The day Albus Severus Potter left for his first year at Hogwarts, two very important things happened. One, James Sirius Potter saw Teddy Lupin and Victoire Weasley kissing and two, Rose Weasley met Scorpius Malfoy for the first time. Neither of the two had anything to do with Albus, but both would impact his family and friends greatly.
Albus was the older brother of nine year old Lily, and younger brother of twelve year old James. Albus had big shoes to fill, for his brother and his father, Harry Potter. Albus was a firm believer in good and bad and the lines in between, which is why he was so distressed when he realized he could very well be a Hufflepuff or Slytherin. James had teased him incessantly about being a foolish Hufflepuff or an evil Slytherin. James was a Gryffindor, just as his father and mother had been and it distressed Albus to believe that he could be any different than his father, whom he adored. Rose Weasley was the same age and year as him, but was destined for Gryffindor, anyone could see it. Albus adored Rose, but was her couin, therefore squashing any romantic reationship between the two. Nothing was to prevent, say Scorpius Malfoy and Rose Weasley though. Albus knew this the minute Scorpius's eyes lit up. The young Malfoy had just seen the love of his life, he was sure of it.
Teddy Lupin was nineteen, and a talented metamorphagi. He was also in love with the part veela Victoire Weasley. Teddy was rather like his mother, at least personality wise. He was playful and kind, but he was also very protective and easily angered. Victoire was beautiful, at least in his eyes. He wanted nothing more in life than to marry Victoire. At one point in his life, Teddy had wanted to be an auror like his godfather but he soon realized he would prefer a teaching job. He was hopelessly in love with someone who was hopelessly in love with him, so why couldn't they be together? His godfather. Harry Potter disliked Fleur, Victoire's mother and claimed that the two year age difference was reason enough to stay away frm the part veela beauty. Teddy didn't care, he loved her and that was why James Potter caught him snogging her. It seemed so simple in Teddy's mind. Victoire only had one year to finish at Beauxbatons and then she could marry him. Victoire had different opinon though.
Victoire Weasley did not attend Hogwarts like her cousins nor did her siblings. They got their educations at Beauxbatons, her mother's school. Teddy Weasley was her secret admirer and she admired him right back. The slight complication in their perfect relationship was the age difference. Victoire was seventeen and beginning her seventh year and also her last. Teddy was nineteen and two years out of Hogwarts. Teddy wanted to marry Victoire, while Victoire wanted to pursue a career in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts department at the Ministry of Magic. Teddy wanted a nice calm family, like the one he never got to have. Victoire wanted no children and a job.
Rose Weasley was pretty and she knew it. She'd been fawned over by adults her whole life and was the opitimy of a perfect child. She was hoping to be a Gryffindor, just like her parents and she was rather smart too. Rose didn't yet understand the hatred of the Malfoy family, which was why she found it perfectly okay to fancy Scorpius Malfoy. She hadn't even said two words to the boy and she already felt as though their relationship was a good thing. Scorpius felt the same of her, although neither had any idea of their feelings. Rose was a very nice girl and hated to make assumptions, but she couldn't help but notice the man next to Scorpius. He had long white hair and a scowl seemed permanently etched into his pale face. He resembled Scorpius and Rose concluded this man was his father. Rose was an older sister to Hugo, so she was disappointed to see no other children with Scorpius. Siblings were a blessing, in Rose's eyes at least.
Scorpius Malfoy was not very handsome, but he was still a fair looking boy. His mother, Astoria Greengrass was his favorite person in the world, second to Harry Potter. His mother was only second becasue his father despised Harry Potter and felt his son should also. Scorpius was an only child, as his father did not want more than one child. The Malfoys were a prominent pure-blood family and had stayed that way even with marriage. Scorpius did not know why he admired Harry Potter so much, only that he did. He supposed it had to do with his successful career and family. Scorpius felt his father had failed at being successful, but he would never tell him that out of fear alone.
James Potter{the second} was rather proud of his namesake. James Potter II was rather proud of everything actually. He was as arrogant and selfish as his namesake and he had the same obsession with a girl named after a flower. It wasn't Rose or Lily, no he was absolutely in lovw with Violet Higgins, a second year Gryffindor girl with flowy red hair and stunning green eyes. His father wasn't aware, or he'd have probably teased James for follwing his namesake's footsteps. Violet Higgins was muggleborn girl, and best friends with a Slytherin boy named Thomas Brislow. Thomas had a younger brother named Luke who was in first year and fancied Rose Weasley. Violet hated James, she couldn't stand his arrogance and his rude demeanor.
The stories of the next generation Potters, Weasleys, and Malfoys were already being brought together, even as they boarde the train to Hogwarts.
