Author's Notes: Sorry I took longer to post. My beta's PC had a virus that she had to erradicate before getting the chap back to me or there was a risk of her infecting my PC. I'll make it back to you by posting chapter 15 tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. :)

Thanks to Menecarkawan for beta-reading!

Chapter 14

The Girl War Starts

Both Larissa and Draco were transferred to the hospital wing under Poppy Pomfrey's care. Blaise Zabini and Theodore Nott were both given a week suspension and they were to be put on trial by the Wizengamot during the summer. Zabini could end up spending some time in Azkaban if found guilty of rape, while Nott's charges were minor in that sense because he was an accomplice and hadn't really raped Larissa McGonagall. Unfortunately, Draco was sure that both boys would be fine and dandy because their parents' were well connected. It made him furious and when Larissa told him that it would have been the same if it had been him he didn't want to accept it. Sa was glad Draco could see things now from another point of view. After all, his father had always manipulated the Ministry to his favor. Now Draco was seeing how that worked with his own eyes. He wanted Blaise and Theo expelled, but they were only to be in their homes for a mere week.

On another note, the boys hadn't figured out that Sa was pregnant and were completely unable to prove that she could possibly be Harry Potter. Snape had made sure to confuse them more in that aspect with a very handy confusing spell. He would never confess to doing that in front of Dumbledore though. There were things that a Slytherin kept to himself and Dumbledore was too righteous to interfere. The headmaster would have never allowed a confusing spell on two students. In fact, the old man was so mad that he would have probably preferred for Nott and Zabini's suspicions to be confirmed by telling them the truth.

Draco left the hospital wing after two days, but came to visit Sa every single day afterward. She seemed fine after the rape, but Pomfrey told him that it might sink in at some point and she might get very depressed. For the time being, Larissa kept saying that she would kill Blaise Zabini as soon as she left the hospital wing and Draco said that he would be the one to kill Blaise. Pomfrey interrupted them and told them that none of them would kill anyone.

After Sa spent the first week in the hospital wing, she wanted to leave already, but Madam Pomfrey wouldn't let her. Draco came to visit in the afternoon and he noticed that, like in days past, she wouldn't let him touch her. She wasn't receptive to quick kisses either and was a bit withdrawn in Draco's opinion. He kept asking her if she was sure she was fine and she kept saying that she was, but her mind seemed to be in another place. Sometimes he spoke about things and she would look as if she was daydreaming and suddenly ask: 'Huh?' It almost irritated him, but he was patient. That day he tried to hug her and she pushed him away.

"Please, not now."

"Not now? That 'not now' seems eternal lately. You've been pushing me away the whole week ever since what happened!"

"I... I have?"

"Yes! Please, if you're not feeling well, say so. I'll understand." He hid the fact that he had been having nightmares about what had happened every single night. Every morning he woke up with a very strong desire to murder Zabini, but knew he couldn't. Still, there was no way to erase from his mind what he had seen when he had gotten to the dormitory. He also dreaded the fact of Zabini and Nott coming back that night. How would he be able to cope sleeping in the same dormitory?

As if in answer to that question, Severus Snape entered the hospital wing and observed Draco and Sa. He approached Draco. "Mr. Malfoy, I've been speaking to the headmaster about Mr. Zabini and Mr. Nott returning tonight. I told him that it might trouble you to share the same dormitory so from tonight on you will sleep in my quarters. The house elves will prepare a room for you if you decide that this is for the best."

Malfoy could almost hug his Head of House. "I... I really appreciate your concern, sir. And yes! Please! I will be very grateful if I am removed from the dormitory. I was actually thinking that I wouldn't be able to stand being there with them, sir."

"It's decided then. I make my leave." He bowed and left the hospital wing. Sa looked very confused and looked at Draco. Stormy gray eyes locked with her bright green ones, then the boy smiled.

"I feel awful," stated Sa all of a sudden.

"Why?"

"Because that detail didn't even cross my mind. It seems that everyone else can see your needs better than me. I'm so useless... I should have thought about that. I should have gone to Dumbledore and told him to remove you from that room. Snape shouldn't have been the one to care for you. It should have been me. Same as what happened before... Parkinson knew you weren't eating well and that you weren't sleeping well while I ignored it completely and assumed you were fine when you weren't. I don't deserve you. Please go away."

Draco looked hurt, but he wouldn't give up easily. "You cannot think of everything Sa. No one can do that. Pansy only knew more because we are in the same house. Of course you would be oblivious when you were in Gryffindor Tower! Plus, I preferred you to be oblivious. You can't get too stressed when you're pregnant... At this moment, you couldn't think about my needs because you have your own. They are to recover and worry about the baby. Professor Snape was able to think about that because he is not stressed right now. Sa, I don't know if you've realized, but... you've been raped. I don't want to say it bluntly or anything like that, but..."

Sa covered her face and started to cry and Draco thought: 'Oh dear! Another mood swing...'

"Please don't remind me of that. I want to forget what that bastard did to me! I want to kill him! He dared to say that it was a great opportunity that he wouldn't have again! Can you believe it? I'll kill him! I'll kill him!" The girl closed her fists on the sheets and clenched her teeth.

"Please calm down, Sa. I'm sorry. And... you already know that you cannot kill him."

Sa suddenly smiled and dried her eyes with her right sleeve. "Sorry about that outburst. I'm not myself lately. I'll be okay."

"Really?"

The girl nodded and gave a half smile, then gasped. "I would really, really like a steak and mashed potatoes right now."

Draco started to laugh and stood up: "I'm sure Dobby can easily get you those."

XxXxX

By the middle of the second week, Larissa received a strange visitor. She stared at the girl that was there, holding a note. "What do you want Bulstrode?"

"Believe me, I would never come here just to visit. I only came to hand you this."

"I don't need any more love letters describing my well endowed chest, thank you!"

Millicent rolled her eyes. "It's nothing of the sort. Just take it because I want to leave already." Sa looked at the parchment suspiciously. "It's not cursed, McGonagall. Do you think I would be stupid enough to try and jinx you in front of the healer?"

Sa noticed that Pomfrey was indeed there, checking some potion labels. Even if the nurse wasn't paying attention to them, she was still there. Sa extended her hand and grabbed the note. Millicent left immediately, leaving Sa to read the note by herself. Sa opened the note and frowned. It was from Pansy Parkinson and it said:

I want us to duel. If I win, you will break up with my baby Draco.

If you win, you can keep your relationship with him, but don't you

even think that it means I have given up. I know you still have to

remain in the hospital wing until Sunday. The duel will be the Sunday

after the Sunday that you come out of the hospital wing.

at 11:00 PM outside the school, close to the forbidden forest.

There will be witnesses on my side. You can bring your own.

P.P.

Sa spoke to herself, still holding the note. "I'll be there, bitch. A week to prepare, huh? You'll see."

XxXxX

When Draco learned of the duel he almost had a heart attack. He kept telling Sa that she couldn't do that in her state, but she wouldn't listen. She was going to solve her problem with Parkinson once and for all. The Slytherin girl had been the mastermind behind the rape, but there was no way to prove that and for some reason, Nott and Zabini had kept it quiet. Sa really was actually looking forward to the duel and Draco took her to private lessons along with Hermione. Draco couldn't believe he would actually gain courage to ask Granger for help, but he knew that Granger would do anything in her hands to help her friend. He was right. Hermione at first almost had a heart attack too, but decided to shut her feelings against the duel and help Harry, better said, Larissa to prepare. Harry had never been any good with non-verbal spells, but miraculously, being in girl form had helped channel the magic better and non-verbal spells were no sweat now.

Larissa practiced every night after dinner while Hermione did all of her friend's assignments very quickly. Of course, Hermione had clearly stated that she was doing Sa's homework only for that week because of the circumstances. Ron was left out of everything because he didn't take to the idea of Sa with Draco very well yet.

The night of the duel arrived and Sa went there with her witnesses: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, and Ginny Weasley. They had asked Ginny to at least be there and she had happily complied. Ginny seemed to completely approve of the duel.

Pansy appeared with Nott, Zabini, Crabbe, and Goyle. She seemed quite sure of herself. "Ready to be humiliated, McGonagall? Or should I say, Potter?"

Sa smirked back at the Slytherin girl. "Still having fantasies about Harry Potter, Parkinson? Why don't you send him love letters to America? Who knows? He might actually reply to them... Let's see, by telling you to stick your letters up your arse?"

Pansy was furious at that and took a stance. Sa did the same. They both approached each other and Pansy glared, while Sa growled. They gave each other their backs and walked a few paces. Blaise did the counting of the paces and told them when to start. With great agility, both girls turned around and started to try and hex each other, but both had great defense. Sa concentrated with all her might and at some point she lost her balance clumsily, but it favored her as a spell perfectly aimed would have hit her if the almost fall hadn't made her 'move.'

Regaining her posture and form with ease Sa suddenly retaliated with an electroshocking spell that took Pansy by surprise as the Slytherin girl thought her previous spell had hit its target. Pansy screamed as she was shocked with the bolt and Sa aimed a tickling jinx that definitely sent Pansy to the ground in a giggling fit. Nott removed the jinx and Pansy started to cry. It was obvious who the winner was. "I WON'T GIVE UP, MCGONAGALL! YOU ONLY WON THIS ROUND, YOU HEAR ME?"

Sa rolled her eyes, but felt faint all of a sudden and Draco grabbed her. "What's wrong?"

"Moved too fast... Pomfrey told me that moving too fast could cause dizziness. It's a miracle I held up like I did..." Larissa's confession made Draco scowl, but he wouldn't snap at her. He, Sa, Hermione, and Ginny started their return to the castle.

Draco kept asking Sa if she was alright and she kept telling him that she was, but he was still worried. Sa didn't have a belly yet, except that she was starting to look bloated, but only she knew that as no one could notice it. Pomfrey had said that Sa probably wouldn't have a bump until she was at least four months pregnant and so far, she was only three months preggers.

XxXxX

The next day in classes, Pansy kept glaring at Sa and Sa would glare back. The situation seemed to be making Ron, Hermione, and Draco uncomfortable while the rest of the class was oblivious. In Charms, Pansy suddenly made a 'mistake' in her spell and managed to cut Larissa's hair. Half of Sa's hair fell to the floor and she gasped as her hair was now shoulder length. In seconds she was on top of Pansy punching her Muggle style and Draco was the one to grab Sa from over Pansy while Zabini grabbed the Slytherin girl, who was crying and had two purple eyes. "She is a brute!" Pansy was exclaiming as she wailed.

Professor Flitwick had arrived late at the scene and had no idea what had happened except for a lot of black hair on the floor and Pansy with a swollen face and two black eyes. He abstained from taking points or penalizing any of the girls.

By the end of the day, Sa had her hair back miraculously as it had always happened to her as Harry Potter whenever Petunia butchered The-Boy-Who-Lived's hair, but that wasn't all. By the end of that Monday, Sa had her left arm in a temporary sling until Pomfrey could fix her bones, a few bruises, and a cut on her right cheek. Pansy didn't look better. She was limping, still had her two black eyes as she hadn't been to Pomfrey yet, had her swollen face with more bruises than before, and a broken wrist.

Ron seemed quite cheery at dinner. "That was awesome, Ha, I mean Sa. That fight in Transfigurations reminded me of two cats I once saw fighting close to the house. Hope it will happen again tomorrow."

"Don't be stupid, Ron!" Hermione was glaring at the redhead. "It cannot happen again tomorrow! Do you have any idea of how many points we lost today because of those ridiculous fights? McGonagall was furious! Plus..." Hermione lowered her voice. "Plus Sa is pregnant! This has to stop!"

At that moment Ron tasted some of the kidney pie. "This is always so good! What's wrong, Sa? You normally enjoy kidney pie! Here!" Ron put some on Sa's place and she looked at it with wide eyes as if it was a dead rat on her plate. She suddenly covered her nose. "Wharz wonn?" Ron tried to ask what was wrong with his mouth full and Hermione snorted.

"Can't stand the smell! Can't..." Sa got up from her chair and ran out of the Great Hall to the nearest ladies' room.

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