"My Lord?" Bellatrix's raspy voice met his ears and he smiled, evilly. "Come forward, what is it my most loyal servant?" She could hear the innuendo in the last word and her pinched lips turned up at the corners for a mere second before she returned to the angry face she had approached him with.
"Severus has a request to make of you, my Lord. He brings forward a most unexpected potential for the ranks, we believe she may have useful information." The disgust for whoever Severus was bringing forward rolled of the witch in waves. Intrigued, the Dark Lord waved his wand causing the large wooden doors to open revealing a Death Eater holding hands with a fiery, red-headed woman.
"Ahh Severus, welcome, welcome. Who have you brought to meet me?" With another wave of his wand the white mask was ripped off of Severus Snape's face and he fell to his knees – bringing the young woman with him. Severus' mouth was dry as he raised his eyes to meet the Dark Lord's. "This is Lily Evans, my Lord. She is in Dumbledore's top counsel. While there, she has realized the man's weakness, she wishes to join us."
"Lily Evans," hearing her name whispered by such a man sent chills down the young woman's spine but she showed no outward sign of discomfort. "I have heard of you; you struck down many of my death eaters. Do you regret this?" Knowing this was the moment everything depended on, the green-eyed girl looked up into the cold eyes of Lord Voldemort and answered in a confident, but cold voice "I do not regret killing those who were not strong enough to kill me."
A quiet laugh filled the room as the Dark Lord rose from his seat. Slowly, he approached the two kneeling figures and let a pale hand snake under Lily's chin. Lifting her head up, he stared into those deep green eyes and into the cool chasms of her mind. "You truly have changed sides then, haven't you my dear?" With another laugh he conjured a white mask and held it out to her. Only Bellatrix noted the small, triumphant smile the young witch sent to her male companion at the Dark Lord's words.
"I do believe someone of your ability should be enlisted right away, don't you agree Bellatrix?" While the witch was wary of the red-head's true intentions, she knew better than to disagree. "Of course my Lord, it will be interesting to have another truly talented witch among us." Severus' head shot up and his eyes connected with hers, noting his blank expression an evil grin played across her face. "It would be a tad too suspicious though, if the Order thought she was spying for them as well; they would think us weak. Lily, wouldn't it be best for the Dark Lord's cause if you turned sides publicly?"
Caught, all the young woman could do was nod silently and look to her dark-haired companion sadly. His eyes burned with a quiet fury that only she could see; squeezing his hand gently she allowed herself to be pulled up and her arm grasped by the cold pale hand of Lord Voldemort himself. Steeling herself for the inevitable pain, Lily closed her eyes and her mind to the evil creatures around her. "Morsmordre!"
Dedicated to CountessButterNut:) May our Death Eater Meeting go as smoothly as this one. No one even got Crucio-ed! :)