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[Devon Nuttel]

Albus' movement had the desired effect. She hadn't even realized what he was about to do until his hand was actually on her mouth. At the contact, the girls eyes widened in fear and her whole body froze up, as if all the water in her body suddenly turned to ice. She didn't even try to keep speaking through his hand. Not that she could have, being frozen like that. Yet when he snapped at her, her frozen body came alive as it flinched away from his voice. The sound of his voice, so tense and angry, send shivers of fear down her spine as she watched him, quivering slightly. 

When he finally leg her go, she quickly swiveled her head so he couldn't see the tears that had started to form in her eyes. Stupid, idiotic girl! she yelled at herself, staring at the fire while willing her eyes to dry. That's why you idiot girl! Be nice, be polite. Nothing bad can happen if you be nice, be polite. You stupid idiot. This is why you stay incognito. she didn't realize, but during her mental scolding, the young girl had brought her knees up to her chest, wrapped her arms around them, and pressed her face to her knees and closed her eyes, hiding her face and emotions from him. 

"He abused me for two years of my life. Sexually, physically, and verbally." the truth slipped from her lips without her knowledge. She hadn't meant to voice it, but I had just come out of her mouth before she could stop it. Her voice had been mumbled as her face had still been covered by her knees, but there was no way he couldn't hear. 

Go away. she though, not sure exactly if the thought was directed at the boy or the tears that refused to dry up, just sitting in her eyes, waiting to fall.

[Albus Severus Potter]

"I'm sorry." Albus said. He must have scared the girl to death. "I am sorry." He said again. He wanted to run. To hide. But mostly, for her to forgive him. Which was highly unlikely. "I didn't mean to...if I had known..." He fumbled his words out.

He backed away from her, terrified that he might hurt her. He turned and ran to the dormitories. He didn't want to hurt her any more.

[Devon Nuttel]

She could hear his footsteps as he ran away, finally making the tears slip from their place in her eyes. The tears fell down onto her jeans as she sat there for a moment longer, her chest and throat crying. "I forgive you." she said, though it was fruitless, as he had already ran out of earshot. Devon's eyes moved to where the common room door was, where kids would start coming through at any moment.

Your a monster. it was no longer her own voice inside her head. No one could ever love you. It was his voice. Why would someone even want to befriend you? Your a monster, a killer. No one could feel anything for you besides hate and fear. No one will ever want you. Everyone will always hate you. You are worthless. You are nothing. No one will ever want to be anywhere near you if you tell them the truth. No one will ever want you!" His voice yelled in her ear as it did seldom since she had came to Hogwarts. It use to happen daily, but once she came to Hogwarts, that voice was rare for her to hear.

Yet without meaning to, Albus had hurt her by running away like that. She felt abandoned, alone. She felt like there was no one who would ever be there for her. She felt truly lonely. Albus had brought back the voice of that man.

Back in her dorm, Devon watched as the blood dripped off her wrists.