CPOV

I took my stuff downstairs before making my way to the living room. I was going back to school tomorrow and wanted to make sure I had everything; I knew I would forget something.

When I entered my aunt was sat there with a worried look on her face. "Aunt Joan?"

Her head snapped up when she heard me but her expression didn't change. She patted the cushion next to her. "Cathy dear sit down."

I did what I was told. "What's up?"

"How much do you know about…what Bellatrix did?"

This took me back a little. She had never mentioned her once. "Well. Dad didn't give me details. Just that she had hurt people, even. Tortured them." My face dropped. I didn't like where this was going.

"Neville told you about his parents' right." I nodded. "Yeah, well his grandmother did" She didn't look at me. I was adding up the pieces in my mind. Then it hit me.

"Please don't say it." She took my hands in hers giving them a squeeze. "I'm sorry Cathy dear." I looked at her in disbelief. "Please. No…she did that…to Neville's parents?" She looked away. "Her and some others."

I was shaking so much my aunt grabbed me. This wasn't happening.

"What do I do?"

She just gave me an apologetic look.

"I have to tell him. I have to.

"No. no you don't." I couldn't believe what she was saying. "I can't lie to him!"

"Sweetheart you're not lying."

"That's how it feels."

"Well..." She wasn't actually looking at me now.

"How do you think he will react?" I honestly didn't know. I had seen his face when his grandmother was talking about it. The Pain. It made me ache all over.

I hate Bellatrix for what she had done, to me, my dad. To those people.

But knowing she had sent Neville's parents to a fate worse then death made me sick.

"He'll hate me, but it will eat away at me. I can't keep this from him. He has a right to know"

She let out a long sigh "I guess…just do what you have to do."

I nodded before standing and retrieving back to my room not giving my aunt a second glance.

I lay there wondering what to do; I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard a tap at the window.

When I opened the curtain I saw bill sitting on the ledge, so I opened my window and he hoped in dropping the letter that resided in his beak

I stroked his chin and he fidgeted slightly. "Thanks boy." He nodded hopping over to his cage settling down for the night.

I picked up the letter and immediately recognized Neville's hand writing.

When I ripped it open a picture fell out of him with his Nan and uncle. He was sitting in the middle looking awkward but still smiling while his Nan fused over him, and his uncle starting to drop of to sleep. I had sent him a letter a couple of days ago with a photo of me and my cousins at Christmas so I guess he was returning the favour.

There was a note as well.

You're Christmas looked more exciting than mine. I thought you could add this photo to your collection of many random things, seeing as I've stuck mine on my wall to start my own. Shame you're not with me in it though, as cute as your cousins are.

16 hours! X

I looked back at the photo and started laughing until it hit.

Tomorrow my life was about to be ruined for the second time in a year. I was about to loose not only my boyfriend, but my best friend.

Well, you can't keep them happy for too long, This is Harry Potter Universe. I'm actually dreading the next Chapter though, haven't decided quite how to do it. Make Neville hate her or be ok with it? Hmm x