Chapter 2:
The Hogwarts trip
Harry and Melissa were having a hard time getting used to the fact that they were brother and sister. Dinner that night was fairly different. After the delicious dinner everyone said good - night they all trooped up the stairs. The following morning every body was rushing around trying to get exactly everything they needed. Mrs. Weasley was kissing everyone hurriedly good-byes. Mr. Weasley was taking them to King's Cross in a Muggle limosioune. He had bought it when he finished getting all the other stuff in the house. They had a butler drive, but it was still a most unpleasant trip because Harry's two pets kept acting like they were crazy, jumping on people's heads, biting and scratching viciously. Soon Crookshanks started in what the others were doing. Pigwedgion hooting madly and Hedwig was screeching. It was all like that until the butler yelled, "SHUT UP" at the top of his lungs and all the animals shut up automatically. At the station Mr. Weasley got trolleys for everyone. Hermione was telling Melissa how they were supposed to slip through the apparently solid barrier not attracting the Muggles attention. They did it in-groups Hermione, Melissa and Ginny went first, acting as they were leaning against the barrier and slid silently through. Harry, Ron and Mr. Weasley went next just by sliding through it. On the other side was the scarlet train that would take them to Hogwarts. Ginny had gone off down the compartments to go sit with her friends. Meanwhile Harry, Melissa, Ron and Hermione continued down the train to the last compartment, which was completely empty. Harry and Ron started telling Melissa all about Hogwarts a couple of minutes later. By the time the lunch trolley came along Melissa knew all about the sorting, the trick stairs, Peeves, Filch and Mrs. Norris. About two hours before they were to be at Hogwarts Malfoy and his two cronies (Crabbe and Goyle) came into the compartment. "Well, well if it isn't potty, weasel and Mud-blood." Malfoy said with a disgusted look on his face. "Who is this young girl a first year?" Malfoy said pointing at Melissa thinking she was short. Melissa stood up and said, " I see a real big difference in our height Malfoy" she snapped. "Oh sorry" he muttered under his breath. " Sorry nothing you should be glad I won't do any thing to you." She said all in one breath. "Really" Malfoy said with a sneer withdrawing his wand from the other compartment. "Yep" Melissa withdrew her wand from her pocket, which surprised Malfoy. She saw that it distracted him and said " cuticaniless". Malfoy suddenly started to get wrinkled and ugly and his cuticles were being cut off and his fingers started to bleed rapidly. Crabbe and Goyle stepped up cracking their knuckles but Melissa shook her head " You wouldn't want it to happen to you now would you?" she said raising her eyebrows. Crabbe and Goyle backed away. "YOU STUPID LUGHEADS GET ME OUT OF HERE" Malfoy bellowed. They left silently. There was blood on the floor and Melissa wiped it clean with a sweep of her wand. Harry and Ron were on the other side of the compartment howling with laughter. Hermione stood up and said, "Good job Melissa!" with a cheerful smile. Harry and Ron finally recovered from that brief moment of laughter. Harry put a hand on his sister's shoulder "That was hilarious. Now he probably won't mess with you again." He chuckled softly. "Well we better put on our robes," said Ron hoarsely his throat hurt from laughing so hard.
Soon they had arrived at Hogsmeade station. Harry, Ron, Melissa and Hermione saw a gigantic shadow. "Hagrid!" Harry shouted. "Al' righ' there harry," said Hagrid gruffly. " Yeah," said over the heads of the crowd "Hagrid guess what this is my twin sister Melissa. "Hello Hagrid," she said shyly " I'll be riding with the first years since I have to be sorted still. Harry, Ron and Hermione set off to the horseless carriages where all the older students were getting into. The carriages made their way up the steep silent hill on the grounds coming to the marble staircase. They went through the double doors into the entrance hall where they turned to the right to enter the wonderfully decorated great hall. The three of them took seats at the front of the table with one empty seat next to Harry, which was supposedly, Melissa's. A few minutes later the first years arrived in the hall Melissa amongst them. Professor McGonagall came I n with a stool and a raggedy looking hat. McGonagall set the hat on the stool. Suddenly a rip in the hat opened and the hat began to sing a song:
I am a hat full of brains to help sort your house. Will you be in Gryffindor since you are brave? Or in Ravenclaw for being clever. Is it that you are bold to be in Hufflepuff? Or if you're a power thirsty kid well that means you are in Slythieren. Well now since the song is over let's dance.
Music started to play and everybody got up and danced. But they stopped as soon as someone had yelled "STOP!" It had been Snape who yelled. He was so noticeably now since everybody sat down and he was the only standing besides the first years. Snape was looking furious beyond belief but very quickly his face straightened into a smile and he said, "Let's please get with the sorting." It happened though because McGonagall had said "When I call your name you will put on the hat and sit on the stool until your house is called."
First she called
"Acanti, Genicika" (RAVENCLAW!)
"Brooks, George" (SLYTHRIEN)
"Carter, Antonnette" (Gryffindor)
Everyone was called including "Walters, Oliver" (HUFFLEPUFF).
The only person who wasn't called was Melissa. But a moment after Professor McGonagall took the hat and stool out of the hall Dumbledore spoke. "Well what wonders of wonders only one person left." he said maniacally. "She probably isn't supposed to be here. Should we turn her into a chicken?" he said with a smile. "Oh I'm sorry Melissa I didn't realize it was you! Everybody we have a new student here at Hogwarts. She will be in the sixth year. Her name is Melissa Potter. She will be joining in with the last of the sorting here. Professor McGonagall the hat if you please" Professor McGonagall came in only with the sorting hat. There was a buzzing noise starting in the Hall like the day the Goblet of Fire regurgitated Harry's name during his fourth year.
McGonagall handed the hat to Melissa and she placed it carefully upon her head. Only on her head for at least a minute the hat yelled "GRYFFINDOR!" Melissa was happy that she was chosen to go to the same house her brother had gone to. She came over to the seat they had saved for her and sat down.
"So you're not going back to our aunt and uncles house this summer?" she asked him.
" No I'm going to live with Sirius Black our godfather." He said. " I wonder if he knows about you?" he asked in a mysterious voice. "I'll write him when we get to the common room."
"Harry don't you think it's obvious that he does know" said Hermione in an exasperated voice as they headed up the marble staircases. " That's probably why you're moving there with him. Don't you get it Harry" Harry shook his head no in a dumb manner. " He probably wants her to come with you so she can be safe with him like you or for you to go with her besides where will she live after school is over this year. Will she go back to live in America? Ask her Harry, she probably knows where she's going to go." Hermione said hysterically.
Fine, fine! Harry said throwing his hands up. I'll ask Sirius just in case she doesn't know. Okay Hermione." With an edge in his tone.
Melissa was looking as though she had seen a ghost even though she had at the feast. She was staring from Harry to Hermione and back again. This was the first time Harry and Hermione had ever got into a fight and Melissa had known since her brother and her had been linked together since birth. Melissa and harry have known that they had each other for these past sixteen years. Only it had been a long time since they had thought of each other. That's why when Hermione told Harry about Melissa, he said "really? I have a twin sister and I never knew."
The Hogwarts trip
Harry and Melissa were having a hard time getting used to the fact that they were brother and sister. Dinner that night was fairly different. After the delicious dinner everyone said good - night they all trooped up the stairs. The following morning every body was rushing around trying to get exactly everything they needed. Mrs. Weasley was kissing everyone hurriedly good-byes. Mr. Weasley was taking them to King's Cross in a Muggle limosioune. He had bought it when he finished getting all the other stuff in the house. They had a butler drive, but it was still a most unpleasant trip because Harry's two pets kept acting like they were crazy, jumping on people's heads, biting and scratching viciously. Soon Crookshanks started in what the others were doing. Pigwedgion hooting madly and Hedwig was screeching. It was all like that until the butler yelled, "SHUT UP" at the top of his lungs and all the animals shut up automatically. At the station Mr. Weasley got trolleys for everyone. Hermione was telling Melissa how they were supposed to slip through the apparently solid barrier not attracting the Muggles attention. They did it in-groups Hermione, Melissa and Ginny went first, acting as they were leaning against the barrier and slid silently through. Harry, Ron and Mr. Weasley went next just by sliding through it. On the other side was the scarlet train that would take them to Hogwarts. Ginny had gone off down the compartments to go sit with her friends. Meanwhile Harry, Melissa, Ron and Hermione continued down the train to the last compartment, which was completely empty. Harry and Ron started telling Melissa all about Hogwarts a couple of minutes later. By the time the lunch trolley came along Melissa knew all about the sorting, the trick stairs, Peeves, Filch and Mrs. Norris. About two hours before they were to be at Hogwarts Malfoy and his two cronies (Crabbe and Goyle) came into the compartment. "Well, well if it isn't potty, weasel and Mud-blood." Malfoy said with a disgusted look on his face. "Who is this young girl a first year?" Malfoy said pointing at Melissa thinking she was short. Melissa stood up and said, " I see a real big difference in our height Malfoy" she snapped. "Oh sorry" he muttered under his breath. " Sorry nothing you should be glad I won't do any thing to you." She said all in one breath. "Really" Malfoy said with a sneer withdrawing his wand from the other compartment. "Yep" Melissa withdrew her wand from her pocket, which surprised Malfoy. She saw that it distracted him and said " cuticaniless". Malfoy suddenly started to get wrinkled and ugly and his cuticles were being cut off and his fingers started to bleed rapidly. Crabbe and Goyle stepped up cracking their knuckles but Melissa shook her head " You wouldn't want it to happen to you now would you?" she said raising her eyebrows. Crabbe and Goyle backed away. "YOU STUPID LUGHEADS GET ME OUT OF HERE" Malfoy bellowed. They left silently. There was blood on the floor and Melissa wiped it clean with a sweep of her wand. Harry and Ron were on the other side of the compartment howling with laughter. Hermione stood up and said, "Good job Melissa!" with a cheerful smile. Harry and Ron finally recovered from that brief moment of laughter. Harry put a hand on his sister's shoulder "That was hilarious. Now he probably won't mess with you again." He chuckled softly. "Well we better put on our robes," said Ron hoarsely his throat hurt from laughing so hard.
Soon they had arrived at Hogsmeade station. Harry, Ron, Melissa and Hermione saw a gigantic shadow. "Hagrid!" Harry shouted. "Al' righ' there harry," said Hagrid gruffly. " Yeah," said over the heads of the crowd "Hagrid guess what this is my twin sister Melissa. "Hello Hagrid," she said shyly " I'll be riding with the first years since I have to be sorted still. Harry, Ron and Hermione set off to the horseless carriages where all the older students were getting into. The carriages made their way up the steep silent hill on the grounds coming to the marble staircase. They went through the double doors into the entrance hall where they turned to the right to enter the wonderfully decorated great hall. The three of them took seats at the front of the table with one empty seat next to Harry, which was supposedly, Melissa's. A few minutes later the first years arrived in the hall Melissa amongst them. Professor McGonagall came I n with a stool and a raggedy looking hat. McGonagall set the hat on the stool. Suddenly a rip in the hat opened and the hat began to sing a song:
I am a hat full of brains to help sort your house. Will you be in Gryffindor since you are brave? Or in Ravenclaw for being clever. Is it that you are bold to be in Hufflepuff? Or if you're a power thirsty kid well that means you are in Slythieren. Well now since the song is over let's dance.
Music started to play and everybody got up and danced. But they stopped as soon as someone had yelled "STOP!" It had been Snape who yelled. He was so noticeably now since everybody sat down and he was the only standing besides the first years. Snape was looking furious beyond belief but very quickly his face straightened into a smile and he said, "Let's please get with the sorting." It happened though because McGonagall had said "When I call your name you will put on the hat and sit on the stool until your house is called."
First she called
"Acanti, Genicika" (RAVENCLAW!)
"Brooks, George" (SLYTHRIEN)
"Carter, Antonnette" (Gryffindor)
Everyone was called including "Walters, Oliver" (HUFFLEPUFF).
The only person who wasn't called was Melissa. But a moment after Professor McGonagall took the hat and stool out of the hall Dumbledore spoke. "Well what wonders of wonders only one person left." he said maniacally. "She probably isn't supposed to be here. Should we turn her into a chicken?" he said with a smile. "Oh I'm sorry Melissa I didn't realize it was you! Everybody we have a new student here at Hogwarts. She will be in the sixth year. Her name is Melissa Potter. She will be joining in with the last of the sorting here. Professor McGonagall the hat if you please" Professor McGonagall came in only with the sorting hat. There was a buzzing noise starting in the Hall like the day the Goblet of Fire regurgitated Harry's name during his fourth year.
McGonagall handed the hat to Melissa and she placed it carefully upon her head. Only on her head for at least a minute the hat yelled "GRYFFINDOR!" Melissa was happy that she was chosen to go to the same house her brother had gone to. She came over to the seat they had saved for her and sat down.
"So you're not going back to our aunt and uncles house this summer?" she asked him.
" No I'm going to live with Sirius Black our godfather." He said. " I wonder if he knows about you?" he asked in a mysterious voice. "I'll write him when we get to the common room."
"Harry don't you think it's obvious that he does know" said Hermione in an exasperated voice as they headed up the marble staircases. " That's probably why you're moving there with him. Don't you get it Harry" Harry shook his head no in a dumb manner. " He probably wants her to come with you so she can be safe with him like you or for you to go with her besides where will she live after school is over this year. Will she go back to live in America? Ask her Harry, she probably knows where she's going to go." Hermione said hysterically.
Fine, fine! Harry said throwing his hands up. I'll ask Sirius just in case she doesn't know. Okay Hermione." With an edge in his tone.
Melissa was looking as though she had seen a ghost even though she had at the feast. She was staring from Harry to Hermione and back again. This was the first time Harry and Hermione had ever got into a fight and Melissa had known since her brother and her had been linked together since birth. Melissa and harry have known that they had each other for these past sixteen years. Only it had been a long time since they had thought of each other. That's why when Hermione told Harry about Melissa, he said "really? I have a twin sister and I never knew."