Bella's scrap book

Chapter 2

The clan headed inside the building, glancing around the many, many shops.
"Where shall we go first?" Patricia said eagerly, shopping was a favourite past time of hers.
"The pub" that comment received an elbow to the side from Minerva.
"I agree with Bellatrix" Malcolm said.
"You would." Minerva rolls her eyes before turning to Patricia to give a reasonable answer.
"Well, I have a list of things I need to get, and that includes an entire new wardrobe for Bellatrix."
"Excuse you, my clothes are made to measure, designed specifically to my taste by the best designer in the wizarding world. As you well know, you have a few of those gowns yourself."
"Yes and they're lovely Bella, they really are, but they're not going to fit in with muggles, since we got here have you not noticed the peculiar looks from the muggles?"
"Muggles, what would they know about fashion...No offence Patricia dear, you are an exception." The woman did her best to smile reassuringly "look that proves my point right there." Bellatrix nods towards a tall dark haired woman "She looks like she's ripped up a carpet and decided they'd do as trousers."
"Bella!" Minerva glanced around hoping no one heard that.
"No she's got a point, it looks like something our Nan would have in her lounge." Malcolm shared his agreement.
"Don't encourage her Malcolm." Patricia said, before turning back to Minerva.
"Right let's start upstairs and work our way down, I have a few shops in mind." Patricia lead the way.

***

"I am not wearing pink, There is no way on this earth I'm wearing pink." Bellatrix straight up refused to wear the dress Patricia had picked out for her, Minerva had warned her in-law but the woman was quite insistent on the pink floral dress.
"I told you she wouldn't like it, let alone wear it." Minerva joined the duo. Malcolm had taken the children to have a look at some toys and left his wife and sister alone to torture Bellatrix.
"But pink is bright and summery."
"And sickening, pink is sickening. And it looks like something that toad would wear."
Minerva chuckles at her clear distaste for the outfit.
"Fine what about mustard?" Patricia held up a second dress.
"Bloody foul tasting." Bella scrunched up her nose at the mere thought of the stuff.
"Not that kind of mustard, this mustard dress."
"Hufflepuff." Patricia frowns at the woman's comment. Minerva shakes her head
"That's her way of saying no to the mustard." Minerva smiles, before disappearing amongst the rail of clothes.
"Okay so you don't like pink, or mustard...what about this blue one." The woman picked up a light blue loose dungaree.
"Remember my earlier statement about muggles not having any fashion sense."

"Are you always this difficult?" Patricia asks the witch.
"Oh this is nothing." Minerva returned with a black dress, similarly to the one she wore.
"Here, try this one." The witch hands the dress to her lover.
"Patricia, take note." Bellatrix held the dress up before disappearing only to return moments later wearing the dress.
Minerva smiled proudly at her choice, granted it wasn't the summery look Patricia wanted, but it was very muggle yet very much Bellatrix.
The dress was fairly similar to the one Minerva wore, though the sleeves were longer like Bella's dresses and the neckline was a v-neckline like Bellatrix wore anyway. Granted it was missing the leather corset and the long billowing skirt, instead the dress came to her knees.
As the witch went back to change into her clothes, Patricia turned to Minerva.
"It's pretty much the same as yours." Patricia said to Minerva.
"Which is why I knew she'd like it, she's the one who got me this dress." Minerva smiles before disappearing once more, unaware of the arched brow and suspicious look that made its way onto the woman's face.

***

A few shops later resulted in Bellatrix having an entire new muggle wardrobe and now Patricia insisted they get some clothes for Minerva, starting with swimwear, much to Minerva's disapproval.
"Oh no, absolutely not. There's nothing to that."
"It's a bikini Minerva, it's what they're all wearing." Patricia held a polka dotted bikini up.
"Well I certainly won't be apart of that population." Minerva folded her arms.
"Minerva, Minerva, Minerva why must you be so difficult." Bella sighs, shaking her head.
Patricia smirks, "what about you Bellatrix?"
"Oh no, I have no intention of going swimming." Bella held her hands up, emphasising her rejection.
"Ladies we're going on holidays, in the sun, you must at least go swimming in the sea once." The muggle woman said.
" Not in that outfit I won't." Minerva states and the woman signs.
"I don't see why, you have a lovely figure to pull this off."
"I'm not 20 years old Patricia, that outfit is far to inappropriate for a woman of my age."
"Now hold up, Minerva now you're talking shit. A woman your age, please. You don't even look your age. You have a better figure than half those girls, besides there's only one reason for you not to wear that outfit, and that's because you'll be attracting  a shit ton of admirers and I'll have to fight them off single-handedly." Minerva rolls her eyes
"You are so full of  bull Bella."
"No she's right, I think you could really pull this off, and who knows you might find yourself a potential partner." Patricia wriggles her brows at her sister in law who's eyes widen as her cheeks flush.
"I hardly think that would happen , besides I'm quite happy the way things are now."
"Oh come on Minerva you're an attractive woman with so much to offer a man. I mean do you really want to grow old alone?" Minerva swallowed feeling slightly uncomfortable with the subject at hand.

"Don't talk nonsense, She won't be alone the only way I'm leaving is through death."
"Minerva, honey do you really want to be stuck with Bellatrix for the rest of your life."
"Oy, I'm a great companion. I'm the life of the party thank you very much." Bellatrix folds her arms, glaring at the grinning muggle woman.
Minerva shook her head and chuckles at Bella's reaction, if only Patricia knew how much she truly wanted that.
"Well I've made it this far with her, how much worse could it possibly get?"
"Challenge accepted." Bellatrix smirks, and Minerva's face fell.
"I didn't mean it like that-" Minerva was interrupted
"Too late now love, I already have plans forming." The witch smirks.
"I bet finding a man is looking pretty good now huh?" Patricia grins.