Chapter 6: Bonding.
"Hey Darla, I thought since I didn't have anything to do at the moment if you wanted to we could go and talk." Harry said with a smile.
"Sure, Where do you want to go?" Darla asked excitingly jumping to her feet.
"We could walk around the grounds. I'm sure you're tired of sitting around the castle. So how have you been?" Harry was at a loss on what to ask her.
"I'm great. I just can't believe you're actually talking to me, I mean Hermione said it might take a while for you to get use to having a sister. I've heard so many things about what has happened to over the last few years and I wanted to know what it's like facing Voldemort?" Darla said walking towards the lake.
"You said his name. Sorry it's just that not a lot of people say his name. It's scary but when I'm around him I don't think at the time how scary and dangerous it is, actually I don't really think at all." Harry said looking at his sister. She had their mom's emerald green eyes, and their dad's brown hair. She was about a foot and a half shorter than Harry was also.
"So do you think one day we could play Quidditch together?" Darla said watching her brother get lost in his thoughts.
"That would be cool, but um the thing is we don't have any Quidditch items at home. I heard that you have to leave because of it being dangerous if you stay here." Harry said remembering what Hermione had once told going to the Great Hall.
"Actually, we do. Harry dad left you his snitch before he died, and Snape went out and bought me a bludger to cheer me up when I found out the truth. I'm sure we could save our money to buy a Quaffle one day. Then we'd have a whole set." Darla said noticing a few of the students looking at Harry and her.
"Then you're one. Maybe during Christmas break, I think you should stay at Grimmauld Place instead of at Snape's house. It is partially yours, and it's probably a lot nicer. If you don't want to I understand I just thought that you might want an actual home, one that our parents use to visit and everything." Harry said feeling guilty. He was starting to enjoy having a sister, Darla was one of the coolest people Harry ever met. He hated the fact that it took Hermione and McGonagall to get him around to talking to her.
"I would love that! Then I can see you and the others when you go on breaks and such." Darla gave Harry a hug. He looked at her for a minute and hugged her back.
"Oh look Potter's got a girlfriend." Shrieked Pansy Parkinson. Harry looked at her and walked away, he knew he couldn't tell her that it was his sister, because then it would definitely get back to Draco.
"So is it true you can talk to snakes?" Darla asked ignoring Pansy also.
"Yeah, I didn't know I could until I came to Hogwarts. I mean I did release a Python on our cousin Dudley but I didn't know I did it. I had no idea that magic actually existed." Harry said. He was getting use to hanging out with Darla quickly. After a while both of them started joking around with each other.
"I want to meet the Dursleys. I think it would shock them, you would get a kick out of it, and since you can't do magic outside of school I could curse them for you." Darla said smiling.
"You can do magic?" Harry said confused.
"Yeah, It's a loop hole that the Ministry didn't figure out yet. Since I didn't go to an actual school I can do magic outside of Snape's house. Plus Lupin said that since you've been a target of Voldemort and since he's looking for me also, then I should be prepared." Darla said pushing Harry into the lake. He had done it to her early when they were fighting over who the best teacher at Hogwarts was, Harry wasn't winning and pushed her into the lake.
"Hey! That's not fair!" Harry said pulling himself to the bank.
"Yes, it is! You did it to me, and Snape is a pretty darn good teacher if I've ever seen one." Darla said smiling.
"Well, it's almost time for the feast, I think we should make our way back to the castle." Harry said taking out his wand and drying his clothes. While making their way to the school they bumped into Hagrid.
"It's good ter see you two gettin along so well. I was afraid you two would end up losing each other in the end. Darla it's great to see yer happy." Hagrid said giving Darla a hug.
"What did he mean?" Harry asked once Hagrid was out of ear shot.
"I've had a hard time with you ignoring me, I thought you hated me and wanted to get rid of me. I also thought that when you finally got around to talking to me you'd end up thinking I was some dorky little sister that was constantly tagging along so I would have friends." Darla said blushing.
"Well, no need to worry about that anymore. I think you're cool and I'm keeping you as a sister. So no matter what you're stuck with me now." Harry said laughing and pulling his sister into a hug.
