Deathly Hallows:Ariana Dumbledore

[Erin]

No: HPFGUIDX 181948

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Elizabeth Snape" 
<snapes_witch at ...> wrote:
 > So, yes, I think she was raped.  It's hard to believe she would have 
> been so traumatized by a beating, no matter how brutal.


I never would have thought of rape, myself... the way I read it, the 
boys were scared of her, they wanted to kill her to stop her doing 
magic, basically.  I didn't see them as viewing her as human, even, 
more like they tried to kill her like an animal.

I always assumed she sustained brain injuries during the beating, which 
would account for her problems afterward.