Rule Eight

"My...what?" Draco stuttered.

"They took her away from me, Draco. They took my own daughter."

"I have...a sister?" Draco muttered in shock.

His aunt Sabrina came over. "This isn't the best time, Narcissa. Ginevra will take care of Coriander."

"Ginevra? Who is that?" Narissa demanded, looking slyly at Draco. Draco had the decency to blush.

Narcissa smiled. "That's wonderful, Draco. Sabrina...are you sure?"

"Ginevra will let no harm come to that girl."

Draco suddenly remembered that Sabrina had something of a precognition to her. She didn't advertise it but obviously Lucius had remembered that. It explained why Lucius had kept her around.

"Then all I have to do is get us out of here. That shouldn't be too hard if Ginny..."

Draco was cut off by the sound of an explosion.

888

Ginny had been busy. She still was.

After setting up the way for Draco she had returned to her body only to find herself in the middle of Lucius's entire army of supervisors. The man in question had his wand aimed at her head and was glaring at her in distrust.

Ginny held up her hands. "What's going on?"

"You think we didn't feel that magic? What did you just do?"

Ginny sighed in annoyance. To come back into her body, she had to expend a large amount of magic. Apparently it was enough to let others feel it.

"Who are you?"

Ginny put her hands on her hips. This wasn't going to be easy to get out of but she had no choice. Get the girl, save her, cover the exit for Draco, get out. Easier said than done.

"Do you really want to know?" Ginny asked, letting the glamours fade. The dragon writhed on her arm and she knew from experience that her freckles were coming back. Her hair lightened to a wine red. Now she looked like a cross between Ginny and Adri. This was who she was.

"If so," she paused for effect. "Come and find me."

Then she vanished.

Well, not really. She simply made herself invisible and sprinted. She knew Lucius would expect the invisibility so she moved fast. She was still giving off a heat signal and she still had a body below the invisibility.

She ran swiftly but not fast enough. A young wizard stepped in her way and she had no chance to course correct. She ran into him with a muffled oath. He realized what had happened and reached out, grabbing blindly.

Ginny kicked him in the face and scrambled to her feet. By now, the others had realized what had happened and were circling. Too close.

Ginny knelt and pressed her tattoo to the floor. The floor buckled under her arm. Ripples spread out from her, shattering the floor and knocking the others off their feet. Ginny rose to her feet and ran.

She nearly ran into Lucius who had somehow managed to get back here. She moved to avoid him and he mirrored her. Ginny snarled in annoyance. Clearly he could see her. She skidded to a halt and thought of her choices. She slapped her hands together a la Edward Elric and darted forward, pressing her hands to his chest.

The defensive charge she had initiated ran through Lucius who stumbled back. Ginny danced around him and ran past.

She tripped over her own feet, practically steaming with annoyance as she rounded a corner. A virtual army stood before her.

"Fuck it all," she snarled and grabbed the nearest man. She pressed her hands to his visor then shoved him back. He screamed as his helmet began to smoke. Then he exploded.

(A/N: So, I may have been watching a marathon of Full Metal Alchemist when I wrote this. I love FMA.