Ginny Riddle, Chapter 5
Author's Note: The next-to-last chapter of the series. People seem to like it so far (good for my writing self-esteem). Finally, the real rescue part. I really thought that the last two parts were a little mushy, so I'm trying to detract the mush-content in the last two chapters. If you think you know how it's going to end, I guarantee you are wrong. Anyway, read on.
Disclaimer: I own jack. On with the story.
Harry and Hermione looked at each other, and simultaneously said, "We'd better get started." Unfortunately, this meant breaking a very comfortable hug, They headed into the building that was Lord Voldemort's secret lair. After walking together for a few hundred feet, they heard a very unusual sound. They had just come upon a SLEEPING Death Eater sprawled upon the floor!
"Petrificius Totales," Hermione whispered, guaranteeing if the Death Eater woke up anytime soon, he wouldn't be going anywhere. Harry and Hermione stepped over the sleeping Death Eater and walked on.
"Come on, Ginny," the Dark Lord was saying softly to his 'wife.' "You know you want to believe me. I'm fighting it now. I can fight it now. I really do love you, Ginny."
Thirty-five minutes ago, Ginny Riddle would have felt repulsed at the soothing tone of voice in which Lord Voldemort had used. At first, she did not believe his bizarre tale, but now she started to accept Tom's story. "Tom, I believe you." Ginny spoke this in an honest, not a sarcastic tone of voice, and Tom could tell she was telling the truth.
"I was really hoping you'd believe me," said Tom. "It's extremely important to me that you believe me."
Ginny put her arms around Tom's waist. "Tom, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are coming now. I'll tell them what happened."
"They won't believe me," said Voldemort.
"I'll talk to them. They'll believe me," said Ginny. With that, she closed her eyes and kissed him. He put his hands on her back and kissed back, neither of them noticing the looks of utter astonishment from the assembled Death Eaters.
After Hermione had body-binded that sleeping Death Eater, it had been smooth goings. They had not encountered another Death Eater, or any other sign of human life for that matter. The building had begun to get colder, and Hermione started to walk a little closer to Harry, until they came to a huge stone door. It had a small picture of a snake on it. Harry instinctively knew what he had to do.
"Open up," he said, but his powers caused a low hiss to emerge from his mouth. The door immediately slid aside.
When the door moved, Hermione had almost fainted on the spot. There was Lord Voldemort, kissing Ginny, arms around her waist, and, what really astounded her was that Ginny seemed to be responding, and she was, with a good deal of passion. Harry held Hermione tight, only to keep her from sprawling unconscious.
Ginny and Tom had not even realized that Harry and Hermione had entered the room, but they noticed when a deep voice that was Harry's said, "Stupefy." Voldemort's body went limp, and he began to fall to the floor when Ginny wrapped her arms around him to hold him up. He regained himself in time, and recovered his wand. He started to perform the Cruciatus Curse, but stopped himself as he began to say the curse.
Harry was immensely surprised at this action. One moment Ginny and Voldemort were kissing, the next minute he had Stunned the Dark Lord, the next he recovered. Now the Dark Lord had his wand in his hand. He pointed it at Harry and again started to say Crucio. Harry closed his eyes and braced himself for the searing pain the Cruciatus Curse inflicts. But it didn't come. Harry inquisitively opened his eyes, wondering why he was not rolling on the floor in agony at this very moment.
When he opened his eyes, Voldemort still had his wand in his hand. Seeing a threat, Harry raised his own wand and shouted, "Expelliarmus." But the spell never reached Lord Voldemort. Ginny had thrown herself in front of the oncoming spell, and had taken the entire brunt of it. Hermione nearly fainted again, but rushed over to see if Ginny was okay. After a minute, Ginny began to stir, and Hermione moved back to Harry.
"Harry," Hermione whispered. "What is going on here?"
"I don't know," Harry answered uncertainly. "Hermi, I have no idea in the world."
But he was about to get an idea of what was going on. At that moment, Ginny had awoken and recovered her wand. Her eyes filled with malice and hatred as she rounded on Harry. She raised the wand and pointed it right between his eyes!
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's Note: The next-to-last chapter of the series. People seem to like it so far (good for my writing self-esteem). Finally, the real rescue part. I really thought that the last two parts were a little mushy, so I'm trying to detract the mush-content in the last two chapters. If you think you know how it's going to end, I guarantee you are wrong. Anyway, read on.
Disclaimer: I own jack. On with the story.
Harry and Hermione looked at each other, and simultaneously said, "We'd better get started." Unfortunately, this meant breaking a very comfortable hug, They headed into the building that was Lord Voldemort's secret lair. After walking together for a few hundred feet, they heard a very unusual sound. They had just come upon a SLEEPING Death Eater sprawled upon the floor!
"Petrificius Totales," Hermione whispered, guaranteeing if the Death Eater woke up anytime soon, he wouldn't be going anywhere. Harry and Hermione stepped over the sleeping Death Eater and walked on.
"Come on, Ginny," the Dark Lord was saying softly to his 'wife.' "You know you want to believe me. I'm fighting it now. I can fight it now. I really do love you, Ginny."
Thirty-five minutes ago, Ginny Riddle would have felt repulsed at the soothing tone of voice in which Lord Voldemort had used. At first, she did not believe his bizarre tale, but now she started to accept Tom's story. "Tom, I believe you." Ginny spoke this in an honest, not a sarcastic tone of voice, and Tom could tell she was telling the truth.
"I was really hoping you'd believe me," said Tom. "It's extremely important to me that you believe me."
Ginny put her arms around Tom's waist. "Tom, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are coming now. I'll tell them what happened."
"They won't believe me," said Voldemort.
"I'll talk to them. They'll believe me," said Ginny. With that, she closed her eyes and kissed him. He put his hands on her back and kissed back, neither of them noticing the looks of utter astonishment from the assembled Death Eaters.
After Hermione had body-binded that sleeping Death Eater, it had been smooth goings. They had not encountered another Death Eater, or any other sign of human life for that matter. The building had begun to get colder, and Hermione started to walk a little closer to Harry, until they came to a huge stone door. It had a small picture of a snake on it. Harry instinctively knew what he had to do.
"Open up," he said, but his powers caused a low hiss to emerge from his mouth. The door immediately slid aside.
When the door moved, Hermione had almost fainted on the spot. There was Lord Voldemort, kissing Ginny, arms around her waist, and, what really astounded her was that Ginny seemed to be responding, and she was, with a good deal of passion. Harry held Hermione tight, only to keep her from sprawling unconscious.
Ginny and Tom had not even realized that Harry and Hermione had entered the room, but they noticed when a deep voice that was Harry's said, "Stupefy." Voldemort's body went limp, and he began to fall to the floor when Ginny wrapped her arms around him to hold him up. He regained himself in time, and recovered his wand. He started to perform the Cruciatus Curse, but stopped himself as he began to say the curse.
Harry was immensely surprised at this action. One moment Ginny and Voldemort were kissing, the next minute he had Stunned the Dark Lord, the next he recovered. Now the Dark Lord had his wand in his hand. He pointed it at Harry and again started to say Crucio. Harry closed his eyes and braced himself for the searing pain the Cruciatus Curse inflicts. But it didn't come. Harry inquisitively opened his eyes, wondering why he was not rolling on the floor in agony at this very moment.
When he opened his eyes, Voldemort still had his wand in his hand. Seeing a threat, Harry raised his own wand and shouted, "Expelliarmus." But the spell never reached Lord Voldemort. Ginny had thrown herself in front of the oncoming spell, and had taken the entire brunt of it. Hermione nearly fainted again, but rushed over to see if Ginny was okay. After a minute, Ginny began to stir, and Hermione moved back to Harry.
"Harry," Hermione whispered. "What is going on here?"
"I don't know," Harry answered uncertainly. "Hermi, I have no idea in the world."
But he was about to get an idea of what was going on. At that moment, Ginny had awoken and recovered her wand. Her eyes filled with malice and hatred as she rounded on Harry. She raised the wand and pointed it right between his eyes!
TO BE CONTINUED