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Chapter 6: New Friends, Same Enemies
A week passed without much happening. Lucius still threatened me when Mother and Draco weren't around. Draco acted like my best friend when his parents weren't around. Well, he was nice to me in front of Mother, too, but when Lucius was there, he acted like I didn't exist. I was already used to it.
Finally, the day I was to go to Hogwarts came. The day started out normal. Mother woke me up, and Draco ignored me during breakfast. After Lucius left for work (Draco told me earlier that he also worked for the Ministry of Magic), Mother made us get our trunks so we could leave for King's Cross. She kissed us both good-bye, made sure we would be okay in the car (since she wasn't going with us), and sent Draco and I on our way.
Draco didn't say much in the car, and neither did I. We spent most of the week talking, mostly about the Academy. I don't know why he was so interested in my old school.
As soon as I was able to, I got out of the car. Draco followed me and waited patiently for the chauffer to get our things out of the car. As soon as he did, Draco gave a short good-bye to him and took me to Platform 9 ¾.
It was nothing special, really it wasn't. Draco basically dragged me onto the train and shoved me into a compartment, saying "Wait here."
I glared at him as he shut the compartment door, leaving me alone. Sometimes, he makes me so mad! It's like he wants me to remain a secret. Well, this it is not going to be like this for long. I will find my father. I swear I will.
He came back a few minutes later and glared at me with those eyes. "You must meet the Jewel triplets," he finally said, standing in front of me.
I looked up at him, confused. "Jewel triplets?" I repeated.
He nodded. "Take the charms off and change into your new school robes. I'll be waiting."
Again, the brother from hell left me alone. Who the hell were these Jewel triplets? And why did I have to meet them?
I took off the charms that concealed my identity for the past week. My hair grew back, raven black and straight. My eyes darkened from the pale gray to chocolate brown. I changed into my new robes. I'm not used to wearing these, though. At the Academy, we were allowed to wear whatever we wanted. This was going to take some time to get used to.
I pulled the compartment door open. Needless to say, Draco was waiting for me.
"That's better," he growled.
"Oh, shut up," I snapped.
"I will not be dictated to by a depressed runaway."
"Just as I will not be dictated to by an arrogant asshole!" I yelled.
"Knock it off, Adriana!"
"Make me, Draco!"
Just as I finished screaming at my brother, a crash sounded through the corridor. Draco just smiled, but only slightly.
"Those are the Jewel triplets," he said with an evil grin.
I must have paled considerably because he added, "Oh, don't worry. They are only like this with each other."
"Who are they?" I asked.
"Emerald, Sapphire, and Diamond Yalinski," he replied.
"Guess their parents must love priceless jewels," I muttered.
He actually started laughing. "Never let them hear you say that. They might have your head on a silver platter."
"So am I going to meet them or not?"
"Sure, in a minute. Just let me tell you this. They hate, and I mean hate, being called by their given names."
"So what do I call them?"
"Emerald prefers to be called Emmy. Sapphire is called Sapph. Diamond is Diana."
"Easy to remember," I muttered.
He glared at me again. "Let's go."
What choice did I have? I had to follow him if I ever wanted to meet the triplets.
Almost as soon as we walked out of the compartment did we hear another scream. Draco just stood there and laughed while I stared at him. I don't think I want to meet these girls anymore.
"Oh don't worry," he said. "That's Emmy. She normally screams."
Oh great, I thought, just another day with a banshee.
Draco looked over at me, his face full of laughter. "Oh, don't worry about her, Adriana. She's harmless."
"Well the way you're describing her makes her sound like a banshee!"
His eyes roamed my face. "Never say that about the Jewel triplets."
"Oh, why is that, Draco?" I sneered. "Do you have a thing for them?"
He paled. "Shut up." He then turned his back on me and went down the corridor.
"Well?" he snapped, not bothering to face me. "Are you coming or not?"
"I'm coming, Draco," I said, practically running to catch up with him.
He stormed down the corridor, while I tried my hardest to catch up with him. On the way there, I heard the "Jewel triplets" talking.
"Diana! Why did you do that?" one of the asked.
"Well, let's see Sapph," another said. I could only guess it was Diana. "Emmy is annoying with the screaming she does, so I bloody hexed her."
"I'm telling Mother!" the last one said.
"Aw, shut up, Emmy. You're such a baby!" said the second.
Draco stopped and backtracked, almost running into me.
"Watch it, Adriana!" he said coolly, staring me down.
"Oh knock it off, Draco," I replied, hitting him on the shoulder.
He glared at me, like only he would. "I think they are in here," he said, opening the compartment door.
Three girls were sitting there. One with hair of midnight black, one with hair that would put my brother's to shame, and the third with shining red hair.
The blonde looked up, her eyes a deep blue. "Stuff it, you two," she said. "Draco's here." I could only guess she was Sapphire.
Draco nodded his hello to the girls, simply saying their names when he gained eye contact with them. "Emerald, Sapphire." I was surprised he left out Diamond.
The redhead finally looked in my direction, her eyes a stunning dark green not normally found in nature. "Who's she?" she asked Draco.
The black haired one looked in my direction as well, but her eyes were unlike those of her sisters. Hers were a very pale gray. She immediately paled. "Isn't…isn't that Aurora Sullivan?" she asked in disbelief.
"Diana! Don't be stupid!" Emmy said. "There's no way she could be that Sullivan kid when she's hanging out with Draco."
"Anyway," Draco said, trying to get their attention. "This is Adriana Jones."
Sapphire smiled at me. "Hi, Adriana! I'm Sapphire Yalinski, and this is my sister, Emerald," she said, nodding in Emmy's direction.
"Call me Emmy," she said, laughing. "Honestly, Sapph, there's no need to be so formal!"
"I'm Diamond," said the gray-eyed one. "But you can call me Diana."
"Come sit in here with us, Adriana!" Sapph said, her eyes sparkling.
"Yeah, Adriana! Come on! We don't bite!" Emmy said.
I laughed. "Okay, okay!"
Emmy squealed with delight. "Out, Draco!" she commanded.
Draco looked hurt as he left me alone with the triplets. It was sad, really, that I felt sorry for him.
"God, I thought he'd never leave," Diana said, pulling her black hair away from her heart shaped face.
"Diana!" Emmy exclaimed. "Shush! Adriana knows nothing about Draco Malfoy!"
"Um, actually, I do, Emmy," I said.
"What?" Sapph asked, jumping out of her seat. "You know Draco Malfoy personally?"
"Yeah," I replied. "Why do you think I was with him?"
"You two aren't dating are you?" Diana asked.
"No!" I exclaimed. "He's my cousin!"
Oh, God! Why did I have to come up with that excuse? Lucius will have my hide for this!
Emmy started laughing. So did Sapph and Diana. "What's so funny?"
"Oh nothing," Emmy said, after taking a few moments to calm down.
I took one look at Sapph and started laughing on my own. I knew I belonged here with them.
"Man, we haven't had this much laughs since Crystal was sent to Durmstrang!" Sapph said.
I looked at her confused. "Crystal?"
"Crystal Iceli is a friend of ours," Emmy explained. "But her father decided to send her to Durmstrang this year."
Diana shivered. "Don't mention Durmstrang!" she said.
"Oops, sorry, Di," Emmy said. Then she turned to me. "Diana and Crystal were close. Really close. She doesn't like the fact that her friend was sent to a different school and she has to stay here."
I nodded in understanding. I knew I'd be upset if any of my friends was sent to another school.
"Anyway," Sapph said. "We try not to mention it in front of Diana. It really upsets her."
I nodded again. Then they started asking me questions.
"Where are you from?" Sapph asked.
"I'm from America," I replied, trying to keep my answers as brief as possible.
"Where did you go to school?" Diana asked.
"Northeast Academy of Magic."
"I've heard of that school!" Emmy said. "It's only for purebloods!"
I nodded. "Please don't ask me any more of my school. I don't really like to talk about it."
They all nodded. "Who are your parents?"
"I'm adopted."
"Really?" Sapph asked.
"Yeah," I said as thunder clapped in the sky outside. I didn't really want to think about Narcissa or my father, who she never told me about.
"So why did you come here?" Diana asked.
"I'm trying to find my parents," I answered with a voice that clearly said, "Don't ask anymore questions."
"Oh," she said, leaning back into her seat.
They didn't ask me anymore questions about my past. We just laughed, telling jokes and doing imitations of Draco. Then Harry Potter came up in our conversation.
"Ever hear of Harry Potter, Adriana?" Emmy asked.
I nodded. "Who hasn't?"
They laughed, but the conversation didn't go much further. I smiled. Oh yeah, I was home!
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