Chapter 33
The world has gone mad!
First thought of Ginevra.
Or maybe I have?
Was the second thought.
There before her was a girl, looking at them like Christmas had come early (not to mention the little victory dance that had just passed). Looking around, Ginny saw that the room was REALLY misty. She had noticed it before, but now she could see the room looked like it was made of mist. She could see no shape and because of the mist had no idea if the room was really small or large. It was like she, Draco and Rosie were just standing on clouds.
"I'm not dead am I? Did the potion fail or something?" Draco had gotten off the...floor (if you can call the cloud they were standing on a floor) and stretched his hand out to help Ginny up. She took his hand just as Rosie answered.
"Dead? Of course not!" Rosie snorted. "You're in the otherworld! Don't you think that that is just a tacky name? I tried to get them to change it, but they won't listen to reason, I tell you! Who doesn't think that 'cloudyworld' isn't a good name! Barking mad, I tell you!" She ranted.
What do we do now? Was what Draco and Ginny were both thinking.
"Uh...yes, I think cloudyworld is a very good name, but do tell who you are and why you're here?" Draco drawled arrogantly.
Rosie looked at him. "Oh, How RUDE of me! I should have introduced myself, shouldn't I have? I mean, it's not like YOU already introduced yourselves already, right?" She said, looking at him with an eyebrow raised and hands on her hips.
Draco looked at Ginny. "Sharp tongue"
Ginny was next to try and get information out of Rosie. "We're sorry! I'm Ginevra Weasley and this here, is Draco Malfoy. We're here because we performed the Comprendiex Spell...at least...I hope that this is the place where we're supposed to be after performing the Spell"
Rosie's eyes widened. "You've performed the Comprendiex Spell?"
Ginny nodded. Why was she so amazed? Were they in the wrong place or something? She looked at Draco and knew that he thought the same thing as her, because she saw the flash of worry pass through his eyes, before he shielded everyone from it.
"That's great!" Was the outburst from the girl in front of them.
Now it was Draco's turn to raise his eyebrow.
Rosie continued. "I feel power radiating from you two. It seems that the enemy you have chosen must be strong also then, seeing as you used this spell probably as a last resort. Most people use this as a last resort. And...if you two are strong...and you're enemy is also powerful then this realm is in for a great spectacle. Isn't that great?"
Ginny grinned a bit. She had long ago noticed that this girl wasn't here to harm them. The girl had spirit.
"You have yet to introduce yourself" Draco remarked.
"Call me Rosie and I'm like...some kind of a receptionist. People come, I look at the reason why they are here and guide them if the need arise...and of course contact the department, which it concerns"
"Department?" Ginny asked, curious.
"Didn't you know? You performed the spell after all...haven't you read all the information?" Rosie asked astonished. She said it with a tone like it was impossible for that to happen, but at the same time acknowledging that there was a slight possibility.
"Well...most books about it have been destroyed" Draco said.
"Am I to understand that you two have performed his spell with only the knowledge of how to make the potion and nothing else?" Rosie said slowly.
"You are to understand that" Draco said sarcastically.
"Dear Zeus, I'll have to get you to your department right away then!"
"Department?" Ginny asked for the second time.
"Yes...I'll have to take you to Ares" She said as she began walking, over the clouds, making turns as if there were paths to walk upon. Her hair seemed like a river, with it waving beautifully around her. She seemed to know where to go.
Ginny's mind reeled. Ares? As in...Ares, God of war?
"Ares? As in Ares, God of War?" Draco said, reading Ginny's thoughts.
"Why yes...You are going to battle with your enemy, so it would be logical that this would be his department. Who'd you think it would be then? Aphrodite? Not bloody likely" Rosie said. The first thing she muttered with anything else then a smile or with amusement in her voice.
"We'll be there in a sec" Rosie said, turning FULL blast on the cheery mood again.
While walking, Ginny dug in her mind for every piece of information of Ares.
Ares, God of war and son of Hera and Zeus. Hated by the Olympians and loved by only Aphrodite (goddess of Love and Beauty)...that was it. All Ginny ever knew of Ares.
They walked around for a while until Rosie spoke.
"I hereby represent, Draco Malfoy and Ginevra Weasley. There business here is because they preformed the Comprendiex Spell" Her voice was very loud and echoed a bit, like they were in a very, large room. Suddenly, doors appeared and they entered.
Ginny looked in awe; the room was the biggest one she'd ever seen. It was impressive as well as scary. Different creatures were on the sides of the room, all of them, scary looking (Hence the room being called scary).
In the middle was a path, leading towards a big throne where Ares was. He was watching them coming close with a look of interest. When they arrived, Rosie bowed and explained to Ares that Draco and Ginny did not know any of the rules that come with the Comprendiex Spell.
Ginny was about to speak when Ares held up his hand, silencing her. When he spoke, chills went through Ginny's body (And no pleasant one's either).
"We shall wait, until the chosen enemy has arrives" was all he said, with an ominous voice. Ginny grasped Draco's hand, because that would mean that he was gong to be in here...with them. Even though, they were the ones that brought it upon themselves, the thought of Voldemort with them TOGETHER in a room full of dangerous and weird-looking creatures and ARES, God of WAR wasn't as comforting as it would seem.
Rosie's voice echoed through the room, which was odd, because Rosie was standing right next to them and not doing anything.
"I hereby represent, Tom Riddle mostly known as Voldemort. His business here is because he was the chosen enemy of the Comprendiex Spell"
The door swung open and an exact duplicate of Rosie came through, together with Voldemort. Draco and Ginny stood together, ready to defend themselves if they needed to. Ginny shot a questioning look at Rosie. Rosie understood her 'telepathic' question and explained.
"That's my twin-sister Iris"
"Iris?" Ginny replied.
Rosie shrugged here shoulders. "Mum liked flowers"
As they reached, Voldemort was on one side and Ginny and Draco were on the other side of Ares.
"Fancy seeing you again...Ginevra...Draco...Ares" he said smoothly.
Ginny gasped, as did Draco.
"You've seen Ares before?" Draco asked.
"Yes" was the answer.
Oh! It's really going to begin now! Action will come in next chapter!
