Chapter 2
Scorpius awoke to the sound of clanging and a deep-seated feeling of warmth. He opened his eyes and tried to orientate himself with his surroundings. The clanging stopped and he gazed in the direction that it came from and saw a kindly, old and wizened looking witch who was smiling at him. "Good morning dear, how do you feel this morning?" Scorpius took a moment to understand the words as his head felt slightly muddle. "Oh, um, I'm fine thanks… um … What happened? Where am I?" The ladies face softened . "You're at Hogwarts m'dear, in the hospital wing, you had an accident and fell out of the boat yesterday and your friend jumped after you, which isn't a shock, Potters always had hero complexes; I can't tell you the number of times his father was in here." She shook her head as if she couldn't come to terms with the amount of times.
"Albus! Where is Albus? Is he okay?" Scorpius exclaimed at the lady "I'm fine" came the immediate response from the bed next to him. Scorpius glanced over as if to check the accuracy of his word, then blushed at his stupidity. Of course Albus was okay, the adults could do magic and were the best in their respective fields. Albus smiled at him realising what Scorpius was thinking. "Anyway" The old lady said. "You both missed the sorting, but I'm sure the others will fill you in on what it's like, so when you're dressed and ready we will go to the headmistresses office and you will be sorted and you can rest in your dorms for the day and start tomorrow." The old lady said kindly.
"Wow, headmistresses office on the first day, even James wasn't that bad" Albus mumbled; sending Scorpius into a fit of giggles and even made Madam Pomfrey chuckle. "And he's another common visitor to my wing" the older lady stated with a stern look at Albus, sending Scorpius into more giggles.
After the boys were dressed and ready in their robes madam Pomfrey came back to tell them that the head girl will be here momentarily to escort them to the office. It was at that moment both boys looked up and met eyes with the most beautiful girl either of them had seen. They both blushed a startling shade of scarlet and glanced away and this blush did not go unnoticed either as the girls lip hitched up in amusement, not that it was likely to go unnoticed with Scorpius being previously monochromatic but now his faced was filled with unattractive colour. Albus on the other hand turned even more attractive with the colour making the slight tint of red in his hair more prominent and making his emerald eyes sparkle.
"Hello, I'm the Head Girl and my name is Sol Scamander" The beautiful girl said the a smile which had both of the boys blushing once again. "Scamander? Are you related to Aunty Luna and Uncle Rolf Scamander?" Albus asked the girls quizzically. "Actually yes I am, my paternal Grandfather is Newt Scamander's older brother and Newt is Rolf's Father. I didn't think Aunt Luna had any siblings and I know that Uncle Rolf doesn't?" Sol said trying to understand how they could have a nephew without brothers and sisters. "They don't but they are my Godparents and close family friends so they are like family." Albus explained "Anyway, I'm Albus Severus Potter and this is my friend Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. The Head Girl smiled a dazzling smile and started to lead the way down the corridors telling the boys what the rooms they passed were used for.
Sol suddenly stopped in front of a large statue of a griffin which had to portraits of guards who seemed to be pacing and exclaimed "Oddment!" the boys looked at each other confused but then the griffin replied "my sentiment exactly!" before hopping aside and revealing a corridor behind it.
At the end of the corridor was a large pair of ornate door which had several carvings of snakes and a large pair of door handles fashioned from bronze into the shape of eagles. The boys pushed open these large beautiful pair of dark wood doors so that Sol could walk in first. "Such gentlemen" the girl muttered gratefully before walking into an office which reminded Albus much of his Aunt Hermione's; with stacks of paper and books and a desk which was so meticulously arranged that Albus was tempted to call St. Mungo's as whoever tidied it must have some sort of problem. The only difference between this office and his Aunts was the random instruments that he had never seen before and the walls were covered with portraits who seemed to be sleeping. Albus thought that they seemed because he would swear that he saw them looking at him out of the corner of his eye. Also the painting were snoring slightly to loudly and theatrically to be really asleep.
"Hello Mr Potter, Mr Malfoy. I am sorry but I must leave as I have had an urgent call. Sol dear, would you mind sorting the boys and after that Winky will be up to prepare the dorms in the houses for the boys so just tell her where they are sorted." Albus scanned the old lady who was talking. She also reminded him of his Aunt Hermione; not so much in look as this lady was old and wrinkled with a tight hair bun and was wearing dark green robes, but it was more the sternness of expression and glint in her eye. He didn't get much more than a glimpse of the woman though as she quickly strode out of the room not wait for Sol to answer.
Sol looked at the boys with and evil glint in her eyes and asked; "what do you know about the sorting boys?" Scorpius answered that he knew nothing for his father refused to tell him and said it was a surprise and Albus replied "My brother said that it hurt a lot but wouldn't tell me anything else." "Well" the older girl said "it does hurt a lot as you have to duel with another first year for a place at the school and the winner gets housed depending on how they won and the loser gets sent home… seems as though there are only you two who haven't been sorted you will both have to duel and the winner gets in." Albus looked at his new friend horrified and Scorpius looked at him the same way.
"HAHAHA! Don't be so mean girl, I remember when you were sorted I don't think you would have liked it. You were near ready to wet yourself!" An old brown hat on the shelf shouted causing both boys to jump before Sol started laughing loudly and uncontrollably. Albus swore the portrait with dark hair and a name plate saying Phineas Nigellus Black say "Blasted evil kids". "S-S-Sorry" Sol snorted out, "I just couldn't help myself , you don't have to duel you just have to sit on a stool and put on the sorting hat, AHA!" the girl dissolved into fits of giggles but dragged a stool over and lifted the talking hat off the shelf. " M before P so please sit on the stool. Godrick! I have always wanted to do this." Scorpius cautiously took a seat then had the hat placed on his head where it sunk down and covered his eyes.
Ah a Malfoy I see. the hat said into his head. Y-y-yes Scorpius thought back at it. Ah you are different from your forefathers and your father doesn't want you to be a slytherin… interesting . Scorpius nodded his head at the hats assessment. you have no cunning or ambition other than to be the best you can be. You are brave and loyal and hardworking, nothing like you family. the hat said with a small chuckle. you are smart, oh yes, a genius, the smartest I have had in years, you even studied muggle science and found out that being a wizard is hereditary and genetic and that squibs just have the gene but it is recessive. Yes, my dear boy, you are brilliant and powerful. You even found out the difference and how magic works scientifically. I know just where to put you…. "RAVENCLAW!" the hat shouted, then it was taken off his head and he could see his two smiling companions.
Albus sat down on the stool quickly taking the beaming Scorpius' place. The hat was placed on his head and unceremoniously slid down to cover his eyes. Hello Mr Potter. I wondered when I would see the next Potter for you are the most fun family to place as you personify all of the houses. You are different from your family though as unlike all of the other potter , you have not begged to be put into Gryffindor or at least said not slytherin. The hat stated in reference to his ancestors and the hat quickly showed the boy flickers of lots of faces with black messy hair. I want to be placed in the best place I can be placed. Albus retorted mentally. yes, yes, all the same. You are just as brilliant as your companion Mr Malfoy as you are both the smartest and most talented I have ever had the chance to sort and together you shall make a wizarding revolution with yourselves as figureheads so… "RAVENCLAW" oh and by the way, your cousin Rose is in Slytherin and the rest of your family at school have shunned her but I'm sure you won't
The hat was pulled off to shock Al's shocked face .The other two were smiling but they soon faltered and frowned. "What Ravenclaw isn't so bad, I mean, I'm sure you wanted Gryffindor but it's okay isn't it? You still have me as a friend in your house" Scorpius said with a hesitant and cautious smile on his face. "It's not that Scor, I'm glad I'm Ravenclaw but… Rose is in Slytherin and my family won't talk to her, the hat told me!" Scorpius' face paled and he looked just as distraught as Albus was feeling. Scor thought of Rosie as a one of his best friends after the boat incident and now she had to go through something like this when she just started school. While Scorpius fretted Albus explain why his family, all Gryffindors, didn't like the situation. Sol soon looked just as worried as the other two because as a Hufflepuff she hated people being ostracized for no reason but prejudice.
"But my family never did that so why should yours?" Sol told them that her family was in a similar situation with them all being Hufflepuffs until her brother was Ravenclaw. "but we are a bit different because myself and my brother are three quarters nymph" This took a large amount of explanation but apparently both of her Grandmothers are nymph princess' one being water one being forest and one of her Grandfathers being a fire nymph prince who married a forest nymph. "So I'm really only a quarter witch as my Grandfather Scamander was a pureblood Hufflepuff family"
The boys were shocked by this, but not too shocked as she was so beautiful she had to be related to Veela or nymph. She explain the weird abilities she had such as being able to breathe underwater because she was part water nymph and being able to walk through fire unharmed and being in tune with the forest but she didn't explain the last ability. She also said that she was more beautiful and able to do Veela like tricks in these areas. This completely distracted the boys from Roses situation As they discussed her other skills such as being a metamorphous; being able to change appearance and will, she made a few demonstrations and said about her brother who likes to look like he did when he was born, more nymph-like than human, and that she made herself look human while at school.
The boys where so distracted that they didn't even realise when Winky the house elf arrived and the elf had to ask the hat where they had been placed. The discussion distracted the boys all the way to the entrance to the raven claw tower. They broke from this when Albus stepped forward to answer a question to gain entrance, as instructed by Sol, and the eagle door knower asked Albus; "you throw a ball and no one else touches it, it also does not hit anything but returns to your hand . How does this happen?" Albus smiles at Sol's confused look as she mumbles about it being impossible and he turns to the door and states; "the ball was thrown upwards and gravity pulls the ball down and you catch it." Albus and Scorpius look at each other a laugh at Sols baffled expression and laugh harder when she blushes. The door replies "Very good it seems we have some very interesting first-years for once" The boys beamed at the doors compliment.
As they trio entered the Ravenclaw common room a tall teen stepped towards the entrance and smiled with a gleam in his sky blue eyes which seemed similar to the gleam of the badge, on the front of the fellow Ravenclaws robes, with the distinct letter "P" on it. This, the boys quickly figured out, meant that this rakishly handsome boy was a prefect.
"Hello boys, I'm Kelan and I'm your prefect. It's lovely to meet you." The boys looked at each other before replying and telling the prefect their names. "Brilliant. A Malfoy and a Potter. Two of the top Ancient Houses in Britain, regardless of the fact one has an unsavoury reputation at present, you will both certainly be magically powerful and a great addition to Ravenclaw." The boys blushed scarlet but smiled coyly at their prefect. "Anyway, your roommate has classes today but I'm sure you will meet him in the great hall at lunch. With the boy being the beautiful Sol's here, little brother I am sure you will get on fine even though he…" his voice trailed off at Sol's fierce expression and he blush and he looked away whilst his cheeks flushed in embarrassment
Btw I am sorry this took so long but I think that was because some nargles floated into my head and made it all fuzzy. :L
I had planned a lot more for this chapter but I thought it best to give you what I have so far and fit the rest into chapter three .
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