Harry Potter and the Next Generation

Chapter 7

      Chapter 7

Dear Mum,

I have had a fun first few days of school. I’m friends with Albus, Scorpius Malfoy, and a new girl named Aurelie-Amber Dylans. The teachers are very nice. But Mum, I need to tell you something. I really like this boy... I like Scorpius, actually. And I just need to confide in you. I want you to know my secret. Please don’t tell Dad.

Thank you. I miss you. Hope Hugo is well.

Love,

Rosie

Rose crumpled up the letter. She couldn’t send that to her mother. She couldn’t tell anyone. Eden would keep the secret for now. This might just be a small, short lived crush. And then Eden would know how hard Rosie falls. And Rose would know too. She’d never had a crush like this before. Only the small, chase-around-the-playground kind of immature kind of crushes.

In the dungeons, Scorpius was thinking about the day. He had to choose a song that he would sing for the drama auditions. He wanted to impress Rosie, but he didn’t feel like he had to. It would just happen anyway. He wondered how she sounded when she sang. He bet she sounded like an angel.

Scorpius and Albus were sitting in the Slytherin common room in two cushy chairs in a far corner. Scorpius was first to finish his homework.

“What’s taking you so long?” Scorpius demanded impatiently.

“I’m a slow writer, Scorp! I’m sorry!” Albus continued writing his answers down for his Transfiguration homework. “I can’t believe how much homework I got on my first day.”

“Hey, I got it, too, Al.” Scorp said. “It’s really not that much. It’s just a lot of little stuff. When will you be done?”

“I don’t know,” Albus said impatiently.

“Fine, then,” Scorpius said. “I’m going down to the Great Hall for dinner. Join me soon, will you?”

“I’ll try.” Albus said dismissively. “I just need to finish this paragraph. I’m almost done.” He continued slaving over the paper while Scorpius went upstairs to eat.

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In the Gryffindor common room, Victoire was curled in a ball on a chair so that no one could notice her (which, might I tell you, was hard for her to do) while she stared at the fire. She was hugging her knees, getting lost in a memory.

Heads turned as we walked through the halls, arm-in-arm. I knew they were jealous. Both the boys and the girls. Girls who had  been pining after Teddy either look at me with contempt, or with a stupid look on their face that says “How the hell...?” How the hell did I managed to steal Teddy Lupin, the school stud’s, heart? It was easy. I guess you could say I’ve always had it, and he’s always had mine. Even when we were little.

We passed by a gaggle of boys who turned their in our direction. Is it safe to say we were Hogwarts’ new “it” couple? I am the most popular girl in school. I even have friends in Slytherin. So does Teddy.

I looked up at my boyfriend. His hair was as crimson as my father’s. I gave his hand a squeeze.

“Victoire,” Victoire’s friend Cascata awoke her from her memory, cutting the flashback short, “do you want to go get dinner?”

“Did Dominique already go?” Victoire asked. Dominique and Victoire were going to eat together tonight. Louis could get annoying, so this was just going to be the two sisters.

“I haven’t seen her since lunch,” Cascata admitted.

“Ah, let’s just go any way.” Victoire held out her hand, and Cascata pulled her forward. She followed Cascata across the common room and out through the portrait, looking at her long black hair. Victoire watched how it cascaded down her back like a waterfall of ink spilling from her head. Cascata was jolie. But Victoire was much more beautiful. Both girls had caught a lot of boys’ attention. Cascata’s mother was a witch who had been in Ravenclaw around the time of Victoire’s uncles, named Cho Chang. She had married very young because she fell madly in love with a man she met in America just after graduating from Hogwarts. They had Cascata soon after, as well as two other children: Emiko and Cedric (who was named this for reasons that Cho’s husband does not know to date).

Victoire and Cascata walked into the Great Hall and sat down across from Molly, who was talking to one of her friends.

“Hey, Molly?” Victoire asked before she took any food.

“Yeah?” she turned her head, thick dark hair whipping around.

“Have you seen Dominique around?” Victoire inquired.

“No, sorry, V,” Molly turned back to her friend.

“Great.” Victoire said sarcastically.

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Albus came down to the Great Hall about ten minutes after Scorpius. He sat himself down next to his friend and began picking himself out some food to eat.

“Hey,” Scorpius said suddenly through a mouthful of food, “did you ever write your parents a letter back?”

Al’s eyes flashed wide, and then he slumped his head down in his hand. “No,” he said, sounding defeated.

“Me neither,” said Scorpius. “Guess we know what we’re doin’ when we get back to the common room, eh, Ferb?”

“Who?” Albus said through a mouthful of noodles (tonight’s dinner menu was Chinese themed).

“Oh, yeah, I forgot. You told me you don’t watch little kid shows,” Scorpius said.

“Yeah,” Albus said, and continued eating. He swallowed what was in his mouth and looked across the Great Hall, trying to find Aurelie-Amber Dylans and see if she was alone or sitting with other people, conversing.

“Looking for Aurelie?” Scorpius asked.

“Possibly, Malfoy,” Al said. “Why don’t you look for Rosie?”

“Because I know where she is.” Scorpius said. “You’re not going to tell her are you?”

“No, I couldn’t. Are you?” Albus asked.

“Tell Rosie? I would love to, but I don’t think it would make any difference now. Plus, she doesn’t have feelings for me. I can tell.” Scorpius said. They continued eating their meals.

At the far end of the table, Tomoka and her friends got up to leave the Great Hall. Before she left, she stopped by Albus and Scorpius to ask Al a question.

“Hey, Al, have you ever noticed that you’re related to about half the people in Gryffindor?” Tomi asked.

“Haha, yeah, almost half,” Albus laughed and Tomoka walked away, lightening the world with each step she took. He turned back to Scorpius. “There’s just something about her...”

“That makes you wonder how the world looks in her eyes?” Scorpius finished his sentence. “Yeah, I know.”