May 2, 1972
In the Room of Requirement, NARCISSA and LUCIUS are nervously pacing in front of the Vanishing Cabinet.
NARCISSA: What time did they say they would be here?
LUCIUS: Ten.
NARCISSA: (checking her watch) Merlin's pants.
LUCIUS: Would you relax? Everything's gonna be fine.
NARCISSA: Everything is not going to be fine! In case you haven't heard, my sister is pregnant with the child of a Mudblood, and my other sister is about to wreak havoc on this school!
LUCIUS: They're not gonna "wreak havoc", they just have some stuff they have to do.
NARCISSA: Really? And what-
At that moment, the Vanishing Cabinet begins to come alive with energy. The door soon opens, and three figures step out.
BELLATRIX: (brandishing her wand) Good evening, Narcissa.
NARCISSA: Hi, Bella.
BELLATRIX: (looking around) This is not the same place that we went to.
NARCISSA: Are you sure?
BELLATRIX: Yes. The Dark Lord said that this room can sometimes take different appearances to different people. This must be the place he wants it hidden. (She removes the jewelry box containing Ravenclaw's Diadem from her robes).
RODOLPHUS: Where should we put it?
BELLATRIX: Where no one will find it, of course. (She begins to walk through the aisles of discarded artifacts, and finds another cabinet with a bust of an ugly old warlock on top).
BELLATRIX: Here. (She opens the cabinet, removes the Diadem from the box, and carefully places the ancient artifact inside, closing the door). Very well, it is done.
NARCISSA: Now what?
BELLATRIX: We have some important business to conduct within the Castle. Lucius, you will come with us and keep lookout for any of the staff. Narcissa, stay here and keep watch over the Cabinet. We will need it to leave this place later.
NARCISSA: What- what are you going to do?
BELLATRIX: Nothing that concerns you. Now, stay here, and don't let anyone touch this Cabinet, you understand? We'll be back soon.
BELLATRIX, RODOLPHUS, RABASTAN, and LUCIUS make their way out of the Room of Requirement, leaving NARCISSA alone by the Vanishing Cabinet.
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