AN: I know I said before that Brian, David and Kyle came up the last week of summer to celebrate Blaise and Marcus' birthday, but their birthday is actually at the beginning of summer. They spent Hermione's birthday with her, and then came to Zabini Manor to celebrate their belated birthday. I hope you enjoy.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own. I wish I did.

Chapter 6

"If you don't mind, I think I might try to spend some time alone with Draco so I can get to know him better."

"Ok. I'll get him and send him in."

"Thank you, Bri. I do love you."

"I love you too."

I was exploring my room a little more when Draco came back in. "Hey," he said.

"Hi," I replied. "I thought that you and I could get to know each other a little better since we're going to be getting married and all."

"Yeah." We stood there for a while in awkward silence.

"You look familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?" I asked.

"I don't think so," he said. "I've spent almost my entire life in the wizarding world."

"Almost?" I asked.

"I spent a couple summers with my aunt in the muggle world in Oxfordshire, England."

"Really?" I asked. "That's where I grew up!"

"What street?" he asked.

"St. John's Street."

"That's where my aunt lived!"

"What's her name?"

"Tina Malfoy."

"I remember her. She was my favorite neighbor."

"Were you the annoying bushy haired know-it-all?" he asked.

"Yes! I knew I knew you from somewhere! Were you the one who always went with her to the park?"

"Yes!"

"This is just too crazy. How is it possible for this to happen?"

"It's gotta be fate. How is it that we knew each other when we were young, not knowing who the other was, and now we're going to get married. I gotta say, you grew up beautifully."

"Thank you, Draco. You're not so bad looking yourself."

"Are you flirting with me?"

"You started it. Are you excited for tonight?"

"I should be asking you that. You're the birthday girl."

"I'm a little nervous. I've never sung as much in a gig than I will be tonight. I don't think I'm the best singer. Everyone says I have an amazing voice, but I don't really believe them. I think they just tell me what they think I want to hear."

"Well, from what I heard during practice, you have a beautiful voice."

"Thank you, but you're just saying that. You don't actually mean it."

"Yes, I do. Just wait until tomorrow when everyone is cheering for you."

"Do you know who all is going to be there?"

"It's going to be most of the upper years of our classmates. They're pretty cool, but they might not like you right away. They are all about blood purity and don't like anything to do with Muggles. Since you were raised by Muggles, they might not like you right away."

"Oh great. That's just lovely. I'm just meeting them and they judge me. Which means that I probably shouldn't perform. They wouldn't want to listen to 'Muggle music' even though there are 3 wizards who have known about this all their lives. I just can't wait until I get to school. They'll put me with all the first years because I don't know anything. Or worse, classes for dumb people."

"You forget you have your band mates, your siblings, your parents, and myself to help you out. We will help you learn everything you need to know. They've been explaining things to you, haven't they?"

"Yes, I've learned some basic things about blood status and the war that is going on right now. They told me that it might be a little dangerous for me because, even though I'm a pureblood, they might not like me because I was raised by Muggles. They also explained Hogwarts and how the school was set up and how an average year goes by. They've explained a lot and Blaise gave me all of his books and notes from the beginning of his schooling and I've started reading them. I'm not far because I haven't had a lot of free time. I'm hoping to start them tomorrow."

We talked a little bit more about our times together as children. We completely lost track of time and before I knew it, Blaise was knocking on my door. He came in and said, "Lyla, we have to go outside now."

"Blasie, I'm scared," I said.

He came over and put his arms around me and held me as I cried. "I know this is overwhelming for you. You just found out about everything a couple days ago. Just remember, Lyla, we're family. No one can ever be close to you than Marcus and I. We're triplets. Nothing will ever pull us apart again. No matter what, we will all be there for you." He held me for a couple more minutes, but we eventually had to go join the rest of our family and friends.

We made it down to the back porch with just a couple minutes to spare. Since our births were spaced out, Marcus and I could wait on the porch to see if Blaise changed. He walked a fair distance from the house, just in case, and we waited. 4:00 came around and nothing had happened. Blaise joined us up on the porch and when it was 4:12, Marcus made his way to the yard where Blaise had been standing. The same thing happened. It was 4:16 and there was no change. I started getting nervous. It was either Casey or I.

I made my way into the yard at 4:23. I stood there, shaking like a leaf. The two minutes that went by felt like years. As the clock struck 4:25, I was overcome with a burning sensation. It was nothing I had ever felt before.

I fell to my knees and screamed in pain. It felt like all of my bones were breaking and I was on fire. I looked down at my hands and saw that, indeed, I was on fire. I closed my eyes hoping that this wasn't happening. Then, as soon as it started, the pain was gone. The flames were still surrounding me and as I looked up at my family, I saw that I didn't have to move my head too far. My head was above them. I looked down to see what magical creature I had become and what I saw was nothing like what I was expecting.