Harry Potter's sister ~~~ Fanfiction

summer and platform 9 and three quarters part7

Emma and Harry spent the next month almost entirely in each other's company, not that that was much of a change. Both Potters had accepted their impending separation and that the other would survive without their sibling but it was still difficult. Every morning and every evening Emma would give her brother a really long hug.

Harry knew she was being clingy but considering the long separation he felt she had every right to be. If he was honest he was nearly as clingy as she was. Emma had been his only source of physical comfort and affection for as long as he could remember. If he had never had an Emma, he could only imagine how lonely life at Privet Drive would have been.

1st September was fast approaching and Harry was facing something other than his new life at Hogwarts. 31st August was the ten-year anniversary of the day he ceased to be an only child, Emma's 10th birthday. Like Harry her birthdays were never fun but this year her wonderful big brother had managed to get money and he had gone shopping in Diagon Alley.

So for the penultimate time before Hogwarts, Harry awoke to an auburn haired girl wrapping her arms around him.

"Happy Birthday Emma!" he croaked.

"Thanks, for what it's worth" she sighed into his shoulder.

Somehow Harry managed to sit up while holding his pyjama-clad sister to himself and reached into his trunk with his free hand. He pulled out a pair of wrapped up packages, Emma realised that they were presents.

"No!" said Emma "You didn't?"

Harry gave her the packages. Without opening them, the presents landed on Harry's bed as Emma once more imbedded herself against her older brother.

This hug was one of the longest they'd ever had together. The only thing that could extract Emma even a little was the sound of tapping at the window. A large barn owl was outside the Potter's bedroom window, pattering on the glass.

Emma got up from her bed and opened the window. The owl flew in, carefully dropped a package on her bed then flew back out. Upon picking it up, she realised it was from Hagrid... to her.

"It looks like Hagrid sent me something" She said, reading the birthday tag. "But I want to see what you got me first". Emma chose to open the smaller of the two packages, both were obviously books.

"Hogwarts, a History" she read.

"Hagrid recommended it" Said Harry "I wouldn't know but he said if you can't go yet then this is book is the best way to alleviate any concerns or answer any questions you have".

Emma smiled, her eyes getting wet. She had tried not to think about Hogwarts because she was afraid doing so would make her want to go there all the more, making her wait seem even longer. However this book would give her some small connection to the magical world she could not yet enter.

"This is also a book" Harry said handing the other package. "You have to get your own wand yourself so I couldn't get one for you and you need one for most of the lessons. But I think you'll be good at this, you don't even need a wand, its only theory since you can't really do anything here but it might give you a leg up when you start next year".

Emma didn't understand what Harry was on about until she unwrapped the second package.

"A Guide to Basic and Intermediate Potions Brewing." She read suddenly her mind was whirling with ideas, the idea of mixing together magical ingredients. The thought had never occurred to her since she learnt of magic but...