Super late chapter but it is also a longer chapter. Part two of the Christmas break. A party is being held at the Malfoy's and the Potter's and Weasley's are invited. Will things go smoothly or will trouble commense? Part three next week. -Aislynn

Albus pulled at his robes. They were tight on his neck but whenever he loosened it, it would magically tighten back up. "Albus stop pulling at it." His mother complained. Albus rolled his eyes but stopped pulling at the robe. He stood in his living room waiting for the rest of his family to get ready. The boys had all taken only ten minutes to get ready but were now waiting for the girls. Albus' mother was the first down the stairs. She wore a long, elegant, green dress. The sleeves were long and silky looking. Her hair was pulled into a messy yet proper looking bun.

She tried fixing Albus' hair but it was useless. "Just like your father." She muttered under her breath. Lily came skipping down the stairs. She wore a dark red dress with puffy sleeves. Mum had let her buy a new pair of shoes for the occasion. The black shoes were shining brightly and sounded like tap shoes when she walked. Her hair was pulled into two pigtails.

She laughed when she saw Albus. "Don't we look proper." She joked. Albus stuck his tongue out at her as she skipped away. Mum went toward the stairs. "Hermione!" She called. "We've got ten minutes left!"

"Almost ready!" Aunt Hermione called back. Hermione came down the stairs wearing long, blue dress that showed off her curves. She had condensed her usual poofy hair into an elegant and neat bun. Rose and Willow followed her down the stairs. Rose wore a long sleeved blue dress like her mothers but she had not curves to show. Rose left her hair mess but ties it in a ponytail so that it wasn't as messy. Willow had borrowed a dress from Rose for the party. Her dress was a bright yellow. The sleeves were a the same color but lacey. Half of her hair was pulled into a bun and the rest of it curled down her back.

"All done?" Dad asked.

"We are ready to go." Hermione said. Dad offered his elbow to Mum who gladly took it. They all headed out the door toward a small fading red Chevy car. "An American car?" Hermione asked.

"A present from Mr. Weasley a few years back. He added a few 'magical' touches." Dad joked. He opened the back door and the family began to pile into the car. Albus was confused at first but he followed Rose into the car. The inside was much bigger than how it looked on the outside. Instead of a backseat, each side of the car had seats on it. We could all fit comfortably into the car. Harry and Ginny sat in the front of the car.

Dad turned around. "Everyone ready?" We all gave a reply. "Good." He turned to the front. "Chevy, seatbelts on." A seatbelt wrapped around Albus' waist. "Chevy, bars up." A set of bars lifted up and everyone grabbed it. "Chevy, invisibility on." The car started and Albus looked out the window and saw the wheels turn invisible. "Let's fly!"

The car took off and flew into the air. Albus held on tightly to the bars as the car flew through the sky. He felt like he was on a rollercoaster. "Leave it to Grandpa to make another flying car." Rose commented.

"You can thank him when we arrive at the party. They should be arriving at the same time as us." Dad said from the front seat.

"I still don't trust those Malfoy's." Uncle Ron muttered under his breath.

Hermione elbowed him in the chest. "Ronald behave." She yelled at him.

"Come on Hermione. Malfoy treated you like dirt back when we were children. It was his child we are talking about." Uncle Ron said as he crossed his arms.

"We were children back then Ron. You didn't treat me too kindly when we first met." Aunt Hermione said back to him.

"But he called you such vial names. That dumb pureblood had no room to talk."

"Now who's calling who names?" Uncle Ron stuck his tongue out at Aunt Hermione. The rest of the car ride was rather silent. No one really knew what to talk about. After about fifthteen minutes, mum turned around and pointed out her window. "Welcome to Malfoy Manor."

Everyone looked out the window and saw the Manor down below them. The Manor looked elegant but had a dark feel to it. Someone tried to brighten it up by placing Christmas colored lights outside the windows but it looked out of place. They circled the house and landed in the front. They followed the long line of cars and parked toward the back. They all exited the car and headed toward the front doors.

The doors swung inwards and they entered a long hallway. A tall mean looking man stared at the group coming toward the house. He stepped in their pathway and reached a hand out. "Invitation." He ordered giving a snering look. Dad smiled up at him and handed him the invitation. He read it over and looked at the whole family. He gave Willow a look and raised an eyebrow. "This one is not on the list." Albus and Rose stepped in front of Willow.

Albus saw his father pull out a wand behind his back. Mum saw this and smiled. She turned her purse upside down and the contents spilled out on the floor. "Oh dear clumsy me." The man rolled his eyes and bent down on the floor to help her. Harry pointed his wand to the invite and Willow's name popped up. Ginny stood up with the guard and thanked him.

"This one must-"The guard said.

"Would you mind checking the invite one more time?" Harry asked. The man raised an eyebrow but looked down at the invite. His eyes widened and he looked up. "Beg my pardon sir. I must have overlooked the name."

Harry smiled and patted him on the shoulders. "No problem good man. Now if you will excuse us." The guard stepped out of the way and the family walked past him. Albus, Willow, and Rose turned around and stuck their tongues out at the man. They followed their family down the hall. They were lead to a gigantic ballroom filled with many people. A herald stood at the entrance and asked for their names. "Mr. and Mrs. Harry Potter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weasley, and Ms. Willow Hagrid."

The whole family walked into the Ballroom with many eyes staring at them. Many whispered the name 'Harry Potter' but most simply ignored them. Grandma and Grandpa Weasley pushed through the crowd and came to greet us. Albus, Rose, and Willow snuck off and went to go and look for Scorpius. They found him standing alone by the servant's entrance.

"Scorpius!" Albus yelled. Scorpius waved and the trio walked over to him. Scorpius and Albus shook hands while he nodded to Willow and Rose. "Did you get in alright Willow? I didn't realize till this morning that I forgot to put your name as well."

Willow nodded her head. "Mr. Potter helped me get in."

"I'm sorry for any trouble."

Willow shook her head. "It's alright."

"So Malfoy," Rose said. "How did you ever get you parents to agree to let us Weasley's and Potter's into the party?"

Scorpius crossed his arms. "It wasn't as hard as you would think? I told them I was inviting friends to the party. At first they both were opposed to it but Father eventually came through. I am very suspicious though."

"Why is that?" Albus asked as he stood next to him leaning on the wall.

"They have been talking about 'special arrangments' for you all. I tried to overhear but when a Malfoy wants something to be kept a secret it stays secret."

"So these are you little friends Scorpius?" a harsh voice said behind them. They all looked up and saw Mr. Malfoy standing behind them. Draco had not changed since his childhood. His blonde hair had gotten lighter and looked almost white. He had bags under his eyes from years of working late at night. He held a cain in his hand that had the head of a snake.

"These are my friends, Father." Scorpius hissed. "Albus Potter, Rose Weasley, and Willow Hagrid."

"Hagrid eh?" Mr. Malfoy said as he examined Willow. "Old Hagrid finally get a woman?"

Willow shook her head. "I'm his adopted daughter."

"Figures. Old tart could attract a bee to honey if he wanted to." Willow pressed her lips together but she kept her mouth shut.

"Father!" Scorpius yelled. Mr. Malfoy rolled his eyes. He turned his attention to Rose. "A Weasley? No surprise. You all have the same orange burnt hair color. I bet you got your mother's know it all knowledge as well. What a perfect combination." Rose opened her mouth but Willow grabbed her by the arm.

Finally Mr. Malfoy turned to Albus. "And last but not least we have a Potter." He seemed to spit out the words. "Placed in Gryffindor I hear. Just what this world needs, another Potter out to save the world. Interesting company you keep here Scorpius. And a squib of all people." He said glaring at Willow.

"Now listen here you-" Rose yelled. Willow held her back and gave her a look. Rose's cheeks turned red but she kept her mouth shut. Mr. Malfoy laughed loudly, gathering the attention of other party goers.

"The oh so famous Weasley temper. If I were you I would learn to control that. Your words could get you into trouble one day." Mr. Malfoy turned around and headed to go and talk to some more party goers.

Rose stamped her foot. "That ignorant, pignosed, cockroach!" she yelled. "What interesting company you keep Scorpius." She mimicked. "I'd show him a thing or two if I had the chance."

"Ever since Grandfather stepped down Father has been gaining more confidence. He is determined to be 'better' than him, but by doing that he has becoming him." Scorpius said glaring at his father's back. He turned to Willow and hung his head. "I'm sorry for what he said, to all of you."

"His words aren't yours." Albus said. Willow nodded her head. Rose was still steaming. "Your father is such a….a…..UGH!" She yelled.

"Don't worry I agree with you." Scorpius yelled. "There is no point in arguing with him. He is as stubborn as a bull with his belifs and thinks everything else is wrong." Scorpius got off the wall and walked away. "Let's go where it is less crowded." Scorpius led the trio out of the ballroom and into a smaller room adjacent to it.

"This is the drawing room." Scorpius said. "Former Headquartes for Death Eaters." Scorpius added with a spooky tone in his voice. The room was large with black furniture lining the area of the fireplace. Willow and Rose sat on one of the couches while Scorpius and Albus sat on the other.

"How has your vacation been going?" Rose asked Scorpius.

"Boring. I've been stuck in this house since I came home."

"But this house is so big." Willow said. "Surely there must be something to do."

"Only with other people."

"Don't you have any friends?" Rose joked.

"No I don't." He said casually. "My family only associates with purebloods. Most of them are stuck up and mistreat other wizards. They only like me for my name." Scorpius rang a bell and a house elf came running in.

"Yes master?" The elf was very short and had long ears. Unlike other house elves that Albus had seen this elf looked healthy and actually happy to be working.

"Could you please bring us some butterbeer please?"

The house elf laughed. "Of course Master Scorpius." She snapped her fingers and a tray of butterbeer appeared before them. They all took one and in another snap the tray disappeared. "Anything else master?" She said with a wide smile.

"No that'll be all Brownie." Brownie nodded her head and skipped out of the room.

"A House elf happy to be working for the Malfoy's?" Rose asked in shock.

Scorpius shrugged his shoulders as he drank his butterbeer. "Brownie was given to be as a present when I was five years old. She's always been like that."

The four children spent most of the night in the drawing room. Brownie came in every half an hour or so and would refill their drinks and bring in food for them. Willow and Rose talked about the Christmas party the next day while Albus and Scorpius played a game of Wizard's chess. They were both evenly matched in the game. Games would go on for hours as they tried to devise their plans to win.

It was nearing the end of the night. Albus and Scorpius had finished their game and were now plaing Go Fish with Willow and Rose. It was Rose's turn when the sound of glass smashing came from the ballroom. "YOU PIGNOSED PUREBLOOD!" a voiced roared from the room.

"YOU BARBARIC OAF!" another voice yelled.

"Oh no." Rose said. They all ran out of the room and went to see what the commotion was. Uncle Ron and Mr. Malfoy were being held back by their wives. Mr. Malfoy's hair was covered in a red powder while Uncle Ron's shirt had a giant purple stain on it. "YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE MALFOY!" Uncle Ron yelled.

"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WAS THROWING FOOD WEASLEY!" Malfoy yelled.

"Ron calm down!" Aunt Hermione yelled.

"Your whole family is a disgrace to us true pruebloods. Especially for letting your family befriend a weak, vial squib."

Vial? Albus heard in his head. He turned and saw Willow have a look of hurt on her face. Albus felt anger rise up in him. "Hey!" he took a step forward but him mother reached a hand out. He looked up at her and she shook her head.

You're not vial. He replied in his head. Willow remained quiet and kept her head down. Scorpius took a step forward and stood between his father and the Weasley-Potter family.

"Father you are overreacting. If you should blame anyone you should blame me. I'm the one who invited them here. I'm the one who knew you didn't get along but I didn't care."

"Scorpius dear,." Mrs. Malfoy said as she held back her husband. "Don't make it any worse."

"No this is all my fault. I need to fix it." Scorpius said to his mother.

"Brainwashing my son are you Weasley? Making him go against his own father!" Mr. Malfoy yelled.

"Draco please." Mrs. Malfoy said to her husband. "People are watching."

"Let them watch! Let them see how these blood traitors truly are!"

"Blood traitors?!" Dad helped Aunt Hermione hold Uncle Ron back.

"Father, stop!" Scorpius yelled.

"Daddy please calm down." Rose said to Uncle Ron. Both adults ignored the children and continued to glare at each other.

"I'm no blood traitor! You and your family became blood traitors when you joined Lord Voldemort!"

Mr. Malfoy's face turned red. "Leave my house! The whole lot of you!"

"Father please." Scorpius pleaded. Mr. Malfoy looked down at his son and squinted his eyes.

"You are never to associate with these people ever again Scorpius. I'll have no son of mine friend's with a Weasley or a Potter."

"Ron let's go." Dad said. Uncle Ron pushed his way out of the house. The whole family got glares as they left the Manor. Scorpius looked at them with a sad look in his eyes. Albus looked back and saw Mr. Malfoy place a hand on Scorpius' shoulder. Scorpius pushed the hand off and left the room. Albus felt bad but he knew it would be best if they left.

The ride home was silent. Uncle Ron had apparated and no one knew where he had gone to. Aunt Hermione bit her lip and gazed out the window. "I hope he is alright." She would whisper to herself every few seconds. Everyone went to Grandma and Grandpa Weasley's house so they would be there for Christmas the next day. The children were all sent to their rooms while the adults talked in the kitchen. Albus laid in bed and tried to listen but it was hard to hear them. James tried to sit on the steps and listen in but he was caught right away.

Albus? Willow's voice echoed in his head.

Yeah? Albus asked.

Do you think Scorpius will be okay? Albus could feel the pain and confusion in her question.

Yeah I think he will be okay. Albus said as he rolled over on the bed to see the window. The moon was full again.

I hope so. Albus' eyes drooped as he was hit with a wave of sleepiness. Goodnight. She said as Albus closed his eyes for the last time.

Goodnight. Albus replied. As he fell into a deep sleep the moon, so bright soon turned a blood red.

Christmas morning went by uneventful. Uncle Ron had returned in the middle of the night. His eyes were red and he had bags under them showing lack of sleep. Despite this he was in a rather joyful mood. He wore his new sweater happily and talked about how work at the shop was going. Everyone knew he was still swore about the night before but no one wanted to question him about it.

Willow was smiling the whole time. She was given a sweater with a giant 'W' on it by Grandma weasley. She sat by the window and kept an eye out for Hagrid to show up. James had been given some new protypes to try out for Uncle George. Rose was given a mountain of books which she intended to finish before summer. Albus was given Quidditch gear a broom of his own. He couldn't wait to go outside and try it out.

Lunch was just rolling around when a knock came to the back door. Albus was the closest to the door so he went to go and answer it. He opened the door and smiled when he saw who was waiting. "Hagrid!" Albus cheered. He gave the half giant a hug.

"Albus how are you?" Hagrid asked.

"I'm doing well thank you." Albus turned his head to the living room. "Hagrid's here!" He yelled. Willow was the first out of the room. She ran to her adopted father and gave him a big hug. He picked her up in his arms and hugged her tightly. "I've missed you dear." He said with a wide smile.

"I missed you too, Daddy." She replied. Everyone came in and greeted Hagrid happily. "Well let's all head into the living room." Grandma Weasley said. Everyone headed toward the living room when Hagrid spoke up.

"If you don't mind I brought a friend with me." He said.

"The more the merrier. Who is your friend?" Grandma asked. Hagrid stepped into the house and out of the doorway. Waiting on the step was Scorpius Malfoy was standing there holding a suitcase in his hand. He gave a smile and a slight wave. "Happy Christmas."