A/N: Yay! A new part to a new fic!
Hermione stared at the back of the photo, being unable to comprehend the words written on the back.
~Lily Anne Potter: Age 14~
The girl in the photo was wearing a pair of shorts, a tank top, and had her arm around an older boy, whom Hermione presumed to be James Potter. Her fluffy hair looked exactly like Hermione's. It was even the same shade of brown. The girl was beaming at the boy, and Hermione shivered.
Harry noticed her shiver and reached for the photo.
"Sirius sent that with his note. By the way, Hedwig brought this." He tossed a note addressed to her onto her lap, and he and Ron crowded around her as she opened it.
~Hermione:
Your mother and I were reading your letter and trying to figure out the best way to say this. You're not ours. We found you, wrapped in blankets, laying on the road near our house. We can't tell you whose you are. We don't know. We took you in and raised you as our own. We're sorry we didn't tell you.
Mom and Dad~
Hermione immediately broke into tears. Harry put his arms around her and she felt his chest heave. He was crying too. Ron stood by awkwardly as sister and brother reunited after 14 years. Hermione sat up, gently working herself out of Harry's grasp. They stared at each other, tears still streaming down their faces.
"We need to go talk to Dumbledore." They stood up, and Ron wandered over to his brothers to tell them the big news. Hermione smiled at Harry as they left the common room. She had a brother. She had always been an only child. A sibling was a new concept to her.
They reached Dumbledore's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Harry opened the door, and Hermione walked in, followed by Harry. They sat in the chairs in front of his desk, and Dumbledore looked at them.
"I know why you have come to see me. You have discovered that you are brother and sister." At the horrified looks on their faces, he added, "I've known since you both arrived at Hogwarts. Actually, I knew before that also."
Words threatened to burst from both of them. Instead, Hermione cleared her throat and said, "Why didn't you tell us before?"
"Simple, Hermione! I did not want your lives to be changed. I knew you would eventually find out, but I was hoping you would be out of Hogwarts then. We were planning on telling you before you graduated."
"Well, I would have liked to know that Hermione was my sister so I could...." Harry stopped, because he didn't know what he would have done if he knew. Hermione giggled. Dumbledore smiled at them and dismissed them from his office. They went back up to the tower.
Ron was waiting for them when they scrambled through the portrait hole.
"WELL?" They laughed at the expectant look on his face.
"Sure enough, we are right. Hermione is my long lost sister." Harry left to write to Sirius.
Several days later, Sirius (now being a free man, which is another story totally!) arrived at the castle, and went straight to the Gryffindor common room. He spoke the password, which Harry had given him, and strode in. He spotted Harry and Hermione doing a Potions essay and walked over. As he approached, Hermione looked up.
"Jasmine!" He rushed forward and embraced her. She couldn't help it. She began to cry. When he let her go, he turned to Harry.
"Now that I'm a free man, and have established a home, you and Hermione will live with me." Harry laughed and hugged Sirius.
"It's great to see you again, Sirius." He smiled at the man, who seated himself in between the two, and gave him the news.
"Dumbledore gave us permission to go to Hogsmeade today so we can get acquainted as brother, sister, and godfather." With that, he stood, and Hermione and Sirius followed him out of the portrait hole.
Arriving in Hogsmeade, they stopped in for some butterbeer, then went to Honeydukes. They spent the majority of the day exploring the town, and as they walked down the main street to go back to Hogwarts, Hermione realized that this was the happiest she'd ever been.
A/N: Ah! Crappy ending! Anyway, short chappie, bad ending...they go hand in hand. R/R, and don't flame me. Snape and I will do bad things to you if you do.
Hermione stared at the back of the photo, being unable to comprehend the words written on the back.
~Lily Anne Potter: Age 14~
The girl in the photo was wearing a pair of shorts, a tank top, and had her arm around an older boy, whom Hermione presumed to be James Potter. Her fluffy hair looked exactly like Hermione's. It was even the same shade of brown. The girl was beaming at the boy, and Hermione shivered.
Harry noticed her shiver and reached for the photo.
"Sirius sent that with his note. By the way, Hedwig brought this." He tossed a note addressed to her onto her lap, and he and Ron crowded around her as she opened it.
~Hermione:
Your mother and I were reading your letter and trying to figure out the best way to say this. You're not ours. We found you, wrapped in blankets, laying on the road near our house. We can't tell you whose you are. We don't know. We took you in and raised you as our own. We're sorry we didn't tell you.
Mom and Dad~
Hermione immediately broke into tears. Harry put his arms around her and she felt his chest heave. He was crying too. Ron stood by awkwardly as sister and brother reunited after 14 years. Hermione sat up, gently working herself out of Harry's grasp. They stared at each other, tears still streaming down their faces.
"We need to go talk to Dumbledore." They stood up, and Ron wandered over to his brothers to tell them the big news. Hermione smiled at Harry as they left the common room. She had a brother. She had always been an only child. A sibling was a new concept to her.
They reached Dumbledore's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Harry opened the door, and Hermione walked in, followed by Harry. They sat in the chairs in front of his desk, and Dumbledore looked at them.
"I know why you have come to see me. You have discovered that you are brother and sister." At the horrified looks on their faces, he added, "I've known since you both arrived at Hogwarts. Actually, I knew before that also."
Words threatened to burst from both of them. Instead, Hermione cleared her throat and said, "Why didn't you tell us before?"
"Simple, Hermione! I did not want your lives to be changed. I knew you would eventually find out, but I was hoping you would be out of Hogwarts then. We were planning on telling you before you graduated."
"Well, I would have liked to know that Hermione was my sister so I could...." Harry stopped, because he didn't know what he would have done if he knew. Hermione giggled. Dumbledore smiled at them and dismissed them from his office. They went back up to the tower.
Ron was waiting for them when they scrambled through the portrait hole.
"WELL?" They laughed at the expectant look on his face.
"Sure enough, we are right. Hermione is my long lost sister." Harry left to write to Sirius.
Several days later, Sirius (now being a free man, which is another story totally!) arrived at the castle, and went straight to the Gryffindor common room. He spoke the password, which Harry had given him, and strode in. He spotted Harry and Hermione doing a Potions essay and walked over. As he approached, Hermione looked up.
"Jasmine!" He rushed forward and embraced her. She couldn't help it. She began to cry. When he let her go, he turned to Harry.
"Now that I'm a free man, and have established a home, you and Hermione will live with me." Harry laughed and hugged Sirius.
"It's great to see you again, Sirius." He smiled at the man, who seated himself in between the two, and gave him the news.
"Dumbledore gave us permission to go to Hogsmeade today so we can get acquainted as brother, sister, and godfather." With that, he stood, and Hermione and Sirius followed him out of the portrait hole.
Arriving in Hogsmeade, they stopped in for some butterbeer, then went to Honeydukes. They spent the majority of the day exploring the town, and as they walked down the main street to go back to Hogwarts, Hermione realized that this was the happiest she'd ever been.
A/N: Ah! Crappy ending! Anyway, short chappie, bad ending...they go hand in hand. R/R, and don't flame me. Snape and I will do bad things to you if you do.