Ginny felt dirty every minute that she wore the death eater's skin. The only thing that kept her going was the thought of seeing her husband again. Voldemort was not a complete idot, unfortunately. The stronghold had more hidden rooms and passages than Hogwarts. Ginny, though, had one advantage few others could boast: the tutalage of Fred and George Weasley. Harry's dad and his friends may have made the Marauder's Map at Hogwarts, but Fred and George perfected the system after years of trial and error. Dumbledore had placed the twins in charge of the more shifty jobs. They were the best at supplying spies with various useful items from dust that would put a person in a happy, near catatonic state for three hours, to masks that would disguise a person's hair and face instantly.
Ginny was equiped with a parchment that helped her tremendously. Only she could read it, thanks to a handy charm. It mapped out the area wherever a person was within five feet. If there was a hidden entrance, it would detect it. If you had been there before, it would know. Even equiped with this, it was still hard to get around. She had to find an excuse to always be at the stronghold and never on a mission. She managed to be useful in cooking, with her experience of feeding large numbers of people. That position made her useful and invisible. Voldemort would not bother with a servant as long as her food was good and she stayed in her place. It was getting harder and harder to maintain her control around him. She wanted to slip poison into his food, but it was always tested. She wanted to strangle him, but he was never alone. SO, she concentrated on looking for Harry.
With a battle coming, everyone was busy and distracted. It was a perfect opportunity for Ginny to get near the one area she had been missing on her map, Voldemort's personal apartment. He was out personally surveying the quality of new recruits. This did not give her much time. He was known to have alarms all over his quarters. The twins taught her well. They divised a small figurine that looked like an anteater. It was really a charm detector. The creature's long nose was shoved under the door and extended to the room as Ginny watched the map nervously for anyone returning. After it's search, the anteater was scooped up onto the map. It walked over the previously blank area, letting the map know where the charms were.
"Hmm... two on the door, one on the window, and one on another door", muttered Ginny. She bit her lip as she drew out her wand carefully. Concentrating harder than she ever had, Ginny used her wand to probe the door charms into revealing themselves.
"Ah, identification charms... if I remember Flitwick's seventh year class... all I need to do is..." The door shuddered for a moment, and then was still. The charms were gone. Cautiously, Ginny opened the door to Voldemort's apartment.
"Black satin sheets... interesting, but not surprising," mused Ginny as she surveyed the room looking for the hidden door. The room was a shrine to serpents. "Great... watch me need to speak parsel-tounge. At least I have a potion for that too..."
Ginny was equiped not only with items that Fred and George deemed necessary, but she also had potions from her old potions master, Professor Snape. "I still can't believe that he made me make it myself just ot be certain that I still remembered how."
On the north wall was a vanity so laden with golden serpents, one could hardly see the mirror. That was where there was the strongest charm in the room. Taking a deep breath, Ginny closed her eyes and focused all of her power on delicately probing the charm. A hissing sound filled her ears as the password was relayed through the wand. "Just as I thought... parsel-tounge."
She took out a little black vial that Snape had humorously placed the Slytherin symbol on. Smirking at his rye sense of humor, she opened the bottle and shot the potion down. After a brief dizzy feeling, Ginny focused and tried the charm again. This time words seemed to come to her. "Marked as an equal."
Puzzled at the phrase, Ginny repeated it in her newly aquired language. The vanity swung back revealing a dark staircase leading down in an endless spiral. With a firm picture of her life's love in her mind, Ginny walked in to meet her fate.
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Hope you like it!!! Oh, did I promise to 'fix' Sirius? Oh well, next time!
Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey Ice Cream for Writegirl for all of her reviews!
Ginny was equiped with a parchment that helped her tremendously. Only she could read it, thanks to a handy charm. It mapped out the area wherever a person was within five feet. If there was a hidden entrance, it would detect it. If you had been there before, it would know. Even equiped with this, it was still hard to get around. She had to find an excuse to always be at the stronghold and never on a mission. She managed to be useful in cooking, with her experience of feeding large numbers of people. That position made her useful and invisible. Voldemort would not bother with a servant as long as her food was good and she stayed in her place. It was getting harder and harder to maintain her control around him. She wanted to slip poison into his food, but it was always tested. She wanted to strangle him, but he was never alone. SO, she concentrated on looking for Harry.
With a battle coming, everyone was busy and distracted. It was a perfect opportunity for Ginny to get near the one area she had been missing on her map, Voldemort's personal apartment. He was out personally surveying the quality of new recruits. This did not give her much time. He was known to have alarms all over his quarters. The twins taught her well. They divised a small figurine that looked like an anteater. It was really a charm detector. The creature's long nose was shoved under the door and extended to the room as Ginny watched the map nervously for anyone returning. After it's search, the anteater was scooped up onto the map. It walked over the previously blank area, letting the map know where the charms were.
"Hmm... two on the door, one on the window, and one on another door", muttered Ginny. She bit her lip as she drew out her wand carefully. Concentrating harder than she ever had, Ginny used her wand to probe the door charms into revealing themselves.
"Ah, identification charms... if I remember Flitwick's seventh year class... all I need to do is..." The door shuddered for a moment, and then was still. The charms were gone. Cautiously, Ginny opened the door to Voldemort's apartment.
"Black satin sheets... interesting, but not surprising," mused Ginny as she surveyed the room looking for the hidden door. The room was a shrine to serpents. "Great... watch me need to speak parsel-tounge. At least I have a potion for that too..."
Ginny was equiped not only with items that Fred and George deemed necessary, but she also had potions from her old potions master, Professor Snape. "I still can't believe that he made me make it myself just ot be certain that I still remembered how."
On the north wall was a vanity so laden with golden serpents, one could hardly see the mirror. That was where there was the strongest charm in the room. Taking a deep breath, Ginny closed her eyes and focused all of her power on delicately probing the charm. A hissing sound filled her ears as the password was relayed through the wand. "Just as I thought... parsel-tounge."
She took out a little black vial that Snape had humorously placed the Slytherin symbol on. Smirking at his rye sense of humor, she opened the bottle and shot the potion down. After a brief dizzy feeling, Ginny focused and tried the charm again. This time words seemed to come to her. "Marked as an equal."
Puzzled at the phrase, Ginny repeated it in her newly aquired language. The vanity swung back revealing a dark staircase leading down in an endless spiral. With a firm picture of her life's love in her mind, Ginny walked in to meet her fate.
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Hope you like it!!! Oh, did I promise to 'fix' Sirius? Oh well, next time!
Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey Ice Cream for Writegirl for all of her reviews!
