Chapter 4
I went to Hagrid's cabin around 5:30 to see why he wasn't at class today. I crept up to his cabin and knocked on the wooden door. There was no answer. Not even Fang barking. I knocked on the door again. "Hagrid? Hagrid are you home?" I called out. "Hagrid?" I walked around the house and into the back. I checked to see if the back door was open, but no success. Damn it Hagrid where are you? His garden looked like it hasn't been tended to in a while. The weeds were taking over. I got a weird vibe and a chill shot up my spine. "Oww." I put my hand on my forehead. Across my scar hurt I felt a tingle. I left quickly. I hope Hagrid is all right.
I walked into the school and looked at my wristwatch. "6:15! Oh shit!" I ran to Dumbledore's office. I stopped in front of the statue. "What's the password? He didn't tell me!" I pulled out the letter from my pocket. "Gum drops and swizzle sticks?" I didn't understand why he wrote that until the statue jumped to the side and let me pass by. I ran up the stairs as fast as I could. I finally reached the heavy oak door. I knocked then walked in. "Thank you for joining us Harry. Please sit down." I sat down in a chair but I didn't understand why he said 'us'. It was only he and I. Then I realized some one behind me. Long dark hair and green eyes, which stood out against the firelight.
"Raven?"
"Harry?"
"What are you doing here Raven?"
"I was invited."
"I asked you both to come." Dumbledore interrupted.
"I asked you to come because there is reason to believe that you two are related." Raven and I were silent. "We found a photo album of your parents Harry and we notice that there were two children in the photos. A boy, that's you Harry, and a girl. Which we think is you Raven." I looked over at Raven she seemed very interested. "I didn't think that the people I live with were my real family. For one thing I look like no one in the family, nobody has green eyes and they're almost all blonde." "We have a way to find out, but are you sure you want to find out." Raven nodded. Then I did too. "Alright I'll go get it."
Dumbledore left the room. Raven stood up and walked over to Fawk's cage. The phoenix raised its head and blinked its golden eyes. "Such a beautiful bird." She continued to browse around the room. She stopped at one of his many shelves. I leaned back in my chair to see what she was looking at. A bowl with water in it. Raven whispered a little poem or chant. I really couldn't tell. "My past is fogged and my future is unclear. Light my path. Show me the way. Give me the fire. Hand me the torch. Show me what I should fear." She dipped her fingers in the water. I waited a few minutes before I asked her what she was doing. "Raven what are you doing?" She looked up at me and said "It didn't work so don't worry about it."
She sat back down next to me. "Harry if you are my brother I don't want you protecting me or anything like that."
"Why?"
"Because Joe taught me to never have to rely on someone to fight my fight."
"Who's Joe?"
" Joe was my brother."
"You can still consider him as your brother."
"It's not that. Joe is dead!"
Tears welled in her green eyes. I quieted only momentarily before I asked another question.
"Would it be too rude to ask how he died?"
She wiped away her tears and then shoke her head.
"I was in a wizarding family so I wasn't foreign to all of the things like you, and I didn't live in the best part on New York either. So one day he was challenged to a dual, but this wizard was more powerful than him. That night, before he left, he gave me a hug and gave me that advice. That was the last time I saw him alive. That dual was to the death. I only told people I trust. Even though I've only known you for a few months. I trust you. Don't betray me or you'll live to regret it."
I didn't know if I should have been glad or terrified about what I just got myself into.
Dumbledor walked into the room carrying a book. He thumbed through the book until he stopped at a page. "Alright this is the potion that will tell you two if you really are brother and sister." Dumbledor said while pulling out a quill. He copied down the potion, folded it, and put it in his pocket. "It's going to take two months for the potion to be ready so don't get too excited. It's 7:30 go back to your common room, and when the potion is ready you'll both be called back. Goodnight to you both. I'll see you in the morning."
Raven and I walked into the common room and everyones head turned. We walked across the room to talk to Isabel, Ron, and Hermione. "So where where you two?You've been gone for two...three hours." Ron asked. "They probably got lost in a closet." Hermione said in a bitchy tone. I cringed at the thought. "Hermione will you shut up!" Raven replied. Hermione gave her a nasty look and then continued to do her homework. Raven sat down next to Ron and I noticed Hermione glance over at them, but quickly looked away.
I went to Hagrid's cabin around 5:30 to see why he wasn't at class today. I crept up to his cabin and knocked on the wooden door. There was no answer. Not even Fang barking. I knocked on the door again. "Hagrid? Hagrid are you home?" I called out. "Hagrid?" I walked around the house and into the back. I checked to see if the back door was open, but no success. Damn it Hagrid where are you? His garden looked like it hasn't been tended to in a while. The weeds were taking over. I got a weird vibe and a chill shot up my spine. "Oww." I put my hand on my forehead. Across my scar hurt I felt a tingle. I left quickly. I hope Hagrid is all right.
I walked into the school and looked at my wristwatch. "6:15! Oh shit!" I ran to Dumbledore's office. I stopped in front of the statue. "What's the password? He didn't tell me!" I pulled out the letter from my pocket. "Gum drops and swizzle sticks?" I didn't understand why he wrote that until the statue jumped to the side and let me pass by. I ran up the stairs as fast as I could. I finally reached the heavy oak door. I knocked then walked in. "Thank you for joining us Harry. Please sit down." I sat down in a chair but I didn't understand why he said 'us'. It was only he and I. Then I realized some one behind me. Long dark hair and green eyes, which stood out against the firelight.
"Raven?"
"Harry?"
"What are you doing here Raven?"
"I was invited."
"I asked you both to come." Dumbledore interrupted.
"I asked you to come because there is reason to believe that you two are related." Raven and I were silent. "We found a photo album of your parents Harry and we notice that there were two children in the photos. A boy, that's you Harry, and a girl. Which we think is you Raven." I looked over at Raven she seemed very interested. "I didn't think that the people I live with were my real family. For one thing I look like no one in the family, nobody has green eyes and they're almost all blonde." "We have a way to find out, but are you sure you want to find out." Raven nodded. Then I did too. "Alright I'll go get it."
Dumbledore left the room. Raven stood up and walked over to Fawk's cage. The phoenix raised its head and blinked its golden eyes. "Such a beautiful bird." She continued to browse around the room. She stopped at one of his many shelves. I leaned back in my chair to see what she was looking at. A bowl with water in it. Raven whispered a little poem or chant. I really couldn't tell. "My past is fogged and my future is unclear. Light my path. Show me the way. Give me the fire. Hand me the torch. Show me what I should fear." She dipped her fingers in the water. I waited a few minutes before I asked her what she was doing. "Raven what are you doing?" She looked up at me and said "It didn't work so don't worry about it."
She sat back down next to me. "Harry if you are my brother I don't want you protecting me or anything like that."
"Why?"
"Because Joe taught me to never have to rely on someone to fight my fight."
"Who's Joe?"
" Joe was my brother."
"You can still consider him as your brother."
"It's not that. Joe is dead!"
Tears welled in her green eyes. I quieted only momentarily before I asked another question.
"Would it be too rude to ask how he died?"
She wiped away her tears and then shoke her head.
"I was in a wizarding family so I wasn't foreign to all of the things like you, and I didn't live in the best part on New York either. So one day he was challenged to a dual, but this wizard was more powerful than him. That night, before he left, he gave me a hug and gave me that advice. That was the last time I saw him alive. That dual was to the death. I only told people I trust. Even though I've only known you for a few months. I trust you. Don't betray me or you'll live to regret it."
I didn't know if I should have been glad or terrified about what I just got myself into.
Dumbledor walked into the room carrying a book. He thumbed through the book until he stopped at a page. "Alright this is the potion that will tell you two if you really are brother and sister." Dumbledor said while pulling out a quill. He copied down the potion, folded it, and put it in his pocket. "It's going to take two months for the potion to be ready so don't get too excited. It's 7:30 go back to your common room, and when the potion is ready you'll both be called back. Goodnight to you both. I'll see you in the morning."
Raven and I walked into the common room and everyones head turned. We walked across the room to talk to Isabel, Ron, and Hermione. "So where where you two?You've been gone for two...three hours." Ron asked. "They probably got lost in a closet." Hermione said in a bitchy tone. I cringed at the thought. "Hermione will you shut up!" Raven replied. Hermione gave her a nasty look and then continued to do her homework. Raven sat down next to Ron and I noticed Hermione glance over at them, but quickly looked away.