"Wake up, time for breakfast!" Marissa said, shaking Rose.
"No… five more minutes…" Rose mumbled.
"There is no such thing as five more minutes in the Wizarding World!" Marissa then literally dragged Rose out of her bed, resulting in a loud THUMP. Molly and Lucy laughed.
"Ugh, fine, Marissa, I'm up." Rose got out of bed and reached to put her robes on. Marissa was already dressed and was very restless as she waited for Rose.
"Come on, Rose!!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming. You're so restless."
"I don't wanna be late-" WHACK! Marissa had hit her head on the door to the common room.
"Oh my God," Rose said. "Are you okay Marissa?"
"I'm fine, let's go!" Marissa grabbed Rose's hand and dashed out of the Gryffindor Common Room.
The Grand Hall was as grand as the day before. Marissa and Rose sat down at the Gryffindor table next to Albus, James, and the rest of the Weasley cousins.
"Marissa dragged me here." Rose said. "She told me she's been up for hours."
"I don't exactly sleep well…" Marissa said. "I don't like going to sleep. I'd rather be awake and think of things I can't while I'm asleep."
Albus laughed and looked up to the ceiling.
"It's really awesome, isn't it?" Albus said.
"It's the best school in the whole damn world!" James said. "Even before those stupid Muggle Schools."
"I heard that Muggles dread Muggle School. While we here totally enjoy our studies!" Louis said.
Headmaster Prince then got up to say his announcements.
"Welcome to this morning's breakfast and the first day of classes. Now, today, you will be excused for lateness, but starting Friday, you will need to be on time for each class. And teachers have the right for detention. Now, to conclude-"
The doors burst open and Scorpius and Trace ran inside the Great Hall soaking wet and completely exhausted.
Nobody woke Scorpius up that morning. No one had woken him or Trace, who surely would have woken him up.
"We slept late!" Scorpius suddenly realized after waking up when no one was there.
"But, someone had to have woken us up!" Trace said.
"Ugh, we gotta get dressed, Trace!"
Trace and Scorpius hurried as they put on their robes and ran out of the common room. They tried to open the stone wall to the Dungeons, but it would not work.
"Someone closed the door!" Scorpius said.
"Bombarda!" Trace said. The stone wall to Slytherin was blown to pieces.
"You broke the wall!" Scorpius said. They stepped out into the Dungeons. "Reparo." The stone wall built itself back up with no trace of being broken down.
"Come on, Scorpius!" Trace and Scorpius ran through the halls when a dung bomb suddenly exploded a few feet away from them.
"Dung bombs!" Scorpius said. "I can't see where I'm going-"
"Aqua Eructo!" Anton's voice was distinguishable as the streams of water hit both Scorpius and Trace. Anton cackled as he sent more spells toward them. Scorpius did not draw out his wand, but Trace did. As they both ran towards the Grand Hall, Trace kept casting spells to avoid all the jinxes Anton and Farren were throwing at them.
At last, they reached the doors to the Grand Hall. The doors burst open and Scorpius and Trace were soaking wet.
Rose turned to the commotion and found Scorpius and Trace at the door. What could have happened, she did not want to know.
"Excuse me," Professor Sprout said. "What is the meaning of this?"
"It was Anton and Farren, ma'am." Trace said.
"I should have known. Let me go get them." Professor Sprout went to the hall. Scorpius and Trace stood there, not knowing what to do.
"Allow me," Headmaster Prince said. With a flick of his wand, Scorpius and Trace were completely dry. "Now, please. To your seats."
Awkwardly, Scorpius and Trace headed to the Slytherin table.
Rose's eyes could not help following Scorpius and Trace to their seats. But Trace noticed Rose staring and nudged Scorpius. Rose quickly turned back.
"Poor kid," Albus said. "He looks exhausted."
"I do feel kind of sorry for him," Rose said. "But I'm sticking with dad's word."
"She was staring at you again, Scorpius," Trace said. "She looked genuinely sorry-"
"Shut up, Trace." Scorpius said. He was right though- Scorpius did notice Rose looking at him earlier… but so was everyone else in the Grand Hall…
"And so, let's begin our breakfast."
The breakfast foods appeared on the table and everyone started eating.
"Hey look!" Marissa said. "Owls are coming today!"
Thousands of owls came in through the windows, delivering mail to different students. Each Weasley/Potter received a letter, Rose and Albus had gotten at least five.
"Lets see," Albus said. "This one's from mom and dad, this one's from grandma and grandpa, oh look! Here's a letter from Teddy!"
"My parents gave me a letter each… Oh mom's says open first…"
"Dear Rose,
How is Hogwarts? Was it as amazing as dad and I told you? Of course it was. If Hogwarts wasn't, I don't know what I'd do with you! Now, pay attention in all your classes and take notes- notes are your best friend!
Oh yes, why I told you to open this first. All your father is going to talk about is who to hang around and who to avoid. Honestly, you don't have to follow his rules, I'd rather you not follow them at all honestly, but you should focus on your schoolwork too.
Send everyone at Hogwarts my love.
Mum"
"Why did Aunt Hermione's say 'open first'?" Albus asked.
"Dad writes crazy letters. She was just warning me." Rose then took her father's letter and opened it."
"Dear Rose,
I'm sure you're having a wonderful time at Hogwarts. No problems? Good. Now I'm going to give you advice about all the people in your class (well, the ones I know at least).
First, if you haven't already found Luna's sons, then you should. I'm assuming they might be a little insane like their mother, but they are good kids. Even if no one likes them, they are good, plus I know their mother.Oh yes, Marissa Bell is a good girl you should befriend. I know her aunt and have even saved her aunt's life- but that's a different story.
And stay away from Scorpius Malfoy. Do not go near him unless you are rubbing a test grade in his face.
That's all, enjoy Hogwarts!
Dad
P.S. Stay away from any Slytherins- especially Scorpius!"
"Oh dad…" Rose said. She put the letter back in the envelope and turned to Albus. "He's telling me all about who to hang with and who not to."
"He would." Albus said, eating toast. "Mom and Dad say hi to everyone."
On the other side of the Grand Hall, Scorpius was reading the single letter he had received from his father.
"Scorpius,
Don't be afraid to punish your enemies with spells. That's the point of this school: to learn spells. So if anyone should cross your way, show them who's boss.
Your mother says hi. We love you.
Dad"
It was a rather short letter. Scorpius was surprised that his dad said "We love you", but then again, his mother was probably over his shoulders while he was writing this letter.
He knew who his dad was referring to. He had already assumed that the Weasleys were his enemy and that Scorpius had the upper hand on them. Who could have an upper hand when they have only one friend against ten cousins? Scorpius put his letter away and began to eat.
After the feast was over, everyone started to head to their classes.