A/N: This chapter contains mentions of rape! You have been warned.

Chapter Ten

Truth Revealed

The rumour about Ethel's pregnancy was the talk of the school and the three sisters were not only asked daily if it was the truth but they were asked constantly who the father was which is probably why their tempers were so high at everyone being so inconsiderate.

It was dinner time and Ethel was sat with Esmerelda at a table at the back of the hall. Both of the blond girls were trying to ignore the fact they could hear people whispering all around them but they were both ready to snap, especially when a first year walked up to Esmerelda innocently.

"Is it true your sister is having a baby?" she asked Esmerelda who was about ready to crack.

"That is not the question you should be asking, it is who the father is? Zac from pentangles?" a girl at another table said.

"Or Ollie, that is why it is such a secret as he is the great wizards grandson" another girl said and Ethel couldn't take it anymore, neither could Esmerelda, they were talking about her princess like she was a slut or something. It was about to come out, both of them could feel it. In the end though it was the most surprising person that told them the truth.

"She was raped, just be quiet!" Sybil shouted from the table she was sat at with Beatrice and Clarice before she burst into tears at it. Mutters around the hall stopped and the three Hallows felt eyes looking at them.

"She is right" Ethel said "I was….raped" Ethel said and a few people gasped.

"You are so disgusting!" A forth year said. "You lie all the time why should we believe you?" she asked and Ethel knew in that moment she would have to tell them everything.

"Because I can tell you what happened" Ethel said standing up and walking to the middle of the room.

"Ethie...don't!" Esmerelda said knowing she could not bare to hear the details but Ethel ignored her.

"During the summer I was on my way home from the library, it was around six but it was still bright out because of the July weather, I was walking whilst carrying a pile of books, when I suddenly felt someone grab me" Ethel told the hall. Some people, like the first years, were already in tears as was Sybil, Esmerelda though was holding off.

"I tried to scream but he covered my mouth and I asked him what he wanted but he didn't reply only pushed me onto the floor" Ethel went on talking in a much quieter tone than she normally did.

"Before I could so much as move he pressed his whole weight on me making me gasp for breath as he was miles bigger than me, that was when I had the idea of cursing him only he seemed to sense what I was going to do, he must have been a wizard because he cast a spell on me and I couldn't use any magic whatsoever, I tried to use the most horrible curse I knew but nothing not even a spark, he must have used a spell to block my powers temporarily.

"You silly little witch, you didn't really think you could get one over on me did you?" he asked her as Ethel fought with all her might, she didn't at the time know what his intentions were but he was scaring her. She therefore sunk her teeth into his hand trying to throw him off only that was a bad idea. He punched her so hard everything went black for a few minutes. When she came around she felt him playing with the button on her jeans and it was the first moment she realised his intentions. She screamed and started to fuss much more, trying anything to throw him off. Another slap around her face made her fall silent. As she was distracted he unbuttoned her jeans and slid them down her legs as the girl gasped trying to stop her rapid breathing. He went for her knickers next, ripping them off, exposing her private area to the cold air. That was the moment Ethel got an idea. She had to try something, anything.

"I...I...wouldn't" Ethel stuttered out in a shaky voice as she was absolutely terrified knowing what he was planning on doing to her.

"And why not little Missy?" he asked her with an evil smirk "My friend hasn't had a play in a long time" he said to Ethel making her feel sick to the stomach at the disgusting comment.

"My parents are rich, they are very important people, they will find you and lock you up, they have money to hire the best people" Ethel told him trying to scare him off but he rubbed her private area a few times making Ethel's breath hitch before he replied.

"Your parents won't care, they might be rich but they don't love you" he told her nastily. Ethel had no idea if he actually knew who she was or if he was just trying to upset her but she knew that was the truth and he fell silent and moved of her stomach to unzip his trousers. She couldn't see what he was doing but she was not giving up yet. She lifted her knee and thumped him hard between the legs but he grabbed her arms so tightly she thought he would break her bones. He lay his whole weight on her chest then, knocking the air out of her and making fighting useless. He was so strong even when she squirmed like mad she couldn't get him off. She whimpered though as she felt something near her rear entrance. Until then she hadn't cried or screamed much but in that moment she went full on into panic mode.

"No please don't" Ethel screamed as tears streamed down her face and she tried in desperation to push him off and when that failed to do a spell.

The rapist grabbed her legs and pulled them apart as he smirked and then replied.

"Do you like kids?" he asked Ethel and she shook not knowing what to do or what to say so she didn't reply.

"I hope you do because once I am finished with you, you will have a baby shot into you" he told her as he laughed evilly.

Ethel was telling the story slowly in the hall, tears streaming down her face as were most of the girls in the hall. Esmerelda had her head in her hands struggling as she listened to this. She wanted to throw up. Ethel shook like mad as she spoke before she went on.

"That was when he shoved himself inside me" Ethel said breaking down and crying into her hands.

Ethel knew some things about sex, she had read about it and overheard from people it was pleasurable and enjoyable but as she felt the penis shove inside her hard, breaking her virginity and not giving her time to adjust to the large size or new sensation she only felt pure agony. It felt like someone had set her on fire with the pain she was feeling in her lower region. The rapist pulled out and then shoved back in deeper and Ethel screamed out loudly, tears streaming down her face. Her screaming seemed to egg the sick man on as he panted like a wolf who had found some meat as he shoved himself inside the girl repeatedly, enjoying her pain.

"And then he came inside me" Ethel told the hall after she had taken some breaths to calm herself so she could carry on. She breathed rapidly and went on, needing to finish.

"After that he left me on the floor, I got up and got dressed but I was in so much shock, I couldn't go home at the time, I was walking funny I knew someone would suspect something" Ethel told them remembering she had not being able to walk without limping.

"I went and sat in this little cafe and just tried to get over the shock and try to convince myself it didn't happen but I was in pain so I knew it had, I sat there for hours just trying to overcome my shock and at ten the place closed so I knew it was time to go home, I sneaked in the back door not wanting anyone to know what had happened but Esmerelda had been worried and stayed up" Ethel sighed.

Ethel got home and walked into the dark kitchen preparing to sneak of to bed when the light was turned on and she saw Esmerelda stood by the fridge in her dressing gown, slippers and pyjamas, she was holding a glass of water in her hand but when Ethel's face came into view she dropped it in shock and it fell smashing everywhere.

"What the bloody hell happened to you!?" Esmerelda asked rushing over to Ethel as she pointed her fingers to the broken glass cleaning it up.

Ethel had no idea what happened in that moment. She opened her mouth about to shout out that she had just being raped but somehow when she started to speak it didn't come out like that.

"I got mugged" Ethel said as she started to cry, finally hours after her ordeal. Esmerelda hugged her sister worried.

"I swear on the code that this is true, I will make a witches pact if that is what you want" Ethel said as she sobbed into her hands. Esmerelda finally lost it then. She stood up and started to smash everything within her sight up, she threw the girls food of the table, kicked the tables over and girls jumped up to escape not wanting to get hurt as Esmerelda picked up chairs and threw them onto the floor. Some girls nearly got hit as she threw things around and everyone knew not to use magic to stop her, it could cause even more damage.

"Someone do something!" Maud said worried more about who was going to get injured than the fact Esmerelda was smashing the place up, Mildred jumped up and ran out the hall towards miss Cackle and walked in the office without knocking.

"You need to come, Esmerelda is smashing the hall up" Mildred told her and Ada and Hecate who had being talking both transferred to the hall.

"Stop that this instant!" Hecate yelled at Esmerelda who put down the chair she was holding and slid onto the floor crying not caring that everyone was looking at her. She thought she was starting to cope but hearing the details was to much for the young girl.