Disclaimer: I own Chris, Sean, Amanda, Raulings and anything else that isn't in the books. All Harry Potter characters belong to the famous J. K. Rowling. Kahlan, Richard and Zed belong to Terry Goodknid. I don't even know why I bother to write this the only people that would pay any attention to it would be people from the copyrighting department. Just so you people know, I only do this for me, not for money or any other reason. (Are there any other reasons?)
Harry Potter and the Green Flame Torch: Chapter Eleven
Learning
"OK, fine, but you guys have to promise not to interrupt until we're done," said George.
"Fine," said Mrs. Weasley, who was visibly restraining herself from exploding at Fred and George.
So Fred and George started their tale with them planning what was supposed to be their greatest prank yet, getting into the Malfoy Mansion. They went into every detail, how it looked, how they got there, how they got out of the Burrow and so on and so forth. For once the Weasley twins did not add one false detail, it was a story that didn't need to be spiced up. When they got to the part about finding Chris and knocking out Avery everyone gasped and Harry yelled his support (he had heard about Avery the year before). They finished their story an hour later and afterwards no one spoke, they were all too shocked.
Mrs. Weasley finally said, "That was very brave of you boys but it was also very stupid. I am glad that Chris is safe with us now. I was wondering why Lucius Malfoy and his son showed up here. That was most strange." Mrs. Weasley was talking to every one. She went on talking about how they were going to keep Chris a secret when she went to Hogwarts.
"I know what we could do," said Hermione. "We could say that she is your cousin. I mean she does look a lot like you guys. I would have thought she belonged in this family if I had seen her somewhere else and not known better."
"I agree with Hermione," added Harry and after that everyone in the room agreed.
Chris's name was going to be Christine Lillith Weasley. Since she already had a little of an Irish accent she was to come from Ireland, which she already did, so that was taken care of.
The next thing to do was to get her school supplies. The Weasley's didn't have enough money to help her with four children still going to Hogwarts.
Harry volunteered. Mrs. Weasley thanked him profusely and kissed him again and again on the top of the head until he had to ask her to stop. Which was rather embarrassing for Harry.
Later that Night…
Chris, Manda (Amanda's nickname), Ginny, and Hermione talked and talked and talked. Well, it was more Chris and Manda talking and Hermione and Ginny listening.
"So how is life at the orphanage going?" Manda asked.
"I wouldn't really know," Chris replied.
"Why not?"
"Because in the middle of my third year I escaped and went wandering around Britain. Remus Lupin found me and took me in that summer and then I went back to Raulings. Right after I got back to Remus's for summer vacation I was captured and then I spent a month in the Malfoy's dungeon and the last two weeks I've been here recuperating."
"Excuse me for interrupting," said Hermione. "But, where is Raulings?"
"That's exactly what I have been wondering," said Ginny.
"It actually doesn't have a geographical point. It's a floating castle. It floats all over Ireland. You can't see it because it just looks like a cloud. You can only get to it through a special magical boat. The reason that most of the world doesn't know about it is because the founders, Richard and Kahlan Raul, got in some trouble with the Hogwarts founders children," said Manda.
"So how do you two know each other? I mean I, for one, was really surprised when Chris knew Manda's name."
"We grew up in the same orphanage. Chris was my responsibility each summer when I came home. I was 18 when she entered Rauling's I was out but still had a year to finish at the orphanage. That reminds me. What happened to that family that you were inseparable with?"
Chris's eyes started to tear up and she said with a lot of difficulty, "I don't know."
"I'm sorry Chris."
"Sarah is still at the orphanage, Natalie has run away and I think that Sean is d…"
Chris couldn't continue.
Hermione was thinking about something. "Is there any chance that their last name is McDonald?"
Chris head jerked up off of her knees. "How did you know that?"
"Well, you see there's this girl that started at Hogwarts last year and her name is Natalie McDonald. When ever you mention anything about parents she gets very silent and distant."
No one else got to say anything because Harry and Ron came bursting into the room.
"Come on Hermione." Harry said.
"Where are we going?"
"I just received a letter from Dumbledore. They found Moony and Padfoot."
"Padfoot? Did you just say Padfoot?" Chris interrupted.
"Yeah he's a dog," said Ron uncertainly.
"I'm coming with you."
"WHAT!" said Harry and Ron.
"Will you two get a life. If this 'Padfoot' is the same 'Padfoot' that I know, then this 'Moony' is a werewolf and his name is Remus Lupin."
Harry and Ron's jaws dropped to the ground.
A few minutes later…
After a lot of explaining Harry and Ron decided to let Chris come along.
All four of the teenagers raced down the stairs to the fireplace.
Harry threw some floo powder into the fire and jumped in and yelled, "Hogwarts"
Ron, Hermione, and Chris Quickly followed suit.
When Chris tumbled out of a fireplace into a huge hall, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were already on their feet and brushing the soot off of their clothes.
As soon as she had stood up Harry and Ron headed up some stairs to their left.
Hermione helped Chris around all the passageways, trick walls, and disappearing stairs to the Infirmary.
Harry and Ron were already inside pleading with a very disturbed Madam Pomfrey.
Chris didn't even bother with the disturbed nurse. She went straight to Remus's bed and looked down at the sleeping man.
"Excuse me, uh, Nurse Lady? What exactly is wrong with them?" asked Chris.
"My name is Poppy Pomfrey. You can call me Madam Pomfrey. Now young lady what is your name in what in tarnation are the four of you doing here?"
"My name is Christine Lillith Evans and we are here because the Headmaster sent us a letter."
"Fine then," Madam Pomfrey wasn't really paying attention to her patients visitors anymore. She mumbled to herself," Well at least he could have told me what was going on," on and on and on she rambled until Chris finally shut her up.
"Madam Pomfrey? You still haven't told us what is wrong with them yet."
"That's because I don't know!" Madam Pomfrey snapped back at her.
"What do you mean you don't know?" inquired Ron after there had been a very long uncomfortable silence.
"These people have been in this room for the last three weeks and I haven't been able to do anything. Dumbledore found them when he went to Remus's house after he had met with 'the old group' so to speak."
"Chris, what are you doing?"
Ron and Harry both looked over at Chris. She was sitting cross-legged on the floor with her eyes closed.
It reminded Harry of the yoga classes that Aunt Petunia and Dudley were taking. He almost laughed as he remembered the first day that he had seen Dudley in tight pants. It wasn't a pretty sight to say in the least.
In a moment they heard a stirring from the other side of the room. The boy who had been lying there woke with a start.
He sat bolt upright and said, "Chris! Wait! I'm coming! (Slight Pause) Where the hell am I?"
Chris broke the trance that she had set herself into and ran over to the boy in the bed.
He enveloped her into a giant hug. She was sobbing into his shoulder.
"I wish she would do that with me."
"Ron!" Hermione yelled at him annoyedly.
"Did I say that out loud?"
"Would she have yelled 'Ron!' if you hadn't?" Harry smirked at his friend.
Hermione walked over to the extremely cute guy that was comforting Chris.
"Hey Chris, who's this?" the boy asked a now calmed down Chris.
"Oh! I'm sorry. Sean these are my new friends, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter. Guys this is my best friend Sean McDonald."
Sean glanced at Harry and said, "He doesn't look anything like the picture."
Chris absolutely burst out laughing. She and Sean threw themselves into uncontrollable fits of laugher. Each looking at the other and bursting out laughing again.
When the giggles finally subsided, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Madam Pomfrey were completely baffled and not one of them could find anything to say for about thirty seconds when all four of them started asking questions at once.
"Would you four calm down please?" Chris asked from her seat on the bed.
"Ok, I guess I'll go first," said Hermione. "What picture of Harry are you guys talking about?"
"I'll answer that," said Sean. "When we were in Raulings, there was a group of girls that have a Harry Potter fan club. They were going to have a fundraiser in our second year, which would have been your first and they glued your head onto the body of some body-builder. It looked so funny because your body was doing all these muscle man poses and your face was all screwed up like something smelled really, really bad."
Ron, Harry and Hermione all sighed a sigh of relief.
Madam Pomfrey however did not look at all relived. "What I want to know is how you, Miss Evans, woke him up."
"That is a little bit harder to explain. You see, Sean and I share some sort of mental bond. We can read each other's thoughts and pick up on each other's sub-conscious feelings, which is kind of annoying. When he was lying on the bed I could feel his thoughts. All I did was send him some of my thoughts and he woke up."
"So you woke him up but how do we wake the others up?"
"I don't know, I think that they are stuck in time. I mean before Sean was stunned at Remus's house he was trying to get to me. I think that was what he was going to say. If we can send a different thought to each person then they might be able to wake up."
"Could you do that right now?" said Harry. He really wanted to talk to his godfather.
Madam Pomfrey answered the question for Chris; "Her mind is too taxed from waking up her friend here. She needs to get some sleep the same as all of you do. You three can just scurry on home while Christine, Sean and I work on a medical plan. I shall expect to see you here at 9:30 sharp tomorrow morning. And remember, you can't be early."
"Yes ma'am," they all answered dejectedly as the walked down to the entrance hall to return home.
As they came to the fireplace in the Great Hall when the heard peals of laughter behind them.
They turn just in time to see two things flying past the door in the Entrance Hall.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione rushed out and saw… nothing.
All three looked at each other baffled when Ron started laughing hysterically.
Harry and Hermione looked at Ron and thought that he had gone absolutely batty.
When Ron's laughter finally subsided (which took about 15 minutes) Hermione leaned over to help him up. A strand of hair fell in front of her face, as her hand automatically went to move it when she noticed that her hair wasn't it's usual chestnut brown…
It was bright pink!
Harry of course, being himself was looking around the Entrance Hall for the thing that had flown by the door.
Hermione looked at him and then looked at Ron and burst out laughing also…
Harry at hearing laughter behind him turned around very quickly and saw Hermione (with her pink hair) and Ron who was just laughing at him and pointing.
He turned around and looked in the large mirror on the wall. When he saw himself he also burst out laughing.
You see his hair was white and was sticking out about 1 foot away from his head.
Harry didn't end up laughing very much. He heard laughter from above him.
He looked up and floating above him was Chris and Sean who were trying their best not to laugh. Chris was failing.
Before he could say anything to them he heard a shrieking voice coming down the stairs.
Madam Pomfrey was shrieking because her patients had escaped from the hospital wing and she was livid.
Chris and Sean slowly sank to the ground and headed away with Madam Pomfrey. Just as they rounded the corner of the stairs they looked back at the trio with devilish smiles of their faces.
The three fixed each other's hair and headed to the fireplace.
Ron went first and then Harry and just as Hermione was about to enter the Floo portal she heard Madam Pomfrey shriek. Those two were going to be more trouble than Fred and George.
Hermione said, "The Burrow" and was transported into the Weasley's kitchen. As she looked up she saw a very angry Mrs. Weasley who was holding Harry and Ron by the scruff's of their necks.
AN: Thank you to those of you who reviewed. Sorry it took me so long to put this up. -Chris Lillith