Bellatrix had gotten pregnant quite quickly. Now after months and months of raging hormones, a strange appetite, and lots of stress on the house hold, Bellatrix was due at any moment.

A greasy haired man clothed in billowing black robes sauntered into the room. "My Lord, I do believe Bellatrix is about to give birth," Severus said in a bored, monotone voice. "Shall I summon Alva to assist her?" Voldemort drummed his fingers along the table he was sitting at. "I guess so, Severus. Wouldn't want the mother of my child to go at it alone and mess it all up!" Snape, not taking notice of the Dark Lord's mood, stood there for a while. He cleaned his finger nails before saying, "Very well then." and sauntered out of the room.

The Dark Lord then rose and went to Bellatrix. Indeed it did seem she was ready to give birth to his new son or daughter. He didn't particularly care which gender it was because both had their uses. She laid on her bed, her teeth clenched and a small pool of amniotic fluid under her. Beside her was a house elf whose hand she was currently crushing.

"So my dear, how are you?" Voldemort asked, conjuring up a chair to sit in by her bed. Bellatrix threw him a dirty look. "How do you think I am?" she asked in a manner that He was not used to from his followers. Normally He would have used Crucio on her but the Dark Lord decided it was the child making her talk this way. A small flame of delight flared up inside him. His child, already causing pain. This thought made him smile.

At that moment Alva, the midwife, rushed in, followed by the bored Snape. She took one look at the expecting mother and pushed the men out without a word. Voldemort and Severus stood out in the corridor, looking at the closed oak door, in an uneasy silence. "So has Peter disclosed the Potter's whereabouts?" the Dark Lord asked Snape who had taken to staring at his feet. He looked at the snakelike man through his greasy black hair.

A couple of months before Snape had come to him with a story about a prophecy he had heard. A prophecy concerning Lord Voldemort and a little boy they believed to be the Potter's newborn son. Peter was kind enough to tell Him where the family was after a little 'persuasion'.

"Yes my Lord, he has. Peter said that the Potters are currently residing in Godric's Hollow. I was going to send some Death Eaters to check out his story but then he so kindly reminded me that they are hidden by Fidelius Charm so that little adventure would have been in vain. Besides, I think that the little rat is too afraid to lie to The Great Lord Voldemort." Snape handed him a piece of parchment containing the information written in Peter's hand.

The Dark Lord let the information sink in before telling Snape of his plans. "After my heir is born, I believe I shall pay them a visit. Watch over Bellatrix and the child while I am gone, Severus."

"I will my Lord. Now is there anything else you require of me?"

"Nothing right now. But remind me, when are you starting at Hogwarts?" Voldemort asked. \

"Dumbledore told me at the beginning of next year. I can't believe that doddering old fool actually believes that I have switched sides!"

The Dark Lord ignored the last sentence. "Good, good," he muttered then looked at his faithful follower. "That would be all then, Severus. You may go." Snape gave a small bow then started down the hall.

Voldemort stared at the door once more. He could faintly hear Bellatrix inside as she gave birth. He looked around, unable to fix his stare on anything. What the devil was he supposed to do until he could see his son/ daughter? After a few more moments of idly standing there he followed Snape's path.

-13hourslater-

Voldemort raised his head from the desk where he had fallen asleep. He could've sworn he had heard a baby cry from somewhere inside the manor. The sleepy fog lifted from his brain and it came to him: That was his heir, taking his first breath! The Dark Lord Apparated to Bellatrix's room where she layed there, her hair matted to her head with sweat, holding a crying baby girl and allowing the biggest smile to have a place on her face.

He took in the sight for a few moments. Then Midwife Alva handed him his new daughter and The Dark Lord looked down into her face that was staring back at him with some curiosity. Her eyes were dark like her mother's and had little flecks of red surrounding the pupil. He looked intently into those outlandish eyes almost missing Alva asking Bellatrix what the babe's name would be.

"Lilith," He said, not consulting with the mother first. After all this was His baby, not hers. Voldemort looked at the two women. "Her name will be Lilith. Now I have some other matters to attend to," he said, handing little Lilith back to Alva. With no explanation as to where he would be going, the Dark Lord Disapparated.

He appeared outside Godric's Hollow and strolled to the Potter's door, as though he were making a social call.. Lord Voldemort would make sure that the prophecy would not come true.

-likethenextday-

Lord Voldemort did not return to his manor that night and it wasn't until the next day that Bellatrix and the other inhabitants of his home learned what happened. Bellatrix cried and screamed for days and held onto her daughter, refusing to let go. Her husband, Rodolphus, tried to console her but he was of no avail. The other residents acted more or less the same as her. The house elves were giddy with pleasure, but worked hard to not let it show to the Death Eaters. The food was better than ever, though no one cared to eat much of it. The manor became gloomier than normal for the next few days until an owl flew in with scroll.

It was Snape that received it and read the letter to the other Death Eaters in the manor. The Ministry of Magic was closing in and the sender was advising them to evacuate. Suddenly the mood was no longer gloomy but panicked. They all moved to pack away their things, making sure not to leave anything that would tie them to this place. All the dark artifacts belonging to Lord Voldemort that should have been hidden or taken were left in their places.

Bellatrix was busy making preparations to send Lilith to live with her sister. She knew she would be caught soon, no matter how well she hid and it was a good idea not to let the Dark Lord's heir fall into the hands of the Ministry. So her little baby was off to stay with Narcissa and Lucius who had a son about her age.

In the early hours of November 3rd, the manor quickly emptied, Death Eaters using Apparation to get to their own safe houses. Bellatrix showed up at Malfoy Manor and hurriedly handed Lilith over to Narcissa, kissing her baby one last time before disappearing with a loud bang.

Soon after that Bellatrix and Rodolphus were captured and sentenced for life in Azkaban for being Death Eaters and for the torture of Alice and Frank Longbottom.