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Fighting battles...
Ginny was a sight for sore eyes. Her scarlet hair was tied back and she was wearing essentially the same outfit he left her in. She had traded in the sweats for a pair of black jeans with a black belt, into which was stuck a sword and her wand.
Draco longed to run and hug her, kiss her, protect her. Judging from her eyes she felt the same way. But her stance told him this was her fight and not to interferre.
Tom/Brooklyn smiled sweetly at Ginny. "My dear Ginevra, what a pleasant suprise."
Ginny gave a psuedo sweet smile. "Save it Tom. You knew I would come for Draco and you picked the only place you could get into without worrying about me bringing sever backup."
Tom leaned against the stack of crates by the bed. "And now what, Ginevra? Do you profess your undying love for me and we forget this whole revenge bit?"
Ginny shook her head. "I think not."
Brooklyn's lips fell into a pout. "Why not?"
Ginny calmly drew her sword. "Because you won't let him go and you'd probably kill me anyway. Besides I have no intention of being a toy."
Tom drew a sword from the air. "So we fight with these mortal weapons?"
Ginny shrugged. "Why not? After all you taught me everything I know about them."
"No magic?"
"No magic." Ginny confirmed.
"Do we fight for something noble? THe fate of the world?"
Ginny sighed. "Tom, I read Brooklyn's final entry."
Tom merely raised an eyebrow. The small part of Brooklyn that could still think for herself silently applauded Ginny.
Ginny flipped open th book with one hand and began reading. "I don't know if I'll still be myself when I next see this book, so I have to say this now. Voldemort is trying to possess me. He has been since early october, but I can tell I can't hold on much longer. I've been researching possession. Voldemort can't hold my body for extended periods of time, so my guess is he wants revenge on someone. I don't know why I've been able to resist for so long, or why he hasn't gone after Malfoy, but I'd have to guess it has something to do with what ever Ginny did to him during the final battle."
Ginny stopped reading and set the book down on a table. "I will never understand the desire of a villian to record his damning evidence. But thanks."
Tom laughed. "So I can't take over the world. I'll settle for revenge." He lunged forward, intent on catching her off gaurd. GInny had expected this and took a step forward to meet the charge.
The attic wasn't a very spacious one, but once up amid those stacks of boxes and books, it was easy to mauvuer. Back and forth, the battle raged. Tom was an excellent sword's man and he had taught GInny well. Perhaps too well. Ginny locked hilts with him and thrust her sword up and away. Both swords flew in different directions. Ginny followed hers and ran after it when it hit the floor by Draco.
Tom followed her, silently drawing a daggar. Ginny got her sword and spun in time to see Tom bury his knife...
(A/N: Told you you'd hate me! to acidpopsx3- You found one of my many plot loop holes. I have quite a few. all purebloods are related indirectly to each other (There was a lot of inter marriage during the renasance). But unless someone is your brother, they usually ignore it. Thanks to CCoLoMBiAnMaMi11, fahzzyquill, VenomBloosAndTear (who probably hates me a lot right now), DragonLoverGrl, ILOVEDRACO, mandrakequeen, and kalirafirestorm for reviewing. You guys made me happy!
btw, amy pointed out that I never explained why Voldemort chose Brooklyn so here's the quick bit: Riddle was able to use Brooklyn because, in her own
way, Brooklyn realized that Ginny would always belong to Draco. Brooklyn still felt for Ginny, but Tom was able to get past that and into her jealousy of Draco. If you think about it, Brooklyn was able to fight it off for a long time. They did softball back in early october and she fought it off until late december. It
also explains why in chapter 19, Ginny mentions that Brooklyn has seemed distant. (see I actually think through my plots). )