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Title: Lady Darkness

Author: Emcee
and rain

Rating: R

Summary: The Order wonders what to do with Ginny, but it's
too late.

Author's Notes: Thanks to Pablo for the beta. Lyrics in the
chapter title from "She's Leaving Home" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Disclaimer: "Harry Potter" and the characters, places and things related
to it do not belong to me. They are from the brilliant mind of JK Rowling. They
belong to her and her publishers. I am not making any profit from this fan fiction.

****
xi. 'Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly? How could she do this
to me?'

"What will be done with her?"

Molly's question hung in the air, no one willing to answer the whispered query.
The basement kitchen of Grimmauld Place was crowded with various members of
the Order of the Phoenix. Everyone was ashen faced. Molly clutched to her husband
tightly. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Luna were huddled together, sharing uncomfortable
looks.

After a long moment, Emmeline Vance spoke, "Granted, I don't know all of
the details, but I don't think Ginny will go to Azkaban. If she is truly being
affected by the diary of Tom Riddle, St. Mungo's may be an option."

"She killed my father." Luna clutched Ron's hand tightly. "She
won't be punished for that?"

"It's not her fault!" Ron let go of Luna's hand. His ears were turning
red. He balled his now-free hands. "The diary's doing this to her. She's
not evil. It's Ginny!"

"Right now, Bill is watching her door," Yuki Higashiyama said. She
leaned against the counter, arms crossed over her chest. "Her window is
spell-locked. She can remain here until we can figure out what to do. I would
suggest letting the Headmaster finish his conversation with her. He will have
a better idea. Until then, just keep Sirius away from her. He'll kill her."
She sighed. "Speaking of, I should check on him. He won't leave Lupin's
side until he wakes up."

"We don't know how long she's been ill." Arthur shook his head. "How
did we not notice this earlier? Our little girl was drowning... And we didn't
even see it."

"She hid it," Harry murmured, staring down at the door. "She
didn't want us to see it, and we didn't want to see it. It was easier not to
notice her problems, with everything else going on."

Bill came downstairs. He pushed his long hair out of his face. "Fred, George,
do you mind taking over for me? I'm getting a headache. She's started pounding
on the door."

The twins rose from their seat. George gave Bill a pat on the arm before heading
out behind Fred.

Bill yawned as he sat down. "Tonks isn't back from work yet?"

Emmeline shook her head. She leaned against the wall beside where Severus stood.
"She's late. We were going to wait a bit before getting worried, I mean
she's been late before, but..."

"I'm here." Tonks entered. Her face was paler than normal. Her hair
was black, lacking the usual spike. "Sorry I'm late. I got called out last
minute. I have to go right back out. I just wanted to tell you..."

She strode to Bill, taking his hand. "Ollivander is dead. We found him
in his shop. The place was robbed."

Molly gasped, clasping a hand over her mouth. Arthur hugged her close, while
focusing on Tonks. "Was it Ginny?"

Tonks shook her head. "I don't think so. Ollivander was seen alive this
morning. Meaning he died after Ginny was in our custody."

Bill looked up at Tonks, squeezing her hand. "Was it Death Eaters or just
a robbery?"

Tonks shrugged. "We don't know yet. We're still investigating. In my opinion..."
She sighed. "Probably Death Eaters. The register wasn't touched and he
was killed by Unforgivable. Your normal robber won't kill using Unforgivable."

"Why not?" Luna asked. "Seems as effective as anything."

Severus rubbed the bridge of his nose. "The sentence in Azkaban for killing
with Unforgivable is longer than with another curse where death is incidental."

"That's stupid," Hermione commented.

Tonks shrugged. "I don't write the law. I just enforce it."

"But at least Ginny didn't do it," Ron said hopefully. "I mean...
That's good."

"Doesn't make Mr. Ollivander any less dead." Harry raked his hands
through his messy hair.

Hermione sighed, reaching for Harry's hand. "We know that. But it's just...
It's good that Ginny didn't do it."

Harry pulled his hand away savagely. "Only because we had her locked up.
You think with all that she's been doing, we can really be happy one body we've
found wasn't done in by her?"

"Do you want her to be against us?" Ron challenged, drawing
himself to full height.

Luna jumped to her feet. "Ronald, please..."

"You think I really want any of this?" Harry demanded. Both he and
Ron ignored Luna's pleas. His green eyes were burning with fury. "I'm just
facing the facts. Ginny wasn't out killing Ollivander because we locked her
up. She's not with us and she's never been with us. She's a killer. We were
stupid. I didn't notice how bad it had become."

Hermione got up, standing between Harry and Ron. "Guys, stop fighting.
Harry, there's still a chance we can reach Ginny."

"I'm afraid there might not be." All eyes turned to Dumbledore, who
stood in the doorway. He slowly made his way to the centre of the room, putting
his hands on Harry and Ron's shoulders. "I have finished speaking with
Ginevra. I do not believe she's been affected by the diary."

Molly let out a strangled cry. Both Tonks and Bill ran to her side, comforting
her with Arthur.

Ron shook his head, jerking away from Dumbledore. "No."

Hermione chewed nervously on her lip. "Ron, we can't just ignore it. We
have to accept it as a possibility."

"No we don't!" Ron bellowed. "That's my sister! Mum! Dad! Bill!
You can't let them say that about Ginny!"

"Ron," Arthur's voice was tight, strangled. "Please... Don't..."

Dumbledore looked down at Ron, his eyes mournful behind moon-shaped spectacles.
"Ron, believe me, I know how you feel. It's hard for me to face this possibility
too. We're not going to hurt Ginevra." He sighed. "I think it would
be best if I were to take Ginevra to Hogwarts. I would rather not hand her over
to the authorities yet. Perhaps we can reach her..."

"Do you really believe that?" Snape growled.

Dumbledore sighed. "I'm afraid I don't know."

****
Tom paced back and forth across the floor of Borgin and Burkes. He clasped
his hands behind his back. The writhing in his stomach would not cease.

How could Ginny had done something as stupid as getting caught? How were Dumbledore's
idiots able to figure out what was going on so early? This was not how things
were supposed to go at all!

"Master?" Apophis hissed. "What is wrong?"

"My pet has been taken by the enemy," Tom replied. He balled
his fists, feeling the anger coursing through him. This was too early, but there
was no choice. He would rather Ginny tell the truth than have them torture her
for information.

But... Why? Why did Tom care for Ginny's wellbeing? He no longer required her.
He could move onto stronger servants, ones who could aid him better.

Any other servant wasn't Ginny. She didn't just serve him, but she loved him.
She would follow him to the end of the Earth.

Yes, Tom did possess a talent to make people fall in love with him. He was charming
and handsome. He could find another girl who loved him as much as Ginny did.

But he couldn't find another girl who he would want to love him.

"Bloody hell..." Tom murmured. He strode to a display and upturned
the table. The hourglass on it shattered, spreading the violet crystals contained
inside spreading across the floor.

He had not expected to actually become fond of Ginny. He had not expected to
care what happened to her. He did not expect to...

No, he wouldn't say it. He wouldn't even think it. He was not capable of such
emotions.

"That stupid cow!" Tom bellowed. "That utterly idiotic, dreadful
little strumpet! How did she do this? This doesn't happen to me!"

"Master?" Apophis coiled himself, shying away from the noise.

"How did she do this, Apophis? Is it a spell? Did she bewitch me? I
don't feel like this. I'm not supposed to feel this. I don't like it. It's strange
and new and that's never good."

"I'm afraid I don't understand, Master."

"Of course you don't. I don't understand." Tom raked his
fingers through his hair. He wanted to go save her. He should have been abandoning
her. Yet something inside him was compelling him to hatch a rescue plan.

Maybe he could kidnap Dumbledore and torture him, to discover where the Order's
secret Headquarters was. He would then rush in, killing them all, saving Ginny.

No, it was far too early for so bold a plan. He was no match for Dumbledore
yet. He needed to swell his ranks, build his power.

It was unlikely the Order would keep Ginny at their Headquarters, especially
if Potter was staying there. It would be too much of a risk. Maybe when they
moved her elsewhere, he would be able to retrieve her.

But they would be taking care in moving her. They would most likely use a Portkey.
While Tom would be able to sense when Ginny got outside of the Fidelius charmed
house, if she were teleported to a location kept under the same charm, he would
be unable to sense it.

Maybe he could kidnap one of Dumbledore's supporters, demand a trade. Dumbledore
was not one for acceptable losses. If one of his people were being threatened
with death, he would turn Ginny over. Ginny was not worth death. Not to them.

Tom's stomach writhed again when he thought that Ginny was worth death to him.
She was supposed to be his servant, occasionally an amusement, but nothing more.
When exactly had he started to mean the nicknames he bestowed upon her?

Tom slumped to the ground. He stroked Apophis' head, sighing deeply. "I
want my Princess back."

****
Ginny knelt in front of the window looking out onto the back garden. She had
spent hours clawing at the wood of the sill. She had stripped the layers of
green paint off, her fingernails creating long gouges. She had worn away her
nails and a good portion of skin. Her fingers were bleeding freely.

It was no use. The spell protecting the window was well placed. She was unable
to break the charm, especially with her wand confiscated.

Ginny crawled across the floor. She left a trail of faint red fingerprints on
the hardwood floor. She settled in front of her trunk, opening it. She began
to rummage through her meagre possessions.

It looked like the Order had already been through her things. They probably
went through it when she was out, looking for the diary. Only a few of her possessions
remained.

There was nothing left that could have aided her. Her potion ingredients were
gone, as were the few magical objects she possessed.

Ginny leaned against the trunk, her chin on her arm. She looked over to the
foot of Hermione and Luna's beds. Their trunks had been removed.

Swearing, Ginny scowled deeply. How in the world was she supposed to get out
with all her things missing?

Then, the idea came to her. One of the things left in her trunk was her black
cauldron. She picked it up. It was heavy in her hands, made of cast iron.

Ginny got to her feet, carrying the cauldron along with her. It took all of
her strength to lift the cauldron up, smashing it against the window.

The impact made a loud thump, but the window didn't break. The charm stayed
strong against attack. Ginny staggered backwards, swearing. She gripped the
cauldron tighter, flinging it at the window once again. It ricocheted back so
heavily Ginny faltered, falling to the ground.

"Ginny?" Bill called out, knocking on the door. "What are you
doing?"

Ginny got back onto her feet. She looked at the door. It seemed like there was
only one option left. She smiled. She held the cauldron behind her back. "Oh,
Bill!" Ginny cried. "I-I need help!"

Bill opened the door a crack. "What's wrong?"

Ginny held up her free hand. She was bleeding so heavily her entire hand was
red. "I'm bleeding. I'm starting..." She stumbled. "To feel....
dizzy..."

She swooned. Bill ran to her, catching her in his arms. Ginny snapped back to
attention, slamming the cauldron against his head. Bill gave a strangled cry
and fell to the ground.

Ginny let Bill fall to the floor, picking up his wand. Nothing was going to
keep her trapped.

****
Ron snapped to attention when he heard the cry and the sound of a body falling.

Luna and Harry were already on their feet. Harry stayed in his seat at the table,
running his hands through his hair.

"What's going on?" Luna asked as the portrait of Mrs. Black began
to howl.

"It's Ginny," Harry growled, brandishing his wand. He stormed to the
door. Ron took Luna's hand, following behind him. Hermione brought up the rear.

They thundered up the stairs to the front hall. Ginny was at the top of the
stairs, brandishing a wand. "Expelliarmus!" Ginny shouted.

Harry's wand flew out of his hand. Ginny picked up a vase off a table, throwing
it down. Ron threw an arm in front of Luna. The china shattered against him.

Fred ran out of his room. He grabbed Ginny around the waist. "I've got
her!"

"Don't!" Shouted Sirius. He had just emerged from Remus' room with
Yuki and Emmeline.

It was too late. Ginny elbowed Fred in the stomach, freeing herself from his
grasp. She then wrapped an arm around his neck, choking him. She pointed the
wand at his throat. "Anyone tries anything and he dies!"

"Ginny!" Ron shouted. He felt his heart breaking. How could Ginny
threaten a member of their own family?

"Get out of my way," Ginny commanded, poking the wand into Fred's
flesh. "You know I've killed before, I will do it again."

Ron stepped forward as Ginny walked down the stairs, hauling Fred along with
her. Harry reached out, pulling him back. "Ron, don't."

Ron turned to Harry. He had never felt this sort of anger towards his best friend.
"What are you talking about?"

"She will kill him," Harry said, his voice low. "She could do
it before we have a chance to disarm her."

There was nothing Ron could do but watch helplessly as Ginny walked passed them.
Sirius, George, Emmeline and Yuki were running down the stairs after her.

"What's going on?" Molly asked, panicked. She and Arthur had just
come out of the study.

Ginny shoved Fred at them, knocking them over.

"Now!" Sirius cried. He started shooting stunners at Ginny.

She wretched the door open, dodging the stunners. She ran outside, screaming
in triumph.

Ron broke free of Harry, following Ginny outside. He heard the others following
behind him.

Ginny was running towards the middle of the road, towards a dark-haired boy
about their age. She threw her arms around him, kissing him deeply.

"Oh Merlin..." Sirius murmured. "That's..."

"That's Tom Riddle," Harry finished. "Ginny brought him back."

"Sorry we must dash," Tom chuckled, holding out a goblet to Ginny.
She took hold of it and both of them disappeared.

Ron stared out at the spot where Ginny and Riddle had stood just a moment before.
This was a nightmare. It had to be. Things couldn't really be this bad.
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