|| Star-Crossed ||

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Veritaserum

CAROLINE POTTER

"You- you can't use that!" I exclaimed. "Who's going to stop us?" Graham said. More tears fell down my cheeks as they grabbed my head and forced my mouth open. Pansy poured the liquid down my throat and I choked it down. "What is your name?" Pansy asked. "Caroline Lily Potter." I said. I could feel the potion affecting me. I tried to resist but I answered before I could even think. "What house do you belong to?" she asked. "Gryffindor." I said. "Excellent. It's working." she said. The boys nodded. "Tell us everything about the secret club you are a part of." she said.

And I did. I told her about Dumbledore's Army and the coins and lessons and the students. She wrote everything down and once I finished telling them everything, I felt empty. I let down my brother, I let down my friends, I let down Sirius and I let down everyone in DA. "Where is this coin that tells you when the meetings are?" Graham asked. "In my jacket." I said. She pulled it out with the biggest smile I've ever seen. "Umbridge better give us an award for this." Adrian said. "I want Potter as my prize." Marcus said. A chill went down my spine as he looked me up and down. "You know, we should probably wait until after Umbridge busts the club to let her go." Graham said. "You're right." Adrian said. "Definitely." Marcus added. There was something in the tone of their voices that made me nervous. Pansy rolled her eyes. "Fine. Have your fun with her but don't mess up my room." she said. Then she walked out. Then I was alone with them.

"You can let me go, Ok? I won't warn Dumbledore's Army. I swear." I said. They laughed. "Don't you want to have fun with us?" Graham taunted. I shook my head. "No. Please, just let me go." I said quickly. He walked behind me and I felt his hands on my shoulders. I tried to move but he squeezed tight and I winced. "Don't make this hard, Potter." Adrian said. "Yeah, we want to enjoy the few hours we have with you." Marcus added. I felt Graham drag his hands down the front of my body and grope my chest. Tears poured down my cheeks and I closed my eyes. "Who gets to go first?" he asked. He yanked me up from the chair and dragged me over to the bed. I felt the ropes fall from my wrists and this was my chance. I pushed Graham away and made a run for it. "Petrificus Totalus!" he said. My body froze and hit the ground. They all surrounded me and my heart was racing. "Nice try," he said. Marcus grabbed my feet and Adrian grabbed my torso. They carried me to the bed and I couldn't move. I could only see. I watched them pull my dress off and whistle and laugh at me. Then they tied my wrists to the headboard of the bed and released the spell. I struggled and struggled, trying to break free but the ropes were charmed. I started to scream and Graham quickly gagged me. "Shut up!" he spat. Then he kissed me. He kissed me down my chest leaving hickeys as he touched me. He touched me everywhere and I cried, begging him to stop. The other boys held my legs down as I struggled. I heard a zipper and Graham pulled his trousers down. I screamed louder and fought harder as I felt his erection against me. He started to pull my knickers down when, all of the sudden, I heard a bang against the door. Fists pounded and the boys froze.

"Let us in!" someone shouted. "We're busy here," Marcus said. Then the door burst open. Draco, Theo, Lorenzo and Blaise ran in with their wands drawn. "Caroline!" Draco exclaimed. Blaise ripped Graham off me and threw him to the floor. Theo untied the ropes and I sat up. It was chaos as Draco, Lorenzo and Blaise started beating up Marcus, Adrian and Graham. Theo took off his jacket and wrapped it around me. "It's ok, I got you." he said softly. He picked me up bridal style and carried me out. "Just breathe, I'm taking you to the hospital wing." Theo said. I fought to keep my eyes open but the second he laid me down on the cot, I was out cold.

I opened my eyes to the sound of voices. I recognized most of them. "It makes sense they had to use veritaserum," Harry said. "What does that mean?" Ginny asked. "Well, because of the Dursleys, C and I can take a beating," he said. "So they had to use the veritaserum to make her talk because the beating didn't work?!" Hermione said in shock. "Yeah." he said. "Then why did they rape her?" Ron asked. "I don't know." Harry said quietly. I sat up and looked at everyone. They were all there. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, George, Max, Naomi and Mary. "Hey C, how are you?" Harry said. I shrugged. I didn't know what to say. "Do you want some privacy?" Max said. I nodded. "Ok, guys. Maybe we should let her and Harry have some time." Max said. "Stay." I said. I looked at Max and he nodded. Harry and Max sat down and everyone else left. "Where's Draco?" I asked. "Talking to Umbridge." Max said. I just nodded. They both looked down. "They got us. Didn't they?" I asked. "It's not your fault, Caz." Max said. "We know what happened. We know they beat you and Madame Pomfrey told us she found veritaserum in your system." Harry added. "It is my fault. Pansy Parkinson apologized to me just so she could lure me into her room. I should have known it was a trap." I said. "Caz, you can't blame yourself. And you need to focus on getting better." Max said. "I'm fine." I said. "You are not fine. You were raped." Harry said. "I was not raped!" I yelled. Everyone looked at me and I looked down. "I wasn't raped. He didn't rape me." I said. "But Theo told us that they found him on top of you, tied up, without your clothes on. And you were crying and screaming." Harry said. "He didn't rape me." I said again. Harry and Max exchanged looks and Max shook his head. "Ok. That's good." he said. Then we sat in silence. I want Draco. Where the hell is he?