Disclaimer: Aww, do I have to? ::whines:: Oh, alright. I own nothing, except the plot of Sakura and Harry Potter. There, happy? Hmph.

The Fourth Potter

By: Emerald May

Chapter 11

The four of them sat around the compartment playing exploding snap as Sakura re-told her life in Tomoeda, Japan.

"And my friend Meiling is always trying to tag along with my friends, making sure that I don't take her Syaoran away," Sakura said, laughing at the memories. "Then there is Tomoyo, who is my best friend. She is a really great singer."

Ron laughed. "Seems like you had a great time in Japan."

Sakura nodded. "Yeah.. Also my brother Touya gets on my nerves because he always calls me kaijou, which means 'monster'. But my adoptive dad, who I call Otou-san, is really great."

Harry looked up at his sister. "Otou-san?"

"It means 'father' in Japanese," Hermione said automatically. Ron turned to her.

"Since when did you learn Japanese?"

Hermione looked up from her book. "Since I went to Japan when I was ten. And now that Sakura has taught me some," Hermione added.

Ron nodded slowly. "Oh…..I thought you were reading a book entitled Learn the Japanese Language." He returned to playing Exploding Snap with Harry.

Hermione glared at him as Sakura looked onward. "As a matter of fact, I am!" Waves the book in Ron's face.

Harry snickered. "Lover's fight…." Hermione whirled around snapping at him, "What did you say?" Ron, at the same time, glared at Harry saying 'I beg your pardon?' in a very rude, and sarcastic manner.

Harry rolled his eyes and looked out the window. "Hey, the train is slowing down."

Sakura, lost in thought about the Sakura Cards and her guardians, looked up and turned her head towards the window. "Yeah, you are right." Ron and Hermione, setting their 'love' feud aside, stood up to depart off the train.

Harry, closing his eyes and laying back against the train's emerald green, said, "Of course I am."

Hermione and Ron just rolled their eyes. Hermione looked back at the Japanese-raised girl. "Sakura, are you coming?" Sakura looked up a bit startled.

"Oh, yeah, sorry." Sakura got up and bent down to get her luggage, which was gone. "Hey! What happened to my bags?" The Sakura Cards! Oh, no! The though raced across Sakura's memory.

Harry looked up. "Oh, they are magically taken to our dorms."

Sakura nodded. "Oh, okay." As she walked out of the compartment, she felt a little uneasy, due to her transformed Clow Cards not with her.

"Firs' Years ov'r here! Firs' Years ov'r here!" A large man boomed at the youngsters. Sakura could only stare at him.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione stimuaneously called out, "Hello Hagrid!"

"Hagrid, this is my sister, Sakura. Sakura," Harry said, introducing his 'new-found' sister to Hagrid. Sakura smiled weakly, still shocked at how large a man could grow.

Hagrid bent down saying, "Tis' a pleasure meeting you Miss Potter. Name's Rubeus Hagrid."

Sakura shook his hand replying, "It's a pleasure meeting you too."

Hagrid straightened up leading the other First Years to the boats that would complete the journey to Hogwarts. Sakura got into a boat with two other students, whose faces showed that they were terrified. One whispered to Sakura, "I heard that we have to perform magic to be sorted." The other whispered, "My brother said that it's very painful to be sorted….I'm afraid." The girl whimpered slightly.

Sorted with pain? I thought Hermione said that we just had to put a hat on! Sakura thought apprehensively. Now I'm not so sure I want to be here anymore…..

One of the girls breathed. "Wow! Look at that!" Sakura looked at where the school was. Her eyes widened. "Wow!" Sakura echoed.

The boats came to a stop at the edge. Sakura hopped off and followed the other students up the staircase leading to the main hall. A woman with a stern face and her hair in a tight bun at the top of her head said, "Welcome to Hogwarts. My name is Professor Minerva McGonagall. In a few moments, you will pass through these doors and join your housemates. There are four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Let your past experiences choose your fate."

As Sakura began to walk through the great door, Professor McGonagall pulled her aside. "May I speak to you Miss Kinomoto." Kinomoto? Doesn't she know my sure-name is Potter? Well, I didn't know a few weeks ago…… The Professor lead her to a door with a gargoyle guarding it. Sakura noticed that it was made of stone.

"Lemon Drops." The stoned gargoyle jumped back, allowing the professor and Sakura in. Wow…Sakura thought. Professor McGonagall said, "Headmaster? I have brought Sakura Kinomoto."

"Um, excuse me," Sakura spoke up. "My, ah, sure-name is Potter." Sakura looked the other way, avoiding the room's occupant's eyes. Her eyes fell on a golden-red phoenix.

The stern professor chuckled.

Albus Dumbledore peered at Sakura over his half-moon glasses. "Ah, yes, Sakura. We know that your sure-name is Potter, but" he paused. "But, that is if you'd like, you can keep 'Kinomoto' as your sure-name here at Hogwarts."

Sakura broke into a wide smile. "Really? Oh, thank you!" Sakura looked down then looked back at the Headmaster saying, "Thank you. 'Potter' does seem strange to me."

Dumbledore smiled at her. "Very well, Miss Kinomoto. You may go back to the Great Hall and be sorted. And if I do say so myself, keeping 'Kinomoto' as your sure-name would be much simpler due to the fact if the school knew, it would cause havoc."

Sakura, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Dumbledore made their way towards the Great Hall. Professor Dumbldore went along the right side of the room, heading for the teachers table, while Professor McGonangall went to the front, ready to begin the Sorting Ceremony. Sakura joined the rest of the students, blending in as if she were never gone. Without warning, a hat that was sitting on a three-legged stool began singing.

"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,

But don't judge on what you see,

I'll eat myself if you can find

A smarter hat than me.

You can keep your bowlers black,

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwart's Sorting Hat

And I can cap them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head,

The Sorting Hat can't see,

So try me on and I will tell you

Where you ought to be.

You might belong to Gryffindor,

Where dwell the brave at heart,

Their daring, never, and chivalry

Set Gryffindors apart;

You might belong in Hufflepuff,

Where they are just and loyal,

Those patient Hufflepuffs are true,

And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,

If you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning,

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your real friends,

Those cunning folk use any means

To achieve their ends.

So put me on! Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a Thinking Cap!"

"Now, when your name is called, you will sit on this stool, and I will place this hat on you, and you will be sorted," Professor McGonagall said, calling out the first name.

"Arianna Bandwinder."

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Christina Dandilone."

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Abraham Ewane."

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Bella Gore."

"RAVENCLAW!"

By this time, the young sorceress was getting nervous. The next person to be sorted was the girl she had talked to in the boat on the way to Hogwarts.

"Cassady Jeveron."

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Sakura Kinomoto."

Sakura looked up, a sweat breaking out on her forehead. I wonder if anyone recognizes my name…… She walked up and looked around the Great Hall before sitting down on the wooden stool. The Sorting Hat fell over her eyes and she heard a voice.

Sister of Harry Potter and daughter of Lily Evans Potter and James Potter. Ah, a great sorceress I see, the Sorting Hat said. Hm… mistress of the Sakura Cards, eh?

Sakura gulped. Yes.

Now, now dearie, no need to be nervous. Ah, so you are full-filling Clow Reed's prophecy of being the Card Captor.

Yes.

Okay, anyway, let's get you sorted. I say……………… "GRYFFINDOR!"

Sakura took off the hat, handed it back to Professor McGonangall, who smiled at her, and headed towards the Gryffindor table, sighing with relief. She looked over at the Slytherin table and thought she saw Draco with a smirk on his face, but a hint of sadness in his ice-blue eyes. Sakura shook the thought away, shaking hands with her new housemates. She barely listened to where the other First Years were being sorted into.

"Attention please." The chatter stopped and everyone turned to look at the Headmaster. "Let the feast begin."

Piles of food appeared on the tables as Sakura looked at it with awe. She grabbed a dinner roll and took a bite of it before adding butter. Ron, on the other hand, began to grab chicken legs and tearing into the meat, nearly choking it. Hermione sighed, slapping his back to help him. "Do you chew when you eat?" Hermione asked, rolling her eyes.

Ron glared at her and just continued to eat.

As Sakura ate, she felt like eyes were boring into her back. She glanced over at the other tables, but no one was paying any attention to her. She tried to set the thought aside.

After the feast was cleared, Dumbledore stood up and asked for everyone's attention. Harry whispered to Sakura, "I think he is going to introduce the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. They have a new one each year." Sakura looked at him questioningly. He said, "I'll tell you later."

"I would like to announce that we have two new DADA teachers this year. Please welcome James Potter and Lily Evans Potter." The people in the Great Hall clapped as Sakura could only look at her biological parents. Harry was grinning at Sakura. "So, like your parents?" Sakura didn't respond but kept her gaze at her mother and father. Sakura saw her parents conversing in whispers. She looked to the right of them, seeing a man in a black robe, glaring at the couple. The man's face was filled with anger, hurt, and jealousy. I wonder what's wrong with him………

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Lily Potter looked anxiously for the First Years to arrive. She so badly wanted to see her daughter, the daughter that was rumored amongst her friends that she would be attending Hogwarts. "Oh, James, do you think she will arrive?"

James Potter held his wife's hand. "Don't worry, Flower, she will come. Albus said she would." Although his voice was comforting, he too was wondering where his daughter was at. Then there came the First Years, but Sakura was not amongst them. James' heart plummeted to the floor, his gaze going to his wife, whose eyes were hurt. Then it hit him. Of course, Minerva told us that we would let Sakura keep 'Kinomoto' as her sure-name. He quickly told Lily this and his wife began to relax.

"Look, James! There she is. Oh, my, how much she has grown." Lily looked at the daughter she never saw to grow up. Thank you, Fujitaka, for taking care of my daughter. Lily heard Minerva call out 'Sakura Kinomoto'. The young child walked to the Sorting Hat and placed it on her head. All Lily and James heard was 'GRYFFINDOR' and relief flowed through their veins.

As Lily ate her dinner, she couldn't help but look at her daughter's hair, a beautiful honey colored. She sighed inwardly. Sakura turned her head around, gazing around the room. Lily quickly averted her eyes.

James, noticing that Albus was about to end the feast, nudge Lily to indicate that they would soon be introduced to the school as the new DADA teachers. They heard Albus introduce them and they stood up.

"Oh, look James. There's Sakura."

James nodded, seeing the school girl that the infant became. "Yes. Oh how I wish she lived with us."

Lily nodded sadly. She saw Sakura look to the right of them. Lily looked down and saw Severus Snape, the Potions Master. She tapped him on the shoulder. "Severus? Are you okay?"

The Potions Master looked up at Lily, his secret love, a love that he couldn't have, not with the Potter around. He said, maybe a little to roughly, "Yes, I'm fine. Excuse me." He got up from the table and left the Great Hall, nearly toppling over Professor Flitwick. Lily stared after Severus and went back to talking with her husband.

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Severus Snape stomped down the corridor leading to the dungeons and to his private quarters. Not another Potter! She may be a Kinomoto for now, but as the year goes on, she will be revealed as a Potter. He yelled out a frustrated cry, cursing James Potter for having everything: Lily, Harry, and now Sakura. Damn you Potter! You always have the luck. You took away the woman of my dreams and made her into your reality! You should have never saved me in our Sixth Year. You should have let me died. That way, I wouldn't have to put up with your children's emerald green eyes that belong to Lily.

Sighing, the Potions Master slammed the door to his room, climbed into the four poster bed and closed his eyes to await for sleep.

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Author's Note: Hey!! Here is your long awaited chapter for The Fourth Potter! Hope everyone enjoyed it (cause I made it LONGER!!!). There will be more chapters to come. Oh, and did you see Draco looking at Sakura….uh oh, this could lead to trouble. Anyway, I'm going to beg for some more reviews, and I better get a lot because I made this chapter longer!!! (longest yet in fact). I better have at least 30 more reviews if you want me to continue writing more and *longer* chapters! So that is between 142-150 total reviews!! That's not a lot because last time, I had requested 100 review and I got 112, so keep those reviews coming in!!! Also, because some of my reviewers are asking me to change Sakura's hair color back to the original, I will do so (as you can already see in the fic). I will have to change everything else in my other chapters but I want you reviewers to tell me how you want me to change it. Just have it naturally honey colored or do you want me to dye it that color? Please include that in your review!! Also, if you would like me to e-mail you when a new chapter is updated onto fanfiction.net, please include your e-mail address with your review, or if you have a pen name, just review as a signed reviewer. If you have any questions or comments (more reviews, the better) please e-mail me at Piano71187@aol.com Ciao and as always ReAd AnD ReViEw!!! J