Despite what he'd heard his Uncle Ron tell Rose he ignored it. Sitting across from him on the train was Scorpius Malfoy. He didn't understand why they hated him so much he was very nice and very funny. But the more he thought about it the less it bothered him. Uncle Ron hadn't been talking to him. So it wasn't at all like it mattered if he talked to Scorpius. At least he'd hoped not. Albus and Scorpius were talking about their favorite Quidditch teams when the door to their compartment opened. A girl, short with crazy curly blonde hair, freckles, and chestnut eyes poked her head through.

"E-excuse me. Could I invade? Everywhere else is full and-" Albus gestured for her to take a seat. She lugged her trunk in and with the help of the two boys they stowed it overhead.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Albus! Albus Severus Potter! What's your name?" The blonde girl smiled.

"I'm Brynn!"

"Ah, this is Scorpius by the way. Sorry, he's being rather rude." Scorpius suddenly came back to reality.

"I'm not being rude. I'm letting you speak." He retorted.

"Well, you could at least introduce yourself." With that Scorpius turned to Brynn, taking her hand and kissing it lightly saying:

"I'm Scorpius Malfoy it's quite a pleasure to meet you." Albus wasn't sure whose face was redder, his from anger or Brynn's from embarrassment.

"Ignore him." Albus said through gritted teeth. Scorpius rolled his eyes. Scorpius was rather tall, pale, and blonde much like his father but he was a very handsome boy. His pale blue eyes made it seem like he was staring into your soul which was rather unnerving to some. They sat in silence for much of the time until Scorpius asked the question Albus was thinking.

"Do you have magical parents?" Brynn looked rather uneasy at this.

"I don't know."

"You don't know? What do you mean you don't know?!" As fast as it came out was as fast as Scorpius wished he could take it back. Her parents were probably killed by some of the remaining death eaters.

"I grew up in a muggle orphanage. I don't know what my parents did let alone their names-first or last. I didn't know anything about witches or wizards until I got my letter, but I knew better than to go off saying anything about anything. When I ran away to Diagon Alley to buy my things there was an account at Gringotts with a school allowance for me, considering the circumstances that is. I stayed the night at the Leaky Cauldron and walked to Kings Cross. Do me a favor and don't go telling others this story, alright?" Scorpius and Albus nodded the atmosphere had gotten rather tense.

"Well then, we should educate you on as much as we can." Albus said as he began looking back on his own family history. "It started when Hogwarts was first built over thousands of years ago. When Salazar Slytherin built the Chamber of Secrets inside of Hogwarts!" Brynn was on the edge of her seat listening and hanging on to every word he said. Scorpius filled in every now and again with forgotten detail.

"You-Know-Who was an orphaned half-blood?"

"Yep!"

"And your father defeated him, what, seven times until he finally died?"

"Yep!"

"And your father should have died because he himself was one of the...horcruxes?"

"Yep."

"But he escaped with his life from the killing curse twice?"

"And he won the Tri-wizard tournament?"

"Sort-of"

"And he was the youngest seeker of the century?"

"Yep!"

"Wow...you and your family must be...famous!" Brynn was grinning from ear to ear hearing this was like something out of a book.

"Well, sort-of my brother said loads of people bothered him last year when he started attending because he's my fathers oldest son and they think he's going to be the greatest wizard ever. Apparently Gryffindor was yelling and screaming and shouting when they got him. My cousin Rose wasn't very pleased since if it wasn't for her mom my father probably wouldn't be alive." Brynn just kept grinning.

"Do you think you'll be a Gryffindor then?"

"More than likely!"

"What about you Scorpius?"

"I'll be in Slytherin."

"How do you know?"

"It sorta, runs in the family. Where do you think you'll end up?"

"I haven't a clue. Personally I think I won't even get a house they'll tell me they've made a mistake or something." Albus and Scorpius shook their heads.

"Professor Mcgonagall would never make a mistake! At least, that's what James told me." Suddenly James slammed the door open.

"Hey squirts! Time to change into your robes! we'll be their in about ten minutes!" James stopped abruptly. "Who're you?" He said to Brynn.

"I-I'm Brynn."

"Brynn who?"

"Just Brynn." James eyed her curiously then walked away.

"What was that about?" Scorpius gave a rather confused look.

"I have no idea."

The first years traveled by boat to the castle in which no more that four could sit in one. Scorpius, Albus, Brynn, and a girl named Cathleen sat in the same boat. The lake was like glass. Smooth and black in the night. A rather thick fog had encased the castle so it was even harder to see, but once they got close enough there was a chorus of "ooos and aaaaahs,"

The first years were waiting out in a corridor. They heard voices in the Great Hall meaning everyone else was already there. The Head Boy and Head Girl led them to the front of the Great Hall. There they sat the Sorting Hat on the stool. It sang it's little song and the first name was called. One after another the students cleared out until the only ones left were Cathleen, Brynn, Rose, Scorpius, and Albus.

"Cathleen Finnigan!" The girl with brunette hair skipped up and sat on the stool. No more than a second later did the hat belt out: "GRYFFINDOR!" Causing the Gryffindor table to cheer.

"Albus Severus Potter," Albus nervously took a seat on the stool.

"Another Potter? Well, well. Where to put you. Quite difficult, just like your father, and your brother. I stand by what I said to your father when I sorted him and you most resemble him."

"SLYTHERIN!" No one knew who was more shocked. Albus or James they both just stared at each other as he walked over to the Slytherin table. Then it was Scorpius's turn. No one was the least bit shocked when the hat shouted "SLYTHERIN!" nor were they shocked when it shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" for Rose being she was a Weasley and all. Then it was the-girl-with-no-last-name's turn. As Brynn walked to the stool she noticed Professor Longbottom staring at her in the most peculiar way. He looked almost familiar, but then she remembered that he was in some of her books. The hat was placed upon her head and it started whispering and her eyes widened.

"The-girl-with-no-last-name? Dear, you have a last name. You know what it is too. You just have to look deeper. Hmm, definitely."

"SLYTHERIN!" Brynn walked, rather cheerfully too, over to the Slytherin table and took a seat next to Scorpius. Then she looked back up at the Professor's Table. Professor Longbottom was no longer looking at her. Maybe he always looked at first years like that during the sorting.

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