Story title: Believe

Description: A story which is mainly set between HP and the Deathly Hallows 1&2. I tell the story from the POV of a third person and mainly about the dark side (because the main characters are Alexis and Bellatrix). Kind of AU, I guess; the story line changes slightly after Hermione's torture in the Malfoy Manor + I have OC so it's different. OOCness is intentional but of course I'm trying to keep it minimum as too much is always too much.

The main characters: My own creation Alexis (Alex, Lexie) Hunter, Bellatrix Lestrange, Hermione Granger

Pairings: Alexis & Draco, Bellatrix & Hermione later (don't like, can still read, I keep it minimum) + jealous Ron (haha sorry, have to), Harry & Ginny later

Rated: T, should almost be M because of the violence, self-harm, drugs and terrible angst moments (read on your own responsibility)

Summary: Alexis Hunter was raised to believe she was superior, above anyone else but The Dark Lord. She was raised to be arrogant, emotionless and tough. When she becomes the protege of the one and only Bellatrix Lestrange, she learns what power is. As the servant of The Dark Lord, Alex discovers one thing that changes everything. What is it? Does Alex's faith change?

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing but Alex. I don't get money of anything including this, I'm just playing.

Author's statement: Read this story open-minded. The path is rough but you know what they say; when life gives you lemons...throw those fuc**rs out of the window.


1. The child of darkness

- They know that the darkness suits her

They know that it moves her

Although even the darkness doesn't know

That she was never meant to be its own -


Alexis Hunter was standing outside the doors of the Great hall. She was one of the first years attending to the sorting ceremony. She was small for her age, but that didn't bother her, she was confident. She had long black hair, high cheekbones and piercing blue eyes. Her appearance was quite innocent, but the girl herself wasn't.

Now and then, she eyed the others warily. She didn't know any of them. One of the boys was looking for his lost toad, some nervous girl was blabbering about the history of Hogwarts and the others were just too nervous to do anything. No one had impressed Alexis so far, so she was willing to bet that most of them were mudbloods. Or worse, blood traitors.

A few moments later Professor McGonagall got back and led them to the Great hall. It was huge. The ceiling was like an open sky and there were thousands of candles floating around. It was almost beautiful. If the others were nervous outside, it was nothing compared to this. Alexis noticed the pale faces. Wussies.

The ceremony was taking its time and was rather dull. The blabber girl got sorted into Gryffindor and got a huge applause. Alexis sneered. 'Gryffindors have no values at all. Brave and loyal, yeah right.' She thought as she watched the bushy-haired girl run to her new table.

"Alexis Hunter!" For the finest second even Professor McGonagall had a concerned frown on her face, when wondering if she had read wrong.

The applause caused by the Gryffindor-girl died immediately. "Hunter?" Someone whispered in a horrified tone. Even the professors gave some glances to Alexis, who proudly walked over to Professor McGonagall, her chin propped up confidently.

The hat didn't even touch her head when it already announced: Slytherin! Of course it did. It was Alexis's birth right to get into Slytherin. Her whole domain had been in Slytherin. Her new table burst into applause.

Alex smirked like it was her God given right and walked briskly to the Slytherin table. She shook a couple of hands and proudly introduced herself. She noticed many appreciating looks and her smirk only grew wider.

"Draco Malfoy!" An important-looking blonde boy walked towards the hat and it didn't waste time announcing: Slytherin! He glowed with pride. He walked to the table and sat next to Alexis.

"Hi. My name is Draco Malfoy." He introduced himself while shaking her hand. "Hi! I'm Alexis Hunter, but call me Alex." She replied. They exchanged a knowing glance and Alex made a mental note to get in good terms with him.


"Hello Ms. Hunter. I've heard a lot about you." Alex frowned and turned around towards the voice. She saw a tall, blonde-haired man, who looked down at her, an intrigued expression on his face. Next to him, stood a smirking Draco.

"Hello. You must be Mr. Malfoy." Alex said politely and shook his hand. They were on the platform nine and three quarters. Alex and Draco had just finished their first year and were arriving home for summer.

Mr. Malfoy nodded proudly. "Yes I am. It is truly a privilege to be a Slytherin, don't you think, Ms. Hunter? Draco told that there are mudbloods running around the castle and as we know, Slytherin doesn't accept such...people in it." He finished and waited for response.

"Indeed it is, Mr. Malfoy. I am very proud to be a Slytherin and I think mudbloods shouldn't even exist. By the way Mr. Malfoy, I would prefer you calling me Alex." Alex responded without even a blink of eye.

Lucius stood there, amazement shining in his eyes. "Very well, Alex. Now, Draco here was wondering if you would like to come into the Malfoy Manor for the summer. Narcissa and I, we would be very pleased to have Deacon's and Victoria's daughter in our manor." He said with a sly smile.

Alex smirked. Both Hunters and Malfoys had always appreciated the purity of their blood and never had they stained their reputation.

"Likewise, Mr. Malfoy. Draco, I'll send you an owl to let you know when I'm arriving." Alex said, took her owl Nero and with a sly smile walked away.


A small group of third year Slytherins was resting under a huge oak tree. The group was better known as "Slytherin's inner circle". Alex and Draco, the most famous people of the circle, were laying on the grass. They were talking about the detention hours Alex had just earned the night before.

"How exactly did you manage to sneak out of the castle...in the middle of the night and then get caught by Filch? Alex, I thought you were better than that." Draco snickered and got a playful punch to his shoulder as a response. "I didn't get caught by Filch! I got caught by his stupid cat, it is some kind of a ghost cat. It's always in the same place as I am." Alex cursed. "I was just going to-" she got cut off by Blaise Zabini.

"Guys, look. Weasel is coming here." He informed with a puzzled tone. Alex and Draco turned their heads just in time to see Weasel marching towards them, a hateful expression on his face.

"HUNTER!" He shouted. Alex got up and Draco after her. When Weasel got close enough, he shoved unprepared Alex to the ground and drew his wand out. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HERMIONE?!" Weasel demanded. The second Weasel had his wand in his hand, Draco had his pointing at Weasel.

"Don't even think about it." Draco growled. Draco and Alex always protected each other. It was an unspoken agreement.

"What?" Alex spat and got up. She was sincerely confused- "I did nothing to your precious mudblood!" -and mad. She was mad.

"Don't lie!" Weasel cried out, his wand two inches from Alex's face now. "Stupe-" Weasel tried, but Alex was way faster. "Expelliarmus!" Weasel lost his wand and Alex threw it away. In his angry state Draco sent a jinx in Weasel's direction, causing the idiot's cheek to cut open.

"Leave, blood traitor. Otherwise, I take no responsibility on my actions, I promise you." Alex growled, clearly meaning it. She turned around to leave, trying to calm down.

"You're a bloody moron Hunter! You'll just die for nothing! JUST LIKE YOUR DEMONIC PARENTS!" Weasel shouted.

Alex froze and dropped her wand. Her blood boiled over the limit. "SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH! You know nothing!" She shrieked, losing the final grip of her self-control. She stormed over to Weasel and delivered a square punch straight to his nose.

Alex shoved Weasel to the ground and hovered over him, glaring daggers through him. "Say another word and I'll end you! What do you think, ha?! I swear to Merlin, you blood traitor, I won't think twice!" Alex growled.

Weasel looked like he would faint soon. Alex panted from the pure adrenaline running in her veins. "Let's see who will have the last laugh. You and the rest of the filths, or me and the army of the Dark Lo-"

"Ms. Hunter! What are you doing?" A Scottish voice belonging to their transfiguration professor demanded. She nearly ran over to them and helped Weasel up from the ground. She inspected him for injuries, finding a broken nose.

"Breaking noses for afternoon fun perhaps?!" Professor McGonagall cried out hopelessly. Alex didn't care, not right now. Weasel had crossed the line. Not her fault.

"Fifty points from Slytherin! For Merlin's sake...and that gives you a month more of detention, Ms. Hunter!" Professor McGonagall listed to Alex, but she was already storming away.


Cedric Diggory was dead. Everything was a mess. The Tri-wizard tournament had turned into a disaster, into a horror movie. Alex and Draco were already led back to the Slytherin's common room and they had no idea what was going on.

Hours passed and in the end, Alex and Draco were the only ones left in the common room. "Hello, our young couple." A sneering voice teased them. Both teenagers looked around. Alex saw Lucius's head in the flames and nudged Draco. "Hi Lucius." She greeted the older Malfoy with a sly smile.

"What happened dad? Potter came back with a dead Diggory." Draco murmured. For a moment Lucius had an unrecognizable expression on his face, but then he grinned slyly, saying something that lit a fire into Alex's cold eyes.

"The Dark Lord has returned."


She was hawk alike, waiting for her attack. Her blue eyes were focused on the quaffle. When it was thrown towards the Slytherin's goal poles, she was ready for it. She lunged forward and caught the quaffle in mid-air, turning Gryffindor's attack upside-down.

A fifteen-year-old Alex was Slytherin's top chaser. She was very talented. Students were even thinking she was to become England's new chaser. Not that she was. She had more important things planned for the future.

Alex dodged both of Gryffindor's chasers trying to catch her and sped towards the goal poles. She made the audience gasp by bluffing and dropping the quaffle to Zabini. Zabini dodged the last chaser and passed to Alex. Alex threw it quickly and forcefully, earning twenty points for Slytherin.

The noise coming from the green and silver audience was deafening. "Hunter! Hunter! Hunter!" The name echoed in the winter day and nothing could've made Alex more proud in that moment. She raised her fist into the air and smirked slyly in her signature way.

Alex was talented on a broom stick, no one in their right mind would deny that. It's just that the opponents hated the fact.

Alex snapped out of her little bubble of pride when she saw the snitch flying three feet away from her, Draco and Potter after it. She anxiously watched as Draco chased the snitch down and closed his fist around it. "YES!" Alex cried out and flew to Draco. They crashed together and hugged, Alex laughing wildly.

Later there was a party in the Slytherin's common room. Draco and Alex were the heroes of the day. Even though Draco was the one who caught the snitch, Alex had earned enough points for Slytherin to win even if Potter would've caught the snitch.

Alex was in the center of the party, fooling around and making people laugh like usual. Only that this time there wasn't any jibes towards anyone, there were only funny, nearly innocent jokes. Others couldn't remember another time when Alex would've been so sincerely herself and off her guards. Ever.

After midnight Alex sneaked into the kitchen and got some cake for them, gaining huge applause. She was enjoying her own peace when Draco came to her. "Alex." He smirked, looking ridiculously good.

"Draco." Alex laughed. "What?" She asked, still laughing when Draco took her hand and led her away from the crowd.

Draco had a serious look on his face, when he turned to face Alex again. "What has happened? Is it the Dark Lord? I-" Alex started but got cut off by a soft pair of lips covering hers. She needed a moment to realize what was happening, but when she did, she responded immediately. The kiss was soft but hard. Chaste but demanding. It was their first kiss and both of theirs first kiss.

When they parted, they just stayed there. In the corner of their common room, staring each other in the eyes and smiling. It was one of Alex's sincere smiled ever and Draco knew it. But even he didn't know that it was Alex's last smile for a long, long time.


It was the summer before their sixth year in Hogwarts. Alex and Draco were walking in the woods which surrounded the Malfoy Manor. They had been in the woods the whole day and now they were getting back to the manor.

"Are you annoyed Alex? I mean, we still have to get back to Hogwarts..." Draco asked, when they were close to the manor, just about to reach the front yard.

"I am. I would be ready join His ranks but instead of that, I'm still in the middle of mudbloods and blood traitors..." Alex trailed off, staring into the distance.

Draco noticed that Alex was getting colder and more distant every day. Not that he wasn't, but the Dark Lord seemed to have really strong influence on Alex. She was getting even more impulsive and quiet.

They didn't share another word, until they were inside the manor again and heard some voices coming from the library. There were two women arguing loudly, the other one being Narcissa.

"Should we..." Draco said and got a nod for response.

Alex got her wand out and burst through the door, Draco hot on her heels. The sight was not alarming. Alex saw Narcissa sitting on a chair facing the fireplace and a raven-haired woman standing behind her.

Alex recognized the woman immediately when she turned around. She had dark onyx eyes, untamed raven curls and a sneering expression. She was the one and only Bellatrix Lestrange.

Alex quickly lowered her wand and bowed slightly. "Mrs. Lestrange. A pleasure." She stated, looking into those onyx eyes.

Bellatrix stared at Alex a little while, then advanced her. "Likewise...and who might you be, little girlie?" She articulated with a childish tone, looking like an amused three-year-old. 'Could it be?' Bellatrix mused to herself as she advanced the younger witch.

"Alexis Victoria Hunter, known as Alex." Alex said, stretching each of her words to be painfully long stings. She enjoyed speaking slowly, tormenting the people around her with the force of her words.

For a second, Bellatrix seemed baffled and Alex knew she was intrigued, even though she did her best to hide it. After all, this was the first time that Mrs. Lestrange met her all grown-up. Alex knew that before Bellatrix went to Azkaban, she had known her parents and that for, her too.

"Hunter?"

Alex nodded, causing Bellatrix to lick her ruby lips once more. "You child, are mine to - train..." Suddenly, Bellatrix cackled madly. "Do you think that you're ready for Him? That you're ready to devote yourself?" She cooed.

"I do." Alex simply stated and waited patiently for the answer to sink in.

Bellatrix eyed her intrigued for a moment. "Very well..." she whispered, then not wasting her time, turned back to her sister. "Now Cissy. Shouldn't the "chosen one" know?" She asked, her tone sweet but killing.

Narcissa got up, sneering slightly. Draco advanced his mother and aunt. "What is it that we don't know, mother?" He questioned.

"The Dark Lord has a mission for you." Narcissa said but seemed to lost rest of her words, unable to continue. Bellatrix grinned, cackling loudly. "You get to kill Dumbledore."


The astronomy tower stood steadily in its place in the darkening spring night. It had always been a peaceful place away from noises and happenings, but not tonight.

Albus Dumbledore was leaning against a rail and had a slight smile on his old and worldly face. He was looking into the young and horrified eyes of Draco Malfoy.

"Draco, you're no assassin." He calmly stated and regained part of his composure. "Shut up, old man!" Draco spat, trying desperately gain his confidence back. He was seriously terrified but did his best to hide it.

"You don-" Dumbledore stated but then heard some voices coming from the stairs. "You're not alone, I see." Dumbledore whispered, smiling once again.

From behind Draco, walked Bellatrix Lestrange, Fenrir Greyback and not to Dumbledore's surprise but to his disappointment Alexis Hunter.

"Little Drakie here wanted her aunt to see his first kill, didn't he?" Bellatrix cooed, cracking into one of her insane cackles. "I'm here now...DO IT!" She shrieked, grinning.

"Good evening Bellatrix, it's rather a pleasant evening." Dumbledore said like for an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Yes, yes...it is. Now if you excuse us, Draco here gets to kill you and then we have some other...arranges to take care of." Bellatrix said, sarcasm dripping from her every word.

Dumbledore turned his attention to Draco, slowly drawing his wand out. "I shall make this easy for-" He didn't even get to draw it fully out when it already flew out of his hand. Dumbledore turned to back Alex. Eyeing the pale young witch who looked like she had a rough few months - or years - behind, Dumbledore hummed. "Ah, young Alexis. Non-verbal magic already?" He chuckled. "You really are one extraordinary witch. You know, you would make a good auror."

"I would rather die than join you filths!" A very serious Alex spat out proudly, making Bellatrix cackle even harder. "That's my protege." She cooed, placing her hands on Alex's waist and peeking from behind her. Shuddering slightly, able to hide it from everyone else but Dumbledore, Alex bared her teeth the slightest.

"I would be more than happy to finish you." the youngest occupant of the tower growled with a tone that Dumbledore didn't recognize to be hers anymore.

"Draco!" Bellatrix demanded. She sounded bored already. "Kill him and let's go!" Draco's wand hand shook roughly.

"You don't have to." Dumbledore said, trying to save Draco's soul. "Don't you DARE, you old filth!" Alex shrieked and pulled her sleeve up. A brand new dark mark in her arm made Dumbledore sigh in sadness.

"It is a mission to be done for our Lord! It's an HONOR!" Alex spat out, looking fearless and furious but small all the same. "NOW DRACO!" Bellatrix shrieked.

"A-...Ava-"

"No." Draco's rambling cut off short by Severus Snape entering the astronomy tower. He slowly walked from behind Draco and looked at Dumbledore.

"Severus." The old man pleaded him. "Please." Snape gave him one last glance, observing the old man for the last time.

"Avada kedavra." It was a quick and accurate shot. It hit Dumbledore in the middle of his chest and he fell over the rail, disappearing into the darkness. Snape left immediately after, Draco and others following suite.

In the way out, Bellatrix was cackling like a madwoman, breaking everything around her. Alex had a mad gleam in her eyes and she was breaking stuff all the same. She felt like she had lost every good part in her, completely and eternally. The power she had felt once the killing curse had hit the old man's chest was getting the control of her, beating her emotions ten to nothing.

Outside, they reached Hagrid's cottage. "Wake up you filth!" Alex shrieked, making Bellatrix howl in laughter, boosting her ego more and more. "Wake uuup! I'm going to burn your house you CREEP!" Alex shrieked again and send a fyendfire snake towards the worthless cottage.

In between, Snape fought with Potter, easily besting him. He turned towards the forbidden forest. "Follow." was all he said. A simple word that everybody obeyed.

In the forest Alex ran ahead of everyone, yelling loudly.

"Dumbledore is deeead." She yelled into the night. She had seriously lost it to the power and pure adrenaline she felt. No more was she messed up or trapped with the thoughts she hadn't been able to understand. The Dark Lord had shown her the power, just like He had promised!

Alex's following laugh got cut off quickly when she felt a burning sensation on her left arm which made her freeze to her spot. "Do you feel that?" Bellatrix asked from behind her, grinning from ear to ear.

"He needs us." She said, took a firm grip of Alex's wrist and apparated.


28.7.1997, the Daily Prophet had a screaming headline in it: recognize the most dangerous Death Eaters. The Ministry of Magic had finally woken up to the realities that people were in danger. Ministry tried everything. It was good, that they did. Not that recognizing any of the Death Eaters would help.

Under the headline, there was a photo of each raw murderer. Bellatrix, Greyback, Dolohov and couple others. Then there was Alexis Hunter. A still sixteen-year-old girl, grinning madly in her photo. Under the photo there was a small text.

"Alexis Victoria Hunter, born in 18.12.1980. One of the most loyal servants of you-know-who. Shows no regret killing or torturing anyone, anywhere. If you see her, disapparate immediately. She is very dangerous, has already sent two of Ministry's best aurors into the St. Mungo's."

The girl in the photo seemed pretty harmless, cute even. But Alex was always ready to correct such...assumptions.

"Crucio!" Alex shrieked again, making the filthy man writhe under her dragon's heart string wand. The man screamed in agony, writhed and writhed. Pathetic.

"Stop it! STOP IT! PLEASE!" The man screamed and Alex stopped rapidly. "Have you changed your mind now...ha?! WHEN DO THEY MOVE THE POTTER BOY?!" Alex shrieked, pointing her wand at him again.

"On Saturday! I SWEAR!" Mundungus Fletcher cried out, clearly terrified. Alex cackled, amused how easily she got out all the information. She had adrenaline running in her veins and she felt more alive than ever before.

"You're pathetic excuse of a wizard, you know that right?" Alex spat out, turned on her heels and disapparated. Leaving behind a swirl of black smoke. Not quite as dark as her thoughts but to the honor of the young one, pretty close.


So, this was the first chapter! Hope you liked it :) I personally felt like it was a little bit dull, but don't worry! Just in case you didn't quite catch it yet: Alex is a daughter of two well-known Death Eaters, she became Death Eater in the age of sixteen and she is Bellatrix's protege and Malfoy family's...friend. In case you didn't notice those were all flashbacks from Alex's life before. THE ACTUAL STORY starts in the next chapter, this was kind of a prologue. I'm sorry for making her so evil etc. but this was just the beginning. Please be patient, it gets hundred times better! :)