Swallow your pride

Decisions, decisions..

Yarra Pov

Yarra felt really good. At least as far as physical condition was concerned. Despite this, the boys insisted on helping her and took her to the Great Hall for lunch. She was hung between them around their shoulders and felt like last year when they spent time together as a trio. Her mood dropped down as they passed by a group of students who were whispering and pointing fingers at them. They ignored them and walked past them. One could expect that the incident from the party would not go unnoticed. Word spreads very quickly.
They entered the Great Hall and observed the quiet atmosphere. "See that guys? That's suspicious." Yarra asked. Sebastian commented, "Definitely odd... Everyone's so quiet and reading the Daily Prophet."
Yarra pointed his attention towards the professors desk, it couldn't even see the heads of the professors. Everyone had a newspaper in front of them. Ominis agreed with her. The silence was almost eerie.
As they approached their table, the students' heads began to rise. Most of them looked at Yarra with pity on their faces. They sat down at the table and the classmate opposite widened his eyes. "Yarra, is it true?" He turned his copy over and handed it to her. Her photo was on the front page, obviously from the end of last year when they interviewed her about saving the school and the wizarding world.
Underneath her photo was a big headline: "A scandal at Hogwarts! Famous heroine Yarra Yaxley was abused!"
in smaller letters it was written "Read more on the other page".
Yarra felt the blood rush to her face, her heart began to beat wildly. Sebastian and Ominis were both shocked as they read the headline. Ominis' expression darkened, while Sebastian clenched his jaw in anger. But before they could say anything, Yarra grabbed the paper and turned to the other page, skimming through the article with wide eyes.

"SCANDAL AT HOGWARTS!
The young, ambitious witch, Miss Yarra Yaxley, known for her heroic actions in saving the entire wizarding world, was abused by a classmate at an illegal party in the Slytherin clubhouse. According to unofficial sources, she was supposed to have been drugged with an unknown substance by a seventh year student, Liam Carter, who took advantage of the situation . According to eyewitnesses, Yarra was transferred wrapped just in a blanket to the hospital wing where she is recovering. Allegedly, the perpetrator should be unconditionally expelled. Our reporter contacted the attacker's father, Mr. Max Carter. We quote his statement; "My son's actions are inexcusable. We are prepared to face the consequences. I have already communicated with the victim's mother, Mrs Helena Yaxley, and offered her financial compensation for her daughter's ruined reputation and of course an offer to arrange a marriage between my son and miss Yarra Yaxley.
We can only guess what the consequences will be for the school's reputation and what measures the school will implement to prevent similar incidents.

Yarra finished reading the article and growled in frustration, "Holy shit!"
Sebastian's face taut with barely suppressed rage."That bastard..." he muttered between clenched teeth. Ominis's expression was equally angry, disgust clear on his face. He reached out a hand and gently placed it on Yarra's trembling one. "Don't listen to that trash," he said in a firm voice. "It's utter bullshit!"
Yarra handed the newspaper back to the classmate opposite saying, "Yes it's true that cock drugged me and tried it on me, but luckily Ominis and Sebastian found me before he finished his intention!" The classmate's eyes widened further as Yarra confirmed the truth of the article. "Blimey..." he murmured under his breath. Sebastian and Ominis both nodded in agreement with Yarra's statement. Sebastian added gruffly, "Yeah, and we got to her just in time, otherwise things could've been a whole lot worse."

Mrs. Professor Weasley hurried from the teacher's desk. "Miss Yaxley, Mr. Gaunt! To the headmaster's office! Immediately!"
"Headmaster's office?" Sebastian said, turning towards the professor with a puzzled expression.
"No questions! Come, quickly!" said the professor. The trio exchanged curious glances.
Sebastian stood up and put a supportive hand on Yarra's shoulder while Ominis stood up too.
I'm going with you," Sebastian said in a tone that did not allow for objections.