A/N: Here is your chapter, sorry I took so long. Oh! I still need a beta
reader. Until someone says they will everyone has to put up with my
spelling mistakes and junk
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Lucius Malfoy raised a silver eyebrow at his son in question. "Draco, why is that girl with you?" Draco's mouth fell open and then closed but no explanation issued forth. Ginny came to his rescue. "He caught me bloody walking on your grounds." She snarled, or tried to snarl anyhow.
'I hope that sounded convincing.' Ginny thought desperately. However, the look the Dark Lord and Lucius had on their faces said they were not quite convinced. "And grabbed me and dragged me up here, spitting threats all the while." Ginny added impulsively, crossing her fingers behind her back.
Draco snapped into action. "She is a Weasly, sir. I thought it would be best to bring her up here and keep her locked up until school starts again and she can't cause anymore trouble." Draco said. Then silently handed the BradenLeora to Lucius.
A cold harsh voice spoke then, that made a chill run up Ginny's spine. "How much does she know?" The Dark Lord. Ginny looked up at Draco. He was frozen; his mouth kept closing and opening. "Nothing! Let me Go!!!" Ginny kicked at Draco to get him out of his trance.
Draco shrugged. "She is a Weasly, of course she doesn't know anything." The Dark Lord surveyed them coldly. Lucius Malfoy turned and walked down the hall. "Put her in one of the lesser dungeons. We will have to use a memory charm on her later." Lucius threw over his shoulder. After on last glance The Dark Lord turned and followed Lucius down the hallway.
Silently Draco led Ginny to a small dungeon. "I'm sorry." He whispered as he locked the door. "I'll come back and get you out later tonight." Quickly he walked away, down the dark hallway and out of sight.
"No! Don't risk it. Just get done what you need to." Ginny whispered. But Draco was gone and didn't hear her. Sighing Ginny turned and looked around her 'cell.' It was slightly chilly because of a tiny window without glass.
However, it had a small fireplace in one corner with a small but strong fire in it. The cell also had a small trundle bed with nice down blanket. "Cell." Ginny muttered sarcastically. "This 'cell' is nicer then my bedroom."
She pushed the bed over nearer the fire and snuggled in under the blanket. To her great surprise Ginny fell asleep. She didn't wake up until she felt someone shaking her awake.
"Ginny, Ginny wake up." Slowly she opened her eyes. None other then Draco Malfoy was standing over her. "Come on, we have to get out of here." He hissed, pulling her out of bed.
"How long have I been asleep?" Ginny mumbled, knuckling the sleep out of her eyes. "Only about half and hour." Draco replied, his voice so quiet Ginny could barley hear him. Draco grabbed her hand and pulled Ginny out the door.
He paused once they were in the hallway. Suddenly he went stiff. Ginny was behind him and couldn't see anything. "Draco, what is it?" She whispered urgently. Suddenly someone had grabbed Draco and pushed him aside.
"Draco Malfoy. Helping the muggle lover I see. I knew you could never be as loyal as your father." The Dark Lord. Before Ginny or Draco could say anything the guards were dragging them down a dark staircase.
They were thrown roughly into a dark, dank and damp cell. A real cell this time, Ginny could tell. It was almost completely black; the only light came from the barred window in the door that led to the hallway.
Water was dripping from the ceiling and Ginny could feel a cold draft, although there was nowhere for it to be coming form. "Bloody Hell." Draco swore "What are we going to do now?"
"Where exactly are we?" Ginny asked. Suddenly Draco stood up. He went over to the door and pounded on it, kicked it, threw his weight against it, anything to try and get it to give way. Between swearing and pounding Ginny caught a few snatches of explanation.
"This is one of the two-" Pound, kick. "Worst dungeons-" Swear, hit. "In our whole bloody manor." Suddenly he stopped. "There is NO way to escape unless someone opens the door for you."
Draco heaved a long shuttering sigh and sat huddled up in a corner. His blonde hair was falling into his face but he didn't bother to brush it away. His eyes were dull. "We're stuck until we're killed or die, or get let out, the latter being almost certainly impossible."
Ginny stood up and looked out the window, a plan already forming in her mind. There was a table with a pot of faux, black roses on a little table just outside the door. "How do they feed us? DO they feed us?" Draco nodded his head. "Yeah, they just open the door and toss in our food."
Ginny almost laughed, she would have to but. "I know a way for you to escape, with Sirius and Lupin. Then Dumbledore can switch you back."
"How?"
"When they come to feed us, I'll dart out and grab the guard's keys. Then he will think I have them and leave the door unguarded for a minute. Really I will put the keys in the roses. You can grab them and then pretend you were trying to escape but let them catch you. Tomorrow night when everyone is asleep you can unlock your door, go and get Sirius and Lupin free and get the book before returning to Hogwarts."
"No." Draco said flatly.
"Why not, it is a good plan." Ginny shot back.
"No, you would die. They'd kill you."
Ginny sighed. "I know, but this is something I would be willing to die for, you don't understand because you don't have anything you would give your life for. Do you?" Draco shook his head. "No, nothing, and I'm glad I don't if it makes you act so stupidly."
"I need to, like I said you don't understand. If I don't do this something could happen to Sirius and Lupin. They would be forced to tell our secrets. I can't let that happen. Not if there is something I can do to stop it."
"No, I won't let you." Draco said angrily.
"Yes, I will and you can not do anything to stop me!" Ginny yelled. The words echoed around the dungeon.
"No. And that is the final word on the matter. Now go to sleep. It's late and I'm tired." Draco said, his voice dangerously low and calm. He turned over on his back and feel asleep.
Ginny crossed her arms stubbornly and stuck her tongue out at Draco's sleeping form. Soon, however, she was asleep.
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"Wake up yeh' lazy muggles." A rough voice shouted, and light hit Ginny in the face. She sat up, alert and ready. It was morning; Ginny had been awake for a few hours, although she pretended to be asleep. Draco was snoozing soundly as far as she knew.
The guard tossed two small jugs of water in and two hard lumps of bread. Now was her chance. Ginny stood up and bolted out the door and passed the stunned guard. She grabbed the keys out of the door and dropped them in the roses.
The guard recovered just as she was running down the hallway. Ginny heard him yell she had the keys and to get her. 'Draco, come through with this.' She thought 'Get Lupin, Sirius and yourself -MOSTLY yourself- out of here alive.'
She kept running. Two men appeared in front of her and Ginny turned down a different hallway. Suddenly she heard the Dark Lord's Voice yell an incantation and she fell to the ground.
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A/N- I forgot to tell you, both Ginny and Draco got their wands taken away form them. That was a long chap so please review!
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Lucius Malfoy raised a silver eyebrow at his son in question. "Draco, why is that girl with you?" Draco's mouth fell open and then closed but no explanation issued forth. Ginny came to his rescue. "He caught me bloody walking on your grounds." She snarled, or tried to snarl anyhow.
'I hope that sounded convincing.' Ginny thought desperately. However, the look the Dark Lord and Lucius had on their faces said they were not quite convinced. "And grabbed me and dragged me up here, spitting threats all the while." Ginny added impulsively, crossing her fingers behind her back.
Draco snapped into action. "She is a Weasly, sir. I thought it would be best to bring her up here and keep her locked up until school starts again and she can't cause anymore trouble." Draco said. Then silently handed the BradenLeora to Lucius.
A cold harsh voice spoke then, that made a chill run up Ginny's spine. "How much does she know?" The Dark Lord. Ginny looked up at Draco. He was frozen; his mouth kept closing and opening. "Nothing! Let me Go!!!" Ginny kicked at Draco to get him out of his trance.
Draco shrugged. "She is a Weasly, of course she doesn't know anything." The Dark Lord surveyed them coldly. Lucius Malfoy turned and walked down the hall. "Put her in one of the lesser dungeons. We will have to use a memory charm on her later." Lucius threw over his shoulder. After on last glance The Dark Lord turned and followed Lucius down the hallway.
Silently Draco led Ginny to a small dungeon. "I'm sorry." He whispered as he locked the door. "I'll come back and get you out later tonight." Quickly he walked away, down the dark hallway and out of sight.
"No! Don't risk it. Just get done what you need to." Ginny whispered. But Draco was gone and didn't hear her. Sighing Ginny turned and looked around her 'cell.' It was slightly chilly because of a tiny window without glass.
However, it had a small fireplace in one corner with a small but strong fire in it. The cell also had a small trundle bed with nice down blanket. "Cell." Ginny muttered sarcastically. "This 'cell' is nicer then my bedroom."
She pushed the bed over nearer the fire and snuggled in under the blanket. To her great surprise Ginny fell asleep. She didn't wake up until she felt someone shaking her awake.
"Ginny, Ginny wake up." Slowly she opened her eyes. None other then Draco Malfoy was standing over her. "Come on, we have to get out of here." He hissed, pulling her out of bed.
"How long have I been asleep?" Ginny mumbled, knuckling the sleep out of her eyes. "Only about half and hour." Draco replied, his voice so quiet Ginny could barley hear him. Draco grabbed her hand and pulled Ginny out the door.
He paused once they were in the hallway. Suddenly he went stiff. Ginny was behind him and couldn't see anything. "Draco, what is it?" She whispered urgently. Suddenly someone had grabbed Draco and pushed him aside.
"Draco Malfoy. Helping the muggle lover I see. I knew you could never be as loyal as your father." The Dark Lord. Before Ginny or Draco could say anything the guards were dragging them down a dark staircase.
They were thrown roughly into a dark, dank and damp cell. A real cell this time, Ginny could tell. It was almost completely black; the only light came from the barred window in the door that led to the hallway.
Water was dripping from the ceiling and Ginny could feel a cold draft, although there was nowhere for it to be coming form. "Bloody Hell." Draco swore "What are we going to do now?"
"Where exactly are we?" Ginny asked. Suddenly Draco stood up. He went over to the door and pounded on it, kicked it, threw his weight against it, anything to try and get it to give way. Between swearing and pounding Ginny caught a few snatches of explanation.
"This is one of the two-" Pound, kick. "Worst dungeons-" Swear, hit. "In our whole bloody manor." Suddenly he stopped. "There is NO way to escape unless someone opens the door for you."
Draco heaved a long shuttering sigh and sat huddled up in a corner. His blonde hair was falling into his face but he didn't bother to brush it away. His eyes were dull. "We're stuck until we're killed or die, or get let out, the latter being almost certainly impossible."
Ginny stood up and looked out the window, a plan already forming in her mind. There was a table with a pot of faux, black roses on a little table just outside the door. "How do they feed us? DO they feed us?" Draco nodded his head. "Yeah, they just open the door and toss in our food."
Ginny almost laughed, she would have to but. "I know a way for you to escape, with Sirius and Lupin. Then Dumbledore can switch you back."
"How?"
"When they come to feed us, I'll dart out and grab the guard's keys. Then he will think I have them and leave the door unguarded for a minute. Really I will put the keys in the roses. You can grab them and then pretend you were trying to escape but let them catch you. Tomorrow night when everyone is asleep you can unlock your door, go and get Sirius and Lupin free and get the book before returning to Hogwarts."
"No." Draco said flatly.
"Why not, it is a good plan." Ginny shot back.
"No, you would die. They'd kill you."
Ginny sighed. "I know, but this is something I would be willing to die for, you don't understand because you don't have anything you would give your life for. Do you?" Draco shook his head. "No, nothing, and I'm glad I don't if it makes you act so stupidly."
"I need to, like I said you don't understand. If I don't do this something could happen to Sirius and Lupin. They would be forced to tell our secrets. I can't let that happen. Not if there is something I can do to stop it."
"No, I won't let you." Draco said angrily.
"Yes, I will and you can not do anything to stop me!" Ginny yelled. The words echoed around the dungeon.
"No. And that is the final word on the matter. Now go to sleep. It's late and I'm tired." Draco said, his voice dangerously low and calm. He turned over on his back and feel asleep.
Ginny crossed her arms stubbornly and stuck her tongue out at Draco's sleeping form. Soon, however, she was asleep.
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"Wake up yeh' lazy muggles." A rough voice shouted, and light hit Ginny in the face. She sat up, alert and ready. It was morning; Ginny had been awake for a few hours, although she pretended to be asleep. Draco was snoozing soundly as far as she knew.
The guard tossed two small jugs of water in and two hard lumps of bread. Now was her chance. Ginny stood up and bolted out the door and passed the stunned guard. She grabbed the keys out of the door and dropped them in the roses.
The guard recovered just as she was running down the hallway. Ginny heard him yell she had the keys and to get her. 'Draco, come through with this.' She thought 'Get Lupin, Sirius and yourself -MOSTLY yourself- out of here alive.'
She kept running. Two men appeared in front of her and Ginny turned down a different hallway. Suddenly she heard the Dark Lord's Voice yell an incantation and she fell to the ground.
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A/N- I forgot to tell you, both Ginny and Draco got their wands taken away form them. That was a long chap so please review!