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Christopher had been invited to stay with the Weasleys for the last week before the start of term; Jade had also been invited but had politely refused saying she needed to finish her homework. It was a lie, the raven haired girl had finished her homework during the first month of holiday, she just didn't feel up to spending her last week in a house full of noise with a lot more people than in the Potter household. She didn't want anyone to find out about her nightmares and it would be a lot more difficult to hide them in the Burrow, than it was at home. At least, once she was back at Hogwarts she would be able to cast a Silencing charm around her bed. She had been researching them ever since the summer had started. She had thought a lot about how she would be managing her 'nocturne issues' when she went back to school. She still felt extremely reluctant to let anyone into her secret, even though she knew she would have to tell her friends at some point. So, Silencing spells had appeared as a rather good solution to her problem.

The week was agreeable. Jade spent as much time as she could with her parents. She played Wizard's Chess (which she was really wasn't good at) with her father and talked a lot with her mother. She was still quite happy when the first day of term arrived. Lily and James took her to King's Cross and after saying their good-byes let her climb on the train. The raven haired girl started looking for her brother, Ron and Hermione. She didn't find any of them, however she saw Ginny in an otherwise empty compartment. Deciding she might as well sit there to wait for the others, Jade opened the door.

"Do you mind if I sit with you." asked the raven haired girl.

"No, of course." said the red haired girl, looking pleased and surprised at the same time.

"I was starting to worry that there was nobody I knew on the train." said Jade as she sat across Ginny.

"I had the same problem." said the other girl shyly. "Aren't Christopher and Ron in the train?" she asked seeming to realize what the older girl's words meant.

Jade frowned.

"Well, I didn't see them." she said. "I hope they're not getting in trouble."

The two girls were silent for a few moments.

"So, how was your week with that dear brother of mine?" asked Jade at last.

The red haired girl blushed.

"Oh, it was fine! We had fun."

Her blush became deeper and she lowered her eyes to her skirt. Jade smiled to herself, it looked like Ginny had a bit of a crush on Christopher. Well, it was going to be hard on her! Christopher could be thick sometimes, especially when it came to relationships…

The door opened and revealed none other than Hermione Granger.

"Hello, Jade." said the girl before turning to Ginny. "Hi, I'm Hermione Granger."

"I'm Ginny Weasley." said Ginny with a small smile.

Jade smiled widely at her friend and moved aside so that Hermione could sit next to her.

"So how was your summer?" asked Jade.

"Oh, it was fine. I missed you guys though." said Hermione. "Talking of which, where are the boys?" she asked frowning.

"That's what I would like to know too." said Jade. "I just hope they are not already in trouble…"

Hermione nodded with a sigh.

"More importantly, Jade." said Hermione beaming. "What do you think of our new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor?"

Jade furrowed her brows in thought. She knew she had met the man somewhere but she couldn't seem to remember where or when. Defence professor…Had she met him in Diagon Alley but they had only gone to get their books….That was it! It was that guy with the shiny smile!

"Gildert Loanshark!"

"What? No, his name is Gilderoy Lockhart." said Hermione.

"Same difference, really." said the raven haired girl with a shrug.

Hermione rolled her eyes at her while Ginny giggled.

"So what do you think of him?" asked Hermione returning to her earlier enthusiasm.

"You mean a part from the fact that he's an obnoxious git?"

"Jade!" exclaimed Hermione crossly. "He's not an obnoxious git!"

"I think he is actually." piped up Ginny.

"That's the way to go, girl!" said Jade leaning to give her a pat on the shoulder.

Ginny beamed at the older girl and Hermione sighed in defeat.

"I still think his books are good…." muttered the bushy haired girl. "Anyway, we'll have time to judge over the year."

"Don't remind me of that!" groaned Jade. "Really, I'm starting to think that Dumbledore purposefully choses weirdoes to teach."

"Oh, come on Jade, he can't be that bad!" said Hermione.

Jade nodded at her darkly, she was pretty sure that Loanshark would turn out to be worse than a weirdo.

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Jade was worried. And being worried made her angry. She was currently sitting at the Gryffindor table. The Sorting had started already. It was a blond girl's turn to sit on the stool but Jade barely noticed. To say she wasn't paying attention was a major understatement. She was refusing to acknowledge that anything was happening around her. Of course, the reason for her state of mind was Christopher. The idiot had yet to appear at the Gryffindor table. Nobody had seen him on the train either. Nor had anyone seen Ron for that matter. This led Jade to believe that both idiots were together, and weren't they always?

She unconsciously started tapping the table with her finger. Where were they? Were they trying to kill her with worry on the first day of school?

"Jade, I'm sure they're fine." whispered Hermione who was sitting across of her. "At least Christopher isn't the type to run into trouble. That's the kind of things you would do."

The raven haired tried to return Hermione's smile but failed.

"It's not Christopher's type but could you say the same of Ron?" she asked.

The bushy haired girl didn't reply. They both knew that Ron wouldn't turn his back on something stupid if it could eventually lead him to getting some recognition.

Lavender seemed to have heard their conversation because she turned to them.

"I heard they arrived in a flying car, crashed in the Whomping Willow and got expelled." she told them.

Jade went ghostly pale. Gotten expelled. Her brother had gotten expelled. And the Whomping Willow? She hoped that bloody tree hadn't hurt her twin or she would turn it into firewood. She glared darkly at the table.

"Jade, I'm sure it's just rumours, you know how much Lavender likes to gossip." said Hermione reassuringly, sending a warning glare towards Lavender.

The other girl recoiled and turned back to Parvati. Hermione could be scary sometimes. Jade didn't notice the interaction, though. She was looking the very picture of gloom as she sank into her depressing thoughts. Realising the raven haired girl was too far gone for her to reach; Hermione focused her attention to her sorting. She turned just in time to see Ginny Weasley walking up to the stool. The red haired girl sat and looked up anxiously as the hat was placed on her head. A full minutes passed before the hat announced its decision.

"Gryffindor!"

The Gryffindor table erupted in applause as Ginny went to sit with them with a radiant smile. Hermione beamed at her and clapped enthusiastically. Jade…Well, Jade was still very far away…

Hermione invited Ginny to sit with her as she quickly understood that Jade wouldn't emerge from her depression anytime soon. She explained the situation to Ginny who looked alarmed upon learning that Ron and Christopher were supposedly expelled. Hermione wasn't entirely sure she was upset about her brother only though. When they were on the train she couldn't help but notice that Ginny tended to blush whenever a certain Boy-Who-Lived was mentioned…The bushy haired girl smiled at the memory. She would have to keep an eye on things and make sure the younger girl wasn't hurt by Christopher. Not that he would hurt anyone on purpose but he could be a bit thick at times...

Hermione felt very protective of Ginny. She had gotten along quite well with her on the train and the red haired girl was in every way the little sister Hermione had always wanted. She had noticed that Jade had the same kind of fondness for the younger girl. This made Hermione laugh internally. Jade was feminine in many even though most time she was a bit tomboyish. However she had a very motherly and protective side of her; which she was currently demonstrating by worrying about Christopher endlessly.

The bushy haired girl glanced at her raven haired friend and sighed heavily. She hoped Christopher hadn't been expelled or she would have a zombie-like (or inferi-like) Jade to take care of all year.

At the end of the feast, Hermione and Jade left the hall while Ginny joined the other first years. Jade was still sombre. She hadn't eaten much which showed how worried she was. The two girls silently walked up to Gryffindor tower and entered the Common Room. Jade was the one who caught sight of the two boys first. She marched angrily towards them and slapped Christopher. Hermione blinked in surprise as a resounding slap was heard in the Common Room which had suddenly gone very still. It seemed Hermione wasn't the only one shocked by Jade's outburst, all the conversations had stopped and everybody was watching the twins. Ron was gaping at Jade with an alarmed expression, probably worrying that he would receive the same kind of treatment.

"Christopher James Potter." said Jade in a calm voice that promised hell. "Where on earth have you been? You weren't on the train, and you weren't at the feast. There were rumours that you had crashed in a Whomping Willow and that you had gotten expelled. I hope these rumours were just that and not the truth." she hissed eyes locked in her brother's.

Christopher gulped audibly and tried to make himself as small as possible.

"W-well, we weren't expelled…" he muttered not meeting his sister's eye.

The emerald narrowed dangerously.

"Must I understand that the rest was true? Do you know how worried I was?" her voice was slowly rising. "I was dying with worry, thinking you had gotten expelled! You could have been hurt or even killed! Just what were you thinking?! And I do not want to hear any excuses you might have because nothing, absolutely nothing could excuse you from taking a flying car to Hogwarts and getting yourself in danger!" she roared.

The whole Common Room gulped. Jade Potter could be extremely scary. It would be remembered in Gryffindor House that it was better not to cross the raven haired girl unless you were volunteering to cross the Styx. Christopher had shrunk as Jade's voice had amplified. Ron on the side had gone as still as a statue.

"Now," said Jade, her voice back to its frightening calmness. "I am going to go to bed. Tomorrow, I will expect you to apologise for the trouble you have caused to me as well as to the headmaster and Professor McGonagall." she turned to Ron who flinched. "And I suggest you do the same, though, of course, I am sure your mother will have a word to say in this."

With a last look at her brother who was persistently staring at his shoes, Jade stormed out of the Common Room. The silence lasted for five minutes after she had left. Then the conversations started again in hesitant whispers. The last thing anyone wanted was to disturb the lioness. Hermione walked towards Christopher.

"You might want to put some ice on this." she said nodding to the boy's cheek. "And I do have to say I agree with Jade. You two had us extremely worried."

She bid them good night and walked up the stairs to the dormitories.

"Bloody hell!" exclaimed Dean who had approached Christopher as Hermione left. "You're sister's pretty scary!"

There were several nods of agreement around the room.

"Definitely scarier than my Mom." agreed Seamus.

"Make that: definitely scarier than both yours and my mother." said Ron with a shiver.

"Jade, are you alright?" said Hermione softly as she joined her friend in the room.

The raven haired girl was sitting on her bed with her face in her hands. The bushy haired girl went to sit by her side and placed a gentle hand on her back.

"Jade?"

The girl lifted her head slowly.

"That idiot." she whispered. "I'm so relieved nothing has happened to him."

A tear escaped the wide green eyes. Hermione pulled Jade into a one arm hug and the raven haired girl cried quietly on her friend's shoulder. Hermione smiled sadly. Jade was really caring, and she would have to have a little chat with the boys about this. She wouldn't let them cause so much grief to Jade with their mischief.

She would wait a little though; they would need time to recover from their confrontation with the angry girl.

"I think you just scared the hell out of everyone in the Common Room, Jade. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if Lavender and Parvati decided to sleep on the sofas tonight." said Hermione jokingly.

Jade gave a shaky laugh.

"At least we won't have to listen to their never ending gossip." she replied with a watery smile to her friend.

Hermione returned the smile and grabbed a tissue which she handed to the raven haired girl. Jade proceeded to wiping her tears which were starting to resemble the Niagara Falls. Three tissues later, her eyes were finally dry. She hugged her friend tightly.

"Thanks Mione." she said.

Then the two girls agreed it was starting to get late and retreated to bed. Lavender and Parvati came up an hour later after, having ensured that the cost was clear and that there was no risk of them being attacked by an angry feline.