Laias Unpleasant Past and New Beginnings

Laia was taken aback by the kiss. Her breath got caught in her throat, her mind fogged, and it seemed as though her heart skipped a beat. She wasn't ready for a kiss from Harry. Her mouth wasn't closed all the way. Her lips were dry. And the kiss was planted on the side of her lips, instead of right in the middle. Even though things weren't in the perfect condition, she felt that the two second kiss they shared was perfect.

Harry on the other hand knew that his second kiss was another disaster. His first kiss was with Cho Chang. When he had kissed her, she was very upset and crying. It made his face wet and then a little sticky afterwards when it had dried. This time he could feel Laia stiffen up. She was motionless. She didn't kiss back, her lips were dry, and he missed almost her entire mouth.

When they parted, they sat quietly looking at each other for a minute. Both trying to think of something to say. Laia wanted to jump into Harrys arms and tell him that she wanted to be with him. But while she was a brilliant witch, she was shy when romance was in her face. She had had only three previous boyfriends before.

Her first was Dorian Kasopulaus. A muggle she met on summer vacation. She was 12 at the time and starting to really blossom into a lovely young girl. They lived in the same village since Laias family had moved back to Greece. Things were going very well until school time came around. Dorian had asked her questions constantly on where she went to school. She couldn't have said private school because people in this particular village were quite poor. But her father was a very nostalgic man and this was his old village. She knew he wouldn't believe her. So she lied and told him that she was home schooled.

Laias Greek school was actually an invisible school inside the Parthenon. She traveled to school every day by portkey, since the Parthenon isn't big enough to house all of its 3,000 students. One day Dorian had stayed home from school with a fever. His parents did not stay at home to take care of him since he was almost a man. So he decided he would go to Laias house to see what she was learning, and if she wouldn't mind making him lunch. When he arrived at her house, he knocked on the door, no answer came. He peeked through the windows but couldn't see through the curtains. So like many times he had during the summer he let himself in. Only to see Laia grabbing a hold of her backpack and disappearing with a soft pop.

Her mother, Pearl, was in the kitchen washing up the breakfast dishes when she heard a soft thud. She knew Laia had just left for school, hearing the familiar pop. She entered the sitting room and saw Dorian, passed out, with the door wide open. When Laia returned home, she was welcomed by the Magistrate of Magic (the Greek ministers assistant). She was almost expelled for having used magic in front of a muggle. She was also banned from dating a muggle boy in Greece ever again.

The whole ordeal was just too much for a 12-year-old girl to deal with. Her parents felt responsible for allowing Dorian to enter their home whenever he had wanted to in the summer. The Magistrate quickly set up living arrangements for Laia in the school. Like Hogwarts, all Magic schools have a Room of Requirement, which served as Laias school for her remaining two years of Grecian magic school.

Her second was a wizard in her school in Greece. But her third had the most impact on her than anyone had ever. Ben. Ben was a wizard she had met and fallen in love with while attending school in Minnesota. He had graduated from a New York school four years earlier. He was 21 she was 15. His parents were old friends of Laias mother, so she stayed at their house. Ben was working for the Department of Magic. He was a magical security guard basically. He dealt with the wizards and witches that had broken Magic Law. The school year was almost finished when they finally got together. It was innocent enough. He took her out for dinner and a movie. Brought home flowers for her once a week. It was her first time being in love. And it felt good.

On a fateful night, Ben had left to go to work. Two hours later he had returned. It was half past midnight and his family was asleep in bed. Laia was in the living room watching television. He strolled into the living room and sat next to Laia. She scooted over and rested her head against his arm.

"Why are you home already? No one to bust tonight?"

Ben didn't say a word. He turned toward her and pulled out his wand. Laia backed against the arm of the sofa.

"What are you doing?"

Her heart was pounding so hard she thought it might come out of her chest.

Ben mumbled a spell and rope flew out of his wand. They wrapped themselves around Laia. Pinning her arms to her chest. He mumbled something again before she could scream and a silk scarf came out and wrapped itself around her mouth. She struggled to reach her own wand. All she would have had to do is get her wand in her hand and say a spell, with or without the gag it would work. But being tied up made it too difficult. She flung her legs around desperately. Trying to kick him away. But he grabbed a hold of her legs and violently slammed them apart.

The pain shot through her entire body like being electrocuted. She looked at Ben, fear in her eyes. She was on the verge of tears. She had hoped that he would see what he was doing to her and stop. Until she saw that his eyes were completely black. He was under some sort of spell. But who would put Ben under a spell to hurt her? She thought he loved her too much to ever hurt her like this. How could he do this to her?

Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt her jeans and panties being ripped off her small body. Her jeans were split exactly in two at the hems down the legs by his new strength the hex had given him. Her body went into protection mode. Everything shut down. Her brain blocked receiving the information that she was being raped by the only man she had ever loved. She had become mute, deaf, blind, and numb.

She came out of her coma-like state when it was all over with. Ben rolled off of her and fell lifeless to the floor. Her blood was everywhere. Her thighs were completely red, stained with blood. The beige couch now had a large brown stain on it. Laia moved her legs to the side of the couch and tried to sit up. The pain in her legs was unbearable. They felt as though someone had taken a sledgehammer and broken both of her femur bones. She had been laying on her wand during the fiasco. Now that she had sat up, she could reach her wand.

Laia inched closer to her wand and extended her fingers. She managed to wrap her index and middle finger around it. Slowly, so she wouldn't drop it, she moved it closer to the palm of her hand. She soon had her wand gripped in her left hand. With the scarf still around her mouth she mumbled Lyno.

Her bindings loosened their hold on Laia, then faded into thin air. Although the bindings had disappeared, she still had the marks on her arms. She slowly knelt down next to Ben, her wand held steady in her hand ready, in case he attacked. She leaned in close to him. He wasn't breathing. She rolled him over onto his back and checked for a pulse. He didn't have one.

"He's dead. It must have been a powerful hex."

Anger took over her mind. She began to tremble so hard her wand fell to the floor. Her hands curled into fists and she began her attack on Ben. Punching him wherever her fists landed. Her assault continued for only a few more minutes when she broke down. Laying her head on his chest, she sobbed.

"What happened to you? Who did this to you? Please wake up and tell me."

It was then Bens family heard the sobs. His mother, Jo, was the first to make it to the living room. When she saw Laia, half naked and bleeding profusely, hovering over her son she screamed. Laia looked at his mother. Jo had her hand over her mouth and was shaking her head back and forth. As if she was trying to shake the image out of her head.

"Jo, you've got to help me he's not breathing!" Laia cried, tears streaming down her face.

Bens mother didn't move she just stared at Laia.

"Please! Help me!"

Laia looked back at Ben. His eyes were open, but they were no longer black. They had turned back to the gorgeous blue eyes that she had fallen in love with. She took her left hand and ran it through his short dark blonde hair. She sobbed harder. If only it could have been the sweet, kind and gentle man she knew who made love to her for the first time. Instead of the harsh, scary, and hexed demon that raped her.

Bens father, Gary, was soon at Bens side. He looked over his son, then Laia.

"Aglaia, what happened? You've got blood all over you."

"I don't know Gary. Ben came home early and he . . . " her voice grew silent and more sobs came out "he raped me. It was like he was hexed. His eyes were completely black. And he hurt me . . . "

Laia began to hyperventilate. This wasn't happening. No, this couldn't be happening.

Laia sat back up on the couch. There were loud pounding footsteps coming down the stairs. Bens siblings Katie and Matt had entered the living room. There were screams of horror coming from Katie. While Matt had rushed to his fathers aid. Gary looked at his wife, who was still staring wide eyed at her dead son.

"Jo, please get Katie back to bed. She doesn't need to see all this."

Jo seemed to snap herself out of her trance and led the young girl to her room. Laia was sitting on the couch rocking back and fourth. Her arms crossed, holding herself tightly.

"Matt, go get two blankets out of the linen closet."

"Yes sir."

Matt rose to his feet and began to go to the closet. When he passed by Laia, their eyes met and he gave her a hateful stare.

"Matthew! Get moving young man!" Gary commanded his son.

Matt sulked to the closet and grabbed two blankets. When he was passing Laia again, he threw a bright yellow, scratchy blanket at her. Gary stood up and snatched the other, softer, blanket out of his sons hands.

"You are no longer needed here if you can't be a gentleman. Go get your grandparents."

Matt just stood his ground. He was not going to leave that bitch with his brother any longer.

"NOW!" his father screamed.

Finally realizing that he was making things harder on his father, he turned and went to the fireplace. He scooped a handful of floo powder and stepped into the fireplace. He tossed down the floo powder and gave his destination. "Grandmas." With a flash of bright green fire light, Matt disappeared.

Gary moved around Bens lifeless body and laid the yellow blanket on his son. He then sat next to Laia and pulled the green soft blanket around her shoulders. She had stopped crying, but hadn't stopped shaking. Gary pulled her close and comforted her.

"Shhh, it's okay Aglaia. I believe you. Nothing will happen. Shhh."

"It's not something that could happen to me." She choked out. "It's that it happened to him. He's gone."

The whole night had gone by in a swirl after that. Bens grandmother had healed her as soon as she arrived. The General of Magic had shown up. He questioned Laia feverishly all night. Trying to pin Bens death on her, but the evidence of rape was too strong. Her parents had shown up sometime in the middle of her being questioned. She wasn't allowed to see them until General Sandil was through questioning her. When his investigation was finished, her parents ran to her. Comforting their daughter, the best they could.

Laia stayed in America for one more week. She took her finals early and was passed. She now had a degree in American Magic. To celebrate her parents took her to New York to go shopping for new clothes for the new year school year. They had tried to convince her this was enough, but Laia wanted to be an Auror desperately, and needed all the schooling she could receive. She wanted to put the past where it belonged. Behind her.

While shopping in the designer stores of New York, such as Gucci and Dolce, she decided to go to England next. She learned that the British held high standards in learning as the Greeks did. Also that their Auror training was unsurpassed by any other country. Her parents made contact with the headmaster of the most prestigious school in Britain. Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts, was delighted to have this bright young witch enter his school. He thought of it as a challenge to his other students as well as Aglaia.

He wanted to place her in a house himself, but since she had never been sorted before she thought it to be exciting. Her new school year was going to begin in two months. Dumbledore made all the arrangements he could, and informed his staff that there was to be an exchange student. It wasn't very often that exchange students were allowed into Hogwarts, but Laia was an exceptional student in her previous two schools, and a powerful witch. Dumbledore was secretly hoping to learn a few Greek and American spells for him to use on his own.

A week after meeting with Dumbledore she received her official Hogwarts letter.

Dear Miss Aglaia Elddir,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find an enclosed list of all necessary books and equipment.

The term begins on September 1. We await your owl no later than July 31.

Yours Sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

Laia went to the second piece of parchment and read her equipment list.

Uniform

You will require:

1. Three sets of plain work robes, black.

2. One plain black pointed hat, for day wear.

3. One pair of dragon hide, or similar, protective gloves.

4. One winter cloak.

Course Books

You will require only one certain book until you register for classes.

Standard Book of Spells, Grade 6.

When you send your owl to confirm attendance, please also include the classes you wish to enroll in.

Other Equipment

1 Wand

1 Cauldron, pewter, standard size 2

1 Set of glass or crystal phials

1 Telescope

1 Set brass scales

You may also bring an owl, cat, OR a toad. Please only one animal. You may also bring your broomstick, for many of our Quidditch teams will require new teammates. You will find all the equipment you require in Diagon Alley.

Laia and her family rushed to England as quickly as possible. Laia was always over excited about starting a new school, and wanted to be able to choose her classes wisely. When they arrived in England Laias father led the way to Diagon Alley where they purchased her school supplies. Before the new school year they had always spoiled her and allowed her to purchase one expensive gift. Last year before attending her American school, Laia had been given Nyx. But this year she wanted to focus on more things than school. She swiftly led her parents to Quality Quidditch Supplies to purchase her a brand new broom. She had had her eyes on the new Firebolt for months.

She had turned in her Nimbus 2000 to the shopkeeper. They sold used brooms at discount prices, and since she hadn't gotten much use out of her Nimbus, she wanted someone who would use it and use it well. But this year she planned on making, hopefully, beater on a house team. If she was going to be on an actual team for the first time in four years, she had to have the best broom out there. She had two more weeks until she had to contact Professor McGonagall on which classes she wished to take. So she spent one week in Florish and Blotts reading various books.

She had decided on taking: Care of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, Advanced Potions, Advanced Transfiguration, and decided to take an easy class Divination. Once deciding on her classes, she sent a letter to confirm her attendance and her class list to Professor McGonagall. Two days later she had her book list. Twenty minutes later she had her books. The next week Laia was practically bouncing off the walls with excitement of starting a new school. Her raping was totally behind her now, as if she had blocked it completely out of her mind. Seeing their daughter so pumped full of excitement, they spent the last month in England sight seeing.

On August 29 Laia said goodbye to her parents just outside platform 9 3/4. Her mother was crying, and her father was beaming with pride. Laia hugged them both at the same time and said

"I'm starting a new life today. Thank you mom and dad for letting me do this. It means so much to me. It is time to start a new."

She then gave them both a kiss on the cheek and faded into the wall section.

And here she was now. Starting a new life. She pushed her thoughts and shyness to the side and jumped at Harry. Knocking him back into the seat. Laia straddled him, her arms behind his head. She gave him a strong, passionate, but yet a quick kiss on his lips.

"Yes Harry. I accept. I want to begin a new life, and I want you to help me do it."