Chapter Two
Ginny woke up with a huge headache. Feeling dizzy, she tried to get up only to find that she seemed to be chained to the floor. Desperately, she tugged at her chains, trying to break free.
"You're wasting your time," a voice said from behind her. She looked up into Bellatrix's snarling face.
"Come to finish me off when I can't defend myself? How terribly brave," Ginny said, chains forgotten.
"You're one to talk about courage… running away from danger and all," Bellatrix sneered. "Anyway, now you have nowhere to run to…" Ginny felt fear overwhelm her for the first time in very long.
"What are you going to do?" Ginny said, keeping her voice calm.
"The question is not what I'm going to do… but what my dear friend is going to do with you. You will be serving as a maid in the Malfoy mansion. Bound by spells, so don't even think about disobeying or running away."
"I'd rather die," Ginny spat.
"So would I… but the Dark Lord seems to think that humiliating you would be more fun," Bellatrix said with an evil smile.
"What a sadistic bast—ouch! What was that for?"
"What do you think? Now get up. Don't you want to look presentable for your new master?" Ginny stayed seated. "Suit yourself. Goodbye… and good luck!" Bellatrix flipped her long hair back and left the "prison".
Now what? Ginny waited in the darkness, entertaining herself by counting the number of cracks in the wall. She had gotten to 156 when a figure appeared in the doorway.
"Get up!" Narcissa Malfoy barked. Ginny felt herself shake as she struggled to stay on the ground. She was as bound to that family as a house-elf would be. Her head ached with the effort of disobeying until she could take it no longer. She stood up, folding her arms stubbornly.
"When Harry finds me…" Narcissa rolled her eyes.
"If Harry finds you. He hasn't so far, has he? It's been a month you know," Narcissa drew her wand and stepped lightly towards Ginny. Tapping the chains with her wand, she muttered a few words and Ginny felt them fall away.
"A month?" Ginny asked, dazed. Narcissa hit her on the head.
"Only speak when spoken to. Now, come along then, follow me!" Narcissa walked out, and Ginny tagged along, feeling very much like a helpless puppet.
Once outside, Narcissa grabbed hold of her hand and together they apparated into what Ginny thought must be the Malfoys' mansion.
"Right. House rules: work or you'll be punished. That's it. Now scrub the floors, they're filthy."
"Can I have my wand?"
"Oh I don't think so," Narcissa burst out laughing as she stalked out of the room.
"Great, just great," Ginny said, bending down to the floor where a rag suddenly materialized.
"NO TALKING," a short man in a painting behind her shouted. Ginny bent down, and got to work.
A/N: so that's chapter two… I think I'm going to post a chapter like every two/three days, if there are enough reviews… so review!
