Chapter 5- Revenge Is Sweet

Blue eyes opened, shivering as she looked around her room. Why was it so cold in here? She snuggled further under the covers, then she noticed it, her bedroom window was open. Why was it open? She hadn't opened it last night before bed, had she?

With an annoyed sigh, she got up out of bed and moved towards the window, closing it quickly. As she returned to her bed she looked passed the full length mirror and couldn't help but smile at her reflection. After all, she was flat out gorgeous.

Bethany Black was the girl that everyone loved. She had long blonde hair that fell to her waist in soft curls and brilliant blue eyes that seemed to sparkle. A few freckles dotted her milky white skin and her lips were naturally red. Bethany didn't need make-up to be beautiful.

She looked around her room. The walls were a soft shade of purple, the carpet a crisp white. Elegant bedroom furniture was placed all throughout her room, giving it a look of class. The bed that she was now crawling back into was a large one, with a white bedspread and pillows. There was also a white canopy over it, lined in purple lace that matched the shade of the walls perfectly.

It was clear that Bethany belonged to a wealthy family. In fact, Bethany was a very, very distant cousin of the Blacks. She had never met any of her family other than her parents and sisters, and she doubted that any of the members of her family even knew who she was.

A few years before Bethany was born her parents had gotten as far away from Voldemort and the approaching war as they could so that they could protect her older sisters. When Bethany came along, they had been all the more pleased that they had left. The house that they were staying in was hidden, and so for all of her life Bethany had grown up here. Now she was twenty-two, and finally set to move out, despite what her parents wanted. Bethany needed her freedom, and she wasn't getting it as long as locked away in this elegant house.

Then she realized that her wand was gone from her bedside table. She immediately assumed that she had dropped it, and reached over the edge of the bed to find it, but it wasn't there. She climbed out of bed again, and wasn't even given the chance to scream before she was silenced and stunned.

Moments later, Bethany Black was gone. Her parents went up into her room later that day to find her missing with no sign of a struggle in the bedroom. The only odd thing was that the window was open.

"So tell me Bethany… do you know who I am?"

The young woman looked up at David in fear, and then shook her head. David merely smirked.

"My my, your parents really have kept you sheltered from the rest of the Wizarding World haven't they? No doubt out of fear that something like this would happen…"

Bethany looked up at him, this time confused. She still couldn't speak. David turned to one of his men.

"Lock her up! But make sure it's in a nice room. After all, she's my guest of honor… aside from the lovely little redhead."

The men took Bethany away and David turned towards the opposite wall, moving towards the chained figure that was Ginny.

"You husband isn't around to protect you while you're at work… you should have stayed home today Gin… I can't touch you there."

Ginny wasn't silenced, merely gagged. She jerked her head away as he brought his finger to her cheek.

"Such fire you have… I could have used that to my advantage… if Potter hadn't come along… but no matter. He's on his way already. In fact, he's walking through my front door right now…"

Her eyes grew wide and fearful.

"What's the matter? Afraid that he'll get hurt? Where's your wandless magic now? Oh I remember… it was all a lie!"

David slapped her and she let out a muffled scream.

"Yes yes. I've heard you two talking about it many times since my release… with the help of my lovely mirror… shall we see how your husband is doing?"

He turned to the mirror and waved his wand, watching as Harry made his way through the main hallway. Ginny let out another muffled scream as Harry was ambushed and stunned, then taken away.

"Poor Potter… but don't worry. You'll see him again soon. For now, I think I'll stun you for good measure… I'll meet up with you again later."

He pointed his wand at her as she struggled, watching as her movements stopped.

"Ah, I suppose that what they say is true after all… revenge is sweet."

Then he left the room, leaving Ginny chained to the wall.