Chapter 5
They looked for Mrs. Weasley and found her in Ron's bedroom. "Oh, come in" she said, looking at Harry and Chris. Ron was sitting on the bed and was playing chess with Hermione and Ginny. "Um…no" said Harry, looking at Chris who was looking at the floor. "What's wrong dear?" Mrs. Weasley said, looking at Chris. "Nothing Mrs. Weasley, I…we just wanted to talk to you" Chris said, now looking at Harry and then Mrs. Weasley. "Well, OK then" Mrs. Weasley said, heading out of the room with Chris and Harry. "What is it?" she said, once Harry closed the door. "Well, it's just that…" Harry began, but Chris said, "I can do it Harry" she said. Harry smiled at her and then entered the room once again and closed the door behind him.
Chris took Mrs. Weasley in a safe area and then she said, "I was staying at Harry's before I came here, as you know". Mrs. Weasley nodded. "Well, I was staying with him because my family are traveling out of the country for…for some time" she stopped and then continued, "and my parents knew Harry for a long time, so, they felt I would be safe with him, and now that's he's here, can…can I" she couldn't say it, she was so red in the face already. "Can you live here?" Mrs. Weasley said, smiling at Chris. "Well, yeah" Chris said, looking at the floor. "For sure dear, of course you can stay here as long as you want, you're home" she said, hugging her. For some reason Chris felt her tears come down on her soft cheeks, she was crying, but she didn't know why. "Thank you Mrs. Weasley" she said between her tears. "You're welcome my dear" she released her, "well, for how long?" Mrs. Weasley asked Chris. "Well, until…December" she said. "Oh dear, that is wonderful, we'll have another daughter in the family" Mrs. Weasley said, laughing softly. "Go in the room now, have some fun with the others" she said, and then she went downstairs and into the kitchen.
Chris spent hours with Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Harry. She played all sorts of magical games, but she didn't tell Harry about the lie she just told Mrs. Weasley, she thought that it's better to leave it until he asks about it. "I'm so hungry" Ron said, after four hours of playing and laughing, "I think I'll go downstairs and have something to eat" he said, standing up and yawning. They all got out of the room, Harry was the last. He stopped and caught Chris's arm. "What?" she said, looking at him "can I talk to you for a sec" he said, entering the room again. "Aren't you coming?" Ron said to Harry and Chris. "Um, yeah, in a minute" he said. He closed the door after he saw Ron go downstairs with the others. "So?" Harry said to Chris, turning to her. "Well..." she said, "I didn't tell the truth". "What? Why?" he said, looking surprised. "I just didn't want to tell her all about the Time Turner" she said, looking at Harry. "What did you tell her then?" he asked, frowning. She told him what she had said to Mrs. Weasley a few hours ago.
"So she said it's OK for you to stay?" he said. "Yeah" she said. Harry looked less worried. "That's good" he said, smiling at Chris. "Well then, you'll be here until…December, and then you'll be…on your way home" he said, his smile fading a little.
"Yeah, thanks to you" she said. "Yep" he smiled again and they both went downstairs. They were all sitting on the table. Harry sat next to Ginny and started talking to her; Hermione was reading a book called Casting Spells: improving your skills. Chris sat next to Ron who was reading the paper. He dropped it, turned to Chris and said, "So, your parents are wizards, right?" he asked, looking at her. "Oh no, they are…normal". "Oh, so you're Just like Hermione, muggle-born, eh?" she frowned at him, "what do you mean?" she said. "Oh, you don't know what does it mean? Well, it means that your parents are not wizards" he explained, smiling at her. "Right" she said, smiling too.
They all ate dinner, talked normally about life. Mr.Weasley came back from work and greeted Chris. She was so happy being among this family, she couldn't be happier. That night she went to the room where Hermione and Ginny were sleeping, there was an extra bed on the far side of the room. They all were so happy talking and laughing until Mrs. Weasley came and ordered them to go to sleep. She was on her bed, looking at the ceiling. She could still hear Ginny and Hermione whispering to each other in the dark. These are going to be the happiest days in my whole life. That was her last thought before she went into a deep sleep.
Days passed, and the day before leaving to Hogwarts came like a howling wind in a winter's night. Christina felt so happy with the Weasleys (Hermione and Harry too), and they all welcomed her warmly, like she was one of them. They (Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, George and Hermione) packed their trunks, ready for the big day tomorrow. Chris couldn't help being sad because she's not one of them. She stood looking at all the trunks and wondered, will I ever get back to my home and pack my trunk. "Don't worry" a voice came from behind; Harry was looking at her sweet but sad face and her beautiful eyes. He too couldn't help but feel sad for her. "Oh, you're here" she said, smiling slightly and turning to look at him. "I'm not worried" she said, her smile fading, "I'm…just wondering" she looked away. Harry walked towards her, and stood at her side. "Well, that's good to hear" he said. They stood looking at the window that was reflecting their faces; both of them were looking at the moon. Then Chris turned to Harry, a single tear was on her left cheek and she was smiling. "Wish you a good day tomorrow" she walked passed him, wiping her tear. "Good night" and with a last look at him, she walked towards her room and closed the door silently behind her.