Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters. I only own Crystal Willows, Jasey, Alex, Maria, and Tori.

Notice: This is an original story based off of some real events in the Harry Potter series. Quite a bit of the storyline is in fact original. Please don't steal any of my work. The parts that seem familiar are most likely not owned by me.

The wind whistled around the sloped hills. Bunches of pine trees were dotted around the field until they thickened out into a real forest. Mountains rose up behind the forest. The sky was streaked with orange, pink, and purple. A single figure stood in front of the forest entrance. The path almost invisible from the lack of use. Another figure walked up from behind.

"You're not going to go back in there are you?" the second figure asked.

"Not sure yet. We never found her Jasey. She's still injured." the first figure murmured.

Jasey put her hand on the first figures arm.

"Crys, you're freezing. You've been outside searching all day. Come back to the shelter and warm up. We can go searching again tomorrow. You'll freeze to death if you stay out here." Jasey pleaded.

Crys sighed and complied. The pair turned and went down the grassy slope. A medium sized two story house stood nestled at the bottom of the hill. A dirt road winded out from the front of the house. Smoke coiled out of the chimney. Jasey opened the back door and slipped inside with Crys. A girl with short brown hair walked in the kitchen the two were now standing in.

"Oh good you've brought her back. Crystal why'd you stay out there so long? You look exhausted and frozen!" the girl proclaimed.

"I have to find her Maria." Crystal replied.

"C'mere. Let's get you warmed up."

Crystal slid past Maria and went up the stairway to the right, taking the stairs two at a time. Maria sighed. Two more girls walked into the room. One had strawberry blonde hair. The other had dark blue hair with purple streaks.

"Did you bring her back?" the strawberry blonde questioned.

"Yeah." Maria replied.

"She instantly go up to her room?" the other one continued.

"Yup." Jasey answered.

"She's going to go insane from this. Once a missing creature is found, another one just goes missing. Alex, did you send the thing?" the strawberry blonde questioned.

"An hour ago." the blue haired girl, Alex, replied.

"I hope this works Tori. You know she's going to be furious with us when she finds out." Maria brought up.

"It's for her own good." the strawberry blonde, Tori, confirmed.

"I hope you're right." Jasey murmured.


Crystal was in her room pouring over books and a map. Pages were opened to pictures of unicorns.

"Where are you?" she mumbled.

Red marks were all over the map. Crystal continued her work. She stretched and stood. It was three in the morning. Crystal pulled on some sweatpants and a blue tank top. She pulled back her covers and crawled into bed. She turned off the lamp and stayed there in silence. She finally fell into an uneasy sleep. Her sleep was disturbed by nightmares.

At around six, she shot up breathing heavily. Her skin glistened with a layer of sweat. Rubbing her hands over her face, she sighed. Getting out of bed, she went and took a quick shower. Crystal pulled on some ripped blue jeans and a black tank top. She made sure her black bandanas were secured on her wrists. Pulling on her combat boots, she went to the mirror and brushed her black hair and side bangs. She straightened it and then traced black eyeliner around her eyes. She stared herself down in the mirror and only saw her flaws. Shaking her head, Crystal walked out of the room. Going to the kitchen, she began making breakfast. Hooting alerted her and she turned around. The shelter's tawny owl, Fringe, had arrived with the mail. Taking the mail off of Fringe's leg, she petted his head and made him a bowl of water. He chirped happily and started drinking. Crystal flicked through the mail. Bills, Maria, Alex, Maria, Jasey, Crystal, more bills, and then one for Tori. She took out the one that had her name on it.

Dear Ms Willows,

We have heard that you are having trouble with your job. Your roommates and coworkers have expressed their concerns about you. We have come to an agreement. You will be moved to a dragon facility in two days time. It is in Romania and we hope you will enjoy your time there. You will be there for two months. Then we will determine what you would like to do. Stay there, return to the Stumbling Hills Shelter for Magical Creatures, or perhaps work at both facilities.

Thank you for your cooperation,

The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures

Crystal was fuming. How could they have done this to her? Tori, Maria, Jasey, and Alex walked into the kitchen still in their pajamas.

Crystal glared at them and threw the letter on the table. She bolted from the shelter, straight to the forest. She went to the path she had been standing on yesterday. She followed the path and went to the clearing she usually went to when she needed to calm down. What she saw when she entered the clearing made her gasp. It was the missing unicorn. The poor thing had broken one of its legs. It whinnied when it saw her.

"Shh. I'm not going to hurt you. You're safe." Crystal whispered.

She eased foreword and put her hand out. She was finally able to put her hand on its snout. Stroking its neck, she kissed its nose.

"I know you're scared and in pain, but you have to come with me. I can make you feel better. I promise. But you have to come with me."

The unicorn nudged her and she helped it walk back through the forest. They made it out and Crystal steadied it down the slope.

"Almost there. That's it. Good girl."

Crystal lead it to the barn on the other side of the shelter. She grabbed some gauze and tape. The leg wasn't cut, just broken. She patched it up and made a splint with what she had lying around. Satisfied, she eyed her handiwork. Leaving the unicorn with some water, she walked into the shelter. Alex and Jasey were the first people she saw. She ignored them and went into the kitchen. Picking up an apple, she began to eat. Jasey and Alex walked in.

"Look, Crys, it was for your own good!" Jasey insisted.

Crystal scoffed, "My own good? Ha! I can't believe you'd do this to me. Bloody hell this is the one place where I felt like I could be in peace and at ease. Now you're forcing me to go to a Dragon Facility. I work the way that I do because working is the only way for me to not get drowned in my thoughts. What in the world possessed you to think that this was a good idea. You know what, no. Don't answer that. I guess I'd better start packing then."

She darted upstairs and ran to her room. She couldn't believe this. She just couldn't.