Chapter 1- Memories on a sad day.
Ginny was eating her breakfast when one of her maids came in to the dinning hall, holding a gold goblet.

As it been a month already?- her mind wondered. For someone with such a repeatedly boring daily routine, the months went by very quickly. This means tonight he's going to take some of my blood again.

Her mind went back to the first night she had spent in the castle. The Death Eaters had caught her in the forest. She was shoved in to Voldemort arms, while she watched in panic has his scarlet eyes looked at her with satisfaction. Harry had always told her that he was as ugly as a snake. But when she first saw him, he looked more like the boy that came out of the diary, in her first year, then a snake. He was very handsome, with long black hair tied in a pony tail, and an attractive face, even thought he looked older.

Them he pointed his wand at her, and she passed out.

When she woke up it was night already. She was laying in a bed, on a very large room that looked very cozy. A man was sitting in the end of her bed, looking at her with probing eyes. She sat up, and noticed that she was wearing nothing more then a simple nightgown.

The man came closer, and she recognized his face. Voldemort had change is clothes to a simple pair of black trousers, and a black shirt with all the buttons opened until the middle. She could see his chest.

'Are you dizzy?'- he asked, looking at her in a way that made her feel like he could see right through her.

'No.'- she answered truthfully, to afraid to say anything else. Why did he brought me here?- she remembered her mind wondering.

He leaned towards to touch her, and she quickly dragged herself away from him.

Instead of looking angry at this, as she expected, he smiled at her.

Then he grabbed her arm and pulled her to him. With his other hand, he grabbed her by the back of her neck, and slowly brought her lips towards his. She shivered at the thought of being kissed by him again. Their lips were coming closer and closer.
'Milady, you have to drink it wile it's hot!'- Ginny was awoken from her thoughts. Norah, the maid that was holding the goblet, was looking at her expectantly. Ginny took the goblet from her hands, and looked at it.

Every month was the same. She would drink the strange black potion in the morning, and he would take some of her blood in to a vial at night. At first she thought it was some sort of contraceptive potion, but on a morning he had decided to take breakfast with her, she saw him take the potion as well. When she asked what it was, he looked at her with an annoyed expression.

'It's to keep you healthy, so drink it!'- he answered looking annoyed. Ginny was so scared of him back then, that she didn't asked again.

She looked at the potion in her hand, and drank it all in one sip, making a face. It was sweet. So sweet, that it made her nauseous.

Ginny got up from the table, not able to eat another bite.

All her maids were sitting by a window, talking in low voices as not to disturb their Lady while she ate. They got up from their seats, when they saw Ginny rise from her chair, and hurried to catch up with her.

Felling particularly melancholic today, she decided to take some fresh air, and made her way to the gardens.

The gardens were one of most beautiful parts of the castle. But very few people could admire it in its full. A big part of the gardens were separated from the rest, and served for to the exclusive use of her highness, the Empress Virginia Voldemort.

The extensive gardens had a vast quantity of fountains, birds in beautiful cages, magical animals of all sorts, small lakes surrounded by a forest, and a magnificent waterfall.

The gardens were the only place were she felt at ease. She could read quietly on a bench, while her maids played games nearby, or she could walk for hours, ride one of her horses, or even play with her maids some of those silly, but fun, games they played.

Today she just wanted to sit under a tree, and watch the world go by.

She went to a tree that was casting a comfortable shade in the grass. It was hot outside, and the shade offered a cool resting place. One of her maids set down a blanket on the grass and Ginny sat on it and leaned against the tree. Hanna, one of the youngest maids asked if the could go play a game of hide and seek. It seemed a little childish that the Empress maids would play such games, but there really wasn't anything better for them to do, so she allowed then.

Norah sat near Ginny, with a book on her hands.

'Would your Majesty like me to read for you?'- she asked with a gentle smile.

'No thank you Norah, I just feel like listening to the birds.'- Norah gave her an apprehensive look, before turning to her book.

Ginny just wanted to be alone, but of course, that was impossible. Norah followed her around like a watch dog, and she would never let Ginny alone for more then a minute. She was with Ginny since her first day at the castle.

In the two months that followed Hogwarts attack, Lord Voldemort had kept her prisoner in her room, with no one else to see, but Norah and Narcissa Malfoy. Voldemort himself had only visited her twice, since he was too busy conquering the world.

She let her thoughts go back to were they were before Norah interrupted them.
Voldemort grabbing her head, and pulling her in to his lips.

How strange that night was.

He stopped puling her into a kiss and instead, he lifted the sleeve of her nightgown. Ginny looked surprised at this. Then he took a vial from his pocket, and with his wand he made a small cut on her wrist. The blood that was spilling out made its way to the vial, and once it was filled, he close the cut, sealed the vial and place it back on his pocket. That was about the same thing that happened every month, and tonight would not be an exception.

Ginny had asked him, an endless amount of times, about the blood, but he would never answer her.

Such an odd night that was, and a sad night as well she remembered.
After he took her blood, he pushed her in to the bed to make her lie down again. Then he lay down beside her and pulled her by the waist, so that there was no space between their bodies. She tried to struggle, to push him away, but he easily overpowered her, grabbing her writs, puling her arms over her head, and holding then with just one hand.

The other hand got busy with the buttons of her night gown, opening them slowly, making Ginny feel more and more exposed. He lowered his head, and kissed her, caressing her lips with his tongue, and then kissing his way to her ears and her neck.

Ginny's face was wet with tears. She didn't want to do this with Voldemort, she wanted Harry. They had planned doing it, that very same night and it would be the first time for both of them.

But Voldemort took Harry's life that morning, and now he was about to take something that should have been Harry's.

Felling Voldemorts hand on her breast, she whispered the name of the man she really wanted to be with.

'Harry.'

Suddenly he stopped, and looked at her with a fury she had never seen before.

'What did you say?'- his voice was menacing and full of barely contained rage.

Ginny didn't dare to answer. She was trembling from head to toe, from fear of what he would do to her.

Slowly, he got off of her, and Ginny took the chance to cover her self with the nightgown again, never taking her eyes from his.

'You said his name! Don't you ever say his name in front of me again!'

Ginny's tears were fogging her vision, and now she was sure that she was going to die. Voldemort got up from the bed, and stormed out of the room, while Ginny just lay there, curling up in a ball, and crying.

Before she had a chance to feel safe with his departure, Voldemort came back in to the room, still looking furious. Ginny quickly got out of the bed. If he wanted to rape her, she would not make things easy for him.

He was holding some dirty rags, and threw them at Ginny's face.

'That, is all that's left of your precious boyfriend!'-he barked at her.

She looked at the rags in her hands. It was a Hogwarts cloak. It was ragged and full of blood. There was a long cut in the back that appeared to be made with a knife. She turned it in her hands and looked at the inside.

Property of Harry Potter.

Tears filed her eyes again. It was Harry's cloak.

She looked at Voldemort. He was obviously pleased at her reaction.

'He is dead! He's not going to save you, he's not going to barge in here like a prince on a white horse, and take you away to a happy ending!'- he said in a threatening voice as he got closer to her.

Ginny back away from him, but the room allowed her no escape. Soon her back hit the wall, and she was trapped between it, and his body.

He pulled her chin up, and made her look in to his scarlet eyes.

'There is nothing left for you, but me! I'm the one that kept you alive! I'm the one you belong to! I'm the one you're going to marry! And I'm the one you're going to be with, for a very long time!'

He back away from her, and made his way to the door. He stooped halfway, and turned around to see her.

'I'll give you this night to mourn for your friends! But the next time I come to see you, you'd better be ready for me!'

And with that he left the room, leaving Ginny to her grieve.
'Milady? Milady?'- Sarah was looking at her with a worried face.

'Are you alright Milady? You are crying.'-Ginny had been so lost in her thoughts, that she didn't saw Sarah coming towards her.

'I'm okay. I was just remembering something!'- Ginny wiped the tears and got up. She wanted to walk a little, to push the sadness away. Norah was complaining that it was lunch time, but Ginny didn't feel like eating at all. Instead she walked through her gardens, petting the animals, and trying not to think about Harry.

A servant came running in to the gardens. When he got close to Ginny, he got on his knees and bowed.

'Your Highness, Lady Malfoy as arrived!'- he didn't look once at her face, and remained on his knees until she left.

Ginny made her way to the palace, thinking about the poor man. Just because he was muggle bourn, he had no rights and no freedom.

Has she entered one of the many living rooms of the palace, Narcissa Malfoy came in to view.

Ginny's mind immediately filed with the memories of the "lessons" Narcissa had taught her.
Narcissa Malfoy first meet Ginny for the first time, on the morning, after Hogwarts attack. During those two months, before Voldemort was crowned, she had taught her everything from how to dress, to table manners. Every day she would meet her, and teach her how to walk, how to talk, how to behave in the court, and even how to behave in bed.

Ginny reminded that particular lesson very well.

Narcissa had awakened her very early in the morning. She helped Ginny get dressed, and took her in to the dinning hall. They sat eating breakfast, Ginny trying to act her best in front of her teacher.

'Today I'm going to teach you something very important!'- she said with her usual blank face.

Ginny was drinking her milk, holding the cup just like Narcissa told her too, and wondering what could be so important.

'I'm going to teach you how to please a man in bed, and.'-but before she could finish her sentence, Ginny spat her milk out, surprised at what she had heard.

'Virginia, honestly.'- Narcissa looked shocked at her reaction.

'You're going to teach me what?'

'How to please a man in bed!'-She was surveying her pupil with a most shocked expression.

'Our Lord told me to make you ready for him. He's coming to see you in a few days, and he's expecting more then just a scared little girl!'

Ginny got up from the table. She was felling very angry at Voldemorts assumption, that he could get his way with her. She wouldn't let him. Ever since she saw Harry's torn cloak, she had decided that she would rather die, then let Voldemort touch her.

'Your Lord can expect all he wants, but I'm not going to bed with him!'- she made her way to her room, but Narcissa ran after her, shouting her name in a most undignified manner.

'Virginia! Virginia!'- Ginny turned around to see Narcissa looking at her with a most frightened look.

'You have to let me teach you! If you don't, he'll be angry at me, and blame me for your rebellion! Please, how you do latter on in the bedroom is not of my concern, but don't make me pay for your insubordination.'-Ginny couldn't help but to feel pity for her. She had always been nice and friendly to Ginny, and she was after all, the only company she had, besides Norah.

'Okay, you can teach me! But he better not think that just because I had "lessons" about sex, I'm actually going to do it with him!'

And with that Narcissa, looking much more relieved, took her to the bedroom, and started the lesson.

And Ginny's little rebellion brought her nothing but trouble.
Back in reality, Ginny walked in to the living room and let out a smile. Narcissa got up from her seat, and bowed to her.

'Virginia darling, how are you?'- she said with a big but elegant smile on her face. Ginny hugged her, and gave her an elegant smile of her own.

'I'm fine.'- Ginny said as she sat down on one of the sofas. Narcissa sat beside her.

'I was thinking that since your birthday is next month, we should start planning your party! After all you only make 25 once!'-Narcissa, looked absolutely delighted with the idea.

'Our Lord already gave me permission to take care of the details! It's going to be a masquerade ball. I thought that you might go as an angel. Ill spread the rumor that you're going as an cat or something, so that no one can copy you!'- Narcissa just went on and on about the ball, without noticing Ginny's sad face.

Ginny simply said yes at Narcissas suggestions, not really caring about the party. She didn't feel like celebrating at all. After an hour of hearing Narcissa talk, Ginny felt bored and tried to make an excuse.

'Narcissa, why don't you take care of the details, I'm felling tired, and I would like to go to my room.'-said Ginny with a sleepy smile.

'Of course darling, I'll make all the arrangements.'- looking delighted, Narcissa bowed at her and left the room.

Ginny went to her room, she wanted to take a nap before dinner, were she would have to put up with her husbands endless conversation.

A party. She didn't feel like celebrating her birthday without her family. But maybe if she asked him nicely, he would let her see her family again.

Maybe those lessons Narcissa taught her could be useful after all.

Night fell on the city near the Emperors palace A cloaked figure was walking in the shadows, moving silently and unnoticed.

The figure made its way to one of the alleys, and waited.

A young man, with black hair and green eyes went to the same alley and directed itself to the figure. He was also wearing a black cloak, but he had his hood down, as thought unafraid of being seen.

'Do you have it?'- The young man asked.

From under the black cloak, a feminine hand came out, and gave a piece of parchment to the man.

'Is this all?'- the young man asked. The figure nodded, and remained silent.

The man looked at the piece of parchment, and frowned.

'Its not much is it?'- He asked in a disappointed voice.

'If you like, you can sleep with Malfoy, and I'll collect the paper!' - said the figure in a sarcastic voice.

'Okay! Okay! Point taken!'- he said looking once more at the parchment.

'Will there be anything else? I have to go back to the castle!'- the women in the cloak seemed in a hurry to leave.

'Just one more thing if you don't mind! How is Ginny?'-he asked in a concerned voice.

'She was very sad today! I don't know why, but since this morning she was very melancholic! She's eating very little again.'- the women's voice also sounded concerned. She looked at the watch, and let out a curse.

'I got to go now, or they will notice I'm gone!'

And without any other word she made her way back to the castle.

First of all I would like to thank all of those who reviewed. Thank you!

Okay, what I'm trying to do with this chapter is to show Ginny's daily routine at the palace, and to show what happened to her in the last two years.

In the next chapters were going to see more of the other characters, including what happened to everyone, so don't worry. I may even put Ginny's and Voldemorts "first night".

Please review! It's your reviews that give me the motivation to write.