Chapter 1
The Train Ride
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Rose Weasley cautiously hugged her mother goodbye before boarding the train station. "You'll do great Rose, just be yourself and stay out of trouble." She smiled and looked up at her mother, with her hair pulled back into a tight bun a few curly wisps escaped and framed her delicate face. Though she was aging, she was beautiful. Oh I how I wish I looked more like her, Rose thought to herself. She moved on to her dad. She was definitely a daddy's girl; she adored his quick wit and charm and loved how he looked at her mom with such affection. She always dreamed of having a boy look at her like that, maybe she'd meet someone at Hogwarts…
"Be brave, have fun, and make lots of new friends." Her dad gave a wink over his spectacles and hugged her tight. She took a deep breath, waved goodbye, and boarded the train. The interior of the train smelled like armpits and chocolate frogs, the smell was nauseating, making Rose take a couple deep breaths in fear of passing out. She felt a tap on her shoulder and whirled around, it was Albus Potter, grinning wildly, "Hey Rosie! Looking for a seat?" She shook her head yes. Albus had always been her favorite cousin, James was always a little too crazy for her liking and Lily was just too young to get close to.
"Me too, seems like all the compartments are full in the front, you'd think my brother would save me a seat but he seems to think he's cooler. Let's see if there's anything in back." He pushed his falling glasses back on the bridge of his nose and ushered Rose to follow him. He paused at one of the compartments near the end and looked inside. There, sat a small boy with bleach blond hair and gray eyes sitting completely alone. Rose noticed the skin around his eyes were red, as if he'd been crying.
"Let's go in hear, seems he could use the company." Rose was weary, but nodded in agreement. She didn't like it when people cried; she never knew what to do with her hands.
Albus plopped on the seat across from the unnamed boy and said, "Hey my name's Albus Potter, what's yours?"
The boy looked up in shock, and shook his head, "What are you hear to make fun of me too?"
Albus looked at Rose who was just as confused as she was, "Make fun of you? We don't even know who you are!" Rose exclaimed.
"A disgrace. I'm Scorpius Malfoy, you know the son of Draco, grandson of Voldemorts' right hand man." He mumbled dejectedly. So this is Scorpius, Rose thought to herself. She had heard plenty of stories from her parents and Uncle Harry, but they never talked about Scorpius as much as they did Draco, apparently he was a real you-know-what.
"Well I don't give a rats tail who you are, you're not your dad. Mine may be the greatest wizard of all time but that doesn't make me any better or worse than you." Scorpius looked up, shocked.
"I… uh… really? You think that?" He asked quietly.
"Of course," James said with a smile, "and Rose and I were looking to make a new friend, looks like we lucked out." Scorpius gave a soft smile and looked at Rose. She felt her cheeks getting hot and looked away.
"So what house do you want to be in?" She asked Scorpius.
"Well my entire family has been in Slytherin but honestly, I want to be in Gryffindor. What about you guys?" He asked sheepishly.
"Gryffindor." They answered in unison. Rose had no idea what she would do if she wasn't put in Gryffindor, she'd probably get exiled. Her entire family and everyone that was important to her and her parents were once in Gryffindor, she couldn't imagine being a part of any other house.
They slept for a while, Rose rested her head on Albus's slim shoulder and Scorpius fell asleep looking out the window, curled into a ball. A soft knock sounded outside the compartment door, the trio woke up groggily to a bright-eyed girl with long blonde hair saying excitedly, "We're almost there, I'd put on your robes!" They peered out the window and sure enough, saw the rising towers of Hogwarts.
Rose felt her heart start thumping anxiousley and looked at her new found friend. Scorpius was white-faced and looked petrified. Rose sat by him and said, "I know it looks scary now, but you're not alone. You have us." He took a deep breath and smiled at her. A great big smile that crinkled his eyes and showed the entirety of his pearly white teeth. Rose felt her cheeks get hot and turned away. She glanced at Albus, he was looking at her with a grin on his face and gave her a quick wink.
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