Chapter 14

Secrets out

"Lillian?" Lilly opened her eyes to see a full head of bouncy blond curls and silvery blue eyes gazing at her wistfully.

Groaning, Lilly rolled over in her bed and shoved her face into her bed covers.

"Honey!" Nyla whined, crawling over Lilly's limp form to stare at her once more. "We never hang out anymore; you are always with Potter now a day, what is going on? Don't you like me anymore?"

Lilly looked at her worried friend and blew a piece of her red hair from her face in exasperation. "Of course I still like you Ny, I just, well James has changed, he's really into interesting stuff now and I thought I'd get in some intellectual conversations once in a while. No offences Nyla but you're not exactly the brightest bulb in the box." Nyla folded her arms over her chest and began to pout pitifully.

"Nyla!" Lilly moaned and throwing her blankets off of her body she hastily started to prepare for a shower.

Turning around she saw Nyla still sitting in exactly the same position as she had left her. "Look, if it makes you feel any better, we can go to Hogsmead together today." Nyla sat contemplating for a moment and then smiled and nodded.

"Righto then, meet me down in the common room in ten!" and with that, Nyla went galloping down the stairs.

"10?" Lilly asked herself feeling slightly irked with her friend, but quickly pushing it aside and hoping in the shower for a quick clean.

Fifteen minuets later Lilly went dashing down the stairs, strands of her red hair falling in waves from her messy bun and cascading down her back.

There sitting in front of the fire was Nyla and she had sunk herself deep into the dark red cushions of the comfortable chair. Everyone knew that if Nyla was in this position she was grumpy and not one to be messed with.

Groaning, Lilly walked over to her friend, coat in hand, and stood in front of her slouched figure.

"Hey Ny." She said timidly, and trying to look into the girls eyes who was defiantly avoiding her gaze.

"Oh Nyla! For heavens sake, I am only late by five minuets" Nyla sank lower into the cushions and began to pout some more.

"Fine, if you're going to be like that then I'll go to breakfast by myself!" Nyla's eyes widened and she sprang from her seat.

"Don't leave me! I was just hoping that if I gave you the cold shoulder for a bit you would shape up." Lilly glared at her.

"And what may I ask does that mean?" She snapped. Nyla's eyes widened and she coward under Lilly's gaze.

"I just thought that if you realized how you're hurting me when you leave me that maybe you would come back." Lilly's eyes softened considerably and she pulled her friend up from her slouch.

"Nyla, you have been my best friend ever since we went to Primary school together, I would never leave you for any boy!"

Nyla smiled "Well it certainly seems like you are." She smiled ruefully.

"I'll shape up, don't you worry!" She then patted the side of her nose with the pad of her finger, and winked. "Let's go then shall we?" she held out her arm playfully and Nyla took it whilst giggling like a school girl.

(It is still the night before at this moment with Tom, just letting ya'll know!)

Tom stormed into the Slytherin common room with Lucius sulking behind him, and then whirled around once he was sure they were alone.

"What were you trying to play at back there?!" he hissed out advancing on the blond, angrily.

Lucius crumbled into one of the common room chairs in fear and swallowed nervously.

Tom pulled out his wand and pushed it into Lucius' pointy, pale nose threateningly.

"And what in Merlin's name did you mean when you said that Voldomort is a silly name?" he asked harshly.

Lucius gulped once more and stood up nervously. "Well you must admit it is a bit... strange. Very laughable as a matter of fact."

"Crucio!" Tom shouted and Lucius began to writher on the floor. "You didn't think that when you helped me make it!" he hissed.

Lucius looked at him with wide eyes and grasped the spot the curse had been aimed at.

"Master?!" Lucius gasped out and stood up shakily. "I-I had no knowledge!"

"Yes, I know." Said Tom, his eyes glinting evilly. He then preformed the crucio curse again and laughed as a tier escaped Malfoy's eye.

"Now get up, and tell no one of this." Malfoy nodded and then asked nervously.

"How'd you do it?" Tom looked at him oddly.

"Do what?" he asked, watching Malfoy as he stood up, knees wobbling.

"Make yourself look like this; it must have been some very powerful magic to restore yourself to your seventeen year old body. I've never heard of anyone having done it before, except for perhaps Salazar, but he was so powerful!"

Tom rolled his eyes in exasperation. "I did nothing, for some reason I was sent into the future, I'm supposed to be seventeen right now, but I was sent here for my last year, no ideas why. Dumbledore says I must have something to accomplish here, course you can't really listen to him can you? The old blokes barmy! Been off his rocker for ages now" Malfoy nodded and the two boys began to walk towards their rooms.

"Malfoy, don't forget, you may be a mate of mine but if you tell one soul I will not hesitate to Avada you." Malfoy nodded mutely and then two boys went off to bed.

Hey everybody! It's Alie-Balie aka paulsbabygirl. I hope you all like this story. I knew in this chapie I was gonna have Malfoy find out who Tom was but I wasn't sure how it was gonna go. I hope ya'll like it, sorry it dragged on. As always R&R!