Kodachi's eyes widened. If Harry had a sister, why wasn't she with him?
"I have a sister?" Harry asked, confirming the question.
"Blimey, you don't have to be ashamed about it. Look at all the brothers I've got. You don't have to be bashful."
"It's just..." Harry shook his head in wonder. "That I don't know much about my family. Only on my last birthday did I even learn how my parents died."
Ron's jaw dropped open. "Cor, is that true?"
Kodachi had already moved closer to Harry's side, taking his hand. Her mother had told her countless times the function of women was to soothe hurts and comfort feelings - but that was akin to an alcoholic telling his children not to drink while waving the bottle at them like a club. Still, the facts were there, if lacking in implementation.
She took Harry's hand and squeezed it. It was more difficult to do than it had once been to leap upon a man barely clothed, offering him her body (which never got taken, her attitude was downright scary back then), but the smile of gratitude she earned was worth it. It made her think this way of behaving may actually have worth to it, beyond manipulation value.
Percy, Ron's oldest sib still at school, shoved himself into their compartment. "Excuse me, but as a school prefect I'm required to send a letter ahead assuring everyone that the first years got on the train, but I'm afraid that I've forgotten the name of Harry's sister."
"Oh, this is Hecate Potter." Ron bubbled, having caught that part.
"Kodachi." The girl corrected.
"Oh?" Ron misunderstood. "So you go by your middle name, then? That's alright. Kodachi Potter, then."
"Right." Percy vanished out of the compartment.
Ron rose up to follow, vanishing with the words. "I'd best make sure he doesn't mispell it. I've seen your name on your bag, so it's alright. I'll take care of it." He shot off, so well used to old or second, third or even older hand-me-downs that he just automatically assumed the 'Potter' part of her bag had rubbed off long ago, or it was a relic from a grand-aunt who had mostly the same name or something. It had happened often enough to him, after all.
Harry and Kodachi looked at each other.
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(Posted Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:41)
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