(Book Three) Innocent {CLP SERIES}

{Chapter 18}

C R Y S T A L ' S P O V

I woke up in an unfamiliar place although I knew I had been here before.

"Harry?" I asked, to see if he was awake.

"Hey Chrissy." Harry kissed my head.

"You hungry?" Harry asked.

I shook my head no.

"How lon-"

"Please don't. I know what you were going to ask." I cut Harry off.

I heard him sigh and I knew it annoyed him and upset him when I wasn't eating.

I slowly sat up and stretched.

Harry was already out of bed and he was doing his homework.

Harry handed me a blood red letter that evening.

I was confused.

I had received a howler, but why?

We were in the common room so I opened the howler up.

"CHRISTELLA LILY POTTER! WHY HAVEN'T YOU BEEN WRITING TO ME? I HAVE BEEN WORRIED SICK! YOU BETTER WRITE TO ME SOON, OR ELSE I'LL- I'LL BE MAD!" Tonks's voice boomed.

I laughed.

"Trust Tonks to send a howler to me because I haven't been writing to her." I laughed.

"Trust you to laugh after a howler was sent to you." Harry countered.

Harry passed me some parchment and a quill from his bag and I wrote Tonks a letter.

Dear Dora,

Of course it was you that sent me a howler for not writing to you. There's so much I need to say but I need to say it in person.

Mr Weasley told me and Harry and the start of the year that Sirius Black is after us. Sirius Black got into the castle twice now. It scared me but I had my friends to snap me out of my thoughts.

I miss you Dora,

Chrissy.

"I'm going up to send a letter too, I'll take yours with me." Ginny said.

I gave her the letter and Ginny skipped off.

"Crystal, I'll take you to Madame Pomfry to get your hands fixed." Harry grabbed my hand but I refused.

"I don't want to. I've got to deal with my own actions and that includes me punching the door." I said.

Harry rolled his eyes and put his hand on mine, studying the bruises.

"They're hurting you Crystal." Harry said.

"No they're not." I lied.

I'm a horrible liar when it comes to lying to Harry.

He gave me that look that said 'I know you're lying.'

Harry and I headed down to Remus's Office.

He was teaching us how to repel dementors.

"Now, all you have to say is 'Expecto Patronum.'" Remus explained.

"I understand that your Boggart is not a dementor Christella, and we are using a Boggart today. I want you to make your worst fear a dementor."

I nodded, although I didn't really understand, and Harry nominated himself to go first.

"Expecto Patronum!" Harry voice started fading away the more he shouted the incantation. "

Expecto- Expect-" Harry fell to the ground.

I tried to help the unconscious Harry up, but I had no upper body strength.

Remus helped me out in the end.

After a short period calling the boy's name, Harry finally came to.

"That was one nasty dementor." Harry said grimly.

I smiled lopsidedly at him.

"That was only a Boggart Harry." I said.

"Yes, the real thing is worse." Remus added onto my statement.

I had my go now, and all that came out of my wand was this silvery mist before I fell to the ground the same way as Harry.

"Chrissy." Harry was shaking me awake and gave me a piece of chocolate.

I sat up and Remus was smiling down at me.

"We'll try again another day Christella." Remus said.

He had that stupid tone that only adults had and it was a tone that pretty much said "end of discussion."

Harry helped me up and we went back to the Gryffindor common room.

"Hello Christella Potter." I heard the familiar voice of Luna Lovegood.

She had stopped me from going into the common room.

I motioned for Harry to go on, and that I'd catch up with him later.

"Mind if we go for a walk?" Luna asked, her eyes wandering around the hallway.

"Sure."

We linked arms and walked around for a bit, chatting.

"The Ravenclaws are having a party next week. I was wondering if you would like to come?" Luna asked.

"Sure! Of course I would Luna! Thanks!" I had a grin on my face.

This would be my first party!

"Make sure you dress formal too. Us ravenclaws are very sophisticated." Luna giggled.

I smiled and walked back to the common room alone.