Chapter 144: Grimmauld Place, London (1/2)

The day Christina Norton returned from Hogwarts, Dumbledore put a shielding charm around her house to prevent any wizards, witches or any magical creatures to entering her house. Only muggles can cross the shield and the day Christina will come out of the shield, it'll dissolve. So she had to stop going out from her house. Apart from that there was always some wizards who were keeping watch on her house from outside. For her father's protection everyday a wizard was following him. It was because her life was threatened by a ten centuries old wizard Malgino. The others asked her to stay with them in safe house but she wanted to spend at least a month with her father. So she did, now, as promised she've to leave. It was good that her father was about to go to Asia for business after she left for Hogwarts, but as she'll leave early she made her father to leave early too. That way he'll be safe, she thought.

The remaining days after her birthday, in her house went by, convincing Mr. Norton that there's was nothing life threatening in that situation and the things he noticed all were for a secret mission.

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”I'm sorry, Dad, I can't tell you. It's just...” she hugged him. ”... I'm going through something. I can't let you worry about myself. So I'll just tell you this.... remember you said you can feel I'm born for something big. So the big is already here. I've to prove myself.”

She looked up at her father.

”People trusts me, Dad. I can't let them down.. I can't let myself down. And you're my strength not my weakness, right?”

Finally he agreed to not ask any questions.

So the evening of August 1st, Mr. Norton and Christina both packed their suitcases and trunk respectively. Mr. Norton's employees came and Mr. Norton left at afternoon.

”Take care.” Chris hugged him.

”Are you sure you're going to be okay alone? I mean...”

”Dad they're sending someone to take me. Don't worry.”

”Alright. Alright.” He fondly kissed her top of the head. ”Love you eagle.”

”Love you too Dad.”

She kissed him on the cheek as Mr. Norton get in the car.

Chris waved goodbye.

Almost at six o'clock Leon came in soaring inside the house, as Chris was cleaning the dinner plates.

Chris dragged her trunk and Leon's cage outside and saw few people waiting in the dark. Chris looked around for their neighbours and saw the Hemels didn't have their lights on(so they're not in the house, she guessed). And the others didn't care what was she up to.

Chris stepped forward but didn't crossed the shield immediately. She had this kind of experiences, so before knowing who were standing outside, she'll not break the shield.

Maybe realising her hesitation the figures started to step forward and a voice said calmly, ”It's all right, Christina. We've come to take you away.”

”Professor Lupin?” Chris said recognising the man's voice.

To answer her question, the figures came out of dark and Chris saw Lupin smiling at her. Though still quite young, Lupin looked tired and rather ill; he had more gray hair than when Chris had said good-bye to him, and his robes were more patched and shabbier than ever. Nevertheless, he was smiling.

Chris looked around and saw there was three more people, a young witch with flaming red hair (like Ginny) upto her shoulder, a silver-haired wizard, a tall black wizard and Mad-Eye Moody, who had long grizzled gray hair and a large chunk missing from his nose, was squinting suspiciously at Chris through his mismatched eyes. One of the eyes was small, dark, and beady, the other large, round, and electric blue — the magical eye that could see through walls, doors, and the back of Moody's own head.

”Are you quite sure it's her, Lupin?” he growled. ”It'd be a nice lookout if we bring back some Death Eater impersonating her. We ought to ask her something about actual Norton, to be sure.”

”Okay, tell me what form does your Patronus take, Christina?” said Lupin.

”An Eagle.” Chris replied confidently.

”That's her, Mad-Eye,” said Lupin.

”And what's yours?” Chris asked, to be sure for herself. She knew what actual Lupin's Patronus was.

”A wolf.” Lupin answered with a big smile.

Chris stepped out of the shield and it dissolved.

”How are you?” Lupin held out his hand and shook Chris's.

”Good.”