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Chapter 2: The EffectThe next morning I missed breakfast preferring to stay in my dormitory until lessons started so that I could reflect on what had happened without being pestered as to what planet I was on that morning.
I came to the conclusion that if it had happened to someone else, if they came forward I would if not I'd stay quiet about it for as long as possible.
I sighed as I pulled on my robes and set off to lessons meeting Luna-who surprisingly was more here than I was-on the way.
"What's wrong? Are you OK? You look awfully pale," Luna, enquired not stopping for an answer.
"I'm fine honestly." I replied slightly warily knowing that if I was asked that a second time I would loose it.
"That's good!" Luna smiled as she got the reply she had been hoping for; not for the sake of having to deal with it but because she hated seeing anyone upset. Her friends especially.
Throughout the morning I felt as if I was in a trance simply going through the notions of life and not really being aware of anything.
By lunch 5 different people had asked me what was wrong. I felt like I was going to burst. I'd decided to eat lunch due to missing breakfast and yesterday's dinner.
"Where were you this morning?" Harry asked kissing me on the cheek as I sat down.
"Over slept" I could feel Ron's eyes drilling into me, so I carried on looking the other way to avoid his gaze.
"Gi-"
"So did you see the notice with the next Hogsmeade visit?" I said changing the subject before Ron could say anything.
It was about 3 months after the events stated previously and although I hadn't completely gotten over what happened I had learnt to deal with it.
Just after I'd ran to the bathroom to throw-up for the 11th morning in a row I bumped into Hermione. I ran straight past her into the cubical while she watched with a worried look on her face.
"Ginny, are you alright?"
Once I'd finished vomiting I managed to put together a comprehendible answer. "Fine, must have eaten something that didn't agree with me"
"But you've been ill for a while now. Oh yes don't think I don't know about that! I'm not stupid you know"
"I just don't know what's wrong with me, I've been like this for nearly 2 weeks now. I think it may have something to do with…" I stopped there realising I'd gone too far.
"Something to do with what?" Great now she was suspicious.
"Nothing" I smiled hopefully as she looked disbelievingly at me. "Okay, Okay I'll tell you. But you can't tell anyone understand"
"I understand. Not a word" Hermione replied doing the action of zipping her lips together.
"Promise?"
"Promise"
I hesitantly agreed "Ok then as long as you won't tell-About 3 months ago I was…I was raped" I had to stop for a moment as a strangled sob got stuck in my throat and because of the look on her face.
"Where did this happen?"
"I was walking along the edge of the forbidden forest when I was pushed down."
"What house were they in?"
"I don't know I couldn't see. It was too dark."
"Did he use protection?" This last question shook me. I hadn't thought about that at the time; had been to busy making sure no one found out. She must have guessed by my expression what the answer was to be able to say the next bit "You need to do a pregnancy test Ginny." She seemed hesitant, as if treading on thin ice "Just to be sure" That was another thing I hadn't thought of: Pregnancy.
Later that day I met back up with Hermione in moaning myrtle's bathroom. So that we could do it in secret. Hermione had found the recipe for a tester potion in a library book and we were going to try it to make it, as she had put it 'just to be sure'.
It took half an hour to make and when we added the final ingredient we were gobsmacked to find it turn blue before our eyes.
I was pregnant.