James and Mari looked wide-eyed as Stella and Stuart explained what they discovered about James's heritage. "I'm really Harry Potter?" whispered James. "And I'm famous?"

"Yes, James," said Stella gently. She handed him Modern Magical History so he could confirm what she'd just told him.

When he was done with the chapter, tears welled up in his eyes. "So my parents did want me after all. And they sacky-sacrified themselves in order to save me."

Stuart pulled James into a hug. "It's 'sacrificed'. From what we've gathered, it was your relatives that didn't want you. We can't be sure, since it was never confirmed if you'd been left with them or not. Well, if they didn't want you, then it's a good thing you got sent here, since if they had kept you, they'd have probably made your life miserable."

James managed a smile. "Yeah, since I would have never had you and Stella to be my big brother and sister or have Mari as my friend."

Mari frowned. "By miserable, do you mean that James's relatives would have treated him like how Miss Minchin treated Sara Crew after her father died and supposedly left her penniless?"

Stella looked startled. "Oh, did you just read A Little Princess?" Mari nodded and Stella continued, "I guess so. Though I don't know if James's relatives have an attic in their home. But I guess they would have given him chores to do and not been nice to him if he'd stayed with them."

"Well, the orphanage's much better," declared James. "Mrs. Draper's nice, and so's everybody else that works here. And I've got a best friend and a pretend brother and sister."

The other three smiled and then Stuart said, "Well, it's up to you to decide if you want to continue to be James Lydell or reveal yourself to be Harry Potter."

James frowned, thinking deeply. "I'm famous, right? In the wizarding world, anyway. So people will treat me like I'm special and everything."

Stella nodded. "Everyone in the wizarding world knows your story, and other than the ones that supported You-Know-Who, they love you." She wasn't afraid to say 'Voldemort', but since the rest of the wizarding world, besides Dumbledore, was afraid of the name, she'd gotten in the habit of saying 'You-Know-Who' like they did.

"I don't mind being treated special sometimes, like on my birthday or Christmas," said James. "But being treated like all the time wouldn't be fun. 'Specially since it's 'cause I did something I don't even really remember, and it ended with my parents being killed. I want people to be nice to me 'cause they like me, not 'cause I'm famous."

"So I guess you don't want to reveal yourself and just want to be James Lydell?" asked Stuart, exchanging smiles with Stella. They'd figured that would be his answer.

James nodded, while Mari frowned. "How is James going to be hidden once we get to Hogwarts?" she demanded. "You said that everyone knows about his scar. Once they see it, everyone will know that he's Harry Potter and it doesn't matter what he says. They might still call him James 'cause he's so used to it, but they'll still treat him special."

"It's taken care of," said Stuart. "I read up on Metamorphmagi. They're people with the ability to change their appearance at will, without having to use potions or Glamour Charms. Stella and I think that James might have this ability, since there was the time his eyes went from green to brown for a few seconds. Plus all the times that his hair turned back to its usual state no matter how many haircuts he got. James, can you see if you can turn your hair red like mine? And turn it dark brown like Mari's?"

James nodded and concentrated for several seconds. The others gasped and Mari handed him a mirror. He saw that he had managed to turn his hair red and his eyes brown. "Cool!" he exclaimed. "I'm an Metamorphmagi!"

"It's Metamorphmagus," corrected Stella. "The other word is the plural. Let's make sure you really are one. Turn your hair blond, and see if you can hide your scar."

James concentrated once more. His hair was now blond and his scar disappeared from his forehead. He glanced down at his hand and saw the scar. "I can't make the scar go away, but I can move it to a different part of my body."

"That's all right," said Mari, looking through the chapter on You-Know-Who's defeat. "I don't think it can be completly gotten rid of, if this Voldemort person gave you it. You can just move the scar to your chest or leg or someplace else on your body where someone can't see it. When you go to Hogwarts, you can change your hair red so that you'll really look like Stella and Stuart's brother. And change the shape of your eyes to look like theirs. You don't need to change the color, since they've got green eyes."

"Okay, James, you'd better turn back to your normal appearance, or you'll freak everyone else out if they see you with blond hair and brown eyes," said Stuart.

James concentrated again and he turned back to his normal appearance, with his lightning-shaped scar back on his forehead. "Can I tell Kyle when me and Mari go visit him? Or should I keep it a secret from him?"

"I don't know," said Stella. "You are friends with him, and he could keep it a secret. But I don't know about Muggles knowing about magic."

"But what if he isn't a Muggle?" asked Mari. "What if he's magical like us?"

Stuart frowned. "Maybe you should keep it a secret for now. If he turns out to be wizard and gets an invitation to Hogwarts when he's eleven, then you can tell him, James."

"Okay," said James. "He might not believe if I told him about magic and say that I was making things up. If you've got nothing more to tell us, then can me and Mari go play now?"

The twins smiled and nodded. James and Mari grinned and then ran out the room to resume the game they'd been playing before the twins had taken them aside.

Author's Note: Should I have Kyle Melling turn out to be a wizard and join James at Hogwarts? Their friendship would be strengthened if that happened, but on the other hand, it would be a little too much if both of James's friends turned out to be magical. Please leave your answer in a review or PM. If most people want Kyle to turn out to be a wizard, I'll make it happen.