Hey guys…sorry it's taken a while to get the next chapter up. School has been really um, hectic I guess. It's just been a long week. I love being able to come on Fan Fic and gift you guys with a lovely to story to make your day…all you have to do is review and make mine. Thanks to everyone who's reading so far!
Rose Weasley sat next the window reading while rain poured down outside and her cousins planned Teddy's wedding inside. She sighed and tried to focus on her magazine. There was not way she was going to get any quiet with all her cousins around, so she tried to block them out.
"Watcha doing?" her cousin Freddie asked, coming up next to her.
"Reading," Rose said. She held up the magazine. "GossipWitch."
Freddie looked at her with envy.
"You are so lucky," she gushed. "Can I read it with you?"
"Sure," Rose said and pushed a pile of candy rappers off the seat next to her.
"I wonder if your dad's in these things anymore," Freddie pondered, reading an article about a member of the Weird Sisters' daughters giving birth to a baby girl. "My dad named in about one tabloid, but now people just know him as the Joke Shop Guy."
"That's still something to be proud of," Rose said. "I love you dad's shop. And no, I don't think my dad's in these anymore. He was in a few after the war, but now it's mostly Uncle Harry." She pointed to a picture of Harry, Ginny, and Lily emerging from the post office in Diagon Alley. The caption read 'Heart-stricken Harry Sends Letters to His Children.' Picture Harry looked bored and Lily had bent down to tie her shoe.
"He must hate it," Freddie said. "I love reading these, but I would hate to be in them."
"Yeah, my mom's especially happy their not in them anymore," Rose said. "But-"
"Look!" Freddie pointed the 'Freshest Brew of Gossip' column. It was spinning madly, a swirl of black and white as the article changed. When it came up again, Rose saw her own face staring back at her along with all her cousins. The headline read 'Next Bunch of Red-Head Arrive.
"Well, apparently our parents are out, but we're in," Freddie said, and read the article. Rose looked at herself.
September 1st- Rose Weasley, the daughter of brilliant Hermione Granger Weasly and hotshot best friend of Harry Potter Ron Weasley sent their first daughter off to Hogwarts today. Other Weasley families let go as well. Joining her on the train were Nick Weasley, child of George and Katie Weasley, Nolan Longbottem, son of long-time friends of the Potter-Weasley's Neville and Luna Longbottem, and Harry's own Albus Potter. These are the middle of the bunch, as Jaclyn,17, Andrew,14, Matthew,12, Freddie, and George Weasley, 13, attend along with Pearl Weasley, James Potter, and Teddy Lupin and Victoire Weasley hold positions there now as Aps. Still to attend are Lily Potter and Hugo Weasley, 9, Ava Weasley, 4, Antoinette Weasley, 10, Marie Weasley, 6, and Bill Weasley, 3. These families certainly know how to make big families and lets hope they all live up to the expectations of big talent set for them.
Rose finished reading the article with a hollow feeling in her stomach.
"Now pressure then," Freddie said with a smile. Rose glared at her.
"Oh, calm down," Freddie said. "You'll be fine."
"I just never realized how much people expect of us," Rose said quietly. She folded the magazine and put it in her bag.
"Rose," Freddie said, taking a hold of her cousins hands and looking her in the eye. "Our parents played some the biggest roles in the war. Naturally people expect great things of us. But I know your brilliant, so there is nothing to worry about." Freddie smiled wryly and then said, "Unless of course you're put in Slytherin. Then your father'll kill you."
Rose rolled her eyes and playfully hit her cousin. Jaclyn came up, smirking.
"I don't know what just happened, but we're almost at school. You might want to change," she advised. Rose nodded, going serious again. School. It sounded so good and yet so bad.
After turmoil in the compartment to find uniforms and change, the Weasly/Potter clan had managed to get off the train in one piece, with only a bit of swearing from Rose, ( "Get the hell off my trunk, James! I don't feel like lugging you around!).
Freddie looked around the crowed platform and managed to find what she was looking for.
"Jessica! Over here!" Freddie waved her arms wildly as Jessica Thomas, a gorgeous tall, lanky girl with her mother's hair and father's skin, weaved through the crowd.
"How are you!" Jessica cried. Freddie and she hugged each other.
"It's so good to see you!" Freddie said excitedly.
"You as well," Jessica replied with a smile. "Where's you brother?" Jessica had crushed on George, Freddie's twin, ardently for the past two years.
"I dunno. With Cedric I suppose." As if that was the cue, George and Cedric Flich- Fletchly appeared.
"Heard my name," George said.
"Hey," Jessica said. George smiled.
"Nice to see you Jess," he said. Cedric was gazing at Freddie. Freddie noticed this and pulled him away from the conversing George and Jessica.
"Hello," Freddia said, looking at the ground. She gazed up into his eyes. "How are you?"
"Fine." Cedric reached for her hand. "You?" She nodded, intertwining her fingers with his. She squeezed his hand for a moment, which sent Cedric's heart racing.
"I'll talk to you later. Promise," she said. "Special spot? Say, around 10?"
Cedric nodded and they both reclaimed their best friend and went away.
Rose stepped of the train with Nick and Albus following her.
"Do you hear Hagrid?" Nick asked, pearing around for his godfather. "Mom assured me he would be here!"
"Calm down. He's coming," Rose said. And sure enough they heard the cry of "Firs' years this way! Over ter me! Firs' years!"
Nick flew ahead of Rose and Albus and gave his godfather a hug.
"Well, a firs' year already!" Hagrid said, hugging Nick. "Time sure does fly, don't it?"
"Hello Hagrid!" Rose called.
"'Ello Rose, Albus. How are ya?" Hagrid asked. Rose smiled brightly and Albus nodded. He felt weak and scared. He hoped and prayed that he would not end up in Slytherin. He couldn't bare it.
"You'kay?" Hagrid asked him. Albus looked up and nodded.
"A bit nervous about the Sorting," he admitted.
"O, it'll be fine! Na go get with you cousins in the boat, okay? Than' God it stopped rainin' or we'd be in trouble!"
James glanced at the door to the Great Hall, wondering when the first years would be coming.
"What'd you looking at?" his best friend Shane Finnigan asked.
"Waiting for my brother and cousins," James said. "They're late."
"Aren't they always though?" Jaclyn said across from them.
"Yeah," Andrew put in. "I wasn't on time."
"Neither were we," James' cousin and other best friend Matthew reminded him.
"Okay, okay, maybe my nerves are getting the best of me." He just hoped that Albus would end up in Gryffindor like the rest of his family. His best friend Shane was to, along with Freddie's pal Jessica. Jessica's brother, Dan, was in Ravenclaw along with Lilac Finnigan. Both spent a considerable amount of time with the Gryffindors though.
James took a deep breath, about to give up all hope of the first years ever coming when the doors were flung open and Professor McGonagall, also headmistress, walked proudly down the aisle.
"She's been here forever," James whispered to Matthew. "Since our parents were around.
"I know," Matthew whispered back. "And they're ancient, so picture how old she must be."
They nodded solemnly.
Albus, Nick, and Rose felt all eyes upon them as they followed McGonagall. Nolan Longbottem had taken so walking beside Rose since she had kept him from falling into the lake on their boat ride over.
"Shall we start with the Sorting?" McGonagall pulled out the very battered Sorting Hat and placed it on the stool. It began to sing and with each word Albus felt a bit closer to throwing up.
The students clapped politely when it was done, and McGonagall pulled out a scroll. Rose, Nick, and Albus knew that their were close to the end of the list and watched students be sorted. Neville was placed in Gryffindor, much to the delight of his father, who stood up and clapped very loudly for his son. His mother, the new librarian, smiled serenely.
"Halfway through," Rose murmured and then the dreaded name was called.
"Malfoy, Scorpius."
Rose noticed how the entire Gryffindor table and her family seemed to tighten up. Much like his father, the Sorting Hat hardly touched Scorpius' head. But the House named it called out was a stunner.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Scorpius wasn't the only one stunned. The entire hall was silent. Jaclyn Weasley sat stunned and started clapping. The table joined it, but it was a polite, stiff setting as Scorpius sat down.
Rose, Nick, and Albus glanced over at their siblings and cousins, fire in James' eyes. They turned their attention back to McGonagall though, when she started called names.
When "Weasley, Nick" was called, Rose relized McGonagall had differed out of order. Nick stepped confidently up the stool and sat down. The Hat let out a "Hmmm" and then screamed "GYFFINDOR!" The entire Weasley family stood up cheering loudly along with James and Rose and Albus.
The moment was sort lived when Rose was called next. The hat barely touched her head, but this time the name was expected. "GRYFFINDOR!"
Albus clapped and the rest of the students went until Albus was the only first year left. He felt every eye on him as he walked up to the stool and sat down, facing all the students. James looked like he was about to blow.
"Put the hat on already," he whispered from his seat.
McGonagall seemed nervous as well as she placed the hat on Albus' head.
No Slytherin, no Slytherin, no Slytherin…
The hat pondered and then said…………
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