Chapter Three: Christine

Harry was still sitting in the chair when Fred and George burst into the house.

"Oi! We need help!" They yelled as they walked in, George dropping the trunk beside Harry's.

Harry jumped up from his spot in the living room, as Fred stumbled in with a girl in his arms.

"What happened?" he asked, as Fred set the girl down in the chair. Her eyes wide with horror, face streaked with tears and blood.

"Death eaters!" Fred said as George ran into the room with, McGonagall, Molly, Charlie and Lupin at his trails. Ron and Hermione were close behind.

Lupin ran beside the girl "Christine!" He yelled. "Christine! Are you all right?" He asked, wrapping a blanket around her trembling body. "Where's your brother?"

"Dead. Lucius, used av….the killing curse against him." Christine croaked, tears streaming down her face.

"We came and Lucius was about to carry her off some where. We only found them because we could hear her." Fred said. "We got there to late"

"Oh Fred, we didn't know Lucius would find them." Mrs. Weasley said sympathetically.

"There were six death eaters." George said quietly. "She managed to fight some of them off."

"I don't even want to think what would have happened if……" Mrs. Weasley started.

"You're safe here" Lupin said, wrapping a bandage around Christine's arm, while Charlie conjured a splint and bandage around her left wrist.

"What am I going to do Remus?" Christine asked as she sobbed on his shoulder.

"You're safe here, you'll be at Hogwarts soon, and that's the safest place for you. I will do everything in my power to make sure you're safe! For now, you need to rest." Lupin replied, giving her shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

Christian nodded, but stayed curled up in the large chair still shaking.

"Does she look familiar to you Hermione?"

"Of course she does Ron. She goes to Hogwarts, she's in our year!"

"I don't remember seeing her around" Ron replied

"She very quiet, talented too." Hermione whispered as they stood in a corner behind Harry.

"I'll say she's talented, fought off a bunch death eaters on her own?" Ron exclaimed in amazement.

"Yeah, it's great. She nearly dies, and you two are chatting about whether or not she goes to Hogwarts" Harry grumbled walking away.

"Fred, George come-on, I'll get you something to eat." Mrs. Weasley said quietly.

"Lupin?" Harry whispered walking up beside him.

"Yes Harry?"

"Who is she? Christine. You seem to know her well, and"

"My Goddaughter." Lupin answered. "Come with me, and I tell you everything."

Harry nodded, and fallowed Lupin to another room.

"Her parents where a year a head of me. They where one of the very few who accepted me, for well….you know the circumstances. Her parents asked me to be her and her brother's godfather. I gratefully accepted." Lupin explained "Her family comes from a very know and powerful group of wizards. The powers they poses, are truly amazing. Her parents were good friends with me and your parents, but Voldemort killed them, just weeks before he got to you. Her and her brother escaped."

"Why were the death eaters after her?" Harry asked.

"Well, her family as I said come from an ancient group of wizards, who were very powerful. There's a family heirloom that contains a great amount of power."

"Is it a horcruxes?" Harry asked.

"No. But it is something Voldemort can use in the event all the horcruxes are destroyed."

"And she has it?"

"Yes, it takes a great spell to destroy the pendant, and an even greater wizard to use it. No one in her family has been able to use it correctly. Those who've tried have died. But in the hands of Voldemort, he'd be nearly indestructible, even with all of the horcruxes destroyed."

"Why wouldn't it kill him?" Harry asked.

"Because Voldemort is a powerful wizard too, so if he can't use it, he could find ways to force her to use it for him, so he wouldn't have to sacrifice himself. She's a pure blood you know."

"But, doesn't that mean…" Harry trailed off, remembering hearing about how the pure blood are all interrelated.

Lupin nodded. "She's related to Lucius, he's her uncle." Lupin explained.

"But why kill her brother? It doesn't make sense to kill one, but not the other?" Harry asked.

"Her brother was adopted, he was a muggle born. She is Lucius's family, flesh and blood. He'd never kill her. She's also powerful, extremely powerful. I haven't seen a witch as talented as her…well she would give Hermione a run for her money. Her powers, are, I haven't meet a young witch as talented as her. Remember in third year, when I taught you the patronus charm? I taught her too. She's was the only other wizard who was able to conjure one that always creates a shape in their third year. And she's the only one who would be able to use that pendant, or show Voldemort how to use it."

"So Voldemort wants her, so he can kill me?" Harry asked.

Lupin nodded "Yes. Don't be alarmed. She isn't evil, or harmful. Very powerful, but likes to keep it low key. Which is why you probably never knew about her."

"Because she couldn't let anyone know who she is, incase…."

"Something like this ever happened." Lupin finished. "If your parents were still alive today, the two of you would probably have been childhood friends."

"It's weird, that I have so much in common with her, yet never knew who she was" Harry said, sympathetically.

Lupin nodded. "You should get some rest; it's been a long night, for all of us. Oh and Harry? Don't tell anyone, about the pendant. I don't want her in any more danger. It was only recently when Voldemort learned she had it.

It was early the next morning when Harry woke up. No one was up yet, as he quietly walked down the stairs towards the kitchen. He tried to walk past the living room where Christine still was, but the creaky floors, echoed through the house.

"Huh?" Christine groaned groggily.

"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you." Harry whispered. "I was just going to go make some cocoa.

"S'okie" Christine mumbled back, sitting up, groaning in pain while doing so.

"Do you want some cocoa too?" Harry asked.

Christine nodded. "Thanks" she said quietly.

By the time Harry had finished, Lupin was sitting on the coach across from Christine. "Morning Lupin." Harry said smiling, handing Christine a cup.

"Did you sleep well?" Lupin asked

"Not really, everything kept replaying in my mind….I" Christine started, tear in her eyes.

"We're going to Diagan Alley later, school supplies, I need to get some ingredients for potions, while I'm there, I'll get something to make a sleep draught potion it will help you rest." Lupin said as he stood up. "I'll be back; I'm going to get breakfast started.