Chapter Six- Ginevra Weasley

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Ginny slid the map into the pocket of her robes and stood outside of the entrance to Draco Malfoy's personal rooms with more than a little trepidation. True they had spent more than an hour with their lips connected and their tongues battling the last time she had seen him, but that did not mean she was ready to face the boy in his own rooms.

The plans he had divulged to her were simple and effective but were based on long-term results. It would take years for the eleven years olds they were capturing and training to learn enough magic to be efficient in a duel. It could take months for Harry Potter to grow enough of a backbone to truly fight and destroy Voldemort. And, Ginny had a sneaking suspicion that once Voldemort was out of the way, Draco Malfoy would be rallying all of the Death Eaters and other Slytherins under his banner; and Draco Malfoy did not lose. All of Draco's plans led to a distant future where Salazar Slytherin was respected and the Ministry and the Order were punished for their actions against Slytherin. Plus, from last night Ginny thought that maybe Draco wanted her by his side as he took over the wizarding world. Could she handle that?

Ginny took a deep breath and sighed. "Heart sore," she whispered. The door swung open and Ginny heard the vestiges of a conversation stop suddenly. She took a quick step inside the door and let it close behind her. Suddenly Draco was in front of her. When he caught sight of her red hair he put his wand away, draped a lazy arm over her shoulders, and led her into the room.

"Blaise, Pansy, meet Ginny. She has graciously agreed to join our cause." Draco drawled to his friends as he led Ginny to a chair and pulled it out for her to sit.

Pansy looked at Ginny sharply before glaring at Draco. "Do you think it wise to tell her all of our plans when we are still unsure of her loyalty? I am not sure that I trust your judgment on this Draco."

Blaise nodded his agreement with his girlfriend. "She could easily turn tail and run to Potter and Dumbledore and tell them everything."

Ginny glowered at Pansy and Blaise and sent her scowl at Draco. Draco smiled at her and nodded to say that she could answer.

"As much as I enjoy your conversation I would appreciate it if you would direct your questions about me to me." Ginny hissed. "It is too late for such worries now as Draco has already told me many of your plans and I have guessed a few more myself. As for my loyalty, I refuse to follow Voldemort and I hold no loyalty to Slytherin even though I know his story. All of my loyalty is for Draco. He has helped me understand how to balance the two truths and he understands that I cannot harm my family." And his kisses felt so warm and good that they left Ginny reeling in pleasure and happiness; but she did not want to mention that in front of Blaise and Pansy. "I will not tell Harry or Dumbledore about your plans. Do you think they would believe something so far fetched anyway?" Ginny laughed. "No, I think I like being part of your plans for the future and part of your beliefs for Slytherin."

Pansy nodded and smiled. "Then welcome, Ginevra Weasley, back into Slytherin and back into our family." She kissed Ginny on both cheeks before sitting back in her seat. Blaise took Ginny's hand and kissed the back of it to show his acceptance.

"Now then," Draco said with a smile, "back to business. I spoke to father. He says that Snape thinks the children need a tutor who can be with them more often. We need someone trustworthy and loyal to our cause and not to Voldemort."

"It would have to be a Slytherin," Pansy sighed, "but who in Slytherin is not loyal to Voldemort."

"What about my brothers?" Ginny asked quietly. Everybody turned their heads to glance incredulously at Ginny. She held up her hands and giggled. "Wait and hear what I have to say. Fred and George, as I am sure you know, snuck into the Slytherin common room and heard the story of Slytherin. Last summer I accidentally let slip that I knew about how the first Weasley was really sorted into Slytherin and that Ronaldus switched houses, and they came to talk to me. They seemed to be just as conflicted as I was when it came to figuring out which truth to believe but one thing they mentioned was that whichever road I chose, Slytherin or Gryffindor, they would follow me unerringly. Once they learn that I have chosen to follow Draco they will follow me."

Draco looked impressed but Blaise and Pansy looked skeptical.

"Can you prove their loyalty?" Blaise asked with a small frown of his face.

Ginny shook her head. "I cannot." She seemed to think for a moment. "What are you doing for Christmas vacation?"

No one answered her for a moment. All three were struck silent for a moment by the sudden change in conversation.

"What does that have to do with your brothers?" Draco finally asked with a lifted eyebrow.

"Over break we should all go and talk to them. You can gauge their loyalty then and you can see if they know enough to tutor the children."

Draco nodded thoughtfully. "We could try that. Until then keep your minds open to other possibilities. Now, I think we should talk about dear Minister Fudge. He is in my father's pocket under Voldemort's orders. Should we nudge the Minister towards our cause or drop him completely?"

Ginny sat back and watched Draco lead their little council. She did not have enough information about the subject to add any further input to what Blaise and Pansy were suggesting so she took time to watch how they interacted.

Draco was a born leader. He easily took control and delegated powers and responsibilities well. He listened to everyone's suggestions and made a strong educated decision that everyone agreed on.

Blaise and Pansy were a couple but their strengths lay in different directions. Pansy was a social butterfly. She pretended to be shallow and callous and stupid around others so they would underestimate her and, due to their belief that she would neither care nor understand what they spoke of, tell their secrets while she was present. She could also tell what actions would goad people towards certain decisions. She used all of her knowledge to help Draco make decisions that would be agreeable to more people.

Blaise was Draco's hidden strength, the behind the scenes man. Blaise was the one who threatened and coerced people into backing Draco. He was the one in Knockturn Alley schmoozing with the clientele in the dark alleys. Blaise policed those loyal to Draco to make sure that every order was followed to the letter.

What could Ginny offer to help Draco when he already had so much? Was she just decoration for his arm?

No. Ginny refused to become someone who could be ignored. She would become as important to Draco as Blaise and Pansy.

"So Fudge has to disappear." Draco sighed but nodded at the decision they had come to. "How do you suggest we do it? Tell Voldemort something about him or act on him ourselves?"

"Voldemort would be easiest." Blaise sighed. "I do not like having Voldemort do our dirty work though."

"Then why involve Voldemort at all?" Ginny asked quietly. "Go to the media. Slip a reporter for the Profit a couple galleons and have him report a story about how Fudge is beginning to slip. Create so many rumors about how horrible Fudge has been doing that the people force him out of office. That way no one can be blamed and Voldemort will never know that you had a hand in erasing his best informant in the Ministry."

"Brilliant Ginny!" Pansy smiled. "That would work beautifully."

"I will mention it to my father." Draco nodded. He saw Pansy yawn and smiled. "I believe we had discussed enough for tonight. Same time next week?"

III

Once Blaise and Pansy had left Draco sighed and turned to Ginny. "Now for the real reason I brought you to our meeting."

He gently gripped Ginny's hand and led her over to the bed. Ginny tensed slightly but still sat down next to Draco. She was not ready to sleep with anyone and she hoped that Draco would understand that. Even though his kisses and caresses felt very good, Ginny wanted to wait until she was sure that she was going to marry Draco before she took that last step.

Draco laughed at her discomfort. "No Ginny, I do not mean anything like that. I just want to talk."

Ginny nodded and smiled at him before leaning her head on his shoulder.

Draco kissed the top of her head before starting to talk. "I believe that you have guessed that I am building an army so I can take over the wizarding world." He waited for Ginny to nod. "What you have yet to guess is that I want to take over the wizarding world which means," he continued quickly at Ginny's look of confusion, "that I am not willing to settle for just this island. I want Europe and the Americas and Asia as well." Ginny looked up at him in shock. Draco really wanted to take over the world. She supposed that it should not have shocked her as much as it had; after all, Draco always got everything he wanted. She smiled at him and sighed happily when his relived smile echoed hers.

Draco slowly bent his head and captured her lips with his. Ginny eagerly accepted his kiss and was more than willing to lay back for Draco so he could rest on top of her as they kissed.

When Ginny snuck back to the common room an hour later she had a huge smile plastered to her face.