AN: Hi Lovelies! I hope you are enjoying it so far. If there is anything you'd like to see, drop a review or a PM. Read & Review!
By the way the consensus seems to be that the Minister should die? Is Mikaeus not a stand up guy? :p
Chapter 2: The Minister's Visit
Ginny squirmed to get away from Percy as soon as her feet touched the wood floor of the reading annex. He let her down but held firmly to her arm leading her over to the couch.
"Ginny!" Percy said sharply and she froze, her eyes going wide like a deer's caught in the headlights. "What has gotten into you? I'd expect naughty behaviour from Granger but not from you." Now that Ginny had stopped kicking and screaming he spoke more calmly. Still holding her firmly by the arm.
"Because you are a fucking brainwashed drone." She screamed at him just turning herself redder from her anger. "You follow that Slug rotten maggot Mikaeus like some prophet. We know exactly what he is. A slimy, self righteous dictator."
"If Dad was here he would wash that filthy mouth out without question. Do you have any idea how many Ministry decrees you've broken?" Percy asked.
"Do I look like I give a shit?"
"1. Talking back to your superior sex. 2. Disobeying an order given to you by a representative of the Ministry of Magic. 3. Not immediately obeying your curfew." Percy recites to her. He grabs her other arm and pins both arms behind her.
"Oww... Percy you're hurting me." Ginny whined.
"Good. You my disobedient little bitch will learn to respect and obey." Percy leans her forward slightly using his one free hand to lift her skirt resting it on her waist. With the flat palm of his hand he spanks her ass cheek hard. Ginny wriggles and pulls at him. Percy spanks her other cheek just as firmly. He spanks her repeatedly alternating between each cheek until they are both bright red and Ginny is crying hard. He spins his sister to face him. His expression softening. "You're going to be good now aren't you?"
"Yes Sir." Ginny says gasping for air. She knows she hasn't been truly broken but she would say anything to escape her brothers holds. Percy stands up pulling her by her arm and dragging her from the reading room across to the Gryffindor common room and immediately upstairs to girls dormitory.
"You are not to leave this room tonight do I make myself clear?" Percy says throwing her down on her bed. She fearfully nods and doesn't dare look up until the door slams behind him.
"You okay Gin?" Hermione said sitting down on bed next to her. She gives her a sad look rubbing her back soothingly.
"Why is he so cruel?" Ginny asked in a fit of tears.
"It's not him Ginny. It's the bloody Minister of Magic. I just saw Percy leave. He was not at all himself. In all fairness he probably wishes it had been anyone but you." Hermione said softly.
"She's right you know." Percy stepped back into the room. "Hermione a moment please."
"Yes Sir." She replied returning to the common room. Ginny scooted back to create a larger gap between them, wincing from the pain in her ass.
"My god Ginny!" Percy gasped, his brown eyes large and glistening from the tears that threatened to fall. "I have no idea what happened. It's like my body was charmed to respond to certain responses. I can never forgive myself."
"I'll forgive you Perce." She said with a wince as she readjusts her sitting position.
"There is something minor I can do. Come here babygirl." He says softly using his childhood pet name. He reaches into his cloak and pulls out a tube. "We were told this was for emergencies but I don't care." Percy sits down on bed and she pulls her over his lap and pulls up her skirt. He squirts some of blue cream into his hand rubbing it slowly into her ass cheeks. Ginny sighs contentedly as relief sweeps through her. She closes her eyes and is surprised that she's enjoying the caress of her bum. She wonders why trying to remind herself her brother is touching her ass but she can't ignore the warmth rising in her steel clad nether regions. She blushes telling herself that it's just a biological response.
"Thank you Percy." She said wrapping her arms around his neck. He leaned in and hugged her back tightly as he breathes in he gets a strong scent of her Lavender shampoo.
"Of course babygirl." Before he could stop himself, Percy's lips were on hers kissing her deeply. He froze stock still, what was he doing? This was his little sister, but she was kissing him back.
"And this is why she's wearing a chastity belt." Sirius Black drawled from the doorway.
"Sirius!" Percy gasped jumping away from her. He looked at Ginny and then back to Sirius. "Please don't tell anyone about this, we promise it will never happen again."
"What do you mean you kissed Percy?" Hermione sputtered next morning at breakfast.
"Would you keep it down?" Ginny hissed at her. She glanced down the table but Ron hadn't even looked up from his plate.
"Still if you were going to kiss one of your brothers why Percy of all people?" Hermione said poking at her eggs with her fork. Ginny laughed at such a ridiculous notion.
"Well George was taken." She noted sarcastically.
"You're hilarious you know that Gin? So what's the game plan here? Do we just take all this sitting down?"
"I don't know what we can do to be honest. Perce tells me the Minister is coming in person tomorrow to address the six and seven year girls." Ginny said a look of disgust crossing her face.
"What more can they take from us truly?" Hermione grumbled. "We're not allowed to fly or hold any position of authority. I heard only reason Miss Riddlecraft has a job is cause she is the Minister's little pet."
"Yeah we'll all I know is," Ginny rolled her eyes. "This is going to sound crazy but I can't wait to be claimed if nothing else get rid of this infernal contraption."
"Any word?" Hermione asked raising her eyebrow. "But you know when you get claimed you have to get labeled in the Submission category? At least now we're just girls under lock and key. I'm in no hurry to find out I'm now a pet."
"My birthday is next week and now that Percy has had be recorded on the problem list I'm sure it's only a matter of time. As far as label well who cares? Can't be any worse than it is now."
The next afternoon after lunch Hermione and Ginny made their way down to the Room of Requirement where the Ministry meeting was being held. On the way there Ginny locked gaze with each of her classmates as she passed. Each one possessing an identical look of panic and discomfort. As the girls entered the room they slipped into two seats at the back ducking low to avoid the menacing looks of the Minister and his lackeys. Miss Riddlecraft stood at the front of the room. Her regular confident, exuberant demeanour seemed to be vacant and instead she stood beside the Minister in silence, her eyes cast down to the floor. The man turned and said something to her and she nodded sullenly. Ginny had heard she had just graduated from Hogwarts a year ago and although Mikaeus was young he was easily fifteen years her senior. Hermione glared at the man who patted Miss Riddlecraft in such a patronizing way it made her blood boil.
"Look at the way his beefy hand gropes her ass like it's a freaking piece of meat." Hermione said, whispering to Ginny.
"Welcome Girls! My how wonderful to see so many smiling faces here today!" The Minister said clapping his large hands together. Ginny had always thought Cornelius Fudge's much handsomer brother to be so charismatic and kind; at least while he worked under the former Minister's office. There were times where Fudge had been harsh and untrustworthy and some might even say corrupt but the term dictator did not pass through the minds of his people let alone rest on the tip of most tongues. Most might be an oversight; to some, he was a God and finally bringing sense back to the world. But just like the case with Voldemort following in the footsteps of Slytherin, not every wizarding family was as forward thinking as the Weasleys. "Now I know all these changes must be very difficult for you, but just know that we have only your best interests at heart don't we Raven my girl?" His voice took on a softer sickeningly sweet tone and Ginny wanted to barf.
"Yes of course Minister." Raven said quietly.
"Now girls, I wanted to speak to all of you about something very exciting. You see, you are all sixth and seventh year students and will soon be completing your education here at Hogwarts. Hogwarts job of course is to ensure that when that happens that you are all proper witches and you know how to contribute to our world." The Minister walked across the front of the room and smiled. "I am sure you are all looking forward to your claiming day. I'm here to address that process and also to talk about your upcoming Dasoxia."
"Thats the coming of age potion I was telling you about," Hermione said quietly. "The one that tells them who you are and then they consult their records and sign you over to a compatible male. Like if you are identified to be a pet you are given to an owner, a little to a Daddy, etc."
"Really? That's what determines it?" Ginny asked turning to her friend.
"Yeah rumour has it that once drunk you start to immediately lapse into that persona. It fucks with your brain hardcore."
"The Daxosia, or coming of age ceremony, and the claiming will happen fairly close together. Within only about a fortnight. Once your results are forwarded to the Department of Statistics, you will be either assigned to an appropriate recipient or if your guardian has arrangements on record, our staff will use the results to determine if you are compatible. Of course your happiness and safety are the Ministry's highest priorities." Mikaeus explained.
"Bull shit it is!" Ginny exclaimed jumping out of her seat. Hermione reached her hand up trying to pull Ginny back into her seat. "You brainwash the public to do your vile bidding. You evil, vile, loathsome little cockroach!" Hermione smirked wondering where she'd heard that before.
"Ah, Miss Ginevra Weasley, our newest problem child. I wondered when I'd be seeing you." Mikaeus smirked. "As I was saying, Daxosia is usually performed about two weeks prior to coming of age. If my records are correct Miss Weasley you didn't go to your appointment. That will be rectified this afternoon along with a few others coming due." For the next hour, the girls watched several of their classmates go through the identification process with no active interest.
"Only a process so inane such as Daxosia would utilize something so harebrained and idiotic as Divination." Hermione snapped watching Helêne Stone, a gangly sixth year, link hands with Mikaeus and Raven. Hermione's views on Divination had not budged since her first class with Sybil Trelawney in her third year.
"Yeah I mean with the advances in apothecary why not a potion. I don't know make you shine a particular colour or something as a form of identification. Surely Professor Snape would be more than qualified." Ginny said with a small blush.
"In fact I am and their is a potion component." Snape said with smirk as he walked past them.
"Why is it every time I turn around he's there?" Ginny hissed embarrassed.
"Maybe he is keeping as close an eye on you as you are on him." Hermione said giggling and poking Ginny in the ribs.
"Ginevra Molly Weasley" Ginny groaned and rose as her name was called sharply by Miss Riddlecraft and slowly made her way to the front of the room.
"I bet she'll be a pet," one blonde seventh year whispered to her friend as Ginny passed. "Her owner will definitely keep her in a cage and make her pee in a litter box."
"Don't be ridiculous Hannah, red hair like that she'll be a sex doll for sure. I bet her Master will rent her out to the brothel in Hogsmead." Ginny sucked in her breath panicking for a moment.
"It's alright Ginny, just routine." A hand touched down on her shoulder and she looked up into the dark eyes of Professor Snape. Oddly enough he wore a warm smile that Ginny found comforting; she shrugged and joined Minister Levant at the front. Mikaeus and Miss Riddlecraft stood in in the centre of the front of hall around a large glass bowl on a tall pedestal about waist height. Miss Riddlecraft was using her wand to swirl the water around. As Ginny approached she saw images of chains vanishing from the crystalline blue water of the pristine crystal bowl.
"Sweet Miss Ginny step right up my darling!" The Minister boomed with an enticing smile. "This bowl Ginny is a scrying vessel. Do you know what that is my sweet?" Ginny just shook her head.
"Scrying is an ancient ritual conducted by witches and wizards for eons," Miss Riddlecraft explained with enthusiasm. "After the ritual is performed it will show us a vision of your true self aren't you excited to discover your fate my dear?" Ginny knew the question was not supposed to sound as menacing as it did. Ginny shook her head and took a step back from them.
"Miss Weasley," the Minister said curling his finger motioning her to return. Ginny kept stepping backwards until finally she stopped as she backed into something firm and unmoving. Ginny groaned and rolled her eyes knowing full well before she turned around who had stood in her way. She felt Snape's hand caress the back of her hair softly like he already knew she'd dreamt of it regularly.
"Go ahead Ginny, it will be okay I promise." He said leaning over to whisper so anyone looking on could only speculate she was getting an earful of classic Potion Master wrath. Ginny felt her muscles relax from their tense state. She furrowed her brows slightly. Why was Snape being so nice to her lately? She took a deep breath and stepped forward nodding to Mikaeus who gestured to Miss Riddlecraft. Raven lifted her wand and touched the surface of the water. Mikaeus took hold of Ginny's wrist and before she could object plunged her hand into the ice cold water.