Albus Potter and the New Generation

Albus Potter and the New Generation is a British fantasy novel and the continuation of the Harry Potter series. It follows the children of all the main characters, hence the title, though the main characters of the previous series do still appear. The book picks up where the epilogue of Deathly Hallows left off, meaning the year is 2017 and Harry has three children with Ginny. The child that the story is named after, Albus, is the main character of the book. It follows him during his first year of Hogwarts and shows him making many new friends and enemies.

Beginning
12-year-old Albus Severus Potter is woken up by his overly excited brother James, who is just repeating "it's today!" over and over again. Albus seems to know what he's talking about and is horrified to find out he's slept in. James and Albus then move as fast as possible to get ready while their little sister, Lily, does the complete opposite and takes her time with everything. It's revealed why very fast as their mother, Ginny, reveals that Albus' clock is two hours fast. After finding this out, Albus, embarrassed beyond belief, sits down beside his brother and sister. Meanwhile upstairs, their father, Harry Potter, is just waking up and has to be reminded by Ginny that "it's today". Harry panics quite a bit just like Albus, but Ginny laughs and tells him that they have plenty of time to waste. Harry suits up and walks downstairs, talking to all of his children and revealing what "it" is: Albus is going for his first year at Hogwarts today. Albus is quite excited at the thought and is even more excited when Harry gives him his first wand, which is made from the horn of a unicorn, with Harry commenting that wands like it are extremely rare and are actually illegal in Mumbai.

However, Albus' excitement turns in to confusion when Harry also gives Lily a wand, though this one a regular wooden one as Lily is only 9-years-old and wouldn't be able to handle a larger one. Albus asks why this is, with Lily responding she's also going for her first year in Hogwarts before pulling a mocking smile. Albus points out that Lily is only nine and only eleven to twelve-year-olds can start their first year. Albus almost hits Lily when she claims she's just naturally better than him, but he is stopped by Ginny. Albus tries to prove Lily wrong by trying to cast the Summoning Charm on a book but he confuses the charm (Accio) with another (Aguamenti) and ends up pouring a large amount of water on to the floor.

After a sarcastic "good one" from Lily, the scene shifts to inside platform 9¾ with all the families waiting on the Hogwarts express. There are many types of people there from all over the UK, including a Scottish boy whose mother is trying to wash his face, an older Irish boy who is drinking a red liquid and a Welsh girl who is hopping up and down in place in excitement. Harry and Ginny are giving the kids all the regular things they'll need and all the things they'll need just in case, including giving James the Marauder's Map, with him doing a celebratory dance as a result. While waiting for the train, Harry spots his former rival Draco Malfoy entering with his son and wife. Harry and Draco stare at each other for a bit before Harry nods at Draco and Draco does the same back before pointing at Harry and telling his son something. His son walks over to them and introduces himself to Albus, revealing his name to be Scorpius. Albus is rendered speechless at the sight of Scorpius, as he has been told of what Draco did to his father. However, James is far more willing to speak with Scorpius, though the two don't become friends as James is very excitable and giddy while Scorpius is calm and closed off. After this brief encounter the Hogwarts Express shows up and everyone enters, though Albus stops halfway, revealing he is afraid he'll be sorted into Slytherin. After some encouraging words from his father, he enters with everyone else.

Entering Hogwarts
During the train ride, Albus finds out his cousin, Rose Weasley, is also attending Hogwarts. The two have a friendly conversation where they catch up on everything before Rose reveals that his other cousin, Hugo, is also attending. Once again, Albus is confused by this, as Hugo is nine just like Lily. Rose reveals that there are a number of exceptions that allow someone below eleven to enter Hogwarts, though they are very rare, hence why the whole of Harry's year didn't have any. After this, Albus has an encounter with the Welsh girl he spotted in platform 9¾, who stares at him with wide eyes before pulling out a marker and drawing a pair of glasses on to his face before doodling a lightning bolt on to his head. The Welsh girl then gasps and yells at Albus that he is Harry Potter's son. Albus confirms this and she hugs him, revealing that her name is Aerona Lockeltime her parents were there during the Battle of Hogwarts and that they saw Harry defeat "You Know Who". Albus is confused at first but then asks if she means Voldemort, causing everyone to turn to him in shock. Albus is confused by this until Aerona informs him that "You Know Who's" name is still a taboo as despite being dead many are still afraid of him. Rose, Scorpius and Aerona tell Albus to not use his name, but he claims that fearing someone's name is stupid before attempting to say "Voldemort" again only for the trolley witch to cast Silencio on him. She makes him promise not to say it before undoing the charm and walking away.

Meanwhile, James meets a group of wizards sneaking out of the train to play chicken and follows them to do the same. They all stand on top of the Express as a tunnel is closing in, with one person yelling that whoever jumps is chicken. As the tunnel grows closer and closer more and more of the wizards jump back inside until it's just James. The other wizards see the tunnel closing in and wait for James to come in but it passes through the tunnel and all of them think James is dead. That is until James suddenly appears behind them and asks what they're upset about. They all are terrified at first but then calm down and demand to know how James survived. His response is a calm and emotionless "I just did." The wizards are amazed at this and their pseudo-leader, named Lucious, asks James to join his gang. James shrugs and nods, confirming he wants to join and the others rejoice at this.

Later, Albus manages to catch a chocolate frog he bought and eats it before grabbing his card that comes with it which is revealed to be of his uncle Ron Weasley. He is quite excited by this as it is a gold card and almost chokes on the frog. Luckily he is saved by Scorpius, who uses Accio to grab it out of his throat. Albus is extremely jealous of this due to his failure at using Accio at the beginning of the day. Scorpius points out that Accio is an extremely easy spell and walks away with a sarcastic "your father must be so proud." Albus once again tries to use Accio to prove Scorpius wrong. He attempts to drag Scorpius himself towards him but speaks so fast he says "scorpion" instead and drags a girl's pet scorpion towards him. The scorpion begins crawling on Albus' face and he freezes while Scorpius walks away, ending their conversation with another sarcastic comment. Albus manages to knock the scorpion off of him but it lands on the floor and, out of fear, stings Albus' leg. After this everyone in the area crowds around Albus with Lily grabbing his leg and sucking out of the poison before spitting it out. After this, Albus passes out and when he wakes up they're already at Hogwarts.

Characters

 * Albus Severus Potter is the son of Harry Potter and is like his father in many ways.
 * James Sirius Potter II is the eldest son of Harry and Ginny and has inherited his uncles Fred and George's sense of humour.
 * Lily L. Potter is the only daughter of Harry and Ginny and was accepted into Hogwarts despite being just nine.
 * Scorpius Malfoy is the only child of Draco Malfoy and is described to look exactly like his father but with glasses.
 * Rose Granger-Weasley is the daughter of Hermoine and Ron. She is described to be a lot like her mother and is said to look like a female version of Ron.
 * Hugo Granger-Weasley is the son of Hermoine and Ron. He is described to look like Ron personality wise but looks like a male version of his mother.
 * Harry Potter is an Auror and one of the most famous wizards of all time.
 * Aerona Lockeltime is a new character. She is a Welsh girl who has hair that goes all the way down her back.
 * Lorcan and Lysander Scamander are a pair of very young twins who sell magical objects for fun.
 * Ginevra "Ginny" Weasley-Potter is the wife of Harry and the sister of Ron Weasley.
 * Draco Malfoy is the former rival of Harry.
 * The Lich King is the main antagonist of the book.