I have a brother?
Matilda lay on her bed in her bedroom, using her powers to make various objects float over her head. She was board, every-so-often she wouldn't feel like reading or doing extra work, so she did nothing until that feeling past. And it was at these times that she would reflect on her life, the life that she always felt something was missing from it. At first Matilda figured it was because she didn't have proper parental figures in her life because the Wormwoods didn't care for her, but the feeling didn't go away once she was adopted by Miss Honey, so it had to be something else.
*Why do I always feel like something's missing?* Matilda thought. *I have everything I could ever want; loving family, friends, a challenge in school, respect. What else am I missing? Is it a dad? I don't have a desire for one, even though having one would be nice. Siblings? Maybe, but I didn't feel any connection to Michel.*
Matilda was brought out of her thoughts by her stomach rumbling in hunger, so she hoisted herself off her bed, placed down the floating objects and went down to the kitchen.
After eating a sandwich she was just about to head back to her bedroom when a knock came from the door. Upon opening the door she was greeted by the sight of a woman dressed in a business suit.
"Hello, are you Matilda Honey?" the woman asked.
"Not to seem rude, but who's asking?" Matilda asked.
"Oh, right, how silly of me. My name is Angela Davis. I'm from social services." she said, showing her identity card to Matilda.
"Is there something wrong with my adoption papers or something?"
"No, it concerns your old family. I need to speak with Miss Honey."
"She's in the back garden, stay here and I'll get her."
Matilda closed the door and went to fetch her adopted mother. Once she had they invited Angela into the house and all sat down in the living room.
"So, Mrs Davis, may I ask why you're here?" Jenny Honey asked.
"I'll get straight to the point, there was a mix up at Matilda's birth." Angela said.
"What?" the Honey's asked.
"I'll start from the beginning, if you can refrain from any interruptions until the end."
The Honey's nodded in agreement.
"Okay. Seven years ago at the local hospital, two particular families came in with wives about to give birth, they were the Potters and the Wormwoods. Both families were expecting girls and both had decided on the name Matilda, but, unfortunately, both girls had problems at birth. After the girls were born they were take to the ICU." Angela took a deep breath for the life changing news she was about to tell Matilda, though she felt the girl had already worked it out. "During their time in ICU the girls were somehow swapped around without anyone noticing, so the Wormwood's baby went to the Potters and the Wormwoods got the Potter's baby. We only just found this out a week ago."
Matilda gasped at the news. "The Wormwoods weren't my parents, the Potters were." she stated.
"Yes." Angela said. "But that's not all, only one baby was strong enough to get past the birthing problems, you. The Wormwood's baby wasn't able to survive without life support, so the Potters took her off it to stop her suffering."
"So, my birth parents think I'm dead?" Matilda gasped out. This was too much for even her brain to handle.
Jenny hugged her adopted daughter.
"There's still more to tell, but I can see you need some time to calm down." Angela said.
After half and hour the Honey's gave Angela the signal to continue.
"You weren't the only child the Potters gave birth to, Matilda. They also gave birth to your twin brother, Harrison Potter."
"I have a brother?" Matilda asked. "That's it, that's what I always felt was missing from my life, my brother."
Jenny hugged Matilda as she went into shock.
"Where are the Potters, Mrs Davis?" Jenny asked.
"They come from England. They had been visiting here and Matilda and her brother came unexpectedly, so they had to go to the local hospital. The Potters left back to England after the birth. We've tried to find them in England to give them the news that you're alive but we couldn't find them, it's up to both of you if you want to try and find them." Angela said. "I see that you need some time to process all of this. I'll leave you this file and my card and you can contact me once you think your ready."
With that, Angela left her card on the table and walked out the door.
Matilda lay on her bed with Jennifer sat on a chair beside her, her intelligent mind working so fast she could barely make any of it out. She had another family that could've possibly loved her like a real family, and she had a brother. She wondered why it was only her brother she felt who was missing and not her parents as well.
"I have to find them." Matilda said.
"Matilda?" Jenny asked.
"You're still my mum, but I have to know what my birth parents and brother were like."
"I understand. We'll look for them if you want to. It's your's and their rights to know each other. But for now you need to sleep and recover from what you've learnt."
Matilda nodded and drifted off to sleep.
(Dream sequence.)
Matilda was walking in a field full of light, not that far away she saw a field full of shadow. When she reached the point between the two fields she found an invisible wall separating the two. Through the wall she saw the small figure of a boy curled up and crying.
"Hello!" she called to the boy.
The boy sat up and looked at Matilda with stunning green eyes, he then got up and walked over to her.
"Who-who are you?" the boy asked.
Already Matilda could tell he didn't have the best of lives, he was pale and skinny, a bruise or two peeked out from under the clothing he wore, and his voice was weak.
"I'm Matilda Honey. Are you alright?"
The boy remained silent.
"It's alright, you can tell me. What's your name?"
"Harry Potter." the boy said quietly.
Matilda's heart stopped. Harry was usually short for Harrison, meaning this boy could be her brother.
"Did o-your parents do this to you?" Matilda nearly slipped up and said 'our parents'.
"No, they're dead, it was my uncle, he says he does it to beat the freakishness out of me."
Matilda was infuriated that someone had harmed Harry, she'd only ever felt this way when thinking of the Trunchbull.
"Harry, do you know what your parents we're called."
"I think they we're called Lilly and James Potter."
Lilly and James we're the names of her birth parents, there was no doubt in Matilda's mind that Harry was her brother. She didn't know how, though it was probably her powers, but she had set up a psychic link between her and her brother. Though it greatly saddened her that her parents were dead, she still hand her brother, a brother that needed to be saved from abuse.
"Listen to me, Harry. I'm you sister, and I'm coming to find you."
Harry seemed surprised but found himself believing every word Matilda said.
"I swear to you that I'll not rest until I've found you."
Matilda then put one hand to the invisible wall and Harry copied her actions, making them almost touch hands.
The connection between them suddenly started to break down, like what ever power had allowed this to happen was rapidly weakening.
"Quick, tell me where you are!" Matilda shouted in alarm.
"Number four, Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey…" was all Harry got out before he faded completely. But those directions were all Matilda needed, she had read an entire atlas about England that she had found at the Wormwoods before deciding to go to the Library, and she remembered that it Surrey was in the South of London.
When Matilda woke up the next morning she had a mission on her mind, this was no longer about wanting to know her birth parents, this was about saving her brother.
"Hold on brother, I'm coming." Matilda said as she leapt out of her bed and ran to Jenny so they could pack.
I'm taking down the information page on the first page, so the questions that haven't been answered will be here instead.
The questions are as follows:
-Where in muggle learning should Matilda be? E.g. Secondary school, collage, university.
-Should Matilda be famous for being so smart?
-Should Harry keep his last name or change it to Honey?
-Should Harry change his first name in order to hide who he is in the wizarding world?
-Since Draco is good, should the rest of his family be good as well?
-What other Slytherins should be good?
-What other students should be bad?
-What should Matilda's, Vida's and Layla's wands be made of?
-I'm going to have each of the characters be taught how to use a weapon; Vida to use a bo-staff and Layla to use a katana, what should Harry and Matilda fight with?
-Should the Saxtons be a light, dark or neutral family?
-When it's revealed how smart Matilda is, should she be moved up a year in Hogwarts?
-When should the individual characters find out that Matilda is a Potter, and when should the rest of the wizarding world find out?