Disclaimer: If I owned the Harry Potter books, I wouldn't be on a fanfiction site now would I?
A/N: Here's my next chapter.
Tom glared at Lucius Malfoy angrily.
"I didn't get you out of Azkaban for you to just sit there! You're supposed to be in search of Dumbledore!" he shouted.
"Well…sir, we have searched everywhere. We can't find him."
Tom began to pace back and for. Five years…FIVE YEARS! And still no trace of Albus Dumbledore!
"Well…search harder! That stupid, bloody git could be anywhere!"
"But…why must we find him? If he was going to try to overthrow you, he would've done it?"
"He's waiting…getting stronger." Tom whispered. He knew that Dumbledore wouldn't give up so easily, "I want him dead."
"But-"
"CRUCIO!"
Tom watched silently as Lucius twitched in pain on the ground, his screams filled the room, Tom was glad he put a silencing charm on the room. When Lucius recovered, Tom heard a light knock on the door, and then, "Daddy! Daddy! I can't sleep!"
"Get out!" Tom ordered Lucius. Lucius Malfoy quickly disapparated from the room. Tom took away the silencing charm and opened the door, to see five-year-old Krissie staring up at him. She put her hand on her hips.
"Took ya long enough!" she said.
"What do you want?"
"I can't sleep." The small girl said. She brushed a strand of black hair out of her eyes and waited for him to say something.
"Go find your mum."
"She's asleep."
"Well, wake her up."
"Mummy doesn't like to be woken up in the middle of the night."
Tom sighed. He picked Krissie up and flipped her upside down. Krissie giggled.
"Dad-dy!" she laughed.
He walked back to Krissie's room and put her in her bed.
"Now, sleep." He said. Krissie pulled the covers over her and closed her eyes. Tom left the room and shut the door.
"…3…2…1…"
He heard two feet hit the floor as she was getting out of bed, and then he heard fast footsteps coming towards the door. Krissie opened the door, not at all surprised to see Tom still standing there. They went through this routine every night.
"Hi daddy."
"Back to bed. Now." He said sternly. Krissie nodded reluctantly went back to her bed. Once she was under the covers he shut the door again and went to his room.
Ginny was sound asleep in bed as Tom walked over and crawled into bed next to her. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to his chest. He watched her sleep for a few minutes before he too fell asleep.
The next morning, Tom couldn't find anyone to take the triplets to school. They went to The Pre-Academy for Young Witches and Wizards, ages four to ten.
He, of course, couldn't. All the usual people were busy. He trusted Tia Zabini with his children about as much as he trusted Kristen to go to sleep without a fuss every night. That left Ginny. He mentally swore. The only time he let Ginny leave the house was when he was with her, or someone he trusted was with her.
He decided the only option was to send Ginny, but have Tia go with her.
"Ginny, luv." He called. He heard footsteps, a pause in the footsteps, then, "Thomas Marvolo Riddle Jr., stop pinching your sister" then, "Yes, mum…but she started it! She looked at me.", and then Ginny appeared finally.
"What?" she said, sounding annoyed.
"I need you to take the kids to school today. Tia will accompany you."
"And why does she have to accompany me?"
"Because."
"Tom," Ginny sighed, "I've lived here for five years. Surely you don't think I'll run off, do you?"
"Of course not! I would find you easily anyway. I just don't want anything bad to happen to you."
Ginny started to say something but then seemed to have changed her mind. "Forget it. Kids! C'mon!"
The three children raced into the room. Then Tom went to the fireplace and contacted Tia. Within seconds she apparated into the room.
Most people would think that they would never ride in a car. But cars were one of the few thinks that muggles and wizards both used frequently and banning the use of them in the wizard world would be very hard on people.
Ginny drove, simply because she liked to drive. She felt she had more freedom that way.
"Mummy!" Andria shouted, "He's hitting me!"
"Tommy, stop hitting Andy."
"She LOOKED at me again!"
"Andy, stop looking at Tommy."
"With pleasure." Andria muttered, turning to face the window.
"Adorable, aren't they?" Ginny said. Tia laughed.
"It's just sibling rivalry."
"Remind me of myself and my brothers."
"I remember your brothers Fred George." Tia said. She was one of the few people that Ginny could talk to about her brothers, "They were hilarious. Remember the day the quit school? I'll never forget the look on Umbridge's face."
"Yeah."
"Ginny, I don't blame you for missing them. I couldn't take it if I were away from my family for so long."
"Who're Fred and George?" Krissie asked.
"Two of my brothers. I had six brothers."
"And I thought one was torture." Andy said.
"Hey!"
"Oh, sorry, Tommy."
"Will we get to meet them someday?" Tommy asked.
"I'm not sure. Maybe someday though." Then she had an idea and turned to Tia, "Ya know, I'll bet Tom would let me take the kids to Diagon Alley if you were there."
"Why do you want to go to Diagon Alley?"
"There's a certain shop I would to visit." Ginny said, wondering why she hadn't thought of this before. Tia realized what shop she meant.
"Do you think it's still open?"
"Of course. My brothers would never close down Weasley's Wizard Wheezes."
"A shop that we might visit today if you three stay out of trouble at school today. It's got lots of neat stuff. And then we may go for ice cream."
"We'll be perfect angels." Andy said.
"uh-huh." Tommy and Krissie agreed in unison.
Ginny walked them into the school through the back, as everyone did when dropping off the Riddle children so not to draw attention to them.
"Mummy, I want you to meet Cody! He's adopted. He said that adopted means that his mummy and daddy came to get him at an orphanage. He said he had to wait until the perfect people came and saw him." Krissie said eagerly.
"Well, I really don't have time."
"Please, mummy? He's cool. There he is now, with his daddy! Cody!"
Ginny was dragged over to the other side of the room.
"Hey, Krissie. This is my dad."
"Hi, Cody, this is my mummy."
Ginny smiled at Cody. Then when she saw his father, she stepped back. When his father saw her, he gasped.
"Harry…"
"Ginny!" he said in shock.
"Krissie, go on and go play." Ginny said quickly.
"You too, Cody."
The two children left Ginny and Harry staring at each other.
"I thought you were dead." Ginny said. "Where have you been?"
"They can't kill me that easily, I got away. They thought they killed me, but I dodged the curse and got knocked out by a piece of falling stone. When I woke up, I was at the Grimmauld Place with Remus, Ron, Fred, George, and a few others. I've lived there ever since, with my wife. You remember Melanie Wood?"
"Yeah, Oliver's sister."
"We got married about a year ago, and then we adopted Cody. Of course, I know all about you from reading the newspaper."
Ginny blushed.
"You're not…really in love with him? Are you?" he asked. "I mean, you're faking it, right?"
Ginny's silence was the only answer he needed.
"I don't believe this." He muttered.
"Can we talk about this outside?" Ginny asked. Harry nodded. They walked outside. Ginny hoped that Tia would remain in the car just around the corner.
"What do see in him?" Harry asked.
"I don't know…I just…I love him, Harry. There's no other way to put it."
"I can't believe all these years we've been planning to rescue you, and come to find out, you don't want to be rescued!"
"I can't help that!"
"If you don't recall, Ginny, he murdered my parents. And you thought he killed me! Plus, think of all the muggles his army has basically slaughtered."
"He's not as bad as you think. The wizarding world has been good shape since he took over."
"He's murderer and will always be one. And you're a traitor."
"Harry, please-"
"Come with me." Harry said, grabbing her wrist. He pulled her inside and through the building to the front door.
"Where're we going?"
"To my car."
Ginny jerked away.
"No!"
"you're obviously out of your mind."
He dragged her outside and to his car. Throwing her into the passenger seat, he used a locking charm to keep her in. Then he got in the drivers seat and began driving away from the school. Ginny found herself beginning to cry. She was so mad at Harry, and so worried about what Tom would think when she didn't come back. Would he think she'd run away from him?
"What's wrong?" Harry asked, his tone softer now.
"Leave me alone." She said venomously. "I hate you."
She didn't regret the words. She didn't know why, but she didn't. Maybe she was more like Tom than she thought. She hated Harry now. He was taking her away from her home, the people she loved…
Hadn't Tom done the same thing, a few years ago? Hadn't he kidnapped her and told her to stay with him forever? But she agreed.
How should she know right from wrong now?
A/N: Okay, you either like this chapter…or you hate me for making Ginny get kidnapped. Either way, please review.
