This story is being written by both me, BellatrixBL and Buckbeakbabie - The cannon characters are not ours...much as we might wish they were...Lena is buckbeakbabies and more can be found about her and her history in her earlier stories...The rest spring from the story and our ours to torment as we see fit

Enjoy.

Bellatrix could hardly believe how far she'd come in the last couple of years. She'd d sworn as she'd always wanted to, to the Dark Lord and she was now known as one of the most faithful, the most loyal. His most faithful if she did say so herself

She also had a little bit of a reputation as insane but she just did what she had to do, what she was commanded to, Very rarely did Bellatrix Lestrange think of herself. She had married Rodolphus on the Dark Lords command. She'd done everything he'd ever asked and would continue to,

But that night, things changed.

She who was the most loyal the most faithful...She hadn't contended on her past coming back to haunt her,

…….. …………. ……….

She was pulled from her reverie by a disarming spell whizzing past her ear, Wouldn't do for her to get a reputation as lazy she thought briefly as she raised her wand

"Stupfy" she yelled as she ran from the house, the people inside hadn't been home, lucky for them, Unlucky for those sent to gather the information the Dark Lord wanted. Aurors had surrounded the house... Someone had warned the Aurors, known of the attack to come…Hell they'd probably warned the family. And now they had to fight their way past.

The one she'd stunned dropped like a fly and Bella laughed kicking his wand as far away from him as she was able,

"...Intresting tactics, staring in shock as I stun you...I see Auror Training is as wonderfully through as ever. Yes it is Bellatrix Lestrange…Do they talk about me still…do they warn you all…You should feel luckily my dear, I've not deemed you worthy of Crucitus…."

She kicked him again once for good measure, but as she made to walk on the next curse caught her off guard. "Inpedimentia"

She barely raised her wand in time "Protego" she screamed and looked up to see her attacker...She didn't expect who she saw.

"Potter"

The man glanced up at her, his expression similarly shocked but with more than a hint of disgust.

"Look at you...one of them now is it..."

"I am" she said smiling "...Don't you know the name Lestrange"

James eyes widened, "Heard things yeah...you got married then..."

"Dear Rodolphus yes...he...understands me..." She stepped forward wand at the ready "...Still married to that trumped up mudblood"

James expression flickered "Don't ever speak about Lily like that Bellatrix, You may think your all powerful now you're a Death Eater but I will happily hex you to oblivion if you insult my wife again. And don't doubt that I can do it"

Bella smiled, Always so arrogant even in the face of adversity. "You are unbelievable you know that...don't you realize that now know spells you've never even heard of. Being a known follower of the dark Lord has its downside, its harder to stop in the leaky cauldron for a fire whisky for example but the rewards are great..."

James suddenly had the sinking feeling Bella was planning something, glancing around he noticed she'd moved him away from the house. Away from the others...just by talking by insulting Lily, and he'd fallen for it., He raised his wand quickly and began to speak "Expeli..."

But Bella had been ready for him, of course she would be. It was her plan.

"Imperio"

The look on James face was pure shock...oh there was a fair amount of loathing mixed in there too and she could tell he was fighting it. The strain on his face was evident...He was fighting her hold on him.

James was floating...it was a weird feeling, calm...so calm...all he could hear was Bellatrix's voice...was weird that everyone hated her when she was so lovely...

But, That wasn't right...she was something...she'd said something...about...
He shuddered slightly against the force of the spell...

"Lily" he gasped...

Bellatrix was amazed...no one had ever resisted one of her unforgivables...she pointed the wand again

"...Imperio!" she screamed, James shuddered again once more...and Bella smiled...she had him.

"Tell me where Sirius is?" she asked nonchalantly

James nodded "...With...Remus...they're going after another group of you lot"

Bellatrix nodded, typical of her cousin really, On the upside it meant he wouldn't be leaping heroically to his dear friends rescue. James was theoretically all hers...for a while anyway. She knew what she should do. He was one of Dumbledore's most loyal...him and the mudblood, But James Potter had always had a place in her thoughts...Bella had only ever wanted one thing before she'd sworn her soul to Voldemort. She thought back to her time at Hogwarts, To where she'd stood watching as he'd hexed Slytherins just cause he could...mainly Severus but then that was to be expected...As he'd shown off as only someone like he could. And the thing with the snitch, she always remembered that.

And now he was here.
She honed her occulmancy skills and smiled.
She really hoped the Dark Lord didn't know what she was thinking,