"HARRY," she yelled as she tackled her twin brother to the ground in delight. For several minutes the neighborhood was filled with the sound of the two children's joyous reunion before their Aunt yelled for them to come inside and stop annoying the neighbors. They looked at each other before walking into Number 4 Privet Drive and up to their room to talk about their year.

Harry had gone away to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry the previous September. Despite being twins Harry had been born on July 31st and she August 1st, and since July 31st was the cut off for acceptance she was required to wait till the following year to join him at the school. While she had missed him terribly while he was away and had been distraught when he had decided to stay at the school during Christmas and Easter holidays she refused to let this affect their wonderful summer which would end with her going to Hogwarts with him.

"You start Harry I want to hear all about Hogwarts," she said excitedly.

He laughed "I've told you tons Thena I wrote you billions of letters." he reminded her.

"Its not the same though," She complained " besides you barely wrote any at the end of the year and blamed it on Exams. Are exams really hard there I'm sure they are worse than the ones at muggle school."

So Harry shared and spared no detail. He started with the train ride and then the feast. He wouldn't tell her how the sorting took place but did share that he almost ended up in Slytherin rather than Gryffindor. He told her about the mirror which had shown him their parents, adding that she looked JUST like mom, and about quidditch. He suggested she should talk to Professor McGonagall who's name Minerva was the Roman form of her name Athena. He decided that their parents had either wanted to honor their previous head of house or thought it was funny to name their daughter born during a war after the goddess of war. He mentioned fluffy and the path that took him and his friends into evil's way. At the news that the man who had killed their parents she looked concerned.

"I thought he was dead," She whispered "I thought YOU killed him. That's what Hagrid said last year."

"Dumbledore said he isn't gone for good he's still alive just doesn't have a body" Harry replied.

"There's going to be another war then, I think he's trying to prepare you for it."

"Who Dumbledore, maybe but even if he wasn't I'd fight if I could. He did kill mom and dad."

"I'm not saying he didn't Harry, but based on what you've said there's a ton of prejudice in the wizarding world. You didn't want Slytherin just because that's where HE was, but what if that's where YOU should have been too. What if that's where I am" she questioned.

He looked at her startled "Thena you aren't evil you won't be a Slytherin."

"It isn't about good or evil Harry. Cunning and ambition don't mean evil just like Bravery doesn't mean good. There's more that black and white Harry we of all people should know that. Regardless we should plan if there is a war coming we need to be ready"

So together they devised a plan. Athena would be there to help him no matter what.