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Summary: The Order wishes to break down Voldemort's defenses, but the only way to do that is to defeat Draco Malfoy. How can you defeat a dragon? Is anyone up to the challenge? Is Harry Potter's true love, Ginny Weasley up to it?
Loving a Challenge
Chapter 4
Ginny awoke the next morning with a terrible stomach ache, followed by severe nausea. At first she suspected some sort of wizard flu, but as the sickness subsided in the afternoon each day Ginny deduced the obvious. She was pregnant. Although Draco had raped her, she never even considered the fact she could get pregnant. She had assumed Draco had taken some sort of potion, but she had not even given it a second thought.
One day as she hovered over the toliet, she saw someone extend a goblet of some sort of simmering potion.
"Drink this," said a soft feminine voice. As Ginny looked up she realized the voice belonged to Narcissa Malfoy, Draco's mother. She had beautiful eyes and golden hair a shade darker than her son's.
"Thank you," Ginny answered taking a sip of the drink, before making a sour face.
"So you are Ginny Weasley," Narcissa said more to herself than to Ginny, "I would like to speak for you, please join me in my study."
"I do not think I can leave this room," replied Ginny in a defeated tone.
"Nonsense, this is my home I can invite anyone I please anywhere I want," Narcissa said dismissively. Ginny's notions of Mrs. Malfoy changed dramatically. She followed her down the hallway into a separate part of the manor, into a pleasant looking sitting room.
"I must admit you are not quite the person I expected," Ginny blurted out.
"I suppose that is to be taken as a compliment, because I know how other members of this family chose to portray themselves," she answered as though the thought annoyed her.
"I almost want to ask why you married your husband," Ginny said curiosity taking over.
"That my dear is a very long story," she replied. Narcissa's voice was full of sullen reluctance.
"I seem to have all the time in the World," Ginny answered with a rueful smile. It had been months since she had talked to anyone but Draco and the house elves.
"When I was young, perhaps your age, we fell in love and married. We were so happy, but Lucius wanted security in our lives. Something he knew the ministry could not provide, he thought Lord Voldemort would be a greater protector," she began. Ginny could see her eyes glaze over. "I had to think of what was best for my son. If something were to happen to him, I would have nothing left to live for. I can not have any more children ever."
"So you joined the Death Eaters?" Ginny asked slowly.
"No, I asked Lucius to join the Death Eaters to protect our little family," she replied in a remorseful voice. "I never should have asked him to sacrifice his life, I doomed his and Draco's life. So now, I am forced to sit and watch my son live out the life I pushed upon him. Had I any idea of what was going to happen I never would have told Lucius to join, I can not abandon him when I condemned him." Ginny suddenly understood Narcissa's position in the Malfoy family.
"My father often wondered why the Malfoys, with everything to lose, would join forces with Voldemort," Ginny added.
"I am not proud of what I did, but to this day we all survived," Narcissa said as though she needed to relieve the burdens of her mind. "However, to the matter at hand, a baby?" Ginny's eyes refused to meet Mrs. Malfoy's.
"Yes, a baby," Ginny echoed in a state of semi shock.
"A boy or a girl?" Narcissa asked unabashed.
"I do not know, I do not know how," Ginny answered.
"Would you like me to find out? All I have to do is a simple charm," Narcissa explained. Ginny considered for a moment, wondering if she even wanted to know.
"Yes, please," she replied. Narcissa pointed her wand at Ginny's stomach.
"Patriachus," she whispered. Ginny's abdomen glowed half blue and half pink. Narcissa smiled. "Twins." Suddenly a figure appeared in the doorway.
"Having fun mother?" asked Draco sarcastically.
"Draco, darling, how wonderful to see you," she said ignoring his question, "I suppose a congratulations is in order." She smiled wickedly.
"Why? What for?" he asked stumped.
"The babies, a boy and a girl," Narcissa said superiority etched in every line of her face.
"What babies?" he asked sounding panicky.
"Our babies," Ginny said slowly watching Draco's reaction carefully.
"What?" Draco asked more confused than ever.
"May I write a letter to my family?" Ginny asked.
"No, tell me what is going on." Ginny explained the situation.
"So, Draco what are you going to do?" his mother asked. "Hopefully, the right thing."
"I refuse to marry her, I plan to-"
"There will be no bastard heir to this household, I am warning you now, son," she said threateningly. Ginny knew there was no chance in hell she would ever marry Draco, no matter what happened.
"Mother leave the room," Draco said coldly, she complied. "Ginny I would like to ask you to marry me."
"No," she said flatly. So, she wants to fight dirty, he thought.
"Let me rephrase. Ginny marry me, or I will see to it your precious family is slaughtered," he said in a falsely cheery voice.
"Then I do not really have a choice," she said still angry, but she knew she had to protect her family.
"Could be worse," Draco pointed out.
"How?" Ginny spat.
"You could be a mudblood, or pug-faced, or stupid, or-"
"I get the point!" Ginny shouted.
********************************** "My Lord," the spy said bowing before his throne.
"Good evening, tell me, what news do you have for me?" asked an impatient Voldemort.
"Hermione Weasley was killed," she said a sneer evident on her face.
"By whom?" Voldemort said shocked.
"By one of your loyal servants," the woman replied with pride in her eyes, "but everyone believes it to be a suicide."
"I see you rising to my inner circle quickly, my young friend, but the question remains, who are you?" he asked.
"Katie Bell, Chaser for Puddlemere United, Gryffindor, and most of all the future wife of Cassius Warrington," she answered a sparkle in her eye.
"And why did you align yourself with myself," he asked mystified. She leaned in to whisper in his ear.
"Power and glory, although my cousin did have quite an influence on me."
"Cousin?"
"His name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, have you ever met him?" she asked grinning wildly.
A/N: Chapter 4 is complete! Did you love it, or hate it, or think it was mediocre? Was the spy a shocker? Is anyone even reading this? Please Review, love KTBallerina.
Summary: The Order wishes to break down Voldemort's defenses, but the only way to do that is to defeat Draco Malfoy. How can you defeat a dragon? Is anyone up to the challenge? Is Harry Potter's true love, Ginny Weasley up to it?
Loving a Challenge
Chapter 4
Ginny awoke the next morning with a terrible stomach ache, followed by severe nausea. At first she suspected some sort of wizard flu, but as the sickness subsided in the afternoon each day Ginny deduced the obvious. She was pregnant. Although Draco had raped her, she never even considered the fact she could get pregnant. She had assumed Draco had taken some sort of potion, but she had not even given it a second thought.
One day as she hovered over the toliet, she saw someone extend a goblet of some sort of simmering potion.
"Drink this," said a soft feminine voice. As Ginny looked up she realized the voice belonged to Narcissa Malfoy, Draco's mother. She had beautiful eyes and golden hair a shade darker than her son's.
"Thank you," Ginny answered taking a sip of the drink, before making a sour face.
"So you are Ginny Weasley," Narcissa said more to herself than to Ginny, "I would like to speak for you, please join me in my study."
"I do not think I can leave this room," replied Ginny in a defeated tone.
"Nonsense, this is my home I can invite anyone I please anywhere I want," Narcissa said dismissively. Ginny's notions of Mrs. Malfoy changed dramatically. She followed her down the hallway into a separate part of the manor, into a pleasant looking sitting room.
"I must admit you are not quite the person I expected," Ginny blurted out.
"I suppose that is to be taken as a compliment, because I know how other members of this family chose to portray themselves," she answered as though the thought annoyed her.
"I almost want to ask why you married your husband," Ginny said curiosity taking over.
"That my dear is a very long story," she replied. Narcissa's voice was full of sullen reluctance.
"I seem to have all the time in the World," Ginny answered with a rueful smile. It had been months since she had talked to anyone but Draco and the house elves.
"When I was young, perhaps your age, we fell in love and married. We were so happy, but Lucius wanted security in our lives. Something he knew the ministry could not provide, he thought Lord Voldemort would be a greater protector," she began. Ginny could see her eyes glaze over. "I had to think of what was best for my son. If something were to happen to him, I would have nothing left to live for. I can not have any more children ever."
"So you joined the Death Eaters?" Ginny asked slowly.
"No, I asked Lucius to join the Death Eaters to protect our little family," she replied in a remorseful voice. "I never should have asked him to sacrifice his life, I doomed his and Draco's life. So now, I am forced to sit and watch my son live out the life I pushed upon him. Had I any idea of what was going to happen I never would have told Lucius to join, I can not abandon him when I condemned him." Ginny suddenly understood Narcissa's position in the Malfoy family.
"My father often wondered why the Malfoys, with everything to lose, would join forces with Voldemort," Ginny added.
"I am not proud of what I did, but to this day we all survived," Narcissa said as though she needed to relieve the burdens of her mind. "However, to the matter at hand, a baby?" Ginny's eyes refused to meet Mrs. Malfoy's.
"Yes, a baby," Ginny echoed in a state of semi shock.
"A boy or a girl?" Narcissa asked unabashed.
"I do not know, I do not know how," Ginny answered.
"Would you like me to find out? All I have to do is a simple charm," Narcissa explained. Ginny considered for a moment, wondering if she even wanted to know.
"Yes, please," she replied. Narcissa pointed her wand at Ginny's stomach.
"Patriachus," she whispered. Ginny's abdomen glowed half blue and half pink. Narcissa smiled. "Twins." Suddenly a figure appeared in the doorway.
"Having fun mother?" asked Draco sarcastically.
"Draco, darling, how wonderful to see you," she said ignoring his question, "I suppose a congratulations is in order." She smiled wickedly.
"Why? What for?" he asked stumped.
"The babies, a boy and a girl," Narcissa said superiority etched in every line of her face.
"What babies?" he asked sounding panicky.
"Our babies," Ginny said slowly watching Draco's reaction carefully.
"What?" Draco asked more confused than ever.
"May I write a letter to my family?" Ginny asked.
"No, tell me what is going on." Ginny explained the situation.
"So, Draco what are you going to do?" his mother asked. "Hopefully, the right thing."
"I refuse to marry her, I plan to-"
"There will be no bastard heir to this household, I am warning you now, son," she said threateningly. Ginny knew there was no chance in hell she would ever marry Draco, no matter what happened.
"Mother leave the room," Draco said coldly, she complied. "Ginny I would like to ask you to marry me."
"No," she said flatly. So, she wants to fight dirty, he thought.
"Let me rephrase. Ginny marry me, or I will see to it your precious family is slaughtered," he said in a falsely cheery voice.
"Then I do not really have a choice," she said still angry, but she knew she had to protect her family.
"Could be worse," Draco pointed out.
"How?" Ginny spat.
"You could be a mudblood, or pug-faced, or stupid, or-"
"I get the point!" Ginny shouted.
********************************** "My Lord," the spy said bowing before his throne.
"Good evening, tell me, what news do you have for me?" asked an impatient Voldemort.
"Hermione Weasley was killed," she said a sneer evident on her face.
"By whom?" Voldemort said shocked.
"By one of your loyal servants," the woman replied with pride in her eyes, "but everyone believes it to be a suicide."
"I see you rising to my inner circle quickly, my young friend, but the question remains, who are you?" he asked.
"Katie Bell, Chaser for Puddlemere United, Gryffindor, and most of all the future wife of Cassius Warrington," she answered a sparkle in her eye.
"And why did you align yourself with myself," he asked mystified. She leaned in to whisper in his ear.
"Power and glory, although my cousin did have quite an influence on me."
"Cousin?"
"His name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, have you ever met him?" she asked grinning wildly.
A/N: Chapter 4 is complete! Did you love it, or hate it, or think it was mediocre? Was the spy a shocker? Is anyone even reading this? Please Review, love KTBallerina.