A/N-You're all going to sympothise with Tom Riddle. I know, I know your all thinking "WHAT? THATS TOTALLY BARBARIC?" but just read. :)

Chapter Four-Friends and Nightmares

It had been almost a week since I got here, and I still hadn't changed him I was starting to worry. What if I do fail? I tried not to think about it though.

I hadn't had transfiguration until today, and I was running slightly late for that class. When I got there, every seat was taken, except the one next to Riddle. I sighed, and sat down.

As soon as I took the seat, everyone else sniggered at me. What had I done? Ah well. I tried to pay attention to what was being taught, but I had already learned this last year, so I just put my head down. After about five minutes I got passed a note.

What are you doing? Pay attention! –T.R.

I looked up, and he was looking at the professor again. I pulled out my quill and ink, and replied.

I learned this last year Riddle.-L.L.

I passed it back, and we continued this

What are you talking about? This is 5th year material, not 4th-T.R

I was an advanced student at my old school-L.L I lied, who cares?

Okay, whatever, but you should still pay attention. –T.R.

Nope, I'd rather not. There are Nargles in the room, they don't want me to pay attention.-L.L.

You see the Nargles?-T.R.

I looked up at him in wonder. Nobody had ever said that to me. They always ask "whats a nargle?" or say "Nargles aren't real Loony" nobody ever said 'you see them.'

Do you?-L.L.

Of course. I thought I was the only one who did though.-T.R.

I smiled.

You have no idea how happy I am to finally have someone not call me crazy. At my old school they called me 'Loony Lovegood'-L.L

Your last name is Lovegood? Lovely. See what I did there?-T.R.

Ha-ha, yeah I did. Hey, sit with me at lunch, okay?-L.L

He wrote something back, but I showed him that I wasn't reading it, by putting it in my bag. He looked at me puzzled, and I whispered, "I didn't want to see a No, so I didn't read" the professor announced that class had ended. So I spoke normally and said "see you at lunch" and walked away, leaving the boy speechless.

When I got to the Great Hall for lunch, I saw Riddle standing at the doors, apparently unsure of where to sit. He kept looking between me, and an empty area. Tom didn't have any friends I noticed. Maybe that's why he turns out so bad. He went to the empty area, and looked relieved, but only for a moment, because I got up and sat down next to him over there. He looked up at me in surprise. "I didn't think you actually wanted to sit near me Lovegood."

"It's Luna. I hate being called by my surname." I told him.

"Then I'm Tom." He smirked at me, and I laughed.

"Well then nice to meet you Tom!" I was still laughing, as I held my hand out to shake his hand. He shook it back and smiled.

"Same to you Luna." I laughed again when he said my name. It was weird being all cozy with the future-darkest-wizard-of-all-time.

"So Tom," I started. "Are we friends now?"

He smiled at me and said "I've never had a friend."

"So is that a yes?" I smiled.

"Yes" he laughed. I noticed that most of the table was staring at us, they looked very confused as to why the 'new girl' was being friends with the "mean prefect". I didn't care though. I was having fun.

"SO LUNA" He said very loud, making sure everyone heard him. "MY FRIEND, SHALL WE GO FOR A WALK?"

I laughed and got up, everyone watched in amazement how 'THE Tom Riddle' was being nice. I thought it was really funny how he yelled that. It was like he was trying to prove something to everyone, or even himself, how he could make friends.

It was kind of sad to think about it though. He was fifteen years old, and he hadn't made a friend in his whole life. He seemed okay when you got to know him. I didn't see why nobody ever gave him a chance.

That night, when I got back to her room, I was bombarded with questons.

"WHY ARE YOU HANGING OUT WITH RIDDLE?" Beth asked

"Is he your boyfriend or something? You can do MUCH better than him!" Zoey said. That hurt a bit.

"Why do you all hate him so much?" I yelled

They looked at her for a minute and said "Everyone hates Riddle in Slytherin House." Rachelle said.

"And the other houses hate him because we do."

"WHY DO YOU HATE HIM?"

"Because he's a half-blood, acting like he owns the place! His father was a filthy muggle! There's mud in his veins! Hey girls! That's what we can call muggleborns! "Mudbloods" IT'S PERFECT!" I could not believe what I was hearing! First they hate him because of his father, and second I had just witnessed the beginning of "Mudblood"! The word that had tormented Hermione, and all the other muggleborns at Hogwarts.

"You sicken me." I told them, then drew the curtains of my bed, and went to sleep.

I had a nightmare that night. I was all alone at Ravenclaw table, in my own time. I was sitting all alone, everyone else was sitting as far away from me as they could. I saw Lisa walking in, and I waved at her to come over.

"What do you want Lovegood." She growled.

I was surprised. Lisa was my best friend in Ravenclaw, why was she treating me like this? Then she started chanting something, and then everyone at the table was chanting the same thing. Then the whole hall. She even saw Ginny, Harry, Ron and Hermione chanting it too. I wanted to cry.

"LOONY LOONY UGLY LITTLE LOONY" The tears started to fall, and I screamed. Then something happened. Suddenly I was Voldemort, but a female version. I had Hair, and curves, but other than that I was him. I had his eyes, and his smile. I woke up just as I was about to Avada some one.

Tom Riddle wasn't born evil, but Voldemort was. Tom turned into Voldemort, and it wasn't his fault. They turned him into that. They ruined him.

A/N- Didn't expect THAT now did you? :) Reviews = VERY WELCOME! :D