Chapter 3 Meeting Harry

            Just minutes after Bill stuck out his wand hand a bus appeared. On top of the bus there was a sign that read `The Day Bus, Faster connections, earlier times!' Aphelia laughed at the funny little sign, and she entered the bus after Bill.
            Oy! I'm Bernie Prang! Brother to Ernie Prang of the Knight Bus! How may I help you, Sir and Miss?" said the clear complexioned boy. Aphelia looked up at Bill.

            Oh yes. I am Bill Weasley, and this is the Aphelia Potter. We have finally rescued her from those muggles of hers. Can you please take us to The Leaky Cauldron as soon as possible?" Bill asked           

            Oy! You bet I can! Right away Sir! And Ill give you a ride for free! Gosh! Look how much she resembles `arry! It's uncanny!" said Bernie as he quickly began to drive. Aphelia took a seat and sat patiently and quietly until she dozed off into a deep sleep.
            Aphelia! Wake up! We've arrived! We're here! Look! There's my mom! Oy, mum!" cried Bill as he jumped quickly out of the bus. Aphelia looked at Bernie.
            Er, thanks for the ride, I guess," she shook his hand and walked off the bus too. When she got outside she saw what seemed to be Bills mom.
            Well, I'll be? The rumor was TRUE? Harry did, indeed, have a twin sister? I never thought..." but she broke off and quickly hugged Aphelia, " Welcome to the family, darling! I think there is someone you ought to meet!" she said as she steered Aphelia into The Leaky Cauldron. The inside of the Leaky Cauldron was nothing like the places she had seen before. People like the ones who were at here house were everywhere!
            Ron! Hermione! Harry! There is someone here I'd like you to meet!" cried Mrs. Weasley. They all three walked over to her, smiling.
            Oh, mom! Not another fan of Harry's is it? I thought we said no more autographs!" joked Ron. The three of them laughed.
            Oh no, it's not a fan. Actually, Harry, it's someone you really ought to meet," she said as she pulled Aphelia in front of her. There was a gasp from Ron and Hermione as Harry and Aphelia saw each other. It was like looking through a mirror, except what she saw on the other side was a male, not female.
            Okay, mom! This isn't funny. Who put you up to this?" said Ron; he looked at Aphelia like she was some sort of evil being that must be killed right away.
            Actually, Ron. I did." Said Bill, Nobody ever told you this Harry, but you have a twin sister. She wasn't found by whoever found you, and a muggle family took her in. Only her muggle family succeeded from keeping her going to Hogwarts, but we decided to finally rescue her. Now, I bet you four have a lot of catching up to do! We wont mind if you four run off, you might want to show her around Diagon Alley, and get her her school supplies, for she will be going to school with you three," Ron, who still didn't like the idea of a girl Harry, started to walk away, but Harry Stopped him.
            Wow! This is amazing! I remember reading about Aphelia in Wizarding Secrets and lies; the truth is out there! about a year ago! So it was true! It'll be like a girl Harry!" said Hermione as she hooked her arm through Aphelia's.
            Ugh! Come on Harry; let's show your never-before-mentioned sister around Diagon Alley. I expect you'll have to share your wizard gold with her so she can get her school supplies," complained Ron in a cocky tone, which, luckily, went undetected.
            Ron, I'm sorry! I didn't know I had a twin! I mean I had dreamed of her, but I didn't think it was real! No offense Aphelia," he added, trying not to make his new twin feel unwelcome.
            Oh, none taken! I dreamed about having a twin, also. Ugh! I can't believe my muggle guardians told me that my parents died in a car crash! How did they really die? I mean, my muggles didn't ever talk about them, and I haven't ever seen a picture before," she looked at Harry, who obviously was looking upset, whats wrong? Did I do something? Oh I knew this wasn't such a good idea! Here, I'll just go back to Wade's house." As she turned to leave Harry grabbed her arm.
            No, it wasn't you. I was just upset by what Wade or whatever told you about mom and dad. Oh, if you don't know, their names were Lily and James Potter."
            "Wow. I wish I had a picture!" Admitted Aphelia. Harry stopped abruptly.
            Wait here a second! I think I have something you can see!" he exclaimed as he ran back inside The Leaky Cauldron.
            So, how `bout those Chudley Cannon's, eh?" suggested Ron, trying to come up with something to talk about.
            The who? I'm sorry..." muttered Aphelia. Ron had forgotten that Aphelia had been living in Muggle territory for her whole life, and knew nothing about Quidditch.
            Oh! Sorry, I forgot that you don't know what Quidditch is!" Ron pointed out. So, making their way to a bench, Ron and Hermione tried to explain what Quidditch was to Aphelia. What waste of time that was!
            Im sorry! I just DON'T understand it! ANY of it! I feel so stupid!" she moaned.
            Ill say," whispered Ron, but nobody heard him because at that time Harry came running back, a photo book in his hand.
            Hey! We were just trying to explain Quidditch to Aphelia! I don't think we were doing it very well, though, because she doesn't understand a thing about it!" insisted Hermione.
            Oh, I'll explain it to you later, Lea! It's okay if I call you Lea, right?" Added Harry.
            Of course! It doesn't bug me! At my old school everyone called me Fi, but I like Lea better!" she answered.
             Lea," he said. She looked up at him, even though it scared her silly.
            Yeah?" she half answered, half asked.
            Happy Birthday." He announced, and he handed her the photo album, I figured we could share it, I mean, they are BOTH of our parents." He added. Aphelia opened the book and looked at the first page, her bright green eyes glittered and she threw her arms around Harry.
            Thank you! Thank you so much! That clears up one of my questions. Look at mom! She was so beautiful." She cried. Tears streaked her cheeks, and Ron had to pry her off of Harry, " I'm sorry guys! I can't believe I am actually crying! That's a first in a while! Harry, how did our parents die?" she asked once more.
            Okay, I'll tell it to you how I remember it. Our parents were great wizards, Lea, but they weren't the best. Of course, we all know that Dumbledore is oh! Sorry, he's the Hogwarts headmaster anyways there was this Dark Lord named Lord Voldemort. For some reason he had it in for our parents. So our godfather, Sirius Black," (Aphelia gasped because she knew him as the convicted man,) " Yes he is supposed to be a criminal, but he isn't. He was put in Azkaban the wizards' jail for killing a bunch of muggles, but he didn't. That was Peter Pettigrew. Wormtail Pettigrewis also the one who basically killed our parents. Well, to make a long story short, he reported the whereabouts of our parents to Voldemort," of course Ron and Hermione both flinched at the name, " and Voldemort went to Godrics' Hollow, the place where our parents lived, and murdered our father. He told our mother to get out of the way because she didn't have to die so he could kill me, er us, but she said no and he killed her, too. He turned his wand upon us and did the avada kedevra curse whichis bad on us, only we didn't die. The curse backfired on him and left us with our scars." He took a long breath.   

            So now this guy is dead, right? I mean, the curse got him instead, right?" misconceived Aphelia. Harry, Ron, and Hermione all looked at her.
            Thats the thing. He didn't die. He is still alive, and now he has regained power! It's a shame you had to join now, because Hermione, Ron, and I have fought him since our first year at Hogwarts and I expect that you'll be a target also, as soon as he finds out you aren't dead either, " added Harry. Aphelia was shocked, but then she looked at Ron, Hermione, and Harry. They were her first friends, her only friends. She would rather fight and die with them, then have no friends in the entire world! She looked up again and smiled.
            Well, then I guess that means that we should get me my very own wand! So, where's this Diagon Alley?" she exclaimed. Hermione walked up to the wall and tapped the right bricks. The gateway to Diagon Alley opened up..
            "Well, since we are all here, and we all need things for school, why don't we get Lea's wand, and then split up?" suggested Hermione. They all looked at each other and nodded their heads.

            Good evening everyone! More first years come to get their wands?" asked Mr. Ollivander.
            No," said Harry, " We've come to get my sister, Aphelia Potter her first wand." He announced. Mr. Ollivander dropped the pile of wands he was holding.
            "Oh my! The rumors were true? I never thought," but he stopped talking, Oh well! Let's see. Put out your wand hand." Aphelia looked to Harry.
            My what?!?" She exclaimed.

            Your wand hand, you silly girl! The hand you write with..." said Mr. Ollivander, sounding a little angry.
            Oh! That would be my left hand," answered Aphelia. Harry looked at her.
            " But how is that possible? I am right handed, and you're my twin!" he asked. Hermione was (as usual) the first to speak up.
            "Mirror twins! One female, one male, one right handed, the other left handed! One with their scar on the..." but Ron interrupted.
            All right already! We get the idea! Mr. Ollivander, we really need to get her a wand since she will need one." pushed Ron. Mr. Ollivander hurried away and grabbed a bunch of wands from a shelf.
            Here, try this one! Cherry wood, phoenix feather, thirteen-and-a-half inches." Said Mr. Ollivander. Aphelia took the Wand in her left hand.
            Er, what am I supposed to do with this?" she asked. Harry laughed.
            Why, give it a shake, silly girl!" said Mr. Ollivander. Aphelia shook the wand, and a shelf towards the back blew up! Feeling slightly discouraged she set the wand down, but the second it was out of her hand another one was in! It went on like that for what seemed like forever!
            Why, if this goes on for any longer I'll have to pay tons of galeons to get this place refurnished! Okay, here's one; Mahogany, eleven inches, Phoenix Feather With Veela hair Core," and he handed her the wand. Scared, she took the wand out of his hand. When she touched it, it felt, well, nice. Unlike the others, with this one she actually felt confident. She shook it in the air, and out flew hearts of red and stars of gold.
            Well, my! I NEVER thought I'd sell that one. You see it has a defect. Unlike the others, this one has two core ingredients, and that's just unusual, but still I kept it, because, well, I became rather fond of it, and look who has it now! Aphelia Potter, another legend not unlike her brother! Well, you kids run along, that'll be eight galleons." He said. Harry paid the man and  all four left his shop.