Ok, so now that they are old enough to think for themselves, I am making all in Kasumi's POV, I tried, really, I did, but now I give up, and am writing in first person.
Let's now start with the second chapter!
CHAPTER 2: MEETING MY BROTHER
Today was the day! Oh my gosh! Finally it was here! I thought excitedly as I got changed into what I had picked out the previous night (the dress that she's wearing in the info)
I quickly ran out of my room, the one that I shared with all of the first year girls whenever they were here; however it was before the year started, so I had the room to myself.
I ran to the dining room, which was empty as per usual, again, there was no one here aside from the teachers; and Hagrid of course, smiling as broadly as I could, I ran up to them, receiving one in return from each of them, including a small, almost invisible one from Snape, it was then that I realised that Quirel was absent from the table, "has professor Quirel not yet returned from his trip?" I inquired curiously, my vocabulary and wording was quiet extent for someone my age, after all most of my company was usually people older than me, aside from when I got permission to go to the Weasley's for school holidays, then I got to play with Ron and his younger sister, the only Weasley, Ginny.
"I'm afraid not, young Kasumi, however, he shall be returning in time for your birthday, fear not; and from what I've read, he's gotten you quite the gift." I smiled at what Dumbledore said, while Quirel might be considered odd to others, he just seemed to like to keep to himself to me. "Have you packed; we don't know how long you'll be gone, after all, the Dursley's have been moving around quite erratically, so you might take a while to find them." Dumbledore instructed me, making me frown at the horrid name that McGonagall had told me about, oh so many times; however I was determined to find my brother, and bring him to the school.
"On a lighter note!" McGonagall interrupted, sending Dumbledore a scolding look, "considering we don't know when you'll be back, we have all decided to throw you a little party before you leave with Hagrid." I smiled again, McGonagall had always been like a mother to me, and Dumbledore a father, seeing as I had never truly known either.
"You didn't need to go to all of that trouble for me!" I insisted, sitting down at the seat that had been mine, ever since I had 'graduated' from a baby chair into a real one, right besides McGonagall, whom had insisted that I sit there, seeing as she was used to me being there, as she was the one to feed me, do everything for me really, even help me with my first, cue the shudder, bra.
"Of course we did!" And with that McGonagall clicked her fingers, and the ghosts appeared out of nowhere, placing a medium sized cake in front of me, with eleven candles in it.
"Can we wait for Hagrid?" I asked, just before he came through the door.
Laughing, Dumbledore said; "Looks like we have no need!"
"Sorry I'm late, had a bit o' trouble finding Kasumi's present!" He apologised, holding something behind his back.
Dumbledore then clicked his fingers and the candles lit up.
Smiling up at everyone, I moved my side fringe out of my eye slightly, the fringe hid my star shaped scar, in case you're wondering, and blew out all of my candles, well in two tries.
"Happy early birthday, little Lucky Star." McGonagall called me that, after the scar on my head, people told me that she had done this ever since I was a baby, and the students had taken to calling me this as well.
Smiling up at eveyone again, I had to push my hair out of my eye, as it had gone back there again, a tear appeared in my eye as I thought of how I obtained my scar, and how my brother, whom knew nothing, opposite to me, whom knew everything, including the little side task Hagrid and I were given by Dumbledore. With a smile again, I took my knife and cut my cake into equal pieces for everyone, then I went around the table and gave each person there their piece, each time obtaining a gift. After my chocolate cheese cake, my absolute favourite, I began to open my presents, thanking each giver profusely after each one.
Here's what I got;
Dumbledore: A moving photo album of the staff and all of my years here, along with a singular picture of my parent at the back (think the one Hagrid gave Harry at he end of the movie) I teared up when I saw this.
Flitwick: A golden feather, at my confused glance, he told me, "you're going to need it during the year, however everyone else will be using a normal feather."
Madame Hooch: A nimbus 2000, "but first years aren't supposed to have brooms?" I asked, surprised, "yes, but you've been training ever since you could walk, and you are possibly the best student I have ever seen. I expect you to be on the team this year." She told me seriously.
Madame Pomfrey: A healing potion, "Lord knows you'll need it. I don't think I've seen someone come to me so often, however you do hangout with those Weasley twins." She deadpanned, everyone laughed, while I blushed.
Madame Sprout: A dark red rose; "It'll never die, and I know that you've been in love with roses for years now."
McGonagall: A black chained necklace with a silver and red star on the end of it.
Snape: A cauldron.
Trelawney: A crystal ball
Filch: He was too tight to buy anything so he just walked in, handed me a piece of paper and walked out; it was a 'get out of jail free card' from a monopoly board, I assume it was so that I could get out of a punishment or something, well whatever it was for, I pocketed it.
And lastly there was Hagrid, he brought his hands above the table, where he had been hiding his little present, and I gasped, it was so cute!
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it also had a red bow around its neck, that was probably about the size of its head.
"Oh my god! It's so cute! Thank you!" I took the kitten gingerly out of his grasp and held it close as it licked my cheek.
"Found it outside my cottage, it's a little monster, I'll tell you tha' haven't seen it so relaxed." He commented, scratching his cheek before he got up. "Well, bes' be going, you want to go get your bags then?" He asked me, walking around to the doors, and at my nod left.
"I'm gonna miss you guys!" I commented, giving each of them a hug, even the highly hesitant Snape, whom went rigid.
Moments later, after I had put all of my stuff away and grabbed my bag, carrying Ai, my cat (means love in Japanese) with both arms after placing my backpack on my, well, my back, I was walking up to Hagrid and getting into the side part of his motorcycle.
It took a couple of days, but we had finally found out where they were; in some old shack in the middle of nowhere.
It was a really windy, raining night, the night just before my birthday, and I swear, if I missed it because of my supposed aunt and uncle, I wasn't going to have them anymore. (they'd be dead).
I tried knocking politely, so did Hagrid, but then I guess he had gotten a bit annoyed with the cold, 'cause he had kind of knocked the door down, just after my watch told me that it was officially my birthday. "Happy Birthday to me." I muttered under my breath, stepping out of the freezing cold, not waiting for an invitation, while Hagrid walked in calmly, probably scaring my brother half to death, like he did for all muggle borns, and while Harry wasn't I highly doubt they've told him anything, regardless to Hagrid's belief.
"Sorry 'bout that." He apologised, still scaring the fatty whom I hoped wasn't my brother and the two adults whom were pathetically hiding behind a banister, while I couldn't see anyone else, I knew he was there somewhere.
Hagrid picked up the door, fixing it as best he could, while in reality, he was just blocking the hole.
"I demand that you leave at once!" Adult fatty, well, demanded, rather annoyingly if you ask me, "you are breaking and entering."
"Well duh, how else do you think we were going to get my brother if you kept moving around?" I taunted, hands on my hips, wearing the dress that I had worn before we had left, after all I had run out of clean clothes, thank you very much! Mr and Mrs Dursley!
The two adults scowled at me before asking curiously, to themselves I could tell so I didn't answer, just rolled my eyes, "your brother?"
"Dry up Dursley, you great prune!" Hagrid almost growled, bending the shot gun back, and out of surprise, Mr Dursley shot, making a hole in the roof.
Losing his angry look, he walked over to fatso, thinking he was Harry, which I just rolled my eyes at, but let him figure it out on his own; "Boy, I haven't seen you since you were a baby Harry, but... you're a bit more ling that what I'd expected, particularly in the middle." He joked, placing his hand on his stomach.
"I-I-I'm not Harry!" Fatty objected.
"I-I am." I much skinnier, much more, well, looking like dad, stepped out from behind a wall.
"Well of course you are!" He stated, acting- as though he had known the entire time.
I ran up to him, hugging him around the waist, noting that he was a little taller than me. He seemed extremely uncomfortable, so I spoke to him for the first time, ever! "I'm your twin sister, younger of course, my name's Kasumi!" I laughed at his shocked look, before Hagrid told me not to overwhelm him, which I pouted at.
"I've got something for the both of you!" He smiled, pulling something out of his back pocket. "'Fraid I might of sat on it at some point!"
"You didn't need to do that!" I gasped, and as if on cue Ai popped her little head out of my carry bag that usually carried the books that I had, but she had taken to liking it so it basically became hers.
"Nonsense!" He smiled before turning back to Harry, passing him the cake, which spelled happy birthday harry and Kasumi, well something like that, but you could tell that's what he meant to spell. "I baked it myself, words and all!" He sounded rather proud, and in the corner of my eye, I could see fatty get interested in the cake Harry held.
"Thank you!" Harry seemed really grateful, and I moved besides him so I could go up on my toes and peer over his shoulder and nodded in agreement, I had quite a sweet tooth after all.
"It's not every day you young kids turns eleven now, is it?" Hagrid smiled, even more proud than before. Hagrid then sat down, taking up the whole couch before sending me a pleading look, to which I got right away and nodded to, he then pulled his umbrella out and lit the fireplace.
I almost laughed at Harry's shocked face, tubbies terrified face, Mr Dudley's wide eyes and Mrs Dursley's upset expression, I said almost, I managed to hold it back, if only for Harry's sake.
Still looking warily at the fire; Harry placed the cake down on the table next to him, and I could see fatty move slightly, as if he could actually smell the cake, and it was hurting him, it not being in his possession. Moving so that I was next to Hagrid, I sat on the arm of the chair, trying to rid myself of the last bits of cold that clung to my skin, while Ai jumped into my arms to be closer to the fire, having the same idea as me, to get as warm as possible before having to get cold again.
"Excuse me; who are you?" Harry finally asked.
"Well, I've already introduced myself as Kasumi, this is my kitten Ai, and this is Rubious Hagrid keeper of-" I was interrupted, and noticing his mistake, Hagrid cast me an apologetic glance, I despised being interrupted.
"Keeper of keys and grains at Hogwarts, of course you'll know all about Hogwarts." Smooth, Hagrid was slipping in our little bet, if I won; meaning Harry knows nada, not even about our parents, Hagrid had to pay for Ai's stuff, including all the toys I want for her, for a year, and if I lost, I had to become his assistant, doing all the dirty work, like getting rid of gnomes, they're evil little buggers, and their bites hurt like a mother!
"Sorry, no." My eyes lit up at this, and I saw Hagrid's shoulders slump, as if he were calculating how much stuff he would have to buy, oh but he had no idea, but hey it's not like he'd go broke, I'm not that mean!
"No? Blimey Harry didn't your wonder where your mum and dad learned it all?" Damn, he's still trying to get out of it!
"Learned what?" Ha-ha! I succeed once again!
Giving up, Hagrid them told him; "You're a wizard Harry."
"Yep! and I'm a witch!" I inputted, however went ignored with the serious scene.
"I-I-I'm a what?" Ah, disbelief, thy such a funny thing!
"A wizard! And a thumpen' good one I'd wager, given the proper training!" Hagrid was still seen as a liar in Harry's eyes though.
"No, no, you've made a mistake, I mean I can't be... a-a-a wizard." He spit out that final word as though it were the most ridiculous thing on the planet, I cast an accusing look at his guardians, which they didn't seem to notice. "I mean I'm... just... Harry! Just Harry!"
"Well, Just Harry, did you ever make anything happen? Anything you couldn't explain? When you where angry, or-or scared?" Harry was almost there but needed one last push.
"Look, I know who you are, and it's because of that scar." I told him, standing up and walking so that I was right in front of him, with Ai in my arms. "See I have one too," I then pushed my fringe out of the way and showed him my heart shaped scar. "If you weren't the Harry James Potter we were looking for, your middle name wouldn't be James, after our father, your mother wouldn't be called Lilly, your aunt and uncle, relative by the aunt, wouldn't be the Dursley's and you wouldn't have that scar." Toy finish my speech, I placed my index finger right in the middle of his scar, only lightly, just barely touching. Behind me I heard Hagrid getting something out of his bag, and was holding it so that I could reach it, without moving much, as, still looking into the eyes that were identical to mine, minus the need for glasses; a grabbed Harry's letter and wordlessly handed it to him, grabbing my own our of my bag and opening it, placing Ai in her spot in there so that I could have both hands to hold the letter; after all, I had vowed not to look at my letter until Harry had his.
While Harry read his out loud, I opted to read in my head;
Dear Miss Potter,
We are very pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Students shall be required to report to the Chamber of Reception upon arrival, the dates for which shall be duly advised.
Please ensure that the utmost attention be made t the list of requirements attached herewith.
That's as far as I got before Mr Dudley interrupted my train of thought, however I could hear that Harry didn't get nearly as far. "He will not be going I tell you!" He stormed up to a spot next to Harry shoving me out the way as he went, luckily Harry caught me, I could already feel the sibling friendship developing! "We swore when we took him in, we'd put a stop to all this rubbish!"
"You knew! You knew all along and you didn't tell me!" Demanded Harry, pushing me behind him gently and glaring at our uncle, then at our aunt, whom was still on the stairs, arms crossed and frowning.
"Of course we knew, how could you not be, with my... perfect sister being who she was... mother and father were so... proud, the day she got her letter; isn't it wonderful? We have... a witch... in the family. I was the only one to see her for what she was; a freak!" A almost growled at this, how she spoke, practically spitting out each word that she spoke of her sister, our mother. "Then she had that Potter; and then she had the both of you, and I knew the two of you would be just as strange, just as... abnormal! I'm just glad we didn't get stuck with the both of you! Then if you please, she went and got herself BLOWN UP! And we got landed with you."
"BLOWN UP? YOU TOLD ME MY PARENTS DIED IN A CAR CRASH!"
"A car crash? A car crash killed Lilly and James Potter? It's an outrage, it's a scandal!" Hagrid inputted, absolutely furious.
"He will not be going!" Mr Dudley insisted once more, kinda pissing off Hagrid.
"Oh, and I bet a great muggle like yourself's going to stop him now, are ya?"
"Muggle?" Harry aimed this question to be quiet, I know, but I still heard him.
"Non magic people." I explained quietly before Hagrid started talking again, and Harry nodded thankfully in my direction.
"This boy's had his name down ever since he were born!" Hagrid gestured to Harry, getting to into the argument and nearly hitting me, but thankfully Harry pulled me out of the way just in time.
"Thanks." I told him, to which he smiled and let me go.
"Anytime, it's what brothers are for isn't it? Looking out for their younger siblings?" Damn, I had hoped he'd forgotten that with all of the excitement going on.
"How about we move out of the way of flying fists?" I recommended, dragging Harry with me behind Hagrid, before Mr Dudley could stop us.
"He's going to the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the word, and! He'll have the finest headmaster Hogwarts has ever seen, Albus Dumbledore." Admiration was clear in Hagrid's voice.
"I will not pay for some crack pot old fool to teach him magic tricks!" Ohh, wrong choice of words there Mr D.
"Never insult Albus Dumbledore, in front of me." He held his 'umbrella' threateningly in front of him, then, noticing Fatty pigging out on our cake... Hey! My sweets! Sigh. Anyway, noticing Piggy McPiggsalot doing what he does best, stealing food, he swished his wand and all of a sudden a pigs tail appeared on fatso's rear end! I couldn't help myself, and just started laughing when this happened, only laughing harder as he began to run around, both adults chasing him.
I heard Hagrid ask Harry not to tell anyone, and was very glad when Harry agreed, Hagrid was one of my best friends, I'd much rather he not be sent to Azkaban for giving some brat what he deserves!
"Oh Hagrid! The time!" I gasped when I looked at my watch.
"Ah! Yes, we're a bit behind schedule, best be off." He saw as Harry hesitated, "unless you'd rather stay?" He offered, and with that Harry followed almost immediately.
And like that we were off, out of this strange world I knew next to nothing about, and into the world of Wizarding, namingly Knockturn Alley!
