As Draco yanked Ginny up to his room he heard nothing more of the conversation the adults were having, though he was quite interested.
Draco pushed Ginny into his room and locked the door. He turned around and looked at Ginny sternly.
"Are you mad or something! Just because you're a Snape does not give you a right to stand up there and criticize the most powerful wizard known! Your lucky my father didn't do more to you then just a stupid Cruciatus Curse. I can't believe my mother has enough sympathy to feel sorry for you!" He paused. Ginny hadn't spoken all this time. She just trembled as tears welled up in her eyes.
"I'm sorry," she said between sobs. She choked back a tear as she tried to console herself. And Draco was surprised when she gained her pride back intstantly. "I'm sorry that your father hasn't taught you a single thing in all of your life! He is not the strongest wizard alive! Dumbledore is! And I have every right to criticize him but your father has no right put me under that horrid curse! I bet it's illegal! What sort of a father is he anyway! Now I know why your so cruel hearted. You'll probably end up just like your father. That's what you want, isn't it? Evil ruling the world as the weak and good perish. Your mad!" She stopped there to see Draco's reaction. His face had no actual change but Draco's inside was hurting him. He didn't want to be bad. But if he didn't turn out like his father wanted him to he'd probably turn up dead instead.
"You have no right to tell me what I think of my life! And neither do you have a right to criticize my father! Now get out of my room!" Ginny looked up and it was as if she could actually feel what Draco's was feeling. Shame and guilt for acting so much like a guy he didn't want to be. Sadness because he had no say in his life. And loneliness because he had no true friends. She dropped her gaze and was about to get up when Draco clutched his arm in pain and ran out the door. Ginny followed him down the stairs and back to where her dad was talking with Draco's parents. And right next to Draco's father was a face she hoped to not see very soon. There stood Voldemort himself.
"Ah, I see the guest of honor has arrived."
"How'd you get your body back?" Ginny asked. The last time she had seen him was as Tom Marvolo Riddle and he was quite young. Now he still had he's young body but she was wondering how he was able to still use it.
"None of your concern. Now, Severus, I'll call up everyone else and we'll meet at the usual spot and Draco of course will be there, I presume."
"Yes, my lord," Draco replied. Ginny giggled. "I'm not even going to ask."
"My lord!" she said between fits of laughter," He's like as old as you and you call him my lord! That's so stupid. If you call him my lord then what should you call Dumbledore?" At the mention of Dumbledore's name, Tom's eyes glittered evilly.
"Stupid, is it. We'll see about your attitude later. I -"
" Why do I feel as if I' some kind of doll that you can change around and pass it here and there. I'm a human and I resent to being treated less like one. Now as for my initiation, to put it simple, I'm not going. I don't want to join a bunch of people who follow a guy who says he's king of the world and wants world domination. And your little group can't even stand up for themselves. All they do is hide behind your cloak and do your dirty work while you sit back and enjoy it all. You disgust me!" And with that she ran outside so fast that she looked like a hummingbird racing for nectar.
"Draco, go talk to the girl. She's going to join no matter what." Tom stated calmly.
"But my lord I won't be able to connive her more than a talking bee can. I have no influence on her."
"It does not matter. Try and you shall succeed." Draco walked outside without any more questions an headed towards Ginny. He didn't hear Tom mutter," They will become much more."
"I don't get you," Draco said in an unusual voice. It wasn't icy, but calm and gentle. Ginny had never seen this side of him. But she figured he was just doing this because of orders. " I don't understand you. It's not like he's going to ask you to go around murdering people. Just join the stupid thing!" he clamped his hand over his mouth as he heard what he had just said. Ginny gaped.
"Stupid? Then why are you in it?"
"Do you think I have a choice? I have to do what my father asks of me or he'll end up killing me. Your lucky your father has mercy on you."
"How come they don't push my brothers? Why me?"
"The only thing I heard is because they think your stronger then all of them put together."
"Yea, and I'm going to believe that. I mean dad doesn't let me do lots of things. Yea, I can wander around and do what I want, but I can't read what I want. It's like he thinks if I read evil, I'll become evil."
"I have no idea where he got that from."
"You. He sees how much dark material you read and look how you turned out. You-know-who jr. otherwise known as Lucius jr."
"Shut up! I don't get why everyone says that! I'm not my father! I don't want to be!" Ginny looked at him and he looked away. All of a sudden she felt pity for him. He was forced to follow his father's footsteps or end up part of history.
"I don't want pity. All I'm trying to tell you is that you can't get out of the initiation. Either you let me take you or you'll be forced to go. I'm just trying to make it easier." Ginny sat there for a while and considered her choices. Finally, she made up her mind.
"Fine, I'll go."
"Ok. Now I'm going to go back there and tell them you're going." He stood up and left, leaving Ginny to reflect on her decision.
After about 15 min of reflection she went back inside to find it empty except for Draco.
"So how'd it go?" Ginny asked.
"Good and bad. Good, they were happy to hear your answer. Bad, your initiation is today at 11 pm and I'm escorting you."
"Today," she said with utter disbelief.
"Yea. And guess what time it is? !0:58 pm. Come on." Ginny stood there rooted to the spot. Ginny tugged on her sleeve and she followed him to the fireplace.
"Is it going to hurt?"
"You'll see."
A moment later, they disappeared. Ginny landed right in the middle of a group of death eaters, while Draco landed farther away.
"Ah ,excellent. You're here," Tom said.
"Yea. Now can we get this over with. I don't have all day you know."
"Stand up. Draco will do the honors."
"I will," Draco replied unsteadily.
"Yes. Now come here." Draco walked over and Tom handed him a dagger.
"I don't know how to draw it," Draco said.
"No need to know. Just take the dagger and it'll do everything else."
Draco raised the dagger nervously. He lowered his hand and pierced Ginny's. He heard her muffle a cry of pain. Instantly the Dark Mark formed on her forearm. Ginny looked at it and then said, "So is that it?"
"No, there is much more. Now to test your strength. Crucio!"
The same pain that had taken over Ginny a couple of hours ago took her over now. She felt like a mountain splitting in half. Her intestines felt intertwined with all her other body. She dropped on the floor again, but this time she clutched the mark. That was where most of the pain was. Tears rolled down her cheeks like raindrops on a flooded day. After about 10 minutes, he removed the curse. Draco dragged her up and transported her back home. He looked at her worriedly.
"Are you alright?" All she could do was nod her head silently as she struggled to limp back to her room. Her arm was still bleeding heavily from the dagger and drops of blood stained the cream colored carpet. So much dropped that it looked like a volcanoe exploded and that was lava everywhere. He decided to see her to her room to make sure everything was all right. She entered her room and went to get dressed in her pajamas. After many long minutes of struggling, she finally got it on. She came out of the bathroom when she finished washing and plopped down on the bed. Draco stared at her.
"So, are you going to stay here all night?" she asked.
"No, just making sure you don't bleed to death."
"How long ago did you get the mark?"
"Last Halloween."
"Are all the Slytherins death eaters?"
" Yea." And with that he trudged out of the room. He stayed outside for a while and peeked at what she would do next. He saw her take out a medium-sized blue notebook. She also took out a fluffy blue and purple pen and opened the book. She flipped through the pages until she found her last entry. She wrote something and then put it back in it's hiding place in her drawer next to her. She out her head down and instantly fell asleep. Draco crept inside and took out the book. He flipped to the first page and read :
Dear Diary,
Today Fred and George made up expandable pockets so that they could carry lots of stuff without mom knowing. Then Ron and Percy got in a fight. I spoke to Bill about my weird dreams but he said they were nothing. I wonder why Draco appears in al of them. I'm confused so I'm going to go to sleep early. Bye
He flipped through the rest of the book reading a couple here and there. From these entries he figured out a lot about Ginny. She feels alone at home and she confides everything to Bill. She has weird dreams that include him and Tom and different plots each time. Most came true. She feels alone at school, too. Her only true friends are Colin Creevey and Annie Litsup. Then he read the latest entry.
Dear Diary
Today was initiation today. You'll never understand the p..there was a drop of blood there and in some places on the page, not to mention tears…Draco was there. He did it. I don't blame him . It seems we have more in common then I thought. I want to get to know the real him but it's going to take forever. I wish life was perfect. It's too hard and confusing. Nappy time. Bye
Draco shut the book and put it back. He walked out of the room and into his own. He slid on his pajamas and planned what to do next. If she wanted to see the real Draco, then why not. Now the only problem was, how to show her.
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