Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything in the Harry Potter universe.

Author's Notes: Sorry I took so long to update, but I was quite busy, and I was a bit unsure of what to write for this chapter. I should hopefully be back to updating it around once a week now though. Enjoy!

The Regrets of Bellatrix Lestrange - Chapter 3

Written by YT12J

Harry was currently reading a book, though actually, he wasn't paying it that much attention. No, his thoughts were more on the dark haired witch whom he shared a bed with currently. Lately, he couldn't help but think about her and how she had more or less taken control of his life. Then he thought, 'Do I have feelings for her? Maybe I do... No wait, that's a horrible thought!' Eyes widened, Harry jumped up from his seat, ran to the nearest sink, and violently retched into it, the whole time being watched by the same person that he was in denial about. "How pleasant, you tried to vomit" she said brightly. "Mind sharing those disturbing thoughts that you seemed to be having?"

'If you knew what I was thinking about, you would be vomiting yourself' thought Harry. "That's for me to know and for you to find out. Well actually you'll never find out."

"Shame." she said, eyeing him as if he were a bomb that could explode any second. "Anyway, do you have a minute to sit down? I would very much like to have a chat with you about a growing concern of mine. I believe you may be able to shed some light on the matter."

"Whatever Harry muttered, leading her to the sofa before they both sat down. 'What does she want to talk to me about?' thought Harry. As if she could tell exactly what he was thinking, she said "Harry, why are you so willing to accept me? Even if I technically was innocent, I still was the one committing those crimes. You should hate me for all of that, but instead you do the unthinkable by taking me into your home, letting me live with you, and letting me be in the same bed as you at night just to ease my nightmares! Why?"

Harry stared at her for a few minutes before saying "Firstly, I am an extremely forgiving person and am willing to accept that even if these crimes were committed with your wand, you were acting unwillingly. And I did hate you, but like I said, I am extremely forgiving and have managed to put all of that hate behind me so that I do not have a permanent grudge against you for crimes that you were forced to commit. If you were innocent, then I couldn't just leave you out on your own could I? I felt like it was the right thing, taking you in. And finally, I allow you to sleep in my bed for two reasons. Firstly, do you really think I want to wake up every night because you are having disturbing nightmares? No, I do not. I actually value the sleep I get. And the other reason is that I am not a heartless person. I know how it is to suffer nightmares and even if someone has to be in the same bed as me for their suffering to stop, it is worth knowing that I relieved someone of some very disturbing nightmares. Don't complain, or I will let you sleep in your own bed where your nightmares will hunt you down and torture you."

'So he doesn't let me sleep with him for his own pleasure. He actually cares for me.' Bellatrix stared at him before saying "Whatever, thanks anyway."

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Harry cautiously approached Bellatrix, cautiously because he was still partially afraid of her. "Bellatrix." he said, putting his hand on her shoulder. Quick as lightning she pulled her wand out, turned around, and pointing her wand at him viciously before realizing who he was. She guiltily put her wand away and said "Don't startle me like that again if you want to live. Now what do you want?"

Harry gulped as he saw the evil look on her face and wondered if he should ask her another time. Then he realized that would anger her more, so he asked her "Would it be possible for you to train in dueling, Bellatrix. I am good at it, but I need to learn how to duel to the best of my ability and I need someone to teach me a wider variety of spells that will assist me in battle."

"Why should I help you?" she sneered, the hint of evilness temporarily showing.

"Because you promised that you would assist me in any way that you can in bringing down Voldemort. And because you'll probably enjoy firing curses at me while I am supposed to block them."

She thought for a moment before saying "If we do this, we do it how I want to do it. That means that you obey me. It also means that we probably will not get started for a couple of weeks as I need time to get ready for your training. Deal?"

"Deal." he said, as she took his hand and shook it vigorously. She then walked away leaving him thinking 'Great, now every time she 'trains' me, I will suffer from at least five different curses and hexes that she will definitely refuse to remove just that every time she sees it she will burst out laughing. These training sessions will be extremely humiliating for me and once I realize the full extent of it she probably will not let me back of so that I do not have to suffer anymore. I was mad to agree with this. What exactly will I get out of it anyway?'

'Some pretty advanced dueling skills and more time with Bellatrix' the same sly voice in the back of his head murmured.

Harry rolled his eyes, and walked off, contemplating how bad this idea of his would turn out to be at the end. Oh well, at least he would be more prepared when facing death eaters. And Bellatrix. 'Did I just say that?' he thought to himself.

'You sure did' said the voice.

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While Harry was writing in his journal (he kept one just so that he could remember every single thing he went through) the doorbell rang. Harry dropped his quill in shock, and wand at the ready, ran to the door to see Bellatrix holding her wand and looked distinctly worried.

"Don't worry." he reassured her. "We both have our wands out. Nothing will happen."

After a few moments she nodded and he opened the door. To his shock, the people standing there were none other than the two people that he had forgotten to key out of the wards. He stared at them in disbelief, wondering what the heck he was supposed to say, as Bellatrix was right next to him. 'Did the Order send them here?' he wondered. The last he had heard from them was that they were spending their Honeymoon in Romania with Charlie.

"Hey Harry." It was Hermione. "Mind if we come in for a couple of minutes to speak witch you and your guest?" Harry wondered what he should do for a moment, but they were the ones with wands so they probably weren't in an immediate danger. Harry gave a curt nod and opened the door fully, allowing them inside.

When they had settled down on the sofas, Ron was the first one to speak. "We've been worried about you mate. When we returned, Lupin told us that Bellatrix Le- Black was living with you and that she had you convinced that you were innocent. They thought that you had deluded yourself, but we knew that you aren't stupid enough for that to happen, so we decided to come here and talk to you about it in person, so that we could hear your side of the story, and hopefully the truth."

"Yes, we wanted to know the truth, so can you please explain everything."

So Harry told them of all of the events recently, leaving out his supposed feelings about Bellatrix, but mentioning how she slept in his bed. They both raised an eyebrow at this, but said nothing as they knew that there was no point in it. When he had finished, Hermione rummaged in her purse for a bit, then finally pulled out a vial that was clearly full of Veritaserum. She handed it to Harry, and said "I trust you, but you can't be too careful."

Harry grudgingly swallowed it and waited for Hermione's questioning.

"What is your name."

"Harry James Potter."

"Were the contents of the story you told us for the past ten minutes true?"

"To the best of my knowledge, yes." Hermione's eyes widened slightly then went back to normal at this.

"Are you under any type of control or influence from Bellatrix Black."

"No."

"Well, then I guess you're telling the truth. Sorry I didn't believe you, but I had to take precautions."

"Whatever." Harry muttered. "Is there any chance of the Order believing it now that you have questioned me?"

"Unfortunately, no. At the moment, quite a few of them have turned against you and believe that you are a dark wizard. I know that at least Lupin, and my parents in-law are not sure, but they are blinded by their hatred for Bellatrix."

"I'm not surprised." Harry muttered. "D'you think any of them will believe you though?"

Ron then decided to cut in. "Fred and George definitely will, along with Tonks, Bill, and Charlie. They always supported you quite a lot. And maybe even Snape. He may hate you, but he's not stupid. He knows that the chances of you turning dark are less then small. At the last Order meeting, where we were discussing you, he was one of the people who argued in your favor. You should probably try to speak with him somehow. Apart from that, I can't really think of anyone else who supports you enough."

"Sounds good." murmured Harry. "Okay, why don't you two leave for now. Speak with all of those people except for Snape. I'll speak with him myself. Come round every once in a while so that you can inform me of everything that Voldemort and the Order are doing. I need to start planning again on how to strike Voldemort."

"Sounds good to me."said Ron happily. Come on Hermione, Quality Quidditch Supplies will still be open. I want to take a look 'round!"

"Boys." muttered Hermione, but she still smiled as they walked off.

"Alright, see you. And close the door behind you." Harry shouted.

"Well, that went well." muttered Bellatrix. "At least you'll be able to get some people on your side. I never thought Snape, of all people... He absolutely hated Potter and yet he supports his son now!"

Harry smiled. It had been a good day, and he now felt like relaxing.

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Harry woke up in the morning after a pretty good night. The night was good because he actually slept peacefully for once. As soon as he woke up, he noticed that Bellatrix was absent so he got up.

After getting changed, he headed downstairs to have breakfast. Upon his arrival however, h noticed Bellatrix sitting at the table with an extremely annoyed look on her face as she read the daily prophet. Harry gulped. When Bellatrix was this angry, it would do you best to stay away from her in case she kills you.

She then noticed Harry. When she did, she did not say anything, but instead simply motioned for him to come over to the table. He did as she requested. She handed him the daily prophet and watched as he grew angrier with every word that he read. The story was about him. It read:

Lord Potter new Dark Lord?

The Daily Prophet has been informed by a anonymous source about the recent actions of none other than Harry Potter. Our informant has stated that he has welcomed into his house none other than the murderer of his godfather, Bellatrix Black (Our sources tell us that her husband recently died.)

Apparently, Mr Potter welcomed her into his home with open arms. She has been living there for a few days, and it seems that she is too comfortable to be his prisoner.

"When I spoke with Harry, he said that he had decided to betray the light side and join the dark side. It seems that he no longer cares what happens to everybody he apparently'loved'. The only thing that he loves now is torture and murder. I wouldn't be surprised if he has murdered at least twenty people by now due to the little resistance he is putting against the temptation, if any. If you see him, I would advise you to inform the Aurors immediately. He will try to convince you that he is innocent immediately and will manipulate you very easily as he has done with countless others in the past who were unfortunate enough to be his victim."

This was all said by the same reliable source. All in all, the boy-who-lived has gone dark, and will never see light again.

If you see him, inform the Aurors immediately before he sees he and tortures you. According to our sources, he is an extremely dangerous criminal.

Visit page 3 to see rumors of a relationship between him and Black, who is currently in his home and will likely be attempting to protect him.

When Harry finished the article, he was shaking with rage. The daily prophet had once again turned against him. 'Who could have informed them though? It would not be Ron or Hermione, or any of the people that they mentioned would be supporting me, even Snape. So who?'

"I'm sorry." said Bellatrix. She too was currently angry at the way in which the wizarding world could easily betray their savior. True, most would not believe this, but there would be people who did, and they would not ever leave him alone.

"It's not your fault." he said, leaning his head against her chest and lightly hugging her. The betrayal had come down on him hard, and he was in an extremely upset state. Even Bellatrix knew better than to bother him while he was in this state.

Authors Notes: Hope you liked that chapter! The next chapter I will be focusing a bit on getting certain people in the Order on Harry's side, as mentioned in this chapter. Please review! It doesn't hurt to review a story and I am desperate!