupid hat stuck me in Gryffindor; I'd rather be in Hufflepuff. So much for Malfoy family traditions... I bet Mum and Dad is going to have a field day when they find out. It would probably be for the best if I don't tell them just yet... They were really set on me getting into Slytherin. I really let him down this time. Maybe I could explain. The hat made a mistake. I need to be resorted.

~S. Malfoy~