Chapter 121: Easter Holidays (1/2)

Saturday evening Hagrid invited Chris, Ginny and Colin for tea in his house.

”I heard abou' yer letters, Chris. Hermione told meh.” said Hagrid gently. ”I got some o' those letters an' all, after Rita Skeeter wrote abou' me mum. 'Yeh're a monster an' yeh should be put down.' 'Yer mother killed innocent people an' if you had any decency you'd jump in a lake.”

”Really?” Ginny looked shocked. ”That's horrible Hagrid.”

”Yeah,” said Hagrid, ”They're jus' nutters, Chris. Don' open 'em if yeh get any more. Chuck 'em straigh' in the fire.”

Hate mail continued to arrive for Chris over the following week, and although she followed Hagrid's advice and stopped opening it, several of her ill-wishers sent Howlers, which exploded at the Gryffindor table and shrieked insults and threats at her for the whole Hall to hear. Even those people who didn't read Witch Weekly knew all about Chris being a dark and crazy witch.

”Just ignore them Chris.” Irena told her in the Ancient Runes class. ”It'll die down soon.”

Chris was actually ignoring them, it was her friends who were getting effected by those letters. Ginny was in bad mood all day, when she got a letter from Mrs Weasley, asking what they're up to?

”I can't believe mom is considering the witch weekly and Daily Prophet.” Ginny snapped. ”She knows you more than any of my friends.”

”But she didn't accuse me for anything, Ginny.” Chris said as she read the letter.

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”No she didn't. But I know my mother.” Ginny said angrily. ”She is asking if I'm with bad company in school?”

Ginny wasn't completely wrong, but she wasn't completely right either. Mrs Weasley was worried about Chris too. In Ginny's letter she asked if Chris really was mingling with Slytherins? And if yes then she asked Ginny to warn Chris and help her to get rid of them. Chris felt glad as Mrs Weasley didn't believe that Chris could put curses on innocent students for fun, but she also felt bad as she realized what she meant my 'bad company'. Chris understood how Harry got his stereotypical opinions about Slytherins. Weasleys never liked Slytherin house, only Ginny was a little exception. Maybe just because of Chris, she decided to trust Jason. So Ginny soon wrote a letter back to Mrs Weasley, clearly stating that she or Chris no one was doing anything illegal.

But that wasn't true anymore, as they were preparing for the Animagus process. After Rita's article, Chris stopped going to the Myrtle's bathroom. Though she knew Dumbledore will not expell her, there was no need to tempt fate. 'Better safe than sorry.'

So Chris started to looking for a place to start her new Potions and Transfigurations without getting noticed. As Ginny, Colin and Luna, all decided to became Animagus like Chris, they started trying to master potion and Transfiguration as well. So they needed a big space for that.

And after searching for two weeks, Chris finally found it... in her Dreams. A special room made by Rowena Ravenclaw herself. While making the Hogwarts, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw decided to create two different significant rooms. Helga Hufflepuff made the Great Hall and Rowena Ravenclaw made the room named ”The Room of Requirement.” It was located in seventh floor. It was a room that a person can only enter, when they have real need of it. Sometimes it'll be there, and sometimes it won't, but when it'll appear, it'll be always equipped for the seeker's needs.

Chris decided to check the place on that same evening. Soon she reached the seventh floor and saw there was a stretch of blank wall opposite an enormous tapestry depicting Barnabas the Barmy's foolish attempt to train trolls for the ballet.

'Alright. I just need to think about a place for me and my friends to practice spells, transfigurations and potions.' She thought, and walked past the wall. Then she turned around and walked back to the wall. As soon as she stood in front of the wall, a highly polished door appeared in the wall. Chris reached out, seized the brass handle, pulled open the door, and entered into a spacious room lit with flickering torches like those that illuminated the dungeons eight floors below. The walls were lined with wooden bookcases and cupboards. There were six tables, lots of chairs and cushions. Chris looked at the books cases, inside was hundred of spells, potions and transfiguration books. Chris opened the cupboards, and there was almost every kind of potion ingredients and cauldrons and what not.

”This is excellent Chris.” Luna said as Chris brought them in that room the very next day.

”True.” Ginny grinned. ”Look at those books, they're so advanced.”

”Look at the cupboard, here is everything we want.” Colin said opening it.

”And we can practice here without being noticed.” Chris replied seriously. ”But I think we should agree on something.”

”What?” Ginny asked.

”We're not going to tell anyone else about this room. Not even Jason, Shawn, Michael, Hermione, Ron, Harry... no one.” Chris said seriously.

”Alright.” All three of them nodded.

”Then I guess it's time to start preparing.” Chris grinned.

Soon the Easter Holidays arrived with packages of Easter eggs from Mrs. Weasley for Ginny and Chris. Both of them got the size of dragon eggs and full of homemade toffee. Chris's father also sent many toffees for Ginny, Luna and Colin. But the best thing arrived for Chris. Leon dropped a light parcel on her lap with some toffee and a letter from his father.

”What's it?” Ginny asked curiously.