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Harry stared down at the schedule in his hand: Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions (thanks to his sister), Transfiguration, Charms, Divination, History of Magic, and Astronomy.
His heart pounded painfully in his chest, he was deathly afraid of going to Defense Against the Dark Arts. Images of Haven over him danced through his head, he just hoped that Johnson wasn't as creepy as Haven was. Half an hour later Harry left the Great Hall with Draco and holding hands they slowly ascended the stairs talking quietly so as not to draw to much attention to themselves. But their quiet conversation was interrupted by the Golden Boy's newest rival: Ronald Weasley.
"How sweet," Ron's voice called making the other boy's stop dead. Harry's body physically tensed as he turned around. He hated the look Ron and several of the other's gave him, it made his stomach plummet to the floor. "Look at the two love birds."
"Shut it." Draco growled low and cold, matching Severus's death whisper in many ways, but it didn't detour the Gryffindors.
"What are you going to do, huh?" Seamus asked as he smiled wickedly. "Sick that snake you hang out with on us? She can't do anything. The headmaster would have her expelled in a heartbeat."
"That's what you think." Draco responded. His voice seemed to take over for Harry's as he examined his shoes.
"I don't think, I know." Weasley was way more confident than they would like. With a huff Draco and Harry turned and walked down the long bright hallway. The group at the other end was the least of the Golden Boy's problems.
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The classroom wasn't as dark or full of pain as Harry remembered. Instead it contained a lighthearted feeling. It relieved the anxiety for a moment, but Harry refused to sit anywhere near the front, instead he took up residence in the same seat as last year in the dark corner in the very back. However, he wasn't alone this year as Draco sat next to him. And at least the group that was set on making his life a living hell was a row over and at least five seats up.
Professor Johnson stood at the front of class. His light brown almost blond hair and warm ocean eyes were inviting yet emotionless. In fact, he contained a certain aspect of Lily. The one where she could let you in as far as she wanted and yet tell you absolutely nothing in the process, making her a mystery.
"I am looking forward to teaching you all this year." Johnson spoke in a soft, clear voice, something else that reminded him of his sister when she was having a good day.
"But before we begin anything new today, I would like to go over some of the major points from last year." Johnson's voice was steady now but before he continued, Seamus spoke up.
"Well its review for most of us, but it's new for one of us." The group of boys broke out laughing, Harry's face growing hot with embarrassment.
"I am well aware of that Mr. Finnegan, which is why I am going over this." Johnson's voice steadily rose. I am sure you are all very much aware of what occurred to Mr. Potter last year."
"So you are going to make the rest of us suffer for him?" Ron asked, an enormous pang ran through Harry's heart as he sunk closer to the floor.
"I seriously doubt it will hurt you to go over the material that you most likely have forgotten over the summer." Johnson wasn't backing down and Harry liked that. Well, he would have if he hadn't wanted to evaporate from the spot where he sat.
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"I hate them." Harry murmured into the Library table as he sat there with his head placed against its smooth surface. The cruel comments from his once friends didn't stop, in fact, they had only gotten worse after Johnson had defended him that morning.
"I know the feeling." A soft loving voice stated in his ear.
"I bet you do Lil." Harry muttered as he heard the chair across from him scrape against the floor.
"Why are you in here alone?" Lily asked, making Harry look up.
"Draco went to dinner an hour ago, I didn't feel like going." Harry stated. "I have a murderous headache."
"I am sorry." Lily smiled as she placed one of her cool hands over Harry's warmer ones. "I heard what happened today."
"I wish they'd leave me alone." Harry whispered as he looked into the captivating blue orbs his sister had.
"They will Lion, they will."
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The first two weeks of school flashed by like lightening, but with lightening comes thunder and that's what the comments Ron made did. They thundered down the corridor, into the ears of everyone around, into Harry's already shattered heart.
It was well past curfew as Harry set out to roam the corridors, Lily was fast asleep, Snape was at a Death Eater meeting and Draco was probably being questioned by Pansy for an unknown reason. Harry was so absorbed in his thoughts he didn't hear the person come up behind him. The last thing he remembered was falling into darkness.
Harry's body ached, slowly he opened his eyes but the room was fuzzy and out of focus; his glasses were missing. It took several moments for the sixteen year old to recognize the surroundings as an empty classroom. The brunette's heart began to pound as a figure loomed over him.
"Let's have some fun Potter." Weasley stated evilly as he brought his foot down on Harry's arm and placed all his weight upon it, breaking it against the cold stone floor. Harry couldn't suppress the scream that arose and echoed throughout the room. When it subsided other familiar voices became pronounced as they spoke their opinions to Ron.
"Don't do this Ron; you're putting us all at risk." Dean Thomas stated as he moved out of the shadows becoming another fuzzy figure.
"You don't have to be here" Ron snapped as he reached down and pulled Harry to his feet, his left arm swaying uselessly at his side. "In fact the only two that need to be here are Potter and I."
It was apparent that Weasley was waiting for someone to leave, to stand up for the boy he held just a few inches away from him and was happy that no one did as he threw the younger boy into a desk and watched him tumble onto the floor in an ungraceful heap. The red head walked calmly over to Harry's body. When he was only inches away from the prone boy, Weasley withdrew Harry's spectacles from his robe pocket and crushed them under his feet before kicking Harry with all his might.
By now the others that had come along with Ron were horrified by his actions, many of the girls and boys had slipped away out of the room and retreated up to the tower but a few remained to either support Ron or to see if the Savoir would make it out alive.
"This is the fun part" Harry heard Ron say as he attempted to make his head stop spinning, his chest ached viciously from the assault. His left arm was twisted at a disturbing angle and the smell of his own blood filled his nose. The broken Lion tried to ignore the fact he was being lifted up and slammed onto a desk.
It took several seconds for him to process that his clothes were being taken off, but it took no time at all to realize what was going to happen as he heard Ron pull down his own zipper, and seconds later Harry screamed as he was roughly entered. Harry begged and pleaded for Ron to stop, but he didn't. Seconds turned into hours or so it seemed, Harry couldn't tell as another scream ripped through his throat as Ron thrust in and out.
Harry was relieved when Ron stopped, not because he finished, but because someone made him.
"STOP IT." It was none other than Neville Longbottom; Harry had never felt so grateful in his life. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Nothing that concerns you," Ron barked as he pulled out of his victim and pulled up his pants.
"It does concern me" Neville replied. His wand was raised and pointed directly at Ron "Whatever happens to Harry concerns me because he's like family." The normally shy student watched as Weasley stalked out of the room before rushing to Harry's side.
"Are you alright?" Neville asked as he draped his school robe over Harry's body.
"Thank you," was all Harry managed as he felt his hair being pushed out of his face. The sounds of footsteps running was the last thing he heard before falling into darkness.
Authors Notes: OMG I am so sorry I haven't updated in like FOREVER. Please expect this as an apology.