Well, here it is. This is likely to have many, many chapters. I've always wanted to write a Bellatrix biography. I will keep this as true to the books and the characters as possible. And if you believe I'm not doing so, please tell me. All reviews, postive or negative are welcome. Feel free to make suggestions for chapters as well.

I am making up middle names for the Black sisters because I couldn't find their real ones. Take a look at the meanings, and you'll realize the reason I picked these names is self explanitory. Bellatrix's middle name will be 'Layla' because it means 'dark beauty'. Andromeda's will be 'Cassandra' which means 'she who is ignored'. And Narcissa's will be 'Ivory' because of her pale skin and light hair.

This story will start from the day Bellatrix is born, and go to the day she dies. And it will cover her childhood, her time at Hogwarts, her marriage, her relationship with her family, her Death Eater career, Azkaban, and beyond. I hope you will all enjoy it and find Bellatrix as fascinating as I do.

Now here are some things that will NOT be in my story.

-Bellatrix being a nice, normal child and then being forced to be a Death Eater by her family.

-Bellatrix regretting her life as a Death Eater and her misdeeds. And wishing she got away from Voldemort while she had the chance.

-Bellatrix betraying Voldemort, or falling out of love with him.

-Nice, caring Voldemort who loves Bellatrix.

-Bellatrix being sorted into Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, or Hufflepuff.

-The Lestranges having a happy, perfect marriage.

-Bellatrix being in love with Rodolphus.

-Bellatrix being mercilessly abused or molested as a child.

-Bellatrix acting all prudish and stuck up.

-Lucius and Bellatrix having an affair. ( Even though I kinda dig them together. )

-Bellatrix being loyal to Rodolphus and caring about his feelings.

-Blackcest. Or any other type of incest.

-Poorly written, random femmeslash. Or any femmeslash for that matter. ( Not that I have a problem with femmeslash, it's just not a part of this story. )

-Anyone being out of character. ( Examples: Bellatrix being a proper, well-behaved lady, Voldemort being sweet and nice, Narcissa being a weak, dumb, useless housewife. That kind of thing. )

-Rodolphus being an abusive asshole who cares nothing at all for Bellatrix. ( He's obviously a pushover sometimes. And I see him loving Bellatrix. But, I also see him as angry and violent. So I can assure you there will be many problems in their marriage. There's just no way Bellatrix would take abuse from anyone other than The Dark Lord, though. )

-Bellatrix/Harry, Bellatix/Ron, Bellatrix/Neville...you get my point. No random crackships. ( Bellatrix with Ron or Neville just isn't my thing. I'm actually digging Bella/Harry right now, but there's just nothing canon about it. )

-Voldemort and Bellatrix getting married.

-Bellatrix helping out the good guys in the end, or feeling sorry for Harry. Or secretly missing Sirius and Andromeda.

-Bellatrix being sorry she killed or tortured someone.

And that about sums it up. Lol sorry it was a little long. If you're looking for any of those things, don't bother reading my story. Seriously. They won't be in here.

Anyway, here you go. It starts in chapter 2.