A/N This chapter is written in first person (Kat)

Chapter 2

Inheritance

My fingers flew across the piano as the younger orphans danced. They were my little class of ballet students that lived at the orphaned with me.

"One, two, three and leap," I said.

They followed my instructions; we were rehearsing for my final performance tomorrow. The lesson ended as the song did, "Ok, we're all done for today, Amy can you get the blue bag over there?" they sat down in front of me. Amy brought the bag with little hands trembling with excitement.

"These are your costumes for tomorrow" I said.

This was followed by a squeal of excitement; this moment had been long anticipated by the little girls. I handed them out, each one was different and suited each girl. This made sense as I knew each of them and had helped raise them. They looked up to me and followed me around a lot. They all admired their own costume each thinking secretly that their dress was the best.

"Kaaattt," came the collective beg, "Will you play the harp and sing for us, pleeeaase…."

"Fine," I sighed.

"Yay!"

I walked over to the old harp and pulled it out of the corner. I sat down and chose a tune.

If you ever feel down and want to lift your spirits

Then lift you wings and soar

You must trust in your heart and follow it path

Each day will be a discovery

With gladness and sadness and joy

Lift your heart and lift your wings

And soar with wind

You can soar as high….

As you want

Then lift you wings and soar

Make each day special

And let…

No one stop you from soaring above the clouds

So lift…you….wings….and…..soar….

My fingers moved across the harp strings then stopped. There was a collective sigh from the girls in front of me. My songs had that effect on people. They always seemed to sigh and applaud and praise me for them. I didn't really know why. I have always been told by people that I have a gift for music and singing. The younger kids at the orphanage seem to think that I'm a fantastic dancer and teacher. I just want to help, that's all. Oh, and the singing that's just me wanting to, helping them or calming them down.

I told them to go get changed and glanced at my watch. It was 9:30, the Knight Bus was coming at 11:00. I went upstairs and finished packing my things. I did my hair and dragged my trunk downstairs. I said goodbye to the orphage mistress, Mrs Barlow.

As I climbed onto the Knight Bus I was suddenly nervous, this was goodbye Kat Woods and hello KAT BLACK!

I climbed off the Knight Bus with a bump. I was at the Leaky Cauldron. Tom came out and helped me take my things upstairs to my room.

I flopped on the bed I was soooo tired. This had been and interesting day and it was only 1:00pm. My stomach rumbled, it was time for lunch. I sat up and walked over to my trunk I grabbed some fresh clothes, changed, redid my hair and went downstairs. Tom came over to me.

"You have a prepaid lunch, Miss Black, what would you like?"

"Um, what do you have?"

"There's the chicken soup. Would you like that?

"Yes please"

He showed me a table I sat down and thought about what I still had to do. Of course there was only one thing today: Go to the Ministry of Magic and claim my inheritance. Only that! I was nervous about that.

As I ate my food Dumbledore strode in and said,

"Nearly done, Miss Black? We will go soon."

"Okk…" I stuttered.

Half an hour later I stood in the foyer of the Ministry of Magic with Dumbledore. I was so nervous I was sweating. What if they said that I had to go to jail? Or that I couldn't go back to Hogwarts? Or something? I don't know what I was thinking I was just so nervous.

"Ready Miss Black?"

I nodded I did not trust my self to speak. We walked to the lift and stepped inside. We went to another level. I wasn't sure which one. As we stepped out a women came forward.

"Hello, my name is Alexa Sandston, I will be looking after your inheritance claim." She held her hand out to Dumbledore he shook it she did the same to me, I shook her hand.

"Come along" she said and she turned towards the corridor of office behind her.

We followed. She stopped at an office opened the door. She went behind her desk and sat down she pointed to some important looking documents on her desk and said,

"Here are the claim forms, you will both need to sign them."

She and Dumbledore began to discuss my father. The word sounds odd to me. I soon stopped paying attention and stared at the enchanted window. I don't know how much time passed until Dumbledore turned to me and said

"Miss Black? You will need to sign here and here and here" he said, pointing to three different forms.

"Do I sign as Kat Woods or Black?" I asked thinking about it. He turned to Miss Sandston,

"You sign as Kat Woods on these two," she pointed, "and Kat Black on this one. Ok?" I nodded. I began to sign them.

Kat Woods, Kat Woods and lastly Kat Black. I felt like I had just signed away my past name, Woods.

"Well," said Dumbledore "You are now Miss Kat Black,"

Miss Sandston nodded. She held out her hand to both of us and said goodbye. We left her office and walked down the hall to the lift.

"So, I'm now, well and truly Kat Black?"

"Yes" he replied smiling at my excitement

"Cool" I said. I was happy, I had a proper name and an inheritance.