As Green As Grass [Daphne Greengrass x Male Werewolf Reader]

Starting The Long Road To Recovery

Y/N arrived at the three broomsticks with Bella on his shoulder, he walked over to Madam Rosmerta who looked at him.

"Evenin' Y/N, 'ow can I 'elp ya luv?" Rosmerta said as Y/N lit a cigarette.

"I'm holding an interrogation for a case, and I need a private room where no one will hear what's said and no interruptions." Y/N said as Rosmerta smirked at him and looked through the keys for the rooms she kept. She pulled out a key marked #50, handing it to Y/N. "When he arrives, can you send Neville up please?"

"Of course, that will be 3 galleons and a sickle please." Rosmerta said as Y/N nodded handing four galleons over.

"Keep the change." Y/N said as he went up to his room, heading in and allowing Bella to climb off of his shoulder transforming back into her human form and stretching her arms.

The next hour passed quickly, with Y/N planning for every eventuality, he knew the risks, but he didn't care, he'd seen Voldemort tear his own family apart, leaving him an orphan for most of his childhood, he refused to let his newfound mother in Narcissa suffer having her family torn apart by Voldemort, he would help her sister recover her sanity.

"You know he's hardly going to be jumping to hug me don't you?" Bellatrix asked as Y/N nodded.

"I know. Don't worry, I have a plan for if things go bad. We just have to trust each other." Y/N said as there was a knock on the door. "Right, I want you to stay out of sight until I say."

Y/N approached the door, opening it to see Neville standing there nervously.

"All right Nev. I need a word before this starts." Y/N said as he stepped out into the corridor.

"Okay."

"Now, I want you to know that no matter who or what you see in there, you are not going to be harmed, I want that same guarantee from you, that no matter who is waiting in there for us, you promise me you won't harm me or them." Y/N said as Neville nodded nervously. "I need to hear it."

"I promise."

"Okay, now, Neville what do you know about Bellatrix Black Lestrange?"

"She's the one who put my parents in St Mungos." Neville said as Y/N nodded.

"Right, and for that you may think you're right to hate her, but Neville, what you're about to hear, and who you're about to hear it from, is difficult for them as well as you. I want your word that you'll listen to them. Even if it's Bellatrix herself."

"Why would I want to hear anything she has to say to me?" Neville asked as Y/N paused and looked at him.

"It's true, she did torture your parents, but that's not the whole truth, that's just what the ministry wants you to know because they either don't want to accept it or they want to use it against you." Y/N said as he looked at Neville. "Please, Neville, I'm taking a big risk here, for you, and for someone who I'm trying to help. Promise me you'll at least hear them out."

"I...I promise. I'll make a vow." Neville said as Y/N paused for a moment.

"No, I trust you Neville, you're my friend." Y/N said as Neville nodded, Y/N opened the door and they both went inside, Y/N locked the door behind to ensure no one entered to see the wanted Death Eater sharing a drink with two students.

As soon as Neville saw her he froze, his first instinct was to go for his wand, but he realised she was not going for hers.

"Would you like to sit down Neville?" Bellatrix asked as Y/N let out an internal sigh of relief, Neville hadn't tried to kill Bellatrix or him yet, so that was good.

"I think you know what I'd like to do right now." Neville said as Bellatrix nodded.

"Yes, I can imagine." Bellatrix said with a hint of shame.

"Y/N said you have something to tell me." Neville said as he turned and glared at the wolf.

"Yes...I think it's better I show you. Neville, Y/N and a handful of others are the only ones who know about what I'm about to show you. I'd like to keep that number low for the time being." Bellatrix said as she looked at him, she focused before using legilimency to project the memories into Nevilles mind, the memories of every single thing Voldemort and his friends did to her, to her friends, to her family, she relived them all every living moment of her life, Neville watched each one, watching Bellatrix go from the most accomplished Auror in the ministry, to the broken woman who served Voldemort, and finally to the woman rebuilding her life thanks to one person who had faith.

Neville looked gobsmacked.

"Look into my memories." Neville said as Y/N looked concerned but nodded to Bellatrix, she looked into his mind and saw Frank and Alice Longbottom, in St Mungos. She felt the guilt flood back and the tears start, her friends from before, the few people outside of Slytherin who didn't treat her like scum.

Y/N saw Bellatrix reaching for her wand and watched as she moved it to her head, pressing the tip against her temple.

"Av...avada-"

Neville was quick to take the wand from her hand as Y/N took the wand from Neville. The moment of Neville and Y/N being on high alert was punctured by the sound of...sobbing, they both turned to Bellatrix and saw her bushy black hair blocking a view of her face, but they knew.

"Neville?"

"What happened to her...what happened to my parents...it can't keep happening Y/N." Neville said as he looked at Y/N.

"I know, but right now, we have someone who has survived it, if we let them keep suffering like this, how are we any different?" Y/N said as Neville looked at him.

"You...you want me to forgive her, don't you?"

"I want you to try Neville. You saw what happened to her, now you know the whole story. I want you to try and forgive her, Neville, but the facts are all there for you now, the choice is yours." Y/N said as he looked at Neville.

Neville was looking at Bellatrix crying. This woman who he had spent his life hating for what happened to his parents, this woman who was feared by so many, and here she was, crying like a girl left alone on the Yule Ball.

"I-I didn't want to, I didn't want to. I...I swear I didn't want to do it to them." Bellatrix said as she wept into her hands.

Neville looked at her before speaking.

"What happened with my parents, I don't think I can ever forgive you for that...but...I would like to try, I want to try." Neville said as Bellatrix looked at him.

"Wh- wh- why? Why?" Bellatrix stuttered as she looked Longbottom in the eyes.

"Because it's...it's what they would want, for me to try and do the right thing." Neville said as he looked Bellatrix square in the eyes. Her eyes lit up at the news as Y/N looked at Neville. "It won't be easy, but we've both had our fill of torture for one life, let's try and show some mercy and compassion." 

Neville walked to the door and Y/N unlocked it, following him outside.

"Neville, thank you, for at least being willing to try with her." Y/N said as Neville smile.

"I know." Neville said as he left, Y/N lit a cigarette and went back to his room before opening the door and seeing Bella the cat where Bellatrix was sitting before he left.

"Come on, let's get back home." Y/N said as he allowed her onto his shoulder before heading back to the castle, leaving the room key with Rosmerta on the way out...