Christine Meade

**Christine Lucie Salvatore** also known as ***Christine Meade*** and ***Christine Blake*** is a fairy and one of the main female characters of *The Vampire Diaries*. Chris is the adoptive daughter of Callan and Meghan Blake, the biological daughter of Adele and Sydney Meade, the wife of Stefan Salvatore, mother of their son, Alexei Salvatore, the sister-in-law of Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert, and aunt to their children Stefanie and Grayson.

She has always had a strong bond with her childhood friends, Elena Gilbert, Caroline Forbes and Bonnie Bennett. She became best friends with Stefan Salvatore after he started dating Elena and became closer after Elena and Stefan's breakup.

Christine is a member of the **Meade Family** by birth and the **Blake Family** by her adoption. With her marriage to Stefan Salvatore, she is also a part of the **Salvatore Family**.

## Early History

Christine was born into the Meade Family on February 14, 1992 in Mystic Falls, Virginia. Her parents, Adele and Sydney Meade, died when she was just a baby and she was subsequently adopted by Meghan and Callan Blake in Mystic Falls.

When she started school, she met her friends, Elena Gilbert, Caroline Forbes, Bonnie Bennett and Matt Donovan. She started hanging around them more and more as she got older and her adoptive parents became less interested in her.

## Relationships

### Stefan Salvatore

*Main article: Stefan and Christine*

> "Of course I fell for you, Stefan. Who wouldn't?"
>
> - Chris to Stefan

Chris and Stefan started off as acquaintances when him and Elena started dating. Having been close to Chris's doppelganger, Ophelia Meade, Stefan starts to help Chris with finding out more about her family.

As time went on, the two developed a good friendship. Christine started to have feelings for Stefan, but as a friend of him and Elena, she kept it a secret with Caroline being the only one to talk to her about it.

### Elena Gilbert

> "Elena's my best friend. I'd do anything for her. But I've been second to her my whole life, and I will *not* be the person you settle for because you can't have her. I won't do it...not when I've spent this entire time being in love with you. I have more self respect than that."
>
> - Chris to Stefan about Elena

Elena and Chris grew up together in Mystic Falls. Chris has stated to Stefan than she spent so much time around Elena's house, it always felt like a second home to her.

### Damon Salvatore

> "What did I have an effect on?"
> "Other than my upchuck reflex? Nothing. Believe it or not, Damon, but not every girl is dying to get into bed with you."
>
> - Damon and Chris

Damon and Chris

### Caroline Forbes

> "You never broke the girl code, Chris. Okay? You holding back for Elena's sake just makes me admire your character. How many girls do you know with that kind of strength? Huh? Because you are the strongest person I know."
>
> - Caroline to Chris

Caroline and Chris

### Ophelia Meade

> "You've been through more heartbreak than anyone. I can see that clear as day. It's okay that you love him, I did too. In fact, I never stopped."
>
> - Ophelia as a spirit to Chris

Most of what Chris knows about Ophelia is through stories told to her by Damon and Stefan. She finally meets her as a spirit through her powers as a fairy.

### Other Relationships

* Christine, Callan and Meghan (adoptive parents/adoptive child)
* Christine and Katherine Pierce (Enemies)

## Quotes

> **Damon:** You’re here again? You know we should probably start charging you rent at this point. Why are you never at your own home?
>
>
> **Christine:** Ah, yes. The frozen tundra of a house where on the best day I’m not wanted and on the worst..I’m there alone. Besides, Stefan said I can check out the books in your library.
>
> **Damon:** You really shouldn’t test my patience.
>
> **Christine:** Or what? You’ll throw a hissy fit and whine about how poor the world has treated you?
>
> **Damon:** You’re not afraid of me are you?
>
> **Christine:** Afraid of you? Why would I be afraid of you?
>
> **Damon:** Most people are.
>
> **Christine:** Well I'm not.
>
> **Damon:** You may not be afraid of me but I'll bet you've thought of me naked, huh?
>
> **Christine:'** *{SARCASTICALLY}* Am I that transparent? I want you, I need you. Oh baby, oh baby.
>
> **Damon:** Someone’s still got her panties in a twist.
>
> **Christine:** Don't, for one minute, think that you had any effect whatsoever on my panties.
>
> **Damon:** Then what did I have an effect on?
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>
>
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> **Christine:** Other than my upchuck reflex? Nothing. Believe it or not, Damon, but not every girl is dying to get into bed with you.
>
> - A conversation between Damon and Christine

> "You're a lot of things, Elena. But I never thought you were cruel."
>
> - Christine to Elena

> "You know so many times we tried to say that you weren't like Katherine, but the truth is...you are just like her. You can't just keep expecting Damon and Stefan to wait in line until you get bored with the one you're with. Frankly, you're lucky that you chose Damon the second time around because if it had been Stefan you chose over Damon, he most likely wouldn't have been as forgiving."
>
> - Christine to Elena

> "You don't get a say in what Stefan does anymore, Elena. You forfeited that right when you slept with Damon. Don't expect us all to kiss your ass because you decided to toy with the feelings of *both* Salvatore Brothers."
>
> - Christine

## Name

* **Christine:** *Kristine* is mainly a feminine name of Greek or Egyptian origin. It is a name in regular usage in French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Irish, and Scottish cultures, and it is often associated with the meaning "Follower of Christ." It is a popular name; for example, in 1968, it was the 14th most frequently-given name for girls in the United States. The name Kristine can be shortened to Chris, Christie or Chrissy. Christine was named after Christine Daae from the Phantom of the Opera.
* **Lucie:** *Lucie* is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. *Lucia* is both a feminine given name and a surname. It comes from the Latin word *Lux* meaning 'light'. It is the feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius and can be alternatively spelled as Lucy. It is used in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Latvian and Slovak languages. Christine middle name was named for Lucie Manette from Charles Dickens' novel *A Tale of Two Cities*.
* **Meade:** This interesting name, with variant spellings Meade, Mead, Meads and Medd, has two distinct possible origins, the first and most likely being an English topographical name from residence, in or by a meadow. The derivation in this case is from the old English pre 7th Century "moed", (Medieval English "mede"), a meadow and John Atemede, witness - the 1248 "Fine Court Rolls of Essex" is the earliest recorded name-bearer. The second possibility is that the name originated as a metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of "Mead", a fermented beverage made from honey and water, often with spices added, the derivation being from the old English "meodu", mead.

## Trivia

* Christine's family is known for giving their children names of characters from famous Literature
	+ Her and Stefan break this tradition by naming their son after Stefan's best friend Lexi instead
* Despite her birthday being on Valentine's Day, Chris stated that she's not a fan of the holiday
* She’s admitted to Stefan that she has always been second to Elena in everything
* Out of all the main female characters, she is the one with the least amount of romantic partners (whether unrequited or not):
	+ Christine has only been with Tyler and Stefan
	+ Caroline has been with: Damon, Matt, Klaus and Tyler
	+ Elena has been with: Matt, Stefan and Damon
	+ Bonnie has been with: Luka, Jamie and Jeremy
* She is one of the two female characters who has not had any attraction to or slept with Damon Salvatore
	+ The other is Bonnie Bennett
* She once told Caroline ***"of course I fell in love with the martyr hero who also happens to be my best friend's ex-boyfriend"*** which gives us insight to the type of men that Christine is into.
* Christine's astrological sign is Aquarius.
	+ Astrologically Stefan (a Scorpio) and Christine (an Aquarius) aren't very compatible. However her and Damon (a Leo) are astrologically compatible.
	+ Astrologically Elena (a Cancer) and Stefan (a Scorpio) are more compatible than Elena and Damon (a Leo).
		- This is interesting since Elena ends up with Damon and Christine ends up with Stefan

## References

1. ↑ The year is 2031
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine\_(name)
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia\_(name)
4. ↑ https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Meade
5. ↑ https://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/zodiac-signs/aquarius/
6. ↑ https://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/compatibility/aquarius-scorpio/
7. ↑ https://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/compatibility/aquarius-leo/
8. ↑ https://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/compatibility/cancer-scorpio/
9. ↑ https://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/compatibility/cancer-leo/