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pcsoccerpmt-once again, as always, i can't thank you enough. you always seem to raise my self esteem. glad you like it, but this, like my other stories, will probably go on forever and ever. just as long as you've been warned, i feel no guilt now!

on with the story!

"I'm sorry, did you say Potter?" Harry stuttered.
"Yes! Oh, you never knew! Harry, I'm your little sister." He just continued to stare at her.
"You-you can't be. My mum and dad, they died-" she placed a hand on his arm.
"Come on. Let's go somewhere and I'll explain everything. I don't think I'd like someone walking out and hearing this." Glancing back at the portrait, she grabbed her snitch and the invisibility cloak. He joined her and she threw the cloak over them. Quietly, they made their way to an empty classroom. Maggie removed the cloak and sat on a desk. Harry did the same and looked at her expectantly.
"Well. I know you're probably thinking this means that Mum and Dad are still alive." Harry nodded. "No. What you've always been told happened really did."
"So then where did you come from?"
"Harry, how old were you when they died?"
"One..."
"Exactly. And I was about a month. I was born before he came to kill you. He didn't know about me. I was in another room, in the basement. Hagrid came and got you, but he didn't see me either. Sirius found me, when he came by the next day, right before he was arrested. He took me back to his house. Since you were gone to the Dursleys', he planned to raise me, but then that whole incident with Peter..."
"So who did raise you?" Harry whispered. He could hardly believe what he was hearing.
"Well, Sirius was your godfather, right?" Harry nodded. "When I was born, Dad had to choose between his two remaining best friends. I can't tell you how many nightmares I've had about what could've happened if he'd chosen Peter. Luckily, he didn't. He chose Remus. The only problem was that during a full moon, he was in no state to be looking after children. So, once a month, I would go and stay with Tonks."
"So everyone knew about this and never told me?" He couldn't decide if he was more sad or angry about this. The entire year Lupin had taught at Hogwarts. Was this not important enough to be mentioned?
"We couldn't. You know what Dumbledore's told you. You had to stay with the Dursleys."
"Right. Wait, after Sirius got out of Azkaban, all last year. Lupin and Tonks were almost always at the headquarters. Where were you then?" Her eyes fell to the floor. "You were there?" She had flinched a bit, but the statement held more shock than anger. She nodded.
"In the attic with Buckbeak most of the time. When Sirius came up to feed him, he'd bring me food, and tell me what was going on. It really wasn't that bad. The worse part was that miserable house elf. On that night, when you went to the Department of Mysteries, he had tied me up. I was stuffed in an air conditioning vent until Sirius had finished caring for Buckbeak and realized I wasn't there." She smiled a little, but at the same time, a tear ran down her cheek.
"You were really close to him weren't you?" Harry whispered, knowing how he felt when he thought about Sirius. Maggie nodded.
"Remus and Tonks were like my parents, but he was my best friend, like an older brother, since I wasn't supposed to talk to you." Tears now rolled freely down her face. Harry walked over to her and placed an arm over her shoulders.
"I know exactly how you feel." She looked up at him and, wiping tears from her eyes, smiled. "But wait. You just said you weren't supposed to talk to me."
"I know, but Remus said that since what happened last year, it was time you knew. He also said it'd be ok if you told Ron and Hermione, but don't spread it around too much. Knowing this school, everyone will find out soon enough." She smiled and stood up. "Well, good night Harry."
"Good night," he said as she walked out the door. He put on the invisibility cloak, still thinking about everythng he had just heard.

let me know what you think of my out of thin air past! personaly, im quite happy with it. once again, ill put out a plead for reviews, even flames. only one thing though. if you should decide to insult my story, give me a reason, you know, something i can build off of. constructive critism if you will. many thanks,
Rochwen