Hey! Thanks for sticking with me and reading the second chapter! This is a rather short chapter, set a little while after the Sorting. Albus is in the Gryffindor Common Room and he meets someone new.

Enjoy!

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CHAPTER TWO. ALBUS'S POINT OF VIEW.

So, he had succeeded in making it into Gryffindor. All his fears had subsided, and now Albus could relax. As he lounged happily in one of the comfortable chairs in the Common Room, a deep sigh of relief floated from his mouth. For a second, he was sure that the hat was going to put him into Hufflepuff. It seemed like that might have been the best choice. Now, sitting in front of the fireplace, Albus wondered if he had only been allowed into this house because he wanted it so badly. Was he really cut out to be a Gryffindor?

Pushing the thoughts from his head, the boy moved instead to examine his wand, which he was holding tightly in his right hand. It was 10 ¼ inches long, made from redwood and with the core of dragon heartstring. He had already grown quite attached to the thing, and couldn't wait to get to use it. Running his fingers along the smooth red surface, the boy hardly noticed that someone had walked up behind him.

"Um," said the voice, and Albus quickly turned to see who it was.

Standing there was a boy that looked his age, with short brown hair and blue-green eyes. Albus smiled a greeting at him, and then watched as the other did the same before speaking again.

"Umm, I'm Cypress…Cypress Brown. A-are you Albus Potter?" Cypress looked very nervous as he spoke.

"Hi Cypress," said Albus. "Yes, I'm Albus Potter…why?"

"O-oh. I just wanted to say hi," said Cypress quickly, looking aside.

Albus raised an eyebrow at the boy, wondering why he looked so scared. Albus wasn't going to bite him or anything. "Well," he said. "Hi." Smiling at the other, Albus decided that he didn't want their conversation to run dry. "So, are you excited for tomorrow?"

Cypress nodded, and then moved to sit in a chair beside Albus. "Are you?"

"Yes, definitely," said Albus quickly, already thinking of what his classes would be like. "I'm really looking forward to Transfiguration. My brother James says that you get to turn animals into goblets and stuff."

Both the boys shared a laugh at this, then Cypress spoke, "Potions seems like it will be fun too. Professor Edison is supposed to be nice."

Albus nodded. "Yeah, my dad says he's nice."

Just then, another voice broke into the conversation. It was James. "Dad's known Hogwarts' past three Potions Professors, you know.

Albus looked at his brother, narrowing his eyes just slightly. James was always butting in to everything. "I know, James."

"Just saying, little bro. There's Edison, then before him ol' Slughorn, then Snape."

Albus ignored the way his brother said "Snape". His brother loved to tease him about being named after the old Potions teacher and Headmaster. Looking over to Cypress, who was wearing a small smile on his features, Albus said, "That's James."

Cypress nodded, then looked over to James. "I'm Cypress."

James just nodded, grinning, and then said nonchalantly, "Well, you two have a nice little chat, then. I'm off to bed."

Watching James walk away, Albus rolled his eyes slightly. "He's such a twit."

Cypress laughed quietly, and then went on, "Well, at least you have a brother. All I have is an annoying twin sister."

"Hah," said Albus, "I have both."

The boys laughed again, and then Albus looked back at his wand. Stifling a yawn, he asked, "So, is your sister in Gryffindor too?"

Cypress shook his head. "No, she's in Ravenclaw."

"Oh," said Albus. "So is my cousin Rose."

Smiling, Cypress replied, "Maybe they'll meet and become friends. I hope Ivy finds some friends soon. She looked devastated when they put her in a different house than me."

"Yeah…," said Albus tiredly, moving his gaze away from his wand and back to Cypress. "Rose seemed fine with it, but I hope she gets friends too."

Cypress's smile widened a bit, and then he stated, "I'm glad that I found a friend."

Upon hearing Cypress's words, a warm feeling filled Albus's body. "Yeah, me too."

The two boys grinned at each other for a moment, before Cypress spoke again, "Well, I want to get a good night's sleep tonight. Tomorrow's going to be a big day."

Albus nodded, replying, "Yeah, me too."

Standing up from his comfortable chair, Cypress stretched his arms. "Night, then," he said smiling.

"Night." Albus, too, stood, and the two boys walked together to the boys' dormitories. They were in separate rooms, so after exchanging another goodnight, they turned and vanished into their dorms. As Albus made his way to his bed, he smiled. Already he had made one friend, and it was only the first night.

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End of chapter two. Not much happened in this chapter, I know. It was mainly written just to show Albus making a friend, and settling into Hogwarts.

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