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Chapter 1: Elation of the Dark Lord

It is one week after the death of "The Only One He Ever Feared." I, the Dark Lord, fear no one! How ridiculous wizards are to assume that I, the greatest and most powerful wizard of all time, would fear the lifeless Albus Dumbledore! Now that Dumbledore is dead, my plans of takeover may come to fruition.

The invasion of Hogwarts only one week ago, and the soon-to-fall Ministry have me in quite the state of elation. Within a few months time, I will control the entire wizarding world!

"Bellatrix!" he barked.

"Yes, my Lord?" the woman strode into the room in a haughty sort of fashion.

They are alone in the Dark Lord's bedroom. There is no one to disturb their conversation.

"You were at the invasion of Hogwarts. Do you think it went well?" he inquired.

"The invasion was performed according to the plan, my Lord. It happened without any large issues. The only thing we didn't account for was that those brats, including that Mudblood Granger girl, were patrolling the corridors waiting for us. We still managed to injure some of them and get past them without any major hindrances to our cause," Bellatrix said with certainty.

"Excellent, excellent. And what do you think of our chances of bringing the Ministry's downfall?"

"They seem to be in great condition, my Lord," she replied, wondering if the Dark Lord summoned her to reveal flaws in what she has said.

"Those are also my beliefs, Bellatrix. I believe that within a few months' time we will have most of the wizarding community under our control."

"Wonderful, my Lord," she said, still wondering the motives of Lord Voldemort.

"Bellatrix, as I'm sure you are aware, you are one of my most loyal followers. I believe that you ought to know that I accredit you as part of the reason our current circumstances are so good," said the Dark Lord, knowing the compliment would be gratefully accepted.

"Lord.. thank you," she spoke, barely above a whisper.

"You are most welcome of course," he smiles, the smile he has when his prey is doing exactly what he wants. She could not leave, she hadn't been dismissed. The Dark Lord had no intention of letting her leave before his ends were met. "Bellatrix, I know the innermost thoughts of my followers, yes, that includes you. I know that you have secretly lusted after me, and it isn't because I have power or anything of the sort. You are truly my most loyal follower. I would like to reciprocate these feelings. Come closer, Bellatrix."

Bellatrix Lestrange walked to her master. She is an Occlumens, how did the Dark Lord know she has a passion solely for him?

Wait, what is she thinking? Her Occlumency being stronger than the Dark Lord's Legilimency? Preposterous! Her desire to be with her master could come true at this moment.

A/N: The beginning of this, that's above the break line, is Voldemort thinking, I'm not praising him or anything or saying that I am Voldemort. I just wanted to clear that up.So what did you think? I know that the thought of Voldemort being with Bellatrix is not a very happy thought, but it's leading up to the essence of my story. Please review! This is the first chapter of my story (I know it's obvious) and I would really like some commentary about my writing style, what you liked, what you didn't like, etc. As the title of the story says, the main character of the story will be Teddy, but right now I have to include Voldemort to develop the events that lead to Teddy and whatnot. Also, Voldemort isn't showing true affection for Bellatrix, he's just excited