Back again! Ginny continues to help Bellatrix and some crucial information comes to light while Hermione his hot on Bellatrix ' s tail. Please review!
Cho Chang knew something was going on with Ginny. She tried asking Hermione about it but she was very passive agressive. Ginny seemed like a zombie, bags under her eyes and constantly at attention during Miss Mandrake 's class.
"Do you think she is under a spell? I've never seen her like this before." She asked after the last class Friday, a week after Ginny began assisting her teacher.
Hermione hadn't thought of this before but it made sense to why Ginny could be in love with such an older and by all means despicable woman. "That's it!" She ran off to find Ginny, leaving a confused Cho behind.
Ginny was sitting on her bed reading through old books; she didn't want to let her secret agent teacher down. "Ginny!"
"What?" She looked exhausted, like her life force had been drained.
"Ginny, you need to go to the hospital wing," demanded Hermione.
"Whatever for?" She could hardly keep her eyes opened.
"You haven't been sleeping or eating in days. You have to give this a rest!" She tried pulling one of Ginny's books away but it was no use, "She has control of you, don't you see that?"
"You don't understand! This is important!" Ginny pulled until Hermione gave in and sent Ginny flying backwards off the bed. Hermione having enough of this stormed over to Cleo Mandrake ' s chambers.
Bellatrix only would've assumed such eager knocking was her little helper baring good news. Instead she was faced with an angry girl.
"Granger, what do I owe this pleasure?" She said with an eye roll.
A very stern Hermione let the witch have it, "I hope you're satisfied!" This outburst amused her, she wanted to see where this could be going, "I don't know what you did to Ginny but I'm on to you!"
"Oh, really?" Bellatrix smiled confidently, not at all scared of the little know it all.
"Yes and I'm going to expose you for who you truly are!" Ginny stood weakly behind Hermione holding her books; she seemed to have just appeared out of thin air. "See what you're doing to her?"
Bellatrix looked her up and down, "She looks fine to me," she shrugged.
Hermione shook her head in disgust, Ginny pushed past her and went straight into Bellatrix 's room. Bellatrix gave a mischievous smile before shutting through door with second thoughts of sticking her tongue out at Hermione.
Ginny needed to sit down, she couldn't keep standing any longer. "I haven't found it yet, Miss but I'm not giving up."
"Good to hear," Bellatrix put a hand under Ginny's chin, giving her an encouraging grin.
Ginny's eyelids were heavy, she drifted in and out of sleep, "Is it alright if I rest here for a moment?"
Bellatrix wasn't sure it was a good idea having her here like this but was anxious to see her work. She indeed did try translating the text they found but into nothing that made sense. A flash of light blinded Bellatrix temporarily. Two figures appeared, Marv and another old aquaintaince of Bellatrix, Shelly.
"What is it now?"
"We just came to see what the hell is taking you so long," Shelly cackled, somehow Shelly seemed to be competing with Bellatrix on how to look trashy and unclean. "Who is she?"
Ginny was now passed out asleep, "I'm using her to find what's in that corridor."
"I knew you couldn't do this yourself," Marv laughed.
"Bugger off!"
"We will, we are in a limited window here," Shelley sat down next to Ginny and started picking at her hair, "Where did you find this one?"
"What do you plan on doing with her after you finish?" Bellatrix shrugged, "We'll you're going to kill her aren't you?" Marv chuckled.
"Well I..."
Shelley gave up on picking on the sleeping beauty and went in to pick on her old friend, "Don't tell me you're getting soft, Bella!"
"Everyone knew you'd screw things up!" Marv barked.
"I'll take care of her, alright!"
"Hmm, for a minute there I thought you finally slipped, maybe these young ones are getting too close to you. Is this the one who got you out of your clothes?"
Both laughed as Bellatrix's face tightened, "How did you know about that?"
"You know, word travels fast!" Marv cackled.
Both chuckled and in another flash disappeared but not before a guarantee of returning to see her work complete.
Bellatrix sighed, she just wanted this to be over with. Maybe she was given an impossible task and expected to fail. "Maybe I am growing too close to you," she said, looking down at the redhead who hadn't stirred during that whole foul exchange.
She looked through one of the books that Ginny had been studying and found strange things she wrote on the bookmarks. 'G and C' with a heart drawn around the letters. She knew who the G was but not the C. It was repeated several times and in different fonts and sizes. 'I almost feel bad for this, C', Bellatrix thought with an arched eyebrow. Bellatrix wasn't used to this kind of teenage girl nonsense but knew she had to be patient with her. Then she saw the name 'Cleo Mandrake', spelled out on one page and Ginny Mandrake written at the bottom which only puzzled her further.
A small hand slapped down on the page she was on, "I'm not finished yet! " Ginny took back the book and held it close to her chest. Bellatrix wasn't sure what to say after that so she didn't say anything. "Are you anything tonight?"
"Ginny, we can pick this up tomorrow. You should go to bed."
Ginny snuggled up to her, resting her head close to her bosom, "Can I stay here with you?"
"No, Weasley, that's not a good idea..."
Ginny sniffed her, "But you must get so terribly lonely in here."
"Ginny, what are you..."
Ginny passed out again and started to snore. She was dead weight when Bellatrix attempted very poorly to push her aside. Her small body ended up rolling on her with her head fitting nicely in Bellatrix's cleavage. Bellatrix wasn't really amused by this but at least the unbeatable snoring stopped.
"You strange girl," Bellatrix murmured, "What on earth have you gotten yourself into?" Bellatrix woke up several hours later completely unaware that she had drifted off to sleep with Ginny lying comfortably on top of her.
"I love you...," Bellatrix swore she heard these words coming out of her student's mouth. "Oh, Cleo!" Ginny shuddered. "Yes, that's nice...Yes..."
Bellatrix was growing uneasy having this go on and felt like a prisoner with this weight on her. "Wait? Cleo? As in Cleo Mandrake? She isn't seriously...Oh my dark lord!" thought Bellatrix. She worked up the strength to push Ginny off of her and stand up.
Ginny very wearily rubbed her eyes, "Ah, what time is it?"
"You have to get back to your room!"
Ginny stretched, "We'll it's obviously past hours and I don't have my invisibility cloak with me. You don't want me to get in trouble do you?" Ginny noticed the long face on her beloved teacher, "Is something wrong, Miss?"
Bellatrix was feeling vulnerable, something she would never suspect around a young girl. "I can't have you here." She rustled her hair anxiously.
Ginny held her hand, "Miss, I really value our time together."
Bellatrix felt like she was on the verge of passing out, light headed anyway. "Ginny..."
"I have strong feelings for you," she continued, "I love you."
Bellatrix was bitter about the single utter of that word, "That's ridiculous! Love? That is a Muggle concept!"
"I don't think it's ridiculous," she smiled with no sign of letting up on her feelings.
"It's the dumbest thing ever thought up. Even so, I am more than twice your age! A young girl after me is absolute bullocks!"
"Love doesn't always have to make sense, Miss but I knew from the moment I saw you that it was love at first sight!"
Bellatrix rolled her eyes, "Even if you don't feel the same way right now, I will still help you...but when I do finish can I get something in return?"
Bellatrix crossed her arms, "What did you have in mind?"
"Well...a kiss..."
"No, absolutely not!"
Ginny thought again, "Hm, can I get a peek from under there?" She pointed to her chest.
Bellatrix was shocked yet pleased, "So you do want to see my wobblers do you?"
Ginny was taken aback, "No...I mean...Yes..."
"A naughty girl," Bellatrix circled around her, "Alright then, if you help me to completion on this mission then I will show them to you but you are in no means allowed to touch just look."
Ginny nodded, "I understand, Miss.'
"And that doesn't mean I share your feelings. I just want to hurry this along, alright? We have a lot of work to be done."
"Yes, Miss," Ginny pouted.
"Good," Bellatrix smiled, Ginny smiled back at the sight of her devilish grin. Then Bellatrix opened the door, "Now get out!"
Will both women get what they want? Find out next time!