About a week had passed since Bellatrix's tortue from the Dark Lord and the memories of that night had receded. Bellatrix had quickly found new way of occupying her time. The main one was planning her revenge.
"Draco?" Bellatrix asked as she sad down for breakfast, "What can you tell me about that mudblood Granger? She goes to your school, I believe."
Draco started at being addressed by his slightly insane aunt. He would never admit it to anyone, but since seeing Dumbledore die Draco was intimidated by anything Voldemort-related.
Bellatrix noticed his ill-concealed shiver and felt disgusted. If this was her son he would have been raised with proper loyalty to her Lord and the cause!
Damn Narcissa and Lucius! They have babied the boy and made him soft. He will never be useful to the Dark Lord now!
"W-well Aunt Bellatrix.," Draco began, "She was always head of her class and knew everything. She always acted like she had swallowed a textbook." He sneered. "She spent all of her time with that brat Potter and the blood-traitor Weasley. I heard she is a huge slut and slept with Victor Krum…"
"That's enough Draco. I've heard all I need." Bellatrix interrupted, "Thank you."
Once Bellatrix swept back to her room to plan more Draco let go a sigh of relief. He could not wait until Aunt Bella moved out.
Bellatrix reached her room and flung herself on the bed. This was completely ineffective! She couldn't rely on half-baked rumors from an enemy to capture the mudblood Granger. She would have to be cleverer. Tapping her wand to her temple, Bellatrix sat for all of 30 seconds before a plan hit her.
"Of course!" She said, and pulled out her wand.
With a crack 3 snatchers appeared in Bellatrix's bedroom. They looked very perplexed but quickly smartened up once they saw her. Everyone knew not to mess with Bellatrix Lestrange.
"Right… you lot. I have a job for you." She said haughtily. "I'll even make it easy for you so you don't muck it of for lack of what we call… brains. Now: I have cast some very powerful dark magic spells and devined the location of a certain mudblood with whom I need to speak. You are going to bring her to me and we are going to have our little chat. I'm going to send you all there now and if you fail to bring me the girl there will be hell to pay. Now, go!"
The snatchers looked utterly confused but no one dared question a madwoman. They had all heard about what years in Azkaban can do to you.
Once they left Bellatrix lay on her bed and sighed, content. Hermione would be traveling alone, but with any luck she could lead Bellatrix to a certain Harry Potter. Bellatrix squirmed with delight. Two birds with one stone!
Bellatrix stood triumphantly to tell Narcissa only to sit back down with a thump. She could feel her blood pounding in her ears and she quickly had a thin layer of clammy sweat all over her body. She sat, immobilized for a few minutes before the symptoms subsided and she could stand again.
What was that? Bella thought.
Bellatrix pulled out her wand and began magically probing herself. She was sickened with what she found.
Oh Merlin…
