"How are your classes going? Are the other students treating you alright?" Dumbledore said, attempting to strike up a friendly conversation. Kari ignored his question by taking sudden interest in the tea she was drinking. Dumbledore sensed this and said.
"Kari, it is my job to notify the ministry about things like this. It for you and your brother's own safety." Kari wasn't convinced. She gulped down the remains of her tea and thanked Hagrid before disappearing in a wisp of smoke.
She appeared in the common room so suddenly, that Ron nearly fell out of his chair. Fred and George looked at her questioningly.
"I thought you went to visit Hagrid," Jes said. Kari didn't feel like talking about it, so she answered.
"He already had a visitor, so I didn't stay long."
"Are you still holding a grudge against Dumbledore? Kari, you're more mature then this. It is getting silly," Jes said. She turned around, pushed Fred out of her way, and stormed out of the portrait hole. She was still steaming when she walked through the now familiar door to the room that held the chairs and the fireplace. She knew that something was different, although she wasn't sure how. The room didn't appear as though it had changed. After looking around for about half an hour, she decided to go through the unexplored door.
She opened the door and glanced around the strange room. Inside, there was a black grand piano sitting in the middle of the room, covered in a thick layer of dust. Kari walked over and sat down. She lifted the cover and ran her fingers over the keys. Then, unintentionally, she began to play. At first she played a simple scale, then she began playing more complicated pieces, slurring them all together like one piece. She played well into the night. If she stopped, then reality would come back to her. Her fingers began to cramp, so she stopped. She was surprised to hear clapping from behind her.
Peeves the poltergeist came floating down next to her, clapping loudly. I could be mistaken, Kari thought, but was that a tear I just saw in his eye? He glowed brightly in the dimness of the room.
"That was beautiful Miss," Peeves said. He brushed the tear away. "It reminded me of old times, when I was alive." Kari couldn't help but feel that Peeves was joking with her. After all, it was he that had tortured them when they first came to Hogwarts. "You are Harry Potter's sister, right?" Kari nodded slowly.
"My name is Kari," she said. "I always heard that you were a trouble maker, Peeves." Peeves opened his mouth to reply, but shrugged instead. He couldn't find anything to say, which was a first.
"You are very good, Kari," Peeves stammered. "It is very late. You should be in bed. Come on, I'll escort you." They walked out of the room and down the hall. Kari couldn't help but believe Peeves. She had always known that Peeves had been alive once, but she never dared ask him about his life. They walked to Gryffindor tower talking. Kari waved goodbye to Peeves before heading up the last flight of stairs to the portrait of the fat lady. After she gave the password, she snuck up the stairs, careful not to wake the others.
The next day, Kari awoke feeling somewhat better about what was going to happen. She dressed and met Hermione in the common room. Soon Jes, Harry, and Ron joined them. On the way down to breakfast, they ran into Peeves. He was writing rude words on the wall with chalk. He spotted Kari and grinned, trying to hide the chalk behind his back.
"Good morning Peeves," Kari said with a smile. Se was going to try out her power over peeves. "Mr. Filch won't like the fact that you have been writing on his nice clean walls, Peeves. I suggest that you clean it up right away." She forced back a smile.
"Yes Kari, "Peeves said nervously. Hermione looked quizzically at Kari. "You wouldn't happen to have a rag, would you?" Kari pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket and handed it to him. He immediately started scrubbing on the walls. Hermione was still staring at Kari, who was smiling. They walked down to breakfast in silence. Jes's mind was churning. Noone could control Peeves but the Bloody Baron. He thought at her. What was that all about?
"It's a long story," Kari said, concentrating on her scrambled eggs. It was about two o'clock when Professor McGonagall came in and said that they were to report to the headmaster's office. Kari, who was sill giving Dumbledore the cold shoulder, was reluctant to go.
"Hello," said Fudge as Kari and Jes walked in. They replied in monotone voices.
"Hi."
"Well, let's get started then, shall we?" Fudge began. He pulled a piece of parchment out of the pocket of his robes along with a quill. He dipped the quill into a bottle of ink and began. "What are your names?"
"Jessie and Kari Potter," Jes answered. He was extremely anxious to get out of there as soon as possible. Fudge eyes them both with a disbelieving look. Kari looked over at Jes and thought what is his problem? Jes shrugged. Fudge finally spoke up.
"Potter eh?" he said. "Is this some kind of joke, Dumbledore?"
"No, this is not a joke. I would like to introduce you to Harry's brother and sister. They just transferred here from Salem's School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Fudge wrote their names down on a sheet of paper and cleared his throat. "Animal?" he said.
"Timberwolf," Jes answered quickly. Kari thought about what to say for a second and said.
"I-I'm a shifter." Realizing that he didn't understand, she started to explain. "A shifter is an Animagus that doesn't have a certain animal." Fudge glanced over at Dumbledore, who nodded indicting that what she said was true.
"Well, this is a very unique situation," Fudge said, scribbling something down on the piece of parchment. "Go ahead and transform, I need to write down any specific markings." An hour later, Kari and Jes finally left Dumbledore's office. Kari, to Jes's surprise didn't have a grudge against Dumbledore anymore. They heard a shout from behind and turned to see who it was.