So I've come to the realisation that the chapters of this story are shorter when the girls are younger, at the moment this changes once Bellatrix is about eleven, though this may change by the time I've edited and uploaded all of these pictures. I spent a while trying to figure out how to make these chapters longer but I don't want to purposely drag out chapters for the sake of it.

So anyway, please read, enjoy and please do leave a review for this latest chapter.

The Purple Black


Bellatrix Black was scowling at her mother as she pulled the silk green dress over her head, puffing out her netted underskirt.

"Don't look at me like that, Bellatrix. It's not ladylike." Druella flicked her wand, the young girl hissing as her hair tightly platted itself and wrapped around her head. "You have to be good today, Bellatrix. The Lestrange family are coming over to take afternoon tea with us, they have a son a year older than you so you're expected to keep him company."

"But I don't want to." Bellatrix glared for a few moments before her mother placed her hand on her shoulder, she gasped at the shock of pain at as dark magic pulsed through her for a few seconds.

"Behave and act like a proper pureblood child or else you'll be punished." Druella raised an eyebrow at her daughter, the young girl now sniffling as tears sprung to her eyes "No, you don't cry. Mudbloods cry, you're a pureblood."

Bella bit her lip, swatting away her tears of pain as she forced herself to nod, quickly rubbing her shoulder as her mother let go of her. The pop of the house elf arriving sounded next to her, giving her a new object to glare at.

"Mistresses, The Lestrange family are here. Dingle has shown them to the garden as instructed, Master Black is waiting." Dingle bowed and left yet again.

"Come on, Bellatrix." Druella took the young girls hand, walking from the room and to the youngest Black's nursery "Behave and forMerlin'ss sake smile."

Bellatrix forced a polite look onto her face as she watched her mother bend over the crib, taking out the now seven month old Andromeda Black. She couldn't help but be slightly jealous as she watched her mother smile down at the small babe, holding her close and kissing her head as the little baby giggled up at her. The nearly three-year-old never seemed to get any affection from her parents yet for some reason her tiny little sister was loved by all. It wasn't fair.

Andromeda giggled in her mother's arms as they walked out together into the grounds of Black Manor, Bellatrix instinctively stood slightly behind her mother as she assessed the situation in front of her before deciding where to go.

Mrs Lestrange smiled as she looked to the baby in Druellas arms "Oh this must be Andromeda, how beautiful and Bellatrix, you look very lovely."

Bella stared at the woman as she tried to place her strange accent, only remembering her mothers warning as she felt her mothers foot digging into her own underneath her robes "Thank you."

"This is Rodolphus, Bellatrix." Mr Lestrange rested his hand on his sons' shoulder as he gently moved him towards the young girl.

She didn't know what to make of the little boy, he seemed a little bit older than her and just as bored as her to be there as he forced a slight smile. The little boy had black hair and dark eyes, he was wearing dark green and black robes that in Bellas opinion looked rather silly on such a small boy.

"Bellatrix, why don't you show Rodolphus around the grounds." Cygnus Black looked to his daughter.

She considered telling her father no, she didn't want to go play with the strange looking boy, though if she had learned anything in her nearly three short years of life it was that if she denied her parents request there would be punishment-even more so if she misbehaved in front of other people. With a small nod Bellatrix walked off, Rodolphus soon following behind her. She took him far into the grounds, only stopping when she knew she was out of her parents' sight and sitting behind a large white rose bush. Rodolphus sat opposite her, staring at her in silence.

"What?" Bellatrix narrowed her eyes "How old are you?"

"Three." Rodolphus replied bluntly.

"I'm gonna be three soon . . ." Bella looked behind her before she looked back to the boy "Have you done magic yet?"

"Yes . . ." Rodolphus frowned "You're a bit rude."

"I am not!" Bella glared "You're rude."

Rodolphus shook his head, standing up. Bella also got to her feet, looking at him with an air of annoyance that looked almost comedic on a girl of her age.

"Where are you going?" she demanded.

The little boy sighed dramatically "To have fun."

Rodolphus walked away from the girl, though she was quickly following straight behind him, curious to see where he would go. They walked down to the bottom of the grounds, Bellatrix in a silent strop as Rodolphus rolled his eyes, stopping at the pond at the bottom of the garden. Bellatrix looked to the small boy for a few moments before with a sigh she pulled off her shoes, sitting back down on the grass and sticking her toes into the water.

"Aren't you going to take off your tights?" Rodolphus frowned.

"No," Bella kicked her feet in the water, laughing as Rodolphus jumped back to stop himself being splashed. "What's so fun about sitting by the pond?"

Rodolphus smirked for a few moments before he screwed up his face in concentration reaching his hands out to the water. Bellatrix frowned in confusion before she realised what he was trying to do as a ball of water lifted from the water, flying high up into the air before he dropped it, creating an all mighty splash in the pond that covered Bellatrix in water.

"You idiot!" Bellatrix stood up, glaring furiously.

Rodolphus looked at her for a few moments before he burst into laughter, the furious glare looking anything but threatening on the young Black girl. Bellatrix barely thought about the magic she was using when she stuck out her hand above the water, causing a flurry of water to rise out of the pond and chase after Rodolphus. The two toddlers were soaked as Rodolphus looked at Bella in shock, she was smirking. This was war.

By the time the two toddlers were discovered by Cygnus Black they were running around the pond, soaked head to toe and laughing insanely as they continued to throw water from the pond at each other.

"Bellatrix!" Cygnus growled as he stormed over to his daughter, grabbing her by the scruff of the neck "What on earth are you playing at!?"

Rodolphus eyes widened as he looked up at Bellas father "M-Mr Black I'm sorry I- "

"No, Rodolphus, it's not your fault." With a flick of his wand, Cygnus dried the two toddlers "Your parents are leaving, you should go back to them."

Rodolphus nodded before running off to find his parents, glancing back at the two Blacks one last time before he disappeared into the distance. Once he was finally out of sight Bellatrix Black felt an all mighty whack hit her over the head, it took all her strength not to cry.

"Go to your room. Now." Cygnus let go of the girl, walking off in the direction Rod had gone.

Bella glared after her father for a few moments before she decided to storm off to her room. She purposely avoided going anywhere near the adults as she went back into the manor. She made her way to the second floor as she furiously mumbled to herself, when she heard the noise coming from Andromeda's nursery. The door was slightly ajar as the small whimpers of the child floated out into the corridor.

She looked both ways, making sure there were no adults around before she slipped into the room.

"Andromeda, be quiet." Bella walked up to the crib, the seven-month-old was whimpering, near tears "No, stop it."

Andromeda turned her head towards the noise of her sister, her whimpering calming slightly. With a nod, Bella decided it was okay to leave. Unfortunately, Andromeda had other ideas as the minute she turned to go the child's whimpers grew louder.

"Andromeda . . ." Bella groaned.

The baby reached out for her sister, her lower lip trembling as tears threatened. Bella sighed as she looked to the changing table next to the cot, after a few moments of thought she climbed up onto the table. She was determined not to let her the girl cry, her mother surely wouldn't be happy with another little girl crying.

"I'm coming, shush." Bella sighed as she made it to the top of the changing table "Move over."

Bella carefully lowered herself into the cot, she stopped to stare at the whimpering baby before she sat down next to her. She almost jumped a mile in shock as the girl ended up all out crying.

"No, don't!" Bella stared wide-eyed, regretting her decision to get into the crib instantly. She was sure if her parents discovered her sat there they would think that she had made the little girl cry and then they would both surely be in trouble. She panicked and reached her hand out to the crying baby "Here, have my hand, you like my hand."

Andromeda's cries lessened slightly, as her big sister put her hand on her own, looking to the little girl curiously for a moment as her cries slowly began to lessen.

"See, you shouldn't cry. Mudbloods cry, you're not a mudblood, you're a pureblood—like me." Bella laid herself next to the child in the cot, smiling slightly as the babe gripped tightly onto her fingers. Both sisters fell asleep together for the first time that day. It was in that moment, curled up beside her little sister as she gripped onto her fingers with one hand and reached out for her curls with the other, that Bellatrix Black decided her younger sister wasn't that bad after all.


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The Purple Black