Diagon Alley and the Emblem
"Well, here we are. The Leaky Cauldron." Matt and Garrett couldn't see it because they were muggles, so they just followed the leader. They walked in to the seemingly abandoned building to a dim room filled with people drinking and talking. Christina stopped at the bar and told the bartender who they were and where they were going. He nodded, looked at the boys and opened a door on the other side of the room. There was a brick wall there and Christina pulled out her lovely, Veela- Hair wand and tapped a brick three times. The bricks started to shift and formed an archway. The boys rushed through it and started to look in the nearest shop window.
"Come on boys. We have to go to Gringott's before you can buy anything. Oh and no buying anything from that Joke shop anymore, we're going to WWW, Weasley's Wizarding Wheezies. They've got better stuff there. Come on." She grabbed their arms and led them down the cobblestone road to Gringott's Wizard Bank. They went through the large doors and went to the nearest bank goblin. Matt and Garrett were really fascinated by goblins. The first time they went there, they almost got thrown out for poking them.
"Name please?" The goblin Christina knew as LampLight looked down at her from his high post.
"Christina McIntyre. Here's my key. I'd also like to exchange some muggle money." She handed him a gold key and 100 dollars. He took these and gave the money to another goblin who counted it out, and then picked out a bag of gold, silver, and bronze coins. Lamplight handed the coins to another goblin named Griphook, who led them into a dark room with a boxcar waiting for them. The boys' faces lit up with joy, because they knew what was coming.
"I hate that ride." The ride was like a rollercoaster and was really sickening. "I really do." The boys were laughing so loud that their voices echoed all through the caverns.
"Key Please!" Griphook reached for the key and took it from Christina. "Lamp Please." Matt grabbed the lamp and shone it on the key hole. The goblin inserted the key and turned it very slowly. You could hear the small clicks of the lock as it opened. When the door opened it revealed stacks and stacks of gold and silver coins.
"Whoa! New deposit! Whoever does this must really like you. Can we have some?" The boys had little bags that they were going trick-or-treating. She dumped some coins in each of their bags and smiled.
"You never cease to amaze me." She went into the vault and grabbed the usual note that was inside. This one read,
'Dearest Christina,
Hope you are well. I will be seeing you very soon I hope. I hope you are happy with your vault. I am all ready for your arrival.
Love,
Mrs. A.R. Phoenix. '
There was also another note below it. Not knowing who it was, Christina read it out loud.
"Christina my love,
I can't wait to see you. Ms. Phoenix has me anticipating. When I see you, I will have a whole new role to play in your life. And hopefully in your heart. Yours truly,
D.M."
"Well, that's new. Wonder who D.M is. Look, there's an emblem inside the envelope." Matt picked it up off the floor and handed her the silver and green emblem. Christina gasped. Matt and Garrett both said "What's wrong?" She stared at the emblem and tried to comprehend what she was seeing. A snake shield with the word, 'Slytherin' above it scared her.
"It's a Slytherin. A goddamn Slytherin." She looked at the emblem with disgust and realized that there was a chain on it for a necklace. She put it on and stuffed the letter into her pocket. *Maybe I'll figure this out later* she thought.
In Diagon Alley they had to stop at every store to look at stuff because the boys couldn't contain themselves. When they stopped at Madam Malkin's the boys had to wait while Christina got measured for new robes. Beside her was a boy with white blonde hair and pale skin. *Malfoy.* Christina hated Malfoy. He was horrible to her. Always calling Hermione and herself "mudbloods". Which is a really foul name for a witch or wizard that was muggle-born. He didn't say anything to her. Just glanced over once or twice. Each time he looked right at the emblem around her neck. Christina was too busy trying to keep Matt from playing around with the magical mirror in the corner.
Once she was done they went to a few other stores and bought some other supplies, such as, books, potion ingredients, candy, and joke supplies. Christina just had to stop and talk to the Weasley twins. Harry and Ron were there too but they didn't have time to talk. They were busy enough stocking shelves for the "managers".
After they were finished shopping it was almost 9:00. Christina bought the boys and ice cream cone each and an orange smoothie for herself. She dropped Garrett off at his house, (not going because Levi was still there) and then dropping Matt off at his house. When she got home it was almost 10:00 and her mom made her go to bed, because she said they had to go somewhere tomorrow and they couldn't tell her where.
Christina put on a pair of blue pajama pants and a cheetah print cami and hopped into bed, only after making sure she shut the curtains and set her alarm for 9:35. She didn't fall asleep for the longest time because she kept thinking about the mysterious note and the emblem.