The next morning, a light brown owl rapped on the window of the 6th year Gryffindors. Harry jerked awake and unlocked the window to let the owl in. It hooted in recognition and flapped away.
'That's unusual. Usually owls wait for a reply.' Harry questioned to himself. But he quickly tore open the letter. It was written in purple ink in the handwriting Harry had familiarized by now.
To Mr. Potter:
I would like to see you and Ms. Potter in my office at 4 o' clock today for tea and cookies. I have sent a copy of this letter to your sister already, no need to tell her. Don't bother Professor McGonagall.
Professor Dumbledore
The letter ended with his signature. It was so extremely short Harry flipped the letter over to make sure he hadn't missed anything. However, just then, Seamus and Neville began to yawn widely. Harry stuffed the letter into his bag and started to dress. Seamus began to strike up a conversation and soon the letter was pushed to the back of his mind.
As he walked into Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid's eyes darted towards Harry as he pulled him aside.
"Harry, 'ye never told me you had a sister!" Hagrid exclaimed.
"How'd you find out?"
"Dumbledore trusts me you see. He also knows I'm a good friend of yer's." He paused. "I hope 'ye don't mind."
"No, no it's fine. And anyway, I only found out a couple days ago!" Harry suddenly realized.
"Well, best be getting to class." Hagrid pushed him back into Hermione and Ron.
"Brianna?" Hermione offered. Harry nodded as Hagrid began to describe the Viespo, a deadly flying snake.
When four 'o clock came around, Harry was ready to join Hermione and Ron in the library when Brianna came running into him panting.
"Harry . . . Dumbledore . . . office . . ." She wheezed.
"Oh yeah!" Harry grabbed Brianna's hand and ran over to the gargoyle that stood watching the wall on the other side.
"Um," Harry mumbled. "Cockroach Clusters? Peppermint Patties?"
Brianna looked at her brother as if he was crazy. "What are you saying?"
"I need a password for his office. It's usually a candy of some sort . . ."
"Oh!" Brianna said. "Gummy brains."
"How'd you know?"
"Professor Dumbledore wrote it on the back of my letter. He told me he didn't tell you because he didn't want to bother you with it; I guess it's true though." They stepped into the brightly colored office for the second time that week.
Fawkes was now a baby bird. Harry figured he had died and re-birthed while he hadn't been in the professor's office.
"Welcome!" Said a cheery voice. Dumbledore looked at them from behind his half moon glasses.
"Hello Professor," Brianna and Harry said in unison.
"Now you may be wondering why I called you into my office this fine lovely day." Dumbledore waved to the window. "I'm afraid that another student has figured out the . . . the relationship between you two . . . his name is Draco Malfoy, I expect you know who he is?"
