Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns all respected Harry Potter characters. Terry Goodkind owns Richard and Kahlan Raul and I own everything else.
Harry Potter and the Green Flame Torch: Chapter Three
The Return
Chris walked slowly up the stairs to Professor Hamil's office.
"This is not going to be pleasant," Chris thought. "Don't show any emotion."
She was having a hard time remembering where to go. She hadn't been here last year. She wished Sean were here.
She slowly pushed open the door to the professor's office and saw not only Professor Hamil's face, but all the professors in the school.
"Oh MAN!" Chris yelled in her head. She knew she was in big trouble.
About one hour later…
"I can't believe I'm doing this," Chris mumbled to herself. She was on the first floor of the twenty-story castle and was cleaning the windows. She was allowed to use magic but due to the shear size of the castle she knew that it would take hours.
Later that evening…
Chris lugged her body up the stairs to her dormitory. She had spent the day cleaning windows and she had used all her strength. She was on the eighth floor. Her dormitory was on the nineteenth. She couldn't walk any more. Her knees were buckling. All of her muscles wer aching. Her eyelids were drooping. She fell to the floor in a heap.
She didn't remember getting in her bed. All she could remember was thinking, "How am I ever going to get up these stairs," the rest was all blank.
Her body still ached from the day before. Chris was becoming pretty darn proud of herself for making it up all those flights of stairs when she thought of something, "What if Sean carried me up here?" She remembered seeing him at the Welcoming Feast, but she hadn't seen him leave after.
She looked around, and there was a note on her bed. It read,
Dear Chris,
After carrying you up to your bed last night I really wanted to talk to you. This doesn't mean I have forgiven you completely or that I still hate you. I need to talk to someone who actually knew my sister. You are the only other person that I am willing to talk to that doesn't work/go to that stupid orphanage. Please meet me Saturday at the stream. Please don't try and talk to me before that and don't get into any more trouble.
Your "almost" Friend,
Sean McDonald
Chris had tears streaming down her face. It was Sunday. She had to wait a whole week to see Sean. She decided to write a letter to Remus.
Christmastime…
Diary Entry Number Fifteen
The only times that I have written in this diary is in times of great happiness, and for having this diary for about 7 years that hasn't been very often. Sean and I are friends again. I can't believe it. This year we set a new record together. We got 47 detentions in one month. We still have 14 to serve though. It is Christmas. My favorite time of the year. It is the best time to play jokes on other people.
We still have no news of Natalie though. Meanwhile, the Tri-wizard tournament is taking place at Hogwarts. The Champions are Victor Krum for Durmstrang, Fleur Decaluer for Beaubatons, and Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter for Hogwarts. Normally there are only three Champions, one from each school.
I don't know why people make such a big deal over Harry Potter. I mean sure he's a nice guy and whatever but he's famous for something that he doesn't even remember doing. He vanquished the Dark Lord, Voldemort, and everyone is happy about that. Well at the moment it really doesn't seem to be helping because the are Death Eaters all over the place.
Wish me and sean luck for the new year. See you the next time that I feel really, really happy.
Chris L. Evans
At the end of that school year…
Chris could hardly wait to get off the boat. (That was definitely a first.) She had never looked forward to going back to the orphanage before. This was different. She was going to live with Remus. She looked out the window and they were almost at the port.
She hastily put her things into her trunk (she had had to use suitcases before because she couldn't afford a proper wizarding trunk) and ran to the front of the boat. And there stood Remus waiting for her. She was so happy!
After what seemed to be forever the boat pulled into the port and let down the stairs so the students could get off. Chris came bounding down the stairs and promptly tripped on the hem of her robes. Then a surprising thing happened. She didn't fall flat on her face. She just floated a few inches off the ground.
Remus just smiled at her and said, "Very nice Chris. Now how about you come down and give me a hug?"
Chris zoomed down and knocked him over in her attempt to hug him.
Behind her Sean walked slowly over to the headmistresses of the orphanage. Chris looked over at him.
"Hey Sean!" she yelled over to him. "How 'bout you stay with me and Remus over the summer?"
He did a 180 faster than you can say "Lumos".
"Y-you mean I can stay with you?"
"Sure! Right Remus?"
Remus quickly looked him over and gave a nod to Chris.
Sean turned to the headmistresses and asked them if he could go. They gave him a curt nod and turned on their heel muttering something about not having as much trouble this summer.
Sean ran over and gave Chris a great, big hug
"Thank you," he said.
"Come on you two. I have to get home quick. Padfoot is coming."
"Don't ask," Chris said to Sean (for his mouth was half way open) as they walked out into the muggle world.
When they got into the cab Remus leaned over next to Chris and whispered into her ear, "And one other thing I forgot to tell you, You got in."
Chris looked at him with the biggest smile and tears in her eyes. "This is going to be the best summer," she thought.
What she didn't know was that there was someone waiting for them at home that would change her life forever, and it wasn't Padfoot.
AN: Thank you to everyone who reviewed my last chapters. I am sorry for having to re-post again but Fanfiction.net changed it's regulations for the chapter series and I had to re-do them again! What a pain in the behind! Thank you for reading my series.
Thanx! -Chris Lillith