07/04/04

Disclaimer: I don't own it. Really, I don't!!!!!!

A/N: So, here's the third chapter. I really like this, even though it's too short, you'll have to be happy with it! Anyway, you'll have to wait a while for chapter four.

Ok, Draco and Hermione's kids are: Alex, Abi, Ian, Gillie, and Eliza.

Ron and Padma's: Maire, Charlie, Angelina, Mark, and Nina, plus the baby who hasn't been born, and I'm not telling the name!

Parvati and Neville's: Frank and Hattie.

Harry and Ginny's: James, Sirius, Catherine, and Lily, plus the baby that hasn't been born.

Lavender and Justin's: Emma. And that's all the kids.

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Three

They all made their way to Madame Malkin's, and trooped in. Madame Malkin herself came out and greeted them.

"Well, well, well," she said to the children. "I remember when your parents came in to get their first school robes. Now," she said, "don't tell me, I want to guess." She pointed to Marie. "You're a Weasley, of course. With that hair, it's impossible to mistake you. You," she pointed to Emma, "are Lavender Brown Finch-Fetchley's daughter. You have her air. And you two," she said to Abi and Alex, "are Malfoys. Also impossible to mistake. And you're James Potter," she said to James. "You look just like your grandfather. Except you have your grandmother's eyes and you don't need glasses." She pointed to Frank. "And you're Neville Longbottom's son, Frank, right?"

Madame Malkin, thoroughly satisfied that she had correctly identified the children, bustled them into the back to be fitted for their uniforms.

One by one, each child came out with a bag of seven uniforms, with a cloak, dragon-skin gloves, and the boring black regulation shoes.

Draco went up to the counter last and paid fifty Galleons for the uniforms. He grumbled about it to Hermione, who said it would all be worth it someday.

The group continued down the Alley, the mother's talking about who'd had a baby in their old group, and who was married and pregnant and all that. The father's talked about Quidditch.

They stopped in Florish and Blotts and purchased six copies of The Standard Book of Spells (Grade One), A History of Magic, Magical Theory, A Beginners' guide to Tranfiguration, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, and Magical Drafts and Potions.

They then bought cauldrons for each of their children, and dumped the books into the cauldrons.

They stopped in front of the pet store.

"Ok," said Hermione. "Who wants a cat or a toad?"

"I'd like a cat," said Marie.

Since Marie was the only one who wanted a cat, Ron and Padma went in and bought a gorgeous black-and-white one. She named him Mitch.

Eeylop's Owl Emporium was only a few stops down, so they went in and looked at owls.

"Ooh," said Abi, standing by a cream with brown flecked feathers eagle owl, "I like this one! Can I get him Dad?"

"Sure," said Draco.

"And I like this one," said Alex standing by a grey eagle owl.

"Then you can get it," Hermione said. She picked up both of the cages and took them to the counter.

"Thirty-five Galleons, please," said the nasal clerk.

Hermione took her checkbook out, and wrote a check. She flicked her wand, and her full signature was scrawled magicaly across the bottom of the check.

As she was writing out the expense in her balance book, Draco peered over her shoulder.

"These kids," he muttered to Hermione, "are costing us a fortune."

Hermione poked him. "My dear, if I may remind you, you're filthy stinking rich. Fifty Galleons aren't really that much." She leaned over to whisper in his ear. "Remember what we bought the last year at Liliana's Secret?"

Draco smirked, obviously remembering it. "Yes, and if I remember correctly, we now have Eliza," he said smarmily.

Hermione poked him harder. "Shut up," she said teasingly. "But those were at least two hundred Galleons, and you didn't flinch."

"Yes," said Draco, wrapping an arm around her shoulder, "but that's different."

"How?"

He leaned over to her ear and whispered, "Because I got to enjoy it."

Hermione shoved her husband, and ran ahead.

"Ah, but so did you!" he called after her.

"What's that about?" asked James, coming up beside Draco, holding a snowy owl's cage.

"Oh, Auntie Hermione was just commenting on something," Draco said to his nephew.

"Oh," said James. Marie came over and said something to him. "So, we're going to Auntie Hermione and Uncle Draco's house?"

Draco heard this and glared up at his wife who smirked and waved. He jogged up to walk next to her. "What exactly did you do?" he asked, handing Abi's owl to her,

"I invited everyone over until the kids go to Hogwarts," she said. "It'll be just like seventh year when we all had huge sleepovers, and got to know each other."

"Fun," said Draco, dryly.

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They arrived back at Malfoy Manor with an extra twenty people.

Hermione crossed the ballroom floor, and rang a crystal bell for a House- Elf.

"Mistress rang?" asked Pinny, who had appeared three seconds later.

"Yes, Pinny," said Hermione, thinking. "We're going to need rooms for four more families. Do we have room for twenty people?"

Pinny chest puffed out. The current Master and Mistress rarely had old- style parties, where people came over and stayed for extended periods of time. "Of course, Mistress," Pinny squeaked. "Pinny knows that there is room for maybe fifty more people besides the number Mistress has, if needed."

Hermione smiled broadly. "That's very nice, Pinny. But we only need quarters for seven Weasleys, three Finch-Fetchleys, six Potters, and four Longbottoms. Do we have the rooms?"

Pinny smiled, which wasn't pretty. "Yes, mistress. Pinny will give the Weasleys blue wing. Potters can have gold, Finch-Fetchleys can have red, and Longbottoms will go in maroon." She looked up into Hermione's eyes. "Will Mistress let Pinny summon Lexi, Minni, and Dovey?"

"Of course, Pinny," Hermione said, nodding.

Pinny snapped her fingers, and a gold ball appeared in front of her mouth. "Lexi, Minni, and Dovey, Pinny needs you," she said, and then reclaimed the ball. A moment later the three other House-Elves appeared. Pinny looked at them imperiously. "Lexi take Weasley family to blue wing. Minni, you take the Potters to gold, and Dovey can take Finch-Fetchleys to red wing." She motioned to Parvati, Neville, Frank, and Hattie. "Pinny will take you to maroon wing."

As their guests drifted from the ballroom, Hermione ran to her baby, and Draco took Ian and Gillie up to their playroom. Abi and Alex stood in the ballroom.

Abi yawned, it had been a long day. So, Lex, she thought at her twin, to tired to speak aloud. Are you excited about Hogwarts?

What do you think, he thought back, wrapping his arm around her shoulder to guide her up the stairs outside of the ballroom. Of course I am. Let's go to bed. It's been a long day. You know how I know?

How? she asked him.

He tickled her. You're speaking mind-to-mind. You don't do that much. Abi, he thought, suddenly serious.

Yeah?

What if we're Sorted into different Houses?

Then we'll be in different Houses. She yawned. They were almost to her room.

Let's make a pact. Alex hugged his sister's shoulder tighter.

What kind of pact? Alex was quiet, so people thought he wasn't as smart. He was, actually, the smarter one. Abi waited for him to go on.

Let's agree to talk mind-to-mind every day if we're in different Houses.

Abi nodded at her brother. OK, she thought. That I'll agree to. They were at her rooms. She hugged her brother, and kissed his cheek. "Night, Lex," she said, smiling.

Abi's room was decorated in lavender. She had laveder drapes covering her large bay window that was opposite her bed. Tapestries covered the walls with silver and violet embroidery.

On her bed, which was somewhere in between king and queen sized, was a gorgeous goose-feather comfertor, which had a slightly laveder, but mainly white, duvet on it. The duvet had stars in lavender and violet and silver and greyish-silver.

She took her clothes off and threw them in the dirty clothes basket. She opened her dresser, and pulled out a pair of green drawstring pajama bottoms that had cows on them, slid them on. She also pulled on a white tank top. She yawned, and moseyed over to her bed, climbed up and under the covers. She snuggled up to her teddy bear, and went to sleep.

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Alex's room was just down and across the room from Abi. He pushed the door open, and schlumped into his room.

His room was covered in Quidditch posters. Mainly the English national team, but there were a few Chudley Cannon posters, out of respect for his Uncle Ron, who was the Keeper for them. Also, he had a few Puddlemere United.

Alex stripped down, and left his clothes on the ground. He went over to his dresser and pulled out a pair of blue pajama bottoms with Snitch's on them, and put on a t-shirt with a Bludger on it. He yawned, and went to his bed, which had a quilt that his Grammie, his mother's mother, had made after seeing the Wizarding world. It had Quidditch hoops and balls, and many other Wizarding things. His father had bewitched it so that it would keep him as warm as he needed.

Alex got underneath the covers, and rolled over to his rabbit, hugged it, and went to sleep.

Night, Abi, he thought at his sister, who was still awake.

Night, Lex, she thought back at him. He felt her roll over and go back to sleep. He rolled over, and went to sleep, too.

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A/N: The parts where they talk mind-to-mind are supposed to be italics. If you write fanfiction on FF.net, and know how to do that, email me please!!!!!!!! Anyway, I got the idea of a rabbit from a male friend of mine who still has his. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! But the teddy bear is mine. I have a polar bear named Sally that I've had since I was like, two. My older brother gave her to me after I lost a bunny rabbit or a dog, my mom can't remember which it was. But A gave me Sally, and I've had her forever. So, did you like this chapter? Please review!!!!!!!!!