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Like father NOT like son

Chapter 2: The Headmistress's Office

Scorpius refused to believe it. The hat had placed in Gryffindor? That wasn't possible. He was a Malfoy, he belonged in Slytherin. His father would not be happy about this.

He could hear Gryffindor house cheering but he didn't get up off the stool. Maybe if he just sat there long enough the hat would realise its mistake and resort him. The students had finished the applause but still he sat there. Professor Thomas walked up to him and gently told him to go join the Gryffindor table. In a bit of a daze he walked down to the table and sat next to one of the newly sorted first years. He was in so much shock that he didn't even hear the boy introduce himself as Kyle Boot.

He started to watch the sorting again when he heard the name Potter, Albus be called out. He recognised him as the boy who had shared his boat. Could he possibly be related to the famous Harry Potter? He watched with renewed interest as

Albus was sorted into Gryffindor. Unfortunately he sat at the opposite end of the table to Scorpius so he didn't get the chance to ask him if he was related or not. Some more first years where sorted and then it was the red headed girl's turn. The hat barely touched her head when it yelled out Gryffindor. She ran to the table and sat next to Albus with a look of relief on her face.

The last student Young, Britney was sorted into Hufflepuff and then hat and stool where taken away. The Headmistress Professor Clearwater stood up and got ready to make her speech.

"Welcome back everyone and welcome to our new students. I'm sure you will enjoy your time at Hogwarts. Each student should have received a list of school rules with their Hogwarts letter so I will not accept any wrong doings. Times for quidditch tryouts will be posted on the house notice boards by the end of the second week. Now please, enjoy the feast."

The empty plates were suddenly filled with food. Scorpius could hear the boy next to him, Kyle, exclaiming at the amount of it. Personally he couldn't see the difference between this and a normal Sunday dinner.

He put some chicken on his plate and concentrated on eating it. If he just thought about his food then perhaps he could forget about the fact that he was sitting at Gryffindor table. It wasn't working. Kyle wouldn't leave him alone so he decided just to talk the boy. At first he just sat there and answered Kyle's questions but then the topic changed to quidditch and they realised that they had something in common. They both supported the Appleby Arrows.

The Appleby Arrows where thought of as a bit of a joke in the quidditch league, losing even to the Chudley Cannons in the pre-season match. This however didn't stop the two boys supporting them. They both had high hopes of the team winning at least one match this season.

Scorpius started to think that if all his housemates were all like Kyle then perhaps Gryffindor wouldn't be so bad after all. If only he could keep it a secret from his family and make them believe that he had been sorted into Slytherin. It could even work.

The rest of dinner passed quickly and soon the prefects where standing up and telling the first years to follow them. It just so happened that one of these prefects was Victoire who he had met on the train. She looked a little surprised to see him with the Gryffindors but gave him a smile nether the less. The pathway to Gryffindor tower was long and complicated. All he knew was that it's located somewhere high up in the castle and that he was sure to get lost.

To gain entry to the common room you had to state the password (which was currently 'Gurgling Grindylows') to a portrait of a fat lady, guarded by a ninja and a troll. Once in the common room they were shown to the dormitories which were separated for boys and girls. They where then told to try get some sleep and to report to the great hall for breakfast between 7:00 and 7:30 in the morning.

The 1st year boys climbed the stairs to their dormitory and chose their beds. They then made a circle in the middle of the room and got to know each other. Other then Scorpius, Kyle and Albus there were two more boys in their first year of Gryffindor. They were Sam Green and Jack Pipe. The other boys were eager to talk but Scorpius wasn't used to meeting new people so he stayed silent. Then Albus asked him something entirely out of the blue.

"Is it true that your dad's a dark wizard?" he asked.

"What? No! He's not, he's a good man" replied Scorpius. Of course he wasn't one hundred percent sure that what he said was true. After all he didn't know much about his dad's past.

"Why would you ask me that" he said rather desperately.

"It's nothing; just…no it doesn't matter. I guess you would know him best. Sorry" Albus replied. The conversation between the boys became rather awkward after that and they all decided it would be best if they just went to bed.

Scorpius pulled his robes out of his green and silver trunk and placed them on top of it. He then attached a note to them asking the house elves to change the trimmings from green to scarlet. If any of the other boys noticed this they didn't mention it.

Scorpius had a terrible time getting to sleep. He mind was whirling with thoughts and he couldn't get it to shut down. He was worried about what his parent's reaction would be when they found out he was a Gryffindor. They would scream and yell, they might even disown him. And what about his dad being a dark wizard? He certainly wasn't one these days, hiding inside the manor all day but it was possible that he once had been. Despite all his worries sleep took over eventually and soon he was snoring along with the other boys.

Morning came and all the boys had awoken and were ready to go down to the great hall, except for Scorpius who was still fast asleep. The boys had a quick pillow war to decide who would be waking him and Albus lost. That's how he came to be standing over Scorpius's bed telling him to get up now or he'd miss breakfast.

"Urghh, no just five more mins Tinkerbell" he groaned still half asleep. He opened his eyes to see an amused Albus watching him.

"Tinkerbell?" queried Albus. Everything came into focus and he realised where he was.

"My House Elf" he replied. "Her real name's Blinker but she thinks she's some muggle fairy named Tinkerbell and refuses to be called anything else. I think she's going crazy or drinks to much butterbeer or something like that."

Scorpius got dressed in his newly scarlet robes and shoved a few books into his school bag. Then all five boys left the dormitory ready to go get some food.

They met Victoire in the common room and she told them that she was going to guide them around the school for the day. While they walked to the great hall she thanked Scorpius for helping her out on the train and advised him not to get mixed up with those sorts of people. In the hall they sat at the Gryffindor table, meeting up with the Gryffindor girls. Before Scorpius even got the chance to take a bite the post arrived.

He immediately recognised his family's owl "Tabitha" that was flying strait towards him. He wondered why his parents would be writing to him so soon. Tabitha landed on his outstretched arm and he took the letter from her. He gave the bird a bit of a scratch and then she took flight again. Scorpius tore open the envelope and quickly read the letter.

Son

I have received news from Professor Flint that you where not sorted into the noble house of Slytherin. Gryffindor is not acceptable for a Malfoy so I will be arriving at the school to resolve this with the Headmistress. Meet me outside the Headmistress's office as soon as you receive this.

Your Father

This couldn't be good. His dad rarely went out in public and to go out two days in a row was almost unheard of. He asked Victoire for directions and left without having eaten breakfast. She told him that he could find the office next to the portrait of Galion the Great on the fourth floor. Unfortunately he had no idea what Galion the Great looked like so he had to search the whole floor for his dad.

"You're late" Draco told his son when he finally arrived. He was dressed in black, full length wizard robes and wore a scarf, beanie and a pair of gloves even though it was a warm day.

"Sorry father" replied Scorpius. Draco turned to the stone gargoyles that were guarding the doorway and stated what Scorpius could only assume to be the password. The gargoyles jumped aside revealing a moving staircase. This lead to Professor Clearwater's office in which she was waiting.

"Malfoy Senior, Scorpius, I'm glad you could make it. Please take a seat' she said in a friendly voice.

"Seeing as we are here on a serious matter I would rather we stand" replied Draco. Professor Clearwater chose to ignore the insult and sat down behind her desk.

"Personally I do not see the Problem. You wrote in your letter that you wanted an immediate exchange of houses for Scorpius. The Sorting Hat placed him in the house that it believed would be best suited for Scorpius and that's Gryffindor" she said.

"Then the hat has been tricked or tampered with" claimed Draco. "There has never been a Malfoy who wasn't a Slytherin. I will donate half of my fortune to the school if that's what it takes to get him in there."

"Neither Hogwarts or the Ministry find bribes very attractive Mr Malfoy" said Professor Clearwater, her voice full of power. "Now I suggest you leave before you say anything else you might regret. Scorpius, I need you to stay behind for a few minutes."

"Fine. But don't expect this to be the last you hear of me" he replied. "And Scorpius? Whatever you do, don't make friends with any mudbloods or Potters." Professor Clearwater made a sound in her throat as though she was going to object when he said he word mudblood but she decided to remain silent. Afterall she could hardly scold him for using such language when he had never been her student.

Draco turned to the door, ready to leave and opened it with his wand, causing Albus Potter to fall in.