"Albus" male friends were two tall, clumsy boys with foolish faces who arrived first through the Floo Powder. I wasn't interested in them at all; I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Scorpius Malfoy, whom I had heard of many times through the few and laconic letters Albus sent home and also by eavesdropping on Mom and Dad discussing him in private. They wondered if he had inherited his father's character and if he would be a bad influence on my brother. However, Albus was enthusiastic about their friendship and even the professors spoke well of him, so our parents were reassured. That evening they were happy to meet him and Scorpius did not disappoint them at all. He had been kind and polite with our family since the very beginning.