Chapter 10: WAIT!
"Welcome to Hogwarts," Harry said as the large group entered the Great Hall. The American Teens gaped at the ceiling, which represented the night sky.
"Wow," Shea said eyeing the enchanted ceiling.
"We SO did not have this at Salem," Breeanna commented.
"Wait...How'd it do that? I'm confusted..." Ariana said, looking at Colleen, who was holding Matt's hand.
"Colleen...PDA..." Fallon said.
"Con...fusted? Is that a word?" Harry asked Colleen, who had let go of Matt's hand and was blushing.
"She made it up last year...she wants to know how the ceiling got to look like that," Colleen said, following Harry's suit, and sitting down at the large Gryffindor table.
"Colleen, Harry there you are. I've been looking for you," Dumbledore said.
"Hullo Professor," Harry said looking up at the aging Headmaster.
"Professor Dumbledore!" Hermione said, scooting away from Harry, trying not to make it obvious that he was her boyfriend.
"Could you follow me please?" the headmaster asked.
Harry and Colleen looked at each other before rising from the table.
"Where are you taking them?" Fallon asked. Dumbledore didn't answer.
The Potter twins followed Dumbledore down one of the many hallways of Hogwarts. The portraits of former teachers and knights followed the twins whispering to each other. They reached a stone gargoyle.
"Cockroach Cluster," Dumbledore said, and then the statue jumped aside revealing a large wooden door, "I'll be with you in a moment."
Colleen and Harry placed themselves in 2 big, red, comfy armchairs. Colleen, who had never been in Dumbledore's office, searched the shelves of random bottles and scrolls. Harry watched the facial expressions of his sister change from confused, to amazed. Colleen had spotted Fawkes, though she didn't know the beautiful Phoenix.
"Pretty Bird," Colleen said, walking over to the bird.
"His name is Fawkes," Harry said, "He saved my life second year."
"Fawkes...thanks for saving my brother," Colleen said bowing.
"No need to do that, Miss Potter. Fawkes already likes you...no one has ever called him 'Pretty Bird', and I think he liked that," Dumbledore said, coming out of the shadows, "I bring you here to discuss your parents."
"But I thought..." Colleen started
"They were dead," Harry finished, lowering his eyes towards the ground. It was difficult for him to talk about the death of his parents after living with the Dursley's for 16 years.
'If Aunt Petunia is related to my mum, and I've only heard great things about my mum, then how did Petunia end up so cold?' Harry thought.
"Yes, the papers said that they were dead, but recent letters to the school grounds suggest otherwise," Dumbledore explained and handed Morgan a small envelope.
Harry and Colleen,
Happy Birthday, first of all. I am very sorry that you could not meet us sooner. I feel deep regret that we separated you from us at such a young age. The thought of Voldemort trying to con us into join him was unbearable. Sirius did nothing wrong. Peter did. He spilled our whereabouts to the Dark Lord himself. I promised myself and your father, that when you reached 17, we would be reunited. And now you're 17. The birthday that your father and I have been waiting for. I don't know whether or not that you two have met, but I trust in Sirius that you did. I did not know whether to send this to James' brother in Salem, or to my sister in Surrey. So I went with my favorite place, Hogwarts. I trust in Dumbledore to give you this letter and make sure that you read it. Your father and I send our love and will see you shortly. With love, forever and ever
Your Mother, Lily Colleen Potter
Colleen looked at Harry, who was in complete awe. When he snapped out of his trance, he looked at Colleen, who was misty eyed. He took his sister in his arms and hugged her. They didn't know what to do. Their parents had written them a letter. And they were 'dead'.
"Mr. Potter? Mrs. Potter? Would you care to join us?" Dumbledore said. Harry and Colleen looked at Dumbledore as if he had six heads. Then, from out of the shadows, two human figures appeared. The first, a woman with auburn hair and piercing emerald eyes, stood tall and proud. The second, a tall man with unruly raven black hair and round glasses stood next to the woman, resting a hand on her shoulder. It took the twins a minute to realize that these people were their parents.
"DADDY!" Colleen screamed, and she ran towards James Potter. Harry's eyes widened and then he ran towards Lily Potter, his mother. The family of four hugged for quite awhile until Sirius Black entered the room.
"Did I interrupt something?" Sirius joked. Saw James and Lily and hugged them as well.
"Well," Colleen started, "that was a very interesting first day."
Cliffhanger! Don't you just LOVE me for that? Do you like it? I do, then again I have to, and it's my story. My friends love it also. Keep checking in because you never know when I'll write another chapter to keep y'all hanging!
