Chapter Three
"GINNY! GINNY!"
"Coming madame," Ginny said through gritted teeth. She had been at the Malfoy Mansion for two months, and they had been by far the hardest months of her life. Even worse, there had been no sign of Harry.
"GINNY!"
"I'm here," Ginny said, panting slightly as she ran into the room.
"I have news for you," Mrs. Malfoy said happily. Ginny suppressed a groan. News meant more work for her.
"News?"
"That's right. My darling son Draco will be coming to visit for his birthday, and I want the whole place completely spotless by then, understand?"
"You always do," Ginny muttered under her breath.
"You can go now, you're dismissed." Ginny turned to leave. "Ginny… are we forgetting something?" Ginny gritted her teeth and turned back to Narcissa. She forced a sickening smile on her face as she curtsied. "Good. Now go and check whether Lucius needs anything." Ginny left, heading towards the Malfoys' bedroom. As she reached out to knock, she heard strange sounds coming from the other side. Putting her ear to the door, she tried to figure out what was going on. She sprang back with an "oh!" of surprise.
"Oooh Lucius," a female voice was shouting in ecstasy. Ginny smiled to herself. So Lucius was looking for pleasure elsewhere than his wife… this could play to her advantage. Trying to look innocent, she ran to find Narcissa Malfoy.
"What do you want?" Narcissa asked sharply. "Get back to work!"
"But madame!" Ginny said, in what she hoped was a frightened voice. "There's a… a mo-monster… in the… the house!" Narcissa burst out laughing.
"The very idea! A monster in this house! Don't be silly girl!" Narcissa eyed the now shivering girl. "Where do you say it is? I'll get rid of it, I happen to be very experienced when it comes to dark magic creatures."
"In your bedroom… I heard noises… please…" Ginny said, shuddering.
"Very well. But you're coming with me. If it's dangerous, I certainly won't be the first to go in…" Narcissa laughed harshly, and Ginny followed her upstairs to the bedroom. Narcissa didn't stop. Kicking open the door, she shoved Ginny into the room. Ginny looked away quickly, but Narcissa got the full view. Her beautifully-built husband was pounding into a woman, who must have been somewhere in her twenties. The woman's back arched as she moaned and Lucius forced himself into her one last time. Then they lay back on the bed, spent. And that's when Lucius noticed Narcissa, standing horrified in front of them.
"Lucius…" she whispered. She closed her eyes. When she opened them again, Ginny could see she was furious. Ginny had only time to see the hurt mingled with the fury in Narcissa's face before she was slapped really hard on the face. Then Narcissa walked out of the room, her head held high as she tried to keep whatever dignity she had left. Lucius sighed and got up, not bothering to hide his naked body. He grabbed the woman by the arm and pulled her out of bed, and Ginny discretely hid her eyes as she made her way out of the room.
"Stay there!" Lucius shouted, and Ginny stopped. He pulled the woman over to an old mirror. The woman reached up and kissed him lightly before touching the mirror and disappearing. Lucius then proceeded to put on his robes before turning to Ginny. "You have done a very bad thing… don't forget, your freedom lies in my hands. Naughty girls should be punished…" Ginny stepped away from him, cursing herself for what she had done.
"I didn't know… I mean, I thought it was a mon—"
"Shut up!" Lucius said, throwing her up against the wall. Ginny let out a small cry of pain. Lucius brought out his wand… Ginny ducked just as the spell hit the wall.
She ran out of the room, fingers in her ears so she wouldn't hear any commands. She ran down the stairs and down countless corridors before she found what she was looking for, a small hole in the wall where the laundry was pushed through every morning: her escape route. She had been waiting for the right moment to use it, and now was it. Making herself as small as possible, she forced her way through. Then she ran for her life, forgetting that she had no money, no idea where to go from there and was bound to the house like a house-elf. She got to the gate and threw it open, but as she tried to leave she found a type of invisible wall stopping her.
Pushing herself mentally and physically against it, she heard someone approaching. Desperately, she started crying and shouting for help, hoping that someone on the outside would hear, and be able to get her out using magic. She was blinded by her tears, and it started to rain. She had no time to wonder why no one had been sent after her, eventually she simply sat down, exhausted.
"Fancy finding you here, Weasley," a voice said from above her. Ginny didn't bother looking up to check who it was. She could have recognized that voice anywhere. It was Draco Malfoy, come to make her life more of a living hell than it was already. Resigning herself to the fact that she wouldn't get away, Ginny picked herself up with as much grace as she could muster, and looked deeply into his eyes. Where are you Harry?
A/N: So that is (obviously) chapter three… hope u enjoyed… don't forget to REVIEW :P honestly it's what keeps me writing ;)
