Blurred Visions of Tomorrow

Bellatrix Lestrange has Come to Play

Same day elsewhere in the Ministry of Magic-

Bella sat at her desk with her feet up looking over the list of potential kidnapping suspects for what seemed like the thousandth time. The more she looked at it and the smaller the list got, the more frustrated the DMLE became. Every potential suspect turned up a dead end, most of them either still in Azkaban or dead. Andromeda had taken her leave from St. Mungos and true to her word showed up everyday to hunt the suspects with the team. Bella was certain in another life Andy would've made a good cop. However, the best part of having her kid sister working with her meant that Andy made sure she brought Bella lunch everyday. This would be something Bella would miss when the investigation finally came to an end. As if on cue, her office door opened and Andy appeared with two boxes holding their lunch. "Perfect timing," Bella said, moving her feet and sitting up. "What's on the menu today, sis?"

"Well," Andy said, putting the boxes down on the desk, "we have a Caesar salad and a grilled ham and cheese with chips. Take your pick."

"Are you serious? You honestly think I'm going to take the salad?" Bella laughed. "Fucking nutter. I'll have the sandwich and chips. You can have that salad."

"Figured as much," Andy smirked. "Though you probably should try a salad every once in a while. You don't want to go soft around the middle now with being 50 and all."

Bella glared at her sister underneath her knitted eyebrows. Before Andy could look up from her salad, she felt a warm and soft chip hit her on the cheek. Bella was smirking. "Excuse me? I happen to have an extremely fit body. Age has nothing to do with how I keep myself and for your information I get plenty of exercise and my girlfriend certainly has no complaint about the shape my body is in and what I can do with said body. So," Bella gave her a look, "I suggest you eat your salad and stuff it."

Andy held her hands up and quickly ate the chip Bella threw at her. "All I'm saying is 50 is getting up there and you don't want to start sagging for Hermione."

"If you think I won't crucio you, you are wrong. Now shut the hell up and eat your salad before you regret coming in here." Bella smirked and took a bite of her sandwich.

"You love me," Andy smiled. "And I'm certain you are happy having me around the office."

"I'll never admit to either of those not even in the face of torture." Bella looked up from her sandwich and winked at her sister. The familiar sense of normalcy would be something Bella missed when Andromeda went back to the hospital.

The pair finished their lunch in relative silence just enjoying the quiet until Andy spoke up, "when this is all over, it's going to be weird to go back home just me and Teddy. We've all been one big happy family for 7 months now. It's going to be awfully quiet in our small house, just the two of us."

"You'd be daft to think I'd invite you to live with me and Hermione." Bella scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Just what are you getting at, sis?"

"I'm not sure exactly..." Andy started to reply when there was a soft knock at the door.

"Go away," Bella bellowed behind her normal grumpy work face.

"Madam Black." Bella recognized the scared voice of Kate coming from the other side of the door. "Can I come in?"

"I? Not we?" Bella bellowed back as Kate opened the door and came in alone. "Where is Hermione?" She questioned starting off the interaction with an accusatory tone.

"Well," Kate said, pulling the box out from behind her back and handing it to Andy who handed it to Bella."that's what I need to talk to you about. You see I was in the bathroom and when I came back I found that." She said as she scratched behind her ear and pointed to the box Bella was holding.