A/N: I'm ba-ack! Sorry for leaving you for so long! I've been really busy. Alas, I still am writing, just not typing. Hey, I'm trying, but am away from the computer for most of the day. That leaves me typing at night. I do review still and try to reply to reviews, so remember to include your e-mail addy!
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You Deserve Better
Hermione's PoV
Hermione slowly opened her eyes to find Lavender, Parvati and Padma standing over her, as well as Harry and a strange witch, who smiled.
"Oh, good! You're awake! How are you feeling?"
Hermione put her hand to her head. "Horrible... What happened? Who are... you?"
"I am Elisabeth Carlen, from the Department of Health. I was sent to help you. Now, I understand that you've been having trouble with Mr. Viktor Krum, am I correct?"
Hermione nodded. "Yea-ow! My head!" she moaned, putting her hand on her forehead.
Elisabeth peered into Hermione's eyes. "Ah, you're are still suffering from the after effects of the Cruciatus Curse. You'll need some rest before I can evaluate your case. I shall return in a few minutes." She turned and walked out of the room quietly.
Harry sat on a chair beside Hermione's bed, looking exhausted. After a couple of quiet minutes, Hermione spoke.
"Harry," Hermione said, "Why don't... you go to bed? I'm... fine." Harry looked at her, and she looked back at him pleadingly. "Please?"
"Alright, I guess. I'll be back later." Harry walked out of the room forcefully.
As soon as Harry left, Parvati glared at Hermione, who looked back meekly. "How did you get him so tightly wound around your finger? I had him right where I wanted him!" Hermione shrank back into her pillows, looking pitiful. Parvati sighed. "I'm so sorry. I had no right to say that. I mean, I'm going out with Seamus. It's just that... well, I'm afraid. You were probably the most confident girl in our grade. Now it seems that no one's immune to what happened."
"That's right." It was Elisabeth. "I came to continue with your treatment and overheard what you said."
Lavender twisted her hands nervously. "Why does this happen? Why did it happen to Hermione?" All of the girls looked at Elisabeth, who sat down beside Hermione's bed.
"Well, we evaluated Krum. It seems that he has had a bad home life. His father beat him and his mother and so he beat you. He just doesn't know that it's wrong."
Padma looked at her feet. "Sometimes I throw up after meals." Her twin looked at her in shock. "I know it's wrong, but I can't help it! I feel so fat and ugly."
Elisabeth smiled warmly at Padma. "We can help. Just look in the mirror and see how beautiful you are. I'll be at Hogwarts this year doing a study on eating disorders. I'll help you." She squeezed Hermione and Padma's hands gently. "Hermione, I must now ask you to tell your story. here, drink this before you start." She conjured a glass of milk. Hermione glanced at it nervously before taking a dainty sip of it and setting it down.
"I can't." She felt very bloated already.
"It will take some time. Now, tell your story."
"I met Viktor last year at... at the Triwizard Tournament. I was starting to realize that I didn't stand a chance with... Harry . I was a... bossy know it all... So, when Viktor asked me to the... Yule Ball, well, I was... flattered." Hermione took another small sip of milk. "Everything was great until... this summer. I couldn't go to Bulgaria because... my parents didn't know Viktor... and didn't want me going without them. They... had a dentistry seminar all summer, so... they sent me here until... school started. Viktor's team has training... here, so he decided to stay at the Leaky Cauldron... with me. He first hit me when he... say me eating a piece of cake. He said that I was fat... and so I began my diet: Nothing but... lettuce and water. I loved and hated Viktor... I was so stupid!" She let into the tears which she'd been fighting back the whole time. "All I w-wanted... was t-to ma-ake Viktor h-happy!" Parvati gingerly patted Hermione on the back.
"There, there! Don't be so hard on yourself! It's Viktor's fault, not yours. And Harry does love you! He hasn't eaten or slept since yesterday." Hermione ran her fingers along her high cheekbones and sunken eyes.
"How could anyone love me, let alone Harry Potter! I'm... hideous!" Elisabeth shook her head. "You are gorgeous! You were before and are still now! Besides, looks aren't everything. It's how you act that counts.
Disclaimer: Guess.
You Deserve Better
Hermione's PoV
Hermione slowly opened her eyes to find Lavender, Parvati and Padma standing over her, as well as Harry and a strange witch, who smiled.
"Oh, good! You're awake! How are you feeling?"
Hermione put her hand to her head. "Horrible... What happened? Who are... you?"
"I am Elisabeth Carlen, from the Department of Health. I was sent to help you. Now, I understand that you've been having trouble with Mr. Viktor Krum, am I correct?"
Hermione nodded. "Yea-ow! My head!" she moaned, putting her hand on her forehead.
Elisabeth peered into Hermione's eyes. "Ah, you're are still suffering from the after effects of the Cruciatus Curse. You'll need some rest before I can evaluate your case. I shall return in a few minutes." She turned and walked out of the room quietly.
Harry sat on a chair beside Hermione's bed, looking exhausted. After a couple of quiet minutes, Hermione spoke.
"Harry," Hermione said, "Why don't... you go to bed? I'm... fine." Harry looked at her, and she looked back at him pleadingly. "Please?"
"Alright, I guess. I'll be back later." Harry walked out of the room forcefully.
As soon as Harry left, Parvati glared at Hermione, who looked back meekly. "How did you get him so tightly wound around your finger? I had him right where I wanted him!" Hermione shrank back into her pillows, looking pitiful. Parvati sighed. "I'm so sorry. I had no right to say that. I mean, I'm going out with Seamus. It's just that... well, I'm afraid. You were probably the most confident girl in our grade. Now it seems that no one's immune to what happened."
"That's right." It was Elisabeth. "I came to continue with your treatment and overheard what you said."
Lavender twisted her hands nervously. "Why does this happen? Why did it happen to Hermione?" All of the girls looked at Elisabeth, who sat down beside Hermione's bed.
"Well, we evaluated Krum. It seems that he has had a bad home life. His father beat him and his mother and so he beat you. He just doesn't know that it's wrong."
Padma looked at her feet. "Sometimes I throw up after meals." Her twin looked at her in shock. "I know it's wrong, but I can't help it! I feel so fat and ugly."
Elisabeth smiled warmly at Padma. "We can help. Just look in the mirror and see how beautiful you are. I'll be at Hogwarts this year doing a study on eating disorders. I'll help you." She squeezed Hermione and Padma's hands gently. "Hermione, I must now ask you to tell your story. here, drink this before you start." She conjured a glass of milk. Hermione glanced at it nervously before taking a dainty sip of it and setting it down.
"I can't." She felt very bloated already.
"It will take some time. Now, tell your story."
"I met Viktor last year at... at the Triwizard Tournament. I was starting to realize that I didn't stand a chance with... Harry . I was a... bossy know it all... So, when Viktor asked me to the... Yule Ball, well, I was... flattered." Hermione took another small sip of milk. "Everything was great until... this summer. I couldn't go to Bulgaria because... my parents didn't know Viktor... and didn't want me going without them. They... had a dentistry seminar all summer, so... they sent me here until... school started. Viktor's team has training... here, so he decided to stay at the Leaky Cauldron... with me. He first hit me when he... say me eating a piece of cake. He said that I was fat... and so I began my diet: Nothing but... lettuce and water. I loved and hated Viktor... I was so stupid!" She let into the tears which she'd been fighting back the whole time. "All I w-wanted... was t-to ma-ake Viktor h-happy!" Parvati gingerly patted Hermione on the back.
"There, there! Don't be so hard on yourself! It's Viktor's fault, not yours. And Harry does love you! He hasn't eaten or slept since yesterday." Hermione ran her fingers along her high cheekbones and sunken eyes.
"How could anyone love me, let alone Harry Potter! I'm... hideous!" Elisabeth shook her head. "You are gorgeous! You were before and are still now! Besides, looks aren't everything. It's how you act that counts.