No One Can Know

Chapter 10: The Imposter

"Girl, are you okay?" Aria questioned her.

"Huh. Oh, yea I'm fine just slipped into a little daydream." She confirmed.

"You sure? You were out for a little while there." Cassie asked as she munched on another burger.

"Yes, I'm good. Honest! I'm gonna go back to the dorms though, I'm not feeling hungry so I'll catch up with you guys after my detention."

Before either of them could question her further, she got up from her seat and made her way quickly out of the hall.

Unbeknown to her, a professor had followed her discreetly out of the room...

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"Malfoy! Go in the classroom on your left now!" A voice growled from behind Athena.

The man scared the living daylights out of her so she listened to the instructions.

She walked into the very dark and empty classroom only turning around when the man had closed, and locked, the door.

"Professor Moody?"

"Correct... and incorrect." He trailed off as his mad-eye spun uncontrollably in its socket and his tongue began to jump out of his mouth and lick his lips quickly.

"Is everything okay, sir?" Athena asked confused and slightly scared as she didn't know what was going on.

"Yes, just bare with me for two minutes. It's happening. I can feel it."

He began pacing around the room, his fake leg making a loud thump with each step he took, another also being made from his staff that he used to steady himself. He looked like he was sweating, waiting for something as he looked franticly between the clock on the wall and the several watches on his wrist.

Out of nowhere, Moody turned back around in a split second and made his way back towards Athena hurriedly, drawing his wand out of the inside of his cloak. He pointed it at her and backed her into a wall, frightening the poor girl who was wondering why her mad DADA teacher had just taken her into an empty room and was now threatening her and leaving her defenceless with no time to react.

"Swear on your life, and your family's life, that you will not tell a soul about what you are about to witness. You can't tell anyone unless I tell you to tell them." He growled through gritted teeth, his strong arm on her shoulder, ensuring she couldn't escape.

His face had gone red and his scars had become more prominent on his face. His tongue still continued to flick more franticly out of his mouth, catching the sweat that was dripping down from his forehead. His glass eyeball was spinning rapidly around in circles, so fast you could barely see the iris fly past with each rotation.

Athena grew more scared by the second, she didn't know what was going on and the sight in front of her was enough to fuel her nightmares.

"SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE!" Mad-eye yelled when he didn't receive an answer.

His head began to twitch and his arms began to shake as he held her in place, his eye normal eye never left hers as he waited for an answer, a look of pain rising in his face and stance.

"I swear on my life! On my family's life! On my mother, father and brother! Just let me go and show me what you want!"

"You're already witnessing it." He said through a grin as he began to back off of her.

Athena watched in horror as boils began to bubble all over his face and hands, making it look as if something was crawling around underneath his skin.

"Wait, you're not Moody. That is the effects of poly juice potion wearing off." She spoke as everything clicked in her head.