CHAPTER ONE THE STORY CONTINUES

The car squealed as its driver forced it into the space. 'Ron!' cried the brown haired passenger, its called indicating 'oh right, sorry' said her red headed husband as his two children sniggered from the backseat, they knew the reason their father was so inept at driving, but it seemed, thaheir other still hadnt realized he had confunded the examiner when he took the test almost 25 years ago !

Hugo wrenched open the back door followed by his sister, rose, who excited a little more gracefully and grabbed the trunks from the boot and made their way to the station.

rose sighed as she crossed though the barrier to 9 3/4 as the last time as a student. she felt the growing lump in her throat vanish as she saw her best friends in the entire world struggling to get a pink trunk into the compartment, she guessed it was Sophies as Scorpios probably didnt have a pink trunk, she laughed to herself a made her way over to the struggling pair, she placed her shoulder against the opposite side of the trunk and pushed with them. they. turned as the trunk swung cleanly into the rack. Sophie screamed and hugged rose but. rose wasnt paying much attention. Her attention had been otherwise diverted by the smiling face of Scorpios, his smile was the first difference she noticed the long lines of metal braces no longer dominated the cheeky grin, instead the teeth were white and straight. the glasses with chewed ends no longer sat on his long nose, she guessed he was wearing contacts because his ice blue eyes were not unfocused but perfectly sharp under the seductive sweep of his light brown, almost blond, hair his eyes held hers for a little longer than normal before he winked, at which she felt, rather worryingly, her stomach lurch, and then he looked over her shoulder.

The moment was broken and she finally realised she was being almost suffocated by Sophies hug 'Sophie, cant, breath' she said giggling

Sophie let go and turned to her she was about to say something but was interrupted by Scorpios

'Hello Mr. and Mrs. Weasley!' he said warmly hugging Hermione and then shaking Rons hand. 'Rose smiled a thought to the first year of school when she had first seen Scorpios as she had stood on the platform...

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'...beat him in every test Rosie' her father had said 'it's a good thing you inherited your mothers brains'

'Ron!' exclaimed Hermione looking over at Draco Malfoy and the blond boy beside him. Rosie knew why her father disliked Draco but she had a feeling that the little blond boy wouldnt be the same.

The whistle blew and rose looked over at her aunt Ginny who was shouting at harry and Al while they were talking away from the group. Ginny looked down and hugged her one last time, 'good luck Rosie, you'll be fine!' She stepped on to the train in front of Albus and behind James. He led them to a carriage where they found their older cousin Victoire and her best friend jabbering away in French James lifted the trunks into the rack before going to find his friends.

Rosie and Al stood at the window and waved as the train began to move she felt her eyes start to sting when she saw lily and Hugo both crying and laughing as they tried to run after the train. They dropped back still waving as the train rounded the corner, they vanished from view.

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it had been awhile later, after Victoire had told them about the different houses and their heads', both al and rose are had now firmly decided that Gryffindor was the house they wanted to be in al however was not so stressed

anymore after the words his father had given him on platform, the horrible care-taker filch who, despite being almost 90 could catch almost anyone, that a small figure had appeared outside their compartment. And with what seemed great trepidation knocked and then entered

Umm, hullo, said the blond boy. Rose immediately recognised him as Malfoy I was wonderin, could I sit here, cause I mean I was sitting with Crabbe and Goyle like my dad said but, well you know he trailed off into an awkward silence and began to stare at his shoes

Of course, you can sit here umm rose replied smiling while discreetly elbowing Albus in the ribs after he gave a groan of annoyance

Scorpios, Scorpios Malfoy he replied holding out a slightly trembling hand to rose

Victoire and her friend, who they had found out was called Penelope, lifted the trunk into the rack next to the others they eyed Scorpios suspiciously but shuffled over for him all the same.

The three first years slowly began talking and rose, to her amazement, took a liking to Scorpios instantly. He was very different to both his father and grandfather. Unlike the others he was very dismissive of his pure blood status and hated the pure blood mania normally associated with old Slytherin families, in fact, he was rather a Sirius Black of his generation. But what endeared him to Rose even more was that fact that just like her and her mother before her he had read all their spell books before they had even boarded the train.

With about an hour to go Rose left for the bathrooms with Victoire and Penelope to change into their robes. Rose pushed open the door to the girls room where she, literally, bumped into a small pale girl with mousy brown hair but startling hazel eyes. Some how the girl had managed to catch her new Hogwarts black robes in the magically powered hand dryer. The girls looked at each other for a few seconds then burst into hysterical giggles which made the task of removing the robes even harder.

Eventually the girls were both changed, removed from dryers, and had stopped laughing enough to introduce themselves to each other.

Hello, said the girl while holding open the door for rose thanks for helping me back there, my names Sophie by the way

Thats ok, said rose breaking into a smile again Im rose, are you a first year too?

The girls walked back to roses compartment to find Scorpios and Al tucking into chocolate frogs and concentrating hard on a game of wizard chess

Oh, hello said Scorpios looking up from the black chess pieces Al on the other hand was still concentrating on his pieces, tongue sticking out the corner of his mouth. Im Scorpios and this is Al, Roses cousin he said gesturing to the now squinting Al

Sophie smiled Sophie. She said walking behind Al and examining the board over his shoulder if I were you Al Id Al jumped in shock sending chess pieces flying throughout the compartment and through the door that Penelope had just entered from.

The six of them burst out laughing while scrabbling for the strewn chess pieces.

As the train began to slow and finally stop in Hogsmead station the four new first years slipped in to silence as they caught their first glimpse of the majestic castle that was Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry

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They piled off the train being jostled a bumped by the crowed of people hugging friends and deafened by shouts of first years oer 'ere'

The followed the call of the familiar voice until over the heads of the milling students Rubeus Hagrid came into view his eyes were the only thing that could be seen behind his grey hair and beard. The creases round his eyes gave away his smile as he pulled rose and Al into a one armed hug.

Rose, al, ow are yer? He said releasing them Fine, thanks, Hagrid replied al moving back so he could see more than just Hagrids knees. He heard Scorpios whisper in his ear hes huge; my dad said he was big but I never knew he meant huge! Al chuckled and whispered back hes half Giant I think Hagrid beamed down and Sophie but his smile faltered a Scorpios ahhh, youn Mr. Malfoy Id be guessin Scorpios sighed unfortunately, yes, but please dont judge me on what you know about my dad Im not like him at all Yeah, agreed rose he wants to be in Gryffindor Hagrids smile returned as he said well then, welcome to ogwarts

The four of them piled into the boat as they sailed to the castle in silence this time not awkward but awed. They were greeted at the castle steps by professor Longbottom who winked at Al and rose as they made their way up the stairs. It took a while for the first years to be quiet and then the professor began.

Welcome to Hogwarts everyone! The sorting will begin soon but first I will explain about the houses. There are four here at Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, a murmur went around the entrance hall. Each house is special and each house has many great wizards and witches to its name. While you are here your

house will become you family triumphs will earn you points, any rule breaking, here he looked al again obviously neville rememberd al and James' brotherly pranks, will loose you house points. Now, he clapped his hands in anticipation line up as I call you name so first; Adams, Clara.

He continued down the list until everyone was in order Scorpios winked at her from his place about ten people in front of her she smiled back nervously as the doors to the great hall opened ad the line of first years walked in.

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The first years waited until that sorting hat had finished its song. Professor Longbottom stepped forward scroll in hand and the felt all the eyes in the hall turn to them as their names were read.

Sophie was 6th to be sorted and was instantly put into Gryffindor she walked over to the table on the far left which had erupted into applause when its name was called. A while later it was Scorpios turn to be sorted and a hush fell over the school as his last name was read, He walked to the three legged stool and placed the hat on his blond head. After, what seemed an age though, it may have only been a minute, and then the hat let out an almost tentative cry of GRYFFINDOR! For a moment the entire hall, including teachers, was silent then roses 5th year cousin Louis and James stood up from the Gryffindor table and applauded as Scorpios walked in relief away from the stunned Slytherin table the rest of the table joined Louis and James and applauded enthusiastically. Al was next and like Sophie almost before the hat had touched his head it shouted Gryffindor.

Rose was second last; the only person left was a very pretty black haired girl by the name of Paige Zabini she stepped to the stool her face flaming to the same colour as her hair for one moment she saw all eyes staring at her and then nothing but black as the inside of the hat covered her face. Hmmanother Weasley whispered the hat in her ear. But brains just like you mother like I told her, Ravenclaw would be great for you

Oh, no! Thought I want to be with Sophie and al and Scorpios! ahhhh want to be in Gryffindor hey? Well we are certainly brave and very loyal, perhaps Oh please let be with them, please Mr. Hat The hat chuckled as she addressed him. Very well then Miss Weasley Gryffindor it is The hat announced the house to the hall she thought a quick thank you before whipping the hat off her head an sitting between Sophie and Scorpios.

They watched Paige be sorted into Slytherin and then silence fell as professor McGonagall addressed the hall welcome, to those new students and welcome back to those returning ones! Mr. filch would like to remind all students that any products from Weasleys, Wizarding wheezes are banded and as every year the forbidden forest is out of bounds to ALL students! And with that she sat down and the golden plates filled with delicious food

rose stared, she hadnt realised until now hw hungry she was. she piled her plate high with roast potatoes, chicken, broccoli, anythig she could reach. while she was eating the talk at the first year end of the table turned to thier parents and thier role in the 'battle of hogwarts' as it ad become known. both Al and rose sighed as sophie, ian, heather (whos' parents, susan bones, seamus finnigan and lavander brown as members of dumbledore's amy had been involved heavily in the battle, wanted to know their parents side of the rest of the battle. one thing they all learnt that evening was scorpios' father's side of the story and also, though none of them would have belived it harry's resque of draco that saved his life.

after they had finshed the deserts professor McGonnagal dismissed them from the hall and they folllowed dominique, the new gryffindor prefect to the common room

'mandrake juice,' she said to the fat lady, with an air of supiriority, who with a small bow swung forward to let them into the circular room.

rose smiled to herself happily, the fire was crackling and the wireless in the corner was playing one of her favoruite songs she felt at home already.

'up the stairs to left are the girls and up the right stairs are the boys' said dominique as the crowd devided and went up the designated staircases.