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Chapter 3: Getting Ready For Hogwarts

On the morning of September first, Blaise Zabini awoke at six o'clock, two hours before his alarm clock was scheduled to go off. Knowing that he was not going to get anymore sleep, he got out off bed and walked to his closet. He picked out a pair of comfortable jeans and a green shirt with the Slytherin Crest on the front and a serpent on the back. Next he headed to the bathroom across the hall and took his shower.

As Blaise entered his room after his shower he was surprised to see that Draco Malfoy was awake with a smile on his face. It had become a tradition for Draco to sleep over the night before their return to Hogwarts. Blaise would traditionally spend the last night at the Malfoy Manor the last night of Christmas break. As a result both families had installed a second bed in their sons' rooms.

Anyway, Blaise was shocked to see a smile on Draco's face. Despite what people thought, the Malfoy's were a good family. They were just very good actors. Lucius Malfoy had joined the deatheaters before Blaise and Draco were even a year old. He represented both the Malfoy and Zabini family. The only reason that Lucius had joined was to protect his family. About a month after he had joined the deatheaters, Lucius had joined the Order of Phoenix and became a spy for the light.

Both Blaise and Draco had gown up knowing that Lucius was a spy and did not believe Voldemort's beliefs on muggleborns. Their fathers had taught each boy that they must mask their feelings and never let anyone outside the two families know that they didn't agree with Voldemort. The two had grown up together and considered each other siblings. They would play together, laughing and joking around, but when they left the comfort of their homes, they would act as if they hated everything and everyone around them.

So that morning Blaise was not shocked that Draco had a smile on his face, but was shocked to see that Draco was awake and happy. Draco Malfoy was not a morning person. He absolutely hated the mornings. Everyone in Slytherin had learned quickly to stay out of Draco's way until he bad been awake for more than an hour. Blaise remembered back in third year when a new first year had crossed paths with Draco only fifteen minutes after Draco had woke. He still felt bad for the first year that had had to face Draco's temper.

"So, Blaise, today we return to Hogwarts." Draco said as he saw Blaise enter the room.

"The search begins today." Blaise stated in response.

Draco just smiled at Blaise and got out of bed. He went to his trunk and searched for some clothes to wear. He finally decided on a pair of jeans and a black shirt with a moving serpent on the front. For once in his life he was excited to return to Hogwarts. Blaise had told Draco of the quick vision that he had had of his sister. They had known that Lucius had placed a charm to change Rayanna's appearance, but his father never talked about Rayanna or that night. It caused him too much pain. Draco knew that his father had loved Rayanna and it had broken his heart to leave her on a doorstep to an orphanage in London. That was why Blaise and he were going to bring her home. She needed to be returned to her both families, not only because that was where she belonged, but because part of Draco's and Blaise's families had died that night and only she could fix that. They would bring her back, Draco promised, even if it was the last thing that Blaise and he did.

Draco went to the bathroom to change. When he returned he found his best friend on the floor playing with two small children. Draco smiled to himself before sneaking up behind the little blond girl and tickling her ribs. She shrieked in surprise before turning around to see who was there.

"Dray" She cried before throwing herself in his arms.

Draco caught his little sister and swung her around in a circle before sitting on his bed with her in his lap. "Samara, are mum and dad here?" he asked she leaned her head against his chest.

"Yeah, we got here about fifteen minutes ago. Mum said that I could go to King's Cross today to say bye to you and Blaise. Then she said that she would take Alden and me out for ice-cream." Samara replied before getting out of Draco's lap to continue playing with Alden.

Just then Chloe Zabini called up the stairs and told the four children that breakfast was done. Blaise bent down and picked up his small brother as Draco did the same with his sister. They arrived downstairs to find that all the grown ups were already seated at the table waiting for their children.

Thomas Zabini chuckled as he saw the two boys carrying the children. "You two do know that you do not need to carry the children down the stairs, don't you? Alden is about to turn seven and Samara is six an a half. They are old enough to walk down a few stairs."

Both boys smiled sheepishly and place the children in their chairs. They knew that they were old enough to walk down the steps, but both boys had become protective of their siblings over the years. They seated themselves in their seats and ate a small breakfast of eggs and bacon. Their parents talked to their sons about some things, before a knock was heard at the window. Samara ran from her seat, threw open the window and held out her arm for the owl to land. Once she took the letter from his mouth she gave the owl a piece of bacon and he flew away.

"Blaise, it's for you!" she cried as she ran to her brother's best friend. Blasie picked up the small girl and placed her in his lap before reading the letter. Once he read it he smiled and read it aloud to the table.

"Dear Mister Zabini,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as this year's Head Boy. You will share the duties and responsibilities with this year's Head Girl. You will also patrol and watch over prefect meetings with her. This year we have also decided that you will share a common room with the Head Girl. To make you feel a little more comfortable we have set up two extra rooms so that each head can invite a friend to live with them. We hope you enjoy your year as a head

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

P.S. It will not be necessary for you or your friend to bring anything other then your school supplies. All else will be explained later"

"You are going to pick me, right" Draco asked

"I don't know. Let me think about it." Blasie replied as he set Samra on the floor and got up.

"Congratulations, Blaise" Lucius said as he gave Samara to him.

"We are very proud of you. You two should probably get your trunks. We will be leaving in fifteen minutes." Blaise's mother replied.

Blaise and Draco followed her advice and headed to his room. Blaise shrunk his trunk after taking out a blue teddy bear from his trunk. The teddy bear had green diamond eyes and Alden Zabini written on its paws. Draco shrunk his trunk out and placed it in his right pocket. He pulled a small box out of his left pocket and opened it up. Inside was a small ring with a pink diamond. On the side was carved I will miss you, Samara. Draco nodded at Blaise and they headed back to the dinning room. The two boys had given their siblings a gift before they left for Hogwarts since their siblings had been born.

When Blaise entered the dinning room Alden squealed and ran to his brother. Alden has a huge collection of teddy bears that Blaise had given him over the years. This bear, though instantly became his favorite. The green diamond eyes resembled his eyes. He hugged and thanked his brother as he watched Draco enter the room.

Draco entered the dinning room and called Samara over to him. She came running and accepted the box that she held out to him. She opened it and threw herself into her big brother's arms. She squealed with joy various times before putting the ring on. He then nodded to his parents as letting them know that they were ready to leave. With Samara in his arms and Alden in Blaise's, the two appearated to Kings Cross quickly followed by their parents. Draco gave his mother a kiss on the cheek and shook his father's hand. Blaise did the same with his parents. Then both bent down gave the little ones a kiss on the forehead, said goodbye and handed them to their mothers, before boarding the train and searching for the Heads' compartment.

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Hermione overslept that morning and had to hurry if she wanted to make the train. She had packed her things the night before so she quickly dressed and shrunk her trunk. She was about to leave when there was a tapping at her window. She opened it and an owl flew to her arm. She took the letter from its beak and it flew away before she could give him a treat. She opened the letter and it read:

"Dear Miss Granger,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as this year's Head Girl. You will share the duties and responsibilities with this year's Head Boy. You will also patrol and watch over prefect meetings with her. This year we have also decided that you will share a common room with the Head Boy. To make you feel a little more comfortable we have set up two extra rooms so that each head can invite a friend to live with them. We hope you enjoy your year as a head

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

P.S. It will not be necessary for you or your friend to bring anything other then your school supplies. All else will be explained later"

She was pleased that she was made Head Girl and she just hoped that someone reasonable was named Head Boy. She couldn't imagine spending all year living with someone she couldn't get along with. She had already decided that she would have Ginny live there so she could always have a girl to talk to. She had also decided that Ginny was the only one she would tell about her adoption. For now anyway.

She hurried downstairs grabbed a piece of toast that her mother had left out for her and quickly kissed each parent goodbye before appearating to King's Cross. She entered platform nine and three quarters and boarded the train. She went to the Head's compartment and her mind turned back to the vision she had had over the summer. She was so deep in thought that she did not notice the compartment door slide open or notice the two boys that stepped inside.

A/N: Well here is the chapter. I basically wrote it to give you some insight on Draco's and Blaise's family life and to show that they actually have feelings and care about people. I hope you like it. They next chapter will have some interaction with Hermione, Draco, Blaise, and Ginny. They will find out who the other head is and who they will be spending a whole year with. Please a review.

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