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Challenge fic for 10 Drabble 10 Prompts Challenge #2 [Serious topic: Sadism]

Bellatrix

Bellatrix knew it was not healthy but she was fascinated with seeing blood on other people. There was also something ultimately thrilling about hearing a shrill scream of pure unadulterated terror and pain coming from her victim's mouth.

It calmed her. Some would even go as far as to say it made her happy.

Perhaps it did but that did not really matter all too much.

She giggled happily as the Cruciatus Curse made the latest prisoner scream and the spell took effect. She was almost frothing in the mouth when Bellatrix had finally lifted the curse.

She could not harm the prisoners much, just enough to make them co-orperate with their Lord's questioning.

She doubted this one would be a problem, she already looked out of it.

Bellatrix felt her mood drop.

She had killed the last prisoner accidently a few days ago so she did not have anyone else she could play with.

That was saddening.