AN: In this chapter, Scorpius meets the daughter of Ron and Hermione. This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. . . or not.
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On The Train
The corridors of the train were busy and crowded, and frankly, Scorpius found it a little over-whelming. He could easily tell he was one of the smallest people there and that did not make him feel any better. He made his way through the crowd and found a compartment that was almost empty, except for a small, red-haired girl with bushy hair and freckles.
"Can I share this compartment?" Scorpius asked, surprised by the smooth confidence his voice had emitted. He'd expected himself to be nervous.
"You may" the girl replied. "I'm Rose Weasley" she said, holding out her hand. Scorpius took it, shook it once, and let his hand fall to the side.
"Scorpius Malfoy" he stated proudly. He knew his name was an old, historical one. Rose didn't seem to notice. He took a seat, not bothering to hoist his trunk onto the luggage rack as the compartment had space anyway. "First year?" he asked her knowingly.
"Yes, and you as well I presume" she replied. Draco nodded in affirmation. After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence, Scorpius began to sketch on a piece of parchment with a soft lead pencil.
"What house do you reckon you'll be in?" Rose asked, peering over at the piece of parchment.
"Slytherin. An untainted line of pureblood, its where I belong" Scorpius stated matter-of-factly. Rose scowled.
"I'm rather hoping I get put into Gryffindor, as all my family has been in it. But I don't mind Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw either. As long as I'm not in Slytherin, I'm happy" Rose said. Scorpius was strangely offended, but didn't say anything. They spent most of the journey in silence.
Later, when the sun had already set and the students had changed into their robes, Scorpius and Rose were joined by James and Albus Potter. "These are my cousins Jamie and Al" Rose introduced.
"Pleased" James said, looking disinterested. "Hello" Albus greeted quietly.
Scorpius merely nodded in acknowledgement and continued to sketch, not bothering to give his own name. This whole lot were Gryffindors, Scorpius could tell. It wasn't that he had a problem, it was just that he was expecting problems from them. And he already didn't like the redhead.
AN: So Scorpius has met Albus and James Potter, but it won't be the last he sees of them!
Next Chapter: The Sorting
Several teacher's heads shot up in surprise. A Potter child, in Slytherin? Well that would be interesting.
. . .to be continued!