A/n: lol I wrote half of this during literature ha-ha, its funny cause that not what I was supposed to be doing at that particular moment… But the ideas wouldn't stop attacking my attention span…. So I gave in and wrote it down...

Disclaimer: I am not the owner of Harry Potter… Though I claim all things you do not recognize… I own Luna's random story and I own all things of my mind… Though I am working on buying Draco Malfoy…, J.K. Is charging a hefty amount…

Chapter Thirteen: Friendship.

OoOo Amethyst oOoO

"Tom, Don't you Dare!" Amethyst scolded her husband as she looked over his shoulder at his paper. She had been attempting to not let her curiosity get the better of her, but finally she had cracked under pressure. And when they say curiosity killed the cat, you really aren't supposed to take that literally. Tom was drawing what appeared to be an intricate drawing of a rocket launch. And it didn't look like it could be just some random doodles…

It had little notes off to the side and exact coordinates and plans. It could only be used for his twisted entertainment.

"I wouldn't dream of it…" He said dramatically. "What wouldn't I dream of doing?" He asked, he was failing at the whole 'just play dumb' thing.

"Don't you dare do whatever you are you are planning to do." She said rolling her eyes at him. "And don't play dumb with me, I know you better than that." She walked over to the bed and sat down at the foot of it. This room was a lot different from any of the room in her own house. These were more green and had more of a cold atmosphere.

"But Ameeee." He said drawing out her name dramatically. He didn't even try to hide his whine. "You don't understand. I am so bored to tears that if given the opportunity, I would sing Brittany Spears songs on national television…" He let his head fall onto the desk.

"Tom, your boredom is your own fault. I mean the whole planning and attempting of a mass genocide… Well that is very bad." She laughed. "Oh and while I am thinking of it." She pointed down at his space ship/ rocket launch drawing. "I am pretty positive that your cat, Fluffy Von Meow, doesn't want to become the world's next animal astronaut."

He smirked up at her. "Now Ame darling, and I am no professional, but I would say that you wouldn't know that unless the cat told you so." He was such a smart ass. "Now, if you are having conversations with the cat, then I need to take you to a therapist." He faked concern. He had just gotten himself into a hole and he hadn't even realized it.

"Well in that case I will make you an appointment." She smiled sweetly at him, "Because, we all know that you have conversations with him when I am not around." He jump up and rushed over to her as she headed for the door.

"Oh please don't do that." He pleaded. "I really don't want to have to deal with some creeper who only asks me questions and never gives me any answers… Between therapists and metaphors, I don't know which I hate more."

Amethyst laughed at him. "Then don't try to tell me that I need help when it is you who needs help…" She paused in thought. "Actually, I think you need a strait jacket and a padded room…" She said before walking out of the room.

OoOo Hermione oOoO

Hermione and the rest of them all decided to make their way up to the library a couple of hours later. They had waited for Luna, Blaise and her parents to wake up and eat before they had even thought of reading the book.

Hermione admired the art work as she made her way down the familiar halls. She still couldn't get over how beautiful they were. Painted portraits of all of Draco's ancestors lined these halls, and they all had one thing in common… They were all silver eyes and somewhat blond hair… Though the women of his family tended to range in traits… In front of their portraits were vases. Hermione wasn't sure if they were empty or not, though she did suspect that some of them held ashes of dead Malfoy's…

She looked back at Luna who was straying a little. She was gazing up at the ceiling with vacant fascination paining her face. She didn't know what the girl found so interesting about plaster ceilings… It wasn't like they were made of emeralds or diamond encrusted… But then again this was all typical for Luna. She did tend to be a little on the weird side of town.

"Luna." She said, finally gaining the courage to say.

"Hmm." She said not once looking away from the ceiling. She looked so at peace.

"Why do you keep looking at the ceiling?" She asked as they turned a corner. She saw Luna smile.

"Well if you look up there," She pointed. "You can see little specs of glitter added into the plaster. Back in the middle ages when witches and wizards would put glitter in their ceilings it was for protection." She began to explain.

"Really?" Hermione asked curiously.

"Oh yes." She nodded enthusiastically. "Older pure bloods were extremely paranoid. They hardly ever got anything done." She laughed. "The glitter was used to ward off dark entities… That was in the days when Dementors and other dark creatures ran wild. Though, the glitter had its down falls…" she trailed of thoughtfully.

"What were the down falls?" Hermione asked curiously.

"They attracted large numbers of Whackspurts." And it never fails… Luna had to mention Whackspurts. But that just makes her Luna.

"Oh." Hermione said. "That's cool." She was walking into the library when she heard it.

"TAYLOR!" Christian said loudly. "WAKE UP!" Hermione couldn't help but laugh at this encounter. It was simply humorous to watch.

"Christian Beeler!" The dark haired girl yelled, "There is no need to scream in my ear!" She scolded him as she jumped awake. She swiftly smacked him on the side of the head.

Chris was literally rolling on the floor. "I was just making sure you were awake." He said defensively between breaths. He got smacked again.

"You could have woken me up quietly." She hissed at her boyfriend.

"Stop bickering." Blaise said picking up the book. He sure was in a hurry today… Before anyone could stop him or say a word, he was reading from the book.

OoOo Mira- Bella oOoO

"What do you mean, 'where is Teddy?'" I asked as I looked up at Aria as she and Ally stood behind Jace and me at lunch.

"He hasn't been to any of his classes this morning and we haven't seen him." She told me. I suddenly began to worry. It just wasn't like Theodore to skip classes. He was just too much of a goody two shoes for that kind of stuff. And come to think of it, I hadn't seen him since the ball.

I hastily got up from where I was sitting. "We should start looking for him, missing classes Isn't like him and seeing as he wants to be a prefect, he shouldn't be skipping." I said picking up my bag.

"Have you checked the hospital wing?" Jace asked as the four of us made our way from the great hall.

"Ally and I were just about to go check." Aria said stopping at the stairs. "We should probably split up." She suggested.

"Yeah, that is a good idea." Ally agreed.

"I have a better idea." I said remembering the Marauders map. I always kept it on me, though occasionally I would keep it hidden under a panel in my trunk. I dropped to my knees and pulled the map from my bag and muttered the enchantment.

"This thing never fails to amaze me." Jace whispered as I spread it out on the floor.

"Help me look." I said as I scanned the entire first floor.

"There!" Ally finally said ten minutes later. He was in the astronomy tower.

"Why is he there?" I whispered more to myself. It was the middle of the day; he wouldn't have astronomy… why would he skip classes just to go to the Astronomy tower. "I will never understand that kid." I said folding up my map and putting it back into my bag.

"Do you want to be the one to go talk to him?" Aria asked.

"Yeah." I told her "Ally, can you cover for me?" I asked as I handed her my bag.

"Of course, what kind of friend would I be if I told McGonagall that you were skipping class to go find Teddy, who is also skipping…" We all laughed.

"Thank you." I smiled. "I will see you three later."

"Can't we go with you?" Jace teased as he grabbed my hand. This simple action gave me butterflies.

"No Jace." I laughed, "If I know Teddy at all, I would have to say that he is mad about something. He wouldn't just skip classes for the Hell of it." That was true, Teddy wasn't a truant person. "It will be hard enough to get him to even listen to me…" He was just as stubborn as his mother.

"Please…" He asked with a stupid grin. "He's our friend too." I couldn't say no. He had hit a soft spot.

"Fine." I said in defeat and motioned for them to follow me up the grand stair case.

When we reached the door to the Astronomy tower, I slowly pushed it open. I wouldn't want to scare him… but then again, maybe I do. It is always fun to scare people.

"Theodore," I called out quietly as we all stepped into the room. I could see him leaning up against the railing of the tower; he seemed to be staring at nothing. It was the saddest and most solemn thing I had seen… well in the past week…

"Teddy, are you okay?" I asked walking up to stand beside him. I placed my hands along the rail and looked at his face.

"Nothing is wrong." He said quietly, he sounded so defeated. I had a very good feeling that he didn't see the others, because he wouldn't normally sound so defeated around so many people. "I am perfectly chipper."

"Don't lie to me, Hufflepuff." I said narrowing my eyes at him. He was a terrible liar. "I know that something is wrong, you have missed half of your classed and missed Taco Tuesday… You love Taco Tuesday."

"Nothing is…" He started to say.

"Don't lie to me! I have known you all my life, don't you think I can tell by now when you are lying!" I deamanded angrily. He was just too stubborn for his own good.

"Fine, you want to know!" He rhetorically asked. "It's just that you will eventually just…" Someone sneezed behind them. Teddy froze mid-sentence as he turned his head so that he could see them.

"Sorry." Aria said sheepishly. "I am allergic to star dust." She said pointing at a bottle of said star dust.

"Oh isn't that just dandee." Teddy said scowling. "You brought him." He said looking at Jace."

"What do you have against Jace?" I asked angrily. Just yesterday you two were really good friends."

"Things change." He said sadly.

"He didn't do anything." I defended Jace. "What is your problem?" I asked choking on my words.

"He will take you away from me." He said quietly. I think that I was the only person he had meant to hear that, but Jace heard it. And he interpreted it differently than I did.

"Teddy," I said carefully. "You are my best friend and just because I have a boyfriend doesn't mean that I will forget about you." He looked out over the grounds. "You know that right?"

"Of course I know that." He smiled halfheartedly and I got the feeling that he was still upset.

OoOo A/n oOoO

I know it's a little short… and I am sorry. I have been so swamped that I have hardly had time to breath. So please forgive me. I will kick my self into gear during spring break and get some chapters done… I have stuff I have to go to all this weekend so please bear with me. I really am trying.

1. What was your favorite part?

2. Did you like it? I know it's a stupid question.

3. What really is Teddy's problem?

4. How does jace interperet that senetence.

5. What shall happen next… :P

Please review. I will update as soon as possible :P

~Taylor (slytherin at heart)