"What? Let's go to Professor Dumbledore." She picked up her books and led
James, Sirius and Arabella to Professor Dumbledore's office. When they got
in Dumbledore had Arabella sit while everyone else stood.
"Sirius has just informed me that Professor Orwell tried to rape Arabella," Professor McGonagall explained. Professor Dumbledore lost the twinkle in his eyes.
"Please explain Miss Figg," he said.
"He took me and Sirius to his office because he heard about a little fight that Sirius and I had between Snape and Malfoy. So he asked us who started it and I said I did. Then he told me no points would be lost and all I'd get was a detention with him right then. He sent Sirius back to the feast but Sirius didn't want to go.
"He was giving me this look. He pulled me out of the chair and pressed me against him. Then he kissed me hard as he backed me toward his desk. He started to take off my robes and began to feel me up. When he started to take off his robes I kneed him in the stomach and ran for it. I ran in to Sirius and James and told them what happened." Arabella finished with no tears streaming down her face. Sirius was furious; James, however, was marveling at how Arabella got through the story.
"Minerva, please go find Professor Orwell and bring him up here." McGonagall followed Dumbledore's order. "Miss Figg I understand if you do not want to be in here with Professor Orwell. I'm asking you if you'd rather be outside my office while I discuss this situation with Professor Orwell, or do you want to stay?" Arabella stared at the ground as she thought about it.
"I'll stay only if Sirius and James stay," she said.
"Alright." McGonagall was back with Orwell. Orwell was coming up to Dumbledore to complain that a student had attacked him. Professor Dumbledore told Orwell that he was fired and that he was never welcome on the Hogwarts school grounds again. With that Orwell left the office and the school.
"Miss Figg, I'm terribly sorry about all this. If you don't need my guidance I suggest you try to sleep. Mr. Black, Mr. Potter, please accompany her while I speak to Professor McGonagall."
"Of course, Professor," James said. Sirius took Arabella with himself and James. They made their way to the Gryffindor tower to see their waiting friends.
When they entered the common room, Lily rushed over to Bella and hugged her. Remus walked over to James and Sirius. Lily and Arabella went over to a couch as the boys sat at a table. Sirius told Remus the story and in the end Remus was just as mad as James. No one could be as mad as Sirius. They heard Lily gasp and saw Arabella nod, meaning that now all the Marauders knew the situation.
"Who's going to teach Potions now?" Remus asked.
"My guess is Dumbledore until they find someone else," James said.
"Hopefully, for Bella's sake, they cancel Potions," Sirius said. If the situation wasn't so bad, James and Remus would have laughed. The boys stood up as Lily and Arabella approached.
"We're going to bed," Lily said. Her face was a mixture of worry and resolve. James hugged her as Sirius talked to Arabella.
"Are you okay?" Sirius asked.
"Physically? Yes. Mentally? No. I'll sleep if off, maybe. I'll be fine soon," Arabella replied. Sirius hugged her for a long time.
"I love you," he told her.
"I love you too," she responded, never missing a beat. Their friends saw how much love there was between the two. Remus, James and Lily always thought they were made for each other. They had a running bet on the two.
"Good night," Sirius told Arabella before she hugged Remus, then James.
"Good night." With that Lily and Arabella went up to bed.
At 3 am Sirius went downstairs to find Arabella sitting on the couch, staring at the embers left over from the fire.
"Bella?" Sirius asked. Arabella gasped and turned around to see Sirius looking at her, full of sorrow and worry. Sirius walked over to the couch and held her.
"Sirius, I can't sleep."
"I figured. Bella, I'm so sorry."
"It's not your fault."
"If I had stayed ."
"He still would've kicked you out or distracted you. Sirius, please, it's not your fault." Arabella had Sirius' face in her hands. She dropped her hands when she realized what she was doing. Staring into each other's eyes, they started talking in code again. After a few moments, Sirius leaned forward and sweetly kissed Arabella on her nose. Arabella rested her head on Sirius' chest and fell asleep. Sirius breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Arabella was sleeping.
"Sirius has just informed me that Professor Orwell tried to rape Arabella," Professor McGonagall explained. Professor Dumbledore lost the twinkle in his eyes.
"Please explain Miss Figg," he said.
"He took me and Sirius to his office because he heard about a little fight that Sirius and I had between Snape and Malfoy. So he asked us who started it and I said I did. Then he told me no points would be lost and all I'd get was a detention with him right then. He sent Sirius back to the feast but Sirius didn't want to go.
"He was giving me this look. He pulled me out of the chair and pressed me against him. Then he kissed me hard as he backed me toward his desk. He started to take off my robes and began to feel me up. When he started to take off his robes I kneed him in the stomach and ran for it. I ran in to Sirius and James and told them what happened." Arabella finished with no tears streaming down her face. Sirius was furious; James, however, was marveling at how Arabella got through the story.
"Minerva, please go find Professor Orwell and bring him up here." McGonagall followed Dumbledore's order. "Miss Figg I understand if you do not want to be in here with Professor Orwell. I'm asking you if you'd rather be outside my office while I discuss this situation with Professor Orwell, or do you want to stay?" Arabella stared at the ground as she thought about it.
"I'll stay only if Sirius and James stay," she said.
"Alright." McGonagall was back with Orwell. Orwell was coming up to Dumbledore to complain that a student had attacked him. Professor Dumbledore told Orwell that he was fired and that he was never welcome on the Hogwarts school grounds again. With that Orwell left the office and the school.
"Miss Figg, I'm terribly sorry about all this. If you don't need my guidance I suggest you try to sleep. Mr. Black, Mr. Potter, please accompany her while I speak to Professor McGonagall."
"Of course, Professor," James said. Sirius took Arabella with himself and James. They made their way to the Gryffindor tower to see their waiting friends.
When they entered the common room, Lily rushed over to Bella and hugged her. Remus walked over to James and Sirius. Lily and Arabella went over to a couch as the boys sat at a table. Sirius told Remus the story and in the end Remus was just as mad as James. No one could be as mad as Sirius. They heard Lily gasp and saw Arabella nod, meaning that now all the Marauders knew the situation.
"Who's going to teach Potions now?" Remus asked.
"My guess is Dumbledore until they find someone else," James said.
"Hopefully, for Bella's sake, they cancel Potions," Sirius said. If the situation wasn't so bad, James and Remus would have laughed. The boys stood up as Lily and Arabella approached.
"We're going to bed," Lily said. Her face was a mixture of worry and resolve. James hugged her as Sirius talked to Arabella.
"Are you okay?" Sirius asked.
"Physically? Yes. Mentally? No. I'll sleep if off, maybe. I'll be fine soon," Arabella replied. Sirius hugged her for a long time.
"I love you," he told her.
"I love you too," she responded, never missing a beat. Their friends saw how much love there was between the two. Remus, James and Lily always thought they were made for each other. They had a running bet on the two.
"Good night," Sirius told Arabella before she hugged Remus, then James.
"Good night." With that Lily and Arabella went up to bed.
At 3 am Sirius went downstairs to find Arabella sitting on the couch, staring at the embers left over from the fire.
"Bella?" Sirius asked. Arabella gasped and turned around to see Sirius looking at her, full of sorrow and worry. Sirius walked over to the couch and held her.
"Sirius, I can't sleep."
"I figured. Bella, I'm so sorry."
"It's not your fault."
"If I had stayed ."
"He still would've kicked you out or distracted you. Sirius, please, it's not your fault." Arabella had Sirius' face in her hands. She dropped her hands when she realized what she was doing. Staring into each other's eyes, they started talking in code again. After a few moments, Sirius leaned forward and sweetly kissed Arabella on her nose. Arabella rested her head on Sirius' chest and fell asleep. Sirius breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Arabella was sleeping.