Year1: A New Beginning

By: Lil'Annie

Author's Note: Hey I'm really sorry this took so long I just hired a friend to type for me thank her

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Ch.4: Meeting Harry

The rain poured down pounding on the roof of the tiny shack and through the walls.

Annie Potter stood just inside the door frame-which was missing it's door. In front of her stood

the Hogwarts game keeper, Hagid who was currently talking to her brother , Harry. He also stood

in front of her looking very shaking.

"Hello 'arry I 'aven't seen you since you were a baby." Hagrid said to Harry. Her brother

jumped and turned his attention to Hagrid. He opened Up his mouth to speak but a large beefy

man in the corner got to it before him, and he was holding a shot gun.

"You are trespassing on private property ,Sir! Now Leave!" the man said trying to sound

menacing but failing terribly. He was trembling noticably.

"Dry up Dursley,"Hagrid growled and swiftly bent down , grabbed the gun and twisted it

up 'Dursley? That man's my uncle...' Her uncle squealed and pushed the remaining two behind

him .

As Hagrid sat down on the sad excuse for a couch, he began to complain about tea and th

grilling some sausages, she wasn't really paying attention. She did however begin to study her

family members. Her uncle was a very large man with a red-face and absolutely no neck what-so-

ever. His son took after him incredibly so, except for his blonde hair in which he favored from

his mother. Her aunt was a very thin woman , she had a rather long neck, and a fairly large nose

which wonderfully resembled a beak. Her brother was almost a mirror of her, he was of her

height with jet black hair , and very bright green eyes. Other than her eyes , which were a brilliant

shade of blue , the most noticeable difference was his lightning bolt scar, marking him for who

he was.

Annie's attention snapped back to what was going on when she realized Harry was

speaking to Hagrid .

"I'm sorry , but who are you?" Harry asked.

"Rebeus Hagrid , gamekeeper of Hogwarts. You'll know all about that o' course." He

answered cheerfully . He continued to stoke the fire while Harry just stood there bewildered .

"I'm so sorry , but no, am I supposed to?"

Hagrid chuckled and looked at him "Well no, I don't suppose so , but didn't ya ever

wonder where yer parents learned it all?" Hagrid waited for her brothers response and Annie

watched out of the corner of her eye as the Dursleys backed further in the corner.

"All of what?" He asked. Annie cringed and prepared for Hagrid's yelling. 'Oh boy here

is comes... He doesn't know , they didn't tell him.'

"Dursley!!! Are you tellin' me he knows nothin'? I know you knew , Dumbledore left you

a letter ! I watched him put it there," Hagrid turned to Annie and pointed to her "What about 'er ?

Did you tell him 'bout 'er?" He finished yelling.

"I knew some things like math and such, and why should I know about her?" He asked

frowning.

Harry yer not what you think you are-"

"STOP! I forbid you to tell him!" Her uncle yelled at Hagrid grabbing ahold of some

nerve.

"Oh go get stuffed Dursley! Harry yer a wizard!" Hagrid said sitting down and sighing.

"A wizard? I'm sorry , I can't be , I just can't, I'm just Harry, just Harry."Harry responded

bewildered.

Annie finally stepped forward and addressed her brother. "It's true , Harry you're a

wizard, I didn't believe it at first either , but it's true." She told him smiling.

"An' you'll be a thumpin' good one once ya get yer trainin'." Hagrid added.

"He'll not be going , we swore we'd stomp it out of him when we took him in !" Her

uncle growled stepping forward .

"You knew I was a wizard?" Harry asked angrily.

"Oh of course we knew!," Her aunt said stepping up and speaking for the first time since

Hagrid and she had came inside. "How could you not be, my perfect sister being what she was.

My parents were so proud of having a witch in the family but, I knew I was the only one who saw

her for what she really was, A FREAK! Then she ran off with that Potter and had you. We knew

you'd be just as strange, just as abnormal. Then if you please , she went and got herself blown

up!" Her aunt finished.

"Blown up?!? You told me my parents died in a car crash!" he yelled at her.

"A car crash? That's outrageous a car crash kill Lily and James Potter?" Hagrid yelled yet

again.

"It doesn't matter he won't be going." her uncle said for the twentieth time that evening.

"Hagrid snorted, "an' I suppose a great muggle like yer self is gonna stop him, this boy an

this girl have had their names down since the day they were born! They'll be going to Hogwarts

under the greatest headmaster ever - Albus Dumbledore." Hagrid finished smiling then at Harry.

"I will not pay for some crack pot old fool to teach him magic tricks!"Uncle Dursley

roared.

"Never," Hagrid whispered standing up. "Insult Dumbledore in front of me." Hagrid pointed his

pink umbrella at Dursley and lightning shot forth at him. Dudley clamped his backside and

yelped. Aunt Petunia screamed, grabbed Dudley and Uncle Vernon pulled the two of them in to a

side room.

The three of them stood in silence for a second , then Hagrid grinned sheepishly. "I'd

appreciate it if we kept that last bit to ourselves, I'm not supposed to be doin' magic strictly

speaking. "Harry nodded and Hagrid turned and gave her a look.

"What ! I would never tell anyone! I'm innocent." She said laughing . Hagrid threw his

head back and laughed while Harry looked back and forth between the two of them.

"Anyways Harry , I reckon it's 'bout time that ya read yer letter" Hagrid said finally

handing it to him. Harry opened it and stared . Annie already knew what was listed there ,

Dumbledore had given hers to her before they left , but none the less , listened as her brother read

his allowed to the two of them.

"Dear Mr. Potter , we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts

School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find the enclosed list of all the necessary books and

equipment . The term begins on September 1st. We await your owl by no later than July 31st yours

sincerely , Minerva Mcgonnagall." He finished looking excited. " What do they mean by... we

await your owl?"

"That's how we send letters and such."Annie piped in smiling at him.

They waited patiently as Hagrid wrote a letter and tied it to the leg of an owl he had in a

pocket of his moleskin coat. Hagrid turned back from the window that the owl had previously

flown out of and looked at Harry.

"Well anymore questions 'fore we tuck in for a bit?" He asked gruffly.

Harry looked at Annie who was still sitting there just smiling (rather idiotically, one could

say) "Yes ,just one," He began to look flustered. "You said earlier that they never told me about

her." Harry nodded his head towards her apologetically, "Who is she? She looks oddly

familiar...What?" He asked at the look on their faces.

Hagrid stood and sat next to Annie. "Harry , a few months after you were born I went to

yer house to pick up a precious bundle o' joy an; dropped it off in 'merica.. An' that would be yer

sister 'ere." Hagrid said quietly putting a large hand on Annie's shoulder for a moment causing

her to slouch. "Yer twin sister Annie, Harry."

Harry stared at Annie with wide eyes "S-s-sister? But how? Why wasn't she where I was

all these years ?" He spattered.

Annie laughed "It's true , how well I don't want to have to explain how we were born to

you. As for where I was - in America.." She said smiling again.

"Why?" He asked

"Yer mum an' dad were worried 'bout her so they put 'er with a guardian, and no I won'

tell you why they were worried Annie."He said glancing at her when she sat up hopefully .

Dumbledore had told Annie that she'd know the reason why she was hidden when she was ready.

Annie believed that she was ready right now.

"So we're twins , which means my whole family isn't gone?" Harry said brightening up.

He walked over and pulled Annie into a hug , behind them Hagrid blew his nose into his

handkerchief. Annie pulled out of her brothers embrace.

"Yes , which means I'll be with you from now on. I'm going to love the look on our aunt

and uncle's faces when they find out that they'll be housing two Potters." She said mischievously.

They both laughed for a minute . When Hagrid finally managed to get their attention he said

"Alrigh' you two , I know you two have 'lots er catchin' up ter do but let's wait 'til tomorrow. We

need as much sleep as we can get. Busy day tomorrow!" He said gently.

"Busy? Why?" Harry asked curiously.

"Got ter get yer school supplies don' we? Yep it's off to Diagon Alley for us." Hagrid

answered cheerfully, settling down on the couch as Harry and Annie bid down at the floor near the

fire. Complete silence slowly filled the tiny shack save the slight sound of those in a deep slumber

and the waves breaking against the rocks outside. All was peaceful for the time being as the

dawning of a new day approached.