I was laying in my room, on my bed and stared at the ceiling with a depressed expression.

I had been so unbearably stupid. How had I even dared to ignore an order of Gellert Grindelwald?

He was right. I was supposed to listen to him and do as he said no matter how close we'd be. That's how we'd accomplish what we're striving for. That's why I joined the Greater Good in the first place. To accomplish that what will allow us to be who we are.

I had to focus more on the movement and less on my feelings. From now on, I would do exactly as he'd order me to do.

I rolled onto my side and pictured the world in ruin. Bombs. Explosions. Screaming. Corpses. Everywhere, the ground was littered with bodies from the military, from the villages.

That was the consequence of what would happen if we couldn't manage to stop them. We would save millions of lives. Men's. Women's. Children's. Babies'. He should be called the savior of humanity instead of this crazy villain who should be locked up in Azkaban.

Everyone needed to make sacrifices for the Greater Good and my affections towards Grindelwald were probably what I was supposed to sacrifice.

(Y/N), I advise you strongly to calm down first and don't make any rash decisions.

Was Owyn really even going to protect me from my feelings? Is that really what a guardian was supposed to do?

Well, that depends, of course, on how devoted that particular guardian is to you. So, see this as a good sign.

That had been an attempt to cheer me up, but it had failed miserably. I felt bad. Really bad.

A hesitant knock sounded on the door and I shot upright.

Had I been crying? Were my eyes swollen? Could you notice I'd been crying?

Before I could examine myself in the mirror, the door creaked open and I felt nervous.

Somewhat unexpectedly I expected Queenie to stalk into the room, mocking me about Grindelwald and unstabilize my feelings for him even more.

Of course, it wasn't Queenie. But it also wasn't Grindelwald.

Instead, a man I didn't know entered and locked the door behind him.

You quickly grabbed for your wand but his was already pointed at you, and before you could cast any spell he had already said, ''Expelliarmus,'' and your wand flew away.

You quickly climbed off of the bed and watched the man in horror as he slowly approached you.

You generally had a hard time trusting anyone. Even believing they weren't out to kill you was hard to convince yourself of.

The man's eyes gleamed and his lips curled up into a cunning smirk. ''I've been watching you for some time now,'' he announced softly, coming ever closer.

You were trying to find anything you might be able to use as a weapon, but before you could grab anything he had you pinned against the wall.

You felt his hot breath on your neck and tears stinging your eyes.

''What are you doing, get off me!'' You shouted as you struggled in his grip. ''Get off...''

You couldn't finish your sentence because he had slammed his mouth onto yours and was kissing you fiercely.

You tried to push him away but he was too strong. You struggled in his hold and turned your head away, finally, his mouth left yours. Tears dripped down your chin. ''Get off me!'' you yelled desperately as you kicked around.

He smirked at you and dragged you onto the bed. You tried to roll away, but before you reached the edge, he was on top of you. He grabbed your arms and pinned them to the bed.

You were unable to move as he started to kiss you again.

Owyn, help me! you shouted in your mind, and you immediately felt his presence enter your mind.

Help me Owyn! There's a man here, he's...

Say no more, I'll make sure you'll be safe. Give me a moment.

His presence didn't leave and you kept calling for him but received no reply at all.

Panic flooded your body as the man started to unbutton your dress and his lustful eyes were fixed on your fearful ones, his smirk still in place. You tried to wriggle out of his grip, now he only held you down with one hand you supposed it was easier to throw him off. But you regretted that decision immediately because he hit you in the stomach and you curled up under him as he continued to unbutton the fabric.

Your rescuer is on his way! Owyn announced suddenly.

Tears streamed down your cheeks.

The man had now abandoned the buttons because there was a big enough gap between the black dress. He slid his hand inside and smirked down at you as you continued to struggle and scream.

You yelled and shouted at him but he only continued to smirk and kiss you.

The man was about to slip off your dress when the door slammed open against the wall.

Your ears were ringing and silent tears slid down onto the white pillow as you felt the pressure decrease as the man toppled off of you and the bed.

Grindelwald stood at the door, his eyes ablaze as he was watching the man with a deadly glare. He was holding his wand tightly, his knuckles white.

''Sir, is something wrong?'' he asked uncertainly. ''Me and my girlfriend...''

Grindelwald had stormed into the room and grabbed him by his throat and squeezed until the man's face had gone purple and he was wheezing.

He threw him onto the ground and pointed his wand at the man. ''Crucio!'' he yelled. The man started writhing and tears filled his eyes as his body spasmed and he yelled in pain.

He stopped and watched the man furiously. He raised his wand and started, ''Avada...''

''No!''

You slowly turned your head, another tear rolling down onto the pillow as you weakly said, ''No.''

The man lay motionless as tears started to slide down his red cheeks. Grindelwald turned to you. ''But this man...''

You shook your head and closed your eyes.

He turned back to the man, kneeled beside him and waited for him to look him in the eyes before punching him in the face. Blood slowly started to drip from his nose and onto his clothes.

Grindelwald got up and pulled the man onto his feet. He was unbalanced and almost tripped over his own feet.

''Leave this castle, now. If I see you ever again, I will kill you.''

He released the man who was looking up at him in fear. ''Go! Before I change my mind!'' he bellowed.

The man scurried towards the door, almost hitting the doorpost as he was leaving the room.

Grindelwald pocketed his wand and slowly turned to you. He closed the door with wandless magic and carefully sat down on the edge of the bed.

He slowly stroked your cheek and he buttoned your shirt again.

You still lay there with closed eyes and sobbed slightly. His hand lingered on your cheek and you leaned into it as another tear escaped your eye.

(Y/N)'s P.O.V

We sat there for some time like that until I had managed to calm down and opened my eyes to look at him.

''How did you know?'' I asked slowly sitting up. His hand retreated and he sighed. ''Owyn told me,'' he said looking at you sadly.

It took me some time to realize I hadn't misheard him. ''Owyn? But he can only communicate with me, right?''

Grindelwald shrugged and took your hand. ''But it doesn't matter. It looks like I was just in time,'' he said softly, pulling you into a hug.

''Yeah, you were. He was about to take off my dress,'' I stated. He looked at me and his expression grew angry again. ''I'm going to kill that bastard,'' he growled as he stood up.

I pulled him back down and leaned against his shoulder. ''Please, don't. I don't want you to kill him,'' I said softly, feeling a bit ashamed I was actually defending the man that had just assaulted me.

''Why are you so eager to protect him? He deserves nothing less than everlasting torture. I should throw him in the dungeons,'' he said angrily.

''I don't want any blood on my hands, Gellert.''

He froze and looked at me. ''What did you just call me?''

Had I just called him Gellert? Stupid, stupid stupid! Why am I thinking about it so often! That's so stupid! It was on my mind and before I knew it I had spoken it aloud!

I looked at him hesitantly and I could feel my cheeks grow hot. ''Uhm, Gellert,'' I said looking down. ''If you prefer Grindelwald I can just....''

''No! No. It's just, that no one has called me that in a really long time. I guess it's just something I will have to get used to,'' he said softly, looking into the distance.

I looked into his eyes and couldn't see any trace of the former anger that was in there. It had all vanished when I said his name.

I leaned against him again and sighed. ''Who was that man?'' I asked as the events of the past ten minutes returned to my mind.

Grindelwald glared at the closed door and said, ''Jonathan Brook. He was one of my more trusted followers. It pains me to find out he's such an untrustable pervert.''

He watched you hesitantly, studying your expression before he said, ''But I do get why. He did it. He wasn't good enough for you, and you're irresistible.''

He waited for a reaction.

I smiled shyly.

He took that as a good sign and he tucked a stray hair behind my ear.

''I'm sorry about earlier,'' I whispered guiltily.

He shook his head dismissively. ''Let's not talk about that. He placed a soft kiss on your forehead. ''I'll make sure no one can ever touch you again. From now on, you will stay with me in my quarters. I will not allow anything like this to happen to you ever again. I will keep you safe.''

I guessed that meant that we were OK again?

''To make sure no harm will ever come to you, I have something for you,'' he said retrieving something from his pocket.

He held it out and I took it, examining it in my hand.

It was his symbol. The Deathly Hallows symbol.

''Touch it and call for me. I will hear you and come immediately. Only a fair few have these.''

He held out his hand. ''May I?''

I nodded and returned him the necklace, bowing forward, so he could put it around my neck.

He examined me and smiled. ''Now you're even more beautiful,'' he said, pressing a soft kiss against my lips.

I smiled and looked down at the beautiful silver pendant.

I threw my arms around his neck and placed a kiss on his cheek. ''Thank you,'' I whispered in his ear.

When I retreated he was grinning broadly at me. ''So, shall we move your items to our room?''