I do not own Harry Potter or his world. I only own Christina.
I would like to thank my betas:
Hannah, Paige, Elven, and Kai.
Chapter 1: Head Boy?
Christina Mystvolerin woke up early on September first, with great anticipation. Today was her first day as a seventh year at Hogwarts. Her stomach was full of butterflies. She had been chosen to be a Head Girl. Christina knew that being Head Girl was a big responsibility. All the younger students would look up to her for advice and leadership. Christina wondered if she could do this. She had trouble keeping up with her schoolwork and quidditch the last couple years, and she wasn't even a Prefect. As she pulled her long red hair into a ponytail, she thought of Draco, her boyfriend.
Christina started to remember what had happened at the end of last year. It started with the announcement that Draco had joined the Death Eaters and was given a big task by the Dark Lord himself. Then it was later reveled that his task was to kill Dumbledore, and now Dumbledore was dead. She hadn't heard from Draco since then and constantly worried about him. She hoped that he would be joining her at Hogwarts; school would never be the same without him.
Christina had neatly pressed her skirt, vest, white collared shirt, and tie last night; they were waiting on a chair near her bed for the big day. After getting dressed she looked around the room, grabbed her Transfiguration book with her cloak and neatly folded them both in her open trunk. Christina double checked to make sure everything was there. Her books, her clothes, and her most prized possession: her Firebolt.
Then she closed her trunk, and called for Riddle, her Northern Eagle Owl. Riddle flew to Christina's arm and she put him in his cage. She reached over to her nightstand and grabbed her wand, and stuck it in her pocket. Christina grabbed her new shiny Head Girl badge, polished it on her vest one last time, and took her letter from McGonagall with her list of announcements for the Prefects and put them into her purse.
Christina then checked herself in the mirror once more, pulled her lip gloss out of her purse, and applied some. She took her wand out of her pocket, said the incantation to make her trunk float, grabbed Riddle and headed downstairs.
Christina's house was rather on the small side. As she walked down the hallway she passed her siblings' rooms. She was so glad she didn't have to share a room with, her seven year old sister, Ashley. Ashley was one of those sisters who got into everything; just because it was not hers she had to explore it. This always became a problem when Christina came home for the holidays. Ashley would get into Christina's trunk and play with her wand and Firebolt. On one occasion Christina had walked in her room, and Ashley was flying five feet in the air and almost out the window.
Then there was Joe. He used to be Joey but now that he was ten, he had reached the age of maturity, he couldn't be called Joey anymore, it just had to be Joe. Joe usually stayed out of Christina's way, but when he was around he would hurt Ashley. Ashley and Joe were always fighting it was mainly because Ashley was a cry baby while Joe was an agitator. Let's just say the two didn't mix well.
Then there were Christina's parents, both of them were such kidders. When she was younger and bored they would tell her to go play in the street, and Christina would always reply, "But I'll get hit by a car."
Christina was so glad that this was her last year at Hogwarts, so if Joe ended up there she wouldn't have to deal with him. Also Joe would most likely give away her most protected secret, which Christina had been hiding for the last six years.
Christina somehow got placed in Slytherin. In Slytherin you had to be a Pureblood, both parents magical and have no Muggle blood. The problem was that Christina was a Muggleborn. She still did not know how she got placed there. But everyone thought she was a pureblood, and she was fairly popular, so she never bothered correcting people when they assumed she was a Pureblood.
When she entered the main hallway, she put her trunk down and headed into the kitchen for breakfast. The kitchen was chaotic as it always was on September first. Her siblings were fighting and yelling over nothing, as usual. Her mother was at the stove, finishing the last few pancakes and putting them down on the table. Her father was reading the newspaper, but said hello as Christina sat down.
"Mom, Joe hit me!" Ashley screamed as Christina poured herself some orange juice.
"Joe, don't hit its not nice." Christina's mom said from the stove.
"But Ashley is annoying me, she won't stop singing." Joe stated, as he stuffed a pancake in his mouth.
"Ring around the rosie..."Ashley started screeching. Christina quickly said a spell that she got from her Charms book the other day. Instantly the kitchen went quiet. Ashley was still singing. Christina smiled in success; she had been wanting to try that spell and just found the perfect time. Only Christina couldn't hear Ashley. Everyone else would have to deal with her. Christina went back to her pancakes. After a loud, frenzied, but filling meal, they all filed out of the house and into the car.
Christina's father drove Christina and the rest of the family to the King's Cross station as he usually did. They escorted Christina all the way to the entrance of the nine and three-quarters platform. And they said their goodbyes; Christina entered the platform and went to put her trunk in the train. As she was struggling with her trunk, someone grabbed the opposite end and took some of the weight off her sore arms. She looked up. It was Draco Malfoy.
"Draco!" Christina exclaimed.
"Hello Cruel-heart." Draco answered using his favorite nickname for her. Christina studied Draco, he looked different. His usual take charge aura was there, but there was something else. Christina couldn't figure it out. Draco also seemed skinner and his face more hollow. Christina gave him a questioning look.
"The Dark Lord" Draco replied not making eye contact with her. Christina instantly dropped her side of the trunk and pulled Draco into a long embracing hug. People walked by snickering, but neither one of the couple really cared.
"Draco." Christina heard someone say. Both Christina and Draco pulled out of the hug, to see who called him. They both turned around to see Crabbe standing outside the seventh year Slytherin carriage.
"Hey Christina." She smiled at Crabbe, turned back to Draco, picked up her trunk, and he led her to the seventh year Slytherin carriage. After putting her trunk on the rack, she grabbed her cloak and put it on. She reached into her purse, pulled out her Head Girl badge and clipped it onto her robes.
"Hey Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise." Christina said as she turned around. Christina turned to look at Draco, after a long worrying summer, she was glad to see him ok. He pulled her into a long hug, which ended in a long kiss.
"So Draco, how were you able to come back this year? You know after everything that happened?" Blaise asked, after the couple pulled out of the kiss.
"I made a deal with McGongall to allow me to come back to Hogwarts; I have to be extremely well behaved. This meant no detentions because of jinxing people." Draco rolled his eyes at this thought, like he could ever behave. "I am gonna be watched like a hawk by the new headmistress, McGongall, and the new head of Slytherin house Slughorn. If I broke even one rule, I would be expelled, no matter what the circumstances. So let's make sure I don't get caught." Draco explained. After that they said goodbye to the three boys, they both left the carriage and made their way to the Prefect carriage.
They entered as the train started to pull away from the station, and all the Prefects were standing around talking about their summer. Christina looked around at the Prefects while waiting for the Head Boy to come over to her. She found Pansy and waved hello. Then a couple of rows away she saw Hermione and Weasel talking with Raveny Patil and Boot. All the Prefects seemed to be in a good mood except Hermione, who seemed to be somewhat mad at the idea that she wasn't the Head Girl.
Christina locked eyes with Hermione and they both slightly smiled. This was their usual greeting, because they were they were friends, but were forced to keep it secret. Seeing as Hermione was in Gryffindor, and Christina in Slytherin. They hated each other until third year when they both took Ancient Runes. The class was mostly Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs. They happened to be the only Gryffindor and Slytherin who took the class, and got paired together for assignments and quickly overcame obstacles to become best friends.
Christina gave Hermione a look, asking 'Who's the Head Boy?' Hermione shook her head, as if she didn't know who it was. She leaned over to Weasley and whispered something.
The carriage door opened; a boy with emerald green eyes hiding behind glasses and a lighting bolt- shaped scar just visible under his messy black hair, entered. Christina gave him a dirty look as she looked at the Head Boy walking up to her. She couldn't believe that Harry Potter, her boyfriend's mortal enemy, was the Head Boy. As soon as Harry and Christina got everyone to sit down, and be quiet, they went over the rules and guidelines of being a Prefect. After that was over, they told the Prefects of each house the passwords.
They dismissed the Prefects and Christina turned and walked over to Draco, to tell him she'd meet him in a couple of minutes. Then she turned back to Harry and introduced herself. They knew of each other, but now that they had to work together she wanted to make sure they really knew each other. They were many Prefects still in the carriage as Harry left to go find Ron.
Christina turned, saw Hermione, and ran up to give her a hug. They both started to talk as they walked down the corridor to their carriages.
"So, how was your summer?" Christina asked.
"Long, and eventful. One of Ron's brothers got married. Otherwise than that I spent the whole summer with Ron. Though, Harry, Ron, and I were thinking of not even coming back this year." Hermione replied.
"Why?" Christina asked raising a eyebrow.
"So we could get ready to fight Voldemort, but when we all sat down and talked about it, we realized this last year would be very helpful. McGongall and Lupin said they would help us get ready. But what about you?" Hermione replied knowing Harry would not approve of the release of that current information, though Hermione completely trusted Christina and knew she would never betray her.
"Well I am glad that you came back, school would never be the same without you! Oh, my summer was very boring. I spent the whole summer worrying about Draco." Christina replied.
By then they reached the Slytherin carriage Christina said, "Goodbye! I'll see you later!" They quickly gave each other a hug, and Hermione nodded in agreement. Then Hermione continued on to her carriage as Christina opened the door to find Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise, and Draco. Christina sat down between Draco and Blaise and they all started talking about their eventful summers.