Riddle Me This

Chapter 49

Catherine's POV

It was Easter time when Draco and I returned to the Manor. I was in the dungeon speaking with Luna when Bellatrix called for me. I frowned.

"I'll return, Luna. I need to see what this bitch wants." Luna nodded in understanding as I went to the Sitting room.

"What is it this time Bella-" I froze as I saw the snatchers with Ron and Hermoine, and a boy that looked horribly disfigured facially... but it didn't take long for me to realize who it was. It was Harry.

"I've already asked Draco if he could recognize this boy as Potter. He couldn't, I want to see if you recognize him." Bellatrix said. I turned back to Harry and laughed.

"Oh Bellatrix please. You assume that if that boy was Harry Potter he'd still be alive when I laid my eyes on him?" I lied and laughed some more. "Oh Bella, my father may have laid claim to take Potter's life, but I want his head more than he."

"And why would you go against your father's orders to take Potter's life?" Bellatrix asked.

"He almost killed Draco!" I screamed, shaking with anger. "I still haven't paid him back for that! I've already turned the Weasley girl, making him feel as I did won't help me any. I want his life! I want to be the one to take it myself for what he did to my Dragon!" I seethed, tears beginning down my face as I turned to Harry. "It's not him. Because if it was, he'd have been dead the second I walked in and recognized his ugly mug."

"I see." Bellatrix said, before turning to the snatchers, intent on seeing Hermione's last spell and seeing if it's last spell was a stinging hex, before she stopped and had a complete fit, sending Harry and Ron to the dungeon as she then began to torture Hermione.

"BELLATRIX!" I screamed, about to hex her, but Draco pulled me out of the room. As soon as the door shut, I turned on him. "What the bloody hell are you doing? She's hurting her!" I yelled. "I promised her Draco!" I said as I pushed him. And then Hermione began to scream, and I started to cry. "I promised her... I promised to keep her safe. And I failed." I slumped to the ground and buried my face in my hands until the screaming stopped.

"Kitty." Draco said carefully.

"If Hermione's dead, Draco, I'm killing your aunt." I said as I wiped my eyes and stood. I grabbed him by the collar. "I will kill her, and I will fucking leave you in your own bloody dungeon for a month." I growled. He nodded and we returned to the room. I ignored everything as I hurried over to Hermione, who was laying on the floor. Mudblood was carved into her arm and I started crying again.

"Hermione." I whimpered, pulling her into my arms. "I'm sorry. I'm so bloody sorry."

"What are you doing, Lady Catherine?" Bellatrix asked, but I ignored her.

"I broke my promise to you, and I'm sorry." I hugged Hermione close to whisper in her ear. "I won't let her kill you, I'll find a way to get you, Ron and Harry out, just give me a second to think of how." I didn't get that second. Ron and Harry ran up and started having a duel with Narcissa and Draco, Lucius already being Stupified and Bellatrix being disarmed.

"You filthy little-." Bellatrix said, ripping Hermione from me and holding a knife to her neck to get Harry and Ron to stop. I glared as I held my wand tight.

"Bellatrix." I warned. "Let her go." I stood slowly, but when I saw Bellatrix push the blade into Hermione's skin a little, I stopped. Lucius went to call Voldemort, but stopped when a squeaking noise was heard. When we all looked up, a house elf, Dobby to be precise, was unscrewing the chandelier. When it fell I grabbed Hermione and threw her over to Ron, rolling from the falling fixture.