Harry Potter Next Generation

     Chapter One: Finding a Seat

     Rose, Albus, and James waved their final farewell as the train pulled away from the station. They all watched as their parent’s faces were swallowed by the smoke that filled the air as the train pulled farther and farther away. Finally, platform nine-and-three-quarters was no longer visible from the train window. The three children looked at each other anxiously. “Well?” James said, “ Shall we?”
     The three friends started down the isle to find a compartment. James was able to find a compartment with ease. “Dan!” he cried happily, “How was your summer?” James disappeared into the compartment with his friend from the previous year, shutting the door behind him. Rose and Albus looked helplessly at each other. “ Guess it was full,” Albus mumbled. “ Yeah,” Rose agreed quietly. After a moment, Rose and Albus continued down the hallway.
     Albus opened another compartment door and peeked inside. “ Hello?” an unfamiliar voice asked. “Who’s there?”  Albus opened the door a bit wider. Inside the room were three people.  Two were boys who looked about their age, and the third was a girl who looked a bit older, perhaps around James’ age. One of the boys looked up. “ Sorry, we only have room for one more.” he said in a surprisingly low voice. “ That’s ok” Albus said shyly, we’ll just…” Rose put her hand gently on Albus’s arm. “It’s ok Al, “ she said so quietly only Albus could hear her. “ You stay here.  I’ll find another compartment.” Albus stared at her, confused. “But-“ Albus started. “ Don’t worry about it” Rose said, smiling “ I’ll be fine”. Albus hesitated, looking quickly from Rose to the three new faces. “Ok” he said after a long pause. Rose stepped out and Albus lightly began to close the door. “ See you later?” Albus whispered with a hint of hopefulness. “ Of course,” Rose whispered back. The exchanged one smile before Albus finally closed the door.
     Rose continued to walk along until she got to a compartment that sounded unusually quiet. Cautiously, she crept up to it and knocked on the compartment door. She heard a small jump. “Who, what…who is it?” said a small, yet somehow confident voice. “Is there room in this compartment?” Rose asked. There was a pause.“ Uh…I.. sure I guess so,” the voice said somewhat reluctantly. Rose let out a little sigh of relief. She was tired of walking. She opened the compartment door and stepped in. Sitting on the seat alone by the window was a boy with blonde hair and pale skin. The boy looked up to her and his expression immediately changed from slightly one of indifference to that of slight shock.  Mirroring his look, Rose simply stood there for a moment or two, starting into the eyes of Scorpius Malfoy.