I am The Dark Lady (ABANDONED)

Aftermath

Shit. shIT. sHIT. SHIT CHAPTER. but it's just a filler i guess.

Knock knock

Bella sniffed and curled deeper into her bed. After she arrived home from 12 Grimmauld place, she refused to address the house elves awaiting orders and just crawled back into bed and cried her eyes out into her pillow. Merlin. She's spent virtually all day in bed.

"Go away!" She called out softly.

"Kreacher is sorry, Mistress" Kreacher, the house elf, called back. "Kreacher only wanted to deliver letters and newspaper to Mistress Bellatrix." Bella sighed softly and waved her wand to allow the door to swing open.

"Leave them on the bedside table" She said, voice muffled by the quilt. Kreacher nodded, even though she couldn't see him, and did as he was told. However instead of scurrying off like he normally would, he hesitated and stood staring at his Mistress."What?" Bellatrix barked and poked her head out.

"Kreacher is worried about Mistress" Kreacher said. "Mistress spent all day in bed. No food."

"So?" Bellatrix pouted. "I'm sick."

"Kreacher thought so" The elf nodded. "So Kreacher made Mistress toast and juice."

Bellatrix smiled softly as Kreacher hoisted up the tray.

"Thank you" She said honestly, with a small smile reserved for him. Kreacher beamed and placed the tray on her legs and fled the room, immediately tending to his chores. Bella chuckled softly and she positioned herself so she was sitting up in the bed. She sighed and sniffed lightly as she placed the tray on the table next to her, not really in the mood for eating though her stomach groaned in protest as she hadn't eaten all day, and grabbed the letters. There were 6 all together. Strange. Bella thought distantly as she turned over each on the glance at the seals.

The first One was from the The Prophet, No doubt wanting her input on Andromeda's..... shock announcement and disownment. Bella sniffed again and set that one down.

The second one had half of the Black family seal on it, the other half being the Malfoy seal. Bella's lips curled up in a sad smile before also setting that one down, feeling as though she isn't mentally ready for Narcissa's questions and sympathy.

The third one also had the Black family seal on it. Once Bella had turned it back over, she saw that it was Druella's neat scrawl of the front. Bella's sad smile turned into a deep scowl and harsh glare and in one fluid motion, the letter was on fire. She cleaned up the ashes and swiftly moved onto the next three.

Now these three were the most interesting. One was from her dear, dear husband (eye-roll) so Bella decided to open that one first.

My Darling Bellatrix,
                                       I am deeply saddened to hear of your sister's disgusting betrayal and disownment. I, for one, never saw it coming. It's really a shame that The Black Family had to lose one of it's most promising members but no matter, for you and your youngest sister have married into good, strong, Pureblood families.

From now on, that Blood- Traitors name will not be tolerated in my home anymore.

Speaking of home, I shall arrive home quicker than I thought, as my 'mission' is wrapping up far more quickly than the Dark Lord planned. I hope for my sake that is a good thing. I shall arrive home on Thursday rather than in two weeks.

Anyway,I haven't received a letter from you. You cannot still be mad about our' 'little spat" the day I left can you? I hope you have kept yourself occupied while i'm gone and not spent to much time with Hannah, I worry you spend too much time together.

Love from,
Rodolphus
X

Bella growled softly as she finished the letter. How dare he ?!

"Little Spat, My arse" Bella growled again and glanced at her wrist, where the harsh bruise still remains though It's wasn't as harsh as it was before. It was still pretty big and purplish black but had a yellow tint, which meant it was healing. Bella socked away the letter, making a mental note to write a letter back to him before Thursday. It was Saturday today.

And poor ol' Rodolphus still had the Dark Lords Punishment to go through. It's not a question that the Dark Wizard had something to do with his mission wrapping up quicker than anyone suspected.

The next had The Zabini family seal on it, probably Hannah taking the piss out of Andi's banishment.

Black,
          Although I am still really angry at you, I cannot simply let you suffer through this alone as I know how much your sisters mean to you. What kind of a best friend will I be if I  console you over this?

So. Er. Yeah.

Wanna go out drinking tomorrow night? Get your mind off things? If not, I totally understand and if you wanna just lay low for a couple of days, I Understand that too.

Love from,

Hannah (The bestest friend in the world)

Bella giggled a little despite herself and also put away that letter, making another mental note to visit her when Bella's up to it. She sighed deeply and lied back down in bed as she picked up the final letter. She frowned at the unfamiliar yet somehow familiar handwriting, she was deathly sure she had seen it before, and pursed her lips as she turned it over to find the seal to be a Skull with a Snake coming out of the bottom and wrapping around the skull.

The Dark Mark.

Quickly, Bella scrambled to open the letter.

Bellatrix Black,
Ignoring what happened between us, I must reach out to you to applaud you on your actions in Diagon Alley once learning of your sickening sisters shock betrayel by marrying a disgusting Muggle and procreating to make a half blood.

You single handedly took on Andromeda and I watched from the sideline. Yes. I was there. And I saw you take on my teachings and advice to punish the Blood Traitor and also strike fear into the hearts of the British Wizards. As well as bring more attention to my movement as people now suspect the LeStranges to be part of it.

I will take care of that last little bit myself.

You proved yourself to me and others that you can be a death eater. You proved to your parents and family that you are willing. You proved to yourself that you can manage. You proved to the public that you are not to be taken lightly and are to be feared.

And for those reasons, i Invite you to become a faithful follower of mine, and become my righthand woman.

Meet me at my manor at lunchtime on Sunday. Be dressed in all black wizard robes (or if you prefer just a dress) and be expected to meet the rest of my most trusted group. Of course you will not be immediately named as 'Right Hand Woman' as Abraxes is not retiring just yet and it will be too suspicious but you will be briefed on all that straight away.

                                                          LORD VOLDEMORT

Bellatrix was shaking as she read the letter. Cringing as she read the first couple of lines of course. But by the end she was in literal tears of happiness and joy. She hopped out of bed and did a little happy dance right there in the middle of the room, forgetting all about her inner turmoil just minutes before.

She raced to the cupboard to pick out her best, black dress and completely forgot about Andromeda, well. At least for the time being anyway.