Albus ran to catch up with the group of Ravenclaws who were now standing at the top of a tightly winded staircase in front of a wall staring at a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle.

"Now listen up first years. This is how you get into Ravenclaw tower." The tall head boy with curly hair and perfectly straight teeth grinned at the students before knocking with the door knocker.

A melodic voice came from the knocker " What has 88 keys but opens no locks?"

"Can anybody guess?" the head boy looked knowingly at the first years.

"Is it a piano?" Scorpious inquired at the knocker.

"Well reasoned." and the door opened leading into the Ravenclaw common room.

"Now remember if you answer the riddle wrong you have to wait for another person to come along and get it right for you to get in." Said the Head Boy as he waked to the center of the room.

"Welcome to Ravenclaw Tower. Ladies dormitories are up the stairs and to the right. Boys, yours are on the left. Your belongings have been brought up for you. We are glad to have you all join our house and we hope you do us all proud." He winked at a few giggling gi rls before saying good night and heading up to the dorms.

A smile played on Albus's face as he took in the wide circular room with its dark midnight blue carpet and beautiful high arched windows. His eyes were drawn to the domed ceiling with stars painted on it twinkling as the fire light played on them. The room was furnished with many tables chairs and bookshelves which contained a number of books Albus was itching to look at. He followed the boys toward the steps to the dorms when he found himself marveling and the statue of Rowena Ravenclaw with her diadem perched on her head and the inscription "Wit beyond measure is mans greatest treasure" at the base.

He took a deep breath. He was the first Potter ever to be sorted into Ravenclaw. Albus wasn't sure how the rest of his family would take this news but he took assurance that his father would not look down on him, and at this point that was all the comfort Albus needed. As he made his way into the boys first years dormitories he felt Louis's eyes on him.

"What?" Albus awkwardly shifted towards his trunk as Louis continued to look at him.

"Spill it, Al " Louis said with a air of command in his tone.

"Excuse me?" Albus blankly turned to his cousin not fully grasping what Louis wanted to him to spill.

"What happend in the lake? One minute you were looking over the edge, the next thing I know your underwater and everyone is going all hysterical."

"Oh, well... I really don't know what happened, I fell into the lake and then I came back up. That's about it." Albus turned away and began changing out of his now damp robes and into his pajamas.

"Albus, your not telling me something." Louis said matter of factly. Louis seemed to pick up on everything and there was never any use of hiding things from him.

Albus sighed and looked around the dorm at the rest of the boys who seemed to be paying no attention to their conversation with the exception of Scorpoius who was sitting at the edge of his bed intently listening to the two.

"Something pulled me under." Albus said in a low voice so only Louis and Scorpious could hear.

"What you mean like the giant squid?" Scorpious whispered

"No, it was these long pale green fingers. I couldn't get free... I ended up breaking the hand of whatever it was so I could get away."

"Al, this could be serious" Louis face was mixed with worry and interest.

"I know, I'll tell Professor Longbottom about it tomorrow...but, please don't tell Rose or James anything, they'll just over react."

"Fine." Loius sighed. "So long as you let someone know about it. I'm just glad your alright." He muttered as he turned towards his trunk and got ready for bed.

The sun woke Albus as it usually did. He looked over at Louis who was sprawled out on his bed, mouth agape, and feet dangling off one side. Albus held back a chuckle and threw a pillow that hit Louis square in the face. He woke with a snort and blinking disorientedly looked for the source that disrupted his sleep.

Albus was folded over in silent laughter as Louis gave him a dirty look and launched the pillow back at its assailant. The two boys began to dress and were almost ready to make their way down to breakfast when Albus paused and saw Scorpious asleep with a pillow over his head.

"Should we wake him" he turned to Louis who was looking for his other sock.

"Hmm... I think you better." came his cousins voice from under his bed.

Albus rolled his eyes at his cousins ability to lose things so quickly. He carefully prodded Scorpious in the back, but to Albus's surprise he didn't move. Albus tried again, this time he poked him a bit harder. Still no reply came from the sleeping boy. Albus finally resulted to shaking him and all he managed achieve was a mumble from Scorpious.

"Uh Lou, I'm gonna need a hand here."

"Heavy sleeper? Dominique is the same way." Louis mused as he took the pillow off of Scorpious's head and whacked him hard a few times but all it resulted in was Scorpious simply turning over.

"Wow, he's a real heavy sleeper." Louis tossed the pillow back on the bed.

"Maybe we should just go down without him" Albus gave up on waking the boy and began towards the door.

"Nonsense" Louis gave Albus a mischevious look as he slipped his hands under the mattress.

"Louis no!" Albus scrambled over the beds between them in hopes of trying to stop him. Louis however was swift and turned the mattress with Scorpious on it over and the boy landed with a hard thud on the floor.

"OW!" Scorpious grumpily emerged from behind the mattress and looked ready to hex him to oblivion.

"You're one heavy sleeper mate." Louis chuckled whole heartily at the boy who's hair looked like a birds nest.

"Was that really necessary?" Scorpious huffed as he set his mattress back on the bed and untangled himself from the sheets.

"You are really hard to wake" Albus gave him an apologetic smile.

The two other slumbering boys in the room rose at the racket and gave questioned looks and muffled laughter at the scene. With Scorpious ready, though still irritated at Louis, the three boys finally made their way down to the Great Hall.

Well now- yes yes short chapter I know. I've kinda sorta lost my mojo. :( And getting ready for college is being a pain.

But I promise next chapter will be long and more interesting because we find out what pulled Albus into the lake!

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