Estella walked with Harry, Ron, and Hermione was they went to go meet Sirius. She grinned at the sight of a large black dog waiting eagerly for them outside of the cave. As the approached, the animal morphed into a gaunt man, with ragged black hair and sunken eyes.
"You brought food!" he exclaimed hoarsely, eyes ravaging the chicken and bread Hermione held.
"I get so tired of rats."
Estella grimaced at the thought and Harry chuckled. Sirius looked over at them with an odd expression.
"Penny Blackwood, right?"
"Yes, nice to see you again Sirius," Estella held out a hand, pushing down her unease. She had no idea how much Sirius knew about her adopted family.
Sirius shook her hand swiftly before turning to devour his food.
"Have you all noticed Crouch has been sick a lot lately?" Hermione asked, referring to the head of the tournament.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Yes Hermione because we honestly pay attention to when an old guy gets a cold."
"I don't think it's just a COLD Ronald," Hermione hissed.
Sirius however looked up in interest. "Crouch you say?" His eyes darkened. "He was the one who sent me to Azkaban. Was going to be the next Minister for Magic until his own son was proved to be a Death Eater."
Harry looked up sharply. "What?"
"Yeah," Sirius muttered, licking his fingers. "Barty Crouch Junior."
Estella stiffened. She had heard that name before.
"Crouch Senior was head of the trial and sent his own son to prison for trying to return Voldemort to power." Sirius's eyes grew even darker to where they appeared to be bottomless pits. "Only made a visit once when his son was on his deathbed. I watched the Dementors bury him. And his wife died soon after."
Hermione looked horrified. "That's awful, how could anyone possibly.."
"Someone without a soul." Sirius answered simply.
There was a moment of silence before Harry looked up. "Er Sirius? I've seen Karkaroff and Snape talk a few times, they seem to know each other. And Karkaroff was showing Snape something on his arm."
Estella froze. There was only one answer to that.
Sirius frowned. "I'm not sure what that could be. Keep an eye on them. And Crouch." The ex prisoner stood and stretched. "And let me know what's going on, you must be careful Harry."
The four students watched as Sirius turned back into a dog and they left, Estella's lip bleeding from biting it. Things just seemed to be getting darker.
Estella looked at the Daily Prophet in amusement before flipping to Hermione. "Been busy eh 'Mione?"
Hermione didn't even bother to look at the title. "Skeeter's been writing that rubbish for ages." She frowned, stirring her porridge. "The only thing that bothers me is I have no idea how she got some of her information. I mean how did she know Viktor invited me to visit?"
"He WHAT?" Ron's face looked extremely sour as he spat out his pumpkin juice and Harry wisely cut in.
"Maybe she's using electronic bugging."
Estella frowned, confused, as Hermione responded. "No, Harry don't you remember that Muggle devices are ineffective at Hogwarts?"
"Let me guess," Ron muttered, still rather annoyed. "It's in Hogwarts A History."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Which you never bothered to pick up."

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Hidden In The Shadows Part 1- Harry Potter Story
FanfictionBellatrix Lestrange. The Dark Lord's servant and Azkaban prisoner. Estella Lestrange. Her daughter that's been kept a secret. There was a prophecy, about a boy born at the end of July, and a child born to evil. Estella has hidden under the identity...