Riddle Me This (A Bellamort/ Bellatrix x Tom Fanfic)

Excitement

Andi's  P.O.V.

I couldn't wait for the Yule Ball. I was going with Ted... but Bella and Cissy can't see us. How? I have no idea. But they may not approve.

"Hey Andi!" Bella called," come here. Mother's sent the dresses!"

I felt excited as I skipped over to her at the Slytherin table... yet I was slightly nervous. Mother could have picked out an atrocious robe for me!

"Here's yours," she handed me a carefully wrapped parcel.

"And Cissy's," she handed a similar parcel to Narcissa.

"And mine."

"Do you know what Mother got us?" I asked.

"No," she replied," apart from the fact they're dresses."

I giggled and walked off to put the package in my beside cupboard.

Thank Merlin they didn't ask about my date.

Bella's P.O.V

The Ball's tonight! I can't wait to see Tom. We had arranged to meet an hour before in the Forbidden Forest. We'll dance the whole night or maybe most and go off together...

"Bellatrix Black!" Snapped the Professor," I know the Ball is tonight, but please pay attention!"

"Yes, Professor..."

I pretended to pay attention... but that was rather difficult, seeing as History of Magick is my least favourite subject. Who needs to know this stuff anyway?

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After lessons, I grabbed my parcel and went to the Room of Requirement, a secret hidden room I had found in third year.

Once there, I carefully unwrapped my package.

There was a beautiful pearly-grey dress with tiny pearls sewn into it. There was a pair elbow-length gloves. A pair of grey shoes and strings of pearls to be woven into my hair completed it.

I quickly put them on and cast an instant beauty spell.

"Bella? Are you there?"

"Who is it?" I asked.

"It's Cissy."

I went over to her. She was wearing a green dress with a gorgeous golden necklace and high heels. She wasn't showing much, thank Merlin. Her hair was loose.

"You look beautiful," I said.

"So do you," she said," but can you do my hair for me please?"

"Of course."

I left most of her hair down and gave her an elegant waterfall braid.

"I... I have something for you," she said when I had finished.

"I have something for you too!" I said.

I handed her a small box. I had wanted to give this to her for a while now.

"Go on," I said excitedly,"open it."

Her face lit up when she opened it. Inside was a beautiful golden bracelet set with emeralds. Carved on the inside were the words "Toujours pur".

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She cried, hugging me. I laughed and hugged her back.

"I'm glad you like it," I said.

"And this is for you."

I opened the large black box to see a lovely silver bird's skull on a length of black leather.

"It's... gorgeous!" I whispered, lost for words," thank you!"

"Only the best!"

"I... you better get going, Cissy," I told her, suddenly aware of the time. I had to see Tom!

"Oh... okay," she sounded disappointed.

"Why don't you go and find Andi? See what she's wearing," I suggested, feeling somewhat guilty.

"Ok."

That seemed to cheer her up. Now. To see to my DATE.

Tom's P.O.V

I apparated to the Forest at exactly 9 o'clock. I was rather anxious. I had gotten my best green suit and styled my hair for the night.

"Tom? Are you there?"

"Bella! You... you look... beautiful."

She truly was. She was wearing a grey off-the-shoulder dress with elbow-length gloves of the same hue. Her darkly outlined eyes looked wide and excited.

"And you look rather dashing yourself," she said.

"Why thank you," I replied, bowing slightly to amuse her.

She giggled and bobbed a curtsey.

"May I ask how old you are, Tom?" She asked meekly.

I was a bit startled by this. Why?

"I've just turned twenty," I replied.

"Oh. You look a bit younger than that," she said," I'm sixteen, by the way."

"A very beautiful sixteen year old at that!" I added, making her blush," now. Shall we get going?"

I offered her my arm.

"I have to go to a small room behind," she replied, taking it all the same," the girls' names are announced and she had to walk down the large staircase and our date meets us at the bottom."

"Oh. Alright," I said. It seemed rather silly.

"I know it's rather silly," she said," but it's mandatory as part of the 'theme'... Let's go, Tom."

I smiled and we walked towards the building I never thought I'd see again... even if I'd tried to see it all the time.

I'd waited for this moment since she'd asked me to go with her. A time to be with Bellatrix Black.