Harry's Twin by Gemzgurl
"So, this is my sister," said a black haired, green-eyed boy in astonishment. Lei assumed this was Harry. "Was that Italian that you were speaking? I've never heard Italian, you know. That's kind of cool, that you know another language, I mean." He realized he was babbling, so he shut up.
"If you've lived in Italy so long, how come you can speak English, too?" a redheaded girl with lots of freckles asked Lei.
"My mother taught me to speak many languages," Lei replied. "Yes, that was Italian that I was speaking. That was the first language I learned to speak."
"How did you get here?" the other redhead asked. It was the same one who asked who she was. "I mean you just kind of popped out of nowhere."
"Magic," was Lei's reply. "A thing that my school in Italy taught me. They didn't teach me much, however. I learned mostly on my own."
"I thought that Italy's magic school was supposed to be one of the best schools to learn magic at," a girl with bushy brown hair and brown eyes said to Lei. "According to the book that I'm reading now, Italy's magic schools are very prestigious. So why didn't they teach you very well?"
"Oh, Italy's schools are indeed very prestigious," Lei agreed. "But you must understand that the teachers there didn't know how to handle me. You see I am a very powerful witch. Italy had never seen someone like me before, and had seen nothing of the powers that I carry. They don't understand me, and to tell you the truth, sometimes I don't even understand me."
"Fascinating," the bushy-haired girl said. She extended her hand to Lei. "My name is Hermione Granger. It's a pleasure to meet you, Lei."
Lei took the hand that was held out to her and shook it, smiling. "I'm glad to meet you, as well, Hermione." Hermione smiled, and then elbowed Ron and Ginny in the side.
"Oh, right, sorry," the redheaded girl said. "My name's Virginia Weasley, but please call me Ginny. Everyone else does." She crinkled her freckle-covered nose. "And besides, I like Ginny much better."
"I'm Ron Weasley, Ginny's brother," the other redhead said. "One of them, anyway." He rolled his eyes. "We've got a lot of other brothers. Five of them to be exact. There's seven of us Weasley kids all together, and mum and dad make nine."
"And I'm Harry," the black haired one said. "You're brother. Man, it's so weird to hear me say that." He shook his head. "You say I'm the older one?" Lei nodded.
Now that the introductions were done, Hermione, Ron, Harry and Ginny all took the time to really look at Lei, mostly just to try and find similarities between her and Harry. They didn't find many, however.
Lei Potter was about five feet six inches tall, a rough estimate done by Ron, while Harry was a bit taller, around five feet seven and a half inches tall. Lei had dark red hair that went almost to the middle of her back that curled at the ends, though they couldn't tell whether it was natural or not. Her arms and legs were long and slender, and she didn't seem very muscular. Her eyes were deep cobalt, unlike Harry's.
They still had a few qualities that were the same. They were both very skinny for their age. Lei said that she did have to wear glasses, but then she got contacts, so that meant that they both had bad eyesight. And of course, Lei was a girl.
"When's your birthday?" Ron asked suddenly. Hermione and Ginny both rolled their eyes. He was so paranoid sometimes.
"July 31st, 2:00 a.m.," she replied instantly. "What, you don't believe that I'm Harry's twin? Please." She also rolled her eyes at him.
"I just don't trust you," he answered. His eyes narrowed at her.
"Fine. Don't trust me. I didn't expect for everyone to like me. But whether you like it or not, I'm Harry's twin sister, and I have been for the past sixteen years." She shrugged. "It's up to all of you to decide if you trust me or not, I can't decide for you. I understand that stuff like this doesn't happen everyday, and you guys have every right not to believe me, and if you don't, it's not like I'm going to bite your head off or something. If you don't trust me, just tell me, and I'll try to stay away from you or something."
"You took that well," Ron said, still watching her carefully through his narrowed eyes.
"Well, why wouldn't I? You don't think that I haven't had to deal with people that don't trust me? Ha. Hardly. When I tell people my last name and they asked if I'm related to the 'famous Harry Potter' I tell them yes, but half of them don't believe me. No one in my school liked me. They were scared of what I could do with my powers, and they didn't trust me. They called me a liar, talked behind my back, whispered whenever I was around. I'm used to it by now."
"Not even one person wanted to try and get to know you?" Ginny asked quietly. "There must have been someone who wanted to be friends with you."
"If they wanted to be my friend, they never mentioned it. I've never really had a friend, except my family, but I don't even have them anymore. Thanks to these powers of mine, I got them killed. I guess everyone should be afraid of my powers. God knows I am."
"That's terrible!" said Hermione. "I am so sorry, Lei." She frowned.
"That isn't your fault," Lei answered. "But thank you. I'll get used to it, and it's not like I'm going to start going into depression or something. I'm really looking forward to having a new life here. Italy was great, but I'm sure England will be fun, too." She smiled.
"Well, first and foremost we need to find out where you are going to stay," Harry said. "If you're going to live here and go to Hogwarts, you need somewhere to stay. I don't want to make you miserable here, and I would be doing that by making you stay with Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. Dudley's bad enough, beating me up all the time."
"So, where could I stay? I don't want to be a bother to you, or anything."
"Maybe she could stay with us!" Ginny said happily. She'd be delighted if another girl came to live with them. Then she wouldn't be the only girl in the house (besides her mum)! "You'd fit right in, with your red hair, even though it isn't bright, like ours."
"So, this is my sister," said a black haired, green-eyed boy in astonishment. Lei assumed this was Harry. "Was that Italian that you were speaking? I've never heard Italian, you know. That's kind of cool, that you know another language, I mean." He realized he was babbling, so he shut up.
"If you've lived in Italy so long, how come you can speak English, too?" a redheaded girl with lots of freckles asked Lei.
"My mother taught me to speak many languages," Lei replied. "Yes, that was Italian that I was speaking. That was the first language I learned to speak."
"How did you get here?" the other redhead asked. It was the same one who asked who she was. "I mean you just kind of popped out of nowhere."
"Magic," was Lei's reply. "A thing that my school in Italy taught me. They didn't teach me much, however. I learned mostly on my own."
"I thought that Italy's magic school was supposed to be one of the best schools to learn magic at," a girl with bushy brown hair and brown eyes said to Lei. "According to the book that I'm reading now, Italy's magic schools are very prestigious. So why didn't they teach you very well?"
"Oh, Italy's schools are indeed very prestigious," Lei agreed. "But you must understand that the teachers there didn't know how to handle me. You see I am a very powerful witch. Italy had never seen someone like me before, and had seen nothing of the powers that I carry. They don't understand me, and to tell you the truth, sometimes I don't even understand me."
"Fascinating," the bushy-haired girl said. She extended her hand to Lei. "My name is Hermione Granger. It's a pleasure to meet you, Lei."
Lei took the hand that was held out to her and shook it, smiling. "I'm glad to meet you, as well, Hermione." Hermione smiled, and then elbowed Ron and Ginny in the side.
"Oh, right, sorry," the redheaded girl said. "My name's Virginia Weasley, but please call me Ginny. Everyone else does." She crinkled her freckle-covered nose. "And besides, I like Ginny much better."
"I'm Ron Weasley, Ginny's brother," the other redhead said. "One of them, anyway." He rolled his eyes. "We've got a lot of other brothers. Five of them to be exact. There's seven of us Weasley kids all together, and mum and dad make nine."
"And I'm Harry," the black haired one said. "You're brother. Man, it's so weird to hear me say that." He shook his head. "You say I'm the older one?" Lei nodded.
Now that the introductions were done, Hermione, Ron, Harry and Ginny all took the time to really look at Lei, mostly just to try and find similarities between her and Harry. They didn't find many, however.
Lei Potter was about five feet six inches tall, a rough estimate done by Ron, while Harry was a bit taller, around five feet seven and a half inches tall. Lei had dark red hair that went almost to the middle of her back that curled at the ends, though they couldn't tell whether it was natural or not. Her arms and legs were long and slender, and she didn't seem very muscular. Her eyes were deep cobalt, unlike Harry's.
They still had a few qualities that were the same. They were both very skinny for their age. Lei said that she did have to wear glasses, but then she got contacts, so that meant that they both had bad eyesight. And of course, Lei was a girl.
"When's your birthday?" Ron asked suddenly. Hermione and Ginny both rolled their eyes. He was so paranoid sometimes.
"July 31st, 2:00 a.m.," she replied instantly. "What, you don't believe that I'm Harry's twin? Please." She also rolled her eyes at him.
"I just don't trust you," he answered. His eyes narrowed at her.
"Fine. Don't trust me. I didn't expect for everyone to like me. But whether you like it or not, I'm Harry's twin sister, and I have been for the past sixteen years." She shrugged. "It's up to all of you to decide if you trust me or not, I can't decide for you. I understand that stuff like this doesn't happen everyday, and you guys have every right not to believe me, and if you don't, it's not like I'm going to bite your head off or something. If you don't trust me, just tell me, and I'll try to stay away from you or something."
"You took that well," Ron said, still watching her carefully through his narrowed eyes.
"Well, why wouldn't I? You don't think that I haven't had to deal with people that don't trust me? Ha. Hardly. When I tell people my last name and they asked if I'm related to the 'famous Harry Potter' I tell them yes, but half of them don't believe me. No one in my school liked me. They were scared of what I could do with my powers, and they didn't trust me. They called me a liar, talked behind my back, whispered whenever I was around. I'm used to it by now."
"Not even one person wanted to try and get to know you?" Ginny asked quietly. "There must have been someone who wanted to be friends with you."
"If they wanted to be my friend, they never mentioned it. I've never really had a friend, except my family, but I don't even have them anymore. Thanks to these powers of mine, I got them killed. I guess everyone should be afraid of my powers. God knows I am."
"That's terrible!" said Hermione. "I am so sorry, Lei." She frowned.
"That isn't your fault," Lei answered. "But thank you. I'll get used to it, and it's not like I'm going to start going into depression or something. I'm really looking forward to having a new life here. Italy was great, but I'm sure England will be fun, too." She smiled.
"Well, first and foremost we need to find out where you are going to stay," Harry said. "If you're going to live here and go to Hogwarts, you need somewhere to stay. I don't want to make you miserable here, and I would be doing that by making you stay with Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. Dudley's bad enough, beating me up all the time."
"So, where could I stay? I don't want to be a bother to you, or anything."
"Maybe she could stay with us!" Ginny said happily. She'd be delighted if another girl came to live with them. Then she wouldn't be the only girl in the house (besides her mum)! "You'd fit right in, with your red hair, even though it isn't bright, like ours."
