Hermione Granger woke up to the gentle, sound of tapping on her window. She groaned tiredly, stretched her arms, and dragged herself out of her four poster bed.

"It's about time you woke up, Hermione. Ron is asking for you in the Common Room." noted Ginny, who stood at the foot of her bed.

"Ron? What does he want? Did something happen?" Hermione asked, half worriedly. She wouldn't be able to forgive herself if something happened to Harry. She remembered the fight the two had over the summer and even though he had his flaws, Hermione wouldn't be able to live with herself if something were to happen to him before they made up.

Ginny's facial expressions looked curious and sympathetic at the same time. "He looked scared. He just told me to get you right after you woke up."

"Please go tell him that I'll be right out after I've gotten dressed."

Ginny nodded and disappeared out of the scarlet-covered room.

Hermione quickly got changed into casual jeans and a purple, elbow-length shirt and then hurriedly found her way into the Gryffindor common room, where sure enough, Ron Weasley stood.

"I'll leave you two to talk."

Hermione gentle grabbed her arm. "No, Ginny. It's alright, you can stay." She said warmly.

Ron looked from Ginny and then to Hermione. "She already knows what I'm going to tell you."

Hermione looked at her young friend and let her go before watching her exit the room. She quickly looked at Ron, terrified at what he might tell her.

"What the hell's going on, Ron? What happened?"

Ron nervously scratched the back of his head, making sure that he avoided eye contact with his friend for a few seconds.

"Hermione, there's been a raping."

A million thoughts raced through Hermione's mind.

Oh my god. Who was it? Had it been Ginny? Maybe it was Parvati...or Lavender Brown...who had done it? Who had raped, if it were, her friends? Why did he do it? What had the girl done to deserve such an awful thing?

"Who was she?" Hermione asked, her voice almost choking.

She could see tears well up in Ron's eyes, something that she had never seen of him.

"Ginny! It was Ginny!" Ron yelled intentionally at Hermione.

She saw flames in his eyes, obviously angry towards the one that had raped his little sister. But Hermione could not understand why had Ginny seem so calm?

"Oh Ron, oh my god. I'm so sorry...I-I can't believe anyone would want to do such a horrendous, stupid thing! Do you know who raped her?" Harry asked, sympathetic.

Ron strode towards the coffee table and furiously flipped it over, causing a small vase to crash and plates that were on the table to crack.

"Ron! Ron, calm down!" Hermione yelled. This was a side that she had hoped never to see. He had become so much like her father and just the look in his eyes made her afraid to be near him. It felt like déjà vu all over again.

"Shut up, Hermione! Shut the fuck up! My sister was just raped by an asshole who I don't even know! She lost her innocence and that is something she can never have again! Don't you even dare to tell me to calm down!" Ron yelled back at her.

Hermione watched as Ron angrily walked over to her and that's when she saw behind him that Ginny and every other Gryffindor was in the Common Room, no doubt to see what the commotion was about.

"Ron, please! Please calm down! We can talk about –"

SMACK!

Hermione fell to the floor as her words met with a backhand hard to her face. She watched in fear at the one she thought she knew. The one she thought who was her best friend. She felt her lip where the backhand had hit her and then saw traces of blood on her fingertips.

Anger filled up inside her. She was not going to take that from him. Hermione was sick and tired of being the punching bag for everyone who, at one time, had loved her. She was sick of being walked on. Hermione stood up and slapped Ron in return, leaving a red handprint on his cheek.

"How dare you hit me, Ron Weasley! How dare you! You have no right to! I'm sorry that your sister was raped but that is no reason whatsoever to take your anger out on me!" Hermione screamed at Ron.

Suddenly, he made his way over to her and made a fist in the air, ready to hit her once more. Hermione kneeled down quickly to block her face but the hit never came. She waited two more seconds, then two more. Hermione finally looked up to see Ron being held back by Fred and George.

"You bitch! You have no sympathy for me at all! You have no sympathy for Ginny!"

"That's a lie, Ronald! You know that I have never showed anything but love for you!" Hermione replied.

"Bullshit! You wanted her to get raped and you wanted to see me him pain! You know what, Hermione! I hope that you get raped! I really do! Don't you ever come near me again, Mudblood! I don't ever want to see your face again!"

Hermione stared at him in shock as Fred and George dragged him out of the Common Room. It was as if Ron had been possessed by some supernatural power. She knew his right to be angry, but wishing for her to get raped was pretty extreme, and seemed almost as if it was a threat. Tears ran down her tan face as she looked at Ginny who was pale and now looked sad.

Hermione walked over to Ginny, grabbed her hand and took her out of the Gryffindor Common Room. The last thing she would want to do is be around a group of people.