Disclaimer: I wish I owned Harry Potter, unfortunately I don't

AN: I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been down in the South Island with no internet. Anyway here's the next chapter

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Chapter 5

When Harry, Draco and their nine children arrived at the train station they headed to the barrier which separated platform 9 ¾ from the other platforms. Bertram, Dustan, Leander and Kenneth all went one after the other. Annette and Christabel went together because they were nervous about going through a solid barrier. Esther, Hortensia and Lilias all went together. Harry and Draco headed through last. When the family arrived at the platform they saw that Ron and Oliver were already there with their daughter Veronica. Ginny and Luna were there as well. They had their triplets, Josie, Ianthe and Meriel with them. 'Roni,' Lilias cried catching sight of her best friend. 'Hi Lili,' Veronica called as Lilias ran over to her and hugged her. While Veronica was returning the hug the rest of the Malfoy-Potter clan made their way over. The children all greeted Veronica and the adults and then fussed over the three year old triplets. The three sets of parents struck up their own conversation. 'Are the nontuplets looking forward to starting their first year at Hogwarts?' Ron asked Harry. 'Of course,' Harry replied, 'it's all they've been talking about this summer. What about Veronica? Is she looking forward to it?' Harry asked. 'Oh yes,' Ron answered, 'she's been going on and on about how excited she is to finally be learning magic. And of course hoping that she's in the same house as Lilias.'

While the grownups were talking Terry and Hermione arrived with Desdemona and Lysander. Lysander stayed close to his parents while his older sister went and said hello to Veronica and Lilias, her two best friends. Both girls hugged Desdamona when they saw her and the three best friends talked about which house they hoped they were in. All three hoped for Ravenclaw.

Soon Lee arrived with Donoghue followed by George and Angelina with Magda, Rosabella, Geoffrey and Ephraim. Then Seamus and Dean arrived with Sean who was Bertram and Dunstan's best friend. The children and grownups talked until it was time to board the train. There were hugs and kisses all round then the sixteen children went to find carriages. Lilias, Desdamona and Veronica had a compartment to themselves. Sean found a compartment that he shared with Bertram and Dunstan. Soon another boy joined them. 'Hi, I'm Jonathan. Do you mind if I join you?' 'Not at all,' Bertram said. Jonathan sat down next to Dunstan and Bertram introduced everyone. 'This is my brother Dunstan, our best friend Sean and I'm Bertram. 'It's nice to meet you all,' Jonathan said. The three best friends easily accepted Jonathan into their friendship group.

Annette was wondering along trying to find a compartment. Eventually she found one that only had three people in it. 'Can I join you?' she asked. 'Of course,' one of the girls, a red head said. 'I'm Annette by the way,' Annette said. 'I'm Rosaline,' the red head replied. She then introduced the other two girls. 'That's Jean,' she said indicating a raven-haired girl, 'and that's Harriet,' she said, indicating a girl with light brown hair. 'It's a pleasure to meet all of you,' Annette said smiling. The four soon got talking. They found they got on well together and they quickly became the best of friends.

Magda meanwhile were searching for her two best friends Josette and Caroline. The three girls had become best friends during their first year. She soon found them in a compartment near th end of the train. They both greeted Magda enthusiastically and the three fell to talking about their summers.

Leander was dragging his trunk along trying to find a compartment. Eventually he found one that only had two other boys in it. He asked if he could join them and they said yes. Leander introduced himself and then the two boys introduced themselves as Marcus and Donovan. Three boys took an instant liking and were soon laughing and talking with ease.

Geoffrey was searching the train for his boyfriend Lucan and his two best friends Darrian and Flyn who were also boyfriends. He soon found them in a middle compartment. Darrian was sprawled over the seats with his arms wrapped around Flyn's waist that was nestled in his lap. Lucan was sitting on the seat by the window but when he saw Geoffrey he leapt to his feet and flung his arms around his boyfriend. 'Hey babe,' Geoffrey said smiling and kissing Lucan chastely on the lips. 'Hey,' Lucan replied returning the kiss, 'I missed you.' He sat back down on the seats and Geoffrey lay down his head in his lap. 'I've missed you too,' he murmured. Lucan smiled and ran his fingers through his boyfriend's hair.

Rosabella was looking for her best friends Clair, Dan and Keith. Like Rosabella the three of them were in Hufflepuff. She soon found her friends and the four of them talked about what they had done that summer.

Christabel and Hortensia had stuck together and soon found a compartment. There were two boys already in there and the sisters decided to join them. 'Hi,' the boys said. 'Hi,' Christabel replied, 'I'm Christabel and this is my sister Hortensia.' 'I'm Tom and this is my best friend Jamie,' one of the boys said. 'It's nice to meet you both,' Hortensia said. 'It's nice to meet you two as well,' Jamie said, 'do you have shorter names you like to be called by?' 'Well I prefer Christa,' Christabel said. 'And I prefer Tensi,' Hortensia told them. 'We'll keep that in mind,' Tom said. Christabel and Hortensia smiled and sat down opposite the boys. The four got on very well together.

Esther wandered the train trying to find a compartment that wasn't full. She soon found on that had three girls in it. 'Can I join you?' she asked. 'Of course,' a girl with curly black hair said. Esther entered the compartment and introduced herself. 'I'm Esther,' she said. The other girls went round and introduced themselves. Esther found out their names were Rachel, Louisa and Annabeth. When introductions had been made the three girls got to talking. They found they got on well together and decided then and there that they would be best friends.

Kenneth was feeling rather lonely as he couldn't find anyone to share a compartment with. A boy noticed him walking past. 'Hey,' he called out. Kenneth turned. 'Would you like to share our compartment?' the boy asked. 'Sure,' Kenneth said smiling. He entered the compartment and introduced himself. The three boys then took turns introducing them. Their names were Russell, Matthew and Robert. The four boys found they got on well together. They quickly became the best of friends.

Meanwhile Ephraim was looking for his girlfriend Janet and best friends Ryan and Mary. Ryan and Mary were also a couple. He soon found them. He greeted his girlfriend with a loving hug and a kiss on the lips. The two then sat down opposite Ryan and Mary. Ryan was leaning back on the seat with Mary leaning on his chest. Ephraim and Janet mirrored their position. The four friends were soon laughing and talking. It was almost as if they'd never been apart.

Donoghue found who was looking for quite soon. He walked into the compartment pulled his boyfriend Matthias closer and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek. Matthias wrapped his arms around Donoghue's waist and pulled him down on the seat. They were sitting opposite Ryan and Mary. The four talked about their holidays. Then Donoghue told them that he was going to be getting a baby sister called Effie. Mary squealed and asked when she was due. Ryan smiled at his girlfriend's enthusiasm.

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The journey on the Hogwarts express was long. Fortunately the kids all had someone to talk to so the journey seemed to fly passed.

Soon they'd reached the Hogsmead station. The first years all made their way to where Hagrid was waiting with the boats while the other students made their way to the carriages that would take them to the school.

Naturally the carriages made it to the school first so the students all piled out and made their way to the great hall. After sitting at their house tables they waited eagerly for the sorting to begin.

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Meanwhile the boats had made it to the school and the students were waiting nervously outside the great hall.

Soon the doors were opened and they were led into the hall. Everyone waited for the sorting hat to say its piece and then the sorting began. The students were called up one by one and sorted into their houses. Annette and her new friends ended up in Gryffindor. Bertram, Dustan, Sean and Jonathan were also put in Gryffindor. The Gryffindors' all cheered for them.

Lilias, Veronica and Desdamona were all sorted into Ravenclaw just as they'd hoped. Leander, Marcus and Donovan were also sorted into Ravenclaw. There were cheers from the Ravenclaw table this time.

Christabel, Hortensia, Tom and Jamie were all sorted into Hufflepuff and got a rousing cheer from that table.

Esther and her new friends were sorted into Slytherin as were Kenneth and his new friends. The Slytherins' all cheered for their new housemates.

Once the sorting was over it was time for the feast. The first years gasped at the selection of food and then began to tuck in.

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Once the feast was over the students were led to their respective houses.

When all the nontuplets were in bed in their various dorm rooms they lay awake looking forward to their first year at Hogwarts.