Hey guys Aislynn here! I'd like to inform you all that I've decided to update Albus Potter every Monday. This gives me a deadline of when I have to do it. If I don't post it on Mondays it will be posted either the day before or the day after. If anyone has any questions or suggestions I'd like to hear them and see if I can help answer them or somehow put them in the story. I hope you all like this chapter as much as I liked writing it. Later days.
Albus was running down a long corridor. He didn't know why but he felt he was late for something. Am I late for class? Thought Albus as he ran down the hall. No, he was at Hogwarts. He had seen thousands of pictures of Hogwarts and this wasn't a corridor he was familiar with. Instead of the bright candlelit halls, Albus was running down a hall with black walls and the only light was surrounding a door at the end of the hall.
Albus made it too the end of the hall and stood in front of the giant door. The door had strange markings on hit but no matter how hard Albus tried he couldn't focus on it. He could see they were there but he couldn't make them out. As Albus kept trying to open the door he heard a scream come from behind the door. Whoever was screaming was screaming loudly like they were being tortured. Albus pushed against the heavy door trying to open it. Slowly and surely Albus got the door to open.
The room Albus stood in had black walls as well. In the center of the room was the source of light. An altar was in the middle of the room and a body lay on top of it. The bright light was coming from the body. As Albus got closer he saw that it was a girl who lay on the altar. But just like to door he couldn't make out any of her features except her long hair and the crystal she held in her hands. No it wasn't a crystal but instead a stone, a stone in the shape of a diamond. The stone was beaming a bright red light.
As Albus stood at the altar he noticed a figure standing in the shadows. The figure has a long black cloak on that covered his face. "Hello?" Albus called to the cloaked figure. "Do you know where we are?"
The figure spoke no words but instead walked toward the altar. A strange hissing sound was coming from the cloak's hood but Albus didn't think twice. The cloaked figure stood in front of the altar and raised his arms. "Prophecy…." A voice hissed under the cloak. From his arms Albus saw a large knife gleaming in the red light. "….leads to death!" The knife took the long journey down to the girl's body. Everything went black and all Albus could hear was the cold, spine tingling sound of the girl's bloody curling scream.
Albus awoke in his bed. He was out of breath and his body felt hot. He stared at nothing for a long while till finally his eyes adjusted. Albus sat up and looked around. His roommates were fast asleep and the night was still dark out. Alfred was asleep next to Albus and didn't move when his master awoke.
Albus sat on the edge of his bed and stood up. He walked to one of the windows and opened it. He stuck his head out and got some fresh air. After his breathing settled Albus tried to remember what he dreamed about. It all happened so fast that he could hardly remember much of it. He could remember the girl, the crystal, and the word 'prophecy'. He wondered what any of it meant.
Albus heard barking coming from the below. He looked down and saw Fang II running around and barking at someone. That someone was Willow. Willow was standing outside the hut and looking up toward Albus. Albus waved to the girl but she didn't seem to notice. He looked up and saw what she saw. The moon was as red as blood. Albus rubbed his eyes and looked again. The moon was back to normal. Albus looked down and saw the door to Hagrid's hut slam shut. Albus closed the window and went back to his bed. He didn't feel tired but he knew he had to get some sleep. He began to count sheep but didn't make it pass ten.
Albus awoke the next morning with a strange feeling. He still remembered the dream that had woke him up but he brushed it off as only a dream. He saw his roommates getting ready to head down to breakfast and decided to get ready as well. He headed down the stairs to the common room where he found his cousin talking with one of his roommates.
"Then Aunt Trudy came up to me and said 'You are really a squib. You aren't fit for Hogwarts.' That's when the Headmaster kicked me out of school and I fell into the lake and the squid was trying to eat me." Albus couldn't remember the boy's name but he knew it was one of the 'D' names. This boy had curly red hair and a rather big nose. His face was covered with freckles while tears were streaming down them.
"There, there David." Rose said. "It was only a dream. From the books I've read the squid is a rather nice creature that wouldn't hurt a fly." Rose was very good when it came to calming people down. She often had to cool Albus down whenever he got in a heated argument with James. Rose saw Albus and smiled at him.
"Albus this is your roommate David. David this is my cousin Albus." Rose said trying to calm the poor boy down.
David sniffled and gave a small smile. "It's very nice to meet you Albus."
"Same to you David." Albus said giving him a smile back. David reminded Albus of Neville Longbottom, his herbology teacher and friend of the family. From what he had heard Neville was insecure and clumsy back in his early years at Hogwarts. But as the years past Neville became a true Gryffindor. Albus looked up to Neville but not as much as his father. Albus' father would always be number one.
David had stopped crying and was instead talking to Rose about the upcoming classes they would have together. Albus' stomach growled which made them stop their amiable conversation. "Let's head down to breakfast. We should be getting our schedules this morning." Rose lead the way as David and Albus followed her closely behind.
The Great Hall was filled with people as the three Gryffindor's walked in. Albus looked over at the Slytherin table but saw no sight of Scorpius. He heard his brother whistle at him. "Make sure you don't slip there Alby!" James yelled. Albus was confused but when he looked at the ground he saw some kind of sticky green substance that David was about to walk into. David slipped and would've hit the floor if Albus hadn't caught him. Rose, who had walked over the slime bent down and sniffed it. She wrinkled her nose. "Green Gloopy Goop. A favorite product at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes." Rose zapped the goop and it disappeared instantly. "We almost forgot your brother is a regular at Uncle George's shop."
Albus' didn't have enough hands to count all the times he had been attacked by one of Uncle George's new products that he let James try out. He saw James lift up a huge bag labeled 'Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes infinite bag of wonders.' Albus sighed and made a mental note to keep an eye out for one of James' pranks.
"Sorry about that David." Albus said when he helped David stand up. "My brother takes after my two uncles and my grandfather and his friend."
"It's alright Albus. I'm use to being pranked a lot. Back at home my cousins would always play pranks on me because I wasn't the most powerful wizard." David went ahead and sat down at the table. Rose and Albus both sat next to him and began to eat breakfast. After a while Albus saw Professor Clayworth handing out schedules to everyone. When Albus received his he gave a long groan. "Potions first." All summer James had complained about how hard potions class was. Albus didn't know what to expect in potions class. A bell ringed in the distance signaling for the students to head to class.
Albus, Rose, and David had gathered their belongings and headed toward the dungeons. Albus saw Willow carrying a bucket of water and heading in their direction. She locked eyes with Albus' and they went wide in fright. She quickly turned around and headed into the opposite direction. Before Albus could call to her she was lost in the sea of students. What was that about? Thought Albus as they continued down the dungeons. The found the classroom but the door was locked. On one side of the door stood first year Gryffindor's and on the other stood first year Slytherin's. Looks were given among one another and comments were thrown here and there.
Albus saw Scorpius leaning against the classroom door not talking to any of the other Slytherin's. They seemed to be giving him the cold shoulder and icy stares. Albus left Rose and David, who were both talking about Hogwarts: A history, and went to talk to Scorpius. Scorpius looked up at Albus and gave a smirk. "Well isn't this a sight to behold. A Gryffindor and a Slytherin breaking the groups." Scorpius said with a laugh.
Scorpius was right. People were giving them looks like they had gone mad. Albus leaned against the door next to Scorpius. "It's stranger since you're a Malfoy and I'm a Potter."
"I do believe hell is freezing over as we speak." Both the boys laughed which gave them even stranger looks. Rose refused to look at the two and instead had her back to the boys and continued speaking with David, who didn't seem to mind.
"Will your cousin ever like me?" Scorpius said staring at her back.
"She'll come around eventually. She can be very stubborn when she wants to be." Albus said ignoring his cousin. "So why are the Slytherin's ignoring you? I thought they'd all be your best friend especially with our family's legacy."
"They all think I'm like my father but when I refused to play a prank of the Gryffindor's last night they saw my true colors." Off in the distance the bell went off for the start of class.
"I wonder where professor is?" Albus asked. Suddenly Albus couldn't feel the door on his back. Scorpius and he found themselves on their backs staring up at their teachers.
"Well aren't you two eager to start Potions class?" a belle like voice said. Staring down at them was a woman in her mid thirties. She had long curly blonde hair and grey eyes. Her skin was pale and had no blemishes on it. Both the boys quickly stood up and looked at the teacher. She stepped to the side and welcomed the students in. "Welcome first years." The first years gathered into the classroom and waited to be seated.
"I am Professor Periwinkle and I will be your Potions teacher here at Hogwarts. You may sit wherever you like in the classroom." As Professor Periwinkle walked to her desk he heels clicked after her. The students began to sit among their houses. Scorpius headed toward the back with Albus right behind him. Scorpius turned around confused. "You're going to sit next to me?" He asked with his left brow lifted.
"She said we can sit wherever we liked." Albus said with a shrug. Scorpius turned back around and headed to the last row in the back. He sat on the right closest to the group of Slytherin's that were forming while Albus sat on the left where most Gryffindor's were sitting. Rose saw this but she didn't looked shocked. She looked at David who was following her around like a shadow. She pointed to the back and said something that made David pale. Never the less he followed Rose as she sat in front of Albus and he sat in front of Scorpius.
"Oh how I love house mingling." Professor Periwinkle said as she saw Albus' group in the back. "You all should take note of them and try to mingle outside your own houses." The rest of the Gryffindor's and Slytherin's gave each other a look and remained with their houses.
"Well class welcome to Potions. Since you are first years most of you will be brewing potions for the first time. We shall learn simple ones but as the year progresses I do hope to teach you more complicated potions. It helps keep the mind going and keeps the students on their toes." Albus saw Rose already writing down notes on her scroll as Professor Periwinkle began to talk.
"I'll introduce myself to you all. I am Silvia Periwinkle but I would like you all to call me Professor Periwinkle. I am a graduate of Hogwarts and my house was indeed Slytherin." The Slytherin's began to chuckle among themselves. "I hope you all don't see this as an opportunity to get favoritism. I will show favoritism to no one and will only give congratulations to students who have earned it." She pulled out a book from her desk and opened it. "Now if you will all open your books to the first chapter….." That is how class resumed. Professor Periwinkle began to teach the basics of Potions and what tools and such the students will be using. Professor Periwinkle was done with five minutes to spare, so she allowed the children to talk amongst themselves.
Scorpius was putting his book back in his bag when a magazine fell out of it. David bent down and picked it up for him. "Here you-IS this the latest issue of Quidditch Quarterly?!" David exclaimed.
"You read Quidditch Quarterly?" Scorpius asked David with a look of surprise on his face.
"I've been reading it till I was able to read." Scorpius and David got into a discussion about the magazine as Albus began to talk to Rose.
"So are you warming up to Scorpius?"
"I'm only being nice to him because he's your friend. If daddy ever found out he'd have my head. Besides I'm determined to beat him in academics not through petty fights." Rose said as she opened her book and began reading the next chapter. Albus laid back and yawned loudly. "Didn't get much sleep last night?" Rose asked while not looking up from her book.
"I slept like a ferret." Albus said with a chuckle. With Rose mentioning sleep Albus wondered about the dream. He also wondered why Willow had run away in the hallway. The bell rang and the students stood up from their seats. "What's next for you Scorpius?" Albus asked.
"History of Magic with Ravenclaw."
"We have Transfiguration with Hufflepuff." Rose said picking up her bag. "We better go or we will be late." Rose headed for the door with David right behind her. He waved Scorpius goodbye as he disappeared from the room.
Albus grabbed his bag as he and Scorpius headed for the door. Both of their houses were heading in different directions. Albus waved at Scorpius. "I'll see you late Malfoy." Albus joked as he went to catch up with his cousin.
"I'll see you later Potter." Scorpius called to him as he headed in the opposite direction. Albus smiled as he caught up with his cousin and new friend. So far his first day at Hogwarts was very interesting.