Twenty-five different carving on the wall, each depicting a story of descent into madness. She often wondered how long it took for those prisoners to go crazy in this room. It is her prison and will be until she dies.
It had been three months since the final battle. Three months since her friends were either killed or forced to submit to their new ruler.
A few refused, and they were given to Death Eaters as gifts to do whatever they pleased.
She wasn't given the option on whether she was willing to live under Voldemort's rule or not.
She had fully accepted and anticipated her painful death, but that illusion had shattered after a day at Malfoy Manor.
A great many of Muggle-borns were allowed to live freely. They were second-class citizens, but they were free.
It was Draco Malfoy who had got her or more like bought her.
He could have killed her when he killed Ron and Neville, but he didn't, and she hates him for it.
She ready to die with her friends then and there. Her friends were dead or dying. The dark side had won.
She remembers that day so well that whether she's awake or sleeping, it haunts her.
The relief that Harry wasn't dead and the fear of his final battle with Voldemort.
Neville killing the snake, and Molly Weasley dueling Bellatrix Lestrange.
That's when everything went wrong, that's when her side lost war.
Narcissa Malfoy out of love or loyalty to Bellatrix returned to the battle, she killed Molly Weasley because she knew her sister was losing the fight.
Draco had followed his mother back, though she had not known until it was too late.
If Molly had killed Bellatrix then Harry would have won, but she didn't, and Voldemort killed Harry.
What they had not known or thought possible that after Voldemort came back that he still had a tiny piece of soul left.
He had placed it in Bellatrix shortly after she was broken out of Azkaban, it wasn't as strong as the others, and using the killing curse would have destroyed both the soul and its host.
Draco had taken great delight in telling her that.
She wishes every day that he would end her suffering, but they both know that he won't.
