Rating:
R
House:
The Dark Arts
Characters:
Draco Malfoy Ginny Weasley
Genres:
Action Romance
Era:
Multiple Eras
Stats:
Published: 05/25/2004
Updated: 02/08/2005
Words: 21,982
Chapters: 14
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The Curse-breaker's Sister

Ives

Story Summary:
When Bill Weasley does not return from a simple curse-breaking job, Ginny gets worried. Brushed off by her family as an over-concerned younger sister, Ginny sets off alone to find Bill, unaware of the dangers she'll encounter on the way. It soon becomes clear that she can’t find her brother on her own and she strikes up an unlikely partnership with Draco Malfoy. They journey to Mesopotamia, with an ancient tablet as their only clue to Bill’s whereabouts. Can they find Bill in time? Or will they too become victims of a magic that is older the time itself?

When Bill Weasley does not return from a simple curse-breaking job, Ginny gets worried. Brushed off by her family as an over-concerned younger sister, Ginny sets off alone to find Bill, unaware of the dangers she'll encounter on the way. It soon becomes clear that she can’t find her brother on her own and she strikes up an unlikely partnership with Draco Malfoy. They journey to Mesopotamia, with an ancient tablet as their only clue to Bill’s whereabouts. Can they find Bill in time? Or will they too become victims of a magic that is older the time itself?

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Chapter 01
05/25/2004

Bill’s hand on the Weasley family clock has pointed at “Mortal Peril” for over two months. Fed up with her family’s apparent lack of concern, Ginny goes searching for information and gets kicked out of Gringotts in the process.

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Chapter 02
05/27/2004

Ginny spends the night at Bill’s, hoping to find a clue as to where he is. The clue comes in the form of an early-morning mail delivery. An owl brings her an amber tablet covered in a form of writing she’s never seen before. Ginny is convinced it will lead her to Bill, but what can she do with it if she doesn’t know what it says?

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Chapter 03
05/29/2004

Ginny spends the night at Bill’s, hoping to find a clue as to where he is. The clue comes in the form of an early-morning mail delivery. An owl brings her an amber tablet covered in a form of writing she’s never seen before. Ginny is convinced it will lead her to Bill, but what can she do with it if she doesn’t know what it says?

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Chapter 04
05/30/2004

Ginny takes matters into her own hands and goes to a posh, wizarding library to find out more about the amber tablet. Unbeknownst to her, she is being watched the entire time. Meanwhile, Draco is being chased by Goblins and is forced to hide or risk being caught. How can he clear his name if he can’t go out in public?

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Chapter 05
06/04/2004

Ginny agrees to meet the mysterious “M” and is shocked to discover that M is none other then Draco Malfoy. It’s a big risk, but Ginny trusts Draco and over the course of an evening, tells him everything. Can she really trust him or has she put both her life and her brother’s in danger?

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Chapter 06
06/12/2004

An unlikely partnership is formed when Draco agrees to team up with Ginny and rescue Bill. Meanwhile, Ron has been doing some undercover work of his own and is unimpressed when he finds out Ginny has yet to end her search for Bill. He delivers some brotherly advice, which Ginny ignores in a sisterly fashion.

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Chapter 07
07/08/2004

Dinner with Ginny gives Draco a glimpse into her past and he realizes they are more alike then he ever thought possible.

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Chapter 08
07/08/2004

Is a lie by omission really a lie? The more time Draco spends with Ginny, the more he cares for her. Each lie he tells, each piece of information he holds back adds to the guilt he feels about Bill and the torment Ginny is going through to find him.

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Chapter 09
07/18/2004

The search for Bill leads Draco and Ginny to Mesopotamia where Draco begins the delicate task of courting Ginny without her realizing it.

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Chapter 10
07/18/2004

Who seeks the seekers? Ea Nasir has discovered his ‘stolen’ amber tablet and sends his minions to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Ginny and Draco are trekking all over Mesopotamia in an attempt to translate the tablet and find Bill. A confrontation occurs and not everyone will leave alive...

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Chapter 11
09/20/2004

Bill regains consciousness inside a eerie dungeon. There a beautiful goddess who reveals herself as the demoness Lamaštu visits him. Bill tries his best to resist her abuse but every man has a breaking point.

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Chapter 12
09/23/2004

Draco whisks Ginny away to his private cottage. There, they recover from the injuries they received in Mesopotamia and plan the next wave of their search. Draco fights his growing attraction to Ginny but an early morning encounter causes him to act on it sooner then he had planned.

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Chapter 13
02/08/2005

When Bill Weasley does not return from a simple curse-breaking job, Ginny gets worried. Brushed off by her family as an over-concerned younger sister, Ginny sets off alone to find Bill, unaware of the dangers she'll encounter on the way. It soon becomes clear that she can’t find her brother on her own and she strikes up an unlikely partnership with Draco Malfoy. They journey to Mesopotamia, with an ancient tablet as their only clue to Bill’s whereabouts. Can they find Bill in time? Or will they too become victims of a magic that is older the time itself?

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