YOU MAKE MY HEART SHAKE, BEND, AND BREAK BUT I CAN'T TURN AWAY!
aurora "rory" archer was a powerhouse. well, sort of. she was a fierce friend with a heart of gold and a love of music. she was also awkward, bad at potions, and... fatherless. her frie...
THIRTY SEVEN [cw: mentions of abusive relationships and sexual manipulation, skip to the a/n for a chapter summary!!]
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"IT'S A QUIDDITCH NIGHT AT Hogwarts!" Lee joyfully exclaimed over the microphone. Marina smiled softly at the sound of his voice echoing across the stadium, filled with students. The girl never cared much for Quidditch, she was horrible at it and was the only one of her friends not on the team (minus Lee, but he clearly had his own role in the match). She usually met up with other Gryffindors and gone to the games to still support her friends.
This time, she went with Graham and his friends. When she was around them she was much more quiet, always afraid to say the wrong thing. To them, she was barely a person. She was just the reason they needed to leave the dormitory so her and Graham could have a quick shag. Anytime she was around them, she felt horribly exposed. Graham would talk about everything they did together to them. It made her feel very uncomfortable, but the one time she told Graham to stop, he made her feel bad about it immediately. He asked why she was so ashamed of him and she backed down before he got even more angry with her.
The worst was when he found out she was part of the D.A when it got busted. That was the day he hurt her for the first time, leaving a bruise on her wrist from where he grabbed her. That was also the day he was shoved into the Vanishing Cabinet. Graham was lucky he was able to Apparate out of it. Marina, not so much. He had been especially more irritable ever since.
She hated herself. Every day she felt trapped, suffocated, like she had her head pushed under water. She felt dirty, too. She felt like her own body wasn't even her's, it was Graham's.
"Do you have a jacket or something?" He mumbled in her ear once they got to the stands, "Everyone can see your bra, Marina."
The girl looked down and saw pink lace peeking out from her white top, "It's a bralette. That's sort of the whole point."
He sighed, "Well I don't think everyone needs to see your undergarments. Who came up with that idea?"
Marina didn't respond, instead she crossed her arms and placed a hand on her shoulder, touching the blush fabric with insecurity.
His friends soon joined them as the match began. The match was Ravenclaw versus Gryffindor. It was the one that would determine who won the Cup, Slytherin or Gryffindor. If Gryffindor lost against Ravenclaw, Slytherin would win the whole tournament. This made things very difficult for Marina. As much as she wanted to cheer for her friends, she couldn't because she was surrounded by the Slytherin Quidditch team.
"Nice top, Marina," Adrian Pucey joked, "Recognize that little lace number from that picture —"
"Shut it, Adrian!" Graham snapped, "Ignore him, Marina."
Marina shut her eyes and felt her heart beat heavily against her chest, her palms felt very sweaty as well. She knew exactly what Adrian was saying. Graham had wanted to take pictures of her after one night in his dormitory. She let him, because what was she supposed to do? She never thought he'd go and show his friends.
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