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Eva and Scorp made their way down the train once they had waved goodbye to their family. A lot of the compartments were full or only had one space left, making it incredibly hard for the siblings to find a seat.
They finally found a compartment that had enough seats for the both of them. Eva knocked on the compartment door and opened it slightly.
"Would it be alright if we sat with you please?" She asked.
A blue haired boy, ginger haired boy, jet black haired boy and black haired girl all turned to the door. The black haired boy narrowed his eyes at the twins.
"You're Malfoy's kids aren't you?" He sneered. "We saw you arguing with my Godfather earlier... Uncle Ron always said to stay away from lots like you. So no, I don't think it would be alright if you sat here." Eva and Scorp looked taken a back, they knew what their father had done but they hadn't expected to receive this kind of reception. They had been told that people had changed. But apparently the Potter/Weasley family would never change their views about them.
Eva backed out of the compartment and started to close the door.
"Sorry to have bothered you."
She had almost closed the door completely when she felt something preventing it. She looked back at the door to find the face of the ginger haired boy looking at her.
"Look, don't go." He pleaded slightly. "James is a twat and unfortunately listens to the rages of our Uncle."
Eva was a bit startled so Scorp took over.
"Which uncle? I know you must have many."
"Uncle Ron. James's godfather. He's closest to him." He opened the door and stepped aside, motioning for them to enter the compartment. "I'm Fred. Fred Weasley II. Dad has said to help you guys get settled in, and you two don't seem too bad. In fact, knocking and asking to come in goes against everything Uncle Ron has said about what to expect from a Malfoy. I would be more than happy to let you guys sit with us."
Scorp thanked him.
James started to cry cries of protest, but the dark haired and dark skinned girl slapped the back of his head. Shutting him up fairly quickly.
"I'm sorry about our cousin. He really is a plonker on occasion." The girl spoke out, James mumbled something under his breath but no one cared to listen to him. "I'm Roxanne Weasley."
"Fred's sister?" She nodded. "Your father mentioned it to our Dad when we saw him a while ago." Scorp turned to the blue haired boy. "And you are?"
"Edward Lupin, but everyone calls me Teddy."
Eva's head went up at the sound of his surname. "Lupin? As in Remus and Tonks Lupin?"
"Yes..."
Eva hesitated very slightly but continued anyways. "I'm very sorry about your parents... Mum said that that Tonks was like a sister to her, and that Professor Lupin was one of her favourite teachers."
"Your mum knew my parents?"
"She must have done, by the way she spoke of them. Which year are you going into? I know that Fred is in third year...?" Fred grinned and nodded. "And that James and Roxanne are starting, like us."
"I'm starting my 5th year." Teddy smiled at the blonde girl. "I'm sorry but you never mentioned your names."
"Oh! How rude of me. I'm Evangeline, but please call me Eva. Evangeline is such a mouthful. And this is my brother Scorpius."
"Call me Scorp. I don't know what our parents were thinking when they named us." He shook his head.
"Why?" Fred questioned. "Have you got ridiculously long middle names too? Come on, let's hear them."
"I'm Evangeline Narcissa Malfoy, and Scorp is Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy."
Teddy shrugged. "Those aren't so bad. But they are longer than what most folks have around here."
Fred was admiring the curious girl, she seemed a bit shy but as soon as it came to knowing something she wasn't afraid to ask. He thought her a bit bold, but that was a quality he thought he didn't see enough of. Eva looked at the ginger boy and blushed slightly after noticing that he was staring at her, she wasn't sure what to make of his expression but she trusted him, and he had been nice to herself and her brother so he couldn't be that bad.
They sat and talked for the remainder of the journey, the twins desperate to know what Hogwarts was like, constantly bombarding Teddy and Fred with questions. Once they had got changed into their robes, they started to tidy up the compartment, after James had managed to trash it with all the sweets wrappers he'd got from the trolley. James wasn't so bad, really, but he hadn't warmed up to the Malfoys much, Ron's last words before James had got on the train were still ringing in his ears: You can never trust a Malfoy. The Malfoys may claim to have changed, but Draco Malfoy is the reason Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of all time, is dead. He helped lead Death Eaters to the centre of Hogwarts. Don't make the same mistakes I did by underestimating him. James wasn't going to trust the Malfoys, but he was going to judge them himself, and not just cling onto his Godfather's words.
After getting off the train, Fred and Teddy said goodbye to the others, before heading off to the carriages. Eva and Scorp were worried about what house they were going to get. James and Roxanne were very calm about it.
"How are you so calm?" Eva asked Roxanne.
"I'm going to get Gryffindor, no doubt about it. Every Weasley has been in Gryffindor." Roxanne looked at the blondes. "Stop worrying, I'm sure you'll both be fine, every Malfoy has been in Slytherin. You'll fit right in." The Malfoys nodded absentmindedly and followed the rest of the first years to the boats.
All the first years stood in awe as they took in the Great Hall. They stepped out of their reveries though, when Headmaster Longbottom stood up and welcomed everyone to Hogwarts. After this Professor Parvati Patil stood up and held up the list of names for the sorting.
"Lauran Boot!"
RAVENCLAW
"Sean Corner!"
HUFFLEPUFF
"Raina Davis!"
SLYTHERIN
This list went on and the remaining first years got more and more nervous. Even Roxy and James were starting to doubt themselves.
"Evangeline Malfoy!" Scorp gave his sister's hand a small squeeze as there were collective gasps throughout the Great Hall. They didn't think that any Malfoys would be returning to Hogwarts.
Eva walked up and placed the hat on her head. It immediately came to life.
"Evangeline Malfoy. I should put you in Slytherin because of your father's name. But... you have more to offer than just your family name. Your smart. Incredibly smart, just like your mother. And you have too much to be a Hufflepuff. But I see the bravery in your heart and the strength inside you... Yes, best be GRYFFINDOR!" There was silence across the Hall. Aside from one cheering Fred Weasley, who was grinning like a madman.
"GO EVA!"
Eva stepped down from the stool and gave her brother a reassuring smile, before she made her way to the Gryffindor table. She could hear whispers as she passed various students.
"A Gryffindor Malfoy?"
"Do you think her father will disown her because of it?"
There were others, but she swatted them away. Her parents had already assured her and her brother that it didn't matter what house they were in. Eva sat down next to Fred, who had moved down the table to be able to talk to her and the other first years.
"Scorpius Malfoy!" Scorp walked towards the hat, hearing someone cry out something along the lines of another Malfoy. He didn't have to put the hat on his head before it cried out SLYTHERIN. He gave his sister a sad smile but went to sit with the Slytherins.
"James Potter!" The Hall went wild at the sound of the Chosen One's surname. Everyone knew that he was going to be incredibly popular. James strutted up to the hat and put it on his head.
"Potter eh? You certainly handle your father's fame well. You have all the makings of a Slytherin, you know. You walk with the same arrogance a lot of them did in your father's and mother's day. But I have a feeling you won't like that... best be GRYFFINDOR!" James sighed a sigh of relief and pretty much skipped to the Gryffindor table. Sitting opposite Eva.
"Roxanne Weasley!"
Roxy sat for quite a bit debating with the hat before it finally said GRYFFINDOR! When she sat down next to Eva, her cousin leaned across the table.
"What was that about Rox?" James questioned.
"The hat wanted to put me in Hufflepuff." James raised his eyebrows. "It said something about extreme loyalty and kindness." She didn't continue as the sorting started up again.
"Nikolas Zabini!" Eva and Scorp cheered as their best friend's name was called out.
SLYTHERIN
Eva grinned, at least her brother had someone he knew in his house. She had been worried for a bit that he wouldn't know anyone.
After dinner, the houses filed out of the Great Hall and headed towards the staircases. Slytherin and Gryffindor happened to be standing side by side, near the stairwell, as Scorp and Eva heard James speak.
"Hi Dad." Eva and Scorp turned around to see James and the Weasleys talking to a portrait.
"Hello, Son. It's nice to see you again, last time you and your family were at Hogwarts was tea with Neville about 6 months ago." The portrait of Harry Potter smiled back at the children. "How was the sorting?"
"It was great. I got sorted into Gryffindor, thank goodness. I don't think I'd be able to live with the snakes." At this Harry's portrait frowned.
"You shouldn't be so prejudiced. Not every Slytherin is bad. It seems that this Gryffindor," He pointed at Eva, "And this Slytherin," He pointed at Scorp, "Get along."
"That doesn't count. They're siblings."
"It does count. And siblings tend to fight more, you should know this from experience. The fact that they're close just proves my point further." He turned to the Malfoys. "Who, may I ask, are you?"
"Eva and Scorp Malfoy..." Eva answered, and titled her head to the side. "Are you only a fragment of Harry Potter's essence or are you actually connected to him?"
Harry laughed. "I'm not connected to him at all. I just think and look like him, my dear. Your curiosity reminds me of someone, and it's not your father." He smiled slightly and turned back to his family. "You three, don't forget to say hello to your Uncle's portrait, you know how upset the actual Ron would be if you found out you weren't paying him attention too."
They took a few steps forwards and stopped in front of the portrait of Ronald Weasley. Eva and Scorp decided not to get involved with this portrait, given what they'd heard about him hating Malfoys. After the Weasleys and James had said goodnight to Ron, they moved on to another portrait and stopped. Eva and Scorp gasped and looked at each other as they saw who the portrait was of.
