A/N: You will have to once again excuse errors. My editor is buried under a pile of homework and can't get this back to me any time soo and I didn't want to make you wait too long before posting. The next chapter is also complete and is waiting in her inbox so hopefully she'll have that back to soon but if not, I'll police it best I can and post it tomorrow.

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The next evening Hermione informed Harry and Ron that she and Ginny were going to go and visit with Susan. After dinner the four of them walked towards the staff quarters where Susan and Justin were staying. Hermione told them that Susan might be upset at learning who her attacker was and she wanted Ginny to talk with Susan about how they were both feeling. Upon reaching their rooms, the girls went into the bedroom part to talk and Harry, Ron and Justin sat out in the sitting room discussing classes, Quidditch and various other things that could be classified as manly. After about two hours all three girls came out with puffy red eyes and smiles on their faces. The four Gryffindors said their goodbyes and left.

"Why were you three crying if you were happy?" Ron asked when they finally reached the common room and had sat down together in front of the fire. Harry had been wondering the same thing. Since when did a lot of crying involve being happy at the end?

"Oh Ron, honestly!" Hermione said exasperatedly. "We talked about how it affected everyone and that was painful but after we had talked we felt better."

"Susan was upset because while she has to press formal charges against Malfoy. She is glad that he was caught and that he will be going to Azkaban but it's hard to think about and it brings back so many bad memories for her. She and I also talked about how we were feeling." Ginny looked at Hermione as if asking a silent question. Hermione gave her a small smile so Ginny continued. "Susan started to tell me how she felt right after she had been raped and it was hard to hear because I am feeling the same way right now but I didn't think that I should feel as badly as Susan because I wasn't raped. I managed to get out of it."

"But that isn't really how sexual assault works." Hermione piped in.

"What exactly is sexual assault?" Harry asked her.

"Well usually it means unwanted touching of any kind that is a sexual nature but it is also refers to when someone is raped or almost raped. Most of the time when a woman is sexually assaulted she feels hurt and violated. These feelings can come in any degree but often times a woman will also have guilt stacked on top of that."

"Degree?" Harry questioned. "And where is the guilt coming from?"

Hermione looked compassionately at Ginny. "Ginny feels guilty for feeling bad about almost being raped because Susan was actually raped. What people don't often understand is that the emotions we feel from a situation are determined by who we are." She looked back at Harry. "Susan has accepted that she was raped and has come to terms with it. She still has some nightmares and a few panic attacks but for the most part she is all right and this is very unusual. Many times it takes a woman several years to even begin to heal from a rape. Something about Susan has allowed her to move forward. Ginny does not think she should feel as badly as she does and so she feels guilty. But Tom Riddle has already used Ginny and that makes her extra sensitive about feeling helpless and since we all heal in different ways and at different rates there is no set time table for when Ginny will start to feel better."

"Okay, I think I understand." Harry said nodding his head at Hermione. "It's like when I lost Sirius and I just turned into myself for a long time but when your parents died you wanted to be with us all the time."

Hermione gave a small nod of affirmation. "We had both lost our parents but we did not grieve the same way and I healed quicker than you did. That does not mean that I loved my parents less than you loved Sirius and it doesn't mean that my may of grieving was better than yours. The differences were in us. You don't show your emotions as well and you had not grown up with a loving family who would help you when you were sad. It just means that we are two different people who cope in different ways. My way would not have worked for you and your way would have driven me insane."

Harry pulled Ginny closer to him and kissed the top of her head. "If you are feeling bad then you can talk to me about it. I'm not going to think you are weak or anything. It was scary… I was scared."

Ginny mumbled into his chest. "I know that now but until Hermione told me I didn't. I am feeling bad but I feel a lot better after talking with Susan. I'm really glad that all of those guys have been expelled and are awaiting trial."

"I forgot to ask you two," Harry looked between Ron and Hermione. "Who were the other four people involved?"

Ron let out an angry snort. "That is what really gets to me. One of them was a Ravenclaw."

"You're kidding!" Harry exclaimed.

"Nope. The Slytherins were fairly predictable except for Zabini. I actually thought he was okay. It was Malfoy, Zabini, Theodore Nott, Colin Rosier, Crabbe, Goyle and the Ravenclaw was Stephan Cornfoot."

Ginny gasped. "I hung out with him when I was dating Michael! He was always really nice to me."

"Well from what Zabini says Malfoy, Nott and Rosier went after Susan with ferret-ass actually raping her. Crabbe, Goyle and Cornfoot went after that sixth year Ravenclaw but failed, obviously. When they went after you, Ginny, it was just Malfoy and Zabini. Apparently Malfoy was supposed to be standing guard outside the door but he, uh… well he got distracted by… uh,"

"Spit it out Ron." Harry muttered.

"Right. Well it seems that Pansy Parkinson found Malfoy and the two of them ended up snogging in a classroom. Bit stupid of him not to stand guard since you were involved Harry but lucky as well." An evil grin came over his face. "When McGonagall and Scotch found him he was still with her so not only is he going to jail but she got detention for a month. She was also really unhappy to learn that her boyfriend had cheated on her. I believe she actually hit him with a Severing Charm right in his… well manly areas."

Harry felt Ginny start to giggle and he let out his own snort of amusement and was quickly joined by the other two and it rapidly turned into gales of laughter. "That has to be the best news I have heard in a long time." Harry said when he had finally regained his composure. "I really hope that Pomfrey wasn't able to heal him."

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To say that the next day was hard for Ginny would have been a mild understatement. Harry was just thankful that it was Friday. He walked her to Herbology and went to the library to read. He had not even picked out a book when Colin Creavey had come barreling towards him telling him that Ginny was crying. Madam Pince, the librarian had yelled at Colin for talking too loudly but Harry barely heard her because he was running out the door towards the classroom where Herbology was being held. When he got in the door he saw her sitting on the ground crying and rocking back and forth while everyone stood away from her looking alarmed. He moved towards her and knelt down ready to take her in his arms when she lashed out nearly punching him. He reacted quickly and blocked the punch and grasped her arm firmly so that she could not swing at him again. It didn't matter though because she kicked her foot out next and nearly got him. "GINNY!" Harry yelled trying to catch her attention. He pulled her into his lap and held onto her while she thrashed and yelled at him. He murmured soothing words to her and hoped that whatever she was going through would pass. After what seemed like ten minutes but was probably only two, she started to relax.

"Harry?" She asked hesitantly.

"I'm here love," he whispered back.

"She said you wouldn't want me just like he did and I…" She started to cry again.

"Who said that Ginny?" Harry asked queitly, trying to keep the anger out of his voice.

"Then it was like he was standing there telling me what to do all over again and I felt so…"

"Who said it?" Harry persisted.

"Ada Pucey." Ginny relied quietly.

"She's lying! Stupid BITCH!" Yelled a tall Slytherin girl with brown hair.

"That's enough Ms. Pucey!" Said Professor Sprout. "You will report to me tonight and every night next week for detention and one hundred points from Slytherin! Ms. Weasley has been through enough without you adding to it!"

The girl stared mulishly at the Professor. "Well how was I to know to know that she was going to go crazy? I think she's just doing it for attention!" She crossed her arms and glared at Ginny who had her face buried in Harry's chest. Harry could feel that she was shaking violently.

Harry got up with Ginny in his arms. "I'm taking her to Madam Pomfrey." He told Professor Sprout before turning to Colin. "Can you return her bad to the common room later?" When Colin nodded, he walked out.

They were halfway to the hospital wing before Ginny's shaking had subsided. "You seem to be carrying me a lot."

Harry chuckled. "I'm just lucky you're so light."

"You can put me down now. I want to walk." Harry complied and set her down. She took his hand and they continued up the stairs. "I shouldn't have been listening. I know you want to be with me but she sounded just like Zabini did and it was like my mind stopped working and my body took over."

Harry squeezed her hand reassuringly. "Madam Pomfrey will know what to do."

Upon entering the now very familiar hospital wing Ginny went straight to a bed and Harry walked to her office door to knock. He quickly explained what happened to her and she gave Ginny a Calming Draught. "I am not surprised that this happened." The nurse told her. "You had a flashback of the attack which caused you to have a panic attack. It is a perfectly understandable reaction to trauma."

"What is a panic attack?"

"It is when the primitive part of the mind takes over to protect the body. The brain goes into survival mode and reacts to save itself rather than to think logically about what is going on. She will probably have more of them. I have been discussing it with the headmaster and we have decided to bring in a Mind Healer for the three young ladies who have been hurt. We hope that this will help speed their recovery."

Harry looked over to see how Ginny was taking the news but she had drifted off. "From what I can gather, she started hitting people when they tried to touch her. She almost got me as well. Do you think I should go to class with her for now?"

Madam Pomfrey considered it. "Yes, I do believe that would be best. I will inform all her teachers that you will be with her. You can do your own studies in the back of the classroom if you like but it would be best if you were there to calm her and she were not stunned. That would only increase her fears when she awoke from it." Harry nodded and took a seat next to Ginny. It seemed he was going back to sixth year.

Ginny managed to make it to her last class that day which was Transfiguration. Harry could see that she was quite embarrassed to have him going with her but when they walked into the full classroom and she started to freeze, he was able to squeeze her hand and calm her down. He meant to sit in the back so as not to make a scene but Ginny grabbed his hand and made him sit next to her in the middle of the room. He got out a book on spells that Merlin himself devised that Professor Purr had lent him. It was fascinating and Harry had not heard of most of them, which was enlightening because most of the books he had read lately repeated a lot of what he already knew.

They went to dinner and then Ginny went up and went to bed early. She had not spoken much but had seemed relieved that a Mind Healer would be coming in. Hermione told Harry that she was probably very embarrassed about her panic attack in class and didn't want to talk about it.

Saturday at breakfast the four friends received a surprise in the form of two red heads with identical mischievous smiles showing up right as they were leaving the Great Hall. Ginny squealed and ran over to them, giving each a hug. "What are you two doing here?"

"Little sis we bring you good news of great joy that will be for all Weasley's." George said solemnly. Hermione started to laugh.

"Yesterday in Grimmauld Place your nephew was born and we they have called him Tyler William Weasley." Fred finished putting a hand over his heart.

"When did you two read the Bible?" Hermione asked in a voice of incredulity.

"What!" Ginny exclaimed ignoring what Hermione had asked. "Fleur had the baby?" At her brother's simultaneously nodding heads she started laughing and jumped into Harry's arms. "We have a nephew! Oh this is so amazing!" She kissed him quickly then turned to the twins. "You two had better have brought pictures!"

"Of course we did. We didn't fancy getting hexed." Fred assured her.

"Nope dear sister, you happen to be right scary when you're unhappy." George continued.

"Yes, so we took several just for you and we had them developed so that we could bring them for you today." Fred said pulling out the pictures from a pocket and handing them to her.

"AWWWW! He is soo sweet! Look at him Hermione, he's so small and adorable!" Hermione looked and also forgot all about the twin's strange quote.

Ron raised an eyebrow at his brothers while the girls were still gushing over the photos. "So mum actually took the pictures and sent you to tell us, is that about right?"

"Look at that beautiful hair! It's curly and blonde and he has so much of it!" Hermione said not even paying attention to the men.

Fred gave Ron a wink. "What they don't know won't hurt them. It's always best to be on Ginny's good side. She has a lot of blackmail material on all of us."

George beckoned them over a little ways from Hermione and Ginny who just kept talking about baby Tyler who was doing all sort of cute things in the moving photos. He looked at Harry and asked seriously. "We heard about what happened Wednesday. Is Ginny okay?"

Harry shrugged his shoulders. "She has her moments. Pomfrey is bringing in a Mind Healer for her and two other girls to talk to. I'm sticking with her all the time in case she has any problems." He looked at Fred and then George. "I'm sorry I didn't protect her." He felt the need to say this. He still felt guilty, especially since she was having so many problems.

"It's okay mate." Fred replied, clapping a hand on his shoulder. "You taught her to fight for herself which saved her. She isn't one to be a damsel in distress. If she can she'll want to take care of herself. She can't just sit still and let others take charge."

George nodded. "She gets right cranky when she has to sit still and do nothing when she could be helping someone."

"Harry, Ron" Ginny called to them. "Do you want to see the pictures?" Harry grinned and walked over to look at the pictures.

Baby Tyler was small with bright blue eyes. In most the shots he was sleeping but one of them he stared out of the photo, his eyes were wide and blinking then he would yawn and stretch. Each time he yawned Ginny and Hermione would exclaim that he was just too cute. Harry had to admit that he was quite attractive.

"So now that you have your pictures can he be our nephew too?" George asked peevishly.

"Yeah cause it is quite annoying having to explain to everyone that he isn't our nephew yet." Fred added casually.

Ginny grinned and kissed each of their cheeks. "Yes he can be your nephew too. Thank you for bringing the pictures that mum took."

"HEY!" They shouted. "How did you know we didn't take them?"

"Because you just admitted it." She replied cheekily. "Also the pictures are good and you two can't work a camera to save your lives. Remember that time you tried to get a picture of Ron and Hermione kissing and ended up only getting a great shot of a foot?" Hermione and Ron blushed at the memory.

"I still maintain that we were trying to catch them playing footsy." George muttered.

"Yes but it was FRED'S FOOT!"

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