Cast Away
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Chapter 14 ~ Two Betrayals
Draco paced in the small room in the dungeons where he had met Ginny a few months ago, his face bearing a concerned, thoughtful look. Christmas was just around the corner and he had to think of something to get Maria and Ginny from "Anonymous", but would be so obviously from him. Not jewellery, that is so unoriginal, not clothes… Draco threw his head back in exasperation, desperately trying to think of the ideal gift.
Ginny liked Quidditch, Maria was pregnant. Draco knew that he had to get them something they could use, and would like.
'I thought I would find you here,' A voice rang out from the small brass door at one end of the room. This particular room had about twenty doors, and one passageway, each leading to a different part of the Hogwarts Castle. Ginny had come through the passage that night. Draco spun around to face the person who had spoken. Leanne Brayshaw stood at the door wearing her small white singlet top and really short, white, silk boxer shorts which were her pyjama's. She had a small blue "LB" embroidered on the top left hand side of her singlet top. Draco had never seen her in such absence of clothes. He gawked at her as she crossed the room and sat on the large comfortable chair, crossing one leg over the other and folding her arms.
'Brayshaw,' Draco managed to say. Leanne's eyes narrowed and her mouth formed a small pout.
'How many times have I told you… asked you to call me Leanne?' She said, smiling sweetly. Draco put on a stern face and scowled.
'You may have the other guys fooled with your charm and beauty, but not me,' Draco said, folding his arms across his chest. Leanne clapped a hand over her heart and widened her eyes comically.
'Why, whatever do you mean?' She said innocently, batting her eyelashes.
'I don't have time for games, Leanne,' Draco said in a tone that told Leanne he was being serious. She stood to face him, letting her sweet act drop.
'Fine,'
'What do you want?' Draco asked blankly.
'I just wanted to see how you were doing,' Leanne said, then, seeing the look in Draco's eyes, she sighed. 'Okay, I wanted to know something,'
'What?'
'I've heard some things, things that would ruin you Draco,' She said. 'I just wanted to know if they were true.'
'What things?' Draco asked, growing impatient.
'That you were seen with Ginny Weasley, being rather, seductive, to put it lightly…' Leanne trailed off.
'I wasn't the one being seductive, so I suggest you don't believe everything you hear in future,' Draco said harshly. He grabbed Leanne's neck roughly to point her face at him, instead of looking around the room like she had been. 'Do you understand me?'
'Yes,'
'Good girl,' He said, his face millimetres from hers. Draco released her neck and stalked out of the room. Leanne rubbed her neck, and glanced at Draco's retreating figure as he slammed the oak door.
~***~
Leanne put on a stone cold face as she walked quickly into the Great Hall, passing some Slytherins and heading straight over to the Gryffindor Table.
'Lambi, are you okay?' Leanne ignored her friend's query and pushed past her, stopping only when she reached Ginny Weasley's chair at the Gryffindor Table.
'Ginny,' Hermione pointed behind the red head. Ginny turned around to see Leanne standing over her, with a menacing expression.
'Follow me, Weasley, if you know what's good for you,' Leanne snapped. Ginny glanced back at Hermione, who was busy talking to Harry about their Christmas homework. She nervously stood up and followed Leanne out of the Great Hall, and down through the Slytherin Dungeons.
'Where are we going?' Ginny asked timidly. Leanne made no attempt to reply as she led the Gryffindor deeper into the castle. After ten more minutes had passed, Leanne stopped. They were standing in front of a large black and dark purple tapestry. Leanne pressed her hand in the middle black box, allowing the tapestry to slide to the left. She grabbed Ginny's wrist, sensing that Ginny wouldn't go in there without force, and led her through. The tapestry snapped shut behind the girls, and Leanne switched on a light.
The four walls were dead black, with nothing resting against them. There was no furniture in the room save one deep purple couch, looking very comfortable. The floor consisted of panes of wood, varnished and polished to perfection with no scratched on it. Ginny had never seen such a room before.
'This is my room,' Leanne informed her. 'That tapestry leads to about a hundred different rooms, depending on which Slytherin puts their hand in the box.'
'Where would it lead me?' Ginny asked, curiosity getting the better of her. Leanne grinned evilly.
'It would lead any Gryffindor to a nasty surprise.' She said simply.
'So why have you brought me here?' said Ginny. Leanne's face resumed it's harsh, menacing look.
'To give you a warning,' Leanne said extremely softly. 'Stay away from Draco,' Her voice barely above a whisper. 'He's too good for the likes of you,'
'Who are you to tell me what to do?' Ginny cried, outraged that Leanne had the nerve to tell her to keep away from a person who she didn't even like in the first place. Leanne leant in close to Ginny.
'I have my sights set on Draco Malfoy, and if you happen to come between us, it will be your neck,' Leanne said, snapping a Quill. Ginny pushed the girl back.
'You don't have to worry about that, Brayshaw, I won't go anywhere near that pig,' Ginny reassured the Slytherin before turning and leaving the dark room.
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Sigma did not want to be under the Imperious Curse, though it felt like she couldn't control her actions anyway, so what difference would it make? Besides, she would "get" Hank, meaning she could make him her slave. He would be stupid enough to take orders from her anyway.
So she was on a train, on her way to the London countryside somewhere, ignoring skeptical glances she was getting from various Muggles.
'Excuse my pardon Miss, but can I take a peek at your ticket?' Sigma looked up to see a small, lanky male in his early twenties with red hair and bad acne. Her black eyes stared at him, at his brown eyes. This certainly made the poor guy uncomfortable. He fidgeted.
'I'm going to forget that you asked me that,' Sigma said coolly.
'S-sorry Miss, but I have to check your ticket,' He continued, clearly intimidated by Sigma, who stood to face him. He was only a little bit taller than her, and he gulped as she narrowed her eyes.
'Says who?' Sigma said dangerously. He pulled on his collar nervously.
'Never mind Miss, take a seat,' He said, trembling slightly, and walked away. Sigma took her seat and continued to look out of the window, until she saw the rickety old train station of a country side town, her stop. The train came to a halt, and Sigma got off, along with several other people. She carried a broomstick in a long bag, which some people gave her funny looks for.
When Sigma was out of sight from Muggles, she mounted her broom, and found the Hogwarts Express tracks, which she followed to the Hogsmeade Station, and through to the Hogwarts Castle.
She landed on the grounds, tucking her broom back in the little bag, and she slipped into the Castle.
Now to kill her friends, the only people stopping her from completely turning to the dark side, Voldemort had given Sigma ample amounts of a death potion to slip in their goblets. Sigma walked through the halls of Hogwarts, which were empty as everyone was in class, and up the many different staircases to the Gryffindor portrait.
'Password?' The fat lady asked. Sigma paused, she didn't know the new password, if it indeed had been changed. She decided to try the old one anyway.
'Jitterbug,'
The fat lady folded her arms across her chest and refused to budge. Sigma gave her a nasty look before turning to leave. She went to the Great Hall, deciding to wait for lunch to see her friends. She took her old seat at the Gryffindor table, not letting old memories get to her. Sitting there, Sigma suddenly felt flushed, she lay her head on the table.
~~Sigma's Premonition
They were sitting, talking happily, eating lunch, drinking from their goblets. Everyone seemed in brighter spirits now that Sigma had come back, especially Ginny. Harry came and sat next to Sigma.
'I'm glad you decided to come back, Ginny has been such a wreck without you,' Harry smiled. Sigma returned the smile and nodded.
'Ginny won't ever have to worry again,' She said, meaning more than what Harry thought she meant. Ginny wouldn't have to worry every again because she would be dead in a few hours.
Sigma fingered the potion vial in her right hand, waiting until everyone looked away. She soon found the perfect opportunity when Draco Malfoy began taunting the Gryffindors. They all looked over in his direction, some people even jeering back at the Slytherins. Sigma used this chance to slip some potion into the goblets of Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Cassandra, Alistair and Colin, the only Gryffindors around.
After the incident with the Slytherins, everyone turned back to their food, and drink. Harry was the first to take a drink, followed by Colin, Hermione, Cassandra, Alistair, and finally Ginny. They had all drunk their poison.
~~End~~
Sigma sat up, she had gotten another premonition, one that she hated the outcome of. She wanted her legs to move, she wanted to get out of there, or smash the potion, before it was too late. There was nothing she could do, her body sat there calmly, while her spirit sank. The bell sounded. Sigma looked at her wristwatch, lunch time. She dreaded it greatly, when her friends would walk into the Great Hall, but not walk out.
Harry and Hermione were the first Gryffindors to come into the Great Hall. They noticed the small, dull blonde girl sitting at the Gryffindor Table, and they went to see who she was.
'Sigma?' Harry asked, and Sigma turned around. 'Hey! It's you!' Harry exclaimed, and wrapped her in a hug. Sigma stiffened, but patted Harry lightly on the back.
'Sigma, it's so great to see you again,' Hermione said, enveloping the small girl in a hug. Sigma awkwardly patted Hermione on the back.
'Ginny will be so happy to see you,' Harry said, his voice rather serious for Sigma's liking. She nodded slightly.
'That's nice,'
'Wow, Sigma, you sound like something crawled down your throat and died? Are you okay? Would you like one of Fred and George's invention throat lozenges?' Hermione offered Sigma one, which she took, and swallowed in one gulp. Instantly, she felt better.
'Thanks,' Sigma said, sounding a lot better.
'That's better, isn't it,' Hermione said happily. At that moment, Ginny walked in with Cassandra, Colin and Alistair. The three were talking happily, but Ginny walked away from them a bit, looking like a drifter. Sigma turned to look at the four fifth years.
'Sigma!' Ginny squealed, running up to her friend and barreling her in a hug. Once again, Sigma awkwardly patted her on the back. Sigma didn't like being touched much. 'I'm so glad you came back, but what happened to your hair? And your eyes are still black, but who cares because you're back and you're never leaving again!' Ginny said, talking rather fast, caught up in the excitement.
Once the excitement of Sigma's return had settled down, they all sat down for lunch. The plates filled with food, and chatter rang merrily through the Great Hall.
They were sitting, talking happily, eating lunch, drinking from their goblets. Everyone seemed in brighter spirits now that Sigma had come back, especially Ginny. Harry came and sat next to Sigma.
'I'm glad you decided to come back, Ginny has been such a wreck without you,' Harry smiled. Sigma returned the smile and nodded.
'Ginny won't ever have to worry again,' She said, meaning more than what Harry thought she meant. Ginny wouldn't have to worry every again because she would be dead in a few hours.
Sigma fingered the potion vial in her right hand, waiting until everyone looked away. She soon found the perfect opportunity when Draco Malfoy began taunting the Gryffindors. They all looked over in his direction, some people even jeering back at the Slytherins. Sigma used this chance to slip some potion into the goblets of Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Cassandra, Alistair and Colin, the only Gryffindors around.
Without warning, the ceiling rumbled and lightning struck the Gryffindor table, blowing all the food and drink from the surface. Everyone looked over in curiosity, wanting to know why this happened. Dumbledore looked down cautiously from the teachers table. Sigma stayed completely calm, apart from the shock that she put on to fool the others into believing that she had nothing to do with lightning striking the Gryffindor table.
'I don't believe that's ever happened before,' Harry said timidly, after the shock died down. Hermione frowned, picking up her goblet from where it lay on the floor. She sniffed the goblet, and her nose scrunched up, confirming Sigma's worst nightmares.
'That's because no one's ever tried slipping a potion of death in these goblets before,' She said, extremely suspiciously.
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Orli-anon ~ Thanks for that about Blaise, I thought it would have been a male name as well, but thanks for the confirmation. Also thank you for your other, lovely review! Yes these chapters may not be having much to do with the original plot, but I've changed the plot a little bit. It will still be mainly about Ginny and Draco, but they need to get together first. Don't worry, it's getting there. Thank you for reading and reviewing!
Miss Raynbow ~ Sigma isn't really standing up to him, she's basically under her own imperious curse at the moment, that's what I'm getting at her not being able to control her own actions. Voldemort doesn't kill her because he needs her to get him the Ministerial Gem. You'll find out more about that in later chapters. Thanks for reading and reviewing, I hope you liked this chapter.
rose petel ~ Sigma is a strong person, she is only corrupted by herself. She stands up to Voldemort because she doesn't like being treated as a slave. By having Sigma kill her friends, it seems final, like some sort of closure for her, which would mean she could never go back to the light side, and would have no choice but to turn evil. Thank you for the compliment! I hope you liked this chapter.
kura52 ~ Hehehe, sorry if I freaked you out with that chapter. Hank is a weird person, that is right. He's a typical surfer guy who has the brains of a two year old. Yeah, Harry's been pretty nice to Ginny lately, but she thinks he's pitying her, which she doesn't want, so she will always turn him down. Malfoy's plan is falling into place, but Leanne will be a big obsticle… I hope you liked this chapter!
ERSM333 ~ In the first few chapters, Ginny is supposed to seem sulky, not rude though, I'm not sure where you got rude from. Thank you for your compliment on my grammar. Those characters were only acting like that in the first few chapters. Hank is Hermione's "boyfriend", remember? She thinks he's a Muggle, but he's not, he just didn't go to Hogwarts, and he's not too bright, which would be why he's with Voldemort. Sorry about the cliffhanger, I hope you liked this chapter!
HarryzBabe ~ The Gem, ah yes, makes it's owner invincible. That is why Voldemort wants it so badly, because then he can attack without worrying about Dumbledore and such. I hope you liked this chapter! It took me a while to write, unlike my other chapters which I normally write all in one go.
Kelei ~ Yeah, Hank is dumb, I'm glad you like him that way! Now, about devistated Hermione, how can I weave that in? hmm… Hank… yes okay. Ginny will be mad in some parts, like when she finds out Sigma tried to kill her. As for Harry, I'll try to find a way to make him protective. Thank you for reading and reviewing.