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Scorpius' eyes widened with shock after Albus and Rose introduced themselves. He was in disbelief as he sat next to the son of Harry Potter and the daughter of Ron and Hermione Weasley; children of the Golden Trio. Now he understood why Albus behaved the way he had when Scorpius had entered the compartment. Calmly, Scorpius introduced himself to his new acquaintances.

"I'm Scorpius…"

"Malfoy" Albus and Rose said together.

"We know who you are," Albus said.

"Right," said the blond boy, feeling a bit out of place.

Just then a tall boy with black hair angrily slammed open the compartment door.

"James!" Albus and Rose both exclaimed with a surprise at his entrance.

James paid no attention to his brother or Rose as he entered. His dark eyes focused only on Scorpius.

"What in bloody hell are you doing in here Malfoy?" James fumed, malice in his voice. "You have no right to be in here!" the older boy snarled as he grabbed Scorpius by the collar of his cloak and threw him to the ground.

"James, stop this!" Rose cried out as she got up to aid Scorpius. Before she could reach the fallen boy, James had grabbed her arm.

"What are you doing? Sit back down!" James commanded as he tugged her to sit back down. "Filth like him DO NOT deserve OUR help".

Scorpius glared at James with anger in his steel grey eyes. He knew James' actions towards him were undeserved, but to retaliate would only fuel the prejudice against his family. Scorpius kept his eyes on James as he recovered back to his feet, bracing himself for another assault.

"Enough! James… please," Rose pleaded to her cousin.

The older boy glanced down to his tear stricken cousin before returning his glare to Scorpius.

"Leave now before I change my mind," James said with furrowed brows.

Scorpius met eyes with Rose saying a silent 'thank you' before he walked back to his compartment. Ryan and Todd were in a heated debate on the subject of which Quidditch team was better; they hardly noticed Scorpius when he returned.

Scorpius felt dejected as he stared blankly out the windows. His mind was preoccupied on wondering what his life at Hogwarts would be like. Would others treat him with malice such as James? He released a sigh as he pushed the negative thoughts away. Surely not everyone will react to him the same way James had.

A loud clattering outside in the corridor pulled Scorpius away from his thoughts. A cheerful looking lady slid back their door and said, "Anything from the cart?"

Todd and Ryan stopped mid-argument, nearly toppling over each other as they stood and walked towards the cart. They each bought a different assortment of candies and brought it back to their seats.

"What about you dear?" The woman asked Scorpius.

Scorpius was about to shake his head, but thought to try his luck at getting one of the limited edition chocolate frog cards. He grabbed a handful of chocolate frogs and paid the woman two silver Sickles. Scorpius sat back down and immediately began to go through the chocolate frogs and checked to see what card lay inside. The first Chocolate Frog contained Falco Aesalon, the second had Andros the Invincible, the third was Merwyn the Malicious, the fourth was Wendelin the Weird, and the fifth was Salazar Slytherin. All of which Scorpius already had in his collection. He placed the cards in his trunk, but held onto one.

Scorpius turned over his Salazar Slytherin card and read:

SALAZAR SLYTHERIN

Co-Founder of Hogwards. Inventor and builder of the Chamber of Secrets. Gave his name to one of the four houses. One of the four celebrated Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Was one of the first recorded Parselmouths, an accomplished Legilimens, and a notorious champion of pureblood supremacy.

With a grin he placed the card with the rest of his collection. He sat back down and peered out the window. He could see snow capped mountains and thick forests under a darkening sky.

A voice echoed through the train: "We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minute's time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school separately."

"Guess that means we should change into these," Ryan said as he held up his black school robes.

Scorpius quickly found his robes, thankful that he took the time to organize his trunk earlier. Todd found his robes just as the train began to slow down.

Scorpius said patted Demitri before he secured his cage, "I'll see you soon." The owl hooted in understanding.

The train slowed and finally came to a stop. Young witches and wizards pushed and shoved their way toward the doors and out to a small platform. Scorpius and his friends huddled together and waited, wondering where to go next.

"Firs' years! Firs' years! Come over here!" said a loud, deep, booming voice.

It didn't take much to find whom the voice belonged to. To describe the man as large would be an understatement. He was almost twice the height of a normal man and at least five times as wide. He had long tangles of bushy black hair and a beard that hid his face.

"Any more firs' years? Mind yer step an' follow me!"

The large group of students all nervously followed the man as he led them with a single lamp. They were lead down a dark, steep, narrow path. It was so dark that even the moonlight didn't help. It seemed as if they were walking forever when suddenly the path curved around a bend.

There were loud murmurs of 'ooohs' and 'ahhhs' as the students all got their first look at Hogwarts. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side of a lake was a vast castle with many towers and protected by a large wall.

The giant of a man pointed to a small fleet of boats in the water near the shore. "No more'n four to a boat!"

Scorpius looked to his companions on either side of him and led them to one of the boats. They waited as the other students settled themselves into a boat. The large bearded man looked around to make sure all the students were in place.

"Ready everyone?" the giant asked. When no one said anything he boomed, "FORWARD!"

At the command, the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, gliding across the lake. The castle overhead seemed to tower over them as they sailed closer and closer to their destination. When the first boats reached the cliff, the boats carried them through an opening in the cliff face into a long dark tunnel until they reached a harbor within the cavern. When they arrived, the students all climbed out onto an old wooden deck and were led to a flight of stone steps.

" 'Ere we are now," The giant smiled as he watched the students gather around the oak doors. He raised a large fist and knocked on the castle doors.

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