A/N: Hello again, hope everyone is okay in this crazy time we live in. This chapter is kinda filler-ish, but oh well i've felt bad about not posting it earlier. Ha many assignments due and now with the Corona virus I've had one of the worst weeks in my life. My grandpa died on Monday :( and my dad was put in the hospital on Sunday (with corona). Hopefully times will be better. and with my 2 week quarantine I might be able to do something productive.

Stay Safe!

Chapter 2

The small family stood on the rooftop of the skyscraper. The woman looked down at her watch which read 11:55. "Scorpius," she called out to the man, drawing him back from the scenic view he was admiring.

"It's soon time," he wrapped his arms around her before kissing her softly and muffled a few words of affection. He bent down to the girl who was clinging onto her mother's arm.

"I'll see you in May, honey," he kissed the girl's forehead and held her tightly for a while. Suddenly as the family was sharing their farewells an apparition-like sound drew the goodbye to an end. The man had messy black hair and bright emerald green eyes. Rose looked as if she had seen a ghost.

"Albus Potter," the man extended his arm to Scorpius. "Ch-Christopher Walder-Mason," he spurted out.

"Here, take this," Albus shoved a gold coin into Scorpius' hand before taking a few steps back. The man looked at his wife with widened eyes before he disappeared in a loud pop.

Rose, Lyra and Albus were left standing on the roof of the skyscraper. The woman was looking anywhere but on the man that had just appeared, she simply turned on her heels and hoped he was following her. He didn't talk much, in fact he followed her silently until they reached the Auror's department.

"I am guessing you have some business with the Head Auror, here is the address you will be staying at," she pushed a note with her address into his hand and walked away with her daughter in hand. Tears were trickling down her cheek as she and Lyra made their way home.

Scorpius was met with the sight of four men. A sense of recognition could be seen in his eyes. As the men introduced themselves he seemed paralyzed to the spot.

"…And you are," the red-haired man asked.

"Chris Walder-Mason," he managed to articulate.

"Come on chap, we need to get you to a pub," one of the men took his bags and they were off.

The apartment had five bedrooms even though there were only four guys. Once Scorpius confronted them about it, Frank Longbottom answered:

"That used to be James' room, Louis and Hugo's cousin, but he is marrying my sister." Through further questioning James' was informed the wedding would be the weekend after Scorpius was scheduled to leave. The boys let Scorpius pack out of his bags, however, as soon as he was done they dragged him down to the pub underneath their London apartment called 'The Ugly Duckling'. Hugo bought the first round. The bar was a reasonable size, enough to fit around fifty people. It was decorated in most ways that pubs are, tired old armchairs around dark-wood tables that could use a new coat of stain. The floors were sticky from alcohol which had somehow spilled all over the hardwood floors and the carpet was a forest green colour with golden crowns all over. As the boys got to their fourth round Scorpius excused himself before beelining for the smoking area at the backside of the bar. He quickly pulled out a mirror from his pocket and called for Rose.

"Shit," he muttered out loud before correcting himself.

"Bea," as he spoke ice particles created smoke-like clouds around him in the cold February night. "Hi, honey," the red-head appeared in the framed hand-held mirror.

"Why are you-," he started asking, but was quickly cut off.

"Albus isn't back yet, but he probably will be soon, just enjoying my last moments like me I guess." Scorpius smiled sadly.

"I am so sorry, if we had known I would never-," once again his wife cut him off.

"Of course, you had to! They would have fired you without so much as a recommendation letter. You worked there for ten years, people would think you did something horrible and you probably wouldn't be hired anywhere else." Rose explained trying her best to calm his nerves.

"How are you," she continued.

"Well, it's definitely going to be a challenge, I have to live with your brother, your cousin and Frank Longbottom for four months." Rose's eyebrows rose. "You can't be serious. Al is 29, he should be able to live on his own by now". The backdoor to the pub was opened by Louis Weasley.

"Mate, you ready to leave soon, we've got a quidditch match tomorrow," he was obviously slightly tipsy, because right after he slammed himself into the post of the door before it slammed shut.

"I love you," he looked into her eyes. "I love you too".

"What is this 'Quidditch', in America we play 'Quadpod'?" Scorpius asked as he was handed a broomstick by Frank.

"It's simply, you are gonna be seeker. All you got to do is catch this golden winged ball before Roxy." Frank held the snitch in his hand before he let it slip through his fingers and soar to the air.

"You ready," he called to Scorpius and suddenly the game had started. The lot of them were spending the Sunday afternoon at the Weasley family home, 'The Burrow'. It was a peculiar looking building. It stood a near five stories tall with crooked windows and doors. Many of the stories seemed to be held up by magic, defying the laws of physics. It was run-down, but yet had a rustic and cosy feel to it. On the bottom floor were multiple mismatched sections, as if they had been added to the house at different times.

Scorpius attempted to pretend as if he had never played Quidditch before, however, when he caught eye of the snitch no more than twenty minutes into the game he raced to catch it before Roxanne Weasley had even spotted it.

"Wow, that was some fast learning Chris," James shouted from across the make-shift pitch. He was the acting captain for the team.

"Are you sure you've never played before," Roxy asked him as the teams were resetting for a second round.

"Yeah, maybe I'm just a natural." He smirked at the other team before getting back on his broom and soaring to the sky. He did a few loops and practice rounds of the pitch before James called for the second round to start. The gang played a couple of rounds before they all realized they were too old to play Quidditch for an extended period of time. As they walked back into the Burrow only Remus, Teddy and Victorie's teenaged son was left out on the 'pitch'.

"Hello dearies," the elderly Molly Weasley chirped as they passed through the kitchen. She eyed the lot of them before her eyes fell on Scorpius. "And you are," she asked, slightly suspicious of the strange man in her kitchen.

"Chris Walder-Mason, Ma'am. I'm the transferee from the US. Is there anything I can help you with" He explained. Molly's suspicion vanished as he asked her if she needed help, however, instead of excepting she ushered into the living room where a huge table had been put up. Scorpius didn't think he had ever been asked as many questions than at that dinner table. As soon as he had taken a seat Molly Weasley turned to him and asked:

"How do you like it here so far". Scorpius was silent for a few moments as he had been in the process of filling up his plate.

"I find it lovely, Mrs. Weasley-,"

"Pish-posh call me Molly dear," she interrupted. Scorpius looked around the table and saw that nearly all eyes were on him. It could have to do with the fact that Scorpius and Molly, who were having the conversation were sat at two completely different ends of the table, or the fact that the 'Borrow' hadn't had many new visitors in a while.

"Well, the only thing is that I had to leave my wife and daughter back in New York. Bea, my wife is a healer and couldn't be gone from work for four months and Lyra is only six. Every second that pass I miss them more and more, even more than I could ever imagine," Scorpius took great interest in his food as he finished answering Molly's question. Many of the other guests looked on the verge of crying and Scorpius could have sworn he saw Hermione Weasley shed a tear. Quickly Ginny Potter steered the conversation towards the upcoming wedding, giving Scorpius a break, for now. As the dinner drew on more questions popped up and Scorpius had to do his best not to allude to anything the members of the Weasley family might recognize. Suddenly Lily Potter piped up:

"Where did you meet your wife Chris?" he answered quickly, telling them they met at their equivalent to Hogwarts. This only sparked more questions about Ilvermorny, which Scorpius didn't really have many answers to. He had never visited the school, even though he knew his daughter would be starting her schooling there in a couple of years.

"You know, the same as any wizarding school. Old castle, lots of ghosts. And houses…" he trailed off, hoping they were happy with his answer.