Harry was trying to comfort Ron when he felt that something was terribly wrong. "Something's wrong with Haylee." he said to Ron.
"What?" Ron said starring at Harry. "Nothing's wrong with Haylee."
"Yes there is. I don't know how I know, but I know." Harry said and ran out of the room and down the stairs. Ron got up and followed him. Harry was running to the portrait door when Ron saw Hermione.
"Harry! Wait. Hermione!" he said and Harry looked.
"Oh my god Hermione are you okay?" Hermione nodded, her mouth was covered with tape so she couldn't speak. Harry ran over to her and untied her. "Do you know where Haylee is?"
"Malfoy took her."
"What?!" Ron exclaimed running out the portrait hole. Harry and Hermione followed him. They ran down the stairs and out onto the grounds.
"Malfoy!" Harry said and Ron looked around. Standing by a wall of fire was Draco Malfoy. They ran over to him. Ron pulled his wand out of his pajama's and pointed it at Malfoy's throat. Malfoy was so shocked he didn't have time to pull his own.
"Where the bloody hell is Haylee?" Ron screamed in Malfoy's face. Malfoy was shaking but managed to point towards the flames. Hermione ran towards them and did a charm and walked through the flames. Harry followed. They saw her in the middle of the lake.
"Haylee!" Harry screamed. Haylee looked towards Harry and started swimming. Harry jumped into the water and swam after her. Hermione tried to stop him but he wouldn't let her. Luckily he did because the cold made Haylee pass out half way to where Hermione was standing. She started to sink into the water. Harry grabbed her and pulled her to Hermione. Hermione pulled her out. Hermione screamed. Haylee wasn't breathing. Harry bent over her and quickly gave her mouth to mouth. She choked and spit up water. She sat up and looked around.
"Draco."
"He's gone. Ron scared him away." Just then Ron came running through the fire.
"Ron!" Haylee screamed and ran towards him and hugged him. She wouldn't let go. "I thought I'd never see you again. How did you find me." Ron said nothing but looked at Harry.
"Yeah how did you find her Harry?" Ron asked. Haylee turned to look at Harry, still holding onto Ron as if she let go he'd disappear.
"I don't know. I just had this...feeling." All eyes were on him now. He slowly got up. "We should really get Haylee to the hospital wing." Ron agreed and they went to the hospital wing. Ron half carrying Haylee because she wouldn't let go. When they got there Sirius was waiting for them.
"Are you okay." he asked looking at Haylee.
"Yes." she answered and pulled herself even closer to Ron.
"Are you two stuck?" Sirius asked jokingly. No one really found it funny at the moment. "Er... right. Madam Pomfry's waiting for you." he said and motioned them to her office. Ron dragged Haylee there and the other two stayed with Sirius.
"Harry, how did you know?" Hermione asked.
Harry shrugged, "I don't know. I just had this feeling that something happened to her."
"Er..." Sirius said. Harry and Hermione both looked at him.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Well, you guys are kind of...linked."
"Huh?"
"Harry, she's your sister."
Harry jumped up and accidentally knocked Hermione over. "WHAT?!"
"Harry calm down. You both have the same father." Sirius tried to explain but Harry was going crazy.
"Bloody hell." he whispered under his breath. Hermione got up and put her hand on his shoulder. "Don't touch me." Hermione took her hand off quickly and glared at him. "I....I..." but he couldn't say it.
"You what?" Hermione asked angrily.
"I....kissed her."
"WHAT!?" It was Hermione's turn to go crazy. "You kissed her??"
"Yes, when we were mad at each other." Oh god. I kissed her. She's my sister. I kissed my sister. How? This is bad. That wasn't just some little kiss either. Harry's mind was wandering. How could she have let me kiss her?
"Harry, are you okay?" Sirius asked pulling Harry out of his thoughts.
"Why did she let me kiss her?" he said out loud not really meaning to.
"She doesn't know, Harry." Sirius answered. Harry looked at Hermione.
"I'm sorry." he whispered. But I'm more sorry to myself. He thought.
Haylee and Ron were coming back from Madam Pomfry's office. "She's okay. You saved her life Harry. I really owe you."
"Yeah...yeah you do." Harry said. He couldn't look at Haylee. He was looking at the floor.
"What's wrong?" Haylee asked sensing there was definitely something wrong. Harry didn't look up or say a word.
"He just found out something....shocking" Hermione answered. "He er... kissed his sister."
"Harry, that's gross." Haylee said and Harry looked up.
"Well, you kissed your brother!" Harry almost screamed.
"I don't have a brother. What are you guys talking about?" Haylee said looking at Ron, who she'd finally let go of. She ran towards him and put her arms around him again.
"Me." Harry said. Haylee looked at him confused.
"You kissed Harry?" Ron asked trying to push Haylee off him, but she wouldn't budge.
"You're my brother?" she asked. Harry nodded. "How?" Harry pointed at Sirius.
"James Potter is your father."
"No. He can't be. Lucius Malfoy killed my father. Voldemort killed Harry's parents."
"Haylee listen to me. Your mother told you that so you wouldn't figure it out. Reamus, Dumbledore and I are the only living people who know now besides your mother. And now you four. I suppose Malfoy probably knows as well. He seems to be after you a lot this year."
"Why?"
"Killing Harry alone isn't going to help Voldemort. He has to kill both of you. The day James died, he's been living through you, in a way."
"But the prophecy." Harry interrupted. He hadn't really talked about what the prophecy said with anyone yet, he hadn't wanted them to be worried. Sirius turned to Harry.
"The prophecy is in your name, but you're linked to Haylee. If either one of you dies, while Voldemort is still alive, the other one will too."
"So that's why Malfoy's been after me. Why didn't they just kill me that night in the woods then?" Haylee asked.
"It's complicated. Voldemort's afraid if he tries to kill you, the same thing will happen as did when he tried to kill Harry 15 years ago. You knew Haylee was in trouble because you can both in a way read each others mind." Haylee and Harry both looked at Sirius shocked.
"What am I thinking right now?" Harry asked Haylee.
"Uh....I don't bloody know." Haylee said and turned to Sirius. "Is this some kind of joke?"
"Joke? No. You're connected by a really powerful magic." Harry looked at him, "No, not Dark Magic Harry."
Neither Harry nor Haylee knew what to do. Harry pushed Hermione's hand off his shoulder and ran out the door. Haylee looked from Sirius, to Hermione to Ron. Then she ran after him. She turned the corner to go down the stairs, thinking he had probably went outside. She nearly tripped over him. He was sitting on the stairs with his head in his hands. Haylee couldn't tell if he was crying or not. She sat next to him and put her arm around him. He looked up, she saw he wasn't crying, and pushed her off. She stood up quickly.
"Harry, I'm sorry. I didn't know or I never would have let you kiss me." Haylee said quietly. Harry looked up at her.
"It's not that. It's just...everyone talks about my dad like he was the greatest man alive. Except Snape. Maybe he was really how Snape says he was. If this is true, he was cheating on my mum." Haylee sat down again.
"All my mum ever told me about my father was that he was a great man, a wizard and he was killed when I was only a year old. On July 31st this year, for my birthday she said she was going to show me a picture of him, but she never did." Haylee stopped and was about to say something when Harry jumped up.
"Wait! Your birthday is July 31st?"
"Yeah, why?"
"My birthday is July 31st."
Haylee got to her feet and looked at Harry. Harry turned away. He couldn't look at her. She was him, only not. He continued to look at the floor and slowly walked up the few stairs. He didn't look towards her but said, "I'm going to bed."
"Okay." Haylee answered. It's not even noon. She thought to herself. This is too weird.
She stood on the stair she was on until Ron came to find her. "Haylee, are you okay?"
"Did you know Harry's birthday is July 31st?"
"Yeah... why?"
"Ron, my birthday is July 31st. How is that possible." Ron looked at her and then behind him. Sirius was standing behind him.
"You guys are twins?" Ron asked looking at Sirius, not Haylee.
"No they're not twins Ron. They have different mothers."
"Oh. That's odd." Ron said and walked over to Haylee. Haylee quickly stepped away. She felt dirty.
"I'm going to bed." She said and walked up the stairs.
"It's not even noon."
"I don't care. This is all too much."
"Haylee, it's not really a big deal. You kissed your brother, get over it."
Haylee turned around. She walked over to Ron and practically screamed in his face. "What? Why don't you go kiss Ginny the way I kissed Harry. And why don't you have a brother, who's life has to either end in murder, or he has to commit murder." Haylee started to turn but Ron grabbed her arm.
"What was that last bit?" Haylee glared at him.
"You know nothing about him do you? You're suppose to be his best friend!" She pulled away and ran up the stairs. Ron turned to Sirius.
"What the bloody hell is she talking about?"
"I can't tell you that. He'll tell you, when he's ready."
"What? He must have told Haylee. Why would he tell Haylee before he told me. I've known him for 6 bloody years. How long has he known her? A few months???" Ron shouted.
"Calm down Ron. Maybe he told her when she got him from his aunt and uncles."
"I'm talking to a bloody ghost!" Ron said and started to walk away.
"Thanks." Sirius muttered and flew away. Ron went back up to the dormitory. Hermione was sitting in front of the fire. Ron didn't say anything to her but started to go up to the boys dormitory.
"He doesn't want to talk to anyone."
"Well he's gonna bloody talk." Ron said and went up the stairs. Hermione got up and pulled him down.
"What are you talking about?"
"Haylee said something about his life had to either end in murder, or he'd have to commit murder. Do you know anything about this??"
"No. But Ron, this isn't a good time, especially to bring something like that up. Did Sirius know what she was talking about?"
"Yeah, but he wouldn't tell me. He said 'He'll tell you, when he's ready.' Bloody ghost."
"Ron!" Ron walked over to the chair by the fire and sat down.
"This is the worst Christmas ever."
The two of them sat there talking for hours until Haylee came down. She sat in the chair next to Ron, but didn't say anything. She merely glared at the fire. Ron and Hermione were both looking at her when they heard a door close behind them. Harry was walking down the stairs. He sat on the opposite side of the room as Haylee and looked out the window.