Secrets to Keep
�Harry where have you been? Who are they?�
Harry had just walked into the room with Melissa and Sheila. He sat next to Ron while the girls stood to the side. Melissa, or Sheila, it was hard to tell, kept glancing at the Slytherin table.
�I�ll tell you later,� Harry whispered as Fudge stood up at the teachers� table.
�Good evening everyone,� Fudge said loudly. �I will be your headmaster until further notice. We have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Please welcome Professor Wilson!�
Everyone except for the Slytherins, clapped politely.
�And also,� Fudge continued, �please welcome Professor Wilson�s daughters, Melissa and Sheila Wilson. They will now be sorted into their houses.�
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Melissa stood awkwardly in the middle of the hall. Sheila had decided to try on the Sorting Hat first. What house would they be in? Would they be separated?
After what seemed like hours, the hat yelled Gryffindor and Sheila sat down.
Now it was Melissa�s turn. She took a deep breath and put on the hat.
�Another one,� the hat whispered. �I have the hardest time with Potters. You�re very complicated people. Let�s see. A lot of bravery. A strong thirst for revenge. Very similar to your brother and sister. Where to put you.�
Don�t separate us, Melissa said silently. Please don�t separate us.
�Are you sure? You will have a strong connection to Slytherin either way. But if you�re sure. GRYFFINDOR!�
Relieved, Melissa walked over and sat next to her sister.
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�So, what were you going to say Harry?� Ron said when they got back to the Gryffindor common rooms.
�Well, you�d better sit down. This might take while to explain,� Harry said. He told Ron what Professor McGonagall had told him. When he finished, Ron sat silently for a moment.
�Wait,� Ron said suddenly, turning toward Sheila and Melissa. �If you changed your last names, why did Fudge call you Melissa and Sheila Wilson?�
�Haven�t you been listening?� Sheila said angrily. �Fudge is an idiot. We are registered as Wilsons so Fudge won�t find out. If he knew who we were, he�d probably expel us to keep us away from Harry. He�d think we were just making matters worse for him.�
�Sheila,� Melissa said, �calm down. Don�t take out your anger on him now. Wait for a Slytherin to come along. Then you can take it out on them.�
Ron yawned. �I don�t know about the rest of you, but I�m tired. Good night.�
�Just wait until tomorrow,� Harry said. �He�ll have forgotten everything we told him.� With that he walked up to the boy�s dormitories.
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