(This is my fifth fanfic and I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. The chapters are short, and the storyline isn't brilliant but it is okay for a third attempt, I suppose. This is the last in a trilogy of 'The Stress of…' series, so I advise you read the first two before you read this. I don't own the characters; they belong to JK Rowling and her fabulous imagination. The plotline is mine though, unfortunately.)

Chapter Five

The next few weeks were very hard. Raising one newborn child was bad enough but two was even harder. Lucius took paternity leave from the Ministry of Magic, and together the two parents worked hard. Their friends and family visited regularly to help and even babysat occasionally so the couple could still have evenings together.

Eventually a routine was established and it served very well. It lasted several years.

Then, suddenly, eleven years seemed to have passed. The letters from Hogwarts arrived and the twins were overjoyed.

"Mother. Father. They're here. The letters!" Drake cried out, taking the letters from the two barn owls delivering them. Hermione and Lucius walked into the kitchen, smiling at their eldest son's eagerness. Faye ran over to her brother and snatched her letter. Both children read their letters silently, their eyes scanning the page at a quick pace; just like their mother.

Lucinda and Lucas (the second pair of Malfoy twins) were holding onto Hermione's legs as they gazed at their other twin siblings. Just like Drake and Faye, they were opposites. Lucinda had her father's eyes and mother's hair and Lucas had his mother's eyes and father's hair.

Ande, their middle child, entered last and watched his older siblings with an envious expression on his face. At eight years old, he was disappointed about not being able to go to Hogwarts yet. Lucius noticed this scowl and chuckled.

"It will be your turn someday Ande." He said warmly, putting his arm around his son's shoulders. Ande turned his head up to look at his father and smiled, his grey eyes glinting mischievously

"I know Father….I know." He replied as his father rubbed his head, causing his straight brown hair to get messed up in a Potter-like fashion.

Hermione walked over to her children who had finished reading their letters, and the second twins followed on their short legs that three year olds so commonly have.

"Well?" She asked expectantly as Lucius and Ande also walked over.

"We've both been accepted, and here are the lists of things we need." They handed their parents the lists which were identical.

"Still no brooms for first years I see." Lucius said, grinning. Hermione punched his arm lightly in a mocking manner.

"Alright. We'll go to Diagon alley later today. First though…breakfast." Hermione announced as all five Malfoy children seated themselves around the table, and Hermione started to magically produce a wonderful breakfast; just as Mrs. Weasley had taught her over the years.

The family ate, got ready and left for Diagon alley. Several hours later they had returned with everything they needed; ranging from spell books to potion ingredients to owls for each of their children. Drake hadn't gotten the broom he wanted; the Moonglider9000. He'd sulked for an hour but eventually got over it. They'd also bought their children their wands, and both were delighted. Faye's was 10 inches, made of Ebony, with a unicorn hair core. Drake's was 12 inches, made of Willow and with a dragon heartstring core.

A fortnight passed; with several visits from their muggle grandparents, and wizarding friends (like the Weasleys) and then suddenly the twins were off to Hogwarts.

Their parents waved as the oh-so familiar scarlet train left platform 9 and ¾. The twins waved back before seating themselves in a compartment with some new students.

They arrived at Hogwarts and everything went splendidly. Drake went to Slytherin and Faye went to Gryffindor. It had taken several minutes for the sorting hat to decide, as both children had qualities for all four houses. Eventually it put them in their parent's old houses.

Over the year many things happened at Malfoy manner, and many more happened at Hogwarts. Both children kept in regular contact with their family, and came home every holiday. After the year was over they came home with many stories of Hogwarts, which delighted their younger siblings for hours. Ande, Lucas and Lucinda couldn't wait to start themselves, but that would not happen for several more years.