Disclaimer: Thanks to my friend Stacy (mysterywriter) I got this idea. So,
hopefully, it isn't too hard to follow. It all belongs to J. K. Rowling,
except the part me and Stacy thought up.
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Chapter 11: Grieving and Betrayal
Ginny pulled herself as much together as she could. Draco helped her up and they Apparated together back to the Malfoy manor. As soon as Draco sat Ginny down on the couch in the parlor, Lucius Malfoy came in with a very smug expression on. Draco rounded on him with a nasty look on his face.
"You had no right to disobey my orders." Draco said, looking very intimidating. But Lucius wasn't fooled.
"How dare you talk to me like that." Lucius said half-heartedly. He seemed too happy to get angry.
"I told you to attack the other street!" Draco yelled bravely.
"Yes, well, I couldn't pass up such a marvelous opportunity." Lucius said with a smirk. "The Weasley's are so easy to trick, it's very entertaining."
"What do you mean?" Draco demanded.
"I sent a letter to all of the Weasley's, Potter, and that Mudblood, telling them that Dumbledore wanted to meet them all around noon outside of the Three Broomsticks. Killing them was important, I just didn't think it would be that easy." Lucius let out a very cold laugh.
"Why?" Ginny asked quietly, her voice, like the rest of her, was shaking.
"Because if we're going to be having a war, I want to fight *real* men, not some pathetic half-breeds. All muggle-lovers, the lot of them. So, I figured it'd just be easier to exterminate them." Lucius said. He laughed again and sighed, "I didn't think anyone would be stupid enough to fall for it. But, then again, what do you expect from a family like the Weasleys?"
The cocky smile that had been occupying most of Lucius' face faded quickly when Ginny leaped off of the couch and attacked him. She managed to leave a long scratch along Lucius' right cheek before Draco pulled her off of him.
"Put your dog on a leash." Lucius spat, wiping some of the blood off of this cheek with the back of his hand. Draco held Ginny's arms behind her back as she tried desperately to hit Lucius' smug face again.
"I don't give a damn if you want revenge or not, you don't have the authority to over rule our orders." Ginny yelled, trying to twist her arms free. Lucius stood at a safe distance with his arms crossed over his chest and a smirk back on his scratched face. "Since you're too dim to notice yet, let me spell it out for you; Draco and I are the new Dark Lords. That means that lowly Death Eaters, like yourself, don't have ANY power. You work for us." By then, Ginny had stopped kicking and was standing still, but Draco still had hold of her arms.
Lucius laughed and Ginny could feel a sinking sensation in her stomach. But she kept her feelings of uncertainty out of her face, and continued to glare. Lucius walked closer to Ginny and put a single, long finger under her chin, forcing her head up as far as it could go.
"I think it's you who needs to have things spelled out." Lucius said, a very confident look on his pale face. "Just because you're related to the Dark Lord, doesn't mean I have to respect you. Quite the opposite, in fact. And I'm sure, after a little persuasion on my part, everyone else will feel the same." Lucius laughed evilly. Ginny could feel her face grow pale. She jerked her head to the side, away from Lucius' touch. He laughed again, more out of victory then anything, and left the room.
"Oh my God." Draco sighed. Ginny turned to him. He looked just as scared as she felt.
"He's going to set our army against us." Ginny said, collapsing onto the couch and burying her face in her hands in frustration and defeat. Draco paced the room.
"And I'm betting it's not going to be a very clean rebellion." Draco said, shaking his head. Ginny caught her breath in her chest.
"You mean...?" Ginny asked, horrified.
"When they take our power, they'll kill us." He said gloomily. "They'd be too scared that we'd take the power back. You can never trust a Death Eater. They're all power hungry and paranoid."
Ginny was dumbstruck. She sat there for a minute or two, her mouth hanging open.
"What about Narcissa?" Ginny asked.
"She's with Lucius." Draco said automatically.
"What? But -"
"She's scared Gin. He could do anything to her if she doesn't do exactly what he says. And, frankly, I don't blame her. Being on my father's bad side is knowing that you're never safe." Draco said, pacing the room and seeming torn between sympathy for his mother and hatred toward his father.
"But...but how do you know all of the Death Eaters will side with Lucius?" Ginny asked hopefully.
"Because they've known him longer. He's been a faithful Death Eater for years. And we're just out of Hogwarts." Draco sighed again. "Plus, he'll probably promise them an important position if they help him. That, or he'll threaten them and their family's lives."
At the mention of Lucius taking family's lives, Ginny remembered the Hogsmeade scene she'd witnessed only an hour before. She suddenly began to shake again. Draco hugged her close, whispering that everything was going to be okay, even though he didn't even believe himself.
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The next day, Lucius and Narcissa went out. Draco said that they were probably going to go convince Death Eaters onto their side, so Draco went out to do the same. He told Ginny to stay in the house, lock the doors, close the curtains, and not to answer the door for anyone. He feared that some Death Eaters might already be on Lucius' side, and that they would be sent to the house to murder her.
So Ginny sat in the big, empty house, all alone. With exception of the house elf, Slave. She sat on the couch in the parlor, wrapped in a blanket and reading a book. This was to keep her mind off of her dead family and friends, and the thought that her own army was turning against her. But it just ended up putting Ginny to sleep. And she only woke when the doorbell rang. Her heart stopped and she sat bolt upright, making the book that was resting open on her chest fall with a thud to the floor.
Ginny sat very still, fearing that if she even breathed then the person on the other side of the door would hear her. The doorbell rang again, followed by silence, and then the soft pitter patter of little feet on the wood floor. Ginny's eyes got very wide when she saw Slave scurrying toward the door, her arm outstretched toward the doorknob.
"No!" Ginny hissed in her quietest voice, leaping off of the couch and hurrying toward the house elf. Slave's bony hand was on the doorknob, and beginning to turn it when Ginny jumped from her spot, feet from the house elf, and tackled it.
When Ginny straightened up, climbing off of the house elf and helping it up, she brushed off her robe and silently congratulated herself for her (American) football skills.
Just as she was turning to walk back to the couch, Ginny saw, out of the corner of her eye, that the door had been pulled open just before she had tackled the house elf. She didn't even dare to breath, standing like a statue feet from a man that was in the doorway. His deep voice echoed in the entrance hall, and Ginny could feel her heart leap into her throat.
"I thought you might be here, Ginny."
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I've just survived my first few days of school! But I needed a distraction, so I decided to post! But, as luck would have it, I have an Ecology test this Wednesday, so forgive me if these are a bit short.
~sweetstar3- See? THIS is what Lucius did! Pretty slimy, huh?
~Yugi's Little Sister- I know, isn't it sad? Sorry I had to pile all of the sad into one chapter! You must be scarred.
~loonyluna1- Yes, I know, very sad. But it's not Ginny's only family! She still has-no, wait, they're dead too... well, there's always Draco :)
~Lacy1- I know, who would have thought; Death Eaters killing people?! No! But I always thought they were a nice, respectable clan of murderers.
~Hplova4eva- Glad you liked it, and I promise, more in a week.
~Crystal Snowflakes- No, I suppose that chapter couldn't be labeled as cute. How about this one? Still no? poo.
~ayumi-dono- Sorry! heehee, more hanging. *glares back* I will answer your questions right... now! Yes, Harry, Hermione, and all of the Weasleys are dead... erm, sorry? and another cliffy! Muhahahahahahahaha!!!!... *cough*- er-right. *continues glaring contest*
~That's-So-Raven- erm, right. Your reviews were...*cough*... interesting. So-er-thanks?
~HPfreak8- The red heads are all of the Weasley family (sorry!). And Harry and Hermione are also dead (again, sorry!).
~jack4- I'm sorry!!!!! *grovels* please, please! Don't hate me! It's a sickness, I swear! I'm incapable of writing long chapters! Once I get over five pages, my hands just stop working!... okay, so that was a lie, but I'm still sorry.
~jewels03- Aw, you're so sweet! Thank you. I hope it stays intriguing... actually, I don't know what that word means, but it sounds good! *blushes and searches particularly empty house for a dictionary*
~Herbie- I'm sorry! I know that you loved the Weasleys (don't us all?), but it had to be done! As for Harry; I just killed him for the fun of it. Muhahaha. What were you yelling at your computer screen? I've done that before, and my mom always seems to be standing behind me the exact second I use the words 'stupid little bitch!'... or some other profanity of that sort...
~purfectchild- Yea, all the Weasley's died (sorry!). and so did Harry and Hermione. I hope that didn't kill you, cause that would be a great loss in the world of fanfic. I'd cry, and give you a wonderful funeral. Course, then everyone would blame me for killing you, cause it was my story and all. So I suppose I might just flee the country instead.
~Foags- Doesn't this just make you want to stone Lucius more?! And, I agree with you, loosing your family and friends is no biggy when you've got Draco as a husband. I mean, he's DRACO! The hot li'l cuddle muffin :)
~Bob kitten- I sorry! All the Weasleys and Harry and Hermione are dead. Stupid Lucius! You have my permission to go and hunt him down with a plastic fork.
~kneh13- Yep, the Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione are dead. I bet Ginny would have loved to order them not to kill them, but it all happened to fast, and she was too busy watching her life fall apart... wow, that was deep... weird.
~Tsering- Glad you're so enthusiastic about so many people dying! But, seriously, I'm really happy you like the story :)
~Cursed4Life- Sorry! I know, so many people died in one chapter. I promise never to kill that many people in one sitting again.
~Vanyaria Darkshadow- SORRY! I know, you're Weasleys! But there's still one Weasley left. Granted, she's not a Weasley by blood, but whatever. But at least this chapter explained everything. I answered your questions! How about that. Anyways, sorry that I ruined you thoughts of a lovely reunion. That's a bit hard to do when your dead...
~cute-crazy-chick1- Nope, they're dead. Yea, sorry for the sadness. I wanted it to be happy, but I thought that having flowers shoot out of the Death Eaters wands wouldn't exactly be labeled as a drama. That's a good idea tho...
~Mac12- Yea, I have school too. It sucks dirty monkey butts. But I'm so happy that you're taking time out of your smelly school schedule to read and review my story! Thank you so much, and you can blame me if you get an F on a test :)
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Chapter 11: Grieving and Betrayal
Ginny pulled herself as much together as she could. Draco helped her up and they Apparated together back to the Malfoy manor. As soon as Draco sat Ginny down on the couch in the parlor, Lucius Malfoy came in with a very smug expression on. Draco rounded on him with a nasty look on his face.
"You had no right to disobey my orders." Draco said, looking very intimidating. But Lucius wasn't fooled.
"How dare you talk to me like that." Lucius said half-heartedly. He seemed too happy to get angry.
"I told you to attack the other street!" Draco yelled bravely.
"Yes, well, I couldn't pass up such a marvelous opportunity." Lucius said with a smirk. "The Weasley's are so easy to trick, it's very entertaining."
"What do you mean?" Draco demanded.
"I sent a letter to all of the Weasley's, Potter, and that Mudblood, telling them that Dumbledore wanted to meet them all around noon outside of the Three Broomsticks. Killing them was important, I just didn't think it would be that easy." Lucius let out a very cold laugh.
"Why?" Ginny asked quietly, her voice, like the rest of her, was shaking.
"Because if we're going to be having a war, I want to fight *real* men, not some pathetic half-breeds. All muggle-lovers, the lot of them. So, I figured it'd just be easier to exterminate them." Lucius said. He laughed again and sighed, "I didn't think anyone would be stupid enough to fall for it. But, then again, what do you expect from a family like the Weasleys?"
The cocky smile that had been occupying most of Lucius' face faded quickly when Ginny leaped off of the couch and attacked him. She managed to leave a long scratch along Lucius' right cheek before Draco pulled her off of him.
"Put your dog on a leash." Lucius spat, wiping some of the blood off of this cheek with the back of his hand. Draco held Ginny's arms behind her back as she tried desperately to hit Lucius' smug face again.
"I don't give a damn if you want revenge or not, you don't have the authority to over rule our orders." Ginny yelled, trying to twist her arms free. Lucius stood at a safe distance with his arms crossed over his chest and a smirk back on his scratched face. "Since you're too dim to notice yet, let me spell it out for you; Draco and I are the new Dark Lords. That means that lowly Death Eaters, like yourself, don't have ANY power. You work for us." By then, Ginny had stopped kicking and was standing still, but Draco still had hold of her arms.
Lucius laughed and Ginny could feel a sinking sensation in her stomach. But she kept her feelings of uncertainty out of her face, and continued to glare. Lucius walked closer to Ginny and put a single, long finger under her chin, forcing her head up as far as it could go.
"I think it's you who needs to have things spelled out." Lucius said, a very confident look on his pale face. "Just because you're related to the Dark Lord, doesn't mean I have to respect you. Quite the opposite, in fact. And I'm sure, after a little persuasion on my part, everyone else will feel the same." Lucius laughed evilly. Ginny could feel her face grow pale. She jerked her head to the side, away from Lucius' touch. He laughed again, more out of victory then anything, and left the room.
"Oh my God." Draco sighed. Ginny turned to him. He looked just as scared as she felt.
"He's going to set our army against us." Ginny said, collapsing onto the couch and burying her face in her hands in frustration and defeat. Draco paced the room.
"And I'm betting it's not going to be a very clean rebellion." Draco said, shaking his head. Ginny caught her breath in her chest.
"You mean...?" Ginny asked, horrified.
"When they take our power, they'll kill us." He said gloomily. "They'd be too scared that we'd take the power back. You can never trust a Death Eater. They're all power hungry and paranoid."
Ginny was dumbstruck. She sat there for a minute or two, her mouth hanging open.
"What about Narcissa?" Ginny asked.
"She's with Lucius." Draco said automatically.
"What? But -"
"She's scared Gin. He could do anything to her if she doesn't do exactly what he says. And, frankly, I don't blame her. Being on my father's bad side is knowing that you're never safe." Draco said, pacing the room and seeming torn between sympathy for his mother and hatred toward his father.
"But...but how do you know all of the Death Eaters will side with Lucius?" Ginny asked hopefully.
"Because they've known him longer. He's been a faithful Death Eater for years. And we're just out of Hogwarts." Draco sighed again. "Plus, he'll probably promise them an important position if they help him. That, or he'll threaten them and their family's lives."
At the mention of Lucius taking family's lives, Ginny remembered the Hogsmeade scene she'd witnessed only an hour before. She suddenly began to shake again. Draco hugged her close, whispering that everything was going to be okay, even though he didn't even believe himself.
~*~*~*~
The next day, Lucius and Narcissa went out. Draco said that they were probably going to go convince Death Eaters onto their side, so Draco went out to do the same. He told Ginny to stay in the house, lock the doors, close the curtains, and not to answer the door for anyone. He feared that some Death Eaters might already be on Lucius' side, and that they would be sent to the house to murder her.
So Ginny sat in the big, empty house, all alone. With exception of the house elf, Slave. She sat on the couch in the parlor, wrapped in a blanket and reading a book. This was to keep her mind off of her dead family and friends, and the thought that her own army was turning against her. But it just ended up putting Ginny to sleep. And she only woke when the doorbell rang. Her heart stopped and she sat bolt upright, making the book that was resting open on her chest fall with a thud to the floor.
Ginny sat very still, fearing that if she even breathed then the person on the other side of the door would hear her. The doorbell rang again, followed by silence, and then the soft pitter patter of little feet on the wood floor. Ginny's eyes got very wide when she saw Slave scurrying toward the door, her arm outstretched toward the doorknob.
"No!" Ginny hissed in her quietest voice, leaping off of the couch and hurrying toward the house elf. Slave's bony hand was on the doorknob, and beginning to turn it when Ginny jumped from her spot, feet from the house elf, and tackled it.
When Ginny straightened up, climbing off of the house elf and helping it up, she brushed off her robe and silently congratulated herself for her (American) football skills.
Just as she was turning to walk back to the couch, Ginny saw, out of the corner of her eye, that the door had been pulled open just before she had tackled the house elf. She didn't even dare to breath, standing like a statue feet from a man that was in the doorway. His deep voice echoed in the entrance hall, and Ginny could feel her heart leap into her throat.
"I thought you might be here, Ginny."
~*~*~*~
I've just survived my first few days of school! But I needed a distraction, so I decided to post! But, as luck would have it, I have an Ecology test this Wednesday, so forgive me if these are a bit short.
~sweetstar3- See? THIS is what Lucius did! Pretty slimy, huh?
~Yugi's Little Sister- I know, isn't it sad? Sorry I had to pile all of the sad into one chapter! You must be scarred.
~loonyluna1- Yes, I know, very sad. But it's not Ginny's only family! She still has-no, wait, they're dead too... well, there's always Draco :)
~Lacy1- I know, who would have thought; Death Eaters killing people?! No! But I always thought they were a nice, respectable clan of murderers.
~Hplova4eva- Glad you liked it, and I promise, more in a week.
~Crystal Snowflakes- No, I suppose that chapter couldn't be labeled as cute. How about this one? Still no? poo.
~ayumi-dono- Sorry! heehee, more hanging. *glares back* I will answer your questions right... now! Yes, Harry, Hermione, and all of the Weasleys are dead... erm, sorry? and another cliffy! Muhahahahahahahaha!!!!... *cough*- er-right. *continues glaring contest*
~That's-So-Raven- erm, right. Your reviews were...*cough*... interesting. So-er-thanks?
~HPfreak8- The red heads are all of the Weasley family (sorry!). And Harry and Hermione are also dead (again, sorry!).
~jack4- I'm sorry!!!!! *grovels* please, please! Don't hate me! It's a sickness, I swear! I'm incapable of writing long chapters! Once I get over five pages, my hands just stop working!... okay, so that was a lie, but I'm still sorry.
~jewels03- Aw, you're so sweet! Thank you. I hope it stays intriguing... actually, I don't know what that word means, but it sounds good! *blushes and searches particularly empty house for a dictionary*
~Herbie- I'm sorry! I know that you loved the Weasleys (don't us all?), but it had to be done! As for Harry; I just killed him for the fun of it. Muhahaha. What were you yelling at your computer screen? I've done that before, and my mom always seems to be standing behind me the exact second I use the words 'stupid little bitch!'... or some other profanity of that sort...
~purfectchild- Yea, all the Weasley's died (sorry!). and so did Harry and Hermione. I hope that didn't kill you, cause that would be a great loss in the world of fanfic. I'd cry, and give you a wonderful funeral. Course, then everyone would blame me for killing you, cause it was my story and all. So I suppose I might just flee the country instead.
~Foags- Doesn't this just make you want to stone Lucius more?! And, I agree with you, loosing your family and friends is no biggy when you've got Draco as a husband. I mean, he's DRACO! The hot li'l cuddle muffin :)
~Bob kitten- I sorry! All the Weasleys and Harry and Hermione are dead. Stupid Lucius! You have my permission to go and hunt him down with a plastic fork.
~kneh13- Yep, the Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione are dead. I bet Ginny would have loved to order them not to kill them, but it all happened to fast, and she was too busy watching her life fall apart... wow, that was deep... weird.
~Tsering- Glad you're so enthusiastic about so many people dying! But, seriously, I'm really happy you like the story :)
~Cursed4Life- Sorry! I know, so many people died in one chapter. I promise never to kill that many people in one sitting again.
~Vanyaria Darkshadow- SORRY! I know, you're Weasleys! But there's still one Weasley left. Granted, she's not a Weasley by blood, but whatever. But at least this chapter explained everything. I answered your questions! How about that. Anyways, sorry that I ruined you thoughts of a lovely reunion. That's a bit hard to do when your dead...
~cute-crazy-chick1- Nope, they're dead. Yea, sorry for the sadness. I wanted it to be happy, but I thought that having flowers shoot out of the Death Eaters wands wouldn't exactly be labeled as a drama. That's a good idea tho...
~Mac12- Yea, I have school too. It sucks dirty monkey butts. But I'm so happy that you're taking time out of your smelly school schedule to read and review my story! Thank you so much, and you can blame me if you get an F on a test :)
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