I got the idea for this story by reading the fifth book and hearing Tonks say "wotcher"over and over again.

In Godrics Hollow, Lily and James Potter were conversing in hushed tones,as to not awake Baby Harry. He was soon to turn two and Lily and James were incredibly proud of their son. The matters they were talking about however were not as light. They were talking about Voldemort, the darkest wizard in 100 years, and their method of resisting him. This resistance was spearheaded by a man named Albus Dumbledore, and his part in the war was what concerned Lily and James so.

" Do you think it's a good thing that he has lost those powers?"

"I don't know Lily, but I seriously think that it means the better for the Order for Dumbledore to not be the Watcher."

"I didn't even know about the Watcher until he told us that it was him."

"I did. Sirius and I have certain eavesdropping talents that were very useful when we were younger."

"What was the Watcher ? I didn't really find a purpose for one ."

"Let me explain. The Watcher is born with extraordinary powers, and always appears in every battle. The incredibly magical Watcher has to remain impartial as possible, until a side commits certain unforgiveables. Then the Watcher can either side with the opposing side, like Dumbledore did, or can lose their powers."

"Then why does Dumbledore not have his powers?"

"Dumbledore is the leader of our side , right? Well, he says that the battle is coming to a close and that he cannot remain the Watcher for long. He decided to give up the job. That means a new Watcher will be born. He can also be dedicated to our side without any bondages"

" Could Harry be the Watcher?"

"Ah, he was born 2 years too early. But the new baby can be the Watcher."

Lily grins at her swollen belly , not knowing that the little boy or girl would be the Watcher. She also looks anxiously at the door.

"Ah, hope the Fidelius Charm will work and Voldemort will leave us ALONE."

"Sirius is the Secret Keeper. We couldn't be safer, Lil."

A high pitched cackle comes from the door. "Lily take Harry and run! I'll hold him off !"

A flash of green light erupts, and all are dead, except for Harry. And the Watcher.

Chapter 2- The Transfer(The Boy Who Lived, HP and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone)

Harry's journey is quite well known. He was picked up by Hagrid on Sirius's motorbike and brought to Privet Drive. He was left on the doorstep with a letter for his aunt and uncle. From the scream when Aunt Petunia opened the door to the letters 10 years later, Harry would be in living hell. But what happened to the Watcher? Dumbledore arrived at the ruins of Godrics Hollow and saw Harry and the body and essence of the Watcher. The life was slowly draining out of the child and Dumbledore knew he needed to do something. He gathered the silvery essence of the Watcher and shot it into the sky ,with his wand. It formed into a silvery bubble, and floated higher and higher, till it landed on a Muggle woman's pregnant belly. The Watcher was put inside the womb, and the Muggle baby died. All through her life, the Watcher would never forgive herself for the death of the Muggle baby. 9 months later, the baby was born .She was named Tara, (pronounced Tarah, with the long a as in car). Dumbledore smiled his crooked grin at the appropriateness of the name: the most magical place in the Western world shared the same name: Tara, Ireland. Her next 9 years were relatively happy and though she was born of another, she retained her family genes: She had Lily's dark complexion, James black hair, his dark brown eyes( also needing glasses) ,and his wiry frame. The odd thing about her was that she was brilliantly clever. She was incredibly bright, but her stubbornness, rebelliousness and her pride kept her from showing it. She wasn't as fast as Harry in running but could kick as hard as a horse. Her personality was go- lucky and bubbly, but she had a hell of a temper that when unleashed, could blow up more than a fat woman (Aunt Marge). She once blew up her 3rd grade teacher's car, and when asked to explain how she did it, she shrugged and claimed that she deserved it. Dumbledore watched her and chuckled when he saw the girl. She was a little spit fire that appeared docile at first sight. Because she was so precocious, she got her letter two years early. Though she was American, she was permitted to go to Hogwarts by Dumbledore. Dumbledore also wanted to keep an eye on the girl,to see if she had learned how to unleash the immense power she had. While Harry was struggling to get his letters, while on a fun family road trip, Tara had relative ease in getting her letter, but had trouble in having her parents accept it.

The Train

By now, the wizarding world believed it a myth that Harry had a sister. The Watcher was believed to be Nymphadora Tonks, and because of this, she made her title a salutation, " wotcher". Dumbledore remained silent during this heated debate, and calmly asked Professor McGonagall to send Tara a letter.

When the letter arrived at Tara's house in Massachusetts, she was nine. Any mail was exciting for her, because children that age rarely get mail. She stared curiously at the yellow parchment, then tossed it aside to open an assignment for summer sent by her fourth grade teacher. Once the assignment was opened and completed, Tara got back to her letter. It was fat and thick and had a curious seal on the back. While she was examining her letter, her brother was stepping on his uncle's face to catch the stream of letters that were coming to him. As she tore her letter open, he was in his cupboard grumbling. Tara's letter revealed one for her parents as well. She raced down the steps, knocked over her 3 year old sister Monica, and produced the letter for her parents

"It's for you" she mumbled as she scanned her letter- we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry-Tara paused and said

"I've been accepted into a school that teaches me how do do magic tricks?"

Her parents on the other hand ,were the color of cheese, and changing faster than a traffic light.

"Ttttara, um you're going to a school like this because your a WITCH!Go upstairs and pack your things- were going to London."her father stated overincredulous.

Tara ran upstairs, excited to escape the horror that was fourth grade. Taras parents didn't know how to act around her any longer. Dumbledore had explained the situation to her parents ,and they reacted accordingly to the claim that the child was not theirs and that Tara was a witch. Dumbledore told them that Tara was the Watcher, but was sparse on the details. Tara, on the other hand, had no information. She was walking in to the situation blindly.