SADISTIC ↠ bellatrix black

chapter ten - the visitor

To Bellatrix's delight and dismay, her parents had decided that she would not at the adult table as she was not thirteen. Only her cousin, Rupert Rosier would sit with the adults.

"I hate sitting with the babies," said Bellatrix irritably while scowling at Sirius spraying mashed potatoes out of his mouth.

She looked at Regulus who was sitting next to him and noticed the prominent differences. He was quiet, sensible and tidy while Sirius (though only two), was rebellious, boisterous and a real pain to his mother and house elves. Regulus always let his mother comb his hair, put him in uncomfortable clothes and pamper him. It was quite obvious Walburga favoured him.

"I'm not a baby!" Argued Evan. "I'm 8! I'll go to Hogwarts in 3 years!"

"So will I!" Pouted Narcissa. "The only baby is Regulus!"

"Yes I know! But I don't want to spend Christmas dinner with you!" Bellatrix snarled.

Suddenly their was a knock on the door and their other house elf, Binny, scurried to the door and opened it.

They looked at each other in surprise. There was never any late comers to the parties.

The person was tall and he was wearing a dark cloak. They couldn't see his face, it was cast in shadow, but they could hear his voice and it was enough to make Bellatrix shiver. It was male, a cold, slithering sort of voice but at the same time polite and calm.

"Good evening," he said. "I hope I'm not terribly late."

The house elf let him inside and suddenly Bellatrix's adrenaline rushed up. His face was pale, almost waxy and he had handsome dark eyes and dark hair that spilled out of the brim of his hat. Bellatrix could not help but stare with her mouth open, but Narcissa looked liked she was holding in tears and Sirius looked terrified. Andromeda and Regulus looked pale and sweaty.

"If Sir will come this way," Binny squeaked while leading him into the dining room. His eyes passed over the children and Bellatrix couldn't help but notice his eyes flowed impossibly red.

As the door to the dining room briefly opened, Bellatrix could see her father sitting at the head of the table standing quickly from his chair.

"Please, my lord," Cygnus said in a shaking voice. Bellatrix had never heard her father shake like that before. She thought he was scared of nothing.

"You are too kind, Cygnus," the man said quietly as the door closed.

"Who was that man, Binny?" Bellatrix demanded.

"It is better if Miss does not know," Binny said quickly and immediately scurried out of the room.

Bellatrix's curiosity got the best of her and she decided to stand outside the door to the formal dining room. Eavesdropping was one of the worst offences in the Black house and their parents had warned them that there would be severe consequences for it if they were ever caught. She did not know the punishment as none of them was that foolish.

Bellatrix noticed that they hadn't placed an Impertuble Charm at the door and she placed her ear against the cold oak door.

Suddenly a cold voice echoed around the house and the door swung open.

"It seems we have an eavesdropper," The Dark Lords snakelike eyes bore into her own dark ones.