This chapter is really important. It's got some rough things going on in it but I tried to keep it sort of light. I hope it's okay.

Aslinn's Point of View:

I walked on my toes constantly when I was around Jinx anymore. If I did the slightest thing wrong I faced his wrath. Whether it was a slap, a kick, a punch, or a push I was always aware of him. Now he'd moved on to making me feel bad about my weight along with his physical abuse.

We were sitting in the Great Hall and I was nibbling on the edge of a roll. I felt his hand tighten on the back of my arm when he leaned into me and suddenly a sharp pain; he'd pinched.

"Do you really think that roll is necessary? I don't think you need to take in any more carbs," he muttered, a laugh apparent in his voice.

I sighed before dropping the bread back onto my sparse plate. "I'm going to go to the restroom. I'll be right back, Jinx."

He grunted before turning back to his friends. I squeezed his hand under the table before pushing away and wandering around Hogwarts. I didn't have to go to the bathroom but I ended up in there anyway. I tried to avoid the mirror but I looked at it anyway.

I regretted it instantly when I saw how fat I was. I was grotesque, all of the bulges all over my body. I felt bile rising in my throat and I barely made it the toilet before I threw up. The thought had never crossed my mind to just throw the food up after I ate it.

I smiled for the first time in what seemed like years and shoved a finger down my throat. After I'd thrown everything up I flushed the toilet and walked outside. Roxi was standing there with her hands on her hips, staring at me.

"Are you throwing up to please him now? I thought you were better than that," she said, tapping her foot on the cobblestone floor. "Why are you doing this to yourself?"

I sighed before going up to the sink to wash my hands. "You don't know anything about me anymore. Don't act like your some perfect little princess, I've heard Scorpius talk about you and some of the things you do. What would your parents think if they knew how many boys you've slept with?"

Her cheeks turned a bright pink color. "Just shut up, you're pissed at the world when you have no right to be. If you wanted to break up with that douche then you would."

I ignore her and continued to wash my hands, flinching when I brushed against the bruises on my wrists. I felt tears pricking the back of my eyelids, "You don't know anything about me anymore, Roxi. Get off your damn high horse and see that."

I pushed past her and out of the bathroom only to bump into someone else. I ended up falling onto my back with all of my extremities sprawled out. I didn't realize that my shirt was pulled up until I heard someone take in a deep breath.

"Aslinn, is that prick still hitting you? Why the hell are you staying with him?" James' accusing voice asked, taking my hands in his and pulling me up.

"Stop being so self-righteous and leave me alone. Don't you have Poppy to be in love with?" I asked, pushing past him and into the Great Hall.

James' Point of View:

She was being so mean about the Jinx situation that I knew she was really messed up. Aslinn was always the nicest person that I've ever known, especially to me. Now she was just striking out and being a total bitch. Then she had to go and bring up whatever was happening between Poppy and I.

Suddenly Roxi came out of the bathroom and saw tears in her eyes. She ran up to me and said, "I heard her throwing up in the bathroom. Either she's pregnant or she's anorexic, either way she's scaring me."

A sick feeling took over the pit of my stomach when I turned to her and said, "He's hitting her, she's got bruises along her stomach and all over her arms. I don't know what to do about it but I can't keep letting him hurt her."

Roxi nodded and moved closer to me. "We could go tell Professor McGonagall, she would call her into the office and check her out."

I nodded, "After dinner let's go up to her office and tell her about it. I want to be subtle about it, not draw too much attention. Aslinn won't go up there if she's afraid she's going to be confronted about it."

Roxi nodded and walked ahead of me into the Great Hall. I sat back with my friends but I didn't join in on their conversation, I just pushed my food around the plate and waited for dinner to be over. I saw Albus trying to get my attention but I kept my eyes glued to Aslinn at the Slytherin table.

She was pushing mashed potatoes around on her plate without bringing any of it up to her mouth. When she did take a bite I saw her jump slightly and Jinx's body flexed slightly before she dropped her fork to the plate again. That dick was hurting her so she didn't eat, he was the reason she was starving herself.

I clenched my fists under the table to prevent myself from doing something stupid. I tried to think back on what she looked like and how I hadn't noticed her changing. She had started to wear long sleeves that were baggy on her with jeans constantly, never any of her skirts that she was so found of. She was hiding from everyone and I hadn't even noticed.

"You're a million miles away, James. Is there something wrong?" Poppy's annoying voice broke through my inner thoughts. "You've barely even touched your food."

Instead of answering her I pushed up from the table and stalked out of the Hall. I didn't want to watch Jinx hurt her nor did I want to watch her not eat. Everything seemed to be going up in flames, so much for having the best year ever.

Roxi's Point of View:

I didn't know what to do right now; Aslinn was being torn to pieces and James was trying to stop it. I hated feeling so helpless, I wanted to do something but I didn't know what. When they finally dismissed us from dinner I looked around for James and saw him standing outside next to the Womping Willow.

I placed a hand on his back and asked, "Are you ready to go see Professor McGonagall?"

He nodded and followed closely behind me. Once we were up there I saw him move off to the side with his hands in his pockets. He must be really upset about this if he wasn't even going to talk to her.

"Professor we need to talk to you about something really important. We have reason to believe that Tatum Jinx is abusing our friend Aslinn," I said.

She dropped her papers onto her desk before standing and looking at us. "This is a very serious accusation, are you sure this is true?"

I swallowed and was about to say something but James suddenly came to life. "Professor, she's told me herself and I've saw all of her bruises. We need to do something about this, I'm afraid that he's really going to hurt her."

McGonagall jumped up and turned to an appearing Filch, "Locate Aslinn Malfoy and tell her to come to my office. Tell her that it's very serious."

He nodded and limped quickly out of the room, Mrs. Norris hot on his heels. That damn cat was completely indestructible; I mean she's been around since my parents were in school.

When they came back I could tell that Aslinn had put on more makeup because the dark circles under her eyes were barely visible earlier were completely gone now. She seemed to be brighter but I could tell that she was faking it. As she walked I saw that she had a limp, that bastard must have hurt her again.

"Yes Professor McGonagall, can I help you?" she asked, trying to stand up straight but failing when she flinched. "Am I in trouble?"

"No Miss Malfoy, I need to ask you on something that Mr. Potter and Miss Weasley have brought to my attention," she said, leaning back against her desk. "Is Mr. Jinx hurting you?"

"No, I feel down the corridor stairs coming down from Astronomy the other day. I'm not coordinated," she said, looking down at her feet.

"That wasn't what she asked, Lyn," James said as he walked up to her and took her face in his hands.

When she flinched and pulled out of his grip. He whipped his wand out of his robes pocket and pointed it at her. After he muttered a spell all of the makeup on her face was gone and we were faced with all of her bruises. Her entire face was covered with bruises and her eyes were bloodshot and she had bags underneath them.

"I don't think these are from running into the wall or falling down steps," James said. Then his face turned sad and I saw tears form in his eyes when he said, "Lyn, why do you let him hurt you like this? Don't you know that you deserve so much better?"

"Nobody wants me! My own father even wishes that I was dead," she said. "Jinx is the first person to make me feel like I could be loved. I've never had someone be in love with me before Jinx! I just want to be wanted, Jaime."

She was whimpering towards the end and she sounded so broken that it hurt me to hear. James ran over to her and pulled her into a hug. I saw her flinch but she hugged him just as tight.

"I love you, so much Aslinn. I always have and I always will," he whispered, just loud enough for me to hear.

Oh shit!

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