Disc.-I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER, DAMMIT!

Now that that's out of the way…Again. Yay! Thank you, because if you're reading this, that means you like it! (I hope…).

FYI…- Pavo is the peacock constellation, Corvus is the crow constellation and Lyra is the harp constellation. Just so you know.

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"Mumma?", the little girl asked as she looked to the two boys before her. The woman smiled.

"Sweetling, these two boys shall be your brothers. Pavo and Corvus,", she gently pushed them closer to the younger girl. They were older than her own eight years. Thirteen year-old Pavo had deep red hair and rather fetching aquamarine eyes (a virtual carbon-copy of their father) while twelve year-old Corvus kept the traditional Black color of a dark ashen grey eyes and pitch-black hair. "They had the potions too, darling.", she mused as she eyed them. Then smiled brightly to her daughter. "They'll protect you darling, and play with you, hmm?", she hummed, looking to the boys who nodded somewhat grudgingly. It was a small price for a home and food.

They were orphans and not even from Britain. Oh no, Bellatrix went far to obtain the perfect two boys for her little girl. These boys were from Australia and already knew quite a bit of Dark magic. The Black name had spread far, she was thankful to know because once she told them what her maiden name was- they immediately agreed. She would give them Rodolphus' name of Lestrange but her daughter would keep her maiden name of Black. Can't let Narcissa's spoilt blond brat be the Black Heir what, with her cousin in Azkaban and blasted off the Family Tree.

The Black Family Tree. She smiled at the mere mention of it. Her daughter- and now her sons- were under her and Rodolphus. But because only her blood was used for Lyra, the girl was under her and not connected to Rodolphus. She suspected that had she been, she'd lose those wonderful green eyes of hers. But back to now, her darling little girl was smiling brightly now.

"Pavo the peacock and Corvus the crow,", she giggled. Indeed Bellatrix had taught her much- and hired tutors- for her little sweetling and she now knew most of the star and constellation names and meanings. "Mumma, can I go show them my zoo?", she asked next with her beautiful big eyes with that glimmer of happiness that Bellatrix always just melted at. She nodded and the girl smiled once more. Such a lovely sight it was, she thought to herself happily while the little girl took both boys hands and pulled them with her. It wasn't eager or overzealous as most children would be, but her daughter had definitely improved with acting and being a child over the past four years.

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"Where did you get all of these?", Pavo couldn't help but ask the girl as she headed into a very large greenery that instead held dozens upon dozens of creatures in a mini-forest habitation he'd only ever heard about. Except the Billywigs. The little buggers were everywhere in Australia, tiny blue menaces that they were. "What is that?", the thirteen year-old frowned. It was vicious-looking and the only creature in a cage. A very thick, magically reinforced cage and he'd never seen anything quite like it. She looked over at it and smiled.

"Mumma called it a Quintaped. We only have one.", the five-legged thing looked like a giant red-brown shaggy spider with club-foot on all five feet. It was bigger than he was, easily two times bigger. "I just call him Quintius, like from the old legend Mumma told me.", Corvus frowned at her.

"But…Aren't Quintapeds extremely dangerous and on the Unplottable Isle of Drear?", the girl nodded, going right up against the cage and patting the thick fur. The odd creature made a loud clicking sound, turning to face five beady black eyes to her. It didn't look like it had a mouth until it opened its' massive jaw, revealing lengthy and thick fangs and licked the girl's hand.

"Yes but Mumma gives it a special potion once a week to keep it nice.", she told him. "But we still keep him in here just in case.", with that she wandered off with both boys soon following her. She led them to a section that had tear-shaped nests hanging from long and tall trees. "The Augureys live in those. They're very shy though, the sweet things. They sing when it rains, it's really quite lovely. But they try to eat the fairies when it does, the silly things.", she said before whistling sharply. A small vulture-like bird with greenish-black feathers swooped down to her. It looked mournful and a bit thin as she pet the feathers gently. "This one is one I raised all by myself. Her name is Mercy.", she nuzzled heads with the bird before raising her arm and watching it fly back into one of the nests. "She recently laid her eggs."

"What else do you have here?"

"Well, let's see…Jarveys, lots of Crups running around, Diricrawls, Doxies, three Erumpents, Fairies, Fire-Crabs, at least seven Fwoopers-"

"Doesn't their song cause madness?", Corvus would admit to being a bit alarmed.

"Yes, but that's why they have silencing spells on them.", she reassured him, "Anyways, where was I? Ah yes. A large hive of Glumbumbles, Gnomes- personally, I hate them and sic the Jarveys on them-, a few Jobberknolls, one Graphorn, Grindylows in the lake alongside the Hippocamps, I think we have four Hippogriffs, Imps, Kelpies, umm…", she paused and tapped her fingers against her thigh. "Knarls, Kneazles…The Lethifolds, Dementors, Manticores, Acromantula, and the two Nundu are kept in the other greenhouse…", she murmured to herself and oblivious to the startled looks shared by her newfound brothers. "Oh, and my Mokes, Murtlap,", she smiled as she said the next, "Nifflers, the ditzy things, two Nogtails, six Occamy, Pixies, the Porlock is in the stables with Granians, Abraxans, Aethonans, Thestrals, Unicorns…We've got Puffskeins at the Manor, a small herd of Re'em, quite a few Runespoor, Sea Serpents are in the lake too-"

"Sea Serpents? Aren't they a bit big to be in a lake?", Pavo frowned down at the girl who was now, by blood, his little sister. She looked up at him with a smile.

"Only the babies are kept in the lake. When they start to grow Mumma sends them to Lestrange Palace at one of the remote and Unplottable islands. They protect it and when they have eggs, we collect them. It's really fun going over there,", she told them as she led them further into the contained forest. A group of fairies closed in on them, dancing around them and playing with their hair. Pavo frowned as a long crimson lock was tugged while Corvus tried swatting them away. Lyra only smiled and let them play, petting and fawning over them. "We've got Snidgets too, and Streelers. The dragons are kept on a reserve in the mountains just inside the wards, manned by lots and lots of House-Elves. My favorite is Iris. She's an Antipodean Opaleye, and she's the prettiest dragon there."

"Opaleye? I think I've seen one of those before. It ate quite a few animals. Didn't touch a human though.", Corvus commented as he gave up and just let the dratted little things sit on his shoulders and in his hair with their maddening little tinkling sounds.

"They're very serene, much tamer than most dragons. And prettier. Oh! I almost forgot, we have three Demiguise. Ammon, Zephania and the only girl, Runa. I can't see them but Mumma said when I'm a bit older she'll get someone who can teach me how. I know we have them though; one of them stays in my room with me and lets me use them as a pillow. They're very soft too.", she confessed with a secretive smile. "I think it's Zephania, because he eats peaches. Runa and Ammon don't like peaches. I don't know why. I like them."

"What is that?", came Pavo's uneasy question. They were passing by the lake. Really, it was like a small ocean. But aside from that, there was something staring at him and it made him feel intimidated. It had a bulrush mane and was black in color with wide blue eyes. Shoulder blades of the horse-like creature were just barely seen.

"That's one of the Kelpies. They can change forms. But be careful, yeah? They eat people.", the thing shifted when she said it, into a human form that frowned at her and pulled itself up. Both boys were horrified at seeing a seemingly older male naked as it was. The voice, when it spoke, was disjointed and seemed almost watery in and of itself.

"That's not nice, Mistress. You shouldn't keep meals from me.", the now-entirely black eyes glared at both boys harshly, as though his lost meal was their fault.

"'Mistress'?", Corvus asked as he got a bit closer to Lyra in slight fear and Pavo did the same. She glanced back at them.

"Mumma brought them all here for me. They all belong to me, no matter what along with any offspring they may produce. At least that's what Mumma said.", she shrugged. "We better go back now.", she murmured, more to herself than anything. "It's almost time for lunch. Bye-bye!", she waved to the Kelpie, who smirked at her and waved back before turning into an octopus and swimming away.

"That thing was…"

"Disturbing.", Corvus offered flatly. Lyra looked at them curiously but kept silent as she led them out and soon they were on their way to the Manor itself, having to weave through the immense garden. Some of the plants tried tripping or trapping them. It took them almost half-an-hour but they made it, coming in as House-Elves bowed low to them.

The lunch was spent with Lyra questioning all she could of her new siblings/protectors/playmates.

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It was almost three months later that something interrupted the quiet life.

"Lady Lestrange is in the War Room.", one said as it happily took Little Lady Black's thin robe from her, leaving her in a pretty summer dress that was pale rose pink that flowed into a light lavender and flowed about her knees prettily. It was one of her favorite dresses as Bellatrix had given it to her for her first birthday as Lyra Black, the day she took the potion- October 31, Samhain. It was charmed to grow with her and change lengths. It also grabbed the boys outer robes. The boys winced on hearing what room. They didn't like the gory scenes portrayed but Lyra was fascinated ever since her mother brought her in there telling of their family's great battles and how they won in riveting tales that left her wide-eyed and awed.

"The War Room?", she asked with just a hint of surprise. "Do we have guests?", there was a small frown of confusion on her cherubic face and the elf nodded. "How odd."

"She is instructings Whizzy to have young Master and Lady ready for dinners.", the short creature smiled brightly as she led them to their rooms. They weren't far from eachother- both boys were across the wide and large hall from her in their separate rooms. Her own looked somewhat like a fairytale garden- big with dozens of flowers, including magical breeds that change color or glow- there were more but she merely went in to take a quick bath and change. Mumma liked to have dinner in the formal dining room.

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Two adults were in the room with her while Bellatrix looked at them both coldly. Using the War Room was an intimidation act for guests with all the bloody tapestries containing vicious and brutal scenes of victories to the Black House.

"Where is my godson, Bella?"

"Sirius!", the other voice hissed. "I did not bring you here for you for you to demand such things! Why would Bellatrix have your godson as it is? He was the one who destroyed our Lord!", Bellatrix remained quiet for just a moment before raising her eyes. They were steely as they looked the two over penetratingly. Narcissa was still beautiful as ever with her pale ashy-blonde hair and the light grey of her eyes intermingled with sky blue flecks. She wore light blue robes that made her look quite magnificent, flashy but elegant. Sirius…Sirius was only just proven innocent a few weeks back after Pettigrew screwed up and transformed into a human before the Weasley parents. He was sent to the Ministry and Sirius was given a fair trial. Still, the damage of the time in prison made him thin and a bit gaunt, as well as a little unstable but Mind-Healers had been brought in for him as Narcissa tended to him after his trial. He was still rather tall and his thinness wasn't quite so bad as she had seen in the pictures in the Daily Prophet. His hair was still crawling down his shoulders though.

"Sister, cousin, I should hope you hurry this meeting. My children are most probably wondering where I am.", the blonde-haired pretty one's brow crinkled in confusion as Sirius' eyes widened in shock.

"Bellatrix dear…", her younger sister began hesitantly but the woman sent her a severe glare as she placed her teacup onto the dainty saucer. The pretty white china with the faint rainbow pattern was Lyra's favorite set.

"If you don't believe me, check the Tree.", she jerked her chin over to the tapestry. There was one in every major room in the Manor. Both went over though Sirius had to be dragged as he was now too stunned to move immediately. He'd never heard of Bellatrix having…Children. He didn't think his cousin would ever be a mother. Not Bellatrix. No, she was too…Sadistic and cold.

"Bella…", Narcissa murmured, "You know Blood-Adoptions are illegal.", ever the Auror yet, Sirius snapped to attention and looked at his cousin in horror. Blood-Adoptions were a hefty crime, very hefty indeed and the punishment for it was life in Azkaban along with the child who was adopted to become a ward of the state. The older woman ignored them both as she calmly sipped her tea. She really must listen to her daughter more often; being nice to the House-Elves has its' perks. "Sister, if your child truly is…Is him, do you know what our Lord will do to you and him once He finds out?", she asked her with a slight desperation in gray-blue eyes. Sirius' eyes widened once more and it looked painful just how wide they were and his pupils seemed to be shrinking. Bellatrix snorted in response.

"He won't be coming back, sister. Once his horcruxes are destroyed he can no longer bother my sweetling. I've already have the Goblins purify Hufflepuff's Cup, alongside Ravenclaw's Diadem. There are more yet but Nagini has at least been slain appropriately."

"He…He made horcruxes!", Sirius yelped out. "Those-Those are-"

"Yes cousin. Soul fragments. It is why he was so very…Unsound."

"But he was the Dark Lord, Bellatrix! The muggles, the halfbreeds, the-", Narcissa shrieked in apprehension.

"Hush!", her snarling bark froze her sister. "Muggles, I detest them indeterminately,", she hissed as she nearly crushed the fine glass between her fingers, "They should be eliminated or kept as feed for the beasts.", Sirius opened his mouth to protest but Bellatrix didn't give him a chance. "But that man- that man is the reason I lost my first! He sent us to battle- he sent me to battle aware that I was with child and still he sent me! And I lost my baby!", she howled angrily. "Then! When that- that thing is gone- I find out there was another, a young one and he had no one, no one! I watched over the child as he was sent to muggles! Disgusting horrible muggles who hurt him- starved him- beat him down! How dare they! How dare they not appreciate what was given to them those filthy brutes!", she raved. Narcissa was looking away. She had been there on that horrible day Bellatrix was sent out. She had healed her sister's abdomen from the deep gash and held her as she mourned and cried over her lost child. She had nearly lost her mind after the incident. Sirius, because of his estrangement to the family, had never known of it. Now he was staring at her, feeling nauseous not only of her unborn child but at what she was saying about a boy she found. His mind tried to deny it- he didn't want to believe that his godson- that James' son- hurt? Starved? "So I took him- I took him away with me. I kept him and gave him my blood- and I had a daughter! A wonderful, sweet and loving little daughter. And she's mine- I am what comes up when the parentage comes up. I brought her brothers to protect her- I bought her creatures to love and nurture- dragons to learn and ride with- greeneries to keep her content- tutors to educate her- and Merlin forsaken Morgana- I will protect my sweetling!"

There was silence after her vow. Sirius' eyes had glazed over and he looked lost, so very lost. Narcissa still kept her eyes down and away from her sister. Her harsh breathing was slowly calmed.

She raised her eyes to her relatives. "There are horcruxes yet. I will destroy them all. However…You can't know anything about it.", she said quietly as she raised her arm, wand slipping from the long wide sleeves and into her awaiting hand. "And you can't know the truth of my daughter.", Narcissa's head snapped up just as the spell hit her. She aimed her wand at Sirius. Pain made his eyes dazed and unresisting as the spell hit him just as easily. "You came to this Black Manor to collect a few harmless heirlooms. You know nothing of my involvement of Harry Potter and nothing of my children. You do not know where I am,", she knew that her warrant was still in effect- she was a widely-known Death-Eater after all. She thought for a few moments before continuing while their minds were still moldable. "Narcissa- your husband has Tom Riddle's diary somewhere. Find it and send it to the Lestrange Vault. Keep quiet about it. Sirius, decline any Ministry positions. Try instead for a Hogwarts professor.", with those instructions, she snapped her fingers. A crack informed her one of the elves were there. "Get them out of here.", she commanded sharply, not waiting for a response as she stood and glided out and down to eat with her children as Lyra told her about what they did for the day. Probably out playing with the dragons again. She smiled at the thought.

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So, second chapter. What did you think? I didn't want her to be kept as a Potter when Bellatrix was so intent on keeping her. Were the brothers too much though? They won't be at Hogwarts- they'll have personal tutors. But Lyra will go- don't worry! And what did you think of the confrontation? Please review!