Sorry i know bad bad bad cliffhanger lol
So just a word of warning this chapter is quiet dark and distressing and this is where the tragedy comes in, so if you dont like this sort of thing i suggest you close your eyes.
The butterfly effect
Ginny sat up with a gasp, looking wildy around, everything was black and it was cold, freezing cold, she pulled what she assumed was her cloak tightly around her, her body ached, feeling around blindly but there was nothing apart from the cold stone she was sat on.
The potion must have gone wrong, was she dead? "Draco" she whispered then began to crawl, sweeping her hands across the floor to hopefully find another body, her head clumped against a wall and she felt her way up it 'what the hell' she began to feel her way around the walls until she came to some cold bars. now she was scared, she tried to make her eyes see but it was pointless, is this what the future held? she didn't understand "Draco" her voice came out weak and scared.
'Her wand' she suddenly thought, she began to search herself and with disappointment realised it wasn't there, she rested her face against the bars, trying to see and think but the darkness and cold wrapped around her, making either impossible.
Then she began to get angry "SOMEONE" she shouted "SOMEONE....HEEEEEELP".
"shhhhhhh" came a voice from the darkness.
Her heart did a backflip "who's there"?
"Its me Fred"
Relief flooded through her "oh Merlin, Fred... where are we"?
"Don't know, but don't shout or you will bring them back down here".
"What...who.."?
"Death eaters Ginny remember"?
Her heart must have stopped, a new chill swept through her body "what" she gasped. "deatheaters Ginny, they got us, George too"
"George"? "where is he"? panic filled her again, 'this wasn't good'.
"I don't know" his voice broke and her heart broke with it "they took him away".
Ginny slumped to the floor 'this was all wrong'.
"I don't remember anything Fred, how did we end up here"?
"It was the day of your graduation when they attacked, we were all outside at the ceremony, before we knew it we were surrounded by over a hundred deatheaters, people were falling everywhere, mum screamed for us to get you away, so we dragged you to the forest, you wanted to stay and help, only we were followed".
A lump formed in her throat as he carried on.
"We put up a good fight gin......you even got old Lucius with that bat bogey hex" he chuckled slightly at the last part "but we were over powered and brought here".
Ginny's head thunked against the bars "how long have we been here"?
"Its hard to tell, we have had seven meals delivered, so my guess is seven days, but it seems so much longer".
"How longs George been gone"?
"About three" his voice sounded defeated.
They fell into silence, what did this mean?, how could her future be like this?, where was Draco? had he taken the mark? a thousand questions flew through her mind, tears running unchecked down her cheeks, she sat for hours or days 'she wasn't sure' contemplating what this meant, until finally a bright light blinded her.
Her eyes crinkled against the sudden light source, she tried to peer to see who's the footsteps were but it only made her eyes water uncontrollably, the steps stopped at her cell, and as she looked up her heart leapt, there was no mistaking that white blonde hair, she must have looked pitiful.
She leapt up "Draco, oh Merlin Draco, what happened"?
As her eyes became adjusted to the light, she noticed he was looking at her strangely, a look she had never seen before a look of horror, they just stared at each other, Ginny uncertain, then they were both hugging through the bars, Ginny crying "i don't know whats happened, why are we here"?
"LEAVE MY SISTER ALONE" came Fred's voice.
Draco held up his wand and cast a silencing spell, his eyes never leaving Ginny's "i'm so sorry Ginny, so sorry".
"Whats happened" she croaked.
He pulled back and pulled up his sleeve, she gasped, hands flying to her mouth as if to stop the sound, the dark mark burned into his skin, "Draco, you....why"?
"I don't know, i cant remember, i just woke in my bed and there it was".
Ginny slumped to the floor and he crouched down next to her.
"How did you know i was here"? she asked.
"Heard them talking about you, i had to come see you".
"Where are we"?
"My house....in the dungeons".
She felt him stroking her hair through the bars, she looked up "wheres George"?
He looked confused "i don't know, is he not down here"?
She shook her head "Fred says they took him away".
"I'll find out" he offered, and she nodded.
"Ginny how did you get caught"?
Ginny told him what Fred had told her, finding hereself in his arms again.
"I'm sorry gin" he soothed when she had finished.
"What does it mean though"? she asked "i don't understand why we are here, why has it ended up like this"?
"I don't know, I'm just as confused, this hasn't shown me anything what i thought" he replied.
"Will be be able to get back"?
"I don't know....we did everything right" Draco sighed.
"I want to go back".
"It will be over soon" he soothed "just like a dream".
"Draco" came and haughty voice from farther up the corridor, Draco stood quickly as if shocked, his features became a mask of indifference as he looked down upon Ginny.
Slow and steady footsteps approached and she soon looked up into the sneering face of Lucius malfoy, "what you doing boy"?
Draco shrugged "just making the weasley suffer some more".
Lucius's smirk fell upon her "ah telling her that her dear brother squealed like a pig".
Ginny's eyes widened in horror and she looked away, heart hammering wildly.
"yes" came his hateful voice "put up quiet a fight that one did, the fighters are always the best, they last so much longer, in fact i think we have bets on whether the other twin will last as long".
He turned and stalked off "Draco boy, come" she looked up to see Draco follow his father, it went black again then the silencing spell was lifted.
"GIIIIINNNNYYYYYY" came her brothers hoarse voice.
"Its ok Fred, im here" she said loudly.
"Oh Ginny i thought he had taken you".
"No......he was just tormenting me".
"When i get out of here i'm going to wring his scrawny neck" he growled.
Ginny smiled at her brothers optimism.
Days passed or was it weeks she didn't know, all she knew was darkness, cold and hunger she must have looked a sight wasting away, dirty and broken, she hadn't seen Draco since that night, the only thing that kept her sane was her brother nearby, how long would this potion last, she knew already what would happen, why was it torturing her still? she wanted to wake up out of this nightmare.
she was in another pit of despair when the light blinded her again, great feeding time again she thought sarcastically, bread, water and broth was what their meal consisted of, brought by house elf's, she looked up, only this wasn't house elf's.
Many footsteps approached and Ginny stood up and backed away to the back of the cell, shielding her eyes from the light, she heard a cackle "oh gonna have fun with that one" said a gruff voice.
"LEAVE HER ALONE YOU BASTARDS" roared Fred making the deatheaters laugh.
"Bring them both" ordered Lucius's cruel voice.
And she was dragged from her cell, she saw Fred struggling behind her as they were taken up some stone stairs and pulled into a hallway, a frightened house elf, squeaked in fright as it saw the group, putting its head down it scurried off.
They finally ended up in what looked like a ball room, Lucius lead the way and sat in a throne like seat at the end, Ginny was pushed onto her knees in front of him, Fred struggling didn't comply quiet so easily and only when someone had cursed him into position did he stay still, hatred shooting from his eyes.
Lucius just smirked down at them, then pointed his wand at Ginny, Fred gasped as a spell shot out but couldn't move, his eyes wide as it hit Ginny, but to her surprise instead of been cursed into pain, she felt clean, her hair wasn't lank and greasy anymore. She caught Fred's eye and read the same confused look, then realisation hit her, when one of the deatheaters laughed "didn't think you would take a dirty bitch" the rest laughed at his joke, her eyes widened in horror and she saw Fred mirrored her, where the hell was Draco? She saw her brothers inner turmoil as he struggled to fight the spell, then Lucius was standing up "turn him round, i want him to see this".
Ginny sprang into action and did the only thing she could, run, she ran for the door and was amazed that she got so far, she barrelled out of the door and almost for one second though she was free, but a force pulled her back into the room and she landed with a thud on the floor in front of Lucius her breath knocked out of her as she lay sprawled on her back, Lucius loomed over her, she closed her eyes.
A smell of autumn assaulted her nostrils, sunlight shone through her closed eyes, she opened them confused at the sight before her, she was outside, how had she got here? last thing she remembered was...him. She realised numbly that two deatheaters were holding her tight, not paying attention to her, their leery smiles focused on something else, she followed their gazes. They werent alone, at least twenty deatheaters stood around all jeering and laughing at the same thing, her heart pounded and froze as her gaze fell upon the sight, tears welled up in her eyes.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" she screamed attracting the attention of the deatheaters "please no" she begged them "please dont".
Her beloved brother Fred looked back at her, a rope tied around each limb each tied to four of the malfoy horses, he shook his head in acceptance.
"Its ok gin....i love you".
And with those last words the horses set off in different directions, she saw his mouth open in agony, he must of been screaming but she couldnt hear for her own.
She sat up and cried out as a dark shape loomed over her, struggling as the figure held her close "shhhhh, its ok, im getting you out of here".
"Draco"?
"Its me" he whispered.
Then the pain hit her, she was in so much pain inside and out, she moaned as he helped her to stand.
"What happened"? she said hoarsely.
"I don't know, we need to concentrate on getting you out".
He led her through the cell door "wait" she said halting "Fred".
Draco shook his head "he's gone".
"Gone"? she asked dumbly.
"Dead Ginny".
Cold prickles coursed through her body "what happened to me" she whispered.
He shook his head trying to hold himself together "i cant Ginny....".
"Did they rape me"? she already knew the answer in the way her body hurt.
She was shocked to see tears in his eyes "I'm so sorry gin, i thought you would be safe".
"This is all your fault...i hate you" she spat.
Her last conscious thought was of the tear that rolled down his cheek.