Chapter 2: A Completely New Way of Thinking
"If you looked anymore shocked Miss, err, Miss Potter I would think that you had seen a Basilisk!" commented the man "Names Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore sent me to retrieve you this year to start at Hogwarts. I'm to show you around Diagon Alley, get yer school supplies and such like. You did want to go, right?"
"I guess so...." Liana said shyly.
"No need to be scared, I do look like a monster on the outside but truth be the matter is that I could never hurt a fly" replied Hagrid.
After some brief goodbyes to the children in the orphanage Hagrid and Liana left to start searching for her school supplies. Once in Diagon Alley Liana was truly mesmerized by what she saw around her. There were shops filled with magical treats, broomsticks, bubbling cauldrons and practical jokes. It was not just the streets that seemed to catch her attention however, people of all shapes and sizes could be seen walking down the street and for some peculiar reason Liana firmly believed that not everyone on the streets were even people at all. After a long time shopping for robes and books Hagrid and his pupil only had one more stop to make before they could call it a day—Ollivander's.
"I never thought that I would see the day" whispered Ollivander as soon as Liana walked into the store, "this truly is an honour, let's see what we can find for you!"
It seemed like the searching for a good wand would never end. Liana had been different all of her life and this seemed to make Mr. Ollivander think that she must have a different type of wand. They tried ones made of oak and maple, they tried ones with phoenix feathers and horsehair, the sad truth of the matter was that none of them worked for Liana. Finally, Mr. Ollivander found a wand that might do.
"Yes, this truly is a unique wand" commented Ollivander aloud, "11 inches, fir with a wormwood and amethyst core"
As soon as Liana's hand touched the unusual wand, it was as if a small tornado went across the room. This wand did not want to let go of its newfound master. Hagrid and Liana thanked Mr. Ollivander and while they were exiting, he was muttering something under his breath about "maybe the greatest wizard ever known".
Once back onto the main street Hagrid and Liana walked back towards the Leaky Cauldron. To Liana's surprise, once she had found her room she noticed that all of her clothing and other items were neatly placed around the room.
"Professor Dumbledore wanted me to give these to you" announced Hagrid as he handed her a stack of at least 15 used books. "He says he's gonna put you in the same grade as --- he's gonna put you in your third year so you have to catch up. The train for Hogwarts leaves next Tuesday, you can catch it at Platform 9 ¾ at the London Station. Best of luck to you Liana, I'll be seeing you at Hogwarts!"
It felt like Liana just was starting to understand the man that they had sent to help her find her supplies when he was suddenly being ripped right back out. Once again, Liana felt lost and utterly confused and now in a world that she did not totally understand. The week before she was to be on the train to leave to Hogwarts was a busy one. Liana started trying to get caught up and her study habits turned out to really help her. She was soon able to transfigure everything that was in the textbooks and she knew all about the History of the Dark Ages, the only thing that she really had a problem with was Potions and that was because she could not really do any experiments without supervision--- she'd just have to wait until she could get help from her teacher. This week was not just busy for Liana though; one morning when Liana was eating breakfast she happened to find a copy of the Wizarding World newspaper called the Daily Prophet. The headline of the day was "Murderer Sirius Black escapes Azkaban". The next day posters were all around the Leaky Cauldron of this "Sirius Black" and Liana was warned by the bartender to call if she ever thought that she saw someone suspicious. Everyone seemed to fear this Mr. Black very much and Liana was a very curious person and sought to find the reason why.
Finally the day that Liana had been hoping for the most finally came, the day that she would get to ride the Hogwarts Express to her new school. She arrived at Platform 9 ¾ very early in the morning to ensure that she was on time and that she would get a good seat on the train. What Liana failed to miss though was the amount of students and parents who were looking at her and whispering. To the average person it would appear that they were as afraid of Liana as they had been when they found out that Sirius Black had escaped Azkaban. After finding an empty compartment, Liana closed the door and started to wonder if she would ever make any new friends. The truth finally hit her—she was different from all of the rest and she was walking in on a bunch of people in her grade who were younger than she was and who all already knew each other. Four minutes before the train was about to leave a young red headed boy came and opened her compartment door.
"Is there enough room in here for three more people? Or are the seats taken?" the red head asked.
"No, there is no one sitting here, feel free" replied Liana pointing to the seats around her.
Following slowly after the red head into the compartment was a young girl around the age of 13 with shoulder length frizzy hair. Behind her was a young man who to Liana looked strangely familiar.
"Well I guess since we all will be sharing the same compartment the entire time while we are here we should introduce ourselves" said the young girl in a know-it-all manner, "my name is Hermione Granger".
"And I'm Ron Weasley" said the red head politely.
As if he needed no introduction, the last boy triumphantly announced that he was Harry Potter. As soon as Liana heard the young boy's last name, her mouth immediately fell open.
"Did you say Harry Potter?" questioned Liana quizzically.
"I most certainly did—see I told you Hermione that I needed no introductions—ever!" Harry said smugly.
To that, the only thing that Hermione could do was roll her eyes.
"And you are?" asked Hermione.
"Well you see, my name is Liana" she answered, "Liana Potter"
As if someone was shot Ron immediately leapt from his seat and ran towards the door to their car. Hermione just looked at Liana in pure horror and pulled out her wand prepared to fight if necessary. On the other side of the compartment both Harry and Liana had the most confused look on their faces.
"Harry, we can't stay here, she's insane!!!!" shouted Ron, "it's said that she went totally bonkers when your parents were killed! She's bad luck!"
"Harry, for the first time ever, I think I am going to have to agree with Ron" Hermione said.
"Wait—she's my sister?" questioned Harry, "I'm an only child".
"No you aren't" replied Ron.
After about 10 minutes of explaining both Harry and Liana realized that they indeed have another family member who was alive. Both were extremely shocked and overjoyed because now they had someone who could truly understand them. Somehow, Harry managed to convince both Hermione and Ron that Liana would not blow them up--- just call it a gut instinct. Eventually Liana slowly became part of their group, laughing and joking as if they had all known each other the entire time. The rest of the train ride went fairly smoothly—minus the incident with the dementors that is. At long last, the group of students stepped off the train and Hagrid who would take them up to the castle greeted the first years. Everything around Liana reminded her of a fairy tale and everything seemed so entirely perfect. She could not wait to be sorted, and hopefully join her younger brother in Gryffindor. After finally stepping out of her boat she walked up with the other first years to the Great Hall were they were met by Professor McGonagall before they would be brought in front of the rest of the students. This was to be one of the biggest moments of Liana's darkly overcast life. Which house was she going to be sorted into? Only time would tell.
"If you looked anymore shocked Miss, err, Miss Potter I would think that you had seen a Basilisk!" commented the man "Names Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore sent me to retrieve you this year to start at Hogwarts. I'm to show you around Diagon Alley, get yer school supplies and such like. You did want to go, right?"
"I guess so...." Liana said shyly.
"No need to be scared, I do look like a monster on the outside but truth be the matter is that I could never hurt a fly" replied Hagrid.
After some brief goodbyes to the children in the orphanage Hagrid and Liana left to start searching for her school supplies. Once in Diagon Alley Liana was truly mesmerized by what she saw around her. There were shops filled with magical treats, broomsticks, bubbling cauldrons and practical jokes. It was not just the streets that seemed to catch her attention however, people of all shapes and sizes could be seen walking down the street and for some peculiar reason Liana firmly believed that not everyone on the streets were even people at all. After a long time shopping for robes and books Hagrid and his pupil only had one more stop to make before they could call it a day—Ollivander's.
"I never thought that I would see the day" whispered Ollivander as soon as Liana walked into the store, "this truly is an honour, let's see what we can find for you!"
It seemed like the searching for a good wand would never end. Liana had been different all of her life and this seemed to make Mr. Ollivander think that she must have a different type of wand. They tried ones made of oak and maple, they tried ones with phoenix feathers and horsehair, the sad truth of the matter was that none of them worked for Liana. Finally, Mr. Ollivander found a wand that might do.
"Yes, this truly is a unique wand" commented Ollivander aloud, "11 inches, fir with a wormwood and amethyst core"
As soon as Liana's hand touched the unusual wand, it was as if a small tornado went across the room. This wand did not want to let go of its newfound master. Hagrid and Liana thanked Mr. Ollivander and while they were exiting, he was muttering something under his breath about "maybe the greatest wizard ever known".
Once back onto the main street Hagrid and Liana walked back towards the Leaky Cauldron. To Liana's surprise, once she had found her room she noticed that all of her clothing and other items were neatly placed around the room.
"Professor Dumbledore wanted me to give these to you" announced Hagrid as he handed her a stack of at least 15 used books. "He says he's gonna put you in the same grade as --- he's gonna put you in your third year so you have to catch up. The train for Hogwarts leaves next Tuesday, you can catch it at Platform 9 ¾ at the London Station. Best of luck to you Liana, I'll be seeing you at Hogwarts!"
It felt like Liana just was starting to understand the man that they had sent to help her find her supplies when he was suddenly being ripped right back out. Once again, Liana felt lost and utterly confused and now in a world that she did not totally understand. The week before she was to be on the train to leave to Hogwarts was a busy one. Liana started trying to get caught up and her study habits turned out to really help her. She was soon able to transfigure everything that was in the textbooks and she knew all about the History of the Dark Ages, the only thing that she really had a problem with was Potions and that was because she could not really do any experiments without supervision--- she'd just have to wait until she could get help from her teacher. This week was not just busy for Liana though; one morning when Liana was eating breakfast she happened to find a copy of the Wizarding World newspaper called the Daily Prophet. The headline of the day was "Murderer Sirius Black escapes Azkaban". The next day posters were all around the Leaky Cauldron of this "Sirius Black" and Liana was warned by the bartender to call if she ever thought that she saw someone suspicious. Everyone seemed to fear this Mr. Black very much and Liana was a very curious person and sought to find the reason why.
Finally the day that Liana had been hoping for the most finally came, the day that she would get to ride the Hogwarts Express to her new school. She arrived at Platform 9 ¾ very early in the morning to ensure that she was on time and that she would get a good seat on the train. What Liana failed to miss though was the amount of students and parents who were looking at her and whispering. To the average person it would appear that they were as afraid of Liana as they had been when they found out that Sirius Black had escaped Azkaban. After finding an empty compartment, Liana closed the door and started to wonder if she would ever make any new friends. The truth finally hit her—she was different from all of the rest and she was walking in on a bunch of people in her grade who were younger than she was and who all already knew each other. Four minutes before the train was about to leave a young red headed boy came and opened her compartment door.
"Is there enough room in here for three more people? Or are the seats taken?" the red head asked.
"No, there is no one sitting here, feel free" replied Liana pointing to the seats around her.
Following slowly after the red head into the compartment was a young girl around the age of 13 with shoulder length frizzy hair. Behind her was a young man who to Liana looked strangely familiar.
"Well I guess since we all will be sharing the same compartment the entire time while we are here we should introduce ourselves" said the young girl in a know-it-all manner, "my name is Hermione Granger".
"And I'm Ron Weasley" said the red head politely.
As if he needed no introduction, the last boy triumphantly announced that he was Harry Potter. As soon as Liana heard the young boy's last name, her mouth immediately fell open.
"Did you say Harry Potter?" questioned Liana quizzically.
"I most certainly did—see I told you Hermione that I needed no introductions—ever!" Harry said smugly.
To that, the only thing that Hermione could do was roll her eyes.
"And you are?" asked Hermione.
"Well you see, my name is Liana" she answered, "Liana Potter"
As if someone was shot Ron immediately leapt from his seat and ran towards the door to their car. Hermione just looked at Liana in pure horror and pulled out her wand prepared to fight if necessary. On the other side of the compartment both Harry and Liana had the most confused look on their faces.
"Harry, we can't stay here, she's insane!!!!" shouted Ron, "it's said that she went totally bonkers when your parents were killed! She's bad luck!"
"Harry, for the first time ever, I think I am going to have to agree with Ron" Hermione said.
"Wait—she's my sister?" questioned Harry, "I'm an only child".
"No you aren't" replied Ron.
After about 10 minutes of explaining both Harry and Liana realized that they indeed have another family member who was alive. Both were extremely shocked and overjoyed because now they had someone who could truly understand them. Somehow, Harry managed to convince both Hermione and Ron that Liana would not blow them up--- just call it a gut instinct. Eventually Liana slowly became part of their group, laughing and joking as if they had all known each other the entire time. The rest of the train ride went fairly smoothly—minus the incident with the dementors that is. At long last, the group of students stepped off the train and Hagrid who would take them up to the castle greeted the first years. Everything around Liana reminded her of a fairy tale and everything seemed so entirely perfect. She could not wait to be sorted, and hopefully join her younger brother in Gryffindor. After finally stepping out of her boat she walked up with the other first years to the Great Hall were they were met by Professor McGonagall before they would be brought in front of the rest of the students. This was to be one of the biggest moments of Liana's darkly overcast life. Which house was she going to be sorted into? Only time would tell.