11. Ginny

Ginny knew guys better than anyone I had ever known. It was remarkable. When Ginny came into the Manor, Draco took her hand and led her to me. She smiled brightly and gave me a hug. I said, "You have no idea how much I've missed you!"

Ginny squeeled and gave me another hug. Ginny said, "I missed you too!"

Draco heard all the squeeling and left. It was just Ginny and me. She asked, "Babe, what's happened to you?"

I then proceeded to tell her my story. I didn't leave one single detail out. Ginny gave me a sympathetic look and said, "I'm so sorry."

I gave her a weak smile in response. I had a few questions for her. I asked, "So, who did you claim?"

Ginny answered, "Justin. Obviously, I released him. He's living in the Muggle World."

I asked, "Who did Ron claim?"

Ginny answered, "A girl named Jenna. You don't know her. She was in my year. Ron released her too. She lives in the Muggle World as well."

I smiled. The Weaseley family would never keep slaves. It was nice to know that there were good people in the world. Ginny asked, "So, now that I'm here, how can I help you make your situation any better?"

I answered, "Help me think of a way to make Draco fall in love with me."

Ginny was taken aback at first, but then she said, "Well, he 's a guy, and I'm sure he would love great sex, but you two already do that. Then there's another element, which is common interest. That's simple enough for the two of you. You were both really good at school, so you already have a start. But what you really need is to find his weakness. Find it and use it against him."

I hadn't even considered finding his weakness. I said, "Ginny, you are truly amazing."

Ginny smiled and replied, "Thanks babe."

Ginny and I started talking about everything. We talked about her relationship with Harry, her career, and those we lost in the war. But then we came to the topic of Ron. Ginny asked, "So what are you and Ron going to do after you get out of here?"

I sighed. I answered with the truth, "I'll probably never get out of here. So it doesn't really matter."

Draco came in after I said this. He looked at Ginny and said, "It's time for you to go."

Ginny gave me a hug and left. I was left with Malfoy again. He grabbed me forcefully and lifted me up. He brought me to our room and threw me on the bed. He said, "I never want to hear about you leaving this place. Ever. Especially with Ron."

I nodded. Draco said, "I hope you know that you're never leaving me."

I replied, "I know."

Draco jumped on top of me and said, "You're mine."

I replied, "I know."

Draco started undressing himself and then proceeded to undress me. He was angry. Angry sex with him was my least favorite. It just hurt. Draco seemed to sense my hesitation. He asked, "What's wrong?"

I answered, "I really don't want to have sex right now. Not when you're angry."

Draco's face softened. He said, "Okay."

I was quite surprised by it all. He'd never stopped before when I had asked him to. I snuggled into his chest. I said, "I'd really like to get out of here for a little while. I haven't been outside since before I got here."

Draco replied, "I guess it would be alright if I took you out of the house. I could take you out to dinner tomorrow."

I smiled and said, "That would be nice."

It really would be nice to get out of the house for a while. There were times like these when Draco could be sweet. I knew by now that it was all an act, but I could pretend for a short time that this was real.

It was then that I noticed what Draco's weakness was. His weakness was me. I had more power over him than I had ever realized. Physically, he overpowered me easily, but I had the power mentally. I was being manipulative, this I knew. However, any reasonable person would not blame me. Being manipulative was the only way to survive in this world.

Once I had found a heart-string I could almost assure that Draco would fall in love with me. Fortunately, I had finally found a heart-string. Now, all I had to do was pull.