Five days passed after the incident in the Department of Mysteries. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were walking in the halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Most of the school's population glared at them. The students assumed they were responsible for the disappearance of Jacquel Romanov. Jacquel was a student at the school and the best friend of the trio. Some students claimed that the trio killed her while others claimed she escaped from them. Several people claimed that Lord Voldemort captured her and held her hostage in his castle to lure the trio out of Hogwarts, where they would be captured and tormented by the evil wizard.866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwAnfJxWrm
But none of those rumors could be confirmed.
Having said that, there's more to the story.
Cassidy Newfield came from an alternative world intending to take over the wizarding world. No one knew she was there. If they had noticed her, they didn't say anything. Cassidy wore a traditional school uniform, but she wasn't wearing a robe. She sat in a small room staring into a magical mirror in the corner of the room.
As Harry was walking towards that small room, he said, "I don't get why everyone is angry with us. It's not like Jacquel asked to be captured. Something isn't right here and we have to find her."
He wasn't wrong there. As the trio walked down the halls, the other students glared at them. Harry didn't know why, but many people started to think of him as a villain instead of a hero. Ron's sister Ginny couldn't look him in the eye anymore. To make things worse, Jacquel's cousins Julia Black, Stacey Snape, and Jaden Kastianopolis left Hogwarts to find her.
In short, things were bad for Harry Potter.
"You're right, Harry," said Ron. "But let's not worry too much about Jacquel. She'll find a way to get herself out of this situation. She always does."
Just then, a shadow was seen on the wall. The trio turned around and they gasped what they saw. Standing before them was a girl wearing a school uniform and a pair of leather black boots. She had long blond hair, sharp green eyes, and a face that could melt the paint off the walls.
She smiled at them in a cruel way, as if she knew she had won the race. "Who are you?" said Hermione.
"My name doesn't matter to scum like you," said the girl. "All I know is that you three are nothing but trouble for the last few years, and I think it's time for one of you to go."
"Who are you and what have you done with Jacquel?" Harry snapped.
"Oh, I haven't done anything with her...yet," said the girl. "But I'm coming for you, Harry Potter."866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2oFfzqO3S
"Why me?" said Harry. "What have I done to you?"866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ahGaFSFAx
"You think you can pretend to be the hero while you're a sham, like you're too good to follow the rules and be like everyone else," said the girl. "Well, I have a place for people like you, who think they can do what they want to do and everybody else doesn't count."866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uM7ML94T3
"You can't do anything to him," yelled Ron. "He's Harry Potter, the boy who defeated the Dark Lord! You can't do anything to him! Professor Dumbledore will stop you!"866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YwPXYIlbT
"Professor Dumbledore will do nothing," said the girl, "because I will take his favorite student away from him!"866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvA4CW15LFy
"You can't do that!" said Hermione as Hedwig, Harry's pet owl, flew onto Harry's shoulder. Little did they know that they were in the room with the magical mirror.866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jS9Fkn8hD
"Yes I can, and I will," said the girl as she pushed Harry into the mirror. Ron and Hermione could only watch in horror as Harry fell through the mirror, screaming as he fell. The strange girl also jumped into the mirror; as she did, the mirror became a large pile of dust.866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZPTAJfTsq
When the dust settled, Ron and Hermione were staring at the blank space where Harry had once stood. They couldn't believe that Harry Potter was gone forever and they failed to stop the girl or save him. To make things worse, there was no way they could save Harry.866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Cneak9nNM
Speaking of which, Dumbledore came into the room, saying, "I thought I heard something strange in here. What happened?"866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6SA0aFQ6x
"You did," said Ron. "A strange girl showed up here and attacked us for no reason. Harry's gone."866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhOVAl72vT
"Gone, you say?" Dumbledore cried out in horror. "As in completely gone?" Ron and Hermione nodded. "How did *that* happen?"866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXC6lRnzzzS
"Some girl came in here and kidnapped Harry," said Hermione. "Then she broke the mirror so we can't go into the mirror and rescue him."866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaEWA4Y4Yq
"I see," said Dumbledore. "Where's the mirror in question?"866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6gToi51hy
Hermione pointed to the floor, where the remains of the mirror were. Dumbledore stared at the pile of dust for a long time. Ron and Hermione watched him, not knowing what he would do next. Would he attempt to repair the mirror and find Harry?866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hDUmck7WD
Dumbledore stood up and said, "We're going to repair that mirror and get our students back. It doesn't matter who took them or why they disappeared. Harry and Jacquel must be returned to us immediately!"866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbsz88vvmW
He left the room with a stern warning to "not let anyone else know of this incident". Ron and Hermione knew that things would change since Harry Potter was no longer at Hogwarts...866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHRty7pO9q
Harry found himself waking up on the cold hard ground. The ground was in front of a huge bronze sculpture; the sculpture was of a great and powerful wizard. Yet, the words on the plaque underneath the statue were written in a language Harry didn't understand. Who was this wizard and why did I land in front of a statue dedicated to him, Harry thought. Why is there a statue of him in this place?866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVQX2BRx81
"Where am I?" he said to himself. He had no idea that the place he was now was completely different. The sun was shining, the skies were blue, and the grass was green. He realized he was in a local park, as he saw benches, trees, and picnic tables scattered everywhere.
"Harry? Harry?" a voice called to him. He stared at the statue, and a strange boy stared back at him. The boy was pale with white hair and yellow eyes. He wore a black shirt and black pants.
"Who are you?" Harry said with fear and anticipation.
"It's me, Hedwig, your owl, remember?" said Hedwig.
"Uh, why are you a boy?" Harry said as he stared at the owl...I mean, boy.
"Who knows?" said Hedwig. "But we better get you someplace safe, because people are beginning to notice."
"Notice what?" said Harry.
"You might need to take a good look in the mirror," said Hedwig.
Harry looked in the mirror again; instead of a boy with messed-up hair, poor glasses, and wearing extra-large clothes, he saw a girl with reddish-brown hair, pale skin, and brown eyes. She wore a red shirt, a red and yellow plaid skirt, long gray socks, and black shoes.
He was a girl.
Harry Potter was now a girl.
Harry did the only thing a normal boy would do in his situation. He screamed.866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExZ6nItmae
"Now explain to me why you felt like you had to cover this up?" Professor McGonagall snarled as she faced Professor Dumbledore. Rumors about the disappearance of Harry Potter began to spread, thanks to Neville Longbottom (who saw the attack on Harry and his friends and told McGonagall). She was furious that Professor Dumbledore would pretend that the disappearance of Harry Potter never happened.866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgVEl5pL1A
"You know why I had to hide the truth about Harry's disappearance," said Dumbledore. "If anyone found out that we lost Harry Potter, there would be no end to the nightmare that would engulf our school. There would be inquiries, investigations, and possible arrests. I'm not going to mention the high inquisitor and what she has to say regarding Harry's activities over the term."
"But that doesn't give you the right to cover up his disappearance and swear Ron and Hermione to secrecy regarding their friend's disappearance," said McGonagall. "In fact, I'm receiving letters from concerned parents about the safety of Hogwarts. I wonder what I should say to those parents who might want to remove their chidlren from Hogwarts."
"Your job is to reassure the parents that everything is fine at Hogwarts," said Dumbledore. "There's nothing wrong with the school, and I'd like to keep it that way."
"And what is your answer regarding the disappearance of Miss Romanov and her cousins?" said McGonagall. "What will you say to her uncle when he marches into this school, demanding to know where she went?"
"I don't care for her or them," said Dumbledore. "As far as I can tell, they can stay away from my school," said Dumbledore. "I never liked those Trichenbergs with their advanced spellcasting; Miss Romanov is no better than any of them! Good riddance to them, I say! I hope they never return here!"
"I'm warning you now, Albus, nothing good will come from your lies," said McGonagall in anger. "A day will come when you will lose everything that you've worked for. And when that happens, not even I will help you."
Dumbledore collapsed in his chair as she walked out the door. He should have known that nothing good was going to come from his lies, and he didn't want to mention that he and Harry parted on bad terms.
For the first time in his life, Albus Dumbledore didn't know what to do.866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqbDLX56Bz
After several minutes of listening to Harry scream, Hedwig gripped Harry's arm, causing the screaming to stop. He said, "That's enough, Harry! You can't be screaming like that! Not in public!"866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUomVg85Xdi
"Why not?" said Harry.
"People will notice," said Hedwig, "and the last thing we need is to be made into a spectacle. Now calm down."
"Will you let me go?" Harry cried out.
"Only if you promise that you won't scream again," said Hedwig.
He let Harry go, and they both stood up. Hedwig, however, knew that he would have a fun time learning how to walk, since he had been a bird for a good part of his life. His legs wobbled for a second before he could steady himself.
"Now, where should we go?" said Harry.
"Maybe we need to start by finding and catching that girl who sent us here," said Hedwig.
"Good idea," said Harry. "We'll catch her and force her to send us back to Hogwarts. We'll also force her to find Jacquel and send her back as well. No one messes with us and lives!"
Little did Harry know that the minute he found out where he was, his life was going to be thrown in for a loop...866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoL63IaKjK
