A/N: Yea! Harry's POV. I'll shut up now so you can read
My Owl
Harry's POV
I sat in the Weasley's kitchen, feeling utterly at home. Ginny sat tucked into my side and Ron and Hermione sat across the table from us. Behind them, Molly was scrubbing some pans. George and Angelina were sitting in the other room, playing with Teddy and Victoire, practicing for their imminent parenthood. Angelina was due in a little less than five months. Arthur, Bill and Percy were both in London and Charlie was back in Romania. Audrey and Fleur had come over for the day, though and there were several important things that needed discussing. It seemed as though almost everyone had news of some sort.
"I'm just so excited for George and Angelina," Molly said yet again. "Twins! Oh, they will have their hands full. Fleur, are you are Bill planning on having anymore soon?"
"Oh, no, we are just so 'appy with Victoire and we would need a bigger place to stay een if we 'ad another baby," replied Fleur, listening into the other room as Victoire giggled. I realized it was the first time in a month that almost everyone would be getting together. Ever since we had gotten Ginny back and announced their engagement. I looked over at my best friends. They seemed to have something they wanted to say. Finally, after a few more conversation attempts, Hermione burst.
"Oh, Ron, can't we just tell them now? I cannot stand it any longer!"
Ron sighed, but smiled and kissed the top of Hermione's head. "Fine, you would anyways without my permission."
Hermione grinned and thrust her hand forward, revealing a modest golden band with a circular diamond in the middle and small pale sapphires on either side. All the girls exploded at once with screams of joy. Angelina joined in after coming in to see what the fuss was about. Hermione started repeating the story of how Ron proposed and I started to space out. Ron was grinning like a fool and holding Hermione's hand under the table. I let them have their moment, not wanting to steal it away, and slipped out of the room. Kingsley had asked me to owl him about auror training or Hogwarts and now was as good a time as any.
I reached the room I was sharing with Ron, as we were the only two men not married in the house. After composing my letter to Kingsley accepting his offer for auror training in the fall, I walked up to the Weasley's small owlry and saw only one owl left. He was a little fluttery thing, brown and white speckled and he looked excited to see me. I outstretched my arm and he lit upon it. I had never seen this bird before. Maybe he is George's new owl, I thought, walking back down stairs to ask if I could borrow him.
When I got to the kitchen, everyone looked up.
"See, I told you he probably wandered off, Mum, no need to worry. Who's this?" Ginny got up and stroked the little owl on my arm.
"Dunno. I was about to ask if I could borrow him to owl Kingsley," I looked to Molly, who frowned.
"I don't think so, dear," she said, walking over to a drawer and opening it, carefully pulling out a sealed envelope. "I've tried sending mail by him before, but he won't leave. I'm sorry I forgot to tell you, but he showed up here with this letter only a few days before you and Ginny came here for Christmas and he hasn't left since. Here's the letter." Molly handed me the letter as I set the owl on my shoulder. I opened the envelope and found it contained more than a letter. Inside was an entire minimized file, but I read the letter first. The handwriting looked familiar as I scanned the first few lines.
By the end, I had almost collapsed. I remembered her. Lucy had been in the DA and I even remembered Ron had one time commented on how much she looked like me. I couldn't believe it. I had a little sister? Why hadn't Remus told me about this? I realized at this point that the handwriting looked like my mother's, that's why it looked familiar. At this point, I must have been as white as a sheet because Ginny took one look at me a yelped.
"Harry?! What's wrong?" I shoved the letter into Ginny's hands and stood up, walking over to the sink for some water. Hermione and Ron read over her shoulder and then it was passed around the room. I felt a small hand on my shoulder. I turned to see Ginny smiling softly at me.
"Do you think it's true?" I asked this question. I heard papers rustling and looked further to see Hermione had enlarged the file and was sorting through the papers. We all waited with baited breath for a few moments before she looked up, smiling. Fleur looked startled as she put the letter down.
""Arry, I think we 'ave seen 'er. Bill and I. We were leaving for Christmas and we almost ran her over on ze street! She 'ad your eyes, 'Arry, she really did!" Fleur had met my sister? Why had she been in Tinworth? Is that where she lived?
"Had you ever seen her before then, Fleur?" I asked, needing to know more.
"No, I don't believe so. Tinworth is very small and Bill and I 'ave seen everyone there at least twice."
"Oh, Harry, I think it's really true. Lucy is your sister, oh, this is fantastic!" Hermione jumped up and hugged me. But a thought popped into my head.
"We have to find her," I decided. "She could be in danger from the remaining Death Eaters. Lestrange is still out there, and Avery and quite a few more. I need to talk to Kingsley about this." I grabbed my coat off the coat rack and pulled it on only to find Ginny ready to go to. The letter with the handwriting that looked like Lily's fluttered in her hand with the breeze from an open window. I thought about it for a moment then decided it would be better not to argue and just go with it. Ginny took my hand as we stepped into the fireplace and shot out in the Ministry a minute later.
I hurried along the corridors, pulling Ginny along with me. I hurried as fast as I could until I found the door to Kingsley's office. Inside I saw he was in a meeting with what looked to be the heads of the offices, including Arthur. I sighed and then hurdled down the hall to my right to the Library. Hermione had towed Ron and I to it one time before they had found Ginny, during which time, I had been thoroughly uninterested in it. Now, nothing seemed to be more necessary to me.
I reached the library and saw the magical computers sitting in their shelves. I went over to one and sat down. As I typed in Lucy's name, Ginny pulled up a chair. I tried Lucy Lily Lupin first.
Results came up of Hogwarts registration, sorting, O.W.L. results and N.E.W.T. results. There were records of her wrongdoing at Hogwarts by Umbridge and Snape and a handful of other teachers, like the Carrows. Lastly, I found out she had left Hogwarts to be home-schooled in 1998, following Voldemort's defeat. I looked up Lucy Lily Potter next.
Only one thing of significance came up: her birth certificate. Her parents were labeled as James Harold Potter and Lily Evans Potter, born on April 20, 1982. Her godparent was Sirius Orion Black, but her legal guardian was Remus John Lupin. So it was true then. Harry had a little sister. Ginny read everything over his shoulder.
"Do you still want to talk to Kingsley?" she asked. I printed out all of Lucy's school records and her birth certificate before answering.
"Yes, I have to figure out where she is before," I replied, swallowing nervously. "Before they do."
A/N: Yes, another cliffhanger. But still the same contest as the previous chapter! What is Hamal's animagus? And now you get two guesses, one for each chapter! Review mucho!
