Disclaimer: view Chapter 01 for that one
Author's Notes: See Chapter Five ^_^.
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~...~ Parseltongue
/.../ Telepathy between Harry & Carya (in italics)
' ... ' thoughts
~*~*~ ... ~*~*~ Flashback or changing POV
Chapter 06 - Illnesses and Nightmares or Visits and Ginny's Birthday
The Weasley girl quickly showered and dressed before going into the Common Room. It seemed to be empty and Ginny sighed sadly but didn't have time to be disappointed because the next second someone wrapped his arms around her from the behind and said,
"Happy Birthday, Milady!"
It was Draco and a moment later Carya, Harry, Hermione and Tom appeared too. They'd been hiding under their invisibility cloaks. They were grinning and with a wave of Carya's wand a cake appeared in front of her.
It was a large round cake with many small Slytherin Crests around the edge of the mint coloured frosting. I the middle was a small white ferret playing with a red kneazle. Ginny smiled at them. This was already the best birthday since Merlin knows when.
But the next surprise didn't wait long. Harry and Hermione gave her the first present. The redhead gasped when she saw what she had wanted to buy but couldn't afford the summer before. She thanked them by hugging them fiercely.
The next was from Tom and Carya. At first she only found the chocolate frogs and assorted sweets before noticing that there had to be more since the box was much bigger on the outside than on the inside. Ginny carefully opened the bottom side and something silky slid onto her lap.
It was a blue and green robe. One of those you could wear for any event short of a funeral. It was made of midnight blue and emerald green silk. Ginny loved it and hugged them too. Draco gave his to her as the last one.
She cautiously opened the small box and had tears in her eyes when she saw what was inside. The same motif from the cake was here made of two stones. Clear crystal for the ferret and ruby for the kneazle. Both hanging from a silver chain.
"Thank you, Draco. It's beautiful, I love it!" she said and Draco smiled at her.
"Not as beautiful as you are, Ginny!" he replied and made her blush.
"Shall we have some of the cake now or should we go to breakfast?" asked Carya.
"I'll tell you something. I take the two tiny marzipan creatures from the top of the cake to my dorm and we take the cake to the Great Hall and share with the others," suggested Ginny and the others agreed.
Once they sat at their house table and the teachers had stared at them enough they ate some of the cake and shared it with the rest of their house. Ginny was curious where they'd gotten the cake and the teachers listened too.
"You'd have to ask Carya about that. She made it," said Tom.
"I got the ingredients from Hogsmeade and from Aunt Petunia. Some of them aren't available in the wizarding world or they taste horrible. Dobby and Winky helped me baking it because I don't have the necessary equipment here. The recipe is my own though.
The marzipan crests were made by myself as well. That's why every single one looks different from the other. Took me hours to get them right but Dobby provided enough coffee to stay awake the whole night," Carya explained grinning at her friend.
"How come no one noticed you were gone or why hasn't a teacher found you?" asked Blaise and especially the heads of houses were listening now.
"I have my ways, Blaise, I have my ways. I am the daughter of a Marauder after all. And even if I would be willing to share this little secret I wouldn't do it here. Our professors are acting like nosy little kids right now," the Potter child told her dorm-mate smirking before looking at the teachers table and smiling mischievously.
"Oh, by the way Harry, Draco, ... Siri and Remy are coming on the 8th to sign our permission slips! We should be able to meet them before they leave for home," she continued.
Ginny's birthday was a happy one. Her parents and brothers minus Ron and Percy gave her something too. Molly and Arthur wouldn't allow their kids to participate in the tournament though. They thought it was too dangerous for them.
Fred and George weren't happy about that but seemingly accepted it after long discussions with their parents and Ginny wasn't even interested in risking her neck for that. She knew she wouldn't be able to do it so she didn't even try.
The week passed uneventful apart from Neville Longbottom blowing up a cauldron in Potions on Wednesday but that was nothing new anymore. Snape and Moody were watching the little group even closer now and the 'Slytherin Six' were annoyed to no end.
They kept disappearing to their Secret Rooms and that made their teachers think about them. They didn't get into trouble, they were average and better students but they kept disappearing for whole days when they didn't have any classes.
Dumbledore couldn't tell where they went either. He only knew that the kids didn't leave the grounds. He was worried about that because those six did never go anywhere without each other. One couldn't really tell who was with whom when they were together.
On the 8th Sirius Black and Remus Lupin visited Hogwarts. They signed the twins and Draco's permission form for the Tournament in case the kids wanted to try for Champion of Hogwarts. When Dumbledore asked them about the kids, they couldn't help him either.
Moony and Padfoot met with them after their classes and they went outside for a walk. The kids once again asked about their parents families but their guardians couldn't tell them much. They did know though that there was a rumour about James father.
"They kept saying that James dad was related to the Malfoy's though no one knows if that's true. Both families were very secretive about their heritage, you know? And Lily, well hardly anything is known about her family but what's there to know?
She was a muggle-born witch. Her relatives probably are all muggles," said Sirius with a shrug.
"That's not true Sirius, Aunt Petunia said that Grandpa Evans was a Squib. Which makes her and Dudley Squibs as well. That means Mum was actually only a half-blood by that bit of Information," Harry interrupted his godfather who looked dumbstruck.
"She was? Merlin, that must be why she never reacted to Malfoy's insults. No offence, Draco but Lucius was a git in school. He kept calling Lily a mudblood and she didn't care at all," Remus replied.
"Is there any way to find out who our true relatives are, Padfoot?" Carya questioned.
"Not that I know of. You might ask your Professors about that. Perhaps there is a way. Do you know one Remus?" Sirius answered.
"I think I've heard of something like that but I don't really know. Snape and Flitwick should know. It's either a charm or a potion but I don't know which one. How do you get along with Alastor Moody by the way?" said Remus.
"With him? Horrible. He's weird. Not scary but still nothing I'd recommend for company. I just have a weird feeling about him, just like with Quirrell. I know you two respect him to some degree but I don't trust that man at all.
He transfigured Draco into a ferret and let him bounce against the walls after Draco wanted revenge on Ron for insulting him and Ginny. He said Ginny was a bitch and Draco a 'Wannabe-Death Eater in training'!
Honestly that man's not only crazy but extremely prejudiced. I really dislike him and so do the others I think," explained Carya and her friends nodded seriously.
"Did you know that Dumbledore made him show us the Unforgivable's? The other classes even say that we'll have to be placed under the Imperius to learn fighting it in one lesson. That's more than scary. Especially if you don't trust the one who casts it," Harry told them.
"Have you talked to Dumbledore about your worries?" Remus asked.
"No, he should be able to notice if something was off with Professor Moody. They are friends after all. Good friends from what I've heard. We aren't some Gryffindor's, Remus. Sirius might act before thinking but we observe before making our move if we do anything at all," Ginny remarked while teasing the two former Gryffindor's lightly.
"Okay you lot, we've got to go. Where's the little elf gone to? Winky?" Remus said and the elf appeared next to him.
"You is calling Winky, Master Remus, sir?" she asked wide eyed and looked at the werewolf.
"Yes, Winky we're leaving, you have everything?" Remus asked.
"Winky is ready, sirs!" the female elf exclaimed happily and left the castle with Sirius and Remus.
Suddenly the children heard a sad voice behind them.
"Dobby will be missing Winky," the voice said.
"Dobby? What's wrong. You like her, eh? I'm sure you an visit her on your free days. I doubt Sirius and Remus would mind. Shall we ask them for permission for you?" Harry suggested and Dobby nodded his big green eyes full with unshed tears.
The kids were spending their days inside since the weather had become rainy and cold for early October. Tom was feeling a bit off but didn't say anything. He didn't want to worry his friends. On Wednesday, October 12th though it got worse.
Tom woke up with a high fever and when Harry tried to get him out of bed the other boy noticed that too.
"Tom, you're burning up. You have to go to Madam Pomfrey. No, don't argue with me. Carya will be furious if I let you go to class like this!" Harry said and helped Tom to the infirmary using the many secret passages they had found.
"Oh dear, that's a nasty case of flu you've gotten there. Straight to bed with you. I'll get something to reduce your fever. Harry, will you stay with him until I'm back?" she asked and Harry nodded.
A few minutes later Poppy was back with three potions. One was a fever reducing one, the second was against his cold and the third was a sleeping potion. Tom sighed and downed all three of them with a grimace. They still tasted as horrible as they had fifty years ago.
Before he fell asleep he told Harry something. "Harry, please tell Carya not to worry about me, okay? I'll be fine in a few days, I hope. Perhaps Madam Pomfrey lets her visit me later," he said before falling asleep.
"I promise Tom. I'll tell her at breakfast!" Harry replied to the sleeping form of his sisters boyfriend.
As if he had heard Tom smiled slightly in his sleep. Harry rushed back to his Common Room to fetch his books and headed towards breakfast. His siblings and Ginny were already sitting there and waited for him and apparently Tom to show up. Harry noticed his twins worried glance when he came alone.
/Carya, don't worry. Tom's got the flu and I brought him to Pomfrey after waking up. He'll be fine in a few day's. He even told me to tell you not to worry and that if Poppy allows it you could visit him later,/ Harry said to her and she nodded sadly but didn't show anything outwardly.
The teacher's were confused that Tom was missing. They never were without each other. And it was almost impossible that the kids had been fighting.
Potions was first and Snape inquired immediately where Tom was. Carya only said 'Infirmary' and didn't explain further. She knew Snape would check himself and make sure Tom wasn't skipping class.
After Potions was Defence and by the way the room looked like they knew that the rumours had been true. They were going to be placed under the Imperius today. Punctual as always Moody stalked into the room and looked at the students.
"Where's Mister Riddle?" he inquired.
"Infirmary!" Carya said curtly.
"And why is he there? Afraid of class, eh?" Moody said sneering slightly.
That was too much for Carya who had been already on the edge today since she got to know that Tom was sick.
"Tom's not afraid of class! You'd be in the infirmary too if you were in the same state he is in, professor!" she growled and glared at her Professor while spitting out the title.
"That's twenty points from Slytherin, Potter! And now I'll explain you what we're doing today. Dumbledore has given permission to place each of you under the Imperius curse for a short time. And before you tell me it's illegal, I already know that.
But Dumbledore wants you to know how it feels like. If you don't want to, you can leave but then it's your own fault if you meet this curse in the field and don't know what to do," Moody explained.
He started calling students and made them perform the weirdest things under the curse. Most of them wouldn't be able to do half of that had they been in control of their body. Soon there were only five left. Hermione was next and she had the same problems as everyone else.
After her went Ginny who struggled a bit in the end lost the fight against the curse. With a malicious grin Moody called Draco forward and the boy felt more nervous than he showed. The professor let him imitate a gorilla and deeply embarrassed Draco went back to his place glaring at his teacher.
Harry was the second last to go. He struggled more than Ginny and instead jumping onto the desk as Moody had ordered he just fell flat on his back. Moody complimented him almost grudgingly and repeated this two more times until Harry broke the curse immediately.
"There, you see it is possible to break it if you have enough willpower to do so. Now we have only one left. Miss Potter, you're next!" Moody said smirking a bit and Carya walked up towards the front.
She too was nervous but not about the curse. She just didn't trust this man. And the feeling increased the nearer she was to him. She took a deep breath and waited.
"Imperio!" Moody said and Carya felt her mind go blank for a second before a strange voice said something.
"Do a back-flip and jump onto the chair!" this voice commanded.
'Why should I do such rubbish? I'll only hurt myself!' Carya thought briefly but everything was still foggy and the temptation to obey was immense.
"Do it now!" the voice said again and this time Carya refused fiercely by sitting down on the floor.
She grimaced and looked up before she glared at Moody and growled, "No! I won't!"
Moody was shocked. He knew his curse was pretty strong and no one had broken it on the first try ever before, "That was ... good Miss Potter, care to try again?" he asked and she just shrugged and stood up.
"Imperio!" the professor said again pointing his wand at the girl and putting as much willpower into his curse as he could. He repeated his command and this time she didn't do anything at all.
Carya started smirking and looked him in the eye. "Seems as if they'd have one hell of a time trying to control me, eh?" she said and didn't look away.
Her fellow students started clapping and cheering. The Slytherin's were proud of her. No one else had been able to resist it like that. Even Harry had problems but they were both Slytherin's. Reluctantly Professor Moody acknowledged the fact and awarded everyone who had shown signs of resistance five points.
Carya and Harry got ten points each because they broken the curse. Soon class was over and they headed for lunch. Carya didn't eat anything though. She had her charms book open and read up on what they were doing today.
Flitwick had told them to prepare summoning charms over the next weeks because they'd start with those soon. Moody seemed to have told Dumbledore about their class because he kept looking at the Slytherin table and the twins in particular.
When Carya felt them looking once again she lifted her head and glared right at them. They didn't stare at the twins anymore after that. Charms wasn't really interesting. They started with the simplest Summoning Charm they could learn and they was the Accio-Charm.
You only had to point you wand at an object and clearly say 'Accio' to summon it. But an overly enthusiastic Ravenclaw ended the lesson early. Morag McDougal had tried the spell but missed the target slightly and poor Professor Flitwick came flying through the classroom.
Flitwick dismissed the class because he was bleeding after having hit his head at a table and Carya offered to help him to the hospital wing. It was pure selfishness of course because she wanted to see Tom. And with her experience with Poppy she knew she wouldn't be allowed inside otherwise.
"Madam Pomfrey?" Carya asked when the tiny professor and the girl reached the infirmary.
"Yes, dear? What's wrong?" the nurse asked her.
"We were practising summoning charms but one was going astray and Professor Flitwick went flying through the air. He hit his head at one of the tables and is bleeding now," the girl explained and Poppy immediately turned her attention towards the man besides Carya.
Carya used that moment of distraction to slip inside and sit down next to Tom. The boy was sleeping and his fever had lessened a bit but he was still breathing heavily. The girl took the washcloth from Tom's forehead and replaced it with a new cool one after wiping Tom's face first.
Poppy had meanwhile noticed what the girl had done and just shook her head. She still remembered what had happened here after the 'Chamber of Secrets' incident. These two had become close friends and she didn't have the heart to send the Potter girl away.
"You may stay if you are quiet and call me when anything changes, okay?" the nurse told Carya and the girl nodded.
Over the next two hours Carya kept replacing the washcloth on Tom's forehead and talked softly to him. His fever was steadily going down and around half past four that afternoon he woke up the first time.
"Carya? What are you doing here?" he said weakly.
"What do you think, Tom? I'm sitting by your side, wishing you'll get better soon and I want to tell you what happened today apart from helping you get better that is," she explained and once again replaced the cloth with a cool new one.
Tom smiled at her and she stood up. "I have to fetch Madam Pomfrey. She asked me to get her when you wake up. Don't worry, I'll be back in a second," the girl said and Tom relaxed.
As promised she was back not even a minute later with the nurse.
"See, much better, I'll give you another fever reducing potion and in ten minutes I want you to take this sleeping potion, no arguments here, okay? You should take it now but I can see you two want to talk a bit," she said smiling and left the potions no the bedside table.
Tom took the first one with Carya's help and laid back down. He then asked to be told what had happened that day. She told about potions class and Charms but waited with Defence until the end. When she explained how dumbstruck Moody had looked after he cast the second Imperio on her he grinned a bit.
"Must've looked pretty weird, eh? I guess he tried his best on you the second time and when that one didn't work, well ... He surely was pissed. Outsmarted by a fourteen year old Slytherin!" Tom said feeling much better.
"I better leave you to sleep now, or Poppy won't allow me to come back. I'll be here tomorrow after Ancient Runes, so try and be awake, okay?" Carya teased and gave him the second potion.
After once again changing the washcloth she kissed him on the cheek and left the infirmary just as Madam Pomfrey came back. When she saw that Tom was sleeping with a content smile on his face she knew that there was more to these two than everyone thought.
The friends met again at dinner but Carya just grabbed a piece of toast and quickly left for the library. Harry was curious where she'd go and asked her telepathically,
/Hey, sister, where are you going?/
/Library, I want to research something and look at old yearbooks to find out whether or not we can tell of Draco being our cousin or Snape being our uncle, you understand?/ she replied.
/Okay, just be careful. Moody and Snape were looking oddly at us when you left so quickly. They might be up to something,/ Harry requested.
/I will, I promise. See you later or tomorrow at breakfast!/ Carya told him.
Harry then explained his friends where his twin was and they stopped worrying.
~*~*~ Hogwarts Library ~*~*~
"Hello, Madam Pince! Can you tell me where I can find the yearbooks from the seventies. I want to have a look at my parents school years," the girl told the librarian.
"Of course Carya, dear. Third row behind the History section. Fifth shelf I think. You might have to browse a bit though," Irma Pince answered.
She had always been fond of Carya and her little group. They never made trouble and never messed up her precious books. Carya soon found the shelf she was looking for and started searching for the books from 1970 to 1977.
They were much thicker than those of the recent years. In fact there had been much more students at that time. A teary smile crept onto Carya's face as she found pictures of her parents. She quickly duplicated the pages with her parents photos to keep them for herself.
It was clearly visible how much alike James Potter and Severus Snape had been before fifth year. After that there was only a small resemblance but it was still there. The same went for Lily Evans and Narcissa Valois.
The only thing was that the resemblance between them already started to fade at the end of third year. Sirius and Remus hadn't changed at all. They still looked the same only older. She grimaced when she found Pettigrew's photos.
He looked so different then. Almost like Neville did these days. Yeah, Neville Longbottom, another student who didn't have parents. Although his were still alive they couldn't live on their own. They had been tortured with the Cruciatus Curse and were considered insane.
Carya didn't really know if that was true because no one knew what happened since no victim had escaped that state once they were in it. She decided that she would try everything to find a cure or countercurse to the three Unforgivable Curses.
Too many had suffered from them and until someone found a solution to the problem they posed many more would suffer. Putting these thoughts aside since she didn't have access to any books on that topic for now Carya put the books back to their shelves and left the library.
She had only five minutes before curfew and hurried back. Another detention was something she would gladly avoid if possible. She made it just in time. Seconds later Snape came in and asked if anyone was missing. He wasn't mean to the other Slytherin's though.
He was only disappointed that no one of their group was outside anymore. He couldn't blame Tom because the boy was still on the infirmary. He had made sure it wasn't an excuse and gotten a furious reply from Poppy about harassing sick children. Thankfully no one had heard that.
That night the twins were once again shaken by horrible nightmare's about Voldemort and Wormtail. They had made sure someone was in Hogwarts to keep an eye on things. His 'most faithful servant' Voldemort had called him.
After that Wormtail had been cursed once again. Like always with the Cruciatus Curse. Both children felt the curse this time. Their connection to the Dark Lord was getting stronger every day and they hadn't told anyone yet.
Perhaps it was time to do so. Carya would tell Tom the next day while Harry informed their friends. They would write a letter to Sirius and Remus that they had to talk about something too. This couldn't be explained in a letter which could easily be intercepted.
No one could know about the connection. Especially not Dumbledore since he would share it with the staff in order to protect the twins. This meant Moody would know and if Carya was right then it would be a big mistake.
Aching all over the kids got up the next morning. A hot shower helped to minimise the after-effects they were feeling though. After breakfast the kids headed towards Herbology. They had to deal with Bubotubers that day.
Bubotuber pus was used in Medical Magic and it was an ingredient in potions to cure the more stubborn forms of acne. The pus they were collecting reeked strongly like petrol and some of the Gryffindor girls ran out because they were feeling sick.
Carya used this to her advantage and offered to take the pus towards the infirmary after class was over. Madam Sprout was pleased with that and allowed her to do that. Once they had stoppered the last bottle Carya was send on her way while the others had to clean up the greenhouse.
Harry smiled and shook his head while his friends looked at him questioningly before catching up with Harry's thoughts.
"She's even cleverer than I thought," said Draco smiling.
"Yeah, now she has a legal reason to be late for Ancient Runes and can visit a certain someone in the infirmary without getting into trouble," Ginny whispered.
A bit away from them stood Ron who was glaring venomously at their backs. He was so angry that his parents didn't allow him to participate in the Tournament. Lavender was sitting next to him and squeezed his hand.
For weeks now she was the only one who actually talked to him since that incident with Moody and a tiny Draco-ferret. Worst of all was that she had tried to turn her house against the Weasley twins which had backfired the second she tried it.
They were troublemakers and got more detentions than anyone, they had made friends with the 'Slytherin Six' but they were still well respected and liked throughout Gryffindor. Now Lavender and Ron were on their own until their house decided that they had suffered enough.
Percy couldn't help Ron anymore since he had graduated last year. The boy only hoped that his twin brothers didn't act on their threat. The one thing that could get Ron into trouble right now was their mother.
Ginny wouldn't tell on him. She was too much of a family child to do such a thing. She wouldn't tell on him if it wasn't life threatening. Even his parents liked the Potters and approved of Ginny being involved with a Malfoy of all people.
Carya was meanwhile swiftly walking towards the infirmary by taking every shortcut she knew. I no time she reached her destination and called for the nurse. Poppy was happy that Madam Sprout had kept her promise and allowed Carya inside.
Tom was still sleeping but Carya nonetheless spent a few minutes with him, telling about how their day had been so far. Before she left for Ancient Runes she kissed Tom on the cheek and promised to be back after classes.
During the next class Harry and Carya talked to each other telepathically in order to decide whether or not and how much they should tell their friends and their guardians about their dreams and actually feeling the curses.
It was an awkward conversation and in the end they decided to tell them everything. Sirius and Remus would understand if they wanted to hide it even though they definitely would want to tell the headmaster if it ever happened again.
Their friends would most likely understand and keep quiet although Carya had the distinct feeling she'd have to argue with Tom a bit about the 'feeling-guilty' part again. He just couldn't forget what the wizard was who essentially had planted the memory he was made of in the diary.
Tom resented being compared to Voldemort but he also knew that they were actually the same person although different at the same time. But the boy was making progress and they were close friends now. To Carya he was more than just a friend.
The twins passed a note towards their friends that told them to meet up after class for a few minutes in the 'Founder's Chambers'. Draco, Hermione and Ginny agreed since they had noticed the Potter children being in distress the whole day.
~*~*~ After Ancient Runes - The 'Founder's Chambers' ~*~*~
"So why did you call us here, Harry, Carya? I know for sure that Carya wants to go to the infirmary, so why?" inquired Ginny.
"Eh, we have to tell you something and I ask you not to interrupt until we are actually finished talking, okay?" said Harry a tad bit nervous.
"We had a nightmare or better a vision last night," Carya started.
"Not like the last one though. This was even more real. I know you'll want to know why and what but please don't interrupt!" continued Harry.
"We saw Voldemort and Wormtail at their hiding place. They are still plotting some murders and capturing Harry is still top-priority. But that's not all," the girl told them.
"After they talked Wormtail was accused of having failed his last mission and Voldemort ... well, he cursed Wormtail. He used the Cruciatus Curse again. This time though the dream didn't end like the last one," Harry explained.
"No, it went on until Voldemort was casting the curse a second time. We woke up that moment. The only problem was that probably because of the connection to the old bastard through our scars we actually ... we felt the curse too, almost to it's full extent I think," Carya said and their friends looked more than shocked - they were terrified.
"It hurt like hell and as you know Carya has already experienced this before so I trust her judgement about the strength of that curse," Harry added seriously.
"But how? I mean that shouldn't be possible, should it?" Hermione piped out.
"No idea but it has to do with us blocking the Avada Curse and reflecting it to him when we were one. We will write a letter to Remus and Sirius tonight to explain it. But we have a favour to ask of you," Harry replied.
"We need you to keep absolutely quiet about this. No one can know, not even the teachers. It's a good thing Harry and I have been using silencing charms around our beds since we came here. You can't talk about it outside these rooms!" the girl stated sounding almost desperate.
The three other children agreed and Carya went off towards the hospital wing and Tom. She would tell him about the dreams and hoped the boy would understand why it was important to keep it quiet.
~*~*~ Hogwarts Infirmary - Five minutes later ~*~*~
"Tom? Are you awake?" Carya asked softly and actually got a reply.
"Yes, I've been waiting for you. What took you so long?" the boy replied.
"Sorry, the others and I had something very important to talk about. Oh, stop sulking I'll tell you too. We had to tell the others first because they have been worrying," she said.
"What has happened?" Tom demanded sternly at seeing the pain in her eyes.
"Silentio Eternus! So now we can talk. Tom, we, meaning Harry and I, had a nightmare last night. It was about Voldemort and Pettigrew better known as Wormtail. The old bastard was cursing Wormtail after they finished talking and he used the Cruciatus ...," the girl explained but stopped suddenly.
"What else? What aren't you telling me? Please Carya, trust me, I won't tell a soul but I worry about you!" Tom told her softly but firmly.
"We felt it. The curse, Tom. Through our connection to the Dark Lord we felt the full impact of the curse. It hurt like hell and I was so scared then. I only wished it to end. Just as Voldemort was starting to cast a second round Harry and I woke up. Don't even start and blame yourself.
Even without you being here we would have had the nightmare or vision and we still would have felt it. We agreed that no one but the 'Slytherin Six', Sirius and Remus should know about this for now. If Voldie found out he could use it against us," Carya continued and was now close to tears.
Tom slowly sat up and held out his arms. He didn't know why, it just seemed the right thing to do. Carya sat on the bed and leaned against him awkwardly. It felt weird but somehow soothing and the moment he told her that everything would be alright and that they'd work it out she silently started crying.
It actually felt good and was even as much relaxing as the hot shower she had subjected herself to in the morning. Thankfully no one walked into the room until they had separated again.
"Madam Pomfrey said I could leave tonight. Are you going to be in the Common Room or in the library?" Tom asked his girlfriend.
"Library I think. After sending the letter that is. You might have to try both but I'd check the library first. We'll most likely be there," she answered.
"You know, I normally don't get this emotional at all but when I'm with you it seems ... natural, like it's the most normal thing to do when I'm upset about something. And what is even stranger might be that I don't mind you seeing me cry.
Everyone else with the exception of my twin would have gotten their memory altered as soon as I knew how. That's weird, isn't it?" Carya added thoughtfully.
"I don't know. I never felt that way but I know what you mean. Please tell me if you have anymore nightmares, okay? Send Salazar over. I know he's jealous but he'll help if you're hurting," Tom said.
He pulled Carya down for a soft kiss before she left the infirmary and headed towards her next class which was Transfiguration. It really was a shame that they'd had to spend the next fifty minutes with the Gryffindorks.
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R&R,
Carya
2006-10-29