Chapter 2, The Hogwarts Express

On the first of September pack your books,

your owl and all the rest

Bring your wand and meet your friends,

on the Hogwarts Express

It's big and red and beautiful

Sitting at Kings Crossing Station

On the first of September pack your books,

your owl and all the rest

Bring your wand and meet your friends,

on the Hogwarts Express

Hogwarts Express

Hogwarts Express

-Hogwarts Express, Mr. Billy

Patting her crazy auburn hair, Rose glided through the Hogwarts express, trying to find a compartment for her and Albus, who was searching in the other direction. Rose slid open a compartment door when she crashed into someone.

"Sorry!" said Rose, hurriedly, picking up the books that fell on the ground. "My fault." Said the boy coolly. Rose immediately realized it was Scorpius Malfoy, the boy who her father had mentioned earlier. Up close, she saw him much clearer. His Platinum blonde hair was slightly tousled and his eyes were a metallic grey, seeming to pierce right through her.

Knowing not to judge someone from others, Rose offered her hand out, which Scorpius shook. "I'm Scorpius. Are you a first year too?" "Yes." Said Rose politely. Then noticing the book in his hands, she added: "What are you reading?" Scorpius smiled. "My dad wanted me to read "War and Peace", and my mum wanted me to read "Emma" by Jane Austen. So I brought both." "Oh!" exclaimed Rose, delighted. All her cousins said she was a nerd, reading old books like those. "I'm half way through "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens." Replied Rose. "And I'm Rose Weasley, by the way." Scorpius' smile faded, replaced by a look of disgust. "You're a Weasley? No wonder you're eyes are a disgusting shade of blue and you have ugly freckles covering your face."

Not believing what she just heard, Rose said "Excuse me?" But Scorpius already stormed off toward the next compartment.

"OI! ROSE!"

Rose turned around, it was Albus. "I found a compartment, but we have to share it with two others." "Great. Thanks Al." mumbled Rose, though not feeling so.

"Hey." Said a girl with looking up from her book. She had flowing black hair and startling grey eyes, rather similar to those of Scorpius'. "I'm Chloe Jackson. Nice to meet you." "I'm Rose." Rose smiled, knowing better than to tell others her last name this time round.

"Are you related to Dalibor Jackson?" asked Albus. "Err…no. I'm a Muggle." She replied, slightly embarrassed, "Anyways, this is my twin, Phoenix." Chloe pointed to a boy who Rose did not notice till now.

Although he was Chloe's twin, they looked nothing alike. Phoenix had sandy blonde hair, sea green eyes, and wore glasses.

"Hello." He said, not even looking at them since his nose was buried in his book. "So…What are you reading?" said Albus conversationally. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them." Said Phoenix. "Have you both not read it yet? I believe it is one of our textbooks." "It is. Anyways, Rose, what took you so long to find a compartment?" "Bumped into someone." Though that was just putting it nicely.

For the rest of the train ride, Rose and Chloe chatted, while Albus was unsuccessfully trying to get Phoenix to talk to him. "I think we're almost at Hogwarts." Said Rose suddenly, looking outside. "I wonder what house I'll be in." "Rose and I want to be in Gryffindor. Besides, our parents will disinherit us if we aren't." Albus piped up. "They will?!" Chloe widened her eyes in shock, "I think I'll be in Ravenclaw. That's not too bad is it?"

"No… but my brother James said that in order to enter the ravenclaw common room, you need to get past a giant." Said Albus, in fear. Rose rolled her eyes.

"Wait a second…" Chloe was looking at the two suspiciously now. "James…Albus…Are you Harry Potter's son?!" "Yeah." Blushed Albus, "How'd you know?" This time it was Chloe's turn to roll her eyes. "Maybe I read all 57 of Harry Potter-The Chosen One, The Boy Who Lived-'s biographies?" Albus chuckled, "You make a point there."

Finally, with what seemed like hours, the Hogwarts express came to a halt and the four of them got into their boats to Hogwarts. The boat ride was fun (nobody fell in the lake-Much to James' dismay). Soon, all the first years lined up in front of the massive door of Hogwarts and were amazed by the outer appearance of the grand castle. It was Perched atop a high mountain, its windows sparkling in the starry sky. The door slowly opened and everyone gasped.

"Welcome to Hogwarts."