That's What Friends Are For

[rosie_writes]

Title: That's What Friends Are For.
Characters: Albus Potter, James Potter, Teddy Lupin, Scorpius Malfoy.
Rating: PG.
Summary: In his first week at Hogwarts, Scorpius Malfoy finds friendship in unexpected places.
Warnings: Bullying, reference to canon character deaths.
A/N: Written as a birthday gift for the lovely leochi.

Comments

[brknhalo241]

Aw. You did a beautiful job with all of the boys and this was just so lovely and sweet. Scorpius couldn't have found a better group of boys to befriend him and I see the beginning of a beautiful friendship with Albus. Thank you so much for sharing!! Love this.

[rosie_writes]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it. I'm sure he and Albus will be the best of friends - and maybe their dads will reconcile too?

xxx

[werewolfsfan]

This tale is an absolute delight from start to finish! When I saw you were writing about boys, I expected young Marauders. What a lovely surprise to "meet" next gen kids with new personalities that tie in so beautifully from the way they may have been raised.
I felt just terrible for shy Scorpius at the beginning but it felt true to life. I remember how terrifying young bullies can be especially with mob mentality. How lucky for Scorpius though since he's made some new friends from the experience! And had such good cocoa to boot!

[rosie_writes]

Teddy makes the best cocoa ever! He's learnt from a professional (aka, me!) :-) Also, although there are no Marauders here, I do like to think that Teddy is rather like his dad, even if he doesn't know it :-)

I, too, remember how horrible young bullies can be - and poor shy Scorpius with his notorious family name would be the perfect target. It's a good thing that Harry and Ginny raised their children to be good, brave people :-)

Thanks so much, your comments are always so lovely! xxx

Cute...

[marieldraconis]

And I like how it really didn't matter which house any of them were in--Teddy and the Potter kids standing up for Scorpius because it was right. And Teddy really sounds like his father's son.

Re: Cute...

[rosie_writes]

Thank you! I like to think that at least some people are a bit more sensible about house politics after the war :-)

I really enjoyed writing Teddy - I haven't written any next gen before. He's like Remus without the angst! *loves them both*

[rosie_writes]

Thank you! I reckon Harry would be a good dad :-)

[mollywheezy]

I loved your story! Poor Scorpius--It's awful to be the weird kid no one likes. But then heroes Al, James and Teddy came to the rescue! Harry (and Ginny, too) raised some wonderful kids. I was particularly touched by the punishment Teddy gave out--extremely appropriate. Great job!