Hi...so...it's been a while. Life likes to get in the way and the internet loves to hate me. But now that its summer I can get back into my old routine. Yay. Anyway here's the long awaited chapter with a little mystery at the end. Until next time. -Aislynn
Scorpius Malfoy stood on the steps on the Burrow with a suitcase in his hands. No one knew how to react. They all stood there in shock while Hagrid smiled and looked between the two. "Scorpius?" Albus asked. "What are you doing here?"
"I've come to apologize for the way my father acted last night. May I come in?" Scorpius said looked at everyone. Albus nodded his head. Scorpius came in and placed his suitcase on the floor.
"Scorpius did…..did you run away?" Albus asked staring at the suitcase.
Scorpius shook his head. "No I did not. This is a gift I am giving to your family."
"You're giving us a suitcase?" Uncle Ron asked as he looked at the old looking suitcase.
"This is not just any suitcase. Watch." He placed the suitcase on the counter and unzipped it. He opened the lid and closed his eyes. He reached a hand in and pulled out a new white shirt. He handed the shirt to Uncle Ron. "This is for you. That wine won't come out of your shirt." Uncle Ron inspected the shirt. "This suitcase can make whatever you think appear. Although it does vary. You can't get gold or ancient statues and scrolls."
"And you are just giving it to us?" Uncle Ron said suspiciously.
"If you are suggesting I stole it or I made magically tricked it then you are wrong. I am giving it to you as an apology." Scorpius argued.
Uncle Ron glared at the suitcase. "I don't take bribes as an apology." Uncle Ron was headed toward the living room.
Scorpius ran ahead of him and blocked his way. "What will you take as an apology?"
"How about you get on your knees and beg?" Uncle Ron joked as he tried to get past the child.
"Fine!" Scorpius yelled. He got down on his knees but kept his head up high so he could look Uncle Ron in the face. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry about what my father did to you last night. I'm sorry about the way he has treated you since you were children. But you must know I am not my father and I will never be my father."
The whole room was silent. Uncle Ron looked embarrassed as most of the women in the room glared at him. He looked down at Scopius and rolled his eyes. "Get up boy." Scorpius did just that but kept his eyes locked on Uncle Ron's. Uncle Ron reached out his hand and Scorpius shook it. "I accept your apology. But I'm still keeping an eye on you."
Grandma Weasley clapped her hands. "Well wasn't that fun. Let's get back to the celebration."
"Actually." Scorpius said. "I just came here to apologize. I'll be heading out now." Scorpius headed toward the back door.
"Are you going home?" Dad asked Scorpius.
Scorpius shook his head. "Father and I got into an argument before I left. They don't even know that I'm gone."
Hagrid jumped into the conversation at this moment. "I saw the boy trying to climb out of his window on my way here. Almost fell out and broke his leg. Good thing I was flying over here or he'd be in the hospital for Christmas."
"Where will you go?" Rose asked trying to hide her concern for him.
"I have some money on me. I'll probably stay at the Leaky Cauldron until vacation is over." Scorpius said with a shrug.
"All alone?" Grandma Weasley asked. "Well I can't let that happen. Not on Christmas."
"I'll be alright really." Scorpius said as he opened the back door. Something tackled him and he fell on his back. Everyone looked in shock as a house elf clung to Scorpius like a lost puppy. Albus recognized it to be Brownie. A head popped up from around the door.
"Happy Christmas everyone." Teddy cheered as he popped into the kitchen with green and red hair. "Poor house elf was following me for ages. 'Weasleys!' she yelled. 'Must find the Weasleys!" He walked over and gave Grandma Weasley a kiss on the cheek. "I heard about your little fiasco at the Malfoy's last night. Too bad I wasn't there." Teddy joked.
Lily and Hugo ran over and clung to Teddy's legs. "We missed you Teddy." They both cheered.
"Missed me? You saw me two days ago." He joked with me. Suddenly everyone became aware of the loud crying coming from Scorpius' chest. They all looked over and saw Brownie crying loudly.
"Brownie what are you doing here? How did you find me?" Scorpius asked as he tried to get her off his chest.
"Brownie went to give master lunch but master was not there. Brownie was very worried that something bad had happened to master. Brownie searched and searched for master but did not know where to look. Then Brownie remember Weasley! Weasley is friend of master. Brownie look all over for Weasley house till hair change boy came and found Brownie."
"She was wandering the streets of London." Teddy explained. "I couldn't just leave her there all alone. Not on Christmas."
"Master must come home. Masters parent's will be very upset." Brownie said still crying.
"Brownie I'm not going home. You should go before you get in trouble." Scorpius picked up Brownie and placed her on her feet.
"Where ever master goes I go." Brownie insisted. Scorpius rolled his eyes and sighed. "Fine come on." They headed for the door but the door magically closed. Grandma Weasley tapped her wand against the table lightly. "You shall be staying here for Christmas. We shall show those Malfoy's that we don't just throw people out on the street because of their name. Now into the living room all of you."
Everyone walked into the living room without a word of protest. The day was very interesting. Everyone had a fun time. All of us children went into the backyard and played a game of Quidditch, except for Willow who played as referrer. Scorpius was chosen as Keeper, Rose and James played as chasers, Lily and Hugo were the beaters, and Albus was left as the seeker. Rose and Hugo played on one team while James and Lily on the other. Scorpius played Keeper for both teams while Albus played Seeker for both. The snitch was magical. It changed between red and blue, red being James' team and blue being Rose's. Whatever color it was when it was caught was given to that team.
The game was very intense between Rose and James. They were very competitive toward each other and had been keeping score since they were young. So far they were neck and neck at 54 points each. James had been practicing to beat Rose once and for all.
The adults all sat around and watched the game from the grass. Grandma Weasley and Brownie had made an instant friendship with one another. Brownie helped her make sweets for us for after the game and sandwiches for the adults. Aunt Hermione had planted socks and scarfs in strange places in hopes that Brownie would take it. Of course Rose had warned Brownie before hand of this so there was no way Brownie would accidently be freed.
The game had been going on for an hour now. Albus flew high above the arena and kept an eye out for the snitch. James had tried being a seeker but he found it boring just watching the game from far away. Lily liked hitting the Bludgers as far as she could. Albus was usually left with being the seeker. He liked being a seeker because it helped him keep an eye on the game and figure out the way it would end.
The game was tied and things were getting very heated. Rose and James were glaring at each other and flew in circles. Suddenly Albus saw the snitch fly past Rose's head. He flew right after it at amazing speed. He dodged a Bludger Lily had accidently hit his way and between Rose and James as they fought over the Quaffle. He found himself flying toward the top of the house.
"Be carefully Albus!" he heard his mother yell to him. He kept the snitch in sight and flew higher and higher. He reached the top of the house and grabbed the snitch. He called down to everyone and flew quickly down toward them. He landed and handed the snitch to Willow. She inspected it and lifted it high in the air. "Red team wins!" She called.
James and Lily cheered and did victory laps. Rose and Hugo huffed but took the lost with dignity. After a quick handshake they cleaned up their game and ate lunch. Albus, Rose, Scorpius, and Willow sat at the table nearest to the fence. "I can't wait to return to school soon." Rose said happily. "I wonder what new spells we are going to learn." She looked at Willow and frowned. "Oh I'm sorry Willow."
Willow smiled and shook her head. "I'm excited as well. Daddy said there is going to be a surprise soon."
"What kind of surprise?" Albus asked with his mouth full.
Willow shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not sure. Apprently it's something that will affect every student." The rest of the day passed with the group debating about what the surprise might be.
After that, the days past too quickly. Scorpius stayed at the Potter household with Albus. Brownie tagged along. The house had never been so clean. Mum was so happy because it meant less work for her. Then the day came to return to for them to return to Hogwarts. Brownie said goodbye in the morning and disappeared back to the Malfoy house. The morning was not as disastorous as the first morning in September. They left the house early and entered the station right on time.
The goodbyes were quick and no tears were shead. James was leading the group in the train as he tried to find his friends. "Don't follow me forever first years." James said to them as other students passed them by. "I know I'm a cool second year and all but-"Suddenly James was covered in green slime. Laughter was heard in the carriage next to the them. Albus looked inside and saw the red headed girl named Edwards laughing loudly and shaking a bag from the joke shop. Before James could get his revenge the door to the carriage closed and locked. James smiled wickedly as his friends appeared from two carriages down. "So that's how you wanna play, huh Edwards? Fine let the games begin." Albus and the rest of the group quickly found an empty carriage and got away from the situation.
"Well that was interesting." Scorpius laughed and he sat down by the window. Everyone agreed and watched as the train drove into the country. Soon they would be at Hogwarts and soon their real adventure would begin.