Age 10 - Draco and Scorp talk about houses
"Dad?" asked Scorpius as he stuck his head through the door. Draco looked up at his son, and to his surprise, he looked nervous. Scorpius was generally a fairly daring person, and as he got older, his attitude (and self-confidence) had gotten bigger.
"What is it, Scorpius?"
"I need to ask you something." Draco gestured to the chair across his desk. Scorpius sat on the edge of the seat.
"What do you want to ask me?"
"Well, I'll be going to Hogwarts soon and when I do, I'm going to be sorted. Into a house. I know that we've got a history of being in Slytherin, and that's the house that you'd like me to be in." Draco considered objecting but then decided that it was true. He wanted his son in Slytherin. "Its tradition, I suppose." continued Scorpius. "But what if I don't make it into Slytherin?" Scorpius bit his lip nervously. Draco took a deep breath before answering.
"Well, Scorpius, I'm not going to pretend I wouldn't be a bit disappointed if you didn't get into Slytherin. Lots of the houses accept people who are similar, and hold negative traits in my eyes. Ravenclaw is not awful, but they're such know-it-alls, but it'd be all right. But Hufflepuff, they're just a bunch of idiots, and the Gryffindors are arrogant, stupid, and selfish. But not all the members of the houses fit what I've just said Scorpius. You must remember that. Just because many of the Ravenclaws I knew were know-it-alls does not mean that they will be when you meet them. I just think you'll probably be a Slytherin. You're very ambitious, cunning and witty. I think you'd do best in Slytherin, Scorpius."
"Okay." said Scorpius as casually as he could manage.