Chapter 1 Back To School
Hermione Granger had had a great summer. The only things she missed were her friends. Harry hadn't gone to the Dursley's this summer, but instead he went to the Weasley's. He and Ron had probably had a great summer also, but that's not who she was worried about. Last summer the gang found out that Harry had a twin sister, Aphelia Potter. Aphelia had fit in well, but then the worst thing happened. During the last feat with Voldemort, Draco Malfoy (Aphelia's boyfriend at the time) was stabbed and he died in Aphelia's arms. She thought it was her fault, and she snapped! Last time Hermione checked Aphelia was still in the insane asylum.
"Hermione, dear! Come on down! It's time to go!" called Hermione's mom. Hermione sighed slightly, picked up her bags, and headed out to her car. She took out her pony tail and pushed back her thick, silky brown curls. Ever since the Yule Ball Hermione's hair had traded its bushy-ness for curls. She had told her parents about Aphelia, but she left out the part about her going insane. She thought it was for the best. How many parents would let their child hang out with an insane person? So, she kissed her parents goodbye and went onto Platform nine and three quarters. She got into her usual compartment and put her luggage in the luggage compartment. She sat in the seat she usually sat in and waited for Harry and Ron to enter which didn't turn out to be too long of a wait. Ron cane in silently looking like he usually did, but Harry looked like hell! His face was pale, his eyes had baggies under them, and he looked like he hadn't slept in months!
: Hi Ron! Harry, you look great!" she lied. Harry laughed a little as he put his luggage away and took his own seat.
"Don't lie to me! I know what I look like, and it's not a pretty sight! I'll look better once I get some sleep!" he added. Hermione took out her wand and pointed it at him.
"Good night, Harry!" she teased and she put him to sleep. When Ron started laughing Hermione put him to sleep also. When the train started to move she decided that she may as well sleep too.
"Ms.? Wake up Ms.!" She heard someone saying. Hermione woke up and noticed that it was the food cart lady. She quickly muttered a counter spell to the one that was put on Ron and Harry. They bought a bunch of food and the lady left.
"Thanks herm! I really needed the rest!" said Harry. It was true. From the few hours of sleep he had received he looked a lot healthier. The baggies under his eyes were almost gone and the color had returned to his cheeks. The food was also helping.
"It feels like something's missing," Ron pointed out. Hermione burrowed her brow, and then it hit her.
"Draco. He isn't here to torment us like he used to," she told them. Harry turned away from them and peered out the window.
"GREAT! You HAD to bring him into this, didn't you?" Ron whispered to her. Hermione crossed her arms.
"OH! So now this whole thing is all MY fault is it?" she countered. Ron rolled his eyes.
"No! You want to know who I blame? I blame Malfoy! If he would've hated Aphelia like he did us none of this would have happened!" blamed Ron. Harry turned to face them.
"Will you two please stop it? If it's anyone's fault it's mine! If it wasn't for me not believing she was my sister she wouldn't have snapped and Voldemort would've never sent that invitation to go to his team!" he yelled. They rode the rest of the way to Hogwarts in silence. When they arrived they took their seats in the Great Hall and watched the sorting hat without saying a word. Nobody seemed to want to talk even though it was the first day back to school.
"Aphelia! You need to eat something! That's the only way you are going to be put into a more comfortable room!" her nurse told her. Aphelia was shaking her head and moving the spoon out of the nurse's hands with her mind. Aphelia looked a lot different than she had. Her long jet black locks of hair had been cut to just above the chin. And her skin was paler. She was truly pathetic in her new found state, but there was nothing anyone could do. She was still obsessed with cats with cats, all over her padded cell there were burns shaped like cats. Nobody could explain it, everyone knew that witches had to have wands to cause any REAL damage, but with Aphelia that was not the case. She could do things with her mind, things no ordinary witch or wizard could do. Although she couldn't remember all of them yet, she remembered how to move things with her mind, and how to burn things. These things weren't supposed to be harmful, except for the fact that Aphelia had used her powers to cut and burn cats and the name 'Draco' on her body. The doctors had come to the conclusion that she was possessed, which made even Aphelia laugh.
"Nurse Cohen, your patient has mail, and a LOT of it!" said another nurse as she brought in one big mail bag and left.
"Wow! Look Aphelia! Your friends sent you some more mail!" the nurse called. Aphelia stopped floating the spoon around and looked up.
"Brother, Hermy?" she asked, expectantly. The nurse dug through the bag and pulled out a handful of letters.
"Let's see, Ron, Hermione, Harry… yup! All THREE of them this time!" she said as she continued to fish through the sack, pulling out a Forest Green envelope.
"Oooh! Pretty!" said Aphelia as she made a snatch for the envelope. The nurse, who had expected it, quickly pulled it out of reach.
"Oh! Want me to read it to you?" she asked as she opened the envelope and pulled out the letter, leaving the picture concealed. Aphelia nodded, "it says: 'My Beloved Aphelia, I'm sorry but I'll never see you again. I leave you this picture to burn us into your memory. Forever yours.' That's weird, it isn't signed,' read the nurse as she pulled out the picture. It didn't seem to bug her that the people in the picture were moving, "Wow! He's a cutie!" she said as she handed Aphelia the picture. She peered down at it. As she realized what it was tears streamed down her cheeks, but she didn't even let out a whimper.
"This is my kitty! Can me hang on wall pad?" she asked her nurse.
"Okay, sure! Of course you can Aphelia!" she said as she hung Aphelia's picture on the wall, "so this pretty girl is you? I never would've guessed!" and it was true, she never would have. Not even Harry would be able to tell that Aphelia was his sister now! She was sickly looking. Aphelia sat down and started eating. She ate everything that was on the plate and even took her medication without a single prod from her nurse. Looking at the photo once more she shed a single tear when she saw the happy her and Draco flirting and kissing in the picture.
Hermione Granger had had a great summer. The only things she missed were her friends. Harry hadn't gone to the Dursley's this summer, but instead he went to the Weasley's. He and Ron had probably had a great summer also, but that's not who she was worried about. Last summer the gang found out that Harry had a twin sister, Aphelia Potter. Aphelia had fit in well, but then the worst thing happened. During the last feat with Voldemort, Draco Malfoy (Aphelia's boyfriend at the time) was stabbed and he died in Aphelia's arms. She thought it was her fault, and she snapped! Last time Hermione checked Aphelia was still in the insane asylum.
"Hermione, dear! Come on down! It's time to go!" called Hermione's mom. Hermione sighed slightly, picked up her bags, and headed out to her car. She took out her pony tail and pushed back her thick, silky brown curls. Ever since the Yule Ball Hermione's hair had traded its bushy-ness for curls. She had told her parents about Aphelia, but she left out the part about her going insane. She thought it was for the best. How many parents would let their child hang out with an insane person? So, she kissed her parents goodbye and went onto Platform nine and three quarters. She got into her usual compartment and put her luggage in the luggage compartment. She sat in the seat she usually sat in and waited for Harry and Ron to enter which didn't turn out to be too long of a wait. Ron cane in silently looking like he usually did, but Harry looked like hell! His face was pale, his eyes had baggies under them, and he looked like he hadn't slept in months!
: Hi Ron! Harry, you look great!" she lied. Harry laughed a little as he put his luggage away and took his own seat.
"Don't lie to me! I know what I look like, and it's not a pretty sight! I'll look better once I get some sleep!" he added. Hermione took out her wand and pointed it at him.
"Good night, Harry!" she teased and she put him to sleep. When Ron started laughing Hermione put him to sleep also. When the train started to move she decided that she may as well sleep too.
"Ms.? Wake up Ms.!" She heard someone saying. Hermione woke up and noticed that it was the food cart lady. She quickly muttered a counter spell to the one that was put on Ron and Harry. They bought a bunch of food and the lady left.
"Thanks herm! I really needed the rest!" said Harry. It was true. From the few hours of sleep he had received he looked a lot healthier. The baggies under his eyes were almost gone and the color had returned to his cheeks. The food was also helping.
"It feels like something's missing," Ron pointed out. Hermione burrowed her brow, and then it hit her.
"Draco. He isn't here to torment us like he used to," she told them. Harry turned away from them and peered out the window.
"GREAT! You HAD to bring him into this, didn't you?" Ron whispered to her. Hermione crossed her arms.
"OH! So now this whole thing is all MY fault is it?" she countered. Ron rolled his eyes.
"No! You want to know who I blame? I blame Malfoy! If he would've hated Aphelia like he did us none of this would have happened!" blamed Ron. Harry turned to face them.
"Will you two please stop it? If it's anyone's fault it's mine! If it wasn't for me not believing she was my sister she wouldn't have snapped and Voldemort would've never sent that invitation to go to his team!" he yelled. They rode the rest of the way to Hogwarts in silence. When they arrived they took their seats in the Great Hall and watched the sorting hat without saying a word. Nobody seemed to want to talk even though it was the first day back to school.
"Aphelia! You need to eat something! That's the only way you are going to be put into a more comfortable room!" her nurse told her. Aphelia was shaking her head and moving the spoon out of the nurse's hands with her mind. Aphelia looked a lot different than she had. Her long jet black locks of hair had been cut to just above the chin. And her skin was paler. She was truly pathetic in her new found state, but there was nothing anyone could do. She was still obsessed with cats with cats, all over her padded cell there were burns shaped like cats. Nobody could explain it, everyone knew that witches had to have wands to cause any REAL damage, but with Aphelia that was not the case. She could do things with her mind, things no ordinary witch or wizard could do. Although she couldn't remember all of them yet, she remembered how to move things with her mind, and how to burn things. These things weren't supposed to be harmful, except for the fact that Aphelia had used her powers to cut and burn cats and the name 'Draco' on her body. The doctors had come to the conclusion that she was possessed, which made even Aphelia laugh.
"Nurse Cohen, your patient has mail, and a LOT of it!" said another nurse as she brought in one big mail bag and left.
"Wow! Look Aphelia! Your friends sent you some more mail!" the nurse called. Aphelia stopped floating the spoon around and looked up.
"Brother, Hermy?" she asked, expectantly. The nurse dug through the bag and pulled out a handful of letters.
"Let's see, Ron, Hermione, Harry… yup! All THREE of them this time!" she said as she continued to fish through the sack, pulling out a Forest Green envelope.
"Oooh! Pretty!" said Aphelia as she made a snatch for the envelope. The nurse, who had expected it, quickly pulled it out of reach.
"Oh! Want me to read it to you?" she asked as she opened the envelope and pulled out the letter, leaving the picture concealed. Aphelia nodded, "it says: 'My Beloved Aphelia, I'm sorry but I'll never see you again. I leave you this picture to burn us into your memory. Forever yours.' That's weird, it isn't signed,' read the nurse as she pulled out the picture. It didn't seem to bug her that the people in the picture were moving, "Wow! He's a cutie!" she said as she handed Aphelia the picture. She peered down at it. As she realized what it was tears streamed down her cheeks, but she didn't even let out a whimper.
"This is my kitty! Can me hang on wall pad?" she asked her nurse.
"Okay, sure! Of course you can Aphelia!" she said as she hung Aphelia's picture on the wall, "so this pretty girl is you? I never would've guessed!" and it was true, she never would have. Not even Harry would be able to tell that Aphelia was his sister now! She was sickly looking. Aphelia sat down and started eating. She ate everything that was on the plate and even took her medication without a single prod from her nurse. Looking at the photo once more she shed a single tear when she saw the happy her and Draco flirting and kissing in the picture.