February 14th 1997
I wanted to get out of the Three Broomsticks. I couldn't face being with Bo, not after everything Draco's done to me. I feel so dirty, I didn't mean to cheat on Bo, it's not even cheating! Draco forced me to. I had no choice in the matter but that didn't really excuse the cuts on my arms, I felt so guilty. Just looking at Bo made me realise that I wanted to live but how can I live after everything that Draco has done to me! After that attempt to end my life I couldn't look at either Rhia or Hermione the same way. Oh, how many times I've wanted to tell Rhia everything, get Harry to come to my rescue, or even Bo but Bo is no where near as powerful as Harry or Draco is. I felt Bo taking my hand but I couldn't stand having anyone touch me. I got up and made my way to the toilet.
"Emma?" Bo asked as he got up to follow me. He took my hand again but I hated it. The touch I used to love I hated. He did that to me, Malfoy did that to me. I pulled my hand away.
"Don't touch me!" I snapped without thinking. I couldn't look at Bo, I knew he was hurting. "It's not you it's just I don't want anyone touching me." I said weakly before I ran into the toilet and slammed the door shut. I locked the door and leant against the wall. I wouldn't cry, I wouldn't let Malfoy have that bit of satisfaction. He hasn't killed me just yet. I took out my wand and spun it in my hands. The one curse I would love to perform with it was illegal but I would perform it, or I wanted to. I don't know if I even have the ability to say that curse. I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked ok, my eyes were a little red but other then that I looked ok. I smoothed my hair and took a deep breath. There was a knock at the door.
"Emma, it's me, can I come in?" Came Hermione's voice. I unlocked the door and opened it. Hermione, Bo and Ron were all in the doorway.
"What is this?" I asked them slightly annoyed.
"Emma, what's wrong?" Bo asked.
"Nothing, it's just that…" I stopped. I had to tell them. I had to but what was stopping me? Malfoy. That was easy enough. Spill the secret and he'd do worse then kill me. He'd even kill someone I love. He's threatened to kill Rhia several times. I was saved from having to explain something when Rhia came crashing through the door.
"HERMIONE! RON!" She shouted over everyone. She had to push and plough her way through the crowds until she got to us. "Harry's in trouble, you need to go get to him now!" I looked at her slightly alarmed as Ron and Hermione started out of the Three Broomsticks.
"You go as well," I said to Bo as he looked after Ron and Hermione. He took my hands, it took all my strength not to pull my hands away.
"Are you sure?" He asked. I smiled and gave him a nod. He looked at me uncertainly and kissed my cheek. I closed my eyes as he did and kept them closed after he'd gone. I couldn't believe I no longer felt comfortable around Bo, around any man for that matter. I leant against the wall and opened my eyes. Rhia was looking at me curiously.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"Nothing," I said quietly, "What's wrong with Harry?"
"Malfoy's attacked him but I won't go until you're ok." Rhia told me.
"I'm fine," I said.
"Really? In the past you would have jumped at a chance to hurt Malfoy, what's happened?" Rhia asked.
"Nothing," I said, I could feel the tears burning in my eyes, just thinking about it…
Rhia wrapped her arms around me and kissed my cheek.
"He's done something to you," She said quietly into my ear.
"He hasn't done anything," I said pushing her away from me.
"Emma, don't lie, please, tell me what Malfoy did to you," Rhia begged. "I won't judge you on letting it happen or anything. Malfoy is a lot stronger then you-"
"I couldn't stop it ok, just leave me alone Rhia, it's not my fault, it's all his fault, and Harry's and Bo's for not being there to protect me."
"How are they supposed to know when you don't tell us anything?" Rhia asked. "What did he do?" Rhia looked at me directly. I wanted to tear my gaze away but she just kept looking at me. I took her arm and slowly led the way out of the Three Broomsticks. I didn't look around and Rhia just followed me behind the shop. I didn't want anyone to hear me. No one. I didn't know what I was going to tell Rhia but I just knew that no one was going to hear me.
"Rhia! Emma!" Someone called. I looked up and saw Harry running towards us.
"What's wrong?" Rhia asked, "What happened to Malfoy?" He handed Rhia her wand as he stopped.
"He got away before the others arrived." I saw Harry rubbing his arm painfully. "You two should head back to the school," He told us.
"Sure," Rhia said. She looked at me and I nodded.
"Where's Bo?" I asked.
"He's with Hermione and Ron," Harry said. I nodded and turned to go. Rhia followed me after a quick kiss with my brother.
"What did you want to tell me?" Rhia asked me. She stopped me and made me turn to look at her.
"Nothing," I said, "it was stupid, it really was."
"Emma, please tell me, I'm your best friend." Rhia said, "How can I help you if you wont trust me?"
"I do trust you, I really do but I find it hard to say because I know you'll judge me on it and you won't want to be my friend anymore and-" I Stopped as Rhia hugged me again.
"Emma, I'm like your sister, I won't judge you," Rhia said earnestly as she looked into my eyes. I felt really young looking at Rhia even though I wasn't that much younger then her. I swallowed a lump in my throat. Now was the time to tell her, I had to tell her.
"It's Malfoy, he…he…" I stammered slightly before I was interrupted.
"I what?" came Malfoy's voice. I jumped and turned around.
"Malfoy," I said. I could hear the tremble in my own voice. I took a few steps back so that Rhia was slightly in front of me, I know that it's a little selfish but I didn't want to be near Malfoy.
"I what Emma? Where you about to break our agreement?" Malfoy asked.
"No," I said.
"What?" Rhia asked. She got out her wand and pointed it at Malfoy. "What have you done to her?"
"Nothing that she didn't deserve," Malfoy said. Wait there was something wrong…Malfoy was on his own, where were his goons?
"Rhia," I said tentatively. I turned to look at her just as Goyle grabbed her arms and pulled them back behind her. Rhia gave a cry which was stifled as Malfoy went over and hit her. I took a step forwards but I felt someone grabbing me. It was Crabbe. He pulled my arms upwards until my shoulders nearly cracked.
"Stun them and follow me." Malfoy said as he picked up our wands that we'd been forced to drop. I turned as Pansy Parkinson sent a red light in my direction.
My head pounded as I woke up from being stunned. I opened my eyes painfully and looked around. I seemed to be in a cave. I guessed it wasn't very far from Hogsmeade. The mountains around Hogwarts and Hogsmeade were riddled with caves. I saw Rhia propped up against the wall opposite me. Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Parkinson were to the side talking about something. I tried to break my arms free but my wrists were tied with some sort of cord. I looked down and saw that my feet were tied up as well. What was this? I looked around again, I couldn't make out where the entrance of the cave was. I turned to look at Rhia. She had her head slumped to the side so it looked as though she were about to slide sideways to the floor.
"Rhia," I hissed, I saw her move slightly and frown. "Rhia," I hissed again. She opened her eyes and looked around. She started with surprise when she saw where we were. She looked at me slightly scared. She's scared? What about me? If I'm left alone with Malfoy then I'm effectively dead! Worse then dead!
"Where are we?" She whispered across the cave. It sounded so loud. I shrugged and looked at Malfoy and his group. Rhia's eyes widened. "Ah shit." She muttered. That caused Malfoy to turn and look at us. He looked at me and smirked.
"Well well, we're all awake now."
"Where have you brought us Malfoy?" Rhia spat.
"A cave," Malfoy said with a sneer. "It's not you I wanted though, you just got in the way but both of you will do, you can watch." He said with a smirk. I looked at Malfoy wide eyed. Watch? Watch what? Malfoy turned to me and walked over. I pushed myself against the wall and then I tried to get away from him but I was severely restricted because of being tied up. Malfoy grabbed me by my arms and lifted me to my feet.
"Don't touch her!" Rhia screamed. Goyle hit her around the face with a fat fist. Rhia fell to the floor and I wanted to say something but I couldn't. I couldn't help but look at Malfoy terrified. I felt so angry with myself that anyone could make me feel like this. I would kill him, I had to but how? I couldn't use a curse.
"You shut up," Malfoy snapped at Rhia. Rhia spat on the floor. What came of her mouth could only be blood. Malfoy then turned to look at me. "So, you were going to tell your dear friend, after all you promised me,"
"I never promised you anything Malfoy," I stammered.
"Malfoy? When did you stop calling me Draco?" He asked curiously with a smile. He let go of me and started twirling his wand in his fingers.
"When you…when you hurt me." Was all I could say.
"And how did I hurt you?" He asked. He smirked, what was he planning? "Come on Emma, you wanted to tell your friend what I'd done to you, now's your chance," I looked at Rhia, who was looking back at me incredibly confused. I shook my head. If I told her she'd die, that had been the ultimatum that Malfoy had given me. More like an order. I would go through this hell if it meant that my friends and family would stay alive.
"Oh my god," Rhia gasped. "He's got power over you, no, it's too early, this shouldn't happen until-" She got hit again. Everyone looked at Rhia after her outburst.
"Too early?" Malfoy asked. "What do you mean too early?" Rhia was breathing hard and just glared at Malfoy.
"Do you take pleasure in ruining our lives? Do you want to kill hundreds of people? I don't think you do Malfoy, unless you're exactly like your father." Rhia snapped.
"Don't you compare me to my father! I'm more powerful then he'll ever be!" Malfoy snapped.
"He doesn't have to feel powerful by abusing women," Rhia said. Uh oh, no, she did not just say that did she?
"Abusing women? You have no idea Black, do you," Malfoy sneered at her. Rhia looked at him slightly confused. Malfoy held his wand out and pointed it at Rhia. Pansy Parkinson seemed to be taking some sadistic pleasure out of this, Crabbe and Goyle were just smirking. "I wonder how Potter would respond if I-" Something hit Malfoy's hand and his wand flew into the air and clattered to the floor. I looked to the doorway to see four people I'd never been happier to see.
"Potter!" Malfoy sneered.
"You aren't going to touch my sister or my girlfriend Malfoy." Harry said. He looked pretty heroic standing there with Ron, Hermione and Bo at his sides. "Let them go,"
"Or what? You'll kill me?" Malfoy asked. His groupies were gathering around him now. "You can't kill me Potter, you're too good."
"Try me," Harry said. I don't know who fired the first spell but after that there seemed to be spells flying everywhere. A spell hit my in the stomach as I tried to dodge it but again my bound hands and feet didn't allow me to move enough. I fell to the floor writhing in pain. I looked up to see Bo trying to get to me but Goyle barrelled into him and knocked him to the floor. My heart jumped into my mouth them. I looked up to see Malfoy and Harry duelling in the middle. Hermione was fighting Pansy Parkinson and Ron had just knocked out Crabbe with a nifty little stunner. Ron ran over to Rhia and untied her first because she was closer to him. They managed to get a few feet away when Malfoy turned and sent the Crucio curse at Rhia.
"No!" Harry shouted as he sent a fresh wave of jinxes and curses at Malfoy. The two were pretty evenly matched in terms of skills. I struggled with my bonds and ended up cutting my wrists even more as I moved around. I grit my teeth as I pulled as hard as I could but no, these bonds were staying. I tried to move slightly and brought my legs up to my chest. Awkwardly I manoeuvred them through my arms so my arms were now in front of me. Quickly I tried to untie the binding at my feet, I needed to get a wand! It took me a while but eventually I was free. I was surprised that so far it was only Crabbe that had been knocked out. I got unsteadily to my feet only to be knocked over again by a curse. I saw Malfoy coming towards me. Where was Harry? Harry was on the floor clutching his belly. There was red liquid seeping between his fingers. Hermione stopped her duel with Pansy to run to his side and fix him up.
"No," I said as I tried to run from Malfoy. I ran but he sent a tripping curse at me. My face smacked into the hard floor as I landed. I felt my head fog up with shock. Before I knew it I was being pulled to my feet and a wand had been stuck at my neck.
"Stay down Potter." Malfoy said as he pointed his wand at my neck. "Or she dies." Harry hesitated. Hermione had healed him enough for him to stand up. Rhia went to join him and Hermione. Bo was still struggling with Goyle and Ron was standing to the side.
"Let her go Malfoy," Harry said angrily. I stiffened slightly. Malfoy's hands were wondering. My mind immediately cleared up as I tired to look down. His hand was getting lower and lower.
"As I said before, or what? You can't kill me Potter, let me go free and I'll spare your life and your sister's, or what she has left of it," Malfoy sneered. "Goyle, let the half breed go," Goyle stopped wrestling with Bo. His face was rather bruised and bloodied but he still looked lovely, in my eyes anyway. He looked at me with eyes that seemed to know what had happened. I couldn't look at him. I looked at the floor as Goyle took my arms and held me tightly. Malfoy brushed himself off and looked at me. His wand was still pointed at my head. I felt the anger boiling up inside me. Anger and fear. They seemed to be battling it out.
"What did you do to her?" Harry asked. His face was impassive. He looked at me but again I couldn't meet their gaze. Malfoy sneered and came over to me.
"Many things, haven't I Emma?" He asked as he touched my chin.
"Get away from me!" I snapped. I felt his hand against my cheek. I saw Harry and Bo both restraining themselves to hurt Malfoy, they knew that if they attacked I'd die. They also knew that Malfoy wasn't joking when he said he'd kill me.
"Hm, you still have some fight in you, I thought you'd given up fighting me, no worries," He said as his left hand travelled down my body again.
"Don't you touch her you piece of sh-" Bo started to say but Pansy Parkinson fired a spell at him that knocked him to the ground.
"Oh, too late Werewolf," Malfoy said with a satisfied smile. "I've touched her in places that you aren't allowed to go. She didn't do it willingly of course." He said as he turned to look at me with a smile. I felt like throwing up. Bo's eyes went wide, Harry looked infuriated. Hermione looked as though she was going to be sick and Ron was just getting redder and redder. I couldn't see Rhia, she seemed to have disappeared and no one noticed.
"You bastard," was all Harry could say.
"I am aren't I?" Malfoy said happily. He was about to say more when something hit Goyle from behind. I was suddenly free as Rhia freed my wrists. I ran at Malfoy and threw my fist into his face. If you don't have a wand use the next best thing!
"Emma!" Harry shouted as he made his way towards me. I hit Malfoy again and as he fell to the floor I sat on top of him. I was about to hit him again when I saw a wand that had fallen out of his pocket. My wand! I picked it up quickly as Malfoy made a quick quip.
"I never knew you liked it on top Emma," He said with a grin. I pointed the wand at his forehead.
"I'm going to kill you Malfoy, any last words?" I asked him. He laughed. Everyone else had stopped dead.
"You can't kill me, I'm always going to be around, I'll always have some kind of power over you," He said with a laugh. That laugh just made the hatred build up inside me. It overtook the fear of being caught, the fear of what the consequences might be until I just burst!
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" I screamed. The green light shot out of my wand and hit Malfoy's forehead. He went still. I got up and looked at the other Slytherins, "Anyone else want to mock me?" I asked them. Pansy Parkinson looked at me wide eyed. Goyle seemed to try and make a dash for it but Harry stunned him. Pansy dropped her wand and put her hands in the air.
"Keep an eye on her Hermione." Harry ordered. Hermione nodded and went to keep guard. Bo and Harry both came over and looked at Malfoy.
"Emma, do you realise what you've just done?" Bo asked me.
"He had it coming," I said darkly, "He deserved it."
"No one deserves Death Emma," Harry said,
"He did after what he did to me. Death is too good for him." I said. My anger began to subside and I felt tears touching my eyes. Harry and Bo looked at me after my last statement. "What he did to me was worse then death, do you know what it's like to have you body…abused time after time and not being able to tell anyone about it because otherwise he'll kill the ones you love?" I said as tears began to flow freely down my cheeks. Bo carefully put his arms around me. I stiffened slightly but he just put his mouth against my forehead and stroked my hair.
"Emma, it's ok," He whispered to me. I broke down crying, my legs no longer seemed to want to work, "it's ok." He said again. Harry looked at Malfoy's body.
"You have to let me take the blame for this, they'll let me off," Harry said.
"What makes you think that?" Ron asked.
"Because I'm The Boy Who Lived…twice" Harry said.
"I'll just tell them the truth," Pansy Parkinson said. I looked up then just in time to see Hermione slug her in the mouth. Pansy staggered back and collapsed. Hermione shook her hand and bit her lip.
"Ow!" She said painfully. Ron and Harry looked at Hermione bemused.
"She was annoying me," Hermione said.
"You've just changed the entire future Emma," Rhia said quietly.
"What?" I asked, looking up at her, my tears still coming but I could still talk. Rhia looked at us all.
"Well I suppose it's ok to tell you guys now. Andrea told me what happens in the future. Emma is taken by Malfoy and pretty forced to be his wife. Lots of people die, Malfoy is the next Voldemort and all that." Rhia told us
"So it's good that he's not around," Ron said,
"But we don't know what's going to happen now," Rhia said, "Who knows if it was a good or bad thing?" I seemed to switch off there. I turned and buried my face into Bo's chest. He held me tighter and the world seemed to disappear.
A/N:-And thus the Emma chapter appears. I nearly bypassed this chapter and posted Hermione's because i hadn't realised that i hadn't posted this chapter...oops. Anyway, here it is. I've finished writing the story now. The next 2 Chapters aren't really THAT relevant to the story but i really wanted to write them cause after all this darkness a wedding and a christmas dinner seemed only the right thing to write! lol. Yes, i skip a LOT of months. Anyway, next chapter is Hermione and her wedding, i'm thinking of extending it a little, it's only like 2000 words...maybe get HArry drunk in it...mebe...or a love scene between HErmione and Ron...I don't know, i'll think about it. Anywa, just to say THANK YOU to all my lovely WONDERFUL readers and REVIEWERS! who had supported me ALL through my writing...I'm probs gonna hang my 'pen' for a while when it comes to fanfiction cause i really wanan concentrate on my original stuff now, it's been a good 2 years, you guys have been VERY kind to me.BUT that doesn't mean i'll be gone for good, i may write one or two one shots and if my frend Gabbie ever finishes a chapter I may post a HP colab but she seems to have disappeared for the moment.