The Sorting

Guys I'd have Albus have more jokes, but when I did this, the internet was failing badly, so I couldn't get access to them.

3rd person

As the train ride progressed, the three carried on their conversations of the houses of Hogwarts. About half an hour before the train stopped, a Hufflepuff prefect came into the carriage. "Guys I'm exhausted, can I stay here a while?" Scorpius looked at Albus and Rose, they both nodded. Scorpius looked back at the prefect "Course you can!" The prefect sighed in relief. But after about five minutes, the trouble started. Albus oblivious to the fact that he had no idea what house the prefect was in started making stupid statements about Hufflepuffs.

"Hey, you know if you're a Hufflepuff you may as well be a Muggle!" Albus broke into fits of laughter. Rose stared at him shaking her head, mouthing Stop it, Albus stop it! He wasn't watching her though, the Prefects face began to redden. Scorpius put his face in his arms. How stupid was Albus?

"Hey, What do you call a Hufflepuff with one brain cell? Gifted,"

"Hey, you know Hufflepuff it sounds like a kinda cereal. That's what muggles have for breakfast!" Albus laughed again looking ridiculously happy with himself. Then he noticed the Prefect.

"Oh... you're in Hufflepuff aren't you?" The Hufflepuff nodded, and left, absolutely furious.

"Good way to start the year Albus," Rosie muttered. "He'll get a detention by tomorrow morning, he's as bad as his brother James. " Scorpius laughed.

"I can't wait for the sorting..."

They finally arrived at Hogsmead station. "Oi, now 1st years, foller meh, tha's it, tha's it now," the great booming voice came from a massive person, he was almost a giant, but not quite. He was big and fat, with a long black beard and long black hair, turning grey with age. "Hello Hagrid!" Albus yelled. "Well Blo' me down, it's a mini Harry!" Albus smiled at the Hagrid bloke.

"Merlin's pants, my dad always told me about him, but I thought he'd be smaller."

"Now then, inter the boats, tha's it, now, nice 'n steady. Ooof careful Mr Finnigan, look just like yer father yer do." Now, Hagrid seemed to know a lot of people, which didn't seem a surprise to Scorpius. He had heard many stories about the giant `oaf` as Grandpa Lucius had always described him. "Righ, two ter a boat, unless yer small, then you can have three ter one!" Rosie looked at me and Albus, grabbed them by the hands and onto one of the little boats. Albus was easily the smallest, there was about a foot difference between Scorpius and Albus, but it was still a tight squeeze. Once everyone had got into a boat, they automatically set off across the giant lake.

Scorpius's POV

We were about half way across the lake, when Albus stood up. "Look! Look! The squid!" He pointed. Rose started shouting at him to sit down. But he was oblivious to her shouts, and it was too late. He started wobbling around, and then finally fell off the boat.

"Albus! Oh no, I can't help, I don't know how to swim!" Rose sobbed. Without hesitation, I ripped off my coat, and dived into the lake. It was absolutely freezing. The coldness bit at my body, it felt like a million daggers stabbing at my heart. I saw Albus, slowly floating towards the bed of the lake. I ignored the cold and swam forwards. My hands were slowly turning blue, and my whole body was aching. I reached for Albus's outstretched hand and grabbed his wrist. Surprisingly we were not far from the surface. I hauled at his wrist, caught hold of his body and used my numbing legs to pummel us to the surface. My head broke through the surface and the boats were far off in the distance apart from two, Hagrid's and Rose's. Rose's eyes were red and puffy, she'd been crying. Not really a surprise, considering her cousin nearly drowned. Hagrid hauled Albus onto his boat, which wobbled dangerously under the weight of both giant and 11 year old. And Rose helped me onto our boat. Immediately it started moving again, at a faster pace than it had before. It was trying to keep up with the other boats, all of which had by now reached the castle. Rose dug into her bag and held out a towel.

"My mum told me to bring it to the boats. She said it had happened before, and there was a good chance Albus would fall out, here..." Rose muttered.

"Rose, y-you're w-w-wonderful." I chattered. Her ears blushed a deep scarlet, but she smiled.

We finally reached the castle. I was still sopping wet, I walked up the staircase with the other 1st years and waited behind the giant oak doors. "Professor Longbottom!" Albus shouted. The Professor turned round, saw Albus and smiled. "Now then, 1st years, we're about to enter the sorting ceremony, stay calm and come when you're called."

3rd person

The three stayed close together, as each name was called out.

"Albus, if you get put into Hufflepuff. I will laugh so much!" Rose giggled. Albus scowled.

"Severus Potter Albus!" Albus groaned. People around the hall smirked or gave sounds of confusion. Albus Dumbledore the greatest Headmaster Hogwarts ever had, Severus, Slytherin's head of house, before he was murdered by the Dark Lord. A scrawny old slightly burnt and ripped hat was placed on his head, Scorpius went cross-eyed watching the hat as it whispered to him. Albus looked shocked and was shaking his head Please, anything but Hufflepuff! Scorpius saw him mouth, and chucked to himself.

"Well, it better be" Everyone shut up. Harry Potter's son was being sorted. Hs eldest son had been told his house the moment it was placed on his head. Scorpius could see on the Gryffindor a tense looking kid in his 3rd year that resembled Albus greatly, just with brown hair and freckles. "Well if you're sure, it'd better be SLYTHERIN!" Silence caught the hall. Nobody cheered, a gasp Mexican waved across each table.

"Well done Albus!" Shouted a blonde girl with freckles, that looked as though she was in her 7th year at Hogwarts, on the Gryffindor table.

"Victoire don't encourage him, it' embarrassing!" James hushed her. Loud enough for the whole school to hear it. Albus's face looked disappointed as he made his way to the Slytherin table. Rose ran and hugged him, "It'll be okay, don't worry. It was a shock to James."

"I wasn't worried." Albus snapped pushing her off him. Before she could retaliate, "Hyperion Malfoy Scorpius" was called. Scorpius groaned. This'll be fun he thought. Rose hugged him,

"Good luck Scorpius!" She whispered. Scorpius gave a grateful smile and went to the stall.

Scorpius's POV

"Well hello there, young Malfoy." The hat whispered. "You seem different to your father, I'm not sure you belong in Slytherin..."

Please, not Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff!

"Not Hufflepuff eh? You could be great there. But if you're sure, it had better be..."

Authors note

Hey guys, anyone like to help on what house to put Scorpius in?