Ashley Potter
Summary: What would have happened if James Potter had a twin named Ashley? When James dies what would have happened if Ashley stayed alive? Harry would have a family and he would be loads nicer. This is set in the time of the marauders but I don't like Wormtail so he isn't included in it. I hope you like it!
1. Hogwarts!
"Goodbye, Ashley and James!" Their mother called from platform 9 ¾ with tears in her eyes.
"Goodbye Mum!" James and Ashley called, "Goodbye Father!"
"Goodbye Ashley! Goodbye James! Take care of each other!" Their father called back from where they were standing.
"James, stay out of trouble!" His mother called, he sighed he had a knack for getting into trouble and thought it would be impossible to stay out of it.
And with those last words said James and Ashley were on their way to their first year at Hogwarts. Their parents watched until the scarlet train turned a bend and then they disaparated from the train station.
On the train James and Ashley were walking through the hall looking for a compartment they could ride in when they came across a girl with shockingly red hair. James was infatuated immediately, Ashley just knew that they were going to be great friends; after all she looked like she was going to her first year too.
Ashley slid the door open and asked if they could sit there. The young girl answered with a yes. As Ashley and James sat down the girl introduced herself.
"I'm Lily Evans, how about you?" The red head asked.
"Well, I'm Ashley Potter and this is James; my brother," Ashley introduced herself and then her brother.
"That's cool! I have a few friends that are going to be coming soon so beware they aren't that normal," Lily said with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Don't worry! We're used to not normal," Ashley explained.
James hadn't said anything the entire time and when Lily turned toward him he started to get nervous about what he was going to say.
"So, James… You and Ashley are twins?"
"Ummm, well, yeah we are," He mumbled in reply, he was so quiet that Ashley was shocked with genuine surprise. James barely ever missed a chance to talk out loud.
"Hmmm," Lily started to think, "I have some great friends that would go really well with you! I think you will like them," She exclaimed happily when the look of happiness flew into James eyes.
"Sounds great!" James exclaimed as three people stopped outside of the sliding door to their compartment.
As the door slid open a blonde boy walked through followed by two black haired boys. The black haired boy with grey eyes sat by Ashley, and the other one with greasy looking hair sat by James. The older looking blonde boy sat by Lily.
"So who do we have here?" the boy with gray eyes asked Lily as he looked directly at Ashley with a smile.
"This is Ashley and James," Lily introduced them, "Ashley, James these are my friends Remus," she gestured to the blonde boy beside her, "Sirius," the gray eyed one by Ashley, "and Severus," the greasy haired boy by James.
"Hey Ashley!" Sirius exclaimed when he knew who she was.
"H-Hi," She replied almost too quietly.
"What house do you want to be in, Ashley?" Sirius asked her although he was quite sure it didn't matter which one since he was sure she was destined for Gryfindor and him for Slytherin.
"Ummm, I think I would like to be in Gryfindor or Ravenclaw," She replied a little louder this time getting used to talking to the handsome boy beside her.
"Oh, I think I'm going to be in Slytherin because my whole family has been in Slytherin for generations now," Sirius replied looking a little sad.
"I don't think you'll be in Slytherin Sirius," Ashley told him, "I think you're going to be in Gryfindor!"
"You really think so?" Sirius asked with a hopeful look.
"Definitely!" Ashley exclaimed as she sat back.
"I guess we should change into our robes now," Sirius suggested to the compartment, "We have been talking for over three hours now," he said looking at his watch.
They all stood up in the seats and grabbed their robes from inside their suitcases. Ashley took them and held everyone's robes while they were pulling them over their heads.
"Ashley, let me do that!" Sirius exclaimed when he saw the pile she was holding.
"No! I'm fine Sirius just go ahead and change your clothes," Ashley mumbled into the robes she was holding.
"Ok," he replied.
Finally everyone but Ashley had their robes on and she started pulling them over her head when Sirius pulled them down for her.
She looked at him questioningly and he laughed saying, "I had to help you in some way!"
Ashley smiled then when she turned around she saw Severus watching her, "Hi," she said.
"Hi, what was your name again?" he asked her.
"Ashley Potter," she told him calmly. Severus looked like he would make the perfect best friend.
"So, Ashley which house do you think you're going to be in?" He asked her.
"Well, I think I might be in Gryfindor or Ravenclaw but I really couldn't care which house I get placed in as long as I'm in one of your guys houses," She said quickly when she saw the hurt look on his face.
Severus' face brightened when the train stopped and she started walking beside him to the boats and lake. They continued to talk all the way until they got to the school when she saw that Sirius was talking to James and Remus was talking to Lily.
They were met at the top of the staircases leading to the great hall by Professor McGonagall, "Welcome first years! This is the entrance to the great hall," She said with a smile, "When you pass through these doors you will be sorted into your houses," She told them.
Whispering could be heard throughout the group of first years. She gave them all another warm smile and then said, "Now follow me," as she walked through the doors with them filing behind her in pairs.
Professor McGonagall put a stool in front of the Great Hall and then it looked like she pulled the sorting hat out of thin air. She withdrew a list from one of her front pockets and started to read.
"Lily Evans!"
Lily walked slowly towards the Professor then sat down on the stool. The Professor placed the hat on her head and the hat looked through her mind and then made his choice, "GRYFINDOR!" it yelled.
Lily was so happy she jumped off of the stool and walked towards the Gryfindor table to watch her friends get sorted.
There were a few students that walked up including a boy named, Lucious Malfoy, who were all sorted into Slytherin.
McGonagall called for Ashley Potter to come up there and as she sat down gasps went around the room for sitting right before everyone's eyes was the most beautiful girl there ever was at Hogwarts, Dumbledore leaned forward to watch. Professor McGonagall placed the hat on her head and the hat debated whether to put her in Slytherin or Gryfindor, finally it decided on one and yelled, "GRYFINDOR!"
The Gryfindor table exploded with cheers that were only helped partly by Lily even though she tried to clap hard. Ashley walked towards Lily and sat beside her, and then she turned her head in time to see James being sorted into Gryfindor. Ashley was overjoyed to see that her brother was in her house.
Sirius was next and as he walked he hoped he could be in Gryfindor with Ashley, "Please, Please, Please," He muttered quietly.
The hat was placed on his head and thought about what was in his mind then said, "GRYFINDOR!"
Sirius was so happy that he wasn't in Slytherin and walked over to sit by Ashley. He felt glad that she was this close to him and didn't mind it either. In fact, Ashley thought about leaning on his shoulder for a second but then decided against it and tried to stay upright, but this soon became too much for her and had to lean on Sirius for help in return he placed an arm around her shoulders and she fell asleep there during the feast without really eating anything.
James watched this intently trying to see whether Ashley had chosen well and when James became happy with her decision he turned towards Lily to talk to her.
Then Severus was called up there and was placed in Slytherin.
Finally the last person there was Remus and he was placed in Gryfindor so he sat by James but talked to Sirius in earnest.
The Feast ended and Ashley was still asleep so Sirius picked her up and started walking towards the Gryfindor common room following right behind the Prefect. Sirius placed her down on her feet since she had awoken during the walk to Gryfindor house.
Ashley gave him a hug and said, "Thank you!" Then she walked to the girl's dormitory. When she got up there she sat on her bed where her luggage was and noticed five pairs of robes that she could wear since the ones she was wearing now weren't even real Hogwarts robes.
As soon as she had changed into her pajamas Lily walked in followed by three girls named Andrea, Amber, and Cherry. The three girls looked kind of scared when they saw Ashley and Ashley wondered why.
Lily walked over and told her how she was the most beautiful student ever at Hogwarts. Ashley looked slightly taken aback and then smiled at the girls and waved when she realized that they thought she was a snob.
"Hey, what are your guys' names?" Ashley asked them calmly still smiling.
"I'm Andrea," she gestured towards herself, "This is Amber and this is Cherry," she said as she gestured to the blonde and the brunette; she herself was a red head like Lily.
"Well I'm Ashley and believe me I hate it when people judge other people by their looks without even knowing them," Ashley said.
"Oh, ok! You sound really nice," Cherry, the blonde said happily.
"Thanks! I try hard to be," Ashley replied she herself had luscious jet black hair.
"So, do you think we could, well… do your hair tonight?" Amber asked Ashley cautiously.
"Sure! Go ahead I don't mind, but you should change into your pajamas first," Ashley said eying their dirty traveling cloaks and their plain black robes underneath.
"Well of course! We were just wondering if we could do your hair after we were ready for bed too," Andrea explained quickly.
"Well hurry up! I might fall asleep just watching you!" Ashley said laughing.
The other girls were laughing too and said 'ok' then they walked into the bathroom to take showers.
Lily stayed seated by Ashley and said, "So, what do you think of your new friends-the guys-I mean?"
"Well, I think Sirius is really cute!" Ashley said without thinking then she covered her mouth with her hand and started laughing.
"Yeah? I think he likes you too!" Lily told Ashley.
"What makes you think that?" Ashley asked.
"Well I was watching you two the whole evening and even though you didn't talk while we were at dinner I could tell that when you leaned on his shoulder he was so very happy. It was in his eyes," Lily explained to Ashley.
"Really? He likes me too? I'm so glad! I just wish he had asked me out on a date," Ashley said her face drooping a little.
"Hey Ash! Snap out of it! It hasn't even been a full day since you met him! These things take time," Lily told Ashley while laughing quietly.
"Oh, yeah," Ashley said quietly, "I forgot…"
Lily started laughing again and then she and Ashley fell backwards onto Ashley's bed. Andrea, Amber, and Cherry came in very confused.
"So, Lily what do you think about my brother?" Ashley asked very serious now.
"Well, he is very entertaining…" Lily said as she averted her eyes from Ashley's, "and, well he—,"
"You like him! I knew you would from the moment I met you I knew you were destined for each other!" Ashley exclaimed happily.
Lily blushed slightly and Ashley said, "Its ok! It really doesn't matter especially since he is my twin!"
Lily laughed at how Ashley was acting and said, "I know he's your twin but I thought you would get mad if I told you I liked him!"
"Lily! Come on! He's only my brother, I am not that territorial over him, and if my best friend likes him I won't stop her on her search for love!" Ashley exclaimed very sincerely.
"Thanks Ashley!" Lily said happily as she hugged Ashley.
"No problem," Ashley said to her as she hugged her tightly back.
"Well, can we do your hair now?" Amber asked impatiently as the love fest ended.
"Sure! Go right ahead!" Ashley exclaimed.
When the girls were finished with Ashley's hair she walked over to the mirror and looked in. She saw her hair that was normally straight was now so curly she thought it was going to explode. Ashley felt like having some fun so she pretended to make a sound like a car exploding.
Everyone in their dorm laughed so loudly that she thought the other dorms were going to come down and tell them to shush it. But instead they sent a message down through the floor and it read "Please be quiet we're trying to sleep! Sincerely, The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th year girls"
The first years laughed even more at that because they were being shushed just not in the way they thought it would happen. Ashley straightened her hair out quickly and the first years all fell asleep looking forward to the next day.
Ashley awoke at 5:30 the next morning. She got up out of bed and decided to get dressed. She put on a skirt and shirt that had the emblem for Gryfindor house on them, and then she pulled her robes over her head and walked down to the common room to find Sirius alone staring into the fire.
"Hey Sirius!" Ashley exclaimed as she sat by him on the couch and leaned her head on his shoulder; he was very tall she noted.
"Hey Ash!" He said just as happily, and then he realized he had never called her Ash before and she had never told them to call her Ash. He prepared to be reprimanded but then she just snuggled closer to him.
"Guess what?" She asked Sirius.
"What?" He asked her.
"I know how to get food before we even go to breakfast!" Ashley whispered to him.
"Really?" He asked staring intently into her bright green eyes.
"Yeah! What you have to do is walk down to where Ravenclaw's house entrance is then you walk up to a picture with a bowl of fruit in it and tickle the pear," Ashley explained.
"Wow! Sounds like we need to try it out soon!" Sirius exclaimed almost too loudly.
"Shhh!" Ashley exclaimed putting her finger to her lips, "That's our secret promise not to tell?"
"I promise!" Sirius exclaimed.
"So want to go down now or later?" Ashley asked him.
"Maybe a little later," Sirius said as he leaned towards her.
"Oh my!" Ashley thought, "He's going to kiss me!"
Without even thinking about what she was doing she made up the rest of the distance as fast as she could and as their lips touched she knew that something special was there. Sirius pulled back a little surprised and then smiled leaning in and giving her a small kiss.
Then he asked her if she wanted to go to the kitchens now and she agreed but before they started walking she stood up at the same time as him, wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a kiss that he would never forget.
When they broke away this time Sirius grabbed her hand and held it in his as they walked through the still sleeping school towards the kitchens. Sirius and Ashley both felt as happy as possible and then Sirius decided he had to ask, "Ashley?" He said.
"Yeah, Sirius?" She replied a little concerned as her stomach began to relieve itself of the butterflies she had in it.
"Would you mind being my girlfriend?" He asked, he felt his stomach tie into a knot hoping that she would say yes and then… they stopped and she was kissing him again. His stomach immediately untied itself.
"Yes! I would love to!" Ashley exclaimed quietly.
"Thank you!" Sirius whispered quietly as he hugged her tightly.
"Sirius," Ashley whispered as they started walking again.
"Yeah, Ashley?" He asked almost as quietly.
"I love you!" She whispered in reply.
