Hey there guys! I just want to apologize now for any grammar mistakes. I have a friend that will help me fix those. When I type I let my hand wander and I don't pay attention to what it's typing. Any who I hope you like this chapter along with the rest of the story.

-Aislynn

11 years later….

Albus sat in his carriage on the Hogwarts Express and watched as his family faded in the distance and steam. His cousin Rose sat I front of him and watched as her family disappeared as well. He began to pet his ferret, Alfred, already missing home.

"Don't worry Albus. We'll be home for Christmas. And Uncle Harry said he'll write you every week." Rose said to comfort him. Rose had the Weasley red hair and blue eyes but her hair was frizzy like Hermione's. Rose already had her robes on and she had a pile of books next to her.

"Do you plan to read all of that before we get to Hogsmeade?" Albus said with a smile. Albus always like Rose because she was close to him in age, being only a couple of months older, and they often complained about their brothers.

"We need something to do. From what Teddy has told me the ride can be very long and boring after a while."

"What are you reading anyway?" Rose, much like her mother, loved to read books and was very intelligent. Albus often feared that Rose would be placed in Ravenclaw rather than Gryffindor and they would hardly see each other. Albus, along with Ron, thought that like her mother Rose's bravery would triumph over her intelligence.

Rose lifted her book and Albus wasn't surprised at what she was reading. "Hogwarts: A History." Rose said proudly. "Mother gave it to me before we left. She said this was her favorite when she was at Hogwarts and that it will come in handy."

"In handy for what? When we face Lord Voldemort?" Albus joked.

Rose shushed him and looked at the door. Then she looked back at Albus and tried to smack him with the book. "You should know better than to say his name here."

"He's been dead for years. Dad says there's no way he'll come back." Albus smiled proudly at the thought of his father. His father, the one and only Harry Potter, faced the evil Lord Voldemort. He defeated him and brought peace once again to the wizarding world.

"I know and you know I don't mind saying his name as well. But some people still shiver at the mere mention of his name."

"I'll remember that for next time." Albus stared out the window as the countryside began to appear. Rose got lost in her book and the two were in silence. That silence was broken when the door to their carriage opened up.

"Sorry for intruding but all the other carriages are full and there's nowhere else to-"The boy stopped speaking when the three eleven year olds looked at each other.

There in front of Albus and Rose stood the one and only Scorpius Malfoy. Scorpius looked just like his father and grandfather. His blonde hair, which was slicked back when he was first seen, was now a short mess on his head. His grey eyes looked in shock at the two people in front of him.

"Malfoy." Rose grumbled as she returned to her book.

"Weasley. Potter." Scorpius said it casually and not as halfhearted as Rose said it. "I'll go see if there's another cabin. He began to close the door when Albus stopped him.

"No one said you couldn't stay." Albus didn't see the point in the rivalry between the Malfoy's and the Potter's. Rose gave him a look and slammed her book shut. "Albus may I speak with you?" she said not looking at Scorpius.

"Sure but let me help Scorpius first." Albus got up and was about to help Scorpius with his bags. Rose grabbed his arm and made him face the window.

"Albus. That's a Malfoy." She nearly spit the word Malfoy out.

"And?" Albus though Rose was different from her father but it seemed he was wrong.

"Father warned me not to become friendly with him."

"Why?"

"Because he's a Malfoy."

"A name doesn't make a man." Albus said to Rose.

She raised an eyebrow. "You've been reading my philosophy books haven't you?"

"Occasionally. Look he's not his father and we aren't our parents. Maybe he's different." Rose stared at Albus for a long while then she huffed.

"Fine but I'll be keeping an eye on you Malfoy." She said to Scorpius eyeing him up.

Albus rolled him eyes. Rose was usually a kind and unjudging person. She seemed to have inherited her father's stubbornness. Rose sat down and began to read her book once again. Albus walked over to Scorpius and reached his hand out. "Hello. I am Albus Severus Potter."

Scorpius took Albus' hand and shook it. "Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. Nice to meet you." Albus helped with Scorpius' bags and put them next to his bags. Scorpius sat next to Albus as Rose had filled her seat with her books that 'happened' to fall out of their pile.

"That's my cousin Rose Weasley as you know."

"Very nice to meet you Rose." Scorpius said politely. Rose seemed to mumble a response back to him but it was too low to understand what she was saying.

Silence was cast among the trio as the train went further down the tracks. No one knew what to say. Here they sat, the children whose parents use to be rivals except for Rose's and Scorpius' case where their father's were still rivals.

"So Scorpius," Albus said breaking the silence. "Do you know what house you'll be placed in?"

"Most likely Slytherin. Most of my family has been in that house so it won't be a surprise if I'm placed in there."

"But do you want to be in there?" Albus asked.

Scorpius was quiet for a moment as he thought. "No not really. I hope to be placed in Ravenclaw. I'm very smart and I believe I'll fit in more there than in Slytherin."

"I believe I'll be placed in Ravenclaw as well." Rose exclaimed from her seat across from the two boys.

"I thought you wanted Gryffindor?" Albus asked his cousin.

"Oh I do hope to get Gryffindor but I also hope to be in Ravenclaw. I have my mother's intelligence and she says that she was almost placed in Ravenclaw but the Sorting Hat said her destiny was elsewhere." She looked at Scorpius with a grin. "If we are housemates I'll have you know that I shall beat you at everything. Even if we are not housemates I will still try to best you anyway I can."

"I look forward to it flower." Scorpius joked.

Rose huffed again and returned to her book.

"What about you Albus?" Scorpius asked.

"Well," Albus began. "I think I might be placed in Gryffindor or Slytherin. Both are similar in traits and I do share a lot of traits from both houses. At first I was frightened I might be placed in Slytherin and be a dark wizard but my father assured me that not everyone in Slytherin is a bad person." Albus was at a conflict now. He had so longed dreamed of being a Gryffindor like his parents but not he didn't mind so much if he was placed in Slytherin.

Alfred had been eyeing Scorpius since he opened the door. He jumped on Scorpius' lap and began to smell him all over. Scorpius didn't mind and began to pet the ferret. "I wish father would have let me get a ferret." Scorpius said.

"Why wouldn't he?" Albus asked curiously.

"Apparently in his fourth year he was changed into a ferret by Alastor Moody. He's been terrified of them ever since." Alfred licked Scorpius and rolled on his back hoping for a belly rub.

The boys laughed as Scorpius began to rub the ferret. For the rest of the ride the boys got to know one another. Where they grew up? Any childhood memories? Embarrassing stories about their parents. Rose hadn't flipped a page in the book she was reading and listened to the boys. She would chime in every now and then and voice her opinion. This lasted the whole ride to Hogsmeade station.

When the train stopped the sky was dark and the moon lit the way for the students of Hogwarts. Rose, Scorpius, and Albus grabbed their luggage and headed out the train. Albus caught sight of his brother James with some of his second year friends. James saw Albus and gave him a thumbs up for good luck.

The trio left their bags and Alfred with the rest of the luggage at Hogsmeade station. "First years! Follow me!" A booming voice said. Albus and Rose smiled brightly.

"Hagrid!" They yelled. They could see the booming giant over the heads of the first years. The trio pushed their way to the front to greet Hagrid. Hagrid smiled when he saw them.

"Well, well, well, I can't believe my eyes. You two are the spitting images of your parents. Especially you Albus." He ruffled Albus' hair to yet another untidy mess. When he saw Scorpius he had a worried look. "A Malfoy eh?" He looked Scorpius up and down. "You're not like your father or grandfather are you?"

"Only in looks sir." Scorpius replied with a frightened tone.

Hagrid gave a booming laugh. "Then we'll get along my boy. Now come on first years! We are heading to the boats." Hagrid led the first years toward the boats at the lake. The boat in front already had a passenger in it. A young girl about their age sat in the boat. She had long light brown hair and the lamp light showed big blue eyes. She beamed when she saw Hagrid.

The trio got in the front boat along with Hagrid. The young girl sat in the back on Hagrid's lap. After Hagrid made sure all the first years were seated the tapped the head boat and they sailed off down the lake.

Rose turned around and looked at the young girl. "Hello I'm Rose Weasley. Will you be a student at Hogwarts as well?"

The girl shook her head. "No. I'm not magical."

"This here in Willow." Hagrid said with a big smile. "She's been under my care since she was a baby. She's a squib though so she won't be attending Hogwarts." The trio looked saddened but the young girl just smiled.

"It's alright. I help Hagrid out with his Keeper Duties."

"Also the Muggles Studies Professor will be teaching her some lessons so she known's how to function in the muggle world." Hagrid's eyes lit up. "First Years! Welcome to Hogwarts!" The trio turned around and saw the huge castle in front of them. It was too beautiful to describe in words. Everything about it glowed in beauty.

Rose elbowed Albus in the side. "Ow! What was that for?" Rose bent down and signaled for Albus to do the same. Scorpius followed Albus and wanted to hear what Rose had to say. "I just remembered from my book that there is a protection spell so that Muggle's can't get in."

"So?"

"Well my mother once said that the young girl Hagrid was taking care of wasn't a squib. She was a muggle." Rose whispered.

"But that's impossible no one without some magic could enter."

"But she did. No one knows who her parents are but they did some tests to see if she was magical."

"And?" Scorpius asked.

"She responded to nothing. Even squibs will at least react to one or two spells but she did nothing. Just like a Muggle would do."

"So how is she able to get on the grounds?" Albus asked sneaking a peek at the girl. She looked away from Albus embarrassed that she had been staring at them, wondering what they were talking about.

"No one knows." With that the trio fell quiet as they came closer and closer to the castle.