Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all its marvelous characters belong exclusively to J. K. Rowling.
Note: This is a BoyXBoy love story. If you don't like it then don't read it.
I read manga/ watch anime so I might exaggerate some scenes because I feel like it. People have gotten offended but I assure you, these aren't real life situations. Everything has a touch of magic behind it(and possibly a plot twist), so please don't jump to something that's not there.
Warnings:
Bullying situations
Teenage angst
Boy/Boy
Louis/Scorpius (one sided)
Albus/Scorpius
Teddy/Louis (one sided for the moment)
Edited February 15, 2016
Chapter 1:
It was a windy day down by the train station, and there was a family standing next to the Hogwarts Express on platform 9 ¾. This family wasn't the only one standing on the magically hidden platform but they were the most notable.
To anyone who didn't know who they were, it was as if everyone else was trying their very best to avoid getting too close to them, and keeping their children from approaching them. Fear could be felt from some, hate by others, and then there was curiosity or obliviousness from the younger children when they noticed their parents behavior. All of the wizards and witches tried to ignored them. Everyone… except for one wizard.
The wizard was dressed in dark robes, a lightning shaped scar on his forehead and had emerald colored eyes. This one man exchanged a nod with the other, in a greeting of sorts, before turning back to their respective families.
Now, back to the odd family, they consisted of the man(whom had nodded at the other green eyed wizard) that had fair-hair, a boy that looked like a miniature copy of the older man, and a blond haired woman with ice blue eyes.
"Now, don't worry Scorpius, everything will be fine. I will be proud of you no matter which house you're sorted into. I love you, don't you ever forget that." Draco Malfoy said, hugging Scorpius tightly. "Don't be too shy to write to us once in awhile, alright son? We'll be waiting for your first letter."
"I love you too dad. I'll send a letter tonight before bed, if I can. I love you mother, and I'll miss you both a lot." Scorpius replied not wanting to tell them what he was actually worried about. He hugged his mom tightly and felt sad. "I'd better go find a compartment before they get too crowded."
Waving goodbye, he started hauling his trunk up onto the Hogwarts Express, then down the too small corridor. Scorpius looked through compartments as fast as he could and finally found an empty one halfway down the train.
It was a good thing that Scorpius hadn't even noticed the nasty looks some of the students sent his way as he passed by their compartments. Although Scorpius didn't see the looks, he did see the students that were trying to avoid him just before he shut the door.
The pang of hurt hit him hard, but he tried not to think much about it, though that plan didn't work very well. In his heart, Scorpius couldn't help but feel alone. If he made no friends at all, Scorpius didn't think that he'd be able to stay.
Scorpius shook his head to try to clear the thoughts away, then he put his trunk away, thankfully without it falling and spilling all of his things everywhere. On the down side he did bang his knee on the corner of it really hard.
Cursing a little, Scorpius settled his barn owl, Nekkar on the middle seat. That done, he hopped over to the side and sat on the seat next to the window as he rubbed his injured knee.
When he turned his head towards the window Scorpius noticed that his parents were next to it. Quickly forgetting about the pain in his knee, Scorpius stood up and said goodbye through the open window.
"We love you, Scorpius. Please be careful!"
Scorpius heard his mother say loudly, then as he was about to reply, the whistle blew and the train started moving slowly before gaining a little more speed.
"Bye, I love you!" Scorpius managed to say before they disappeared from his view. Slowly, he sank back down and stared out the window as the train sped past trees, hills, and rivers. Then, as he blinked, a bird appeared on the other side of the window. The bird was a tiny little thing, and it was a wonder that the little guy could keep up with the train at this speed. Scorpius watched it flutter ahead then back to where he was. Just as Scorpius was sure the bird would fly into the compartment, Nekkar hooted. Scorpius glanced over at him before quickly turning back to the window. The little bird had disappeared, hopefully it was alright and not injured from its effort to keep up with the train. Nekkar hooted again and Scorpius turned towards Nekkar's heart shaped face and couldn't help but smile. "You're jealous of the little birdie, Nekkar? Or are you finally settling down after all that commotion?"
The lovely barn owl hooted once more before sticking his head under his wing and promptly falling asleep.
Scorpius chuckled as he watched the owl, then leaned his head against the seat. He felt tired all of a sudden, the stress of the day finally catching up to him. The fact that he hadn't been able to sleep the night before didn't help him much either. Of course, Scorpius had tried to fall asleep, but the thoughts of how he would be treated and wondering if he's find a friend, kept him from falling into dreamland "Maybe some rest isn't such a bad idea." Scorpius muttered to himself as he gently drifted off to that much needed nap.
Suddenly a knock sounded throughout the compartment, making Scorpius sit up with a jolt at the unexpected noise.
"I'm sorry, everywhere else is full. Do you mind?" The boy standing at the open doorway asked as he pointed to the seat across from Scorpius.
"No, I don't mind." Scorpius replied as he smiled shyly at the other boy, feeling a little bit of warmth on his cheeks. Oh, how he hoped that his face wasn't as red as a tomato, that would not be good, not at all.
Scorpius watched the boy walk into the compartment, he was hauling his trunk in with a little more difficulty than Scorpius had had earlier, and Scorpius couldn't help but to help him out. "Here, let me give you a hand with your trunk. I managed to bang my knee with the corner of mine earlier. It was pretty painful, and wouldn't want that happening to you too."
"Ouch. That must have hurt, considering how many books we had to stuff into these things." The boy said sympathetically as they put the trunk away. "Thanks, I don't think we both deserve a bruised knee today."
Scorpius chuckled lightly, his grey eyes sparkling. "I don't think either of us deserves a bruised knee. I'm just the lucky one. I suppose it was just my day for a little pain."
The boy grinned at Scorpius. "I'd say that I was the lucky one. You saved my life, or at least my knee. My knee thanks you for saving it from a fate worse than death itself, and is eternally grateful and in your debt."
"I've never had a knee be indebted to me before, hmm what to ask of it?" Scorpius teased a little, having fun for the first time in a long time. He didn't know why, but he felt comfortable being around this boy, he could be himself and not worry about any re-precautions, this he felt very sure of. "A promise of you forever carrying my bag around? Hmmm, what about being my slave for life? Oh, I think I know what to ask. Let's be friends? No debts need to be paid. Except for you always have to give me some kind of chocolate for the rest of our lives and beyond."
"I do as you command. Or at least as my knee does as you command." The boy said grinning from ear to ear, he seemed to like Scorpius's sense of humor. "Of course, let's be friends. You must love chocolate. Wont you get tired of eating it all the time?"
"Get tired of chocolate? Never! Chocolate is the love of my life! I will never leave without it in my pocket. Would you like a chocolate frog?" Scorpius asked pulling out two chocolate frogs from his pocket and at the same time proving a point.
"Sure! These are my favorite." The boy said stuffing the sweet into his mouth. Then turned red when he noticed that Scorpius was staring at him in amazement.
Scorpius chuckled at his expression then opened his own chocolate frog and eating it almost as quickly as the other boy had.
"How many of these do you have in your pocket?" The boy asked the red fading from his cheeks. "Is it all chocolate? Or do you have other kinds too?"
"Well, I have at least fifty chocolate frogs in my pocket. No, it's not all chocolate, and some is even muggle candy. Which is actually very good in my opinion. My favorite muggle candy would have to be this kind called Milky-Way. Would you like to try one?" Scorpius asked taking a Milky-Way out of his pocket and reaching out to hand it to the other boy.
"Sure, than-"
The door slammed open, and a voice practically yelled from the door. "Al! There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you! Why didn't you- What's he doing here with you? You shouldn't be anywhere near him! Has he done anything to you? Stay away from my brother you Death Eater! You shouldn't even be allowed to go to Hogwarts! Azkaban is more for your kind! Come on Albus, we're leaving." The boy grabbed Albus's (was that his name?) arm and tried to drag him out of the compartment.
Scorpius was in shock, his heart going cold, the little bit of warmth that he'd started to feel, leached away by those words. He hadn't expected being called a Death Eater here, he was sure that nobody would go that far… But then again, he probably should have expected it… Everywhere that he went, it was the same. Why didn't people just leave him alone? He wasn't a Death Eater. Just because his father was forced into serving the Dark Lord when he was younger didn't mean that they were evil people, that his whole family was evil. The war was long gone but everyone thought that the Malfoy name would be forever connected to evil and that was all that they were going to be.
The sudden touch on his arm startled him out of his depressing thoughts. When he looked up his grey eyes met the other boys green ones, Scorpius expected to find hate and loathing in his eyes, yet there wasn't a trace of either of those things.
"I'm sorry about my brother. He's being a prat, so don't listen to anything he spews out of his mouth, alright?" Albus said looking at Scorpius with worry etched all over his face.
"Are you sure you want to hang out with me? I mean your brother..." Scorpius trailed off looking away from those green eyes.
"Forget about what my idiot of a brother James said. He's just being a thick-headed troll. Which being a troll should be enough but sadly he's more of one. "Albus said looking mad but his anger wasn't directed at Scorpius, which made the other boy feel immense relief. Then curiosity got the best of him. "What happened to your brother? How did you get him to leave?" Scorpius asked glancing at the compartment door like it was about to burst open again with the boy's brother screaming at him again.
"Well… you see, I sort of hexed him, and he sort of flew out of the door, and he's kind of unconscious on the floor outside the compartment..." Albus mumbled looking a little embarrassed.
"How did you make him fly out of the door? What hex was it? That's a lot of sort of's." Scorpius said trying to smile reassuringly.
"Yeah, I'm not completely sure how I did that, to be completely honest with you. Oh, before I forget. My name is Albus Potter, which you might have figured out already." Albus said smiling at him, and sticking his skinny arm out to shake Scorpius's hand very enthusiastically.
"I'm Scorpius Malfoy." Scorpius said smiling a little, still not believing that Albus was still there. "Yeah, I kind of figured it out when your brother yelled out, " Albus!"."
"I thought you might of caught that, it was really loud and annoying." Albus said grinning sheepishly at him.
"Are you sure you want to be seen with me? It could hurt your reputation if you do. I wouldn't want to cause you any trouble." Scorpius said still a little worried but hoping that Albus wouldn't change his mind.
"We're friends from now to forever, Scorpius. Remember, my knee owes you and even if it didn't, I'd still want to be your friend. You're nice and funny and you aren't anything that my brother said. When we get to Hogwarts, we'll be sorted into the same house, go everywhere together, and sit together in every single class for the rest of our school lives. When we graduate, we'll be roommates and we'll have lots of fun together." Albus said smiling gently at Scorpius.
Scorpius on the other hand got a little sad. "We won't be in the same house. You'll be sorted into Gryffindor just like your dad, and there's no way that the sorting hat will put me anywhere but in Slytherin. I'm a lot like my father, minus the spoiled prat part, or so he tells me." Then Scorpius brightened up. "You'll really be my roommate?"
Albus looked at him, then with a little twinkle in his eye, smiled. "Don't worry Scorpius, we will be in the same house, and of course we'll be roommates, that's practically a given."
Becoming fast friends seemed like it was only natural for the both of them, although if James earlier reaction was anything to go by, Albus didn't want to be there when James found out that he and Scorpius were friends. Neither did Scorpius for that matter and he made the decision to stay as far away from James as possible. Hopefully he would never run into him, Scorpius would try with all of his wizardly powers to never be near him, ever.
Do to the fact that they were both too hyped up to get even a wink of sleep, they decided to play wizard's chess which they were both very good at causing them to win the same amount of matches. Exploding snaps was soon to follow along with comparing their chocolate frog cards. Trying to deplete Scorpius pocket of candy was also a goal of Albus's, though the other boy told him he would never be able to accomplish that feat no matter how many chocolate bars Albus ate.
"And why not?" Albus asked with a challenge accepted kind of look on his face.
Scorpius just shook his head, chuckling at Albus's determination.
The compartment door opened again, making Scorpius think that it was Albus's brother coming back with a vengeance, but a different voice sounded from the entryway just before Scorpius would have grabbed his wand, even though he didn't technically know any spells yet, though James wouldn't necessarily know that. "We're almost there, you two should start changing into your robes." It was another student, and older one then James had been, with a badge that had a letter P on it. The bored face showed that the student didn't notice that he had almost given Albus and Scorpius a heart attack at how suddenly he appeared at the door.
Both of them nodded and after the student left, they only took a few minutes to dress in their black robes. A few moments after that the Hogwarts Express stopped and they were walking through the corridors without their trunks and towards the doors to get off of the train.
As the students poured out of the train and onto the platform they both heard a loud voice almost right on top of them.
"Firs' years over with me, please. Firs' year's come with me." A very tall man with a lamp said. "Hello, Albus. How are ya?"
"Wow." Scorpius gasped as he stared up at the giant figure next to them. The massive man leaned over to Albus and smiled, then he turned towards Scorpius and smiled to him as well.
"Hey, Hagrid. I'm doing well. How about you? Did you have a good summer?" Albus asked grinning up at him.
"Ya, it was good. Me and Grawp went camping in the mountains. It's a wonder tha' I got him away from tha' lake in time fer today." Hagrid said smiling proudly. As soon as all the first years gathered around them, they started walking down the path and towards the lake. The first years muttered nervously to each other as they emerged through the path and next to huge lake. They stopped near the edge where they could see a lot of little boats in a row next to the shoreline.
"Alrigh', everyone inter groups o' four please. Four students per boat. Four to a boat, ya hear? I don' want anyone ter fall inter the lake. The giant squid wouldn't thank me, neither would the headmistress. Now hurry up Professor Longbottom's waitin' fer ya."
Scorpius and Albus scrambled into a boat without bothering to find more members for their group. Both of them got into the middle seat where they could sit together and waited for everyone else to settle down. As soon as the last person sat down the boats started moving towards the opposite shore. It seemed like it would take a while for that to happen, the lights that flickered in and out seemed so small in the night sky.
"Scorpius, I dare you to touch the giant squid sometime this year." Albus whispered so the two girls in the boat with them wouldn't hear him. He also wanted to distract the other boy because he knew Scorpius was still worried about the Sorting.
"What? Are you kidding me? That's crazy! Have you gone mental, Albus? " Scorpius said in shock, not believing what his ears had heard.
"No, I'm not kidding. I'll even do it with you. Come on! It'll be fun!" Albus said enjoying the facial expressions Scorpius was making at him.
"How would that be fun, exactly? We'd be killed! That is if we didn't drown first, this freaking water is deeper then anything I've ever seen…" Scorpius said exasperated at the dangers his new friend wanted to throw him into on the first year of school.
"We will not drown, and the giant squid won't kill us. Don't be a spoil sport, Scorpius. We can do it. It'll be as easy as playing Quidditch." Albus said, then smirked in satisfaction as he thought of a way to make Scorpius cave. "I'll give you three hundred chocolate frogs if you touch the giant squid. I'll double it if you do it before Christmas."
Scorpius gasped. "You didn't just do that! My weakness! I should have known not to expose it to you!"
"So… what do you say Scorpius Malfoy?" Albus said acting serious, though the twitching at the corners of his mouth betrayed his laughter. "Will you accept my challenge?"
"You know the answer already, Albus Potter. Your challenge is accepted. You'll owe me all those chocolate frogs so you better start buying them." Scorpius said raising his eyebrow with a smirk.
Albus chucked. "I'll be waiting."
A/N: Thank you for reading.
I've edited this a bit but and I'm thinking of overhauling the whole fic.
If there's no edited date on the top of the chapter, it is likely riddled with errors, so sorry about that.
