Hey Dad,
You know how you said that the greatest man you knew was a Slytherin? Well, I'm a Slytherin now too. Please don't be mad. The only other person in my year is the Molfoy's son Scorpious. There are ten others in our house; I thought you said it was OK to be in Slytherin: Seems to me as if the unity of Hogwarts is between three houses not four.
Love you forever,
Albus Severus Potter
Harry Potter stares at the letter on his desk that he did not remember getting, having been away on business when the Owl had come.
Albus had gone a month without his reply. He shouldn't be surprised though, Albus wasn't really Gryffindor material. He was definitely either a Ravenclaw or a Hufflepuff and the other kid's letters had constantly complained about him.
Harry just hoped Ron wasn't such an idiot as to not send his youngest son a care package since it was his turn to do so. Without a letter and being skipped over with the packages…
…He wished he didn't know how his son would be feeling; though the Dursley's had taught him that feeling very well.
A black owl comes in through the window carrying another letter from James and Albus' letter gets set aside yet again.
And there it lies for weeks, months, years collecting dust steadily.
Unanswered, forgotten, and pushed aside for more important things….
…. Just like the writer himself always has been…
_ Next Scene_
James Sirius Potter sits fidgeting slightly in the Headmistress' office; his cousin Teddy Lupin in the seat next to him along with three other Gryffindors. Professor Zambini comes in after Headmistress McGonagall and he can't shake the feeling he is going to be expelled for his last game of Snake Hunting. While Professor Zambini's face is its ever present neutral mask the Headmistress is definitely annoyed at them.
"What do you think you were doing?"
The king snake hisses and James feels terror settle up his spine. Looking at the Headmistress does nothing to soothe his fears. This was all Albus' fault. If the little snake hadn't gone slithering off to his head of house about this he wouldn't be in trouble. To think the brat was his brother and he had once thought him cute.
'Still,' James' brain betrays him, 'It isn't Albus' fault Professor Zambini knew.' James himself had sent the cutting curse onto the Malfoy brat knowing the damage that spell can do. Professor Zambini would have been told anyway since one of his Snakes was in the hospital wing.
But without Albus they wouldn't be able to peg his friends and him as the castors so it was Albus' fault if he got expelled.
James plays it safe. Says the things the adults want him to say, pretends to feel the emotions the adults want him to feel, speaks the promises the adults want him to speak…
… And doesn't mean a single bit of it at all…
But McGonagall is appeased and Zambini can't expel him so everything is OK for the moment. After all…
… It was only a childish prank….
_Break_
November 21st, 2017
Sorry I haven't been writing in a while and my hand writing is atrocious. The charms Professor Creevey must really hate me. Since I'm both a Potter and a Slytherin I get an anger directed at me worse than most. He blames Dad for his brother's death and Slytherins because we apparently started the war. The others do nothing about it because they either agree with him and cheer him on or don't but are Slytherins themselves and/or are too afraid to do something about it. Not that they could if they weren't.
That is what I have learned this past week.
He was screaming at Scor and pulled his wand so I shoved myself in front of him and took the hex myself. He was furious and for the past week I have had detention with him after dinner every day.
Even Hogwarts itself must be biased against Slytherin house. Angry with us that McGonagall didn't allow us to protect it. None of the adults will believe me since there are wards on Hogwarts that alert the Headmistress when an unforgiveable is cast but they haven't gone off for two hours every day this past week…
… They haven't gone off when ANY of us Slytherins are given detention.
I have yet to get anything from my family. I thought, I thought if I was different, if I could stand out even in the shadows cast over my by being the son of the savior and the Harpe's seeker, James' younger brother, and the middle child of the entire Weasley-Lupin-Potter clan, maybe I could be worth something to them At one point I would have done anything to make them proud of me…
… Could I EVER be good enough for that to happen? I'm starting to question if I can.
Albus Severus Potter
Aspus Slytherin
First year at Hogwarts
Hey Everyone.
I have posted a poll on my profile on how you want me to pick up Wrong Again. This chapter was a glance at how Harry and James are in their relationships with Albus and another journal entry. Unless someone requests a full journal I am only going to be putting specific entries into this. Albus is for the most part consistently writing but for now I am only putting in what you need from the journal to get the gist of what is going on. No, Blaise does not know that Creevey is Crucioing his little Snakelets. Albus at this point is still naive enough to think that telling someone other then his Head of House would do anything to improve the situation and the other Slytherins like to deal with their wounds quietly and believe telling would make them seem weak. Something they don't want the only adult that doesn't look down on them in their lives to view them as. The ending of James' portion is supposed to be a reference to how things haven't really changed much since (Or maybe simply went back to) Severus was in school. James used Sectumsempra on Scorpious but got away with it just being a prank while Black had sent Severus to meet werewolf Lupin and also got away with it. Sadly all of this is just the beginning and not the end of the bullying/abuse for Albus and his fellow Snakes. Bye for now.