Bellatrix

1959 - Druella Black

1959 "Druella Black's Birthday"

"Stop screaming Narcissa". She screamed and fought but I was bigger than her. "Stop it Bella" she screamed, I hate you. One day you'll thank me, you must not seem weak or they will take advantage of you I whispered sternly.

Andromeda sat on a chair across the room dangling her feet. Her dark brown hair fell down in ringlets. I picked Narcissa up and the black dye dripped everywhere. Mother and Father will not be happy. I like my blonde hair, she whispered. The family cannot see you looking like a little happy princess Narcissa, you will look weak. Weakness is not tolerated in this family. In truth I'm sure the family could care less but I couldn't risk it. When she's older she can prove herself for now she's a child.
I took both their hands and dragged them into the dressing chamber. Do I look scary now Bella? I dried her hair and hid the blonde pieces as I styled her long straight hair. Yes, very scary. I growled, and she giggled trying to run off so I picked her up. Andromeda had ran off to choose our dresses. I will wear pink she declared, "alright" I said eyeing the dark purple dress she held up proudly, but make sure to hurry. She put out a charcoal dress for Narcissa, and for me a light blue dress.
I cannot wear that Romi. Please she whispered, I like it when you wear blue. Fine, but dress your sister. I got in the dress and tied the matching bow in my hair, I left out a few dark curly strands covering my left eye, it was still green and yellow from our parents last visit. I fixed up Andromeda's hair and held both their hands walking them down the stairs. Remember to be polite, Mother and maybe even Father will be there and we must not disappoint them. They both giggled running off to see their baby cousin, Sirius, who was about 8 months old. A group of smiling red haired people came up to me "Bella!" They said grabbing my arms and spinning me around, don't you look pretty. I laughed and danced with them. I told them about what I was teaching Andromeda and Narcissa, the alphabet and numbers. I told them about how I was teaching myself to read and once I knew how I would teach them. They smiled and twirled me more. Then I told them I had to leave and thank them for their time and they laughed and said goodbye. I dodged the big people and ran up to my Mother who I saw deep within the crowd. Mommy, I said! Hugging her around the waist. Stop it Bellatrix she whispered, yanking me off, she stomped on my foot with her sharp black heel. M-Mother, I- Bellatrix go. She rolled her eyes as I stood there watching her talk with all her adult friends. That's what you get she murmured, but I couldn't really understand. It was her birthday so I guess what she wanted was to be unbothered by us. Bellatrix. Yes Mother? What are you wearing? You look like an effing mudblood. Yes Mother. I ran as fast as I could up the stairs and tore the dress off of me. My eyes were turning red and I tried to rub the redness away but it only made it worse. I threw the dress into the fire. I put on a black dress and swore to myself never to wear anything as ridiculous as a blue dress. My foot was bleeding through my stockings now so I took them off and tried to cauterize the wound with a burning rod. It felt like I was near death, my fingers were red and swollen and my foot was too but it had stopped bleeding. Father says pain isn't for the pure of blood.

When I went down the stairs I saw two of the red haired people talking to my Mother. I liked holding on to the beams on top of the staircase so I sat peering through listening to the conversation the best I could. "Druella" they said, the girl is teaching her siblings and herself. You have money, heavens more than maybe the ministry if you have access to all of the Black wealth, as well as the Middlemarch inheritance. Get them a proper governess and a few elves for gods sake. Shut up my Mother said, did Bellatrix tell you this? Andromeda? Narcissa? No they said- oh shut up you half blooded freaks. I- go. They walked away and my mother suddenly looked up straight at me through the stairs. I started at her. She pursed her lips and continued on. My Father suddenly appeared with another Man, some sort of relative, they carried a black tiered cake and the crown gasped to my Mothers pleasure. I ran and found Romy and Cissy and held them back. Much to their displeasure as they wanted to "talk to Mommy" I never told them she didn't want to see them. I just made myself a villain, stopping the children from seeing their Mother. After the party I walked them upstairs, Romy whispered "I counted 21 candles", yes your right I said smiling Mothers turned 21 years old. How old are you Bella?, said Cissy. I'm 8, and you're 4, and you're 6! Wow they both murmured. I shushed them as I saw Mother beginning to walk up the stairs. I whispered to them, and they nodded and we all ran up the stairs and put ourselves to bed.