Chapter 24
He walked over to the prone figure lying on the floor. "Enervate," he snapped.
Ginny's eyes fluttered open and she struggled to sit up. Her eyes still showed red, so Severus knew that Voldemort aka Tom Riddle was still in control.
The figure scowled to see themselves still bound and they glared at Severus. "How dare you?!"
"How dare I? How dare you!" Severus snarled. "What are you playing at? You put others at risk, including your own son and mine!"
"How do I have a son? This must be a trick by Dumbledore!"
"It is no trick Tom Riddle, at least nothing from us. Dumbledore used a spell to destroy multiple lives. Your son was taken, your husband killed and the couple who took him killed. And your son was left to grow up with abusive Muggles."
"No," came a hoarse whisper.
"Yes, now tell us how you survived and the importance of the diary. Perhaps we can come to a mutually beneficial agreement," Severus said.
With narrowed eyes Voldemort observed Severus Snape. He could feel the mark on him. This man was one of his knights. He sneered at the thought of the name that the fool had given his knights; "Deatheaters." Such a tawdry name and one that the sheep had quickly took up. Even though he was just a bit of a soul and made before he left Hogwarts, he was able to obtain the missing information he needed from the girl. Though she had no idea what happened that fateful night. She had been a wealth of information as well as a surprise on what and who she was. He could make this work to his favor; he was a Slytherin after all.
"You are one of mine," he said.
"Yes," Severus answered.
"What happened to me?"
"No one really knows. Right now you are a bodiless spirit."
"It worked," he whispered. "Restore me to my body. I will show you how. Reassemble my horocrux's and bring me back. I want revenge on Dumbledore."
"Indeed and what of your son?" he asked.
Red eyes flicked over to Harry. "Get him away from the Muggles. Once I have my body and memories, I want my son."
Harry's heart jumped in excitement at the thought of not returning to the Dursley's ever again. Obsidian eyes bore into Ruby as they looked at each other to ascertain the truth. Severus gave a curt nod in agreement.
"Bring me the diary. Just let me touch it and I'll release the girl, though I would recommend that you question her under Veritaserum. She has many secrets."
Severus nodded again; he stepped forward and touched the diary to Ginny's arm. Her eyes returned to her natural brown and her body slumped down. Severus stepped back from her and moved over to his desk. He opened the bottom drawer and deposited the diary. After closing it and locking it with strong spells, he went to his cupboard and grabbed a bottle of Veritaserum.
He then grabbed a clean silver knife and the pretreated parchment. She started trying to hop away from him. She couldn't believe that Ron was just standing there along with Harry and Granger.
"Miss Weasley, I suggest you cease your fruitless attempt to escape. I don't plan to hurt you. I just need a little blood from you."
She started whimpering and frantically shaking her head. Snape pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. Stupid children! Good thing his son was better behaved than the rest of the rabble in this school. He reached for his want and froze her. Shaking his head, he made a small scratch on her hand and caught the blood on the parchment. He cast a quick "Episky" and headed over to his desk. He watched the words scrawl upon the parchment.
Ø Aberforth Dumbledore
Ginvera Molly Dumbledore
Ø Molly Prewett
Snape gave a sneer in disgust. How could she sleep with the man? Everyone knew he had an unhealthy obsession with his goats. He shuddered in horror at the thought of Molly sleeping with him, let alone breeding with him.
Silent tears ran down Ginny's face, all the planning up in smoke because of her stupid Potions Professor. She wondered if she could get her Uncle, the Headmaster, to kill him and use that spell of his on the others. She was going to be Lady Potter and then Harry was to die in battle so she could play the grieving widow and everyone would adore and worship her. They would use this to give her Uncle more say in the Wizarding world and potentially take over. She knew she should have gotten rid of the diary but she couldn't change her secrets getting out and now they were. Maybe if she cried and played the victim, they'd believe her. She'd have to go with it; it worked on Arthur when she passed blame onto the boys. Hell she even got it to work on some of her teachers.
Seeing the look on their Professor's face; Harry, Ron and Hermione went over to see the results. Ron started at the site of Molly's name and a man who had the same last name as the Headmaster.
"Who is Aberforth Dumbledore?" Harry asked.
"That would be the Headmaster's younger brother. He runs the Hogshead Pub down at the local village, Hogsmeade."
"But the Headmaster is really old! That means so is his brother," Ron exclaimed as he wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"Yes well, Mr. Waesley, this shows us that she is not your sister."
"Do you think she knows?" he asked.
"We shall see," Severus said as he again picked up the Veritaserum and walked back over to Ginny. "Finite," he said with a lazy flick of his wand. Harry, Hermione, and Ron came over and stood next to him facing Ginny. The moment the spell was released, she started crying.
"Why are you doing this? Ron, why did you tie me up and bring me here? I'm telling mom!" She kept crying and yelling at her "brother."
"Miss Weasley desist in your behavior at once!" Severus snapped. Her incessant crying and whining was giving him a headache.
Ginny sniffled and started glaring at Professor Snape. She stared him dead in the eye, not realizing he was getting what she was thinking.
'Who does this greasy bat think he is? Mum is going to flip her hair if she finds out someone else knows the truth. Maybe Uncle Albus can get rid of him. He's ruining out plans of me becoming the next Lady Potter. Stupid Ron, he's trying to make me look stupid in front of Harry. Why did Riddle have to open his big mouth? He promised to keep my secrets. Uncle Albus said that Harry had to die in order to get rid of Riddle and then we'd get all his money and I'd be famous 'cause I'd be the widow of the boy-who-lived.'
Severus withdrew from her mind and smirked. This promised to be very informative.
"Stay away! You're going to be fired once the Headmaster hears of this!"
"I highly doubt that Miss Weasley," Severus said to her as he advanced on her. She tried to struggle to get away so he cast a partial Petrificus on her so that only her head could move.
"You won't get away with this! Ron, you git, help me!" She shrieked at him.
Ron grimaced at her and shook his head. He needed to know the truth and Riddle said she knew something. He always thought that Gideon and Fabian were his Uncles, now he knew Gideon was his father and Fabian was still his Uncle. Did that mean Molly did something to them? Were they still alive?
"Calm down Miss Weasley, all we want is the truth. This won't hurt," he froze her and got her mouth open. After putting three drops on her tongue, he forced her to swallow before releasing her.
Hermione stepped closer, interested in observing firsthand the effects of Veritaserum. Ginny's body relaxed in the bonds and her eyes went glassy. Severus smirked to see that his potion was at work. "Now Miss Weasley, we just have a few questions for you. Did you know that Arthur Weasley really isn't your father?"
"Yes," she said. Inside Ginny watched in horror at what was happening.
"How did you find out?"
"Mum told me when I was little. She took me to meet my real father."
"Why did she tell you?"
"I threw a tantrum one day and my magic flared and broke the glamour. Mum had to tell me."
"Does Arthur know you are not his daughter?"
"No, Mum uses a potion on him that controls him."
"Does he know about your brothers?"
"No, mum had Uncle Albus help spell him."
"Is Gideon and Fabian still alive?" Severus asked her. It would make sense considering Ron's age.
"Yes," she replied.
"Where are they?"
"Uncle Albus moved them to the country house owned by the Prewetts."
"Why did he move them?"
"He had to move them because they and the other man he kept with them, kept trying to escape."