Felo De Se
Ginny sat in her room alone. She could hear the sound of her children playing out in the garden and the bell for the cat's mealtime.
Ginny looked down at her hands and saw her wedding and engagement ring on her finger. At that moment in time the rings didn't mean anything. Not love. Not caring and, most of all, not equality.
Ginny tried to pull the rings off but they wouldn't come off. Ginny began to replaitted her hair in thought but let it undo before tying the black ribbon around her wrist. She took off her robes and looked at the clock on the wall. She had only been in the room for half an hour though it felt like a day.
Ginny leaned her head against the black wall and saw the timer next to the clock. It stated she had another hour in the room.
Ginny tried to think of when this had started and what had caused this punishment. But it was a blur.
Back to 2005 (The day of Draco's graduation)...
Ginny looked out over the grounds, at the Quidditch pitch, the Whomping Willow and the lake containing the giant squid.
She had another year to be at this school and she would be here alone. With out her beloved Draco.
Today was the day of Draco's graduation. The day Draco would be considered old enough for a job.
Ginny heard a knock at the door and Draco appeared. Ginny turned around to look at him, tears leaking from her eyes.
"Gin, what's wrong?" whispered Draco approaching her.
"I'm going to miss you," sobbed Ginny hugging him tightly.
"Why? I'm not going anywhere," smiled Draco though he knew what she really meant. He put his hand in the pocket of his robes and took out the ring.
Ginny looked at it.
"Gin will you..." asked Draco before Ginny interrupted.
"No Draco." protested Ginny.
". Marry me?" asked Draco.
"Draco I love you but it's too soon. I'm still in school and I'm only sixteen," protested Ginny.
And yet she had still got persuaded.
Then Draco had made her leave school, move away from the burrow, leave her job, become a death eater and have kids.
Ginny had agreed to it all till it spiralled out of control.
Ginny was treated like a princess in public but like dirt in private. Draco would abuse her and make her stay at home with the kids. When she refused Draco would hurt her till she agreed and threaten her every time she refused after.
Draco never let her see her parents or brothers, making her believe his parents were hers too. Draco's parents would abuse her too, which showed where Draco got his coldness.
The kids were brought up like Draco. They were expected to be as polite and caring as their father and nothing like their mother.
An icy draught snaked its way under the doorway and made the room icy. Ginny shivered and pulled her robes back onto herself.
Then the reason for this punishment came back into her mind. It seemed so stupid to be punished for it when she had asked for his permission in the first place.
Ginny sat at the dinning room table with her three children eating her breakfast.
Draco hadn't joined them and he wouldn't anyway. He never did and often only left his quarters to see his children when he felt like it.
Ginny looked down the table and saw the two girls quietly eating as Draco had taught them .The boy was also eating quietly though kept glancing up at his mother.
Ginny looked back down at her empty plate and dismissed the children from the table. She then rose from the table and went to the door leading to Draco's quarters.
She knocked on the door and waited for an answer.
"Come in." came a sweet voice.
Ginny frowned. Why was Draco in such a good mood?
She opened the door to see Draco surrounded by business partners and remembered.
Every Friday Draco always had a meeting with his business partners to discuss any changes he wanted to make to the company.
Ginny walked to Draco's desk and kissed him on the cheek like he expected her to do.
"Well what is it my precious angel?" asked Draco putting on the fake act he used in society.
"I was wondering if you would let me go down to Hogsmeade. I need to buy a few things and meet a few people," asked Ginny.
"Of course, here's some money and I expect you back by one." smiled Draco passing her a pouch of Galleons.
"Of course. Thank you," said Ginny picking up the pouch and kissing Draco on the lips.
Draco waved her away and Ginny went up to her quarters to get ready.
She pulled on a cloak and took the floo powder to Hogsmeade. When she arrived in the Three Broomsticks she walked hurriedly to the post office.
There she bumped into Ron and Hermione.
Ginny gulped. What was she supposed to do? Draco wouldn't know anyway.
Ginny walked over to Ron and they began to talk. Hermione looked worriedly at Ginny and refused to add to the conversation.
Ginny was hurt but knew it had been a long time since they had last spoke.
Ron insisted on taking Ginny to see Fred and George at Zonko's and wouldn't give into any of Ginny's excuses about needing to go.
Ginny sighed and went to Zonko's where Fred was at the counter. It was a surprise to see how relieved they were about being able to see her.
The five went to the Three Broomsticks where they saw some of the people in Ron's year at Hogwarts. They spotted Harry sat in the corner surrounded by Ministry of Magic officials.
The five gathered around a table and chatted merrily over drinks. Ginny kept looking around nervously for spies.
Harry soon came over after his meeting had finished and looked relieved at the sight of Ginny.
Ginny looked at her watch and saw it was quarter to twelve. She felt some eyes pricking her back and quickly bid everyone good-bye before flooing home.
When she entered the lounge she saw Draco lying back in a chair. A cruel look in his icy eyes.
"Where have you been?" hissed Draco getting to his feet.
"I ...went to Hogshead to buy some more ink." said Ginny taking off her cloak.
"Did I say you could go to Hogsmeade?" hissed Draco walking slowly towards her.
"Yes you did." said Ginny confidently though dread was building up in her stomach.
"Well I got word from my mother, who was out in Hogmeade buying a camera, that you were not as you say 'buying more ink'. But that you were instead meeting up with your brothers." sneered Draco.
"I have no idea where she got that from." lied Ginny.
"I do." smirked Draco producing three moving photos in his hand.
Ginny's eyes widened as she looked at the three pictures of her talking to Ron, Fred and Harry.
Ginny looked back at Draco who was in cool anger.
"Now bitch for your lying and attitude you will spend an hour and a half in the tower." said Draco grabbing hold of Ginny's arm and dragging her through the house to the dungeon that led to the tower.
Ginny screamed and begged for mercy. But none of it helped her. When Draco reached the tower entrance. He opened the door and threw her in before locking the door behind him.
Ginny sat in her room alone. She could hear the sound of her children playing out in the garden and the bell for the cat's mealtime.
Ginny looked down at her hands and saw her wedding and engagement ring on her finger. At that moment in time the rings didn't mean anything. Not love. Not caring and, most of all, not equality.
Ginny tried to pull the rings off but they wouldn't come off. Ginny began to replaitted her hair in thought but let it undo before tying the black ribbon around her wrist. She took off her robes and looked at the clock on the wall. She had only been in the room for half an hour though it felt like a day.
Ginny leaned her head against the black wall and saw the timer next to the clock. It stated she had another hour in the room.
Ginny tried to think of when this had started and what had caused this punishment. But it was a blur.
Back to 2005 (The day of Draco's graduation)...
Ginny looked out over the grounds, at the Quidditch pitch, the Whomping Willow and the lake containing the giant squid.
She had another year to be at this school and she would be here alone. With out her beloved Draco.
Today was the day of Draco's graduation. The day Draco would be considered old enough for a job.
Ginny heard a knock at the door and Draco appeared. Ginny turned around to look at him, tears leaking from her eyes.
"Gin, what's wrong?" whispered Draco approaching her.
"I'm going to miss you," sobbed Ginny hugging him tightly.
"Why? I'm not going anywhere," smiled Draco though he knew what she really meant. He put his hand in the pocket of his robes and took out the ring.
Ginny looked at it.
"Gin will you..." asked Draco before Ginny interrupted.
"No Draco." protested Ginny.
". Marry me?" asked Draco.
"Draco I love you but it's too soon. I'm still in school and I'm only sixteen," protested Ginny.
And yet she had still got persuaded.
Then Draco had made her leave school, move away from the burrow, leave her job, become a death eater and have kids.
Ginny had agreed to it all till it spiralled out of control.
Ginny was treated like a princess in public but like dirt in private. Draco would abuse her and make her stay at home with the kids. When she refused Draco would hurt her till she agreed and threaten her every time she refused after.
Draco never let her see her parents or brothers, making her believe his parents were hers too. Draco's parents would abuse her too, which showed where Draco got his coldness.
The kids were brought up like Draco. They were expected to be as polite and caring as their father and nothing like their mother.
An icy draught snaked its way under the doorway and made the room icy. Ginny shivered and pulled her robes back onto herself.
Then the reason for this punishment came back into her mind. It seemed so stupid to be punished for it when she had asked for his permission in the first place.
Ginny sat at the dinning room table with her three children eating her breakfast.
Draco hadn't joined them and he wouldn't anyway. He never did and often only left his quarters to see his children when he felt like it.
Ginny looked down the table and saw the two girls quietly eating as Draco had taught them .The boy was also eating quietly though kept glancing up at his mother.
Ginny looked back down at her empty plate and dismissed the children from the table. She then rose from the table and went to the door leading to Draco's quarters.
She knocked on the door and waited for an answer.
"Come in." came a sweet voice.
Ginny frowned. Why was Draco in such a good mood?
She opened the door to see Draco surrounded by business partners and remembered.
Every Friday Draco always had a meeting with his business partners to discuss any changes he wanted to make to the company.
Ginny walked to Draco's desk and kissed him on the cheek like he expected her to do.
"Well what is it my precious angel?" asked Draco putting on the fake act he used in society.
"I was wondering if you would let me go down to Hogsmeade. I need to buy a few things and meet a few people," asked Ginny.
"Of course, here's some money and I expect you back by one." smiled Draco passing her a pouch of Galleons.
"Of course. Thank you," said Ginny picking up the pouch and kissing Draco on the lips.
Draco waved her away and Ginny went up to her quarters to get ready.
She pulled on a cloak and took the floo powder to Hogsmeade. When she arrived in the Three Broomsticks she walked hurriedly to the post office.
There she bumped into Ron and Hermione.
Ginny gulped. What was she supposed to do? Draco wouldn't know anyway.
Ginny walked over to Ron and they began to talk. Hermione looked worriedly at Ginny and refused to add to the conversation.
Ginny was hurt but knew it had been a long time since they had last spoke.
Ron insisted on taking Ginny to see Fred and George at Zonko's and wouldn't give into any of Ginny's excuses about needing to go.
Ginny sighed and went to Zonko's where Fred was at the counter. It was a surprise to see how relieved they were about being able to see her.
The five went to the Three Broomsticks where they saw some of the people in Ron's year at Hogwarts. They spotted Harry sat in the corner surrounded by Ministry of Magic officials.
The five gathered around a table and chatted merrily over drinks. Ginny kept looking around nervously for spies.
Harry soon came over after his meeting had finished and looked relieved at the sight of Ginny.
Ginny looked at her watch and saw it was quarter to twelve. She felt some eyes pricking her back and quickly bid everyone good-bye before flooing home.
When she entered the lounge she saw Draco lying back in a chair. A cruel look in his icy eyes.
"Where have you been?" hissed Draco getting to his feet.
"I ...went to Hogshead to buy some more ink." said Ginny taking off her cloak.
"Did I say you could go to Hogsmeade?" hissed Draco walking slowly towards her.
"Yes you did." said Ginny confidently though dread was building up in her stomach.
"Well I got word from my mother, who was out in Hogmeade buying a camera, that you were not as you say 'buying more ink'. But that you were instead meeting up with your brothers." sneered Draco.
"I have no idea where she got that from." lied Ginny.
"I do." smirked Draco producing three moving photos in his hand.
Ginny's eyes widened as she looked at the three pictures of her talking to Ron, Fred and Harry.
Ginny looked back at Draco who was in cool anger.
"Now bitch for your lying and attitude you will spend an hour and a half in the tower." said Draco grabbing hold of Ginny's arm and dragging her through the house to the dungeon that led to the tower.
Ginny screamed and begged for mercy. But none of it helped her. When Draco reached the tower entrance. He opened the door and threw her in before locking the door behind him.