"It's getting harder to hide-" Theodore whispered to Astoria as they revised in mutual silence. She looked up,watching Daphne walk into the common room,her walk a bit slower and less hip swingy. She walked different and not only did her robes look to large since they slid off her shoulder but her skirt hung awkwardly low on her hips and she couldn't wear her white button shirts any more so she had taken to wearing Theodores,which bagged in odd places and hung on her oddly.

She looked a mess. And a very slight bulge was evident when her robe was open. "-A first year asked her if she was getting fat-" Astoria admitted looking from her work to Draco who she had not talked to in three since their fight...not since the Crucio incident either.

She had been sitting in the Great Hall eating supper when suddenly the Carrow's had marched in with a group of kids who looked no older than maybe second or third years who had made various mistakes throughout the day resulting in detention. The kids had been brought in with magical handcuffs binding them.

The Carrow's had announced that they would be crucio'd. She had looked down,unable to look up or make eye contact with any of the younger kids. They had called Draco and a few others,like Crabbe and Goyle. To come up and administer the punishment.

Crabbe and Goyle had pushed one another away to get to the children before performing the unforgivable curse on them. Astoria had hidden her eyes from it. But the screams still echoed when there was silence. 'Draco!NOW!' Proffessor Carrow had yelled this before gesturing at the children,grinning evilly.

She looked down as Crabbe and Goyle preformed the curse again,till the children begged and pleaded and others in the great hall were crying,looking away and she swore one Huffelpuff girl had just gotten sick. Draco had shaken his head slightly,making the rest of Slytherin turn to stare and watch with horror at the fact that Draco oculd deny them this.

Astoria had felt her heart drop in fear. The Carrow's had spent several minutes talking to him in hushed tones. Than Professor Carrow,the male one had lurched up the isle and grabbed her by the upper arm,pulling her to the front of the room. 'Now,or we'll do it on her. Your weak Draco.'

She had watched Draco's eyes change suddenly. She looked down unable to look at him as a wand was pressed to her neck leaving her closing her eyes to hide tears. She had never been so afraid of anything. She was just about to beg them to realse her or she'd tell her father or-

Than she realized what Draco had been on about in his Gryfindor worthy rant about redemption and pushing people away and them using her-She felt her eyes widen in horror as Professor Carrow glanced from Draco to Astoria before cackling.

'Do it now Draco,do it now or I'll show you how-' Amycus had sneered pressing his wand to her neck before sneering into her ear his breath putrid and warm on her face. 'I must apologize for this my dear girl,but it is what must be done for his Lordship to succed so be a good girl and don't squirm to much-'

'Draco,Now!' Alecto had cried her eyes wild as Draco shook his head again the hall completly silent now. She could hear a pin drop hear her sister whispering something that sounded like she was demanding help from someone.

She hoped Daphne did not get into this. 'CRUCIO!' She remembered her head snapping back,hitting the concrete floor with a sickening thud and felt pain all around,thousands of hot needles stabbing her repeatedly. Over and .Death she wanted death! Just kill her! She was screaming she could feel it,it was hurting her own ears but she could not stop.

Writhing on the floor against the pain. She wasn't sure how long it lasted,seconds,hours,years? But something had made it stop and her own scream was replaced with a younger boys. She turned on all fours,coughing and gasping for air.

Theodore was hovering over her saying something she couldn't hear. He scooped her up though taking her to the hospital wing to have her head healed. She realized later what had made the pain stop and the scream replaced. It had been Draco,casting the cruciatus on a younger student.

She didn;t say anything about it. But that night she didn't see Draco in the common heard a whisper from Theodore to Daphne about him being punished by the Carrow's. Something about him monitiring detentions and giving out...punishment.

She wondered that night as she tried to sleep who's screams she heard and if it was Draco making them do it.