Willow woke up some hours later in front of a roaring fire.Where am I? "Whe-" Willow managed to say before a something that felt like a punch to the stomach winded her. "Its okay.Don't speak.Youre in my chambers" Lupin said soothingly,stroking her hair. " I knew you would protest to my taking you to Madame Pomfrey so I thought it wise to bring you hear.Away from prying eyes". Willow tried in vain to sit up and so resined herself to lying on the moth eaten couch,staring up at the bleak,marroon ceiling.

" I had to perform some investigatory spells on you to find out the cause of your collapse and couldn't help but notice the extent of your injuries" Lupin said matter of factly.What? You don't- how could you?

" I must ask" Lupin carried on,unaware of the look of indignation on the girls face "Who did it to you?Who……………." Lupin sighed "raped you?"

Willow wasn't expecting this question and felt hot tears streaming down her face as she recalled that night.Willow knew that it was finally time to confess and so forced herself to tell Lupin.

"My father"

Lupin looked aghast.He sat himself down on the chair beside Willow and stroked her hand as she recounted her history.

"He wasn't always like this.He used to love me.But that all changed whan my mother walked out on us.He began to drink…a lot.He would go out on binges that would last the whole dayWhen he came back he would hit me and shout at me,saying it was my fault and that all women were bitches and evil whores.It used to be every other week,then every other day.Now he does it all the time.The last few weeks he would come into my room.He would say that he was sorry about what had happened to me and that he wanted to prove his love to me.He would do things,things a father shouldn't do.When he was done he would walk out of my room and go to sleep.I just lay there,numb.I wanted him to love me.is that so bad?"

Lupin shook his head.He refused to look up as angry tears were falling down his face.he had never felt the urge to kill somebody as much as he felt right now.

" The other night,just before I left for Hogwarts,he had some friends over.I was sat in the living room at that time.I thought I would be safe if I was around people.He couldn't do anything to me.How wrong I was."

Willow took a deep breath and sighed,not sure whether to continue.Lupin gave his assurance to carry on and so she did.

"I saw them give my dad some money.I wasn't sure why.I got up to get a book from the shelf when one of his friends grabbed me.He pushed me down on the floor.I tried to get away but he was too strong for me.He was too strong………….Each one of his friends had their way with me.I was scared…so scared.My dad decided that he didn't want me to tell anyone so they beat me up.They kicked me in the head a couple of times.They thought I was dead……so they just took off and left me in the living room,in a pool of my own blood.Luckily,a neighbour had heard me screaming and so she came around,saw what happened to me and took me to St.I discharged myself after I had been cleaned up because I didn't want to stick around,in case he realised where I was and came to get me.I gathered up my things and went to Kings Cross to wait for the train."