Harry Potter.
Just your ordinary high-schooler.
An ordinary kid in an ordinary world.
He did well in school, got straight A's, and he was good at everything he tried.
But that was before.
Before any of this began.
Before he had taken refuge inside himself, refusing to part of this world that had so wronged him.
Now he was a victim of fate.
He didn't talk… except for the occasional um…
He didn't look at people if he could help it.
And he didn't eat.
In fear of the people he had known finding out, he had switched schools.
Today was his first day.
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Harry walked slowly to his locker, not wanting to be in the crowds of students milling around.
They might touch him.
He got to his locker and pulled out the paper they'd given him with his locker combination on it.
He turned the knob to the numbers and then opened it.
Empty.
Like him.
He put his bag in it and got the books he needed.
Just then a kid about his age walked over.
He began to open the locker next to his and Harry jumped.
He didn't like being around people.
"Hey," the kid began. "You must be the new kid. My name's Blaise."
He held out his hand but Harry didn't… couldn't… shake it, touch it…
So he pretended like he didn't see it.
He grabbed another book with sweaty hands, the title reading Of Mice and Men.
It was the book he had to read for English, though he had read it already, at his old school.
Before.
He shivered slightly and put the book with the others under his other arm.
"So… what's your name?" the boy asked, putting his hand down.
Talk! Harry commanded himself.
"Um…" his throat was dry and his lips were cracked. "H-harry."
"Well, Um Harry, like I said, I'm Blaise. Let me see your schedule, see if we have some classes together or something."
Harry wordlessly handed him his schedule.
"Hmmm… let's see… Lunch… P.E. … Math… and Art!" Blaise said.
"And… you've got like, all your classes with my buddy Drake. His real name's Draco though, weird, I know, so I call him Drake."
"Um…"
Harry just wanted to get away, go somewhere quiet…
Alone.
"Well, you've got 5 minutes till your English class. It's in that hallway," he pointed, " First door on the right. See you!"
Harry trudged to his class, dreading it more and more.
That guy had been nice though, and these people didn't know.
And not knowing was a good thing.
He sat down in the back where no one else was sitting.
As the bell rung, a kid with blonde hair came and sat next to him.
"Hello," he said. "You must be Harry, I'm Draco. Blaise told me about you."
Draco kept talking, but Harry couldn't hear him.
He was staring at Draco's hair.
Blonde.
Like… his.
Harry shivered and started to sweat as the memories rushed forth, like a dam breaking inside his head.
He was trembling now, trying in vain to crush the memories back down, force them away.
But he couldn't.
They were always there…
Watching…
Waiting…
And then they would strike.
He vaguely heard Draco calling his name, felt the whole room's eyes on him.
He heard a rushing in his ears, voices whispering to him, voices that no one else could hear.
He didn't even feel it as his body hit the floor, and was consumed by blackness, only lighted by his fire.
His sanctuary.
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A/N: In case you haven't figured it out yet, Harry was raped. You'll find out the details later.
This story is dedicated to the book and the author that inspired me to write this. I'm going to write some fanfics about the book if they put it up as a category. I e-mailed them.
The book is Target by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson and it is a must read for anyone who likes those angsty 'Harry gets raped' stories.
It's about Grady, a guy who gets raped when he's 16 by two strangers. He stops talking and retreats into himself, closing off all his friends.
It's very good. I couldn't put it down. It is a MUST READ! You will love it if you like this story! This is based largely on that book, but will become drastically different. The stuff in that story just sets all this up.
Thank you.
-truthxinxshadow-
P.S. I promise to be a good girl and update Drowning next. I just had to write this :P
