A/N: Thanks to anyone who reviewed. This is actually my first story that I have written on my own. Thank you Snow Horse for the lovely review. Very well thought out. Okay, here goes the next chappy. Please R&R! I love to hear your opinions. Even if they are mean...

The Surprise

            "Christina... Chrissy... Honey, get up." Christina's mom was shaking her in a failing attempt to get her up. "It' s 5 o'clock. We have to leave at 7. Come on and get a shower."

            "5 in the morning?! Ma! It's way too early!" She pulled the covers over her head and groaned. "Terrific, I'm awake. God, I hate morning..." She got out of bed, grabbed some clothes, then went and took a shower.

            She put on a yellow t-shirt, that was tied in the front and blue pants. Her mom had left a note and her Qudditch robes on her bed.

            Hey Baby,

                        Put these, your stuff for school and some clothes in to your trunk. Wear your wizard robes... Look presentable.

                        Your Mama

            OOKK... Whatever she thought. She went back into the bathroom, changed into her school robes, and fixed her hair. She had it halfway in cornrows when her mother yelled at her to hurry up. She put bands around the braids that were halfway up her head, packed her remaining stuff and closed her trunk. She put her belly ring in and apparated downstairs.

            "Nice hair Chris. Great choice of clothing apparel." Her sister was sitting at the table eating a bowl of cereal. "Where are you going in your robes for school?"

            "I really don't know. Maybe mom can tell me. Mom! Where are we going? And why am I wearing my wizard robes?" She called as she sat own with her sister.

            "You're going to visit someone. A witch. Your father and I thought it would be nice if you looked presentable." She smiled and went back to pouring Christina a bowl of cereal.

            "Daddy... Did get me a job interview at Hogsmeade? I told you I could get it on my own." She grinned hoping that was the whole reason they were going to visit a witch. Ever since they moved to London, her family hasn't made many wizard friends except the ones who hated Christina.

            "Um, no sweetheart. You're going to the other side of London. Where the other witches and wizards live. You know where I mean." Christina had been over there once before, it was where Azkaban Prison was. Christina had a bad experience with Azkaban Prison. She was sent there when she accidentally set fire to someone's house. How was she supposed to know at five that brooms that are caught on fire can fly on their own into a building and kill 7 people?

            "Dad? Mom? Not another trial?" She started breathing heavily.

            "No honey! Not another trial! We're going to visit an older lady. and if we don't leave now we'll be late. Andy can you get yourself to dance class on your own? I don't know when we'll be back." Her sister nodded her head and finished her cereal.

            "Bye Chris! Have fun at the old lady person's house!" Christina laughed and waved at her sister. She grabbed her duffel bags with her clothes and stuff and walked out the door with her parents.

            Once they were all in the van and everyone was situated, Christina called Garrett's cell phone, knowing he'd be up.

            "Hello?" a voice on the phone asked.

            "Hi Garrett! How are you? Did you have any good dreams?" Christina replied mischievously.

            "Yes, in fact I did. Were you playing with my subconscious again? I could tell it was you... 'cause everyone of the girls in my dream had your hair... Would you quit doing that?" She giggled and whispered something to him that he didn't hear. "What?"

            "Argh! Garrett! Do I have to spell everything out to you? Sigh! One, Four, Three."

            Garrett thought about this for a second, gasped and smiled. "Really? You do? I thought you liked Matt! That's so cool! Wow, I thought for a second you said I like Levi... I would've killed you. that would have been not right...."

            She laughed and said "Wow, I thought you'd have figured it out already... That's what all the dreams were for. Why do you think they all looked like me? Why do you think I learned how to do that? Geez you're slow. I'm surprised you knew what 143 meant. Geez. You do don't you?"

            "Of course. It means 'I love you' 1 is I, four is love, and 3 is you. I'm not that dumb."

            "Well we can't be sure of that. Did your bro leave yet? I don't want to have a strange-" the phone suddenly clicked loudly and she couldn't hear anything. "Garrett? Garrett!"

            "Chris? Chris? Are you there?"

            "Yeah. What was that?"

            "I dunno. Are you in the car? Maybe that's what did it. Hmm. No he's not home. He left yesterday. Thank god. What were you gonna say?"

            "Nothing Important. Hey mom? How much farther? "

            "Her mom turned around and smiled saying, "Only a couple more minutes. Why don't you get off the phone honey?"

            "I'm gonna go Garrett. We're almost, wherever we're going. Love you. Bye."

            "I so love to hear that! Bye Chris." She hung up the phone and smiled. It was so perfect. Nothing could go wrong.

            "We're here! Chris? You ready?"

            Christina looked out the window and saw a huge mansion, looming over her. She gasped and looked around the grounds. The lake behind the house was almost as big as the one at Hogwarts. Amazing! she thought. 

            The car came to a stop and Christina's mom looked at her with sad/happy eyes. (Chris couldn't tell which.) "Honey, this is where you'll be staying for a while. I'll walk you in. Come on."

            Christina grabbed her wand and apparated out of the van. She pooped out right beside her mom and scared her half to death.

            "Sorry. I couldn't help it. You want help with that? Accio Suitcase!" The suitcase flew out of the back of the van and landed by Christina's feet. "I love being 17. Old enough to drive, and old enough to do magic outside of school. I love my life."

            "Well, just.... Is your cell phone charged? Do you have your charger? Do you have your clothes? Hairbrush? Tooth-"

            "Ma. Easy... You act like I'm leaving forever! Geez." She laughed and levitated her suitcase towards the door. When she got up to the door, she tried to knock with the snake-type knocker, but the door swung open and it revealed a small elfish creature called a house-elf. He bowed to her and said,

            "I am Dinky the house-elf. Mrs. Phoenix asks that her granddaughter come alone. Mrs. Phoenix has much work to do.  Please come."

            "I think I should come in. I definitely should come in."

            "LeAnn! Your time is over. Please. I have work to do." A voice came from inside.

            "Yes Rosemary. May I say goodbye to my- Christina?" She turned to face the teenager. "Christina, I love you, more than anything. And no matter what happens, I will try to be there for you. I have to leave now. I love you."

            She hugged her daughter and turned to leave. "Mom?"

            "I'm sorry honey. I'm so sorry. I should've told you." She walked down the steps and got into the van. She waved at Christina as he van rolled away. Chris was filled with anger. How can that lady treat her mother like that? She stomped into the house, slammed the door, and pushed past Dinky.

            "WHAT was that all about?!" She yelled at the old lady seated in an armchair in another room.

            "Sit, and I will tell you. Seeing as those stupid muggles never told you." Christina sat in the armchair slouching, making sure her wand was safely at her side. "First of all, you will sit up and not slouch." Christina sat up a little and glared at the woman. "Second, your name is not McIntyre. It is Phoenix. You will learn to use that name. Third, she is not your mother.  She adopted you after your birth-mother abandoned you."

            "WHAT, are you talking about? My birth-mother?" She asked sharply. The woman sighed.

            "!8 years ago, your mother left home. She got herself pregnant by a poor boy. Once you were born, she couldn't take care of you, so she dumped you with me. I put you in an adoption agency, hoping that some respectable wizard family would adopt you. But once LeAnn adopted you, many arrangements needed to be done. We had a signed agreement that, at the age of 17, you would be turned over to me. I wanted to take you out of Hogwarts, but Dumbledore wouldn't hear of it. I did assure that the same mistake with your mother didn't happen again. So, you can meet your fiancé when he comes over later. His father is respectable."

            Christina was taken aback. She didn't have a clue what to say. Until the "f" word came into her mind. "FIANCÉ??? What are you? NUTS?"

            "No. I will do anything it takes to keep the mistakes your mother made from happening to you." She glared right back at her granddaughter. Christina knew she was in Slytherin.

            "So who am I engaged to? Do I know him?"

            "Yes. You should. He is very well known. Especially after the fall of the Dark Lord." She nodded her head and said quietly, "Too Bad."

            HARRY? She's making me marry Harry Potter? Okay, maybe it's not that bad after all. He is sort of cute.

            DING HISS DING The door hissed and rang as Dinky ran to open it. "I'll get it Dinky! Wait for me." Dinky stopped dead and bowed to his Mistress so low that his nose touched the ground.

            "Yes Ma'am." He hurried after her around the corner. Christina heard voices and she peeked around the corner and her heart dropped. It wasn't Harry who was standing at the door, it was someone worse. It was a blonde boy with startling blue eyes. It was Draco Malfoy.