My Professor

chapter 7

"Right, Bellatrix Black. You are going to pull yourself together, stop acting so weak. You are not weak. You are strong, independent, ruthless, with a touch of kindness. Not to much though we don't want people thinking they can walk all over you. You will block him from your mind and eventually destroy him. You are better than him! You will win this!" Bella said to herself whilst looking in the mirror.

"Now go down there and get some breakfast" Bella added as she then headed to the door.

"Severus, do you know if Bella will be joining us this morning?" Minerva smiles.
Severus was about to answer when the doors flung open. The lights flickered. Then in strode the dark witch herself.
"It would appear she is" he replied.
Bella stalked across the hall, and sat next to Severus.

"Good morning, Minerva , Severus " Bella smiles.
"Bella, it so nice to see you, joining us rather than being locked away in your chamber or class all the time" the old witch smiles.
"Yes, I must agree" Severus said.
"Well after the many many times you've asked me to join you" Bella smiles looking at the marvellous woman "and since yesterday you decided to manipulate me into joining you, I figured it would be best if I did just that, so you don't have to worry about finding other ways to  get me here."
"Good, I'm glad you've come to your senses. After all you are a part of us and a part of Hogwarts, you are always welcome to join dear, and don't forget we are always here for you" Minerva whispers.
"She's right" Severus adds.
"Oh don't go all touchy feely on me now " the ravenette cackles earning a few stares from others.

"That's the second time in the years we have been here, I have ever seen her actually sit and eat with the rest of Hogwarts" Ron spat his food all over the place.
"Honestly Ronald, must you talk with your mouth open" Hermione pulls a face.
"Yeah mate, say it don't spray it" Harry chuckles patting the red heads shoulder.
Ginny just rolls her eyes.

Hermione glances at Bellatrix, who caught her gaze. Hermione smiles as the dark witch's lips turned into a smirk then winking at the Gryffindor, who blushed and quickly dropped her head to look at her plate.

***

"Sybil, I can't understand a word you're saying." Minerva sighs. The woman had decided to burst into Minerva's class, crying and stammering over her words.
"Look, take a deep breath, I'm here okay? You don't have to worry now I'm here, and nothing will happen to you." Minerva reaches for her hand. Sybil nods frantically, trying to breath and to calm down.
"Here." Minerva hands the woman a handkerchief.
She takes it and wipes her eyes then blows her nose, and offers it back to Minerva.
"You can keep it dear." Minerva smiles.
"She, she was here, here for the d-day and she- she was nasty to me." Sybil whispers.
"Who Sybil? Who was nasty to you?"
"D-D-Dolores." Sybil lowered her head.
"Oh was she now? And what did she say?" Minerva leans closer.
"That, that I'm a, a coward and, and pathetic... and that, that I shouldn't be alive, let alone working here." The woman burst into tears once more.

Bellatrix bursts through the door.
"Say have you seen my- oh Sybil?" Bellatrix smiles closing the door, then upon realising the woman's tears she immediately went to the pair.
" what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Bellatrix grabbed the woman's face, forcing Sybil too look at her leaning down to the woman's height "Who did this? Has someone upset you? I'll kill the bastards." Bellatrix snapped letting go and standing up.

"Bellatrix, you'll be killing no one." Minerva looks to the girl.
"Who did this!"
"I'm not saying a word until you sit down and calm yourself, because having you in this state is not helping Sybil." Minerva said sternly.
Bellatrix sighs, sitting in the nearby chair.
"Sorry." Bellatrix mutters to Sybil, the woman smiles.
"It's okay, you're-you're just concerned." Sybil reaches for her hand.

"Now if I tell you, you must promise not to over react, and not go on a killing spree." Minerva looks at the girl.
"That was one time, and it's not as if anyone missed him, he was a death eater for Merlins sake." Bellatrix huffs.
Minerva arches her brow.
"Fine, I promise I won't kill who ever did this."
"Just seriously maim." Bellatrix smiles, earning another arched brow from Minerva.
"Fine I won't do that either." Bellatrix folds her arms.
"Good." Minerva said, then filled her in. And after that Minerva went straight to Dumbldore.

***

Bellatrix sat in her class, angrily marking papers, when a small knock caught her attention. She sighs, who the hell could this be!
"Come in." She calls, the door opens and in walks Hermione.
"I've, I've come to collect my homework pr-professor." Hermione avoids to look at the woman, Bellatrix's mood suddenly lifted as a smirk made its way to her lips.
"Oh have you now?" She leans back in her chair.
"Is that all you've come for?" Bellatrix folds her arms purposely pushing up her breasts, she caught the quick glance Hermione payed to her breasts and chuckled. If she couldn't brake the girl by being stern and horrid, this should work, there's only so much flirting the girl could take before snapping and standing up to her Professor, so Bellatrix thought.
"It's in my drawer. If you want it, get it."
Hermione swallows. What had gotten into the woman? She's never behaved like this before.
"S-sorry...what?" Hermione fiddles with her hands.
"Come. And. Get. It." Bellatrix lowers her tone of voice which clearly had an effect on the girl, as her cheeks turned a bright pink.
Bellatrix arches her brow with a smirk plastered on her lips, oh she really did enjoy toying with people, especially this shy little Gryffindor.

Hermione inhales inwardly yelling at herself to grow a pair and get her homework and stop acting like a snowflake.
"What's the matter pet?" Bellatrix leans forward placing her arms on the desk and resting her head in her hands.
"You're not afraid of little old Bellatrix now are you?" Bellatrix smirks, Hermione swallows shaking her head.
"N-No Professor." Her mouth had suddenly become very dry.
"Or is it perhaps, you find me...attractive, and that puts you on edge?" She had moved and began to circle the Gryffindor.
Hermione's heart was going a hundred miles per hour, she couldn't breath.
Bellatrix chuckles.
"I must admit, I was rather shocked when I picked up on it. I mean I've had many admirers but none quite like you." She stopped right behind Hermione, the girl could feel her warm breath on her neck.
"Such a shy witw baby girl." Bellatrix mocks.
Hermione snapped, she hated that word, Pansy tormented her with that word all her years at Hogwarts! She was not a baby!
"I am not a baby!" Hermione snaps spinning around to meet her Professor.
Hermione's eyes had darkened, Bellatrix smirks.
"Well well well, I'm impressed the little Gryffindor didn't st-st-stutter." Bellatrix smirks finding it even more amusing, she did enjoy tormenting people especially this one in particular, always had ever since she came to Hogwarts with her little know it all attitude.

Hermione instantly regretted snapping at her teacher like that, what was she thinking! She could get detention for that! Even though the woman asked for it, she mustn't bite back!

"Professor I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to snap-" Bellatrix growls irritated, she did well then she ruined it!
"Just get out." Bellatrix walked over to her desk.
"But-"
"Out!"
Hermione left the class closing the door behind her, Bellatrix dropped into her chair.
"You need to harden up girl! People are going to walk all over you in the real world! You're so lucky I'm here to help with that." Bellatrix mutters to herself, as she drifted off into a different world.