AN: This is a continuation the last chapter of the Deathly Hallows (19 years later).

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or the characters (except ones I have made up e.g. Alicetra Malfoy) if I did I would be very, very rich and about 20+ years older.

Harry Potter the next generation:

Chapter 3: Arrival at Hogwarts

The fields flying past the windows became shadowed and eventually turned into tree as the train sped past. The green curtain began to thing and Hogsmead became viable signaling their arrival. The train came to a halt at the Hogsmead station, the wheels screeching and steam let off. The sound of bustling students and bossy prefects filled the corridor.

"Move along."

"Watch it, slow down!"

Scorpius stretched standing from his seat, flicking his blonde hair to the side away from his eye. He reached up to the overhead rack, pulling down his black trunk. The trunk looked expensive it was an jet black color with a shining silver handle and trimmings gleaming and the initials, S.H.M, finely polished, in the centre.

"Come on Alice." He droned as his sister lounge in her seat.

Alicetra stood up glancing to her identical trunk. She raised an eyebrow to her brother eyes lingering on the heavy set trunk; the rack only inches above her head.

"You can nobe serious. Alice I'm not your servant."

"You can hardly expect to get that down. It's like three inches higher than me." Alicetra scoffed as she looked back up at her trunk, motioning towards the rack and its obvious height. She laughed as if the problem was obvious.

"I'm not getting it down" Scorpius crossed his arms. "I will not bend to your every whim because you believe you are royalty."

Rose looked between the twins suppressing a giggle as she removed her own trunk. Plain and uninteresting compared to the Malfoy's expensive trunks but still got the job done. It's brown exterior boring and like all the rest.

"I'll do it." Albus moved forwards jumping up and lifting down her trunk. His height equal to Alicetra's and the challenge of this favor shown by his shaking arms. The weight of the trunk surpassing the strength of his arms as he set it down. Her trunk the same as her brothers but with the initials, A.I.M.

"Thank you." She looked to Albus with smile, a slight look of confusion in her eyes.

"No problem." Albus nodded grabbing the handle of his trunk. "Bye"

"It nice meeting you." Rose waved as she exited through the door Albus right behind her.

Alicetra waved as they left into the corridor still full of students.

"They were nice."

"I'm sure I recognize the boy. He looks awfully familiar." Scorpius murmured. "I wander were from. Maybe father does know there family."

"What were their surnames?" Alicetra asked uninterested

"They didn't say!" Scorpius groaned.

"We can find out an other time, lets go." She was now bored and wanted to stop her brothers pointless blubbering.

The twins soon followed out of the compartment and into the corridor. Joining the mass crowd of student exiting the train.

"First years!"

All the students clambered onto the station dragging their trunks and animals to a collection point to be taken to the castle.

"First years! All first years over here. This way!" A burly blonde man stood motioning students. Behind him was a vast lake, a small fleet of boats behind him.

The first years all congregated in front of him. Excitement filled their face whilst fear filled other, some fidgeting nervously.

"I take it he's the gamekeeper?" Alicetra asked her brother

"Yes he would be. Father said that the old gamekeeper took them to the castle as well. Father wasn't fond of him, he was half-giant. He on the other hand," Scorpius waved his hand towards the man. "Obviously isn't."

"Well I suppose a half giant would be stronger and get the job done a little quicker. But aren't giants stupid?" Alicetra thought of what she knew on giants; their violence and lack of intellect.

"Well barbaric and their minds are a lot more limited than wizards. But a half giant, I don't know." Scorpius shrugged. "Surely we'll learn about giants in defense against the dark art or history of magic."

"Now in an orderly fashion you're going to board the boats. Four people to a boat, no more!" The man boomed over the chatters of the student and the sound of the Hogwarts express. He was pointing to the boats sitting at the waters edge. "Then we'll sail across to the castle."

In the distance they could see a cliff face and the outline of the castle with its many towers and turrets, towering above them perch on the high mountain. The windows sparkling with candle light and blending with the starry sky.

In groups people loaded into the small boats. The man placing people into empty spaces. Stone faced he pointed students to boats, obviously impatient.

"Hey Rosie wait up!" Albus clambered after his cousin as she got onboard one of the boats, taking over a sandy haired girl. He landed into a seat beside Rose, causing the small boat the rock unsteadily.

Two other girls sat across from them. One had wavy brown hair whilst the other had sleek, straight black hair.

"Hello." The brown haired girl held out her hand with a smile, she had a crisp Irish accent that matched. "I'm Rylie McAtamney"

"I'm Rose Weasley."

The black hair girl nodded "I'm Sarah, Sarah Carvers."

"Albus." He shook their hands with a nod. "Nice to meet you both"

"Everyone in? Yea" The burly blonde man called from the boat he sat in near the front, answering his own question. "FORWARD!"

The man roared as he boats took off, gliding across the lake. The water was smooth, shimmering in the moonlight. The castle loomed over them as they got little by little closer. The anticipation was growing, buzzing throughout the students.

The small boats were lead into a dark tunnel through a wide opening in the cliff face. A yelp echoed from one of the students in the dark tunnel. The only light, the lantern the man held at the front of the fleet.

Finally reaching some form of underground harbor sighs of relief and student readied themselves to get off.

"Right now!" the man jumped onto the ground, out of his boat. "In an orderly fashion, out you get."

Boat by boat student unloaded. The cavern shimmering with wet rocks and pebbles. Stalagmites hung from the ceiling, water dripping and splashing below.

Rose watched the twins get of their boat. Alicetra rolled her eyes at a pair of giddy girls.

"Uhhh…" Alicetra groaned her gaze still on the girls. "I can't imagine what their reactions will be when they see the castle or Merlin forbid real magic."

"They're just exited. How do you know that they haven't seen magic before?"

"They're muggleborns. I was talking to the red haired one. Quote 'I almost fainted when I received my letter. Owls delivered it, can you believe it, owls!' end quote." Alicetra put emphasis on her air quotes with her fingers.

"Hmmm" Scorpius shrugged. "Just be careful how you say things like that. Don't add to our instant reputation."

"Oh clam yourself Scorpius, I don't care. I do not need their approval."

"Whatever you say, dear sister." Scorpius wiped aside a strand of hair above one eye as his siter corssed her arms stubbornly.

The man was talking to the group, on walking to the castle and to be careful not to wander. His booming voice distant in the girls ears as she watched the blonde twins.

"Rose? Rose?"

"Huh?" What?" Rose's head snapped round to see her cousin.

"You were staring," He whispered "and you shouldn't listen into people's conversations. You told me that."

The burly blonde man's voice boomed once again.

"Now just do as I told you. Walk in line. Follow me" the blonde man led them up a grassy pat. The castle unfolding in front of them. Eventually they climbed the large steps and arriving at a huge wooden door.

The man raised his quite large hand and knocked on the door three times. BANG BANG BANG

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A/N the burly blonde man is indeed the gamekeeper. He is Hagrid's replacement; our favorite half-giant was going to old and with Dumbledore gone…

Also I have written more of my fifth year so I'm going to finish up first year with a summary of all the other years and then enter my exciting story. They can do so much more when they're older and romance can happen

R&R please!! This is my first fanfic. Hope ya like