I don't know how far this'll get, and sorry-it's yet another Albus Potter FanFic. I can just feel the vibes that this is the best one out there. :) Read and enjoy!
Albus Potter took one last look at the disappearing figure of his father as the Hogwarts Express turned a corner out of the station. He turned toward the crowded carriage and his friend, Rose Weasley.
"Should we find a compartment?" Albus asked Rose.
"I think I can see an open one right there," she replied, pointing four doors down. Albus and Rose hauled their trunks to the open door. They lifted their trunks up over their heads to the storage racks.
"Excuse me?" a small voice behind them asked. They turned to see a tiny boy with a smattering of freckles under sea blue eyes standing in the doorway. "Do you mind if I sit with you? I don't really know anyone here and…" He brushed his dark hair from his face awkwardly.
"Of course you can sit with us," Rose smiled, holding out her hand. "I'm Rose Weasley, and this is Albus Potter." She shook the small boy's hand.
"Hey," Albus said, shoving his hands in his pockets.
"I'm Owen Higgs," He said shyly. Albus considered socializing with this kid.
"Here, let me help you with that," he said, reaching for Owen's trunk.
"Oh, no, I can get that-" He trailed off as Albus hoisted the heavy suitcase above their heads.
"No problem," Albus said nonchalantly. "So, where are you from?"
"I actually grew up in America," Owen replied, sitting down. "We moved to a suburb south of London about two years ago."
"So does that mean you are Muggle-born?" Rose asked.
"Yeah, I was raised by Muggles," He looked at his feet and blushed.
"Oh, that's ok," Albus said. "Rose's mother is Muggle-born, and she is an amazing witch. And my father was raised by his Muggle aunt and uncle. He didn't know he was a wizard." Or that he was incredibly famous.
"I've known I was a wizard since I was seven," Owen said to general surprise. "My aunt is a witch and she explained it all to me. Why my mother's bedroom flooded when I was mad at her, why my hair stood up straight whenever something scared me." He laughed.
"Oh. My father is half blood, pureblood father and Muggle-born mother. My mother is pureblood." Albus said.
"And also my father's sister," Rose countered. "My mother is, well, Muggle-born, but you already know that."
"By the way, call me Al," Albus said. "I'm only Albus when my parents are mad at me."
Suddenly their compartment was invaded by a blonde boy and a girl with piercing yellow eyes.
"So you're Albus Potter," the boy said, folding his arms across his chest. "I've heard a lot about your family from my father. I'm Scorpius Malfoy."
"I must say my father talks about your family a lot as well," Albus replied, getting to his feet. "But we haven't been properly introduced." He held out his hand. "Everyone calls me Al. This is Rose Weasley and Owen Higgs." He gestured to his friends.
Scorpius shook the outstretched hand. "This is my cousin on my mother's side, Astoria."
Albus nodded.
"I get my name and my looks from Auntie." She said, examining her nails without glancing at Albus.
"Weasley. I've heard of you as well," Scorpius looked at Rose. "And Higgs- wasn't your father a Slytherin?"
"Yes," Owen said in a small voice. Albus looked at him. Never once had he mentioned that his father was a wizard, let alone a Slytherin. "But my aunt was in Ravenclaw, and I want to follow her path." He sneaked a glance at Albus and Rose.
"Good luck with that," Scorpius whisked his cloak around his body and strolled out of the compartment.
"You said you were raised by muggles," Albus ventured after a silence.
"I was!" Owen protested. "My father disappeared when I was young. I was raised by my muggle mother and stepfather. The only thing that I know about him and Hogwarts was that he played Seeker for the Slytherin Qwidditch team."
"You could have told us," Rose murmured. Then, in a louder voice, she said "We seem to be getting close. I'll leave so you two can put your robes on." Rose had changed into her Hogwarts robes before she left her house that morning.
Owen and Albus pulled their robes on in silence. Albus knew that inside, he wanted to be friends with Owen. But he would have to open up more if he wanted to stick around.
Albus' brother, James, suddenly walked into their compartment. "You'll want to get your things ready now, make sure it's all fastened. You wouldn't want anything falling into the lake, would you?" He laughed and made his way to the corridor.
Albus felt his stomach turn. He'd forgotten all about the lake- and the giant squid.
The train jerked to a stop and students began to flood the corridor. Rose walked in and grabbed her trunk.
"We'd better get moving," she said anxiously.
The threesome made their way out onto the platform of Hogsmeade village. They saw a lantern and heard a voice calling for the first years. Albus looked at his friends and led the way to the gathering crowd of first year students.
So, how did you like it? I did a lot of research on the lineage of Owen and Astoria. is the bomb. Astoria is the daughter of Daphne Greengrass, whose sister Astoria married Draco Malfoy. (I didn't make that up, J.K. Rowling did.) Owen is the son of Terence Higgs, who was at least a year older than Harry and played Seeker in Harry's first year. His aunt is actually his mother's sister, Marietta Edgecombe. (I made that one up.) His mom is not a Squib, Marietta was Muggle-born. (I made that up too) Reviews are always loved- it makes me feel like someone actually reads what I write.