A.N.

Hey guys! I'm so sorry I haven't updates in a while- i've just been really really busy and i kinda had writers block. Luckily it's passed and i have more inspiration than ever now!

Hope you enjoy the chapter!

xo

Wren

P.S. Somebody commented last time that i was usually words that were a little in-appropriate for first years, which i disagree with, but if i hurt your feelings i apologize. I'll try to tone it down until their later years.

Chapter Seven - Albus's POV

"Come on, let's find an empty compartment for all of us." Rose chimes, jumping onto the Hogwarts express while lugging an almost bursting suitcase behind her. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that today is the first day of Winter Break, which is two weeks long. All my older cousins are extremely happy to come home, all complaining about too much homework and studying. I don't really understand their point, being a first year and all, we have barely any work, and I would've happily stayed at Hogwarts for the holidays, but my Father insister I come home to 'be with the family'. Humf.

"How can you carry a suitcase that's three times your body weight and still manage to be cheery?" Halie groans behind Rose, struggling with her own suitcase. Henry quickly jumps up to help her, and she gives him a thankful smile. I should totally start a bet on them too. Talking about bets, I really have to collect the bet money today…hmm, I'll have to find a way to escape Rose and Scorpius. Shouldn't be too hard.

"Here's a compartment." I tell them, and slide the door open to an empty compartment near the middle of the train. I throw my suitcase on to an empty seat and then make my way back out of the open door, almost knocking over Anna.

"Sorry," I apologize to her, and then looking back over my shoulder I cry to Scorp and Rose, "I have to go to the bathroom!"

"Have a nice time!" I hear Scorpius mumble as I leave the compartment. Ah, he was always the cheery nice one wasn't he? As I make my way through the narrow train corridor, it's not hard to locate my cousins' compartment. It's easy, just follow the noise.

Their compartment happens to be the last one on the train, and as I slide the door open I am hit with a wave of horrendous stink.

"Should I even ask what happened here?" I question them, waving a hand in front of my face to try and air out the smell.

"Nope." Louis chirped, taking a short break from the many books stacked on his lap. He's a fifth year, and with OWL's and all, you can barely find him without his nose stuck in some book. It's a wonder he wasn't sorted into Ravenclaw…

"Anyways, I'm here to collect bets. Anyone want to change theirs, or make the pot bigger?" I ask them, and immediately James, Fred, his twin Roxanne (who's also in Gryffindor), and Louis take out their wallets.

"I'm going to add another galleon that they'll hook up in fifth year and become a thing in sixth." James says, flicking the golden coin at me. I catch it with ease and nod at him, even though I don't really know what 'hooking up' means. It's probably got something to do with kissing.

Our bet works like this; every time someone wants to add a bet or change their current one, they have to add at least one galleon to the pot, and if they add more the others have to add at least a galleon too. Then, whoever wins gets the jackpot. I'm not allowed to bet since I collect all the money, but so far we have a good fifty galleons going around.

"Anyone else?"

"I'm changing mine to seventh year, Head boy and Head girl, just like your grandparents." Roxanne states and throws two galleons my way.

"Ok, well the rest of you have to pay up since Roxi brought up the pot," I tell them and they all groan but hand over the coins anyways.

"You're bet is stupid and immature," Victoire sniffs. "I'm going to the prefects compartment."


When I get back to my compartment I find Rose and Scorpius in deep conversation about some potions essay we had to write, Halie is doing her nails, Anna and Will are reading, and Henry is fast asleep, drooling a little.

"Took you a while." Scorpius says, pausing his debate with Rose for a moment. "Did you fall into the toilet?"

"No." I grumble and sit on the seat next to him.

"Sheesh, I was just joking Al!" Scorp winks, "Don't take it to hard." Then he returns to his conversation, not even waiting for my reply. Apparently, Rose is now more intriguing than me, his best mate. If only I could partake in the bet…


"Bye Will!" I yell at my friend as he crosses the barrier back into King's Cross Station. I barely see him nod in reply before he disappears into the muck of brown bricks.

"Did you ever wonder why he barely talks?" A curious Halie asks no one in particular.

"Maybe he just has nothing to say." Anna states, and Halie actually seems to take this into consideration. After a moment of what seems like hard thought, she just shrugs her shoulders and drops the subject.

"Well I have to go, my Mom is waiting for me." Halie smiles and then proceeds to hug each and every one of us enthusiastically. For a second I swear I see Scorpius cringe when she touches him. The sight amuses me very much. "Try not to miss me too much my lovelies!"

"That shouldn't be to hard!" Scorpius yells back at her already retreating figure, causing her to pause for a second.

"Ah, a very Merry Christmas to you too Scorpius my love!" She coos back at him, blowing wet kisses into the air. Then giggling she disappears into the crowd of families. Scorpius meanwhile, has turned a nasty shade of Weasley red.

"Well Merry Christmas everyone." I say as I see my Dad wave at me from the corner of my eye. "We'll be in touch through Owl post right?"

"Actually I celebrate Chanukkah." Henry says shyly. "It's a Jewish holiday. My mom actually hinted that I might be getting an owl as a present this year!"

"Awesome!" Rose replies to him. "You have to tell me more about this holiday later. It really interests me to learn about the different religions witches and wizards believe in…."


The next day I finally manage to escape the crushing hugs of my family and take refuge in the kitchen, where I start to snack on some cookies. Halfway through the jar I hear footsteps in the hallway, and in haste I hide what's ever left of the cookies.

"Eating Grandma's famous ginger snaps, eh?" My father says as he enters the kitchen. He barely even looked at me! How did he know…Oh, the crumbs. That was stupid of me.

"I was hungry..." I mumble, hopping on to the stool next to my Dad.

"Eat however much you want kiddo," He winks, and starts to leave the room. "Just don't let Mom catch you!"

"Wait Dad!" I yell. Now's a better time than ever to ask.

"Yes Al?" he says.

"Canigoovertoscorpiu'shouse?"

"What?"

"Can I go over to scorpiusshouse."

"I can't understand what you're saying!" my dad exclaims, and I can tell that he's starting to loose his patience. Ok, I'll try one more time.

"Can I go over to Scorpius's house?" I squeak.

"Malfoy?" My dad asks, raising an eyebrow.

"Um, yea- Yeah." I stammer. "But he can also come here, that's fine too."

"Sure, it'll be good for you to leave the house, especially when Mom is in the crazed holiday mood." He laughs, bending down to ruffle my already messy hair. "And why don't you invite him over for New Years Eve?" With that he leaves the room. Does nobody stick around long enough for an answer these days?


I'm literally in awe as I reach the front gates of the Malfoy Manor. Everything about it is big, grey, stone, and probably ancient. It actually kind of makes me want to shudder. Luckily, before I can totally freak out, Scorpius bursts out of his massive front door and open the gates for me.

"Hey, you made it!" He exclaims, shoving me through the gates and up his front lawn.

"Yeah, I said I would didn't I?" I tell him.

"So did Rose." He mumbles angrily under his breath.

"Yeah, sorry about that. Her Dad kind of flipped out…but you'll definitely see her New Years Eve!" I say as we pass the huge wooden front doors and enter a fancy dark foyer.

"Whatever." He grumbles, still pulling me through the house. We pass many closed doors and darkened doorways, and every few minutes he grunts something like 'kitchen', 'pool', 'backyard', but otherwise he is quiet, sulking in his bad mood. After a good five minutes, and two staircases, we read a lighter wood door, which I can only guess is his bedroom.

"Welcome to my humble abode." Scorpius says, flinging the door open. I walk in and it literally takes all my self-control not to gasp. I knew the Malfoy's were loaded, but whoa. Not even our home is this upscale.

Scorpius's room is huge, probably not much smaller than the foyer we entered through. In the corner there is a huge King Sized bed, with a long wooden desk and shelves upon shelves of crammed books on the walls adjacent to it. One wall is covered completely by a huge window, with a padded widow sill you can sit on. The view looks down over his large backyard and the surrounding forest. A few closed doors littered by posters are scattered throughout the walls, and I can only guess that they lead to closets and bathrooms. The floor is carpeted lightly, and large lights flicker on above us.

"What do you think?" He asks, peering at me from his bed.

"It's, um, wow." I manage to stutter.

"Thanks!" He smiles, and I can tell that his mood has probably passed. "Now come on, lets get you unpacked."


The next three days pass quickly; Scorpius and I filled our time with quidditch, games, quidditch, and exploring his huge estate. Before I know it we are both packed and sent off through the floo to my place, his Mother kissing us both goodbye. Scorpius's Dad wasn't home at all, but his Mother was, and she seemed very sweet.

"Potter Manor!" I state loudly and clearly, before falling through the fireplace in our living room. I pick myself up and dust off the ash, Scorpius tumbling out beside me.

"Nice place." He says, picking up his suitcase. "Where is everyone?"

At that exact moment Fred bursts into the room laughing like a maniac, with James hot on his trail and a crying Lily behind them. Fred and James literally jump through the window cackling, while my Mom appears furious in the doorframe.

"Boys!" She yells, picking up Lily. "You come back here right now!"

I check on Scorpius to see if he's ok, and I see that his mouth is open and he has blanched as white as a ghost. I chuckle, and Mom finally notices us.

"Oh great Albus you're back!" She smiles, giving me an awkward one-armed hug. Lily pulls my hair and escapes from my moms grasp, running out of the room. "Oh and Scorpius," My Mom says, turning to him. "Welcome to our home."


A.N.

So did it live up to your expectations? I hope it did!

Please review, it would mean a lot!

I'm actually starting a new story now, which is the continuation of this story but in later years. That way i'll be able to start writing the more interesting plot line, but still fill you in with what happened in the early years.

I'll try to update soon!

xo

Wren