Albus sat on the Slytherin table, next to the Malfoy bloke. They had already started eating. Albus was feeling awkard, not knowing anyone in his new house. Except his cousin Wesley, but he was an annoying prat and he already had his own friends.
"Hey." Malfoy said trying to break the ice.
"Hi, you're Malfoy right?" Albus asked.
"Yeah. Scorpius Malfoy."
Albus couldn't help but chuckle. Malfoy furrowed his eyebrows.
"Think my name's funny, do you? Well what's your name?"
Albus stopped laughing when he heard the last question.
"Um, Al… Abus Potter."
"Ha, Albus. And you laugh at my name!"
"Well at least it's better than Scorpius!"
"Ok. Lets call it a draw. We both have weird names."
"Agreed!"
Both boys got back to their food.
"So… Potter… or do you prefer Albus?"
"Call me Al. Do I call you Scorpius or Malfoy?
"Please call me Malfoy. And tell me something, that redhead who was with you, is she your girlfriend?"
Albus felt disgusted at the image of him and Rose together.
"EW, SHE'S MY COUSIN!"
"Oh, ok. So… does she have a boyfriend?"
"Not that I know of. Why are you so interested in Rose?"
Malfoy looked away from Al and faced his plate again.
"N…no reason."
Al scratched his head and said
"Whatever mate."
The banquet was officially over. The prefects were leading the students to their dormitories. Albus got up from his seat and started to make his way outside of the Great Hall. But suddenly he felt someone put a hand on his shoulder and in a split second James had pulled him away from the Slytherins. James ran his hand through his jet-black hair and adjusted his glasses looking at Al as if he was dying.
"Wow Slytherin, that's um… well that's…"
"James, it's gonna be alright" Al said looking directly at James' brown eyes.
"Well if your happy, I'm happy!" James said forcing a smile trying to hide his disappointment.
"Even with this whole Slytherin set back I could make my plans work." He continued.
"What plans?" Al asked almost worried.
The Gryffindors were almost all out of the banquet hall.
"I'll tell you later. Bye-bye baby brother."
And with that James disappeared. Albus was very confused but none the less he followed his housemates to the dungeons. Once in the dungeons, the Slytherins are greeted by Professor Slughorn. He's been working as a Hogwarts professor for many years and yet time has been kind to him. To Albus he didn't look that much older than the picture Harry had showed him from his school days.
"Welcome new students. I'm Professor Horace Slughorn your potions master and head of the Slytherin house."
Slughorn kept talking. Albus was sitting next to Malfoy. Then suddenly he felt a large hand on his head, shoving him to make space. Albus sighed. This was the last thing he needed. His cousin Wesley was now sitting between him and Malfoy. Wesley was significantly bigger than Albus and always liked to push him around playfully. He laughed at Al and also shoved Malfoy.
"Well, seems we're going to be living together huh?" Wesley chuckled.
He then saw the Derrick kid and his cronies and went to join them. Malfoy sighed.
"Great. Spending more time with Dursley, aunt Daphne is gonna be ecstatic!"
Albus raised an eyebrow at him.
"You know Wesley?"
"Yeah, he's my cousin."
"No way. He's my cousin too. Well he's my second cousin or something like that. You see my dad is his dad's cousin."
Suddenly the professor interrupted their conversation.
"Young man, are you by any chance related to Harry Potter?"
Malfoy got up from the seat and said
"Hey Al, I'm going to check out the dorms. I'll see you later."
Albus now turned his attention to Slughorn, who was waiting for an answer.
"Yes, sir. I'm Albus Potter." Al said extending his hand for a handshake.
Slughorn shook Al's hand enthusiastically.
"I knew it. I never mistake those eyes. It's an honour to have a Potter in Slytherin. I feel like you're going to do great things just like your mother and father and like your grandmother and grandfather."
With that Albus was dismissed to the dormitories and continued to make himself at home.
