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Author's Note: Hello, all. This is the next installment of my story. I'm half way through the next chapter so that might be up soon. This chapter is about Ginny and Draco's summer. Be warned, all Ginny's POV is her thoughts. Enjoy.

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Ginny's POV The Middle of the Summer

The Burrow. My safe haven, my place of familiarity. The overwhelming noise is, to me, a reminder of my big, eccentric family. Thank God I'm here. But then again…

With the overwhelming noise comes the almost as overwhelming feeling of love and dependability. But sometimes, all of the overwhelming feelings and noise are annoying. Like now, for example.

I'm trying to concentrate on reading the books that Professor Felton assigned yet it seems impossible! The usually comforting noise almost hurts my ears. It had never been like this before.

Every one of my brothers is here for a week. Thus the noise. I've been hearing explosions go off every ten minutes for the last two hours because of the twins. I think I should ask Mum to put a Silencing Spell on my room so I can hear myself think.

Let's see. Where was I? Oh yes, chapter 20. Goodness, these textbooks are long and boring! I'm glad that I've already finished all my other schoolwork for the summer. Otherwise, I'd have never been able to finish these books on time.

I have decided that I'm going to skim them first, then memorize since I'm pressed for time. That's how I've been memorizing the last three books so quickly.

Professor Felton was right. As time goes along, it does get easier and easier to absorb the information from the textbooks. I'm almost an expert on Inexplicabilis Tempero already... Hahaha, yeah I wish! Inexplicabilis Tempero is so complex; I can see why people devote their entire life to mastering it.

Many of the textbooks have the same general facts about the ability that Professor Felton shared with me so I don't have to memorize that part. This makes the skimming technique handy.

Memorizing information I already know is useless, and it wastes time that I don't have. When I skim, I feel like I get a better understanding of the more complex part in the textbook. It also minimizes the shock of absorbing information so I'm less tired afterwards.

Wonderful, Mum's spell is working well. I can't even hear the explosions anymore. Now, I can study.

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"Your reports have been impressive, my son, for a child your age. My lord is pleased. You will be rewarded soon," Lucius said. I have stopped thinking of him as Father a little after when he introduced me to Voldemort.

The fact that he liked my reports was laughable. Everything I had written in the reports was either something I'd already said in a previous report or something I'd made up. Nothing too personal about Virginia but enough for them to know that I was still doing my job.

Lucius didn't seem to notice my struggle to keep down a sneer and continued.

"I am certainly proud of you. In a few years, you might be as powerful as I am. Then you will have the dark sign burned on your arm."

The sneer became even harder to keep off my face. In a few years, you might be as powerful as I am? I am already twice as strong as he'll ever be. The arrogant bastard. And he talks as if having the dark sign is a gift from heaven.

I nodded eagerly to keep up the act. "Yes, Father," I said, forcing enthusiasm in my voice, "Thank you!"

Then Wormtail entered the room from a passage and quickly said, "Master wants to see you." He dashed out of the room back into the secret passage right after he finished his sentence.

I hesitated slightly and Lucius obviously noticed because he said, "You mustn't keep the Dark Lord waiting, Draco."

Once inside the room where Voldemort and Wormtail were, I shut the door and walked up to Voldemort.

"My Lord," I said sweetly to Voldemort as I swept into a bow.

"Good evening, Draco," he replied. His tone hardened as he said, "Leave, Wormtail."

"But, Master-" Wormtail began but was cut off by a forceful "Now" from Voldemort. He wisely chose to exit without any further argument.

"You wished to speak to me, my Lord?" I asked, placing a rather idiotic look of enthusiasm on my face.

"Yes, Draco. I wanted to congratulate you on your success on this mission. You will be happy to know that I am considering letting you become a Deatheater earlier than the rest of your peers because of your spy-work. You may not know it but none of the Deatheaters at the moment have the knack for spying that you do. A boy at your age, who uses his resources to monitor Virginia and writes lengthy reports every week to tell me of her activities, certainly has the devotion and word-ethic to become a greater Deatheater than even your father, one of my right-hand men."

Again with the comments about my inferiority and age. Lucius and Voldemort think on the same brain waves, I swear it! I already am more powerful than Lucius.

"Thank you, my Lord," I replied, politely. "Draco, how many hours does spying on Virginia take?"

"Only a few hours a day, my Lord," I lied, trying to sound humble. It only took me minutes with the diary and a magical quill.

"I want you to intensify the Virginia Project for me."

I thought a moment. "My lord, I would like to be able to do this for you yet I fear that I will not be able to give it enough attention. I already have a full schedule with lessons, homework, and Quidditch," I said, emphasizing the last word.

"Well then, Draco, I'm sure I can persuade your father to let you off of the Quidditch team."

Wonderful! I'm off the Quidditch team! I've been trying for a long time to get off that team. "Thank you, my Lord. Now, I will have time to do the mission thoroughly. What are the guide lines?"

"I want you to watch her all the time. I don't want her to sneeze without you knowing and reporting it to me. I want more detailed information, more personal information. I need you to find more weaknesses. Report when she speaks to Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter. How does she impact their lives? When are they vulnerable and trusting with her? How many times a day can we get Potter through her?" he said.

Then he continued, whispering, "Yes, Potter must die. He must. Harry Potter will die by my hand. No one will take from me. No one!"

This is probably a good time to leave. He's in his own world now.

"Thank you, my Lord. You shall get your first report soon."

"Yes, yes, Draco," he told me. He sounded very distant.

"Good-bye, my Lord," I said, as I slid out of the room.

Well, that wasn't quite according to plan but I will adjust. I will just give them more than I used to about Virginia. I should probably start handing in the profiles I've made about the Dream Team too. I knew Voldemort would want me to spy on them sooner or later.

In six days time, I'll send a report to Voldemort with Ginny's activities and one of my reports about Potter. That should keep him satisfied for a while at least. It should give me enough time to readjust my plans too.

Now, where is my parchment and quill?

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Virginia Weasley:

Please do not read the book entitled Inexplicabilis Tempero: How to control the Orderly Chaos of the Mind and More. I want to discuss this book immediately after you have read it so bring it to the first meeting of your fourth year to read.

Yrs.

Professor Felton

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Hmm.I wonder why he doesn't want me to read that book. There must be something special about it. My curiosity is now peaked. Human nature is so annoying at times.

Well, I suppose I'll just have to wait until the school year is in to read it.

Then I will ask Professor Felton why he didn't want me to read the textbook. He is so mysterious, and his reasons for action are so mystifying. A shady character all in all though the air about him demands trust and respect. Most peculiar.

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