Harry sat quietly in his room, when there was a knock on the door, and Charis popped her head around the door and smiled shyly at him.
"I just wanted to apologise for yelling at you earlier, I didn't mean to." Charis said awkwardly.
"No, I shouldn't have made assumptions." Harry said, just as awkward.
"Pretend it never happened?" Charis asked.
"No." Harry replied, and Charis looked a little confused and hurt. "I should remember what you said. It's wrong that I assume that you're life was easy, or rather, that Malfoy's life is…"
"His life is probably as bad as mine was, I had family to turn to, Draco doesn't… I mean there is Sirius, but he isn't considered family by Draco, and everyone else is in waist deep with Him, and he doesn't know anyone who could possibly get him out, but me now… And if he was found talking to me he would get hurt. He's not so bad, y'know, arrogant, but not spiteful."
"You sure about that?" Harry asked.
"Well, whatever he may be, he isn't evil, not like my father, and not like his."
"VILE!" Tonks screamed, Charis had made the mistake of walking into her, and she was paying for it.
"NYMPHADORA TONKS!" Moody bellowed, Tonks fell silent as she looked to the older man. "While we appreciate that you do not like Charis, I do ask that you suck it up or do not return to the Order, as we will no longer stand for your disgusting behaviour towards the poor girl. It has become clear to us all that she is a good person."
Tonks was going purple as she looked furiously at Moody, then she turned to Charis.
"You've turned then against me!" Tonks screamed. "You stole my mother! Destroyed my father! You are Vile! I hate you!"
"No Tonks." A voice said firmly from behind her, and there stood Albus Dumbledore. "We have not turned against you, but we do request that you respect those who live under this roof, it is all that separates us from them."
"She is them, she is one of them, and I can't respect her." Tonks said slowly, clearly, and every word filled with the malice she felt towards Charis, so much so it brought tears to the younger girl's eyes.
"I am not them!" Charis declared her voice trembling, but strong somehow. "I was never – will never be one of them, and you can say what you want, act however you please, but never- NEVER, call me one of them."
"You are though…" Tonks whisper. "You're his daughter. You don't get closer then that."
"I'm my mothers daughter, Nymphadora, I always have been and always will be." Charis replied, Tonks did not look at her, but rather away down the stairs, sighing, like she was giving up a battle she was loosing.
"Too late now though, isn't it? You're Charis riddle, and that's final." Tonks said quietly.
"No, it's not." Sirius said, speaking for the first time, he smiled down at Charis. "She's going to be Carly Black."