CHAPTER ONE: The Worst Mistake of My Life
I don't know how it started or when it really did, James says it was ever since the Christmas party in December but that's too far down the line, and Lily says it was after Rosie's suggestion, but I think it started way before that, I think it began with my first evening at Hogwarts.

I was so excited about the train ride to Hogwarts. I gave my mum and dad a big hug before leaving and my dad told me something that kept me busy the rest of the train ride.

"If it really matters you can choose what house you're in, that's what I did"

It was a strange moment for me walking up to the sorting hat, all sort of emotions running through my head at that point, Gryffindor or Slytherin, Gryffindor or Slytherin, Gryffindor or Slytherin. And then there was a chance that I would be put into Ravenclaw, the smart house or even worse Hufflepuff, the house that almost never won a Quidditch match, I would never hear the end of that from James.

As you can imagine I was equally surprised when I was placed into Slytherin and none too pleased at first, but I knew it was fate beyond my control and maybe even my own internal personal desire…okay, maybe I cried a little but you can't honestly blame me, the Gryffindor table started clapping before I even reached the sorting hat, it was like a horrible joke at first. Uncle Ron even laughed at me, and of course there was my wonderful older brother James.

"Al how is it down in the dungeons? I know you're afraid of the dark."

"You know there are Death Eaters down there, they come out at night, and you know why they call 'em DEATH EATERS don't you?"

But after the first sleepless week (which I spent patrolling the corridors for Death Eaters) things turned up, I made seeker, in first year just like my dad, I think it was because they were in desperate need of a replacement for Burgerly Finn who was knocked unconscious by a snitch that he illegally enlarged during a game, and I took pride in my position.

But it was in Gryffindor that I met my best friend Scorpious Malfoy, now, our parents have some major beef but I didn't think it was so bad, that was until he claimed his undying love for my cousin Rose (also a Gryffindor) at the end of our forth year, that was last year this year was the big for me and Rosie both, OWL's and everything, the year we decide what careers to choose we all had something in mind. I feel sorry for Rosie with Aunt Hermione on her back, I've always trusted her though, Rose, but this time in trusting her, I made the wrong choice.

No, I didn't get a girl pregnant, so if you were excited about that, I'm sorry, I'm not that kind of guy and that's not what this is about, sort of…anyways, I'm Albus Potter and I'm about to tell you about the worst mistake of my life.