Disclaimer: Needless to say, I don't own any of these characters. they're
all the property of J.K. Rowling, nor do I own any other songs from the
musical "Chess". I'm also having one heck of a time separating different
sections. nyeh~.
When Minerva awoke around 9 AM, the first thing she noticed was the pain- a pain that she had never before endeared. It was not just a physical, but an emotional. To top it off, she had a terrible headache and had the sudden urge to throw up.
She called out the name of her best friend Lily only to remember a second later that nobody would hear her from up in her Head Girl bedroom. She stumbled out of bed and winced at the piercing pain in her abdomen. She hobbled out to look into the common room and it was completely empty. Maybe everybody was at breakfast already. or maybe they'd gone to Hogsmeade. Either way, she thought, nobody would have dared to have woken her up. She was known for being extremely irritable in the mornings. the last person who had tried to wake her up had ended up with quite a nasty hex .
She felt something warm trickle down the inside of her legs and as she looked down, she realized that in addition to her abdomen feeling like it was going to explode, the inside of her legs had dry blood on them. That's odd, she thought, as she wasn't supposed to start her period for another week. She shrugged it off as being brought on early due to stress and resolved to take some medicine later for her abdomen. She went into the bathroom only to discover that her abdomen was covered in bruises. The horrible burning sensation on her insides was getting stronger as Minerva slowly realized what had happened to her. This was definitely not her period.
This could only be rape.
But. who? she asked herself. She tried to recall the events of the night before and instantly saw Remus's face. They had been walking together. he had confessed his love for her. and then she'd woken up.
Minerva collapsed on the toilet seat. She just couldn't believe that Remus. she just couldn't believe it. Hot tears escaped her eyes and they soon began to burn. She painfully made her way back to her bed where she sat and cried for a solid ten minutes, only to stop crying because of an appearance by Professor Dumbledore. He seemed to appear at Minerva's side out of no where.
:Is everything all right, Ms. McGonagall?" asked the professor.
Startled by his sudden appearance (not to mention his question) which broke her solitude, Minerva jumped a little and tried unsuccessfully to stop her tears.
Her professor went on.
"I didn't see you at morning this breakfast this morning. and then when you didn't show up to Transfiguration, I figured something was the matter.. I thought I'd come check on you myself."
Minerva looked up at him red-eyed and tearful.
"Transfiguration? On a Sunday?"
"Today is definitely Monday, Ms. McGonagall."
Minerva burst into tears again. She had to be dreaming. none of this could be possible. Professor Dumbledore's mood changed.
"Minerva. what's wrong, my child?"
His voice couldn't have been gentler, she thought, but all that she could think of was her best friend's betrayal. She had been robbed of not just her innocence but of her childhood.
"It's... it's nothing Professor", she lied.
As much as she wanted to tell him, she just couldn't bring herself to say it. She could barely bring herself to think it, it was so awful.
"You know Minerva, you're very good at many things, but lying just isn't one of them. now, obviously something has upset you or you wouldn't be sitting here in your bedroom crying your heart out instead of attending classes. you know you're like a daughter to me Minerva, won't you please tell me what' the matter?"
But as much as he asked, and as much as she wanted to, Minerva McGonagall just couldn't bring herself to tell Albus Dumbledore of the horrible sin that Remus Lupin had committed against her. All she could do was sob uncontrollably. He gently put his arm around her and she cried on his shoulder for what seemed to be an eternity.~.
After Professor Dumbledore left, Minerva pondered what to do. She hadn't been able to tell him what had happened. He had, however, as head of Gryffindor House, promised her that he would excuse her from the day's lessons.
With a sudden fit of rage, Minerva stood up and knocked everything off the nearest table. She kicked some of the objects that fell off and hurled an ink well at the wall. Once more, tears came. As she slowly tried to calm herself, she came to the decision that she would make the son-of-a-bitch pay dearly.
When Minerva awoke around 9 AM, the first thing she noticed was the pain- a pain that she had never before endeared. It was not just a physical, but an emotional. To top it off, she had a terrible headache and had the sudden urge to throw up.
She called out the name of her best friend Lily only to remember a second later that nobody would hear her from up in her Head Girl bedroom. She stumbled out of bed and winced at the piercing pain in her abdomen. She hobbled out to look into the common room and it was completely empty. Maybe everybody was at breakfast already. or maybe they'd gone to Hogsmeade. Either way, she thought, nobody would have dared to have woken her up. She was known for being extremely irritable in the mornings. the last person who had tried to wake her up had ended up with quite a nasty hex .
She felt something warm trickle down the inside of her legs and as she looked down, she realized that in addition to her abdomen feeling like it was going to explode, the inside of her legs had dry blood on them. That's odd, she thought, as she wasn't supposed to start her period for another week. She shrugged it off as being brought on early due to stress and resolved to take some medicine later for her abdomen. She went into the bathroom only to discover that her abdomen was covered in bruises. The horrible burning sensation on her insides was getting stronger as Minerva slowly realized what had happened to her. This was definitely not her period.
This could only be rape.
But. who? she asked herself. She tried to recall the events of the night before and instantly saw Remus's face. They had been walking together. he had confessed his love for her. and then she'd woken up.
Minerva collapsed on the toilet seat. She just couldn't believe that Remus. she just couldn't believe it. Hot tears escaped her eyes and they soon began to burn. She painfully made her way back to her bed where she sat and cried for a solid ten minutes, only to stop crying because of an appearance by Professor Dumbledore. He seemed to appear at Minerva's side out of no where.
:Is everything all right, Ms. McGonagall?" asked the professor.
Startled by his sudden appearance (not to mention his question) which broke her solitude, Minerva jumped a little and tried unsuccessfully to stop her tears.
Her professor went on.
"I didn't see you at morning this breakfast this morning. and then when you didn't show up to Transfiguration, I figured something was the matter.. I thought I'd come check on you myself."
Minerva looked up at him red-eyed and tearful.
"Transfiguration? On a Sunday?"
"Today is definitely Monday, Ms. McGonagall."
Minerva burst into tears again. She had to be dreaming. none of this could be possible. Professor Dumbledore's mood changed.
"Minerva. what's wrong, my child?"
His voice couldn't have been gentler, she thought, but all that she could think of was her best friend's betrayal. She had been robbed of not just her innocence but of her childhood.
"It's... it's nothing Professor", she lied.
As much as she wanted to tell him, she just couldn't bring herself to say it. She could barely bring herself to think it, it was so awful.
"You know Minerva, you're very good at many things, but lying just isn't one of them. now, obviously something has upset you or you wouldn't be sitting here in your bedroom crying your heart out instead of attending classes. you know you're like a daughter to me Minerva, won't you please tell me what' the matter?"
But as much as he asked, and as much as she wanted to, Minerva McGonagall just couldn't bring herself to tell Albus Dumbledore of the horrible sin that Remus Lupin had committed against her. All she could do was sob uncontrollably. He gently put his arm around her and she cried on his shoulder for what seemed to be an eternity.~.
After Professor Dumbledore left, Minerva pondered what to do. She hadn't been able to tell him what had happened. He had, however, as head of Gryffindor House, promised her that he would excuse her from the day's lessons.
With a sudden fit of rage, Minerva stood up and knocked everything off the nearest table. She kicked some of the objects that fell off and hurled an ink well at the wall. Once more, tears came. As she slowly tried to calm herself, she came to the decision that she would make the son-of-a-bitch pay dearly.