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"Do you know how to get down to the great hall?" Scorpius asked as he got dressed their first morning at Hogwarts.
"No we'll just follow the others down. "Thankfully September 1st fell on a Friday this year so we don't classes for two whole days. "
"Yeah from what my dad told us they showed up on a Sunday and jumped right into classes the next day. " Scorpius said.
They hurried down the stairs to the common room. Scorpius blinked a few times. "you okay?" Albus asked.
"Yeah just not used to so much red and gold." Albus spotted James and hurried over to him.
"Hey can we follow you down to the great hall?" he motioned for Scorpius to come closer to where they were."
"Fine." James huffed he wasn't sure how he felt about a Malfoy in Gryffindor and he really didn't know how he felt about one who was seemingly friends with his brother.
"Thanks." Albus looked around the room and spotted Rosie coming down the stairs from the girls dormitories. "Hey Rosie come here." He waved her over.
"Yes." She looked over at Scorpius who still was hanging on the fringes of the group.
"We're going to follow James down to the great hall if you want to come."
"Albus don't you ever listen from all the stories we heard throughout our lives you should be able to get to the great hall with out your brothers help."
"Fine don't come." Albus scowled he wasn't sure he liked the Hogwarts Rose.
"Oh of course I'm coming just wait." She called over to a few of her new friends and waved as she followed her cousins and that Malfoy boy out of the portrait hole. They all made it to the great hall and slide onto the Gryffindor benches piling food onto their plates. Just as Albus had taken his first bite of bacon the hall was filled with flapping wings and the hooting of owls.
"Al catch." James tossed two letters at him. He looked over at Scorpius who was white as he clutched a letter of his own and petted a soft black owl.
Albus ripped into his letter and read with trepidation.
Albus we are so proud of you, Gryffindor is a great house and we're happy that you got what you wanted. As for the other part of your letter that pertaining to a Mr. Scorpius Malfoy well we won't say it didn't surprise us because it did but Al we trust your judgement and if you say he's a friend then he's a friend and we'd love to meet him some day.
Love mum and dad.
Ps. Remember don't let James rile you up.
After reading his own letter, Albus looked over at Scorpius who was clutching parchment tightly in his hands.
Scorpius Malfoy
I can't believe you got yourself sorted into Gryffindor, your grandfather is going to be very displeased I don't know how in the world we're going to tell him. I think it's best that you stay at Hogwarts over the Christmas break so we can smooth everything over.
Dad.
Scorpius don't listen to your father, we are proud of you no matter what house you're in and as for your grandfather don't worry about him either. Give our best to your new friend.
Love mom.
"So how did it go?" Albus asked.
"My mom is okay my dad seems mad he says I should stay at Hogwarts so that he can smooth out my grandfather, my mom says to say hi by the way." He looked over at the table. "Aren't you going to open your other letter?"
"What?" Albus looked down at the forgotten second letter he'd gotten. "Oh." He picked it up and opened it surprised to see it was from Sirius.
Al
I don't know how to begin this letter, I don't know how to tell you how proud I am of you. So I'll just say it again. I'm so proud of you Al for befriending a child that no one wanted you to. for seeing past a name and a family and to the person underneath. I know you sometimes feel that James get all the attention but I want to know that you've proven yourself to be James Potter's grandson tenfold.
Love your uncle Sirius
Albus felt tears sting his eyes as he tried to hold them back. No one had ever told him he was like the eldest James Potter. They'd always said he looked like his dad. That was it just looked like him. Well James was a copy of James Potter the first. Even down to the pranking nature. But for Sirius his grandfather's best friend to say he was similar to James Potter it was the highest compliment he could get. He folded the letter away he'd keep it forever.
He was brought out of his thoughts by Scorpius calling his name. "Hey Al."
"Hmm."
"Why is the potions professor staring at you?"
"Huh?" Albus looked up at the staff table and groaned. "That's professor Slughorn and according to my dad he'll probably try and get me to join his slug club he always tries to get kids he sees as having potential to be famous or who have famous connections. James jumped at the chance to be in that club. I on the other hand want nothing to do with it."
"I don't know it could be fun." Rose said over hearing the conversation. "My mom said Slughorn has his good points and plus connections are always good to gain even at a young age."
"Of course you'd think that Rosie." Albus rolled his eyes as he finished his breakfast. "I'm going to go exploring the castle are you two coming?"
"Sure." Scorpius stood up.
"Okay I guess I was going to go to the library but exploring sounds fun." The three first year Gryffindor's walked out the great hall and past the other cousins.
"Where you going?" James called.
"Away from you." Albus shot back.
"Good wouldn't want to see you anyway. Watch out for the thestels."
Albus just turned back and glared. "He does realize you can't see those unless you've seen death right?' Rose queried.
"Yes but he's also a prat so…" Albus shrugged.
"True."
"you have a very interesting family." Scorpius chuckled.
"I guess." Albus shook his head. "That or a pain of a family either way."
As the three first years walked around their new home, Lily Potter walked around her home. She hated being the only one home she guesses she could ask her mom to take her to see Hugo but really she just wanted to sulk for a little while longer. She hated being the baby. Even Hugo was older then her. Sure only by two months but still older. She was walking past her parents room when she stopped upon hearing her brother's name.
"I can't believe I forgot about Sirius and the whole house situation l I mean of course we all stayed in Grimmauld place but that was years ago and to me Sirius just doesn't connect to the Black family. Even if he is one. "
"Well dear maybe it will become the same with young Scorpius maybe you'll come to see him as just himself not the youngest Malfoy. What would you have done if Al had been in Slytherin."
"Loved him anyway but I'd be worried about him, yes not all Slytherin's are bad but Harry Potter's son in Slytherin either they'd try to use him or they'd try and hurt him."
"You may be right about that, did you ever think that Draco might be feeling the same way about Scorpius right now. I mean Draco is better than he was as a child thanks to Astoria but there is still Lucius to content with. I don't think the Malfoy's will turn their back on a son in Gryffindor but if they do and even if they don't we have to be a safe haven for Scorpius. Just as your grandparents were a safe haven for Sirius."
Lily thought about what she'd just heard as she walked past the room. So Albus was friends with a Malfoy. She remembered seeing him on the platform but she'd been to preoccupied by James yelling about Teddy and Victorie to pay to much attention. She herself was surprised that Albus wasn't a Slytherin. Oh not because of his name but because he always seemed so quite. Not as brash as James. Lily sighed. She understood Albus though for James it was easy to live up to a name sake just pull some tricks and it was all well. But for Albus how do you live up one of the greatest wizards of all time. and for her. For Lily Luna Potter. How do you live up to the likes of Lily Evens Potter a woman who stood in front of her son, and how do you live up to the name Luna. A girl now woman who was kidnapped a person who was part of the silver trio. Yes it was hard to live up to some name sakes.
A/N so next chapter I'm going to have the Malfoy parents and grandparents. Thanks to those that reviewed liked and favored.