Chapter 2: Flashbacks

Ginny was lying in bed, thinking about what happened
to her a few weeks before with Dean Thomas, a serial
rapist who left her in shambles that night. She tried
to block it all out, but nothing seemed to work. Every
little detail of that night seemed to grow stronger,
haunting her like a ghost, leaving her vulnerable.

("Ginny, follow me," said Dean Thomas, taking her hand
and leading her towards the Room of Requirement.

"Why? I want to go to bed," said Ginny, struggling to
get away from Dean's tight grip.

"Well, you can go to bed with me," mumbled Dean with a
sinister glimmer in his eyes.

"Dean, let go of me. I want to get back to the
Gyriffindor tower and go to bed," squealed
Ginny, waking all of the portraits.

Dean pushed Ginny up against a nearby wall and slapped
her across the face, causing her lip to bleed.

"Dean, that really hurt! What's your problem?" Ginny
asked, trying to push Dean off of her.

Dean pushed her roughly into the Room of Requirement,
and she fell to the ground as he closed the door.

She took in the view. The room was dominated by a
four poster bed surrounded by red and white floating
candles. The four-poster had thick red hangings, and a
red
lacy piece of lingerie lay on the bed. Even the walls
were red, and more candles
illuminated the room. It was breathtaking and could
have been really romantic, but not to Ginny. She
couldn't understand why he did this. Dean was already
on the bed, preparing for her.)

Ginny didn't want to think about what happened next,
but she couldn't control the memories as they overtook
her mind.

("Dean, what are you planning?" asked Ginny
reluctantly as she backed towards the closed door.

Dean stood and pulled Ginny by the arm to the bed,
where he levitated her with his wand and stripped her
of her clothing. Ginny was frozen with fear and she
was terrified, she tried to scream or fight, but she
couldn't. She knew what Dean was planning: he was
going to rape her.

He lowered her onto the bed and started to inch near
her. Everything seemed to be in slow motion; the room
was spinning. She felt Dean push arms against the
mattress, felt him enter her, felt a sharp pain and
tearing sensation. She was in so much pain. Then he
stopped.

He kissed her mouth and asked, cruelly, "Did you enjoy
that?" Ginny couldn't speak, so Dean slapped her
again across the face before walking away, leaving her
alone in the flickering light.)

Ginny was frightened and alone in the world. Her mind
lost in depression, her thoughts were always negative.
She began to hurt herself, her bed curtains drawn to
hide from the prying eyes of her former friends. She
drew away from all the people who loved her. Her
parents wrote to her often, but she never wrote back.
She had been called to Dumbledore's office the
previous day, but she had lied to him, claiming that
nothing was wrong. Ron, Fred, and George all seemed
worried; she hadn't talked to them
since it happened.

(Ginny was staggering back to the Gryffindor tower
when she encountered Peeves in the corridor. He could
see that something had happened and threatened to tell
Madame Pomfrey. When Ginny tried to object, Peeves
just laughed mirthlessly and floated away, leaving
Ginny crying in the hall, alone again.)