The Connection (HP Next Generation)

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Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy have entered their fifth year of Hogwarts...
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Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy have entered their fifth year of Hogwarts. They've found friends and happiness, and their friendship with each other has strengthened considerably. In the summer before their fifth year, Scorpius' world is completely changed, while Albus' summer is a complete bore. Little do they or their culture at large know that a dark force is at work, a force nostalgic for the dark times of the Wizarding world. A plan is being set in motion, with Albus as the unknowing center of it all.

***
"Potter, a word, please?"

The train had only just departed, none of the families quite yet starting to clear out, when Draco Malfoy approached the Potter-Weasley clan, an exceptionally rare occurrence. Harry could sense Ron tensing up.

Harry turned to his family, excused himself, and followed Malfoy to a more secluded corner. Far from his usual smug facial expression, Malfoy actually looked somewhat disturbed. This earned him Harry's full attention.

"I'm going to get right to it." Malfoy said, lifting up his sleeve.

What once had been a formless scar, had now begun to take all too familiar shape- it had turned a slightly angry red color, and Harry
could make out the shape of the snake and the skull, as if the mark was a freshly healed scar.

Harry felt as though he was about to stumble backwards; the force of the revelation hit him harder than a brick wall. But... it was impossible!

"H.... how?" Harry could only choke out, eyes lifting to meet Draco's. A muscle in Draco's jaw tensed. Suddenly, he didn't look like a middle aged man. He looked rather like a frightened teen who Harry had watched through his invisibility cloak all those years ago on the Astronomy Tower.

"Please." Draco said, more emotion in his voice than Harry had ever heard. "The Aurors can find answers. I can't.... I can't..." Draco was having trouble getting the words out; Harry understood. Draco couldn't bear to think of what could happen to his son in a new Death Eater regime. Harry took a deep breath, steadying himself.

"I promise, Draco." Malfoy looked up at him, the usage of his first name not lost on him. "I promise we'll find answers and we'll stop whatever, or whoever, is causing this."

***

Who Does the Story Follow?:
[] Scorpius Malfoy -

Over the summer, Scorpius discovered something about both his lineage and his own self that shook his world to his core. Now he is faced with an immense challenge no one could have prepared for. Selecting Scorpius allows you to find out what his affliction is, and increased perspective on his struggles.

[] Albus Potter -

Albus had an uneventful summer. Forced to practice Quidditch with his Seventh Year brother James Sirius Potter can be hell, so Albus looks forward to finally being with his friends, namely Scorpius. Selecting Albus allows increase access to secret Ministry of Magic intelligence on dark wizards.

What House is Albus In?
[] Gryffindor

[] Slytherin

[] Ravenclaw

[] Hufflepuff

What House is Scorpius In?
[] Gryffindor

[] Slytherin

[] Ravenclaw

[] Hufflepuff


Relationships: TBA

Items: TBA

AN:

Alright guys I'm brand new to the sight and pretty new to story writings. This is heavily based off of a fic of mine I had written a month or two ago. Discovering this website and this really cool community, I thought to post one of my first stories, to gain feedback to improve as a writer and hopefully to entertain some people, as well as try out questing for the first time. I'm not doing anything too fancy for this, just you guys voting on stuff. I'm excited to get this story out and hope you guys enjoy.
 
[X] Scorpius Malfoy
[X][Albus] Slytherin
[X][Scorpius] Gryffindor

Now, doesn't this sound interesting?
 
[X] Scorpius Malfoy
[X][Albus] Slytherin
[X][Scorpius] Gryffindor
 
Thanks to everyone that's voted! So far Scorpius is the overwhelming winner for the POV. Albus also has more votes for Slytherin, while Scorpius' house is tired between Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. I'm gonna leave voting open until Sunday just in case we get a few more votes.
 
[X] Scorpius Malfoy
[X][Albus] Slytherin
[X][Scorpius] Slytherin
 
[X] Scorpius Malfoy
[X][Albus] Slytherin
[X][Scorpius] Slytherin

Slyther-in! Slyther-in! Slyther-in!

Tbh I'd actually like to see a Voldemort POV.
 
Point of View: Scorpius Malfoy


Scorpius and Albus are in Slytherin



Unlike the other fifth year students piling into the scarlet steam engine known as the Hogwarts Express, Scorpius Malfoy wasn't concerned with the oncoming threat of O.W.Ls, the examinations administered to fifth year students at Hogwarts. No, Scorpius was far more concerned with the medically recommended potion in his trunk. Every day for his yearly stay at Hogwarts, at precisely ten A.M. every morning, he was to drink from the vial. Professor Slughorn would brew him a new potion monthly. The healers at St. Mungos has thrown about a lot of words surrounding Scorpius' condition; 'congenital', 'nascent', 'hitherto unknown power'. The phrase that mattered most to Scorpius, however, was 'Legilimens'.


As with anything he was curious about, he had taken to reading up on the subject. Legilimemcy was similar to the concept of "reading minds", although a slightly irritated Draco had told Scorpius it was a little deeper than that. Certainly, reading minds had been how it had manifested for Scorpius. A sudden explosion of voices, jumbled and loud, had awoken Scorpius. The healers helpfully said congenital Legilimency was extremely rare, and congenital Legilimency to that extreme was even more rare. The potion they had prescribed was a suppressant, designed to suppress the mental centers that controlled the ability to perform Legilimency. But sometimes the potions effects would slip, and Scorpius was terrified of that happening in school.


Scorpius traveled through the train, looking into all the compartments; he saw Hugo Weasley, Lorcan and Lysander Scamander and Conor Finnigan-Thomas playing exploding snap; in another compartment he saw James Sirius Potter looking conspiratorial as he talked closely with the Quidditch Keeper, William Taylor; and finally, he found his best friend. Albus was already in his Slytherin robes, looking slightly worried as he discussed something with Rose Weasley; Albus turned his head, his green eyes meeting Scorpius', and his face lit up with a smile.


"Scorp! Come in!" Albus said jovially. Scorpius happily entered the compartment, waving to Rose.


"I hope I wasn't interrupting," Scorpius said rather meekly. Rose rolled her eyes.


"No, you weren't Scorpius. We were just discussing O.W.Ls." She said as Scorpius took his seat next to Albus.


"Oh yeah." Scorpius said rather distractedly. Albus raised his eyebrow and Rose was rather silent.


"You okay, Scorp?" Albus asked, voice laced with concern. Just as Scorpius was trying to formulate an answer, James stepped into the compartment.


"'Ello Scorpius, Rose." He greeted. William was peaking over his shoulder, offering a wave to the group in the compartment. "So, Albus..."


"No, James." Albus said rather stormily, shocking Scorpius.


"You can't stop me from convincing you now, Al..." James started, but Albus whipped out his wand in a flash of movement.


"Mum taught me the Bat Bogey over the summer." Albus said simply. James, the seventh year older brother, actually yelped, and ran out of the compartment, stumbling comically around William. Scorpius was thankful for the distraction from his unintentional standoffishness; but the relief was short lived, as Albus was still on the subject.


"So, Scorpius, seriously. Are you ok?"


Much to Scorpius' disappointment, no distraction from the question came.



What Does Scorpius tell Albus and Rose?



[] The Truth: Scorpius lays it all bare, but he's worried the risk could lead to Albus and Rose becoming distant, and the secret possibly leaking to the school. Scorpius was already in an uphill battle with his reputation as the grandson of a Death Eater. The ability to invade minds wouldn't help his case much.


[] Lie: Lying is immoral, especially to best friends. But Scorpius appreciates how uncomplicated his friendship with the two is; something like this secret would lead to over complications.
 
[X] Lie: Lying is immoral, especially to best friends. But Scorpius appreciates how uncomplicated his friendship with the two is; something like this secret would lead to over complications.

Nothing they can do about it, no sense in dropping it on them yet.
 
[X] Lie: Lying is immoral, especially to best friends. But Scorpius appreciates how uncomplicated his friendship with the two is; something like this secret would lead to over complications.
 
[X] The Truth: Scorpius lays it all bare, but he's worried the risk could lead to Albus and Rose becoming distant, and the secret possibly leaking to the school. Scorpius was already in an uphill battle with his reputation as the grandson of a Death Eater. The ability to invade minds wouldn't help his case much.
 
[X] The Truth: Scorpius lays it all bare, but he's worried the risk could lead to Albus and Rose becoming distant, and the secret possibly leaking to the school. Scorpius was already in an uphill battle with his reputation as the grandson of a Death Eater. The ability to invade minds wouldn't help his case much.

They'll find out eventually, better that they hear it from us.
 
[X] The Truth: Scorpius lays it all bare, but he's worried the risk could lead to Albus and Rose becoming distant, and the secret possibly leaking to the school. Scorpius was already in an uphill battle with his reputation as the grandson of a Death Eater. The ability to invade minds wouldn't help his case much.
 
[X] The Truth: Scorpius lays it all bare, but he's worried the risk could lead to Albus and Rose becoming distant, and the secret possibly leaking to the school. Scorpius was already in an uphill battle with his reputation as the grandson of a Death Eater. The ability to invade minds wouldn't help his case much.
 
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The Truth: Scorpius lays it all bare, but he's worried the risk could lead to Albus and Rose becoming distant, and the secret possibly leaking to the school. Scorpius was already in an uphill battle with his reputation as the grandson of a Death Eater. The ability to invade minds wouldn't help his case much.



Scorpius paused, well aware that he was making it blatantly obvious something was up. He looked from Albus' green eyes to Roses' brown eyes; he found himself unable to even conjure up a lie. Scorpius sighed, pulling down the shade on the compartment door; and he told them everything, to the fullest detail. The night he woke up. The two days in St. Mungos, where he lay alternately sedated and sleeping, or writhing in agony as the voices seemed to nearly split apart his skull. He reached into his trunk and showed them the vial of the viscous blue potion he was to take every morning. To their credit they listened intently, casting no apparent judgement, only showing concern for their friend. When Scorpius was finally finished with his story, there was a pregnant pause.


"Do... do they think you'll be able to keep it under control?" Albus broke the silence, his voice tentative. Scorpius chose his words carefully.


"It'll take training, years of it, before I can fully take myself off of the potion." He carefully left out the fact that the Healers said that him taking control of the ability was highly unlikely, in any case.


"And they believe you were just born with it?" Rose now asked, vocalizing what Scorpius had been feeling about the whole situation. Something like this doesn't normally just pop up, fifteen years into ones' life. As Scorpius considered his reply, the train began to slow to a stop.


"I think something's going on." He said simply. "Something that the healers and my dad aren't telling me."


"Why would they lie to you?" Rose asked him.


"I don't know." Scorpius said simply, and it was true. Of course he didn't know why; as far as he knew, his dad had never really lied to him.


At last the train came to a complete stop. The sound of compartment doors opening came in loudly, as the trio collected their trunks. Scorpius was blindsided by Albus flinging his arms around him suddenly.


"Oh, Scorpius! Here I am complaining about my summer- and you've had a hell of a time! I'm so sorry mate." Albus said in one long exhale. Scorpius caught Rose's amused eyes over Albus' shoulder, and he rolled his eyes.


"Hey, it's okay Albus. Really, I'm fine. As long as I'm taking the potion, I'll have it under control." Scorpius said, patting Albus on the back reassuringly. Albus snuffed, then pulled back, straightening out his robes.


"Right. Good. We'll be here for you of course." Albus said in a voice that he had purposefully deepened. Scorpius smiled, and was about to reply when there was a commotion outside. Albus clambered for the door, wand drawn; Scorpius brought his hand closer to the wand in his pocket, not drawing it, while Rose looked ready to rage.


The taller Albus blocked Scorpius' view; he managed to slip around him to see what the cause of the commotion was. Scorpius saw the hulking form of Goyle Jr., nose bloodied, face red as he stood across from James, whose lip was split. Their wands were pointed at the other; Goyle's lackeys nearly cowered behind their leader.


"James!" Albus yelled, approaching his brother. Scorpius kept his eye on James; Albus' older brother was shaking with rage, a peculiar glint in his eye. "James, what the hell are you doing?"


As Scorpius further surveyed the situation, he was suddenly pushed to the side by an unprecedented force; he heard Rose yelling mightily. Scorpius gathered his balance. Before he could even consider attempting to try and placate the situation, he felt as though he was being submerged into cold water.


'Oh no.' He thought to himself, screwing his eyes shut; but the torrent of voices didn't come. Instead, he could only hear whispered words.


"Silence."


"Strike to kill."


"The Killing Curse ought to do, Potter."


"His father is responsible for the death of your father's best friend, Goyle."


As soon as it had started, Albus felt the coldness leave him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Goyle Jr. and his cronies walking away, as James stormed out of the train with his trunk in tow, Rose looking scandalized. Albus was looking at Scorpius with a concerned look on his face.


"Scorp? Everything okay?" He asked, his voice small; Scorpius nodded, slightly distracted. Those voices....


He and Albus collected their trunks and made their way out of the train; Hagrid waved merrily at them, and Scorpius could only half-heartedly return the wave. Albus kept quiet in their walk, but Scorpius could almost feel his concern overtaking him. Maybe even he could. Scorpius could see Rose, still looking quite angry, as she climbed into a carriage with Conor Finnigan-Thomas and Louis Weasley. Albus started walking in that direction, but Scorpius saw James getting into a carriage by himself. Scorpius considered for a moment; just what had those voices been?



[] Scorpius goes to James - There aren't a whole lot of options to what those voices could've been. Scorpius needs to ask James about what went down.


[] Scorpius sticks with Albus - He can relate what happened with the others. Five heads are better than one, especially in a matter like this. Scorpius needs to be careful about his next move.
 
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[X] Scorpius goes to James - There aren't a whole lot of options to what those voices could've been. Scorpius needs to ask James about what went down.
 
[X] Scorpius sticks with Albus - He can relate what happened with the others. Five heads are better than one, especially in a matter like this. Scorpius needs to be careful about his next move.
 
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