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Ch.2
The sorting
As the boats pulled unto the shore at Hogwarts, Hagrid yells "A 'right single file, 'ollow me." As he leads them up stairways towards the great hall.
"A 'right first years wait here, I'll go get the deputy." said Hagrid
As they waited the trio started up. "okay what happens if we get separated" whispered scorpius. "Don't worry scorp, we won't" said Albus. "Scorp?…are you serious, don't call me that" replied Scorpius indigently
Albus looked over to his cousin rose to see a glint in her eye. She turns to Scorpius "what you don't like Scorp, let's see what about Scorpy?" "what, no way!!!" cried Scorpius. "no" she said. "…let's see, aha, what about Scorpy worpy!!" she exclaimed.
At this the whole group of first years giggled at him. "shut it, Rosie posie" Scorpius sneered. "that's fine" rose said with a smile on her face. "my dad calls me that. You chose my nickname, now I get to choose yours" she said pleasantly. "you two aren't going to drop this are you" Scorpius said dejectedly.
"nope, worpius" said Albus gleefully. Scorpius groaned "no, Scorp is just fine thanks."
A bitter chuckle erupted from behind them. "No, I think Scorpy worpy, is your name" sneered nott.
Anger flushed Scorps face as he glared at Rose. Her face showed remorse and sorrow, at giving the sneering boys ammunition against scorp. Upon seeing her face, he smiled at her, and saw relief instantly flood her face.
With their friendship intact, they all turned, with wands drawn on their four antagonists. The laughter instantly stopped, as they to drew their wands.
Before the duel could start a voice shouted "STOP THIS INSTANT!! WANDS AWAY, NOW!!!" As their faces paled in horror at getting caught, they turned around catching sight of the voice.
Their stood Neville longbottom, with disappointment and a stern expression on his face. "you all could be expelled, or punished severely for this. Explain yourselves!" he said. As their faces fell, Scorp strode forward to professor longbottom and said "It was my fault sir, I take full and sole responsibility for this" As he said this shock then amusement showed on Neville's face. "you're Malfoys boy aren't you?" Neville stated. "Yes sir Draco Malfoy is my father" Scorp sighed. "see me after the feast for your punishment." Neville said.
"no!" cried rose and albus. "excuse me?" said Neville with a bemused expression. "We were invol…." rose was saying before she was cut off be scorps reply. "Drop it, rosie posey" said with a smirk, "I got this one you get the next one" he said with a smile on his face.
"posey" Neville spoke "….and are you three, planning on more detentions this year" he said.
"YES!!!" came the chorus, from the three friends.
Neville's face dropped "oh god, not another trio…please not in my house." he said solemnly.
"hey, aren't we late for the sorting, headmistress won't be happy with you" replied Scorp with the Malfoy smirk on his lips.
"shut it" retorted the professor, but he was unable to stop grinning. "let's go get you guys sorted" the professor said as he lead the first years into the great hall.
"Hey guys, I think we should all get put in Gryffindor, just to annoy professor longbottom" Scorp said in a stage whisper, as the group followed Neville towards the great hall.
"Thank Merlin, all Malfoys get put into Slytherin" retorted Neville. "ha" barked Scorp "in case you haven't noticed, I'm not your typical Malfoy.. Yes I think Gryffindor will do nicely." At this professor longbottom couldn't help but chuckle "I'm doomed aren't I" he said.
Laughter ensued after his comment by the new friends.
"yes, I agree. Gryffindor is the best place for us" said rose, "what do you think Severus" she said to a horror stricken albus. Scorp busted into laughter and said "yeah sev, what do you think?"
"NO!!!! no no no don't call me that, I'll call you scorpius from now on, just don't call me that" bellowed albus. "What do you think posey? Severus or sev?"
At this they heard a muffled laugh escape the professors lips. "Quite, now all of you. Get in line and prepare to be sorted into you're houses."
Upon entering the great hall they heard the sorting hat talking, but due to their tardiness they missed the song but caught what the hat said afterwards. "Hogwarts was saved once by unity and loyalty. We will need these again to keep us all safe from what is coming" bellowed the hat.
As they continued their way into the hall they were met by stunned silence, followed by whispers of what the hat could have possibly meant.
Neville broke the silence by stating "when I call your name come forward and prepare to sorted."
As the other first years were being sorted or watched on nervously, the three friends stood there talking amongst themselves, with an air of nonchalance about the whole thing.. Even Albus who was worried about being put into slytherin, was comforted by Scorpius declaration that they would all be in Gryffindor together.
Their revelry was cut short as Neville bellowed "Malfoy, Scorp" "…whoops, I meant scorpius" he exclaimed to much laughter around the hall. With a evil grin "we'll see who gets the last laugh professor" cried Scorp to a stunned great hall. As the hat was placed on his head the hat yelled "SLYTHER…..WHAT THE BLOODY HELL.."
At this the whole hall held their collective breaths, even the school staff overlooked the foul language the hat used.
"BETTER BE GRYFFINDOR!!!" the hat yelled to the stunned hall. Removing the hat, he turned towards professor longbottom with a gloating expression on his face. He quickly broke into laughter at the look on Neville's face.
As he walked toward his house table, only four people were clapping for him. James, Victoire, Albus and rose were cheering with all their might, to make up for the rest of the hall.
The rest of the sorting went by with no other surprises, Albus and rose were sent with scorpius and their four antagonists were sent to Slytherin. The only difference was when Rose and Albus were placed the great hall was filled with cheering, but the duo paid it and everyone no mind, except for those who welcomed scorpius as well.
During the feast, Rose and Albus were bombarded by their fellow Gryffindors. They ignored those who treated Scorpius badly, and who tried to pull them away from their new blonde friend. This all ended when rose yelled " if you choose your friends because of the importance of their family name, then I don't want to talk to you.!"
Most of their fellow Gryffindors turned their backs on the trio angrily. Albus and Scorp just sat there with huge grins plastered on their faces.
Only three other first year Gryffindor continued to look on. The tall gangly boy said " I'm sorry to bother you guys but me and these two have no idea what's happening, we are all muggle born. If its ok can you tell us what's happened."
The trio all agreed and talked openly in front of them. Even Scorp spoke honestly and didn't shy away from the truth of his families acts. "… so my family for many generations valued purebloods above all else. They were very mean and cruel to half-breeds and muggle born." Upon seeing their faces of the three muggle borns he quickly added " You don't have to worry about me. I don't agree with that opinion. To me a witch or wizard is just that. We are all magical and therefore equal, its just that some aren't as forgiving to me due to my families involvement in the war." he said with a passion and remorse that made rose stare at him in awe.
"Well I won't judge you for your parents mistakes. My name is Anna prickett" said a dark haired girl with hazel amber eyes. " I agree with Anna, my name is molly Wallace" said a slightly chubbier girl with blonde hair. The boy said next " Well this is all new to me being a muggle and all…but you'll start with a clean slate with me."
Relief flooded Scorps face as he said gratefully "Thank you for kindness."
Upon hearing the conversation some of the Gryffs stopped glaring at Scorp, but kept a careful watch on him, waiting to prove himself.
As the hall started emptying the Gryffindor first years followed their prefects towards the stairs, along the way they past the Slytherin first years. Upon seeing scorp talking to his fellow first years Zambini said "First you speak to those two half-bloods, now your friends withy filthy mudbloods." the other Slytherins laughed, as the Gryffindor paled in shock at this comment. The trio shot back "the only filth I see is some inbred purebloods" yelled Rose.
At her declaration Zambini and Parkinson yelled "stupefy" sending red lights towards rose. Before she could pull her wand Scorpius yelled "Protego" After this all hell broke loose as the trio exchanged shots with the quartet. Different colored spells flew back and forth between the two groups.
It all ended quickly as Neville once again broke up the duel "What's going on here!! Oh, no not you seven again. Detention for all of you on Saturday. I don't care who started it. Now everyone to bed, now!!!"