Chapter Four

D.A.D.a

"Hey Christa." said Adele as she sat down to the Gryffindor table for breakfast. It had been three days since the Sorting Ceremony and all the first years were becoming more familiar with Hogwarts. "We have our first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson this morning."

"Oh cool. I can't wait." Christa had heard so much about the lessons, but she had heard even more about the teacher, Harry Potter, a close friend of the Weasleys and their uncle. It also seemed he was very famous in the Wizarding world, for his defeat against a dark wizard Lord Voldemort.

Chantal sat down opposite the two girls.

"What are you to talking about?"

"Oh I was just telling Christa that we have our first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson this morning." Answered Adele

"Oh yeah, they are really good this year. Uncle Harry, I mean Professor Potter," she laughed before continuing "has gone all out. I suppose that's all we should expect from famous ex-Auror Harry Potter."

Everyone laughed and Christa was just about to ask what an Auror was when the post arrived. She still hadn't gotten used to this aspect of Hogwarts yet. To her surprise, Athena swooped down and dropped a letter on her toast. It was from her mother.

Dear Christa,

It sounds like you are having heaps of fun at Hogwarts. See I told you, that you could have fun at school.

Your friend Adele seems really nice, and I agree with you about the Weasley's, they are a big family. How many of them are there at Hogwarts at the moment? How many grandchildren do Molly and Arthur have in total?

Write to me in more detail about your lessons, and your teachers. I miss you!

Love you lots

Mum

Christa read the letter twice, the second time she stoped; her mum had sent this letter two days ago. I don't remember knowing Adele's grandparents names then, she thought to herself.

"Christa, what you concentrating on?" came a familiar voice.

"Sorry Adele, I was just thinking."

"Did it hurt?" asked Ben quickly.

"Shut up Ben! Come one we better go don't want to be late."

"Ok let's go." replied Christa as they headed out of the Great Hall, picking up her things and forgetting all about the letter due to their first lesson or the day.

After getting a little lost, they finally found the right classroom and where just in time too.

Just as they took their seats, Professor Potter walked though the door.

"Good Morning First Years, and welcome to your first Defence Against the Darks Arts lesson. When I call your names just a simple here will be fine."

"Rebecca Adams"

"Here"

"Aaron Gethsemane"

"Here"

"Dara Jackson"

"Present"

"Christa Porter"

"Here"

Harry's eyes flicked up for a moment, resting on Christa, there was a slight where he seemed to take adeep breathbut he quickly continued.

"Manny Smith"

"Here"

"Erin Thomas"

"Here"

"And last, and of course least, Adele Weasley"

"Here!"

"Now this year, we are going to start with defending yourself against simple hexes and curses. Now can anyone tell me what simple curse makes someone's body bound so they cannot move? Rebecca?"

"The full body bind, Sir"

"Excellent, and what is the incantation used to preform it?"

"Petrificus Totalus"

"Very good."

The lesson went on like this for a while until Professor Potter got volunteers to be curse or hexed, to see what effects the had.

Christa found it quite funny to watch her classmates fall over stiff, wobble around on their legs, which had been turned into jelly, and even watch their teeth grow.

When the lesson ended, Adele wanted to go talk to her Uncle and she dragged Christa along with her.

"Hey Uncle Harry!"

"That's Professor Potter now Adele," he looked up and pause for a second looking at Christa, "and Christa was it?"

"Yeah," replied Adele, "anyway I was wondering if you had heard from my mum or dad since I got here, 'cause they said that you had some things for me or something."

"Oh yeah they did! I thought it was suppose to be a surprise, but no they haven't sent it, it will be here in about a month, special order." He said winking at his niece. "Come on now you to better get going or you will be late for your next class."

"Ok see you!"

"Bye"

And they ran out of the room, over to their Charms lesson.

Harry was walking to his first class with the Gryffindor first years. They can't be any worse that the third years, he thought to himself, but then again having James and Ben Weasley in the same room was always meant you had to watch your back. Here we go, he thought as he entered the room.

"Good Morning First Years, and welcome to your first Defence Against the Darks Arts lesson. When I call your names just a simple here will be fine."

"Rebecca Adams"

"Here"

"Aaron Gethsemane"

"Here"

"Dara Jackson"

"Present"

"Christa Porter"

"Here"

Did he just read that, his eyes flicked up from the parchment and look at Christa, her emerald eyes shinning back at him. I know those eyes he thought, Okay Hary he told himself, you knewyou were going to run into her, breath, keep going dont think about itnow.He quickly went on, hoping his class hadn't noticed.

"Manny Smith"

"Here"

"Erin Thomas"

"Here"

"And last, and of course least, Adele Weasley"

"Here!"

"Now this year, we are going to start with defending yourself against simple hexes and curses. Now can anyone tell me what simple curse makes someone's body bound so they cannot move? Rebecca?"

"The full body bind, Sir"

"Excellent, and what is the incantation used to preform it?"

"Petrificus Totalus" replied Rebecca again.

"Very good."

The lesson went on like this for a while until Harry wanted to try his plan, he was going to use volunteers, and demonstrate what some curses or hexes did. The kids seem to enjoy watching their classmates legs turn to jelly, or watch teeth grow.

Harry checked his pockets for the antidotes; 6 or 7 tiny bottles from Madam Pomfrey. He handed them to the class and soon enough, all the kids stopped wobbling and laughing. The lesson had ended and the students were making their way to the door.

Harry started packing up when he heard a familiar voice.

"Hey Uncle Harry!"

"That's Professor Potter now Adele," he then looked up at his niece and goddaughter. Christa was standing beside Adele, he paused for a second, "and Christa was it?"

"Yeah," replied Adele, "anyway I was wondering if you had heard from my mum or dad since I got here, 'cause they said that you had some things for me or something."

"Oh yeah they did! I thought it was suppose to be a surprise, but no they haven't sent it, it will be here in about a month, special order." He said winking at his niece. "Come on now you to better get going or you will be late for your next class."

"Ok see you!" cried Adele as she and Christa left the classroom

"Bye" Christa shouted back

Harry left the classroom, he had a spare lesson, he knew what he had to do though, he had to talk to Dumbledore.

Cassie was stilling in the empty house thinking about her daughter, and the family Cassie had left behind. Cassie had two worlds and now they where colliding at Hogwarts.

Christa had written her letters telling her about the friends she had made, and about how most of her friends came from the same family, The Weasleys. Cassie had froze when she read that letter, and she had read it a few times more to make sure it was true.

As Cassie was sitting there Athena arrived with a letter from Christa.

Hey Mum,

I'm having such a great time! Adele and I are playing Wizard Chess tonight. It is kinda the same as Muggle chest except the pieces move by themselves and when they take anther piece out the like smash them. It is so much fun.

Anyway I had my first Defence Against the Darks Arts Lesson. Opps maybe I should explain I keep forgetting you don't know about any of this.

Cassie paused, She knew more than her daughter thought she did. A lot more and one day soon Christa was going to find out. She kept reading.

It is lessons, where we are taught hexes and curses, and how to block them so if we run into any Dark Arts we are prepared. Well anyway we have this really cool Professor. He is Adele's Uncle, it is soo funny we went to talk to him after class and Adele kept calling him Uncle Harry.

Harry! Harry was at Hogwarts! He would know who Christa's was when he saw her, when he heard her name. Christa had his eyes, and his laugh.

Cassie's mind was racing; she didn't know what she was going to do. You still loved him, she said to herself, you had never stopped loving him, but I was a coward, when times got tough I ran away, leaving him with nothing. I couldn't face him now, not after all these years.

The letter lay forgotten on the table while Cassie panicked, thinking about her daughter meeting her father, and not even knowing it.

A/N Thanks again to my beta..Erin.. who makes a short apperance in this chapter D Hope you guys like it.. review .. thanks!