Herri jumped and sheepishly turned toward her new roomie. 'Christine' already wore Slytherin robes and stood with her arms across her chest, her look as imperious as it had been on her ghostly face as it was now on her beautiful one.

"I lost track of time."

A small but firm grip on her arm was her only warning before the room dissolved around them and they reappeared behind a tapestry around the corner from the Great Hall.

Before Herri could blink 'Christine' was already pulling her through the doors of the Great Hall only to pause briefly as a voice rang out grabbing everyone's attention.

Dumbledore stood clanging his glass and casting a Sonorous. "Under a strange turn of events we have a new student joining our 1st year students this year. Please welcome, Christine...Mortis. She has been sorted into Slytherin."

All the kids whispered looking the girls way but no gaze burned quite like the Headmaster's.

"Back straight, chin up and head tall."

Herri nodded and walked over to the Slytherin table sitting towards the end only to have both Blaise and Draco join them.

No sooner had Herri sat then Christine began piling sausages, roast, steamed veggies, and mashed potatoes with gravy on her plate.

Herri looked down at the plate heaped with food and even as her stomach growled she looked back at 'Christine'.

"I don't think I'll be able to eat all of this."

"You will."

"It'll do me no good if I get sick from eating too much."

Large blue eyes stared unblinkingly into emerald before they looked down at the plate of food and then back at Herri.

'Christine' took a fork and put it in Herri's hand, "Eat."

Herri sighed, and looked back down but looked back up in relief when she heard 'Christine' say, "But only until you're full."

As Herri began to eat the boys across from them observed.

"How long have you known each other?"

Herri glanced up at Blaise's question. Then, looked over at 'Christine' to answer, her mouth full.

"We have been penpals since we were young."

Draco looked over his shoulder and sneered, "The Headmaster keeps looking over here."

'Christine' made a flippant gesture with her hand, "He doesn't like my family."

Blaise made an inelegant snort, "Welcome to Slytherin."

{Time Skip}

The next morning when Herri went to drink her morning tea 'Christine' grabbed it from her hands and threw it over her shoulder.

"What in the world De…"

"It was filthy." 'Christine' interrupted. Her eyes trained across the room, latched onto one particular 1st year redhead.

Herri had dismissed the instance until she had seen Voldemort (disguised as Quirrell) seemingly cornering 'Christine' before lunch but her just shaking her head before heading into the Great Hall along side Herri.

"What was that about?"

"The tea. I told him it was a love potion but he demanded a name."

They had just sat at the tables, the boys had yet to join them.

"I don't know why he'd care about that."

'Christine' stared unblinkingly once more at Herri before emitting a long sigh, "For someone who has already lived through too much sorrow for your young years you can be rather dim."

"I'm not that young, I only look young right now."

'Christine's fathomless eyes pulled Herri in so much she didn't realize she was leaning until they were nearly nose to nose.

"Eighteen years is not even comparable to a fetus when compared to eternity."

Herri sat back, "Well, why didn't you tell him who did it?"

"It wasn't his time to die yet.'

"Whose time to die?"

Herri blinked and looked across the table at Blaise and Draco.

"When did you two get here?"

Draco rose an ivory eyebrow, "We just arrived. Though I'm curious as well, who is the one that can't die yet?"

'Christine' spoke clearly and concisely before taking a sip of her own tea, "The one who put the love potion in Herriette's tea this morning."

Draco didn't even blink at the mention of his housemate getting drugged however an intrigued smirk came upon his lips as he leaned forward.

"How do you know it isn't his time to die?"

Something in 'Christine's expression sparked and Herri suddenly worried for the health of anyone but herself.

"Christine…" Herri's voice had a warning edge but she had not issued a command and so the ruthless expression spread across 'Christine's face.

Draco watched as the beauty before him morphed into something truly terrifying, her beauty only seemed to enhance the frightening expression on her face.

"I can see when every single being will breathe their last breath anywhere they may be."

Blaise gulped in a lungful of air and his exclamation jolted several Slytherins.

"You are a Seer!"

'Christine' turned toward him, grinning maniacally.

"Oh, no ordinary Seer Mr. Zabini. I'm a Death Seer."

There were several audible gulps from students sitting nearby and the sound of a hand smacking a forehead as Herri leaned forward with a sigh.