Chapter 1
Assignments
Year7
In the Hallways at Hogwarts
Christina stared emotionlessly at the boys in front of her. Throwing insults at each other just like their first day at Hogwarts. Each one thinking that they were right, that the world revolved around them, each boy ignorant of the real world.
Chris heard a commotion behind her and knew a teacher was coming to see what the disturbance was about so she silently slipped behind a tapestry into one of the many hidden passageways around the school to get out of there before her perfect reputation was ruined as she knew it would be by the end of the year.
The last thing she heard before she exited the dark passage on her way to lunch was Professor McGonagall demanding, "What is going on here?"
Christina walked into the hall and found a seat off by herself at the Slytherin table and began to eat.
A few moments later Draco walked into the hall having apparently talked himself out of trouble again, however he apparently wasn't able to talk his bodyguards out of trouble to or even his girlfriend Pansy Parkinson who was normally sow to his arm and glued to his face.
Draco took a seat near Chris looking miserable and pathetic without his "friends."
"You look lonely." Christina said quietly as she slid closer to him slightly unsure of how she was supposed to come out of the image of the sweet, shy, girl that she had projected to everyone here for the past six years at Hogwarts to make friends with this rude boy that never spoke to her. She would have preferred it to stay that way to but the return of her father to her life made that impossible.
Suddenly intrigued Malfoy said, "I'm sorry but I don't remember your name."
Christina blushed and replied, "Christina, but please call me Chris."