A/N: This story will be a oneshot/drabble and it's written for Assignment 7 – Herbology on HSOW&W forum! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter!

HSOW&W: Herbology: Task: Write about a character who has an allergy and how they cope with it in their day to day life.

Word Count: 478 Words

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"Achoo, Achoo, Achoo," the speech—or lecture might be a better term—that the man was attempting to give was interrupted for a fourth time since it started… less than two minutes ago.

"Who reeks of those infernal roses!" he demanded.

"My Lord, I needed to rinse the stench of Azkaban off of me," a woman said as she stepped slightly forward in the circle surrounding the man.

"Crucio!" Voldemort yelled as he pointed it at her. He watched in satisfaction as she twitched on the floor, but that sadly did not last as long as he would have liked when he was interrupted by another sneeze. "Damn it, Bella! You know I am allergic to those disgusting things!"

"I am sorry, My Lord. It was a bottle I removed from Severus' potions lab," Bellatrix told him. If she was going down, she was taking that traitor down with her. Even though the Dark Lord swore that Snape wasn't a traitor she just knew he was. "I didn't smell anything from it until I was already soaking in it."

"Everyone out!" Voldemort snarled at his followers. "Except you Severus." He was relieved that this time he was finished speaking when the sneezing fit started. He wasn't sure who he wanted to Crucio at this point more: Bellatrix or Severus.

"Severus, what is it she acquired from your lab?" he demanded, relieved that he could breathe again now that she left.

"My Lord, I fear that it is something I have been experimenting on. The base that it appears she took smells like whatever the person who opened it would like it to smell like. It takes a bit for the smell to be noticeable which is why she did not inhale the scent until she was already soaked in the liquid."

"And the purpose of this concoction?"

"It is an unfinished creation, My Lord. I hope to make the scent an immediate appearance and once that occurs add an element of poison to it. I figured it would be a good untraceable way to rid the world of Muggles for you by making them buy the liquid as either perfume or cologne."

"And the antidote, in case a Pureblood ends up the victim?" Voldemort asked, sneezing again. He guessed he wasn't as over the smell as he thought. "And so I can stop sneezing?"

"I am afraid I did not think an antidote would be necessary until the poison was added."

"Get out of my sight!" Voldemort snarled at the Potion's Master. Snape quickly disappearated, knowing that it was idiotic to stay unless he wanted to get Crucioed.

As he landed in front of Hogwarts' gates he smirked. That should teach Bellatrix not to cross him again, but now he was going to need to come up with a liquid that would do what that perfume did. Great.


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