Chapter 2: The Awakening

"Ginny? Ginny?! Oh Ginny please!" said Draco as he cradled Ginny in his arms.

"Bring her over here Draco!" said Molly as the rest of the house put their wands away.

Draco picked up the limp Ginny, brought her to the sitting room, and placed her on the couch.

"How in the hell? What's wrong with her?" asked Bill and the rest of the house gathered around her.

Ginny looked a muddy filthy mess. She was so dirty that the red in her hair looked almost brown, her clothes were ripped, especially her shirt, which was missing the entire bottom half as if someone had ripped it off, and she didn't have shoes on. She smelled of the wet earth.

"My baby, my poor baby girl" cried Molly into George's shoulder. Hermione held onto Ron's waist not knowing what to say or do.

Draco knelt down beside her and took her hand. He kept calling out her name, but Ginny never stirred.

"What the hell is wrong with her?! She's breathing! Why won't she wake up?!" yelled a panic.

"Drayke chill! We will figure this out but you have got to remain calm!" yelled Blaise.

"Hell no! My girlfriend shows up out of nowhere like this?!" yelled Draco as he got up and pushed Blaise for no reason.

Blaise didn't get angry at his friend. Hr simply grabbed him kicking and screaming and drug him out of the sitting room and into the kitchen, apparently putting up a silently charm because Draco's screams went away in an instant.

Hermione snapped out of her worrying and conjured up a bucket of hot water and a soft rag. She then dipped the rag in the water and proceeded to wipe off Ginny's face. She was hoping the hot water would wake Ginny up but nothing happened.

"Maybe she is under a spell." suggested Fred as he watched Hermione continued to wipe off Ginny's face. As she wiped, a cut on her cheek appeared that look liked it had been made by a knife.

"Someone cut my sister. Someone cut my fucking..." and with that Bill walked out of the room. Fred went after him, not being able to stand there and look either.

"I think she might be under a spell Mum." said Ron in a croaky voice. He took out his wand and pointed it at Ginny. "Finite Incantatem" he said.

Ginny's eyes popped open and she let out a scream. She looked around frantically, as if she was trying to figure out where she was. When she looked and seen a shocked Hermione, her eyes grew wider.

"Where...where am I? How did I get here?!" she asked in a panic.

Molly burst into tears as she and Arthur pounced onto their daughter,engulfing her with hugs. Ginny let out a yell and they backed off.

"What's wrong Ginny dear?" asked Molly in a worried voice.

Ginny clutched her stomach. "It hurts. It still hurts. Make it stop." she muttered.

"Ronald and Hermione, help Ginny up the stairs and Hermione darling please help her get cleaned off." said Molly going into mama bear mode. "I'll get her fresh clothes and some bandages. George dear, you and your father go and try to calm the others in there down. Tell then she is awake but do not let Draco see her until she is done."

Everybody parted ways and set out to do what was commanded of them. Despite Ginny's protests, Ron scooped his little sister up in his arms and carried her up the stairs and into the bathroom followed by Hermione.


Hermione turned on the shower and Ron sat Ginny on the counter until it was ready. Both girls told Ron to leave, which made Ron give a small laugh as he left and closed the door.

Hermione helped Ginny take what little clothes she had on off and helped her into the shower.

"I got this part Hermione, just talk to me. Please." said Ginny in a voice that sounded like a scared child.

"Oh. Okay. I...I can do that." said Hermione hesitantly. "Are you...well I know you're not okay but are you okay?"

Ginny smirked. "I'm as okay as I can be."

"What happened?"

"I'd rather tell when everybody else is around so I won't have to repeat myself."

"Understandable."

"And...I would rather just tell you, Ron, Blaise, and Draco. Oh shit Draco! I didn't see him. Is he okay?" said Ginny starting to worry.

"He's fine Gin. He is here. He caught you when you fell into the door. He had just went mental for a minute and Blaise went to calm him down." said Hermione.

Hermione heard Ginny make noises as if she was in pain a couple of times. "Ginny? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I just want to see Draco."

"Okay. Well how about I go and tell them what you want and we will be in your room yeah?" suggested Hermione.

"Thanks Herm. I appreciate that." said Ginny.

Hermione left Ginny in the bathroom and went and told the group what was said. Despite protests from Arthur, Bill, and Fred, Molly and George thought it was best. Maybe she wasn't ready to let them all know and they respected that. So the boys went to wait in Ginny's room and Hermione took Ginny some fresh clothes.

When Ginny dried and changed into the clothes, Hermione got a good look at her. She obviously needed to eat. She looked weak and exhausted. Hermione sent her otter patronus to Molly to ask for some food and drink for Ginny. Then the two girls went to Ginny's room .

Ginny ran to Draco and jumped into his waiting arms. She held on tightly to him and let her tears fall as Draco held onto her and whispered comforting things in her ear. Hermione sat down tired on Ron's lap and looked as Draco and Ginny held onto their embrace, not looking like they were going to break it any time soon.

"Ahem" said Blaise. "I know that this is a rather happy reunion but I'd rather not sit here and wait for a shagging session to happen."

"Fuck off Zabini!" shouted both Ron and Draco.

Zabini laughed as Draco set Ginny's fret back down on the floor and Ginny sent and hugged her brother and Hermione at the same time. She even gave Blaise a hug which was unusual as she really didn't talk to Blasie that much, but the group chucked it up to her being happy to be home.

Ginny sat on her bed looking tired but very much happy. Draco sat down beside her and took a long look at her.

"Ginny, what's wrong with you?" said Draco looking at her face intensely.

"Nothing. I'm just tired. And relieved." said Ginny.

"Who cut you? That's quite a gash." growled Draco. He had a feeling who had done that.

"A happy hello from your dear Aunt Bellatrix." said Ginny with a sneer. "Your father sends his love as well."

She stood up and lifted up the back of her shirt. The three four gasped as they looked at the whip marks on her back that seemed to wrap around to her front.

Draco punched the wall, putting a hole through it. Ron squeezed hard onto Hermione's leg while she let him, tearing up from the sight of Ginny's back.

"I'm going to kill him. And not by magic. I want to pummel him and let his blood run through my fingers. "growled Draco.

"Can we go tonight?" said Ginny anxiously.

"Uh no?" said Ron. "You just got here Gin. And besides we can't even find Malfoy's house. It's unplottable."

"Unplottable? But I was there. We were there.."

"We? You mean Mother? Is she okay?" asked Draco.

Ginny's eyes narrowed. "Your mother isn't what she seems Draco. She set us up. She sent us off knowing that I would be taken. She helped your father escape love. She helped him and her sister do this to me."

Draco looked defeated. His own mother? She couldn't. This wasn't her. There had to be some other explanation. She just couldn't.

Could she?

"I say we go back tonight. I can try to see if I can get to the house." said Ginny.

"How did you get away in the first place?" asked Blaise.

"Draco's mum was walking me to some god awful room and I used all my strength to push her away. I ran out the house and tried to apparate but I couldn't."

"You can't unless you're a family member." said Drack quietly.

"That's what I figured. So I kept running and running until I couldn't see your house anymore and I apparated here." finished Ginny.

A knock came at the door. Bill had brought up sandwiches and pumpkin juice for Ginny and the others. He gave Ginny a quick hug and kiss and walked out the room without talking to anyone.

"What's wrong with Bill?" asked Ginny as she viciously devoured a sandwich.

"He was upset about your face love." said Draco. "As am I. Can that be fixed? We can't have that on your gorgeous face."

Hermione had gotten out her wand to try a healing spell but Ginny stopped her.

"It's fine. I'll just consider this a battle scar. Unless I'm hideous with it." she giggled looking at Draco.

Draco shook his head. "You'll always be beautiful to me. Maybe not as beautiful as me, but still beautiful."

"Great to know you're still a prat." said Ginny. "I'm tired. I think I want to go to bed. Draco, will you stay with me? Please?"

"Of course I will." said Draco.

The others bid her goodnight and headed to Ron's room. Blaise headed home for the night with the confirmation that he would return tomorrow.

Draco stretched out on Ginny's bed and Ginny laid down beside him. Draco kept staring at Ginny's face.

"Did you forget what I looked like or something?" asked Ginny.

"No. I just missed you. I was so worried about you. Did my father do more than just..."

"Besides half starve and dehydrate me no. He tried to... to touch me once. But your mother stopped that. The only good thing she did." Ginny said with a scoff.

Draco sighed. "I'm so sorry. This is all my fault."

"No it isn't. You didn't ask to be born into a fucked up family."

"If you never dated me..."

"Don't! Don't do that Draco. I care for you too much for you to do that. I'm just ready for this to be over. How about just you and me go and end this?"

Draco grinned. "You brave ass Gryffindors. The two of us can't do shit. We need to come up with a plan and then we will get them all. For now, just sleep."

"Don't leave me while I'm sleeping." said Ginny laying her head on his chest.

They laid there in silence and in a few minutes Ginny was asleep.


Ron and Hermione laid cuddled up in Ron's bed. They had a sealing charm on the door so no one could get in and be nosy, or make Hermione leave. They needed each other tonight.

"I'm happy that she's here," said Ron"but I wish that we could do something about what happened to her."

"Me too." said Hermione as she laid on top of Ron resting her chin on her hands and her hands on his chest. "But for now, the most important thing is that she's home."

"Yeah you're right" said Ron looking down at Hermione smiling.

"Ron?"

"Yeah Mione?"

"Would you really panic over me like Malfoy did Ginny?"

Ron sat up a bit and looked down at Hermione in confusion. "Hell yes I would. Shit I would have probably blown something up by now. I'd go positively mental if something like this was to ever happen to you." he said as he twisted a strand of her hair around his finger.

Hermione smiled, brought her face up to his, and crashed her lips into his. Ron fell back at the impact of her lips and lifted her up more so they could be even.

Their tongues danced as their kisses washed away all the worry and dread this past week had brought them. Sure they probably had trouble ahead of them, but Ginny was home now and at the moment, it was just about in the two of them.

Ron turned them over, Hermione's back now lying on Ron's bed. Ron's strong hand traveled up Hermione's leg lightly squeezing it as it went, causing Hermione to moan against his lips.

His lips left hers and made their way to her neck. Hermione whispered out his name as his nibbles and kisses sent a wonderful sensation through her body.

Despite her not having any interest on sex or anything close to it with Harry Potter, Hermione very much wanted Ron Weasley. She found that she liked having those sexy thoughts of him doing whatever he wanted to her body. They hadn't had aex yet, but they had lots of fun exploring each other.

Ron's hands slipped under Hermione's (well used to be Ron's but Hermione took it) sleeping shirt and rubbed all over her smooth stomach and back. Hermione shuddered at the feeling of his big strong hands massaging her skin. She loved the warmth, the safety, the dominance that his hands produced. It was like a drug that she couldn't get enough.

As much as both of them wanted to do more, they were both tired. They continued to make out more until they went to sleep in each other's arms, lips still against each others.


Draco found that he couldn't sleep.

It wasn't that he was uncomfortable. How could he be? He had his heart laying right beside him. She was safe in his arms and he was not about to let her go.

He felt saddened and betrayed that his mother had helped get her father out of Azkaban and helped him and his aunt harm Ginny. It seemed out of her character, but in a way he could see it. Fear. It had to be fear. Fear for her life.

Still didn't make sense. She would give her life for her son. Or so he thought.

"Help me"

Draco thought he was hearing things.

"Draco, help me"

He looked down. Ginny must have been having a nightmare because her face was all scrunched up and she looked afraid.

"Draco please. Help me. Help me. Don't listen to me. Help me" said Ginny in her sleep.

Draco looked confused. What in the world did she mean.

"Draco pleeeeease... Help me. Don't listen to me. Don't. You'll die!" cried out Ginny.

Draco started to move her to try and wake her up. Ginny cried out and then woke up. She looked around confused.

"Where am I?" she repeated as she looked around.

"Gin? Ginny?"

Ginny's eyes locked onto Draco. They looked as if they were crying out to him.

"Draco? How did you get here? No! This isn't right! Help me!" screamed Ginny.

Draco stood up and shook Ginny hard. "WAKE UP!" he yelled.

Ginny stared at him wide eyed for a couple seconds and then she seemed to calm down.

"Draco, why are you yelling at me?" she asked with a smile.

"You...you were having a nightmare. You kept telling me to help you and not to listen to you."

Ginny looked at him as if he was mental. "I don't remember the dream but it must have been crazy. I want to go back to sleep."

Draco got back into the bed and Ginny laid back on his chest and went back to sleep.

Now Draco really couldn't get any rest. Something was not right with Ginny. Not at all.