Chapter four

A year of Hogwarts, gone

After a grueling year of work and tests, Scorpius was glad school was over. He walked outside and smiled as the morning air reached his face. He was ready to go home and see his father again. All year he had written to him last week explaining how he felt that his exams were completed with care and how he must have done well. He looked behind him and saw The Potters heading along to the train as he was. He saw Rose and Albus talking very hushed. Over the summer, Scorpius would miss Rose.

All year they had been secret friends. Anytime Albus had seen Scorpius near Rose he'd attack him. It was best to keep their friendship a secret. Only Kris had known about it. All year Kris had been very light on Scorpius. Kris never lectured him or teased him. Kris was his best friend. Scorpius stepped onto the train and chose a compartment in the back. Kris joined him a few minutes later after talking with some of his friends.

"Great year," He said to Scorpius. "This year was amazing."

"Kris, I agree." Scorpius said thinking only of Rose.

Kris could see it in his eyes. Scorpius was troubled.

"Tell me now." He said.

Kris would always say that. If you didn't tell him when he demanded you too than he wouldn't listen later.

"I can't stop thinking about Rose." Scorpius said. "I really feel that I don't want to leave her."

"Write to her this summer." Kris said. "You'll see her next year."

This wasn't Kris's normal standard on giving advice. He sounded dull and bored. Had something happened? Kris looked out the window. Something was obviously going through his encoded mind, something that Scorpius might never know. Right now wasn't the time to ask Kris any questions.

Rose, Louis, and Albus stepped up to the train.

"Let's find a compartment." Louis said taking a final look at Hogwarts before the train would take off.

The tree walked to the back of the train and when Albus (who stood at the front of them) saw Scorpius in the last one, he took the compartment before the last. Rose and Louis followed in laughing about something James had said earlier.

"So, do you think the others will join us?" Rose asked.

"Not Dominique or Victoire," Louis said. "They are enjoying their time before they have to leave their friends and have only the family to talk to. It happened every year. All summer they spend time in their room, writing. Victoire comes out to ask mum if she may visit Teddy."

"What about James?" Rose asked.

Albus laughed. James would never hang out with his little brother. The two got along on rare occasions. James loved to tease him, especially now that he was in Slytherin. Louis smiled.

"I can't wait for next year." He said. "So many people here loved me."

"That's because your part Veela." Rose laughed.

"Yeah, so?" Louis joked. "I'm sure that you guys are unaffected by me being part Veela."

"And what are you saying? We love you?" Albus joked.

As the train began to pull away the three cousins laughed and joked. They told humorous stories about Hogwarts. Louis told a tale about being in a secret passageway James took him into and it leading into the girls Lavatory. Albus rolled his eyes unbelieving his cousin.

Kris continued to stare out the window. Scorpius was getting kind of bored. He took out a book that his father had bought him at the beginning of last year (he never got around to reading it) and began to read the first Paragraph.

"I've been thinking a lot about something." Kris's voice scared Scorpius.

"Oh…yeah? What is it?" Scorpius asked regaining his composure.

"Nothing," Kris said quickly. "Forget I even mentioned it."

"Okay," Scorpius said with uncertainty and began reading his book again.

"No wait," Kris said. "It's important."

Scorpius sighed.

"I'm not ignoring you." He said.

"Scorpius, I've fallen in love with someone who hates me." Kris looked mournfully out the window at the passing by fields.

"Oh yeah?" Scorpius said. "Who?"

"Her name is Andra."

Kris looked away. Scorpius knew who Andra was. Andra was a girl in Gryffindor who hated Kris with a deep passion. She hated the entire Ministry of Magic and that included the Ministers son. If Kris could barely find the courage to talk about it, then he must be really in love.

"I'm here for you Kris. You're my best friend." Scorpius said handing Kris a Chocolate frog. "If you need to talk anytime this summer just write me. I'm almost positive you could visit this summer. My dad won't mind."

Kris grunted to show that he had been listening and accepted the chocolate frog. He didn't stop looking out the window, however.

The train pulled up to Kings Cross. Rose and Louis left the compartment leaving Albus behind. Albus watched as Scorpius left his compartment. He walked into the last compartment where Kris still sat.

"Kris, we've arrived."

"I KNOW, ALBUS!" Albus leapt back in surprise. Kris had never yelled before.

"Um, so you were talking with Malfoy?"

"GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE, ALBUS!" Kris yelled and Albus left immediately.

On the platform Louis and Rose were saying good-bye to many of the first years in Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. Albus walked over to where his mother and Father were waiting for him. Harry Potter smiled at his son.

"Had a good year Albus?" He asked.

"Um…yes dad. It was great."

"Albus, is something wrong?" His mother asked.

Albus shook his head. What was wrong? He had been placed in Slytherin. Rose had been hanging out with Malfoy when she shouldn't have been. Oh, and Kris had just yelled at him. Nothing was wrong, Nothing that he was going to tell, anyway.

Rose found Scorpius on the platform. He was with his dad explaining something that looked serious. He turned and saw Rose and smiled. He waved her over and she did hesitantly.

"Rose, I'd like to introduce you to my father." Scorpius said. "Dad, this is Rose Weasley."

Draco Malfoy extended a hand to Rose and she took it.

"It's nice to meet you." Draco said with a polite smile. "Scorpius has written me all year telling me about you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Malfoy." Rose said giving a nervous sideways glace at Scorpius.

"My dad said that if you wanted to come over this summer you were invited." Scorpius smiled. "I'll be writing all summer."

"I will too." Rose said as Draco went over to talk to Astoria.

Scorpius smiled at Rose. She smiled back. In the distance Rose could hear Hugo calling her name. Scorpius Malfoy leaned forward and…the summer began.