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Chapter Five: The Difference Between

Christina woke up with a groan, the boys were already pounding on her bedroom door. For a brief moment she wished she knew magic, so she could hex them into oblivion. Then she swore and got out of bed. She decided against getting dressed, and opened her bedroom door. Draco and Harry were smiling evily.

"Don't wizards sleep late?" She asked stiffling a yawn.

"Not when there's mischief to attend to." Draco replied.

"Mischief will still be there in three hours." Christina said stretching as she walked down the stairs.

"Yes, but you're so cute in the morning." Harry said and ducked as she sent a half hearted punch his way. The three went downstairs and were greeted by Severus who was perusing the newspaper. Christina looked at the front page and nearly jumped out of her skin.

"THOSE PICTURES ARE MOVING!" She yelled, looking astounded.

"In the wizarding world pictures and portraits and painting move." Severus replied.

" Jesus Mary and Joseph" Christina replied, then laughed at the look on Draco's face.

"Who are they?" Draco asked, curious.

"You've never heard of Jesus Christ?" She asked him.

"No, was he important?" Draco replied.

"To alot of people he is, he's the savior of the world from evil, the belief is that he died on the cross to save everyone from their sins." Christina said.

"Kinda like Harry to the wizarding world then?" Draco asked looking proud that he could make a connection and not look like a prat.

"Well yes, but we don't want Harry to die on a cross, it's painful." She said and ruffled Harry's hair.

"Hey knock it off" He said, and playfully swatted her hand away.

"What you're my little brother, I get to mess with you." She replied sweetly. Severus snorted and continued reading the paper. The trio ate their breakfast in near silence. When they were done Severus stood up.

"Well children go get dressed, we've gotta get your school shopping done today." Harry and Draco ran off to get dressed.

"Uh dad, am I staying here while you guys are away at Hogwarts?" Christina asked, looking sad at the prospect.

"Why would you stay here? No you're coming with us, and you'll stay with me in my private quarters. We gotta get you some wizard wear, so you won't stand out too much at school. Plus I'm sure you'd like to read up on wizardry and such." He kissed her forehead and she went upstairs to change. She joined Harry, Draco, and their father in the front sitting room as soon as she was done.

"Okay now where are we going?" Christina asked, she was hoping it was London and not some small country town.

"Diagon Alley." Severus replied. "I'll apparate you there, while Harry and Draco floo, we'll meet you at Flourish and Blotts." He said motioning to Harry and Draco, who each in turn took a handful of a powder and stepped into the fireplace, shouting Diagon Alley, and in a rush of flames, they were gone.

"Damn that was cool!" Christina exclaimed. When her dad wrapped his arms around her, she thought he was just hugging her. The next thing she knew she was in the middle of a busy lane. She felt sick to her stomache, and would have fallen on her face if her father hadn't caught her. " What just happened?" She asked, trying to refrain from heaving.

"We apparated. It's a form of wizard travel." Severus explained. Then he took Christina's hand and they walked into a shop called Flourish and Blotts. Christina was delighted that it was a book store.

"I need a complete set of spell books from year one to year seven, a copy of Hogwarts a History, and Dark Lords of the Twentieth Century." Severus snapped at the clerk, who rushed to do his bidding. Christina didn't like the way he talked to the clerk, he sounded mean. When he turned to her, he still had a sneer on his face. She backed away from him, terrified. He realized what was wrong and drew her into a quiet corner."Sorry, but you must realize, for my work as a spy I have to maintain a certain reputation, as a hard ass. I will never speak to you that way, and if I do it will be purely accident, understand?" When she nodded he gave her a quick hug, then spotted Harry and Draco. They got the books they needed for their classes, along with quills and parchment. Christina hated quills, so when they had left the store she made a request.

"Dad, when we get a chance, can we go to a muggle store. There are things I'd like to have, more like need to have if I'm going to survive surrounded by magic all the time." She asked, trying her best to make a cute face. Severus laughed and nodded. Then he took her to Madam Malkins, where they bought several robes, mostly in bright colors. She must get that from her mother. Severus thought. Then Harry and Draco dragged her over to the pet shop. She was delighted with a pure white kitten, with light blue eyes. Harry bought it for her. Not to be outdone, Draco bought her a post owl. A beautiful snowy male. Then they left the shop. They saw Severus enter Ollivanders. They followed.

When Mr. Ollivander saw the young lady enter with Harry and Draco his eyes grew serious. He went to his back store room and brought out a wand box. Severus tried to tell Ollivander not to try, but Ollivander was ignoring him. He opened the box and handed the wand to Christina.

Christina took the wand in her hand, and instantly felt a warmth flood her body, she brought the wand down in a swooping motion, and was rewarded with green and golden sparks. She smiled delightedly. Severus was in shock. Christina hadn't shown any signs of magic when she had entered the wizard world, and he was surprised as hell that she had bonded with a wand.

"Ah 11 1/2 willow, core of unicorn hair. Perfect for charms my dear." He turned to Severus, who knew what he wanted. He handed him several galleons. They left the shop, and Harry, Draco, and Christina, started dancing around in the street. Severus felt warm and fuzzy inside, and it took him a moment to realize what it was, pride, not pride in himself, nor pride in a job well done, but pride in his daughter.

After Diagon Alley, they made their way into muggle London. Where Christina made short work of buying several spiral notebooks, 5 packs of pens, 5 packs of pencils,several packs of loose leaf paper, binders, and dividers. She also bought some muggle books for entertainment. As they finished their shopping, they headed back home. This time Christina knew what was happening and prepared herself for it.

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Later that night Christina was preparing her self for the trip to Hogwarts. She packed her muggle camera, film, and batteries. She packed all the school supplies she had got, and the books Severus had bought her. After that she turned out the light and went to bed. Before she went to sleep she had a passing thought. The difference between being a father and being a dad is love.