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Nobody ever said it would be easy.

Chapter four: the rescue

A few days had past since the fight in the common room and the girls were still fuming at them. That night Lily, Nicole (Remus's girl mate, not girlfriend, but he likes her) and Hermione had stayed up all night bitching about Remus, James and Sirius. Eventually they got into a better mood and started to play Hermione's CD's and danced around the dormitory.

Lily and Hermione still weren't talking to the Marauders and (all of them) weren't talking to Peter. Today was a Saturday, so the students were free to rome the school grounds or go into Hogsmead. It was late morning and Hermione was coming back from the library, Lily had stayed because she had some prefect duties to take care of.

She was walking alone down the quiet corridors. Surprisingly quiet. She could hear her own footsteps as she walked down the corridor. They were then joined by two others. She spun around to see who was behind her, but there was nothing. She decided to quicken her pace and find somewhere where there were people around. She turned the corner and found her self being forced against the wall, by a long blonde haired boy, accompanied by a tall greasy haired boy.

'What is this? Arse-hole week?'

The blonde smirked at her.

'Well well well, look what we have here. Girls like you shouldn't walk these dark halls alone.'

'Fuck off, I really don't have time for this.'

She tried to push past them but failed.

'Now what's the rush?'

'No rush, I just don't want to be stuck in some hallway, with two complete strangers.'

'Well allow me to introduce myself. I'm Luscious Malfoy and this here is Severus Snape.'

Hermione couldn't contain her laughter. The two of them looked at her confused.

'You have got to be kidding me!'

'What's so funny?'

'O, nothing never mind.'

'So we just wanted to welcome you to Hogwarts, make sure you made the right kind of friends.'

'O? And who might they be?'

'Well being seen with me can't hurt. You don't want to go making the wrong sort, I can help you there.'

He pushed her hard against the wall and kissed her. Hermione's mind was racing, this brought back the scared feeling when Malfoy Jr did this. She tried to push him off but he was a lot stronger than her. She felt his tongue trying to force her mouth open, she took this opportunity and bit down on his tongue hard. He jumped back in pain.

'Bitch you'll pay for that.'

Her mouth was incapable of words. Her throat was dry and no sounds could be emitted. The blonde in front of her looked livid. She could tell he didn't get rejected very often and now he didn't like it. She looked around hoping to see somebody coming down the corridor that could rescue her. But there was nobody, she was alone.

'Please leave me alone.'

He advanced on her with the trademark Malfoy smirk, wand raised.

'Now you will have to learn the hard way.'

She was shaking with fear and tears streaming down her face. She was so scared. In the last week she had been through hell and back. 1st there was Draco Malfoy and the attack. Then there was going back in time and finding the Marauders. The fight with the Slytherin girls and Peter didn't help. And then when she fell out with the Marauders, now Malfoy senior and Snape. Malfoy had said a spell, which tied her hands behind her back, and another, which meant she couldn't scream. Snape had said a spell, which made her halter-top come undone exposing her to the two men.

'Please. No. I beg of you. Leave me alone.'

'I still can't believe she acted like that!'

'Come on Padfoot, let's just forget it for now, my stomach is calling.'

'Prongs, is all you think about food? Wormtail is a perv, Lily and Amaya aren't talking to us and all you can think about is food?'

'I'll think better when I'm not hungry.'

Shaking his head, Sirius and James continued their walk to the kitchens. In the distance there was a muffled cry.

'Hey Padfoot can you hear that?'

'Hear what?'

'Bitch you'll pay for that.'

'Please just leave me alone.'

'Now you'll have to learn the hard way.'

James and Sirius looked at each other and sped up down the corridor, the voices where coming clearer.

'Please. No. I beg of you. Leave me alone.'

The two of them were quite worried by now, who was this girl? They rounded the corner where the voices where coming from and saw three figures in the distance. Two of them had a third pinned against the wall. The could see that the middle figure who was pinned against the wall was a girl. The furthest figure they could see had long blonde hair, he had his arm casually leaning on the wall, whispering in her ear. He had one of his hands on her leg, stroking her inner thigh. His hand was moving further up her leg, under her denim skirt. The girl had mid length straight brown hair.

She had tears running down her face. It looked like they had her hands tied behind her back. She was pleading with them to stop. The white halter-top she wore was now undone, exposing her white lacy bra. The third person that had black hair was also leaning casually against the wall but his hands were all over her breasts, massaging and playing with them. Then the third person bent down and started kissing, sucking and biting the tops of her breasts. The blonde's other hand was now pulling back her hair as he kissed her neck and his hand was now all the way up her skirt.

This is not happening to me. Please someone, anyone find me. His hands are so rough on my thigh, he keeps moving them up. I don't like this, it's feels the same as when Peter was doing it. He's at my thong now. Please no don't do this. God he rubbing me now. I wish Harry and Ron where here. They would save me. Its hurts so much. It's not like Snape is even gentle. He is just grabbing them and pulling them. They are so sore. On no please, don't do that. I'm going to have his bite marks on my breasts now. Malfoy no, he's moving my thong over. No no this is not happening. Sirius, James, Remus please Lily, Nicole where are you?

After a few seconds Sirius recognised the girl as Amaya. Anger filled him as he realised that Snape and Malfoy were abusing her. Their filthy hands where all over her innocent body.

'Fucking hell prongs that's Amaya.'

'Shit.'

They pulled their wands out and bolted down the corridor. Sirius shouted

'STUPEFY.'

Snape being the closest to Sirius's spell went flying down the hall, knocking Malfoy down with him. Hermione slid down the wall and cried in her knees. Her arms where still behind her back, her top was still undone and her skirt was still pushed half way up her thighs. Malfoy and Snape were shocked at the surprised attack and Sirius and James went over to the other two full of rage and anger. The picked them up by the scruff of their neck and slammed them against the wall.

'What the fuck?'

'Give us one good reason why me and James shouldn't kill you both?'

'Fuck off Black. We were only helping her find her way.'

'You were finding you way over her body prick.'

'Shut up Potter, not like we were going to hurt her.'

'Who asked you to talk Snivillious? Listen to me and listen well. If I catch you anywhere near her again I will kill you. Consider that a promise, I don't care if I get expelled for it, it would be worth saving Amaya from two fucking wanka's like you. Got it?'

James and Sirius pulled them off the wall and pushed them down the hall.

'Remember what I said Williams. I'm always willing to... help.'

'Fuck off Malfoy.'

'Alright Potter I'm going. Just saying goodbye to my lovely friend here.'

He smirked and walked off with Snape. Sirius and James watched as the boys made their way down the corridor. They were brought back to their senses when they heard muffled cries. They turned around to see Hermione sitting on the floor with her hands still behind her back. She was still crying into her knees and trying to cover herself at the same time. They walked over and sat down either side of her. James muttered a spell that freed her arms. She said a quick thanks to James and tied her top back up. She went back to hugging her knees and looking straightforward. She finally drew a breath and said

'Thank you.'

She still didn't look up at either of them. Sirius and James looked at each other, not really knowing what to say. Finally James said

'Hey it's ok. You didn't deserve to be treated like that by those to idiots, no one does. We're just glad that we got here in time, god knows what they might have done-'

'Still thanks.'

There was a few seconds of silence between the three of them. There was still nobody around the hallways to disturb them.

'I'm sorry.'

This confused Sirius. Why should she be sorry?'

'What for?'

'For they way I acted the other night. You were only sticking up for Lily and me. I guess we should have listened to you. I'm sorry.'

'It's not the first time Lily has stopped talking to us and I doubt it will be the last.'

'I still over reacted, there was no need for it. I'm sorry for hitting you.'

Sirius put his arm around her and she leaned into his shoulder.

'It's ok kiddo, I would have been more worried if you didn't, we had no right to listen.' 'Truce?'

'Truce.'

Again they sat for a few seconds in silence. Hermione was thinking over what just happened and she had tears coming down her face again.

'Hey. What you crying for? I know Sirius smells and everything, but I didn't think it was that bad to make anyone cry.'

'No it's not that-'

Sirius looked at her shocked and Hermione looked at him wide-eyed. She didn't mean it to sound like that.

'I mean you don't smell, you smell nice infact, like peaches-'

James and Sirius looked at each other with humorous faces, trying not to laugh at her, while Hermione looked horrified at what she just said.

'Shut up Amaya shut up.'

Sirius chuckled.

'S'alright Amaya, I fink you smell nice too, like milk and honey.'

She looked up and smiled at him.

'Can I ask you two a question?'

'Sure.'

'Go for it.'

'Do I have "FUCK ME" across my head? I mean what makes guys think they can treat me like that?'

'Erm...'

'Well...'

They didn't no how to answer that.

'Don't worry, lets go get some lunch, I'm starved.'

After lunch, Sirius, Remus and James escorted Hermione, Lily and Nicole back to Gryffindor tower. They had talked everything out over lunch and the guys said to the girls that none of them were to go anywhere without one of them. They weren't going to risk Lily, Nicole or Hermione being subjected to Malfoy, Snape or Peter again.

In the common room later that after noon. Lily, James Sirius and Remus were sitting around bored.

Hermione had gone to take a shower before dinner.

'So how's Amaya now?'

Sirius was concerned about Hermione. The attack must of effected her pretty bad and he wanted to protect her from something like that ever happening again.

'She's ok, still a little shaken but who wouldn't be?'

'True, you no it was awful seeing her like that. They were all over her. Poor girl didn't stand a chance against them. She didn't deserve that especially after the train and Pettigrew. We should do something special for her, to welcome her to Gryffindor But more to our group.'

'What about a party, here to night in the common room. A surprise for her. It could be Nicole and us. It would be fun.'

They all looked at Lily in disbelief. Those words, an illegal party, did not just come out of the head prefect's mouth.

'What? Hanging round with you lot, what do you expect.'

'Great idea though Lilz, how about to night after Dinner. You and Nicole can take her to the lake, say you want to talk or something, come back a hour later, and we will have it ready.'

'Ok sure.'

'Nice one!'

Dark Raven

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