"Auror," Harry said that morning as he and Hermione reentered the Common Room after a very early breakfast. They had gone so early that Ron was still asleep, as was the rest of the House. Harry sat down, ready to tell Hermione about the conversation from last night. They hadn't dared speak to each other on the subject at breakfats; even though it had been very early, several students from other houses had been there, including Cho Chang, Justin Finch-Fletchey, and Draco Malfoy. Hermione wouldn't have been able to get a human word out of Harry anyway, he had been too busy staring at Cho. BR
"Harry, quit dreaming about Cho and snap back into reality," Hermione had said, but it hadn't really done any good, Harry had continued to gawk at her all of breakfast. Hermione had even smacked him upside the head, but he still couldn't be brought out of a fantasy. Finally, she had sighed, and took out a book, which she had been buried in all of breakfast. BR
"So, what happened last night?" BR
"Well, I found out I pretty much have a godmother." BR
"Melissa's your godmother? So you don't have to go back to the Dursley's anymore, even if Sirius isn't cleared?" BR
"Yeah, that's it." BR
"But what if Sirius is cleared?" BR
"Well, that's the other thing I found out. Guess what?" BR
"What?" Hermione said, exasperated. BR
"Sirius and Melissa are in love. As in they were engaged before he got sent to Azkaban." BR
"No way! Sirius never seemed like the type to fall in love to me." BR
"He didn't seem like that to me, either." BR
"Harry, do you remember what Melissa was saying last night?" BR
"Herm, she said a lot of things last night. Be a little more specific." BR
"About not talking to her twin in fourtten years because of Pettigrew. And what Lupin said. Something like, 'What did she ever see in that rat, anyway?' And then they started talking about Cassie and Karen. What do you reckon that was all about?" BR
"I dunno, but we can ask her. We have Defense Against the Dark Arts first, and that's what she's teaching, isn't it?" BR
"Yeah, I guess so." BR
Harry and Hermione sat through an interesting lesson that morning. It would have been a lot of fun, had they not been squirming in their seats the whole time, anxious to talk to the new professor whom everyone seemed to like. Finally, the neverending lesson ended. BR
"Professor," Hermione said, "Could we talk to you for a few minutes?" BR
"Of course, Harry, Hermione." BR
"Well, we were wondering about something you and Remus were saying last night." BR
"What something would that be?" BR
"Well, you started saying something about your twin, and Cassie and Karen, and what she saw in the rat....." BR
"Ah, that. I suppose I should tell you about Morgan, then. I do have a twin, named Morgan. She and I were pretty close throughout our lives, but not as close once we went to Hogwarts. Sure, she was part of our little group, but she was kind of shy. Of course, after falling for James, Sirius, Remus, and Chris, who our stepsister ended up marrying, she settled on Peter. After Hogwarts they got married, and they had twin daughters your age. The twins, Cassie and Karen, now attend Beauxbatons. But when Sirius 'killed' Peter, Morg came straight to me. She asked me if I realized what Sirius had done, and I said, 'Yes, nothing.' She said that he had killed her husband, and handed the Potter's over to Voldemort. I tried to explain to her that Peter had turned the Potter's over to Voldemort, and that he had faked his own death. You see, I was working in the Ministry at the time, in the Department of Magical Catastrophes, and I was on the scene when it happened. Of course, Lily had told me about the Secret Keeper switch already, but I did get a chance to talk to Sirius after the explosion, but before he was sent to Azkaban, so I knew the truth. I tried to get Morgan to listen to me, but she said I was a liar and we haven't spoken since. Of course, Liz, my stepsister that I mentioned earlier, took Morgan's side, and I haven't spoken to her in ages, either." BR
"That's awful!" Hermione said. BR
"You grow used to it," she replied. BR
"I'm so sorry!" BR
"Don't worry about it. Now get to your next class, I believe it's Potions. Snape won't excuse you being late, now hurry along!" BR
"Harry, quit dreaming about Cho and snap back into reality," Hermione had said, but it hadn't really done any good, Harry had continued to gawk at her all of breakfast. Hermione had even smacked him upside the head, but he still couldn't be brought out of a fantasy. Finally, she had sighed, and took out a book, which she had been buried in all of breakfast. BR
"So, what happened last night?" BR
"Well, I found out I pretty much have a godmother." BR
"Melissa's your godmother? So you don't have to go back to the Dursley's anymore, even if Sirius isn't cleared?" BR
"Yeah, that's it." BR
"But what if Sirius is cleared?" BR
"Well, that's the other thing I found out. Guess what?" BR
"What?" Hermione said, exasperated. BR
"Sirius and Melissa are in love. As in they were engaged before he got sent to Azkaban." BR
"No way! Sirius never seemed like the type to fall in love to me." BR
"He didn't seem like that to me, either." BR
"Harry, do you remember what Melissa was saying last night?" BR
"Herm, she said a lot of things last night. Be a little more specific." BR
"About not talking to her twin in fourtten years because of Pettigrew. And what Lupin said. Something like, 'What did she ever see in that rat, anyway?' And then they started talking about Cassie and Karen. What do you reckon that was all about?" BR
"I dunno, but we can ask her. We have Defense Against the Dark Arts first, and that's what she's teaching, isn't it?" BR
"Yeah, I guess so." BR
Harry and Hermione sat through an interesting lesson that morning. It would have been a lot of fun, had they not been squirming in their seats the whole time, anxious to talk to the new professor whom everyone seemed to like. Finally, the neverending lesson ended. BR
"Professor," Hermione said, "Could we talk to you for a few minutes?" BR
"Of course, Harry, Hermione." BR
"Well, we were wondering about something you and Remus were saying last night." BR
"What something would that be?" BR
"Well, you started saying something about your twin, and Cassie and Karen, and what she saw in the rat....." BR
"Ah, that. I suppose I should tell you about Morgan, then. I do have a twin, named Morgan. She and I were pretty close throughout our lives, but not as close once we went to Hogwarts. Sure, she was part of our little group, but she was kind of shy. Of course, after falling for James, Sirius, Remus, and Chris, who our stepsister ended up marrying, she settled on Peter. After Hogwarts they got married, and they had twin daughters your age. The twins, Cassie and Karen, now attend Beauxbatons. But when Sirius 'killed' Peter, Morg came straight to me. She asked me if I realized what Sirius had done, and I said, 'Yes, nothing.' She said that he had killed her husband, and handed the Potter's over to Voldemort. I tried to explain to her that Peter had turned the Potter's over to Voldemort, and that he had faked his own death. You see, I was working in the Ministry at the time, in the Department of Magical Catastrophes, and I was on the scene when it happened. Of course, Lily had told me about the Secret Keeper switch already, but I did get a chance to talk to Sirius after the explosion, but before he was sent to Azkaban, so I knew the truth. I tried to get Morgan to listen to me, but she said I was a liar and we haven't spoken since. Of course, Liz, my stepsister that I mentioned earlier, took Morgan's side, and I haven't spoken to her in ages, either." BR
"That's awful!" Hermione said. BR
"You grow used to it," she replied. BR
"I'm so sorry!" BR
"Don't worry about it. Now get to your next class, I believe it's Potions. Snape won't excuse you being late, now hurry along!" BR