Hi everyone :) This is the backstory to my one-shot "The Way I Loved You". You don't need to read that to enjoy this, though, but by all means go read it if you like :)

I never expected such a great response to my idea of making a full-ish story of this, but thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it :D

First Year:

"Now, Scorpius, remember what I told you last night," Draco said as he knelt in front of his son on Platform 9 and ¾. "Some people are going to treat you different because of your last name, but most likely a bad different and anyone who acts as if you're the greatest thing to enter Hogwarts stay away from. I can only apologize for my mistakes and hope it doesn't affect you too much."

"Do you think those kids will be friends with me?" Scorpius asked as he pointed toward the large Potter and Weasley bunch.

"I'm not sure, son. Those are the Potter's and Weasley's. They'll be treated differently as well, but everyone will want to be friends with them."

"They seem nice."

"They're good people, probably the best people who will be in Hogwarts," Draco said as he stood up. He wrapped his arm around his wife's waist and kissed her temple.

"Do well, try to have a good time. Don't worry about what house you're sorted into, your father and I will be happy for you no matter what," Astoria said as she moved away from her husband and kissed the top of Scorpius' head. "We love you."

"Love you too," Scorpius said as he hugged both of his parents before running onto the train to find a compartment to sit in.

"You're Scorpius Malfoy, aren't you?" a tall boy in green robes asked as Scorpius walked down the train hallway to find a compartment.

"Uh, I am," he answered nervously.

"Why don't you sit with my friends and I? We've heard stories about your father, your family is legendary," the boy said and smiled.

"Thanks, but no thanks," Scorpius said, realizing that this boy was the type of person his father just told him to stay away from.

"If you change your mind, we'll be in here."

"Fat chance," Scorpius muttered as he continued down the train.

"James Sirius Potter, you give me my wand back right now!" a small girl with long, auburn, curly hair said and stomped her foot angrily as she glared at the taller boy with bright green eyes and dark hair that looked like it needed to be combed.

"Now, now, Rosie," James teased. "Aunt Hermione would be very upset knowing you didn't say 'please'."

"Yeah, but my father would love to hear this," Rose smirked as she punched James in the stomach, causing him to double over and drop her wand.

"Typical Weasley," a boy with red hair, who was about the same height as James, said and laughed.

"Thank you, Fred," Rose said and smiled.

"Hey, you're Scorpius Malfoy, right?" a smaller boy, around Scorpius' height, said. "I'm Albus Potter."

"Harry Potter's son?"

"Yeah, do you have some place to sit?"

"N-No," Scorpius said nervously. "These guys three compartments down wanted me to sit with them, but I think they just admired my father."

"He's a real admirable guy," James muttered, but was slapped by Rose. "Just saying!"

"Why don't you sit with us?" Albus offered. "That's Rose Weasley, Ron and Hermione's daughter. This is James, my brother, and Fred, George Weasley's son."

"I don't want to impose," Scorpius said quietly. "I'm sure I could find an empty compartment somewhere."

"Nonsense," Rose said as she grabbed his hand and pulled him into the compartment.

"My dad told me things were going to be a lot harder on me because of my last name," Scorpius suddenly blurted out as everyone sat down.

"We know," James said.

"I don't want anyone's pity, if that's what this is. I'm sure I can handle it."

"We know," James repeated. "It's hard being 'the Golden Trios' children too. Everyone wants to be friends with us to use us. My dad sat us down and gave us the usual speech and then told us that Draco Malfoy's son was going to be in school with us this year and said that just because Draco made bad choices doesn't mean we should ignore you."

"So you're going to be friends with us no matter what. Hope you're ready for it," Albus said and smirked.

"Really? This isn't a joke?"

"Nope," Rose said. "I mean, I didn't get the same speech as them. My dad told me that there would be a Malfoy in my year and I should beat him at everything and not be friends with him, but then Mum smacked Dad upside the head and told him to grow up so I don't know what to think yet."

"If your robes aren't already on, get them on," a beautiful blonde said as she popped her head into the compartment. "I'll kick all of your asses if I see none of you are ready by the time I'm done with rounds and can come sit in here."

"Yeah, yeah, Vic. Go snog Lupin," James said and laughed.

"Asshole," she muttered.

"Who was that?" Scorpius asked in amazement.

"That's our cousin, Victoire. She's less than an 1/8 of a veela, so that's why you're probably really attracted to her right now," Rose said in a know-it-all tone.

"That would explain it," Scorpius said and nodded as he began to put his robes on.

"What house do your parents want you to get sorted into?" Albus asked as he walked along side Rose and Scorpius.

"My parents said they don't care which house, they'll be proud of me either way," Scorpius said as he looked around the Great Hall that was filled with older students who were patiently waiting for the sorting to begin so it could end and the feast could begin.

"Lucky," Rose grumbled. "My dad told me if I get sorted into any house other than Gryffindor he'll disown me."

"James keeps telling me I'll get sorted into Slytherin because of my middle name."

"Looks like the Sorting is about to begin," Rose whispered and hushed the two boys.

"Boot, Christina," Professor McGonagall called out the first name on the list. A small blonde girl walked nervously up to the hat and sat on the stool. The sorting hat barely grazed her head when it shouted out 'Ravenclaw!'

A lot of the students after her were quick decisions as well. Scorpius knew his name was going to be called soon, and his stomach felt as if a hundred hippogriffs were flying around in it.

"Malfoy, Scorpius," Professor McGonagall called his name out and the whole hall went silent.

"Good luck," Rose whispered as she squeezed his arm before he walked up to the hat. McGonagall placed the sorting out on his head and it didn't automatically scream out Slytherin.

"Hm, another Malfoy I see. Usually I know just what to do with you, but you seem different," the Sorting Hat began to speak. "There's a potential in you that your father didn't have, neither your grandfather. But where shall I put you for you to live up to this potential?"

It felt like an eternity until the hat decided and yelled out Gryffindor. Many people were too in shock to clap and cheer for him, like they had for the other students, since never in history had there been a Malfoy in Gryffindor.

"Yeah, wooh!" some people cheered, and Scorpius realized it to be the Potter's and Weasley's.

"Welcome to Gryffindor, mate," Fred said as Scorpius sat across from him.

Albus was called soon after Scorpius, and all his fears of being put in Slytherin was put to rest the minute the Sorting Hat touched his head and called out Gryffindor. Soon enough, only two students remained to be sorted: Rose and Caleb Zabini.

"Weasley, Rose," Professor McGonagall called out. She gave the small, nervous girl a reassuring smile as Rose sat down on the stool and the hat was placed on her head.

"Another tricky one," the hat said. "Heart like a lion, but the mind is sharp. You could do great things in Ravenclaw, your intelligence will reach its full potential. I, however, think there's greater potential elsewhere. Potential that could only be found in – Gryffindor!"

The whole Gryffindor table cheered for Rose as she happily skipped down the aisle and sat between Albus and Scorpius.

"This is going to be so exciting!" she squealed.

After Zabini was sorted into Ravenclaw and Professor McGonagall went over the rules for the year, the food appeared on the table and the feast finally began.

"First year Gryffindors, follow me!" Teddy Lupin said as he walked in front of the group of smaller students and held his girlfriend, Victoire Weasley's, hand. "Keep up or you'll be sleeping outside Gryffindor Tower since you won't know the password."

"You wouldn't let me sleep outside, right Teddy?" Rose asked and smirked at her favorite non-cousin.

"You especially," he said and wrapped his arm around her neck in a headlock. "I'd love to hear Aunt Hermione yell at you through a howler for not paying attention on your first day at Hogwarts."

"You're horrible," Rose said and laughed.

"Hey Malfoy!" a booming voice echoed through the corridor outside of the Great Hall, breaking Scorpius away from his new friends.

"Me?" Scorpius asked as he turned around and saw a large boy from Ravenclaw walking toward him.

"Yeah, you. Do you know who I am?" the boy asked.

"I can't say I do, but you clearly know who I am. What are you, a third year?"

"Fourth," the boy spat. "My name is Benjamin Bode. Do you know who my grandfather was?"

"Again with the guessing game. I'm going to have to say no," Scorpius answered, trying not to get intimidated by the large, hulking boy that stood over him angrily. A crowd had begun to surround the two of them, the Weasleys and Potters being right in front.

"My grandfather was Broderick Bode. He was an Unspeakable who your grandfather Imperiused and forced him to steal something. My grandfather ended up going crazy and when he finally started to get better, your grandfather sent him a plant that killed him."

"Well, I-I'm sorry. I don't really talk to Granddad much, Dad won't allow me alone with him," Scorpius stuttered. His father warned him things like this would happen. He thought he could handle it, apparently he was wrong.

"Oh, your Death Eater father? How does it feel to be born into one of the most hated families in the wizarding world?"

"Lay off him, Bode," James stepped in. "He had as much to do with the war as the rest of us did."

"I didn't have any part of it," Bode replied. "My family was a victim to his family."

"Exactly, you had no part in it, just like he had no part in it and I had no part in it. So why don't you leave him alone."

"How could you defend him after what he did to your father! I've heard stories about what happened in that house of his."

"Stop it, not another word," Rose said as she stepped in and stood next to Scorpius. "My entire family fought that war so things like this never had to happen again. So people weren't judged on their blood status or their last name. I'm not going to let what they fought be a waste."

"You guys don't need to do this," Scorpius mumbled weakly.

"No, we do," Albus said. "Scorpius is my friend, so if anyone has a problem with him, they have to deal with me."

"And the rest of the Weasleys and Potters," Fred said and smirked as he stood by James. "There's a lot of us, think you can handle it, Bode?"

"Sorry I said anything," he said and walked away.

"There you go, showing exactly why you were sorted into Ravenclaw and not Gryffindor. Smart enough to walk away, but not brave enough to fight back," Fred said and laughed.

"Alright, enough all of you," Teddy said and smiled at his cousins. "James, Fred, you can show them all to the common room for me."

"Why, will it cut into your snogging Victoire time?" James said and smirked.

"Yeah, it will. Make another comment and I'll make sure the next time there's some type of prank that McGonagall finds out about, I'll send her right your way," Victoire said and smiled.

"Fine, fine," he said and rolled his eyes.

"You guys really didn't have to do that," Scorpius said. "But thank you."

"No one deserves to be blamed for things they had no control over," Rose said and smiled.

"Yeah, besides Bode is a wanker," James said.

"And he just gave us a reason to prank him this year," Fred said wickedly.

"Not that we really needed one," James said and laughed. "Now come on, gotta show you where the common room is since Teddy's preoccupied."

"I never expected any of you to want to be friends with me," Scorpius said in shock. "I figured since my father is, well, I thought you'd all want to stay away from me."

"My dad did tell me to watch out for you and beat you in everything, but there's no reason I can't be your friend and still be better than you. Besides, since Albus seems dead set on being friends with you, I have no other choice than to put up with you," Rose said and smiled.

"It's either be friends with you or deal with my family the whole time," Albus said and shrugged.

"Maybe Hogwarts won't be as bad as dad thought," Scorpius said to himself.

So, what did you think? I have some chapters written already, but the next chapter I don't have written yet. Since I'm doing this as one-shots I can jump around and write chapters as I get an idea for them. Hopefully it won't take too long for the next chapter to be finish.

If anyone is interested in a Ron/Hermione story, check out my story "Inconclusive".

Review and let me know what you thought :)