Disclaimer:
This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
AN:
Ginny is in her sixth year, she is approximately 16, 17 years old now.
Includes mentions of killing and torture (nothing detailed!!!)
Please don't be disappointed - in this chapter they still are in the Great Hall. But I promise to post the next one soon - I have already written a lot more. But please excuse if I don't update every day, because I'm in the middle of two weeks of exams (yesterday Englisch correspondence, today I had an translation exam, tomorrow Spanish correspondence and translation... and so on. I am also aware that I am in terrible need of a beta-reader. Until I have one, please excuse my mistakes.
Answers to reviews:
DarkChildNinaAnimeAngel - I love almost every pairing with Lucius or Severus - thank you for adding me to your list - I am sooo proud!!!
belle - I'll write more!
Niamh of Tir na N Og - the next chapter(s) will give a bit more information on this story (unfortunately in this chapter is not very much further information)- but I would not want to spoil the surprise. But I love Lucius pairings and I am really hooked to unconventional pairings like this - a bit difficult to write but I see it as a challenge. I think it is more L/G-centric.
kelly - thank you very much! Hope you like the next chapter - I'll be writing more soon
Tsering - thank you - here is the next chapter!
SamiJo - I hope you'll stay interested. Thank you!
faer - Yes, odd indeed :-) I really like 'difficult' pairings, that are not that common (but only if I think they are remotely realistic.
keladria - I'm glad you like it! Of course I'll write more as long as I got such nice reviews.
elmia - After a good start it is difficult to meet the expectations... I hope I'll manage it. Thank you for your praise!
jj - Thank you And for Ginny's eyes - ooops (maybe she's wearing Muggle-contacts? ;-) ) But I'll change blue for brown, of course
scholcomp25 - Glad you like it, thank you!
julkat007 - Thank you, I am happy that you find it interesting
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Ginny let out a startled scream and some of the teachers looked as shocked as she felt. Minerva McGonnagall looked at Lucius Malfoy with disbelieve and loathing in her eyes: "You cannot be honest, Lord Malfoy! Nobody follows this medieval law any more...!"
With an arrogant glare, Malfoy replied: "Professor, it is a valid law and it ensures the purity of old bloodlines. I fully intend to act according this law - as you should expect from any wizard of honour."
Dumbledore said, before McGonnagall could answer:" I'm afraid I have to agree with my deputy headmistress, Lord Lucius. This law hasn't been practiced for nearly hundred years because it is commonly thought of as a barbaric anachronism."
Lucius Malfoys eyes narrowed: "I don't think you'd dare to deny me what is my right. After all, I think I might be a bit more ... in practice... in the matter of duelling."
His calm voice never lost the slightly amused tone, but held a sharp edge that made Ginny shudder even more than before. This man was the man who had tried to kill her. This man was the one Harry saw in his visions. This man had killed and tortured mercilessly...
Dumbledore, of course, remained calm: "Lord Lucius, I doubt that you should be so sure about *that*."
The teachers and students who sat near enough to hear the verbal fight sat frozen, most of them holding a tight grip to their wands.
Ginny Weasley backed away, her terrified glare on Malfoy, expecting him to attack the headmaster at any time.
For a moment, the dark wizard stared at Dumbledore with fury glittering in his eyes. The headmaster held the look with a stoic expression, but his eyes were unrecogneicable to that of the friendly, kind old man Ginny knew him as. They were the eyes of a warrior, hard, determined and ... dangerous to everyone who dared to oppose him openly. Never had Ginny believed that the popular headmaster could look like this.
Then, suddenly, Lucius Malfoy smiled, a cold smile that didn't reach his eyes: "You are a brave man, Headmaster. Very ... Gryffindor ... of you..." It came out as an insult.
The tension eased, but didn't really disappear, when Dumbledore anwered calmly: "Courage has nothing to do with schoolhouses, even if it is one of the major characteristics of the members of the House of the Lion."
Lord Lucius ignored him and looked at the trembling girl beside him: "Miss Virginia Anne Weasley?"
She nodded, not trusting herself to speak. She had to fight the feeling that she would faint any moment, when he stepped nearer and bowed lightly: "Miss Weasley, I think you know my name - Lucius Damien, Lord of Malfoy. It's a pleasure to meet you again- after so long."
She found herself unable to answer and only stared at him like a rabbit would at a snake.
He looked at her as if measuring her appearance. Then he smiled his typical, arrogant smile that reminded her very much of his son Draco. What he saw seemed to have found his approval.
She shuddered involuntarily when she saw his cold silver-grey eyes watching her as if she were something on display in a shop.
He was handsome, in a very aristocrathic kind of way - the dangerous beauty of a predator searching for prey.
Now he reached out one hand and she flinched when he took her hand in his and kissed it gently.
Ginny struggled not to pull her hand out of the surprisingly warm one of the intimidating man. She had the sudden expression that he would bite her.
Nobody had ever kissed her hand before, and the formal behaviour of this, although known as brutal and cruel, sophisticated wizard made her feel like a three-year-old.
She blushed and smiled timidly when he released her hand. Suddenly she realized that she should at least greet him as well, despite the fact that her wish that he wasn't here - that she wasn't here.
She managed a weak: "Nice to meet you..." which even she herself found almost inaudible - and it also didn't sound very believable, as it betrayed her fear.
This brought the first real smile in Malfoys face.
He turned around to Dumbledore and said: "It is always charming to see how unpicked roses begin to blossom within the right care..."
The way he said that let Ginny shiver again. She felt like she was drowning. Never had she felt such fear - not even when Tom Riddles diary had almost killed her.
With a quick look at her, the Death Eater continued: " Headmaster, I'll return my fiancé in two weeks from now, in order to let her finish her education properly. I'll not have an uneducated wife."
And with this, he gripped Ginnys ellebow tightly and nodded curtly in direction of the staff table. In an almost unhumanly difficult afford to fight her own fear down, she managed to call: "Headmaster... please!"
But Dumbledore shook his head, looking very sad and tired: "I'm afraid, Miss Weasley - Virginia - that you don't have the opportunity to choose. I'm very sorry."
She felt her knees becoming weak and she stumbled against the tall wizard beside her. She would have fallen if not for his quick reaction with which he caught her.
She didn't really see the faces of the students, staring at the unusual pair, she saw everything as if through fog. She thought she could hear Ron screaming: " Let go of her, you bastard!" but maybe she imagined it.
In front of the Entrance Hall a carriage stood which Malfoy forced her to enter. Inside, he force-fed her something out of a tiny bottle that had a nasty green-brown colour and tasted horrible.
And after a moment of panic in which she thought that he had finally succeeded in killing her, this time with poison, she felt herself becoming more and more relaxed, until it was too difficult for her to open her eyes.
A relaxing potion - the realization that he had given her something to relax was the last thing she thought before falling asleep, despite her determination to stay awake.
***
Back in the Great Hall, a turmoil had broken out. Harry had managed to hold Ron back until Malfoy had lef, then Ron had punched him hard into the stomach and started running after his baby-sister and her kidnapper.
But a firm grip on his shoulder held him back, as well as the stern voice of the Headmaster: "Mr. Weasley, I want you to stay calm until I had an opportunity to speak with you. I've already sent an owl to your parents. Please don't ask me now, I think it is better you let this explain to you by your father."
Neither Ron, nor Harry or Hermione, had seen Dumbledore that worried before. The Headmaster looked almost shocked.
And if Ron had been frightened before, he was now frightened to death. "How could you allow Malfoy to take my sister with him?" he asked in a croaky voice that he barely recogneized as his own.
The old Headmaster sighed heavily and replied: "You will learn as soon as your parents arrive. I'll inform you as soon as they are here." And with a reassuring squeeze of Rons shoulder he left .
It looked suspiciously like a flight.
This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
AN:
Ginny is in her sixth year, she is approximately 16, 17 years old now.
Includes mentions of killing and torture (nothing detailed!!!)
Please don't be disappointed - in this chapter they still are in the Great Hall. But I promise to post the next one soon - I have already written a lot more. But please excuse if I don't update every day, because I'm in the middle of two weeks of exams (yesterday Englisch correspondence, today I had an translation exam, tomorrow Spanish correspondence and translation... and so on. I am also aware that I am in terrible need of a beta-reader. Until I have one, please excuse my mistakes.
Answers to reviews:
DarkChildNinaAnimeAngel - I love almost every pairing with Lucius or Severus - thank you for adding me to your list - I am sooo proud!!!
belle - I'll write more!
Niamh of Tir na N Og - the next chapter(s) will give a bit more information on this story (unfortunately in this chapter is not very much further information)- but I would not want to spoil the surprise. But I love Lucius pairings and I am really hooked to unconventional pairings like this - a bit difficult to write but I see it as a challenge. I think it is more L/G-centric.
kelly - thank you very much! Hope you like the next chapter - I'll be writing more soon
Tsering - thank you - here is the next chapter!
SamiJo - I hope you'll stay interested. Thank you!
faer - Yes, odd indeed :-) I really like 'difficult' pairings, that are not that common (but only if I think they are remotely realistic.
keladria - I'm glad you like it! Of course I'll write more as long as I got such nice reviews.
elmia - After a good start it is difficult to meet the expectations... I hope I'll manage it. Thank you for your praise!
jj - Thank you And for Ginny's eyes - ooops (maybe she's wearing Muggle-contacts? ;-) ) But I'll change blue for brown, of course
scholcomp25 - Glad you like it, thank you!
julkat007 - Thank you, I am happy that you find it interesting
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Ginny let out a startled scream and some of the teachers looked as shocked as she felt. Minerva McGonnagall looked at Lucius Malfoy with disbelieve and loathing in her eyes: "You cannot be honest, Lord Malfoy! Nobody follows this medieval law any more...!"
With an arrogant glare, Malfoy replied: "Professor, it is a valid law and it ensures the purity of old bloodlines. I fully intend to act according this law - as you should expect from any wizard of honour."
Dumbledore said, before McGonnagall could answer:" I'm afraid I have to agree with my deputy headmistress, Lord Lucius. This law hasn't been practiced for nearly hundred years because it is commonly thought of as a barbaric anachronism."
Lucius Malfoys eyes narrowed: "I don't think you'd dare to deny me what is my right. After all, I think I might be a bit more ... in practice... in the matter of duelling."
His calm voice never lost the slightly amused tone, but held a sharp edge that made Ginny shudder even more than before. This man was the man who had tried to kill her. This man was the one Harry saw in his visions. This man had killed and tortured mercilessly...
Dumbledore, of course, remained calm: "Lord Lucius, I doubt that you should be so sure about *that*."
The teachers and students who sat near enough to hear the verbal fight sat frozen, most of them holding a tight grip to their wands.
Ginny Weasley backed away, her terrified glare on Malfoy, expecting him to attack the headmaster at any time.
For a moment, the dark wizard stared at Dumbledore with fury glittering in his eyes. The headmaster held the look with a stoic expression, but his eyes were unrecogneicable to that of the friendly, kind old man Ginny knew him as. They were the eyes of a warrior, hard, determined and ... dangerous to everyone who dared to oppose him openly. Never had Ginny believed that the popular headmaster could look like this.
Then, suddenly, Lucius Malfoy smiled, a cold smile that didn't reach his eyes: "You are a brave man, Headmaster. Very ... Gryffindor ... of you..." It came out as an insult.
The tension eased, but didn't really disappear, when Dumbledore anwered calmly: "Courage has nothing to do with schoolhouses, even if it is one of the major characteristics of the members of the House of the Lion."
Lord Lucius ignored him and looked at the trembling girl beside him: "Miss Virginia Anne Weasley?"
She nodded, not trusting herself to speak. She had to fight the feeling that she would faint any moment, when he stepped nearer and bowed lightly: "Miss Weasley, I think you know my name - Lucius Damien, Lord of Malfoy. It's a pleasure to meet you again- after so long."
She found herself unable to answer and only stared at him like a rabbit would at a snake.
He looked at her as if measuring her appearance. Then he smiled his typical, arrogant smile that reminded her very much of his son Draco. What he saw seemed to have found his approval.
She shuddered involuntarily when she saw his cold silver-grey eyes watching her as if she were something on display in a shop.
He was handsome, in a very aristocrathic kind of way - the dangerous beauty of a predator searching for prey.
Now he reached out one hand and she flinched when he took her hand in his and kissed it gently.
Ginny struggled not to pull her hand out of the surprisingly warm one of the intimidating man. She had the sudden expression that he would bite her.
Nobody had ever kissed her hand before, and the formal behaviour of this, although known as brutal and cruel, sophisticated wizard made her feel like a three-year-old.
She blushed and smiled timidly when he released her hand. Suddenly she realized that she should at least greet him as well, despite the fact that her wish that he wasn't here - that she wasn't here.
She managed a weak: "Nice to meet you..." which even she herself found almost inaudible - and it also didn't sound very believable, as it betrayed her fear.
This brought the first real smile in Malfoys face.
He turned around to Dumbledore and said: "It is always charming to see how unpicked roses begin to blossom within the right care..."
The way he said that let Ginny shiver again. She felt like she was drowning. Never had she felt such fear - not even when Tom Riddles diary had almost killed her.
With a quick look at her, the Death Eater continued: " Headmaster, I'll return my fiancé in two weeks from now, in order to let her finish her education properly. I'll not have an uneducated wife."
And with this, he gripped Ginnys ellebow tightly and nodded curtly in direction of the staff table. In an almost unhumanly difficult afford to fight her own fear down, she managed to call: "Headmaster... please!"
But Dumbledore shook his head, looking very sad and tired: "I'm afraid, Miss Weasley - Virginia - that you don't have the opportunity to choose. I'm very sorry."
She felt her knees becoming weak and she stumbled against the tall wizard beside her. She would have fallen if not for his quick reaction with which he caught her.
She didn't really see the faces of the students, staring at the unusual pair, she saw everything as if through fog. She thought she could hear Ron screaming: " Let go of her, you bastard!" but maybe she imagined it.
In front of the Entrance Hall a carriage stood which Malfoy forced her to enter. Inside, he force-fed her something out of a tiny bottle that had a nasty green-brown colour and tasted horrible.
And after a moment of panic in which she thought that he had finally succeeded in killing her, this time with poison, she felt herself becoming more and more relaxed, until it was too difficult for her to open her eyes.
A relaxing potion - the realization that he had given her something to relax was the last thing she thought before falling asleep, despite her determination to stay awake.
***
Back in the Great Hall, a turmoil had broken out. Harry had managed to hold Ron back until Malfoy had lef, then Ron had punched him hard into the stomach and started running after his baby-sister and her kidnapper.
But a firm grip on his shoulder held him back, as well as the stern voice of the Headmaster: "Mr. Weasley, I want you to stay calm until I had an opportunity to speak with you. I've already sent an owl to your parents. Please don't ask me now, I think it is better you let this explain to you by your father."
Neither Ron, nor Harry or Hermione, had seen Dumbledore that worried before. The Headmaster looked almost shocked.
And if Ron had been frightened before, he was now frightened to death. "How could you allow Malfoy to take my sister with him?" he asked in a croaky voice that he barely recogneized as his own.
The old Headmaster sighed heavily and replied: "You will learn as soon as your parents arrive. I'll inform you as soon as they are here." And with a reassuring squeeze of Rons shoulder he left .
It looked suspiciously like a flight.