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The Welcoming Feast and Family Reunions

In the weeks that followed many things happened in the castle. Danielle had somehow completed all third and fourth year work. She had decided to focus in both Divination and Healing. She had taken all the exams and had done better than anyone in her grade on all of them.

The teachers started arriving the week before the students were supposed to. Danielle had already been sorted as to not cause to much commotion at the welcoming feast by sorting a fifth year, she was in Gryffindor with Harry, much to her delight.

Danielle had pretty much free reign of the castle. Dumbledore told her that as long as she didn't bother the teachers and she stayed away from the forbidden forest unless she was with a teacher, she could do pretty much anything.

Most of the teachers were shocked at first to meet her, but very welcoming after a few hours. The teachers were not expecting a student at Hogwarts early, let alone a student that who they thought was dead, if they knew about her at all.

Shadow and Mrs. Norris had made friends, much to Danielle's delight and disappointment when she couldn't find her, but Shadow was always there at night, when Danielle needed her most.

The week before the welcoming feast flew by quickly. Danielle spent most of her time learning the spells for fifth year, exploring the halls with her new map being careful to keep it away from teachers, and flying around on a firebolt that Sirius had got for her saying it was to make up for 15 years of birthdays and Christmas presents that she didn't get.

She spent a little time with Dumbledore while he tried to make her understand about the complicated magical community and about her place in it. She couldn't grasp to concept that she was going to be not only the talk of the castle but also all witches and wizard once word got out that she was alive.

Dumbledore wished that he could stop time. He knew that things were about to get very difficult for Danielle and she wasn't prepared for it. Harry wasn't either when he came, but everyone else had known about Harry and his story for 11 years. While very few people knew that the Potters had a daughter. He tried to make her understand, and although she said she did, Dumbledore didn't believe her. But September first came no matter how hard he tried to stop it.

While Danielle was busy running around all day, to nervous to sit still, Harry was on the Hogwarts Express.

He sat there looking out the window, ignoring his friends. Ron was beating Hermione in another game of wizard's chess. Hermione pieces wouldn't listen to her anymore, "No, you can't send me there, can't you see his king, I'll be smashed before you could say 'checkmate'." the piece yelled at her.

Both Ron and Hermione were worried about Harry. Ron told Hermione that both Sirius and Professor Lupin had come by to see Harry a few weeks ago and Harry had been withdrawn ever since.

Hermione suggested, "It probably has something to do with you-know-who. We probably shouldn't push for information he's been threw a lot lately." Ron agreed and they went back to their chess game.

The train ride went by in almost complete silence, well except Hermione's chess pieces. Fred and George had come in, but left when Harry didn't even seem to notice them. Ginny came in also, but left with a headache from the talking chess pieces.

Harry just looked out the window thinking about his sister, this girl that he had never even been told about. He was so excited that he would finally have someone to share things with. He loved his friends and would do anything for them, but there were certain things that he couldn't tell them. Now he would have a sister to talk to and share things with. He wondered if he would be overprotecting of her like Ron with Ginny. Then he realized he didn't even know how old she was. He doubted in she was younger, because he was only a baby when his parents died, but how much older was she? He would just have to wait and find out.

Finally in the horseless carriage, Hermione got Harry to open up and at least talk to them a little. "Oh, Harry, we're just worried about you, that's all. You haven't said two words to either of us today. We use to be able to tell each other everything." Hermione said with a look of genuine concern.

"You'll find out tonight, after the feast," Harry told them both, "So, what do you think we'll have for dinner at the feast?" Harry said, deciding that he had been rude to ignore his friends and tied to make up for it. The both smiled as they all started talking happily.

Danielle watched the horseless carriage bring the students from the window in the Gryffindor fifth year girl's room. She was so intrigued by them that she didn't hear Dumbledore enter the room and didn't even know he was there until he was right behind her.

"Danielle," he started calmly, laughing as she jumped and turned around, "I want to you wear this to the feast tonight." he said holding up an invisibility cloak.

"This was your mothers, no one other than myself and a few girlfriends of hers knew that she had it. Not even James. James had one of his own that was given to Harry. I know you mother would have wanted you to have this, but keep it secret okay."

Danielle stared at the cloak in amazement and nodded to Dumbledore. "I don't want there to be a problem at the feast tonight, so I want you to wear this. You will be able to watch everything that happens and learn about people without them knowing that you are there. You can sit between Professor McGonagall and myself. I suggest you get dressed and make your way down to the great hall before it gets to crowded. I'll see you there in a while." He gave her a big smile and left. Danielle looked at the cloak in her hands.

"Invisible?" she said to herself, "I can be invisible." She put on her school robes and the invisibility cloak and headed to the great hall.

There were only three people sitting at the Hufflepuff table when she walked in. She went up to the head table and took her seat, being careful to cover herself with the cloak.

Soon people were entering the hall. She looked around at them all wondering who they were. She wanted to see Harry, to find out what he looked like, if he really did look like her.

"So, I guess Potter and his Mudblood and Mudblood loving gang were not to scared to show up after all." Danielle heard a blond pale-skinned boy say over the rest of the talking. Everyone got quiet as if they wanted to hear what was going on.

"I wonder how long it will be before you lot go into hiding. With the dark lord about, it won't be long until he comes after you and your gang Potter." The boy said to three people sitting at the Gryffindor table.

"He said Potter, that must be Harry between the red headed boy and that girl." Danielle thought to herself excitedly.

The red haired boy stood up, "Yeah, well at least my mother doesn't have to hold her nose in the same room as me, I guess that's because underneath everything you just a ferret." There was laughter coming from three of the four tables, but none more than Gryffindor.

"And what about your parents Potter? Oh that's right, their dead, killed by the dark lord, keep going this way and you'll join them soon Potter." The pale kid sneered at Harry.

Harry pulled his wand out of his robes, and the pale kid did the same. Just then Danielle heard Dumbledore talking right next to her.

"If everyone would please sit down, the first years will be here and the sorting ceremony will shortly," he said looking straight at Harry and the pale skinned boy.

Danielle already knew that she was going to have at least one enemy at this school just because of her last name.

The feast was actually a lot of fun, even in an invisibility cloak. Dumbledore and McGonagall were both very nice to her and included her into the conversations.

After the food and a few announcements from Dumbledore, all the students were led to their dorms by the prefects. Danielle watched Harry leave, but walk the other direction, towards Dumbledore office.

Suddenly Dumbledore said, "Okay Danielle, it's time, follow me." Danielle did as she was told and followed Professor Dumbledore to his office.

"Um, Professor," she heard Harry say once both Dumbledore and Danielle were inside, "When will I get to meet her?" "What?" Dumbledore asked, "Oh yes, of course, Danielle please take off the cloak now."

Danielle didn't want to, but she did as she was told, but very slowly. Harry gasped as he saw a beautiful girl emerge from under an invisibility cloak.

Sirius and Professor Lupin and told him that she was beautiful and coming from them Harry knew that she would be more then pretty, but even the veela that he was willing to jump from the top box at the world cup for paled in comparison with her.

Her shinning black hair was down to her waist and her green eyes sparkled. She also had a wonderful womanly body with curves in all the right places to drive men wild. She was the same height he was, but a little skinnier. He realized that if she were not his sister, he would have been drooling by now.

Dumbledore interrupted his thoughts, "Well, you both have a lot that you need to talk about. And you don't need your headmaster hanging around for it. You can stay here as long as you like, but remember school starts tomorrow and you will still have the common room to deal with when you get back. Use the cloak to get back to your dorms without getting into trouble please. Good night." and with that Dumbledore was gone, leaving the two all alone and silent.

Harry was the first to speak, "Are we?" he knew what he wanted to say, but couldn't seem to say it. "Twins? Yes, but Dumbledore told me that you were older by three minutes." Danielle said finishing his question and then answering it. Harry laughed. "What?" she asked really wanting to know what he found funny.

"Well, here we are, we have only known each other for ten minutes and you're already finishing my sentences like real twins." Harry said still laughing.

Danielle laughed at this as well. "Well, we are real twin Harry, not to mention I feel as if I already know you." Danielle said looking at the ground and blushing slightly. "Yeah, it's weird isn't it?" Harry agreed.

They talked for about an hour and a half about their lives and how it felt to learn the truth about their parents, about everything. Then they decided that they would have plenty of time now that they had found each other again to talk and they should probably head back to the dorms.

They both got under the cloak and head off toward Gryffindor tower. They came out from under the cloak to go into the dorm, "Banana Fritters" Harry said and the fat lady swung open.

Danielle saw a crowd of people and hid behind Harry. He noticed this, but realized that this must be overwhelming for her and let her hide.

When he entered the common room two people immediately rushed over to him. It was the red haired boy and the girl that Harry had been sitting with at dinner.

"Hey Ron, Hey Hermione" Harry said as they reached him. "So, what did Professor Dumbledore want?" The red haired boy Danielle now knew as Ron asked. But before Harry could answer Hermione piped up with, "Harry there is an extra bed in the fifth years girls dorm with a trunk next to it that says DLP, I wonder who that it. She has a very friendly cat."

Harry was now feeling a bit overwhelmed, "I think I can answer both your questions at once," he said to them. "Actually I have an announcement to make," Harry said loud enough to get the entire rooms attention.

He reached behind him and gave Danielle's hand a squeeze to tell her it would be all right and he would be right there beside her, she squeezed back. "I have a new Gryffindor fifth year girl that I would like to introduce to you all. But not only is she a new student, she is my twin sister." Harry finished as he stepped away from Danielle. Danielle just stood there while everyone stared at her.

Harry realizing how uncomfortable she must be quickly said, "Her name in Danielle Lynn Potter and like you she is a person, I'm sure you have all see another person before." Getting Harry's sarcasm the room started talking again while the students came up and introduced themselves to Danielle.

After about an hour of people not leaving Danielle alone, she was getting very tired and wanted very much to just go to sleep. They were asking her questions that she didn't really know the exact answers to like "how did you end up at an orphanage" and annoying things like that.

Hermione noticed the look in her eye as the people around her badgered her for information. So Hermione stood up and said, "We are being such poor host to this new Gryffindor, here it is eleven at night and nobody has shown her where she is going to be sleeping or asked if she might be tired and wanted to do to bed. Come on Danielle I'll show you your new room." at this Danielle got up and followed Hermione up the stairs, she knew exactly where she was going, but was grateful to get away and be able to get some sleep.

Before Hermione had a chance to say anything Danielle was talking a mile a minute, "Oh, thank you so much Hermione I just couldn't take anymore tonight. Today has been such a big day; this was the first time I ever meet Harry. He speaks very highly of you both him and Dumbledore both do, I was looking forward to meeting you." At this Hermione blushed, "I was here all summer catching up on the past four years so that I could be in classes with students my own age. Dumbledore told me how you get the best grades in our year, that's really cool, I don't know how well I did on the exams, but Dumbledore said I did very well. Oh, I'm sorry" Danielle finished timidly, "Here I am keeping you from your friends downstairs, I'm sure you have a lot to catch up on. I didn't mean to babble, I do it sometimes when I'm nervous. Sorry, go have a good time with your friends." Danielle walked past Hermione and over to her bed and sat down with Shadow.

Shadow purred loudly at the sight of Danielle. Hermione was shocked for a minute, but quickly composed herself. Here was a new girl, Harry Potter's sister, probably one of the best witches their age telling Hermione that she looked up to her. This girl had completed four years of school in a single summer and yet she called Hermione the best in the class.

Hermione walked over and sat down next to Danielle on her bed. "I'm not going to go back downstairs, I've had the whole train ride to talk to Harry and Ron and they will probably be talking something stupid like 'what girl is the prettiest this year' and stuff. I'd rather stay upstairs with you. I think that you and me will become good friends and it will be nice to have a girl around here in our year to talk to. Not to mention I think you might be just the person to give me a run for my money with grades, not that I'll ever get upset over it, but I plan on keeping myself on the top of the class." With that both Hermione and Danielle laughed and started talking about their lives and their experiences with magic and then like all 15-year-old girls then turned to boys.

When the two girls finally said goodnight, it was nearly one in the mourning, but both noted that no one else had come up the stairs past their room to go to bed, everyone was still in the common room talking.

Downstairs Ron and Harry were talking together in front of the fire. "You could have told me Harry, why all the secrets?" Ron asked feeling a little hurt.

"Oh Ron, its not what you think. I only meet her tonight myself. Sirius and Professor Lupin told me about her, but I didn't want to tell you because well, I wanted to keep her to myself. I've never had a family, at least not one I can talk to. And now I have someone to tell things to. You know the types of things I can't tell you. Family stuff, she's been through they same things I have as a baby and now she's going to understand what it feels like to be famous for something you can't even remember. You get jealous sometimes or everything that happens to me, like our fight last year. I understand that, but I don't want to be famous, I just want to be left alone most of the time. Danielle will understand that soon. I just didn't want to share her with anyone until I had to. I'm sorry I didn't tell you."

Ron nodded and looked as if he understood what Harry was trying to say. Suddenly Fred and George came over.

"Hey Harry, you should have told us you have a twin. Now there two sets of twins in Gryffindor." Fred said happily. "To bad she's a girl and you can't trick people like we can, but its still cool to be a twin." George said with a big smile on his face.

"Yeah, well, I only met her this evening after the feast." said Harry still trying to make people understand.

Fred and George dropped the twin topic. Instead they went into the top 10 girls of Hogwarts or rather the first ten girls to date.

"Well, I don't know enough about her to say date, but this girl is unquestionably the most beautiful girls in the whole school this year," said Fred looking a little scared to say who it was.

"Who?" the others chorused eagerly. "Danielle Lynn Potter!" George said for him as the group of guys turned to see Harry's reaction.

"Hey," Harry roared, "that's my sister you're talking about!" His face was red with anger and he was mad at the Weasley twins for saying it, but he laughed at himself for sounding like Ron. "And you say I overprotect my sister." Ron said laughing with everyone else around them.

Around two in the morning the group of guys said good night and headed for bed, knowing that they needed some sleep for the first day of classes.

Harry stopped in fount of the fifth year girl's room. The door was open and from the moon light Harry could see Danielle sound asleep on the far end of the room curled up with a beautiful black cat, she hadn't closed the curtains of her bed.

He watched her for a minute thinking, "She's here and she's real, I have my sister back, my twin sister. Voldemort thought he took everything away me, well he should think again, I have her back and I'm not letting her go." With this he headed off to bed with a big smile of his face.