Harry Potter's spirit
(by firedemon)
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognise.
Chapter three: Clues
They got off the train and onto little boats, like Hagrid told them to. They got to the sorting. Sara and Tom had already told her that she just had to put the sorting hat on so she wasn't too worried. When his turn came, Tom was put in Gryffindor. When it was her turn, she put the hat on and it said:
"Hmm, difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage I see. Not a bad mind, either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes - and a thirst ro prove yourself, now, that's interesting ... So where shall I put you? I would put you in Slytherin but Dumbledore would have a fit if I didn't put you in GRYFFINDOR."
Tara thought that was weird but she went to sit down next to Tom. Later, Sara was sorted into Gryffindor. While they were eating, Tom asked Tara if the hat said something weird about her.
"Yah, it said Dumbledore would have a fit if I wasn't sorted into Gryffindor."
"That's exactly what it said for me."
***
((One month later))
Tara was going down to her first flying lesson. When the teacher saw her she said:
"Take a broom, mount and try to catch this."
She was holding a golf ball. Tara discovered that she could fly without being told how to.
The golf ball was in the air. She aimed her broom downwards and dived for the ball. She caught it and flew up just before hitting the ground. She was accepted on the gryffindor quidditch team. People kept saying she was the youngest player since Harry Potter.
She got curious and went to the library. Madam Pince told her that the books on Harry Potter were in the restricted section and she needed a note from a teacher to get one. She asked every teacher in the school and they all said no. She gave up and forgot about it.
***
((Christmas day))
Tara was opening her gifts when she found a silvery cloak.
"Wow, it's an invisibility cloak."
***
((That night))
She was in the restricted section of the library, looking for the book no one wanted her to read: Harry Potter and dark wizard. She found it and read:
"Harry Potter defeated the dark lord at the end of his seventh year. Hermione Granger, who assisted the scene, said that in a last desperate attempt He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named tried to manipulate Potter's mind. Dumbledore that there was no need to worry and he had everything under control. He affirms that Harry Potter was trained in occlumency and was probably letting it happen under the pressure of seventeen miserable years. Quote: Harry just needs to remember and I've got just the person for that."
Dumbledore will not admit it but rumour says that Tara Potter, who looks so strikingly like him is the one."
Tara had read enough. She was enraged. How come no one had ever told her this? Hermione Granger, wasn't that Tom's mom? Tom and Sara probably knew all of this. She made up her mind to have a go at Dumbledore, tomorrow, in front of everyone.
***
That morning, Tara refused to talk to anyone. She just took the book and went down to breakfast. She waited until almost all the school was there and walked up to Dumbledore.
"What is it Tara?"
He had obviously seen the look of fury on her face.
"HOW COULD YOU"
"How could I what?"
Seeing Dumbledore's calm face just enraged her more and she threw the book in his face.
"I see you have a knack for breaking rules."
"JUST LIKE HARRY POTTER, RIGHT? YOU HID THAT BOOK WHEN THERE'S NOTHING FORBIDDEN ABOUT IT. YOU MADE THE HAT BUT ME IN GRYFFINDOR. YOU MADE OLLIVANDER SELL ME THAT WAND. YOU MADE SURE I WAS ON THE GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAM."
"No, I didn't. You got what is rightfully yours."
She took a plate of sausages and threw it on the floor.
"That's exactly what he did to my office when he was angry at me."
She stormed out of the hall and didn't attend any of her classes that day.
