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The common room was a cacophony of shouting and laughing students, catching up on news from the summer, and looking forward to - or dreading - the start of the new school year.
The first years mingled nervously with the crowd, and Albus found that people were still staring at him.
"I am not my Dad," he muttered.
"Hey, Al," said James, who had suddenly appeared in front of him along with a bunch of very interested looking friends. Suddenly James grabbed a handful of Albus' fringe and yanked it back from his forehead. "See, Gavin, what did I tell you - no scar!"
"Oh," grunted a hairy looking boy.
"Gerroff!" said Albus, pushing James away. "Leave me alone!"
"Okay, okay!" said James, raising his hands. He lowered his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. "So, what do you think about..." he threw a meaningful glance in the direction of Scorpius Malfoy.
"What are you on about?" said Albus.
"He's the first Malfoy for like, ever to not be in Slytherin!" snarled James. "What do you think I'm on about!"
"I don't see what the big deal is," said Albus.
James groaned. "Don't be so thick, Al" he said. "His Dad was a Death Eater – d'uh! He's supposed to be in Slytherin. What the hell is he doing in Gryffindor?" He glared at Scorpius, who was sitting by himself in a corner.
"Come on guys, let's go," he said to his friends, and they left, leaving Albus feeling very confused.
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It was nearly midnight, and the only sound Albus could hear was the steady breathing of the other Gryffindor boys who had finally dropped off after the crazy celebrations that had followed the Sorting feast.
Albus couldn't sleep. There were just too many thoughts whirling through his head.
He heard the creak of bed springs and saw a black shape move through the darkness towards the window, where a moonbeam shone onto a head of pale hair. It was Scorpius Malfoy.
Albus suddenly realised that Scorpius had been the only one who had not joined in at all with the wild festivities...
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Scorpius looked out over the rolling grounds of Hogwarts. The moonlight reflected on the surface of the lake. The reflection rippled as something large and tentacle-like splashed through the surface. It must be the giant squid his father had told him about...wow...it was huge.
His father...for the millionth time that evening, Scorpius wondered anxiously what his father's reaction would be when he found out that his only son and heir was a Gryffindor.
"Can't sleep?"
He jumped at the voice - which he realised belonged to Albus Potter.
"No," he replied stiffly.
There was a silence.
"You must be, you know, surprised and everything, what with being in Gryffindor and not Slytherin...sorry, I didn't mean…"
"It's alright," interrupted Scorpius. He smiled wryly to himself. "My whole family has been in Slytherin, apart from some great Aunt, and a couple of second cousins who died twenty years ago," he continued quietly. "My father- I don't know if he'll..." he trailed off, suddenly embarrassed. He didn't normally say that much in one go - and why was he saying all this to someone he barely knew?
"Is that why you didn't really join in earlier? Cos you were worried about your Dad's reaction?" Albus asked tentatively.
There was another awkward silence.
"Is Rose your cousin?" Scorpius asked, only partly to change the subject.
"Yeah," said Albus, sounding surprised. "Why?"
Scorpius was glad it was dark and Albus couldn't see his expression. "I just wondered."
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