Heather Black

## Heather Dorcas Black

* Heather (c.2000)
* Henry (c.1994)

**Heather Dorcas Black** (b. **Henry Dorcas Black**; 19th December, 1983) was a Pure-blood witch (formally wizard), daughter of Sirius and Marlene Black (nee McKinnon) and sister of Rebecca and Judy Black. She was born as a male and lived like that growing up. She lived with her family and near family in Potter Manor.

She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1994-2001 where she was sorted into Hufflepuff house and became close with another Hufflepuff Cedric Diggory. She was part of the group who believed at Harry Potter had cheated his way into the Triwizard Tournament despite being raised with Harry but came around after talking to Diggory. At the end of the year she was devastated at the loss of Cedric at turned to crossdressing over the summer as an escape from the loss. Through this she was able to get over the loss but still felt that something had been awakened in her when she cross dressed and so continued through to the end of her third year when she came out to her family and friends as transgender during the summer of 1997. She brewed a Gender Change Potion and drank it changing her into a female. This began a new stage in her life.

## Biography

### Early Life (1983-1994)

Henry Dorcas Black was born on 18th December 1983 in Potter Manor, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. He was named after Henry McKinnon, his maternal grandfather, and Dorcas Meadows, a close friend to his mother who was killed personally by Voldemort in 1979.

Henry grew up with the many residents of Potter Manor around him, including his parents friends and their family, most notably Harry Potter. However, Henry prefeed his own company in his room. During his youth he would spend his time reading books about muggle and wizarding history.

#### Discovery

Having grown up around two sisters and several women, Henry was sometimes asked to play tea parties with them and would be asked to wear a dress. It was all fun and games to them but Henry realised something while doing it. He was starting to feel uncomfortable if his body and began looking for an explanation. He discovered the writings of transgender witch Emily Hathway, who had been presented with very similar circumstances in her youth. Henry chose to keep this to himself.

In the summer of 1993, Albus Dumbledore made a visit to Potter Manor to interview Remus Lupin for the position of Defence Against the Dark Art's teacher. During the visit Henry asked Dumbledore about Hathway, Dumbledore told him at she was a good student and a talented writer. Also saying that, her gender didn't affect her writing or her skill.

### Hogwarts Years (1994-2001)

#### First Year

*Main Article: "1994-1995 Hogwarts School Year"*

##### Quidditch World Cup

    Henry attended the 1994 Quitidtch World Cup with his family and friends and he wore green to support the Irish Team like the rest of them. Before the match they met Amos and Ceddic Diggory who had arrived with the Weasleys. He bet that the Irish would win with Ludo Bagman. When the Bulgarians brought on the Veelas, he was unaffected. After the match he celebrated with the rest of their group but fled with his mother when the Death Easters attacked.

##### Beggining School

Henry started attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on September 1st 1994, where he was sorted into Hufflepuff House. That same night, Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would play hoist to the Triwizard Tournament for the first time in 300 years. In the first few weeks Henry became close to Cedric Diggory who he saw as a mentor.

When Hermionie Granger started S.P.E.W. she joined saying "[that] House Elves are consious beings and shouldn't be discriminated uopn".

On 30th October the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrived and the announcement that only only of age wizard and witches could compete was made to the annoyance to many students. During the day many students put their names forward including Cedric Diggory saying to Henry, "maybe now Hufflepuff will get some recognition". He also witnised Fred and George Weasley attempt to get past the age line to a spectacular failure.

##### The Tounament Kicks Off

On the evening of the 31st October the champions from each school being selected. Flur Delacore, from Beauxbatons, Victor Krum, from Durmstrang, and Cedric Diggory. Then Harry Potter's name appeard from the flames. Over the next few weeks, Henry became part of the group that disliked Harry and called him a cheater. However after the first task he respected that Harry didn't want to enter after seeing the danger that the champions were in, although he contiued to support Cedirc during the other tasks.

##### Rest of the Year

During his first year, Henry found that he was also a target of Draco Malfoy and his gang's bullying but would often be deffended by either Cediric or family and friends such as Harry Potter.

Being a first year mant that Henry couldn't attend the Yule Ball and ended up going back to Pottor Manor for christmas with his sister Rebecca.

#### Second Year

*Main Article: "1995-1996 Hogwarts School Year"*

#### Third Year

*Main Article: "1996-1997 Hogwarts School Year"*

#### Fourth Year

*Main Article: "1997-1998 Hogwarts School Year"*

## Physical Appearance

In his early years, Henry Black had long black hair like his father but fair skin like his mother.