A/N: Well, here is my very first story. This will be very strong Harry/Bellatrix, and it will include some... unsavory elements. It will be graphic, but it will not be smut. I also do not own any characters included in the Potterverse. Having said that, let's get on with the story!

Chapter 1: Release

"Open up this door, boy! Dudley wants his breakfast!" These were the first words Harry Potter heard on the first day of his summer vacation. They were not pleasant, along with the pounding that accompanied them, but to him it meant his nightmare was over. It also meant that it was one night closer to his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

When he was a baby, Harry's parents were killed by a wizard named Voldemort. However, when Voldemort tried to do the same to Harry, his curse failed, and it destroyed Voldemort instead. Afterwards, Harry was taken to live with his relatives who used him as a slave.

But, on his eleventh birthday, he received a letter of invitation to Hogwarts, and his life was forever changed. He discovered he was a wizard with fantastic abilities, and that he was quite famous. He made friends, and he made enemies. Since then, Harry's life was filled with danger and fear. Voldemort had not been destroyed, and in fact had returned at the end of Harry's fourth year, killing one of his friends. Harry escaped Voldemort, but not the backlash from a stubborn public.

After a torturous fifth year, Harry fought Voldemort again at the Ministry of Magic, along with his followers, the Death Eaters. During the fight, a woman named Bellatrix Lestrange killed his godfather, Sirius Black. Since then, he had nightmares of Sirius falling through the Veil, never to be seen again.

"Coming," he said as he reached for his glasses. He did not need to get dressed as he usually slept in his day clothes, primarily for the lack of pajamas, but also because he did not want anyone to see his scars while he slept. It was unlikely, but he did come from a world where the impossible happened on the daily. "I'll make sure the fat git is fed," he muttered, making his way to the door.

"About time you got up, you filthy freak. You spend too much time lazing about. Probably getting used to not having to work for anything." Uncle Vernon was not in a good mood today. Harry walked down to the kitchen, and started making breakfast. Before long, he heard Dudley banging on the table with his silverware. One spell, he thought. All it would take is one spell and I will be out of here. And suddenly, there was a spell. But not from Harry.

The door exploded open, as a tall woman with long, crazy black hair walked through, wielding a wand. "Where is Harry Potter?"

"Who are you to be asking questions, bitch? And, wait... HOW DARE YOU BRING YOUR KIND TO OUR HOME, BOY? I'll put you in your pla-AAAAAAAAAAAA...," Vernon bellowed, only to finish with a blood curdling scream.

"I'm Bellatrix Lestrange. And I'm the most feared witch in the world. CRUCIO," Bellatrix declared, before cursing him. Before long he was unconscious, and the rest of the family were stunned. Harry could only look on in shock, as he did not have his wand with him. He was even more surprised when Bellatrix walked over and dropped to her knees in front of him. "Harry? I need your help," was all he heard before he passed out like the rest of the household.

HELLHELLHELLHELLHELL

Harry came to, and as he opened his eyes he saw, to his confusion, a torso clad in black. As he followed it, he saw a pair of covered breasts that made his mouth water. He kept going until he saw the killer of his godfather, and his mouth went dry as he realized his head was on her lap and she was petting his hair.

He scrambled to his feet, grabbed a knife from the counter, and pointed it at her. "What are you doing here," he demanded.

"Can you put the knife down, please? I'm actually already nervous being here."

"Why should I? You killed my godfather. You attacked Uncle Vernon. YOU'RE A BLOODY DEATH EATHER!"

"I can explain everything, just please sit down." Harry finally looked at her straight, and realized that she was terrified. He decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and sat down, but he held the knife. He reached for the pan on the stove, only to find it was empty. He glared at her, as she noticeably gulped.

"Talk. Why are you here?"

"I need your help."

"I gathered that. How did you find me?"

"I've been trying to find you."

"Why is the pan empty?"

"I hadn't eaten in two days, and it looked good. You have a good house elf."

"I don't have a house elf. Here I am the house elf. Why did you kill Sirius?" At this she looked down in shame.

"I didn't want to. I was under orders to take him out of the fight, and so I tried to stun him. I didn't mean to kill him. He was my oly family member outside my sisters who actually cared about me." Harry lowered his knife in surprise.

"Couldn't you have just disobeyed?" At this she started crying. Harry had never seen anything like it. The most feared Death Eater, was crying in front of him.

"T-they would have p-punished me for that. You don't know what it's like. I hated it there. I never wanted to join him. I was forced to because of Rudolphus."

"How could he have forced you?"

"There is a marriage contract between us. He has complete control over me."

"And you said they punished you? How?" At this point, she cried even harder.

"T-they rape me. Rudolphus let's them, and watches while he laughs."

"I had no idea. I'm sorry that is happening to you." He walked over and gave her a tender hug. She flinched, but relaxed into him, inhaling his pleasant scent. He smelled like a mixture of smoke, sweat, and broom cleaning oil. "You said you needed my help. What would I be able to do to help you?"

She pulled away from his hug, and looked him in the eyes. Violet met emerald as she said, "I need you to kill my husband."

A/N: Well that is it for chapter 1. If you are reading this, I hope you enjoyed, as it is my first story. It's been a while since I have wanted to do a story with these two, but it took a while to be able to find a good idea. Please be aware that not all of these characters will be strictly like the books. As it is now about 0130 where I am, I am stopping it here. Anyway, please rate and review, as all input is welcome. Thank you for your time. Sexysalazar, signing out.