For as long as I can remember I have known where I stand in the family. I am always the Boy Who Lived little sister that did not defeat Voldermort, and was not even in the house the night that my parents where killed. You are probably wondering where I was, well I was staying with my godfather Sirius, in central London, so I was nowhere the house when my parents were killed. This story is about my first year at Hogwarts. I am still living with Sirius and Harry doesn't know I exist because he has been living with my Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon for the past 11 years. This is my story, about me Gina Potter,

My first day of Hogwarts started on a warm summer day. It was September 1, 1992, and Sirius and I arrived at Platform 9 ¾ at about 10:20 and we went through the barricade. It surprised me that you could run through a brick wall. I know a lot of things about the Wizarding World, but I didn't know that that was how you get on to the platform.

I had all my stuff packed in my trunk. I had gone to Diagon Alley with Sirius a few days before to get everything that I needed for school. While walking through Diagon Alley I kept reading through the list of stuff that Dumbledore had sent out.

I needed:

3 sets of plain black work robes

1 plain pointed hat (black also)

1 pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

1 winter cloak (black with silver fastenings)

1 wand

1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)

1 set of glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

The Books I needed were:

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)

A History of Magic

Magical Theory

A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi

Magical Drafts and Potions

I could also bring an owl, cat or a toad.

I chose to get a snowy owl. So my stuff was in my trunk and I had my owl in its cage. When I got the owl the man at the shop said he doesn't sell many of these owls, but he sold one last year to Harry Potter, and this is the sister to that owl.

I named my owl Lils, because that is what Sirius said my Dad called my Mom.

So back to the platform.

I was just about to board the train when I saw a girl with bright red hair, and what looked like hand-me-down robes on.

"I went up to her and introduced myself, I said "Hello, I'm Gina, what's your name?"

My name is Ginny Weasley, what year are you in?"

I replied, "First year, and your name is Ginny cool, our names sound almost the same."

"Wow they do. I am a First Year also. Do you want to go and find a compartment before they all fill up?"

"O.K."

So Ginny and I walked off to find a compartment. We finally found one at the very back of the train. We just sat down and a boy that had red hair also stuck his head in the compartment, and at once I knew that he was Ginny's brother. The hair gave it away.

He said "Hey Ginny, Harry and I are going to sit up with Hermione, are you going to be O.K., or do I have to sit here and baby-sit you all day?"

It was at that moment that I saw him standing right behind the boy that was Ginny's brother, it was my brother, Harry Potter.

Ginny said that she would be O.K. and then she introduced me to her brother who's name was Ron, and then she introduced me to Harry, although I needed no introduction, but she didn't know that. So Harry and Ron left to go and sit with this Hermione, and Ginny and I kept talking.

She began by saying how much she fancies Harry, but he never notices her. She said how Harry had stayed at her house that summer and she kept embarrassing herself in front of him. She went on and on and then I finally said "Ginny, did you know that Harry had a sister?"

"No, he doesn't have a sister, Ron would have told me, and the whole Wizarding world would know about it, because it would be a prized piece of information. No Harry Potter does not have a sister, where did you hear that he does?"

"Okay Ginny, this may come as a shock to you, put Harry Potter has a sister."

"No he doesn't" she cut in, but I kept on talking.

"Ginny I know Harry Potter has a sister, because I am his sister." I heard a gasp, but I just continued talking, "My name is Gina Potter, the second child of Lily and James Potter, and the younger sister to Harry Potter."

"You can't be, where have you been for the past 11 years? Where have you lived? Who have you lived with? Why don't people know about you?"

The questions went on and on and I sat patiently listening to all her questions, then I started to reply.

"Before I answer these questions you have to promise that nothing leaves this compartment, and you especially do not say anything to Harry. O.K?"

"O.K." She replied.

"Well where I have been is living in central London with Sirius Black for the past years-"

"You can't be, Sirius is in Azkaban."

"Do you want to hear this or not?"

"O.K."

"O.K. Sirius is not in Azkaban. That was a cover up by Dumbledore to protect us from Voldermort and his Death Eaters."

At the mention of Voldermort Ginny kinda half gasped, half squealed.

"The whole thing of Sirius blowing up those people was actually a cover up so Sirius and I could go and live our lives. Next people don't know about me because I was born on October 14, and my parents were killed on Halloween. Lily and James were in hiding when she got pregnant with me, so nobody except Sirius, and Dumbledore, besides my parents knew that I existed, even Harry doesn't know, so I would appreciate if you didn't tell him until Dumbledore and I can talk to him, or he may freak out. The night my parents were killed I was spending the night with my godfather Sirius-"

"Sirius Black is your Godfather?"

"Yes, so as I was saying, I was spending the night at Sirius' flat in central London, which Dumbledore had set up as a refuge incase anything happened. So basically I have spent almost 11 years in hiding with Sirius. We were pretending to be muggles. So that is my story, please don't tell anyone, or I could be in some pretty big trouble with Harry and Dumbledore."

"O.K. I won't tell anyone, if you promise to do one thing for me"

"What is it?"

"Will you be my best friend Gina Potter?"

"I thought you'd never ask, of course."

"Well we better get changed into our robes, because we are almost at Hogwarts it seems."

Finally we got to Hogwarts and they walked out of their compartment and just ahead of them they could see Ron, Harry, and a girl with bushy brown hair. Ginny then said "the girl walking beside Harry is Hermione Granger."

We stepped out on to the platform and I heard "Firs years, over heer, firs years over heer."

Ginny said "that's Hagrid the gamekeeper. Him, Ron, Harry, and Hermione are really good friends, and this summer he game up in almost every sentence that Ron spoke."

Ginny and I walked over to this person, and he walked over to us and I noticed that he was no ordinary person, he was a giant. He said to Ginny "Now you must be Ginny Weasley, I've heard a lot about you from your brother."

Ginny replied "I've heard a lot about you also."

"So" he said turning to me, "who are you?"

"I'm Gina."

"Do you have a last name Gina?"

I didn't know how to respond to that one, so I just said Evans, which was what Sirius told be to say if anyone asked me what my last name was. He told me he hoped nobody would associate me with Lily Evans.

He replied "O.K. Gina Evans," but then he came over, bent down and said Potter."

I was so surprised I think I gasped. Then I said "how do you know?"

"Oh, lets just say that Dumbledore would trust me with his life.'

Then he stood up and called everyone to these little boats that he said we would have to ride across the lake in. Ginny then whispered in my ear that it was tradition that the first years ride across the lake to get to Hogwarts. I knew before Hagrid even said it that we would round a corner and have our first glimpse of Hogwarts. Nothing Sirius had said over the years would prepare me for what I saw. It was amazing, better than anything in my wildest dreams. Instantly I knew I was where I belonged.

We rode across the lake and then we went up to the doors of the castle and walked into the entrance hall. Then a woman in emerald robes came out and said we would be going in to get sorted into or houses in a minute. Then she looked over at me and said "Gina Evans, after the feast please report to Professor Dumbledore's office."

I thought immediately, she must also be close to Dumbledore. So we walked into the Great Hall and I saw four long tables, and then I looked up and saw that the roof was missing, then I remembered that Sirius told me that the ceiling of the Great Hall was enchanted to look like the night sky.

The Woman-whose name was Professor McGonagall-led us up to the front of the Great Hall and said you will be sorted into your houses now.

I was so nervous I so wanted to be in Gryffindor, so I could be with Harry, Hermione, and Ron. McGonagall started calling names and people went up looking terrified and sitting on the three legged stool and putting the hat on. The hat would then call out Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. I really didn't want to be in Slytherin. Finally McGonagall called Evans, Gina and I went up and sat on the stool. The hat was placed on my head and it started to talk "Ah, Ms. Potter, you would do great in Slytherin, but you have the brains to be in Ravenclaw, you are also brave and would fit in with the Gryffindors."

I kept repeating over and over again please let me be in Gryffindor, and if not that then Ravenclaw, but never Slytherin, finally the hat said "O.K. then better make that…."