Chapter 1 - Off We Go
"Wait up Gelert!" A young blonde-haired boy of eleven shouted. Another boy, who looked to be about the same age, but had a head of short black hair, was running a few feet in front of him.
"Boys! Slow down! You don't know where you're going!" Astoria Malfoy cautioned. Scorpius Malfoy and Gelert Goyle stopped in their tracks and turned around to see their parents with their luggage trolleys. Both Astoria Malfoy and Olivia Goyle looked awfully distraught from the unexpected chase after their sons, while Draco Malfoy and Gregory Goyle, who were both at the helm of a trolley, looked rather amused. After the Dark Lord was defeated in the Final Battle at Hogwarts, Draco and Goyle had remained close friends in their adult life. It was only natural that their sons had become fast friends, especially because they had known each other practically since birth.
"Aww, but we just wanted to see the train," Scorpius and Gelert complained. Astoria couldn't help but to smile at their innocent wish.
"You'll see it soon enough," Olivia reassured with a smile.
Olivia had been right because just as soon as they had gone through the gate to Platform 9 3/4, the Hogwarts Express was waiting for them on the tracks. Both Gelert and Scorpius had looks of sheer awe on their faces.
"We are going to have so much fun at Hogwarts!" Gelert declared happily. Scorpius smiled and nodded enthusiastically.
Scorpius took every chance to take in his surroundings that he got. Farther down the Platform, he noticed what looked to be a large family. He found it a little odd that most of them had bright red hair. He then noticed that his father had also been looking at the group of people that were over there. To Scorpius, it seemed that his father had been looking at the only adult in the group that had dark hair. The man also had round glasses and, even from the distance, Scorpius could see that he had very bright green eyes. Scorpius watched as his father slightly nodded at the dark haired man and then quickly redirected his eyes to the ground. Instantly, Scorpius was curious about who the man that his father had acknowledged was. Scorpius tried to think about who the man was, but his ponderings were interrupted by the voice of his father.
"Come on Scorpius, you're going to have to get on the train soon," Draco pointed out.
"Alright Dad," Scorpius replied. Astoria bent down to give her son a farewell hug.
"Goodbye Scorpius. I love you, son," she said as she hugged him tightly and kissed him on the cheek.
"I love you too Mum," he replied as his mother released him so that Scorpius could say goodbye to his father. Draco knelt down on one knee to get more to his son's level.
"Scorpius, have fun at Hogwarts. Remember, it doesn't matter to your mother or me as to what House you are sorted into. Even though your mother and I were both in Slytherin, we'll love you no matter where you go. Don't forget to send us an owl to tell us where you're placed. I love you. Goodbye Scorpius," Draco said sincerely to his son and gave him a kiss on the forehead. He could hardly believe that he was here, sending off his own child to Hogwarts. If it wasn't for a certain wizard, Draco wouldn't have been there. Although all of this was swimming around in his mind, Draco didn't show it. Even though he had changed through the years, he didn't want to look all choked up in public.
After Scorpius and Gelert had bid farewell to their parents, they boarded the train and set off to look for an empty compartment. When they had found one, Scorpius slid open the door and they both entered and sat down on opposite sides of each other. Once the train began to pull out of the station, they both looked out of the wide window of the compartment to see their parents waving at them. They waved in return before sitting back down in their seats.
"I can't believe that we're actually off to Hogwarts," Gelert piped excitedly.
"Yeah, neither can I," Scorpius replied as he looked pensively out at the British country-side.