A/N: I'm baaaack. Here it is...finally back at Hogwarts. Let the changes begin :)))Here's a new chapter. Enjoy.

Chapter 30: Back, but not quite right

The train ride was nothing special as I thought, just something normal, kids running everywhere to find their friends. Neville lost Trevor again and was running up to exasperated kids asking them about it. I found seats with Ginny, Ron, Harry and Hermione. As soon as the train left, Hermione went to change into her robes and the boys started talking about Quidditch and eating Chocolate Frogs. Ginny on the other hand, pulled the little book out of her bag.

"Hey Gin, whats that book about?"

"It's not a book, it's a diary. Mum got it for me on Diagon Alley." So she tought Molly bought it…

"Oh, I see…can I see it please? I like the cover."

"Oh, sure. I didn't get to write in it yet." Hmm, odd. She was with it in her hand non stop since she got it and she didn't write?

She handed it to me, and from distance it looked like it was glowing. As the little diary approached my hand, right before it touched my skin, Ginny stopped. I looked up to her, and she had a bewildered look on her face. She whispered to me: "Ummm…why is your hair turning green?"

I looked at my loose hair: It was already half emerald green. And it took a little effort to make it back to normal (well, as normal as it could be)

Then I took the book from Ginny. As soon as the leather cover touched my hand, I felt an electric shock spread through my body and a sharp pain in my head. The last thing I saw was my purple ring and then I felt paralized looking straight at the window. I also couldn't hear a thing, although I could see Harry, Ginny and Ron staying in front of me, their lips moving. Well, I could hear something, but like inside my head. It wasnt Draco tough, it was an ice cold voice that gave me goose bumps.

"What do you think youre doing? You cant compare with me…you are nothing, useless, helpless, as good as dead…"

The twins came in, and when they saw me, they left. I could faintly hear shouting outside our compartment, and see Harry shouting at someone who didn't seem to answer.

"Sel, Sel, are you ok? What happened? Please…can we help you? Sel…"

Eventually, I gained control over my body again and turned around. The twins were "arguing" with Draco at the door and now I could see a hint of relief in his eyes. He then left and George closed the door before everyone sat down.

Ron started speaking, everyone else fearing what could have done that to me. They didn't want to hear that…

"What happened? You were paralized, your hair turned completely green and you started shaking. Why?"

"Well, Ginny accidentally turned my hair green, she was laughing way too hard at some joke, and then, I don't know, I think I had a panic attack or something, its a muggle thing." He dropped the subject, although the twins left the compartment whispering and Harry and Ginny kept shoting me glances. I couldn't turn my hair back to brown…When Ron left to change, I remembered something: Harry and Ginny didn't know that the other knew about me too…

"Harry, Gin?"They looked at me. "I forgot to tell you something. You both know about….you-know-what. About my real story…"

"Really?" they looked at each other.

"Then we can talk" Ginny caught courage then. "What happend to you? And why isn't your hair changing back?"

"Well, I think it's something about the diary…I felt something like a shock through me and a weird voice…" Seeing Gins face, I thought it was better keeping this hidden "but whatever, I'm always hearing voices, so, nothing special." We left the subject like that, then Hermione came back from finding Trevor, and Ron too. The rest of the ride was silent and when we got to Hogsmeade, it was lightly raining, but it was freezing cold, or at least for me.

The Great Hall was full of chattering students catching up after a summer apart, and the Head Table was full of teachers. Of course, Lockhart was also there, next to Sev, obviously getting on his nerves, in his crimson red robes. I tried not pay attention at the feast at all, but I saw the looks the teachers were shooting at me and I was forced to answer to the questions the others were asking.

"Hey, Selene! You wanna move to Slytherin? That's why you made your hair green?" some third year laughed.

"No, one of my friends dared me to choose a hair dye blindfolded and then she dyed my hair. I didnt know what the color was till it was done. It should wash off in a couple of days." Everyone was asking me about the hair color change, and I had to tell the story so many times I knew it by heart.

None of the teachers could catch me to talk about my hair or suddenly pale complexion I gained until after curfew, when I was in my tower. The twins were helping me put back all the books I packed for staying at the Burrow when Sev entered the room.

"Welcome back, Selene. Of course I'm happy you had a good time but what happened to your hair, because it's obvious it doesn't change back. You two did this to her, didn't you? Or was it the boy? "

"Calm down, neither of them, it was a book, and some voice and…the point is, its ok now." Judging by his look, he didn't belive me, but it was ok…I was going to get that diary and solve the problem and….do everything I can.

He eventually left after I assured him multiple times that I was ok. It was Friday so we weren't going to have classes the next day. Fred and George talked me through the night, slowly getting the cold out of me. Right before I fell asleep I saw the new charm lighting up, and a little ginger cat tatoo walked up to my neck, sitting there like a necklace. And then I fell into the world of dreams.

The faded sounds and figures that Ive grown used to showed again, this time only two.

"You know she's going to remember someday, right?"

"If we do this properly, that will be only when we tell her."

"And where are you going to keep the memories?"

"In the Pensieve cabinet. And…-what? Has something happened?"

"Just-there is something there…like…locked memories, a lot of them, but…I can't reach them. Can someone do that?"

"Well, we never had to deal with someone like her before so, why not? Now, let's get down to business. It's going to take some time."

"Yes, but it's the only way…"

"And what if she finds the others?"

"Well, let's just hope she doesnt. We cant predict what will happen if she does…"

Next day, the green color was almost gone. Fred and George were laying on the carpet, two meters from each other, snoring lowdly. So that's what woke me up. I looked at the clock: It was 9. I went to the bathroom and when I was about to brush my hair, I saw something orange in the mirror from the corner if my eye. I turned. The ginger cat from last night was sleeping curled around my neck. I smiled and then remembered the weird dream I had…another memory. They were starting to get less and less faded. But not the thing that I was going to finally fiind out the secrets soon preocuppied me. No, I was just wondering….why did I lock so many memories…what was I hiding from…myself?

A/N: Hahaha :)) She got in contact with the diary. Hope you liked the chapter. Thanks for reading.

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