Chapter 2

"Dobby! What on earth are you doing here?" Ron exclaimed in shock.

Dobby looked embarrassed.

"Oh, sorry, Mr. Wheezy. Dobby thought you was Mr. Potter.

"It's Weasley. And why are you looking for Harry anyway, Dobby?"

Dobby bowed his head.

"I cannot say. Mr. Dumbledore has sworn me to absolute secrecy."

Ron looked confused.

"Dumbledore? What possible secrets could Dumbledore have to tell Harry?"

Dobby looked angry.

"I CANNOT SAY!"

"Ron, Ron are you ok?" Harry, Ginny and Hermione came running up the stairs.

"Yep…" Ron was interrupted by Dobby.

"Harry! May I speak with you? Alone?

Harry looked confused.

"Course, Dobby. Ron, why were you screaming?"

Ron went very red and mumbled something about getting a fright.

About 30 minutes later, Dobby and Harry returned to the common room. Harry had tears in his eyes.

Hermione ran over to him, looking very concerned.

"Harry, what's wrong? Are you ok?"

Harry smiled.

"I'm fine. These are tears of absolute joy! I just heard some fantastic news!"

Harry grinned through his tears.

"I have a sister!"

Ron and Hermione were gob smacked, as were Ginny, Seamus, Parvati Patil and a few others who were listening.

"No way"

"Awesome"

"Are you serious?"

Harry grinned again. "Yep, apparently she was with me during Voldemorts attack on my parents, but Peter Pettigrew took her away with him. He took her because he's her godfather and he wanted to keep an oath that he made to my father that he would take care of her if anything happened to either o of my parents. Anyway, he put her up for adoption soon afterwards and she's recently been discovered living with a Mr. And Mrs. Lynch. She's coming to Hogwarts tomorrow. Oh and did I mention she's my twin but looks nothing like me!

"Lucky her!" announced George Weasley, who had just entered the common room with his twin brother, Fred.

"Only joking!" George said, laughing.

"And welcome to the world of twindom, Harry!" Fred added.

Harry grinned at them. He was absolutely ecstatic.

"Thanks!" he said and he hugged Hermione and Ginny and shook hands with the rest.

"Rise and shine" Harry said cheerfully at 6.00am to a very drowsy Ron.

"Are you joking with me, Harry? It's 6.00am!"

Harry nodded.

"I know! But my sister is coming today and we have to be prepared!"

Ron rolled his eyes.

"What's her name, anyway?

Harry shrugged. "Don't know. Dobby never said."

Harry and Ron snuck into the girl's dormitory and got Hermione up. Then the three of them spent the next two hours cleaning the common room and talking with excitement about their new arrival, although Hermione was beginning to get a tiny bit jealous because Harry's attention had been diverted from her.

Classes began at 9.00am. Nobody knew what time "Potter the 2nd", as Fred and George referred to her, would be arriving at.

Throughout Transfiguration and Divination Harry was paying less attention than usual. He was so distracted that he managed to land himself extra Transfiguration homework.

As Ron, Harry and Hermione made their way to Potions class, they were chatting.

"I hope she doesn't come during this class or she'll be repelled from Hogwarts forever!" Ron said. Hermione nodded and Harry said, "Imagine. It's your very first day at Hogwarts and you come into a class with Draco Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy Parkinson.

Ron nodded. "Nightmare!"

But, sure enough, about a quarter of the way through Potions class, there was a polite knock on the door. Snape groaned. "Come in, come in."

The door opened. A medium height girl, with beautiful green eyes and long, soft red hair opened the door.

"Hi, sir, I'm Lily Potter. I'm new to the Slytherin House."

Snape's eyes lit up. "Welcome, Ms. Potter. Take a seat next to…Mr. Malfoy."

Malfoy was obviously smitten with her already. He smiled at her as she sat down.

Ron whispered to Harry. "She's a Slytherin!

Harry nodded. "I can't believe it…."