James got up and punched the wall and said, "I knew that kid was no good! We should have had him under surveillance!"
"James, please, calm yourself," Tonks said, "We need to hear the rest still. If you keep flying off the handle you will need to leave. I understand you're upset but Haley probably wants to get this over with." James apologized as he sat down. "Please continue."
"I don't need to go into detail, do I?" Haley asked scared.
"Only say what you are comfortable with," Tonks said.
James grabbed Haley's hand again and she continued, "After we were locked in, he noticed that I was trying to get my wand. He stole it and threw it across the classroom. Finally he let go of me. We argued a bit and he knocked me against the wall. He grabbed my throat and started to…" Haley closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She felt her parents grips tighten around her hands. "He was kissing and choking me at the same time. I really needed to breathe so I bit him. He didn't like that very much," Haley said with a humorless chuckle. "He freaked out. He punched me and I fell over. Then he slammed my head into the floor. I must have blacked out because the next thing I knew there was a horrible pain in my back. That's when I realized I was no longer wearing any clothes. Sharp pains kept hitting my back. I couldn't help but scream. Eventually they stopped though."
"Do you know what he was hitting you with?" Tonks asked.
"You would need to ask him where he got it but when he set it down I could swear that it was a whip."
"I will do that," Tonks said writing that down, "Please continue."
"I thought it was done then," Haley said, "But when I looked up he was undressing himself." Haley began to tremble. Lily began petting her hair.
"We can skip that part," Tonks said understanding her distress, "Can you tell me what happened after he was done?"
Haley nodded. She was grateful that she didn't need to talk about it. She continued, "I saw him getting dress and he dressed me to. I was too weak to move anymore. Then I heard him talking to himself. He said something about not having an exit plan and remembering a passage. I watched him from the place I was on the floor. He said something to a painting and it opened. He then levitated me down a small passageway. It was a ten minute walk. At the end we came out in a shed. It was full of brooms and sport stuff. He took one of the brooms and climbed onto it with me in his arm. He had to fly slower than normal but he managed. I passed out not long after we took off. When I woke up again it was late night or early morning. I was in the middle of the forbidden forest and my ankle had a chain around it that was connected to a tree. I couldn't walk more than four feet away from it. I did everything I could but without a wand I couldn't get the chain off." She pointed to the chain that was in Lily's lap. Lily handed it to Tonks.
"Well, the chain is clearly broken. How did you manage that?" Tonks asked as she inspected it.
Haley smiled a sad smile, "I was angry, scared, sad, and lonely. Whenever I feel any of those emotions I do one thing. I sing. When I was unable to get away from the tree I sat against it and started to sing."
"Sing?" Tonks asked confused.
"We've gotta hold on to what we've got. It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not. We've got each other and that's a lot for love. We'll give it a shot! Ohhh, we're half way there. Ohhh, living on a prayer. Take my hand; we'll make it I swear. Ohhh, living on a prayer."
Tonks chuckled and said, "You've got a lovely voice."
"So I've been told."
"Bon Jovi, correct?" Tonks asked.
Haley chuckled, "I like you."
"I still don't see how you got unchained," Tonks prompted.
"Did you know that centaurs really like music?" Haley asked causing Tonks to sputter and Dumbledore to chuckle. "They heard me singing. I told them who I was and what happened. Ronan told the others to unchain me and that he would be back as soon as possible. They broke the chain and I hung out with the centaurs until morning. Basically I spent that entire time singing for them. When Ronan returned he gave me that backpack," Haley said pointing towards it, "It contained some food and a water bottle that never goes empty. He also had a blue car with him. He said that Ron flew it to school and crashed. The car couldn't fly anymore but it was willing to drive me back. Going through the forest was going to take a lot longer than going over it though. The car was too big to fit through some areas and we had to go around others because they were too dangerous. Eventually we made it here. The car dropped me off and went back into the forest."