Title: Happenstance

Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize.

Authors Note: Ok here is chapter three, or actually chapter two, because the first part was a Prologue. Anyway I got a definite no on the slash for this fic, from your reviews, so no slash, and that's really what I needed to know before continuing with this chapter. For deciding between Emma and Charlotte, I'll give you a few more chapters, cause they won't be introduced until later, and I'm not really sure which would be best. So here are the pairings so far:

Draco/Hermione

Harry/Ginny

Ron/Katie

Zach/Luna

Freddy?:

Emma Lupin – Lupins ex had twins Emma and Daniel, who grew up with their mother, and stepfather. Lupin never knew about them, and they are reunited when the twins transfer from a muggle school in Chicago to Hogwarts, after their mother finds out that Voldemort has returned, and wants them to be able to protect themselves.

OR

Charlotte Granger – Hermione's cousin who attends Bauxbatons, and never realized that her cousin was also a witch. Charlotte transfers to Hogwarts when her family moves to England, because a company called the watchers council recruits her father. (Note: Charlotte will not be in the fic if you do not choose her for Freddy, where as Emma will be either way)

Ok that's it; I thought I'd repost the stuff about each girl (above) just to refresh your memories. Anyway, sorry this is going so slow; I'll try to get chapters out a bit quicker. Also a quick note: this chapter starts out the evening before the day that started at the end of the last chapter, if that makes any sense. Oh well, you can probably figure it out.

Thanks for reviewing.

Katherine Elizabeth

Chapter 2: O Brother Where Art Thou? :

Zach knocked on the Jones' front door for the third time, but still there was no response, after trying the door to see that it was locked, he went around to the side of the house, and began climbing the trellis. When he reached the top he pushed open the window which he knew, from experience, would be unlocked. He gave himself a small push and tumbled head first through the open window.

"Freddy?" He called once he had picked himself up off the hallway floor. "Freddy man, you here?"

Zack didn't hear a response, so he took a few steps foreword, until he was standing right outside Freddy's door. Inside he could hear someone sniffling, he knocked a few times but no one answered, so he just opened the door. Inside, slumped against his drum set, Freddy was asleep.

"Freddy." Zach said quietly, making the other boy jump up, and quickly wipe away the stray tears from his face. "It's just me." Zach pointed out.

"Oh, hay Zach." Freddy sighed, and sat back down.

"What happened?" Zach asked.

"I...uh... fell asleep, sorry I didn't call." Freddy mumbled.

"Don't worry about it." Zach replied, "But what I meant was, what happened with your parents?"

"Oh that," The blonde drummers face immediately darkened. "I was right."

"About which part?" Zach asked, hoping that Freddy was wrong about who his real mother was.

"Everything." Freddy replied, tiredly. "They adopted me as a favor to an old friend, they never even wanted me, and now this Narcissa Malfoy women, who happens to be my real mom, has called, and she wants me back."

"Wha...what?" Zach sputtered, wide eyed. "She can't just decide she wants you back."

"Well she already did," Freddy, replied, "She's sending someone to pick me up sometime in the next week."

"What?" Zach shouted in surprise.

"I don't even know when they're coming," Freddy sighed, "My dad... I mean Charles, told me not to leave the house, which means no staying at your house, and no band practice."

"I was afraid of that." Zach muttered. "I guess I'll just have to stay at your house then."

"Really?" Freddy asked. "Are you sure your parents will let you?"

"No problem," Zach grinned, "And about band practice, maybe we can have everyone meet here. We would have to move some of the instruments, and I don't know how we would get you drums downstairs, but we could probably work something out."

"Screw that," the blonde drummer replied. "I'm going to Dewey's to practice."

"I thought you were supposed to stay at home?" Zach asked.

"Yeah, I am supposed to stay here, but since when do I do what I'm supposed to?"

"Good point." Both boys grinned, glad that they had lightened the mood a little.

That night after Zach called his parents to tell them he was staying the night, he and Freddy sat down and watched a movie. Zach suggested Old School, seeing as how it was one of their favorite movies, and happened to be hilarious. Which was just what Freddy needed after the day he had had. By the time the movie was over both boys were decidedly tired, so they headed up stairs to Freddy's room, where they promptly fell asleep.

The next morning Freddy didn't wake up until past 11:00 when the phone rang. Freddy groaned and threw a pillow at the still asleep guitarist lying on his bedroom floor.

"Zach, wake up." Freddy mumbled sleepily, Zach rolled over and whined.

"...flying purple monkeys..." Zach whimpered in his sleep, when Freddy threw another pillow at him.

"Wake up and answer the phone, Zach." Freddy said, throwing yet another pillow at his best friend.

"...I'm drowning in footwear..." Zach mumbled, before being hit by one of Freddy's drumsticks, and jolting roughly awake.

"Aggghhhhhh!" Zach screamed in pain, clutching the side of his stomach, where Freddy's drumstick had hit. "What the hell are you doing?"

"You wouldn't wake up, and I ran out of pillows." Freddy shrugged innocently, as the phone rang again.

"Aren't you going to get that?" Zach asked.

"No," Freddy smirked, "That's why I woke you up."

"It's your house Freddy, answer the damn phone." Zach sent a small glare in Freddy's direction before rolling over, and trying to go back to sleep, but finding it difficult.

"Fine," Freddy grumbled in defeat, leaving the room in search of the phone. In less then ten minutes Freddy was back, and throwing pillows at Zach again.

"Freddy, what the hell, why do you keep throwing pillows at me, when I'm tying to sleep?"

"Because you won't wake up." Freddy explained, "And that was Summer on the phone, she wants us to meet at Dewey's at 12:00 for practice."

"Well, what time is it now?" Zach asked, finally get up.

"11:45" Freddy replied, throwing another pillow at Zach.

"Hay I'm up already you don't have to keep throwing pillows at me." Zach grumbled. "How many pillows do you have anyway?"

"Only three, I've been re-using them." Freddy supplied.

"It was a rhetorical question, you idiot." Zach replied as he began searching his bag for a fresh t-shirt.

"Oh." The already ready to go, drummer replied.

In less then five minutes Zach was ready to go, and he and Freddy left the Jones residence, and headed to Zach's, to pick up his guitar, before walking over to Dewey's. They were both silent as they walked, as they thought about how the band was going to take the news that Freddy was leaving, and hoping that Summer didn't have a conniption fit, when they were late, seeing as it would take them more then ten minutes to get to Dewey's, and it was ten to twelve now.

Little did they know that Summer, the straight A manager of the school of rock, herself, was in fact running extremely late. Well extremely late by Summers standards anyway. She had lost track of time, and hadn't left her house until ten after noon, seeing as she lived on the same block as Freddy, and neither of her parents were home to give her a ride, it would take her at least ten minutes to walk to Dewey's, meaning that at best she could get there by 12:30, which to Summer Hathaway

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A few minutes before noon Draco Malfoy stood from his seat beside his mother, kissed her lightly on the forehead, told her he would see her soon, and watched sadly as she went back to her chess game not noticing as her only son left the room. Draco stood in the hall gripping the handle of his school trunk in one hand, and a small yellow candy box in the other hand. A huge grandfather clock in front hall struck 12:00, and Draco felt the familiar tug behind his navel, before he saw Malfoy Manor dissolve around him.

Draco blinked and took in his new surroundings he was now standing in the middle of sunny, suburban, muggle street. The street was fairly empty except for a few kids playing in the front yards of some of the large houses that lined the street. Draco wasn't sure what to do for a few moments until he remembered that Dumbledore told him the address was inside of the lemon head box he had used as a portkey.

He pulled out a slip of paper and looked around the street, searching for the right number house. After a few moments he saw that it was a right in front of him, so he grabbed the end of his trunk, and pulled it up onto the sidewalk. Draco walked quickly up to the front door, and knocked. Nothing happened. He knocked again. And again, and again, still nobody answered, so he pulled his trunk into the backyard and looked in a window. The house was dark; he tried knocking again, but at the back door.

Great, Draco thought sarcastically, Nobody's home; now what am I supposed to do. Draco frowned nervously as he walked around to the front of the house. He looked up and down the street, but didn't see anyone that could possibly be his brother. So with a frustrated sigh he sat down on the front porch prepared to wait not so patiently for his little brother.

He lost track of how long it actually was that he sat there lost in his thoughts, but it was too long in his opinion. He was only to glad when he was pulled out of his thoughts by a passing muggle who called out to him. His eyes refocused and he caught site of the confused look on her face.

Summer had been rushing back the way she had just walked, on her way to band practice, and wasn't planning on stopping for anything, until she passed Freddy's house and saw a boy who looked a little older then her self sitting on Freddy's front porch with a frustrated expression.

"Are you looking for Freddy Jones?" She asked, as she began to walk up to him.

"Yes," He said after a moment. "Do you know where I could find him?" He asked in a smooth British accent.

"Yeah, He's going to be at band practice all day," Summer told him, "You might want to come back later."

"It is imperative that I find him now," Draco replied, "Can you take me to where this ...band practices?"

"I guess if it's that important I can take you, I'm on my way their myself." Summer stated.

"Very well, lead the way." Draco replied.

"I'm the manager of the School Of Rock." Summer stated proudly. Draco just looked at her blankly, Is that supposed to mean something to me? Draco thought.

"You know the band Freddy's in." Summer pointed out.

"Oh," Draco replied, having forgotten that Freddy was in a band.

"So how do you know Freddy?" Summer asked, trying to start up a conversation as they walked.

"I am his brother." Draco replied absently as he took in his surroundings.

"Oh," To say Summer was shocked was an understatement. "I didn't know Freddy had a brother."

"Well he does." Summer didn't know what to say to that. She bit her lip when she realized she hadn't introduced herself.

"I'm Summer by the way, what's your name?" She asked cheerfully as she stuck out her hand for him to shake. He looked at her for a moment before shaking her hand.

"Draco," He replied curtly.

Summer tried several more times to strike up a conversation, but she found that Draco seemed to be incredibly awed by everything around them, and apparently he couldn't observe, walk, and talk at the same time. So she gave up they walked the rest of the way in silence.

"This is it." Summer said as she opened the door to the building where Dewey had set up school of rock headquarters. "Do you want to come upstairs, or would you rather I send Freddy down?"

"Would you please send Freddy down?" Draco asked.

"Sure, you can just wait here." Summer replied before leaving him in the front hall, and going upstairs to the room the band practiced in.

When Summer finally got to the room, she was almost 45 minutes late, and the band had already started practice. When she walked in they all stopped, and stared at her, she blushed under their scrutiny.

"Tink! We didn't think you were gonna show." Dewey exclaimed, "What happened you've never been late to anything in your life, and you said you wanted us here like an hour ago."

"I'm really sorry I lost track of time, and then I forgot my planner at home and I had to double back, and then I ran into Freddy's brother outside his house and...Hay wait I am not an hour late it's only been 43 minutes and 57 seconds, so Hah!"

"Wait, you ran into my what?" Freddy asked.

"Your brother." Summer replied, turning to face Freddy. "I almost forgot he's downstairs waiting for you."

"What? But I don't have a brother." Freddy said in confusion, not making the connection.

"Then who the hell is that Draco guy?" Summer asked.

"Um, Freddy," Zach said as he recognized the name, "Actually I think maybe you do have a brother."

Everyone looked at Zach oddly, and Freddy looked confused.

"Look Zach, I think I'd know if I had a...Oh," Freddy finally made the connection; this was probably the person who had come to pick him up. "Oh."

"Yeah." Zach replied.

"Ok, um, I'll be back," Freddy, sighed, "You can explain it to them if you want Zach." Freddy saw Zach nod encouragingly at him, before he turned and left the room.

Freddy took a deep breath and started down the stairs, when he got to the bottom he looked to his left and saw him. Standing with his back turned, looking out the window, was a boy only a few inches taller then him with platinum blonde hair. Freddy coughed and he turned around.

"Hello."

"Hay," Freddy said awkwardly, as he observed the likenesses between himself and this stranger. "So, you're my brother?"

"Yes, didn't your adoptive parents tell you I was coming?" Draco asked.

"All Charles and Joanne said was that I was adopted, my mother wanted my back, and she'd be sending someone to pick me up in the next week." Freddy replied dully. "I figured they meant like a social worker or lawyer or something for whatever adoption agency they used."

"Ah, well anyway Frederick, I'm Draco, your older brother." Draco stuck out his hand, and Freddy shook it.

"Call me Freddy." Draco nodded.

"So what now?" Freddy asked.

"We wait to hear from mother." Draco said as if it were obvious.

"What do you mean we wait?"

"I was told we were to stay here until we receive further instructions." Draco informed him.

"So we're not leaving like today, or tomorrow?" Freddy asked hopefully, having resigned himself to his fate, and no longer fighting it.

"Probably not for at least a week or two." Draco replied with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh, good." Freddy smiled slightly.

"Is there somewhere we can go to talk, there's a lot I need to explain to you?" Draco asked.

"Oh, yeah, I guess we could go back to the house." Freddy replied.

"Ok."

"Do you mind if I explain to my friends first?" Freddy asked.

"Of course not," Draco said. "I'll wait here."

"You can come with if you want."

"Oh, alright." Draco nodded, and followed Freddy up the stairs.

Meanwhile Zach had just finished explaining the basics of what was going on to the rest of the band, and was currently being bombarded by questions.

"What?"

"Freddy's adopted?"

"Spazzy Magee is leaving?"

"So Draco really is his brother?"

"What's a Draco?"

"When you say 'for good', you don't mean as in the type that's forever?"

"He's not coming back?"

"Guys," Zach tried to get their attention, "Guys...." It didn't work. "Hay GUYS." They all turned to look in his direction. "Enough with the questions already I've told you all I know."

The rest of the band grumbled, and they were quit for a while, until they looked like they were gonna start asking questions again. Just then Freddy walked in followed by Draco, and everyone stared.

Freddy and Draco looked exactly alike. Ok so Draco had platinum blond hair, and blue gray eyes, while Freddy had dark blonde almost light brown hair, and bluish hazel brown eyes. Their faces were almost identical, same mouth, same eye shape, same face shape, although their noses were a little different, and Draco's face looked older, of course. Also they had the same body type, you could just tell from the way they stood in the doorway, in the exact same stance, that they were brothers.

"Um, hi." Freddy said, before turning to Zach, "I'm guessing you explained what's going on?"

"Yup," Zach replied, "So, this is your brother, huh?"

"Yeah, this is my brother Draco, Draco this is my best friend Zach." Freddy introduced them.

"Hello," Draco said properly, as he stuck out his hand for Zach to shake.

"Hi," Zach said suspiciously, looking at the hand Draco had stuck out, and reluctantly shaking it. Freddy looked confused at Zach's behavior, and was about to say something when the usually quite Lawrence interrupted.

"Freddy, Aren't you going to introduce us?" Lawrence asked.

"Oh yeah, Draco this is Lawrence, Marta, Tomika, Alicia, Katie, and you already met Summer and Zach." Freddy pointed to each person as he said his or her name. "Guys this is my brother Draco."

There was a series of awkward 'hellos' before Freddy explained that he had to take Draco to his house now, but would see them all within the next week or so before he left. They said goodbye, and Draco and Freddy left. When they were halfway down the stairs they heard someone behind them.

"Hey Freddy," Zach said once he had reached them, "You still want me to come over later?"

"Of course." Freddy replied, before turning to Draco, "That is if you don't mind."

"Not at all." Draco shook his head.

"Cool, I'll bring pizza." Zach offered.

"You don't have to, I can make a frozen one." Freddy told his friend, who grimaced.

"Do you remember what happened last time you tried to make frozen pizza?" Zach asked.

"Oh yeah." Freddy frowned.

"Like I said I'll bring a pizza." Zach smiled in triumph.

"Fine, whatever." Freddy frowned as he watched his friend run back up the stairs. He turned to Draco, and smiled nervously.

"I guess we better get going." Freddy said, as he led the way, out the front door of the building, and down the street.

Meanwhile Zach reentered the band's practice room to find them all discussing this new development with Freddy's family. He walked over to Katie who was sitting in the corner.

"Wow," Katie sighed as Zach sat down.

"I know can you believe Freddy's leaving?" Zach asked.

"Yeah," Katie replied, lowering her voice, "And with Draco Malfoy, of all people."

"I know," Zach replied lowering his voice also.

"I wonder if he'll tell Freddy about you-know-what?" Katie asked.

"I don't know," Zach replied, "but we shouldn't talk about this here." He glanced about at his band mates all deep in conversation about Freddy.

Suddenly Summer stood up, and glanced at Dewey, who was talking with Tomika and Lawrence.

"Hay guys, I think it's safe to say practice is over for today." Summer looked to Dewey for verification, Dewey nodded, and stood up.

"Yeah, little dudes, the Tink is right, practice is done for today." Dewey said sadly, "Same time, same place tomorrow, K?"

Everyone nodded, and made their way out of the room. Zach and Katie walked to an empty park so they could talk.

"I've got a bad feeling about this Zach." Katie sighed, "Why would the Malfoys put one of their sons up for adoption, and then randomly decide they want him back fifteen years later?"

"I don't know, it doesn't sound like something the Malfoys would do." Zach replied.

"What if they only want him back because you-know-who is back?" Katie whispered.

"That makes no sense, Katie." Zach reasoned.

"But what if they turn him into a Death Eater?" Katie whispered again, her voice slightly shaking this time.

"Katie, that's not going to happen," Zach assured her, "Freddy may not know about the Wizarding world, but he's not stupid, he knows right from wrong."

"I know that, I'm just worried is all." Katie replied, "With you-know-who back and all, my mom's not even sure she wants me going back to Salem this year."

"What, why not?"

"She says the only school that'll be safe is Hogwarts because of Dumbledore." Katie informed Zach. "Maybe we shouldn't go back this summer, we can wait and see what happens with Freddy, and go to Salem in the fall."

"What about the band?" Zach asked.

"What band?" Katie asked sadly, "Do you really think the bad will go on after Freddy's gone?"

"Good point," Zach sighed, in resignation, "I guess we should talk to our parents then?"

"Yeah," Katie agreed, "And we should probably write to the Headmaster, and tell her we won't be there this summer."

"Good idea," Zach nodded.

"Ok, well I better get going then." Katie said, "I'll talk to you later?"

"Yeah," Zach smiled, as Katie walked away, "Hay Katie?"

"What?" She turned back to look at him.

"Should we tell Freddy?" Zach asked.

"Oh," Katie looked unsure, "Maybe we should wait, until we're sure about what's going to happen."

"Ok," Zach replied reluctantly.

Katie smiled, and left the park. Zach soon stood and left in the opposite direction heading to his house. The whole walk home he couldn't shake the feeling of guilt that he was lying to his best friend.

TBC...

Authors Note: ok here are responses to my reviewers:

Blondie0276- ok, no slash, I'm still thinking on the Freddy/Charlotte thing, thanks bunches

dracosbabe41- No Hermione does not know that her cousin is a witch. Thanks for reviewing.

S.S.I – I think Emma/Freddy sounds cuter then Charlotte/Freddy too, but so far Charlotte seems to be in the lead, so we'll see. Thanks for reviewing.

DancingDreamer08 – Much thanks for reviewing, and voting.

bandgeek199 – Perverted? Don't you think that's over doing it a bit. They're not really that young anyway, they're like 15-17 ish in this fic. Plus I wasn't gonna have any real graphic scenes or anything, what's the big deal?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO – Sorry, but as much as I love Freddy/Katie, there are so many of those, I wanted to do something different. Plus Ron is way to good for Lavender. Thanks for reviewing.

speff-spiff – Yay another vote for Freddy/Emma, I was surprised to see that so many people would rather have Charlotte/Freddy. Oh well, thanks for reviewing.

Jill – Ok, no slash, although I don't really agree with triple bad thing, thanks for reviewing.

Livetem- Thanks for the review.

KevinClark4EVA – I promise I'll continue, it just may take a while. Thanks for reviewing.

Akire135 – Yay, your review made me happy, thanks a bunch.

Ill never tell - as much as I would love to read a Freddy/ Zach, Harry/Draco fic, I've never written one, so not this time. Thanks for reviewing.

kay345 – ok no slash, thanks for the review.

Ok that's it for now, thanks to you all, and as always please review, constructive criticism is a girls best friend. Ok not really, but review anyway. 

Katherine Elizabeth