A/N: I know, I'm so so so sorry for not updating for soooo long _ but I've had school work and family matters and a whole load of other excuses I could use as to why I haven't been active on this site for so long, but I've gotten over my issues that I don't want to go into because sad times, and I've got the motivation to write again, so expect me to gradually update this and my other stories. It might not be every week or month but I will try to update semi-regularly. for anyone who was waiting for an update then enjoy.
Bound by chains of love and blood
Chapter 4 training with the death eaters
It wasn't long before the sun was climbing the horizon, signalling the new day as well as the new dawn of power that would change everything that was once to be. The sun crept into the room through the crack in the curtains, falling directly on Lyra's sleeping face. She stirred at the uncomfortable new heat and tried to turn over to escape it, but no matter which was she turned it was still there. She groaned to herself knowing there was no way she was going to get back to sleep now, so decided it would be best to get up.
She tried opening her eyes but as soon as she did was blinded by the sun glaring straight into them. 'thanks a bunch you two, not only do you put me in the room directly east but you leave the curtains open as well' she didn't even realise what she was thinking and then she remembered where she was. She was in the Malfoy manor and was brought to this room by Bellatrix and Narcissa, they might not realise but she was awake the entire time and she remembers what they said. It brought some relief to Lyra knowing that Bellatrix had only said the things she did so that she would transform, it meant that for now her friends were safe, especially Luna.
She sighed and sat at the edge of the bed away from the sun beam and took a moment to collect her thoughts. 'I came here of my own accord, which means I'm now going to have to be all goody-goody with the death eaters, question is do I really mind?' she frowned to herself and shook her head, 'of course I mind, I only came here to protect my friends and to find out what this so-called power was, now I know and I'm going to learn everything I can for the remainder of the time I'm here, I am a ravenclaw after all'.
Nodding to herself she became aware of how cold it now was without the covers around her. She blushed remembering how she was naked against Bellatrix until Narcissa came over and covered her with the blanket and even then the dark witch had to remove it when she placed her in the bed and pulled the covers over her. Her embarrassment soon changed to disgust when she saw how she was still covered in blood and filth, she scrunched her nose in disgust at the smell wafting of her.
She got curious then, 'I wonder what colour this smell would be or is it the blue I saw yesterday?' she was about to try to transform when she heard a noise coming from outside her door, it sounded like footsteps. She guessed people were waking up even though she knew it to be quite earlier, 'thanks again for the view' which meant that sooner rather than later she was going to have to speak with them. She stood up and looked around the room for another door, she decided she was going to have a shower while she still had time, and there was no way they wouldn't give her a bathroom.
She found the door on the other side of the room, just past the bed. She was walking around the bed when she spotted that the chair in the corner next to the wardrobe had something on it. She walked over and saw her jeans, the ones she had on last night that got ripped apart, they were now fixed and folded up there was also a piece of parchment on top of them. She picked it up and read what it said.
'Lyra
I apologise for what my sister said to you, she didn't mean it she would never do anything like that to anyone let alone a child, so rest assured your friends are safe, all of them. This room is now yours for while you stay here, so please make yourself comfortable, if you want to change anything just ask me and I will get the house elves to do what you wish. I was able to fix your urm trousers but your shirt unfortunately was beyond repair, as an apology you will find any necessary clothing you will need in the wardrobe, so please feel free to wear what you like. Before my sister comes to get you in the morning, I will inform everyone who is here at the moment that you are our guest and that you must not be harmed under any circumstances, some of them will also be assisting Bellatrix with your training and you will see them at breakfast. You have nothing to be scared of but if you ever need to talk then I will be there to listen.
Narcissa
P.S I managed to save your shiny box from my nosy husband, if I hadn't returned to the drawing-room when I did it would have ended up Merlin knows where. I don't believe its dangerous but if you would be so kind as to tell me what it does when we next meet, I would be most grateful.'
Lyra was laughing when she finished the letter, she could just imagine Lucius holding her iPod up to his face wondering what on earth it did. She was clutching her stomach when she thought how funny it would be if it suddenly started playing and she imagined he would probably throw it away so fast and then hex it. She would have to thank Narcissa when she saw her, it was only a small thing but the fact she still had her iPod made things much easier for her. She looked again at her jeans and true enough there on top of them was her iPod.
She picked up both her jeans and iPod and placed them on the bed, then turned to the wardrobe to get some clothes to change into once she had her shower. Once she opened the door her face fell at what she saw. Skirts, dresses and silk tops. This wouldn't do, this wouldn't do at all. She thought it was a very kind gesture that Narcissa had provided her with the sort of clothing that she or any other 'pureblood' would wear, but Lyra didn't like wear those sort of things. Her father had tried to get her to wear them and it was the only thing she didn't like about him and sided with her mother.
She was glancing over all the clothing, trying to find something that didn't look so... 'posh', when she felt something in the air, like the temperature suddenly shot up and energy was crackling everywhere. Lyra smirked, 'very clever, I expected no less'. She closed the door and waited a few seconds until the crackling of magic left the air and opened the wardrobe again. What she saw this time brought a smile to her face. There were several simple skirts, not one of them had any signs of expensive materials, a few pairs of jeans similar to her own, but had some kind of design on them going up the legs, and a couple of plain blouses in different colours.
'much better, I will have to really thank her later' Lyra smiled to herself as she grabbed a pair of jeans and a lilac blouse from the wardrobe, she then searched the drawers at the bottom of the wardrobe and found some plain white underwear and some dark blue socks that would blend with her jeans. She looked at the bottom and saw a variety of shoes, she then looked over to the chair and saw her own trainers were there. She shut the door of the wardrobe, she would worry about shoes after she was dressed.
She laid out the clothes on her bed ready for when she got out of the shower, 'speaking of which, I wonder where the towels are?'. She picked up her iPod and took it with her into the bathroom. What she saw left her speechless. She had expected an ordinary bathroom you would normally see in any house, but then again this was no ordinary house, it was Malfoy manor and it's aim was to impress and impressed she was. She was stood in a large room just as big as the one she just left, the floor was tiled and it reminded Lyra of a what you would see in a swimming pool, it basically was a swimming pool.
In the middle, the floor sunk in on itself and at the far end were several golden taps. All around the room the walls had intricate designs of sea creatures and plants from the ocean, if Lyra hadn't known any better she would have thought she was underwater. She walked over to the large bath and before she could even use the steps to climb into it, the golden taps started gushing out steaming water along with many coloured soaps that filled the room with heavenly scents.
She decided to leave the taps to fill the small pool a bit before she got in, and walked over to the far end where there was another door. She got to it and could sense the crackle of magic again before she opened it, inside she found a large fluffy white towel along with a smaller one for her hair as well as a loofah. She took all the items and put the towels on the small table on the right side of the room, she then turned her attention to her iPod. She always listened to music when she was having a bath or shower it helped to relax her. She turned it on and thanks to a spell she found it would never run out of power. She scrolled through her songs until she found the playlist she wanted and hit play. Seconds later the beginning of 'the fame' started to blast from the small object, she left it there and started humming along with the music.
She then took the loofah with her to the now filled pool. She eased herself into the hot water, hissing as the water first touched her sensitive cold skin, soon it warmed her body and she relaxed into the water.
The pool was large enough to swim in, so she lazily swam around enjoying the hot water and soothing scents of Jasmine and lavender as she watched the images of grindylow and merpeople swimming around the walls. She looked up at the ceiling expecting to see more images, she did but it looked as if she was looking up at the exit from the water and it was mystifying. As she was studying the image she noticed small holes directly in the middle of the pool in a circle pattern. She swam over and stood up waist-high in the water and as she did water flowed from the holes in the ceiling falling all over her.
She jumped at first but then laughed, this was amazing, she could spend all day in here discovering it's mysteries. she walked over to the golden taps and found the one that had shampoo, she took a generous amount and started walking back over to the waterfall while lathering the soap into her scalp. The last song finished and the next started, Lyra thought, 'what the heck no one is going to hear me in here, might as well have some fun while I can'. As she massaged the soap into her hair she sung along.
"don't be scared... I've done this before... Show me your teeth" she started swinging her hips to the music gradually getting louder as the song progressed, "don't want no money... Just want your sex... Take a bite of my bad girl... Show me your teeth". She had completely forgotten where she was now, she was completely emerged in the song and her sole goal was to make sure everyone could hear her singing this song, since normally she would get shouted at by her mum or one of the other girls in her dorm. What she didn't know was that someone was waiting for her in her room and was smirking at how fitting the song was for the current situation, they were humming along and would be asking to hear this music again.
Lyra was just washing the shampoo out of her hair and was now scrubbing her body with Jasmine body wash and the loofah. "tell me something that'll save me, need a man who makes me alright... Tell me something that'll change me, gonna love you with ma hands tied.. Show me your teeth". All the blood and grime was finally removed from her body and she finally felt clean. Knowing she would be expected soon she reluctantly got out of the pool still singing along to the song, and wrapped her hair in the smaller towel before bringing the larger one around herself to dry.
She watched the water drain away as she dried herself before securing the towel around her and taking her iPod with her to the bedroom to get changed. She put the iPod on the pillow and started getting changed. "got no salvation... Got no religion... My religion is you..." she finished buttoning up her blouse and pulled her jeans on, "take a bite of my bad girl... Show me your teeth". She dried her hair with the towel and looked around for a hair brush, she frowned when she didn't find one. She walked around the bed to large mirror with a table underneath.
She smiled when she felt the familiar crackle, 'what can these people not do?' sure enough she opened the drawer of the table and there was a brush and comb ready for her to use. As she was brushing her hair she realised the only voice she could hear was her own, when did the music stop? She looked around at the bed and her iPod was gone, she finished brushing her hair and put the brush back before walking over and looking under the bed incase it fell off.
"looking for this are we girly?"
Lyra froze and looked ahead to the other side of the bed, sure enough she saw the dark witches black high-heeled boots. She got up from the floor and saw Bellatrix waggling her iPod at her.
"I have to admit, it is quite good this... Thing, whatever it is, didn't take me very long to figure out how to turn it off before I destroyed it. but the song you were singing was very... 'fitting' wouldn't you say, would you like to see my teeth girl?" Bellatrix laughed and snapped her teeth together in a bite before laughing again and throwing the iPod to the bed.
Lyra rolled her eyes and snatched the iPod back away from the dark witch, blushing deeply knowing Bellatrix had listened to her sing. Then she realised something and her face got redder. Lyra stuttered, "wait, h-how long have you been in here? The only way you could have heard me is if you were in here, a-and I haven't seen you come in.".
Bellatrix stopped laughing and smirked at the flushed girl, "I've been in here long enough that I heard the song before that one, really you should be more observant of your surroundings, I've been sat on that chair the entire time" she motioned over to the chair in the corner next to the window.
Lyra brought her hands up to her face to hide her embarrassment and Bellatrix laughed knowing what the girl was going to say. Lyra asked, "so you mean to tell me you sat there and watched me naked?".
Bellatrix just laughed and then said, "look it was just bad timing on my part, besides it doesn't matter where both girls you have nothing to be ashamed of, and I'm probably going to see you naked a lot considering every time you transform your clothes are going to rip, so don't worry about it".
Lyra nodded her head and moved her hands from her still flushed face. 'she was oddly nice about that? Is this what she's like with her sister?'. There was an awkward silence now as both witches just looked at each other aware of the elephant in the room. Lyra was going to ask if they could go to breakfast when Bellatrix said softly, "urm... I'm sorry... About what I said, I didn't mean it and it was wrong of me...".
Lyra just stood there mouth hanging open with shock as Bellatrix let her eyes wander down to the floor to avoid Lyra's gaze. 'did i just hear correctly? The Bellatrix Lestrange just apologised to me! Wow!', When Lyra didn't say anything Bellatrix shifted her position and said slightly annoyed, "well? I don't normally go to the trouble of apologising girl, and I'd rather are 'friendship' start without you being pissed at me".
Lyra shook herself to snap out of it and quickly replied, "oh sorry I was just a bit shocked is all, and it's ok apology accepted, I overheard you last night anyway I was only knocked out for a few seconds so I heard you say you didn't mean it".
Bellatrix physically relaxed and let out a sigh of relief she said, "that's good, so I was worried for nothing was I".
Lyra giggled, "you, worried well I'd never".
Bellatrix blushed slightly and hissed back, "watch it Lyra I'm still the 'crazy' death eater, I won't hesitate in shutting you up and showing you your place".
Lyra still giggled then forced herself to stop and pulled a very serious face and saluted, "yes ma'am, whatever you say ma'am" it didn't last long because she started laughing again and ended up sitting on the bed clutching her stomach. To her surprise she heard Bellatrix laughing with her and looked up at the dark witch to see it was a genuine, pure laugh and her face shone with joy. Lyra wondered, 'when was the last time you laughed like this because of joy and not because someone was in pain?'.
She didn't get to think on it much longer because Bellatrix stifled her laughter to a small giggle and said, "you're going to fit in really well, just act like that and don't let the boys walk all over you and you will be fine".
Lyra smiled and nodded, "yeah ok, but I wouldn't worry, if any of them say or do anything I don't like I can always bite them" she flashed her canines that were now longer and sharper and snapped her teeth together.
Bellatrix laughed again, "oh I don't think they would like to see your teeth" they both laughed again clutching their stomachs and Lyra was having an inner war, she was happy the 'crazy' dark witch was laughing, properly laughing, but she was meant to hate her because she killed Sirius, tortured Neville's parents into insanity and forced her into this double life of working for the dark side. So why was she so happy to be here laughing with the woman? 'well what's in the past stays in the past, you can't change it, so if I can find a friend here and now I'm not going to stop it' Lyra thought to herself when they finally stopped laughing but were giggling.
What Bellatrix said next however, Lyra wasn't ready for. "you couldn't act like that around Draco could you, he's been really quiet lately and he could do with a good laugh".
Lyra stopped giggling instantly and asked shocked, "what do you mean Draco? Is he here? Do you think that's wise letting him know I'm here?".
Bellatrix stopped giggling too and looked at Lyra confused before a look a realisation fell over her, she then said, "oh yes I haven't told you yet have I, do you remember I said the mission I had in mind for you would involve going back to Hogwarts?". Bellatrix paused waiting for Lyra to answer who just nodded her head, she then continued, "well the mission is basically to help Draco with his because he isn't doing very well and if he doesn't succeed then he and Cissy will be punished".
Lyra watched Bellatrix, looking for any sign that she was lying, she found none. She realised then that Bellatrix really cares for her family and will go to great lengths to protect it, 'does that now include me as well? I wonder?'. Lyra then asked, "urm so what exactly is Draco's mission, what is it I have to do?".
Bellatrix thought for a moment and then spoke, "I can't tell you the full details until I have permission from the dark lord, you see he doesn't know about you yet I'm going to tell him in a few days when he comes here. But what I can tell you is that you have to find any and all weaknesses within the castle that would allow us to breach it when the time comes, so far Draco has found a sure-fire way for us to get in, but it won't work until it's fixed properly and that's were you come in you have to help him and do as he says, the same goes for him he has to listen to you as well".
Lyra frowned and nodded before sighing, "well I don't really have a choice do I, so I will have to go along with it but it doesn't mean I have to like it, but remember you can't hurt any of my friends".
Bellatrix nodded and said, "yes I understand, but you never know you just might like it and realise the winning side is ours".
Lyra shook her head and said, "don't push your luck Bellatrix were being civil so don't ruin it, as long as I only have to do what you say then I will go along with this with no trouble, and yeah you might be right I might see this side is better and join, but you might also see the light side as the winning side and pack all this in and come back with me".
Bellatrix smirked and shook her head, "we both know that will never happen, I am his most loyal follower, I have too much to lose if I just up and left now".
Lyra smirked back, "exactly, if I joined your side I would lose more than I would gain, so let's just form a truce I help you with this and you stay away from my friends as much as you can, I realise it will be impossible for you to leave them alone completely but do what you can please".
Bellatrix smirked and nodded her head, "well said girl, I accept your truce, now let's put that aside and focus on the present, you need feeding before we start your training what do you say to going down for some breakfast?".
Lyra walked around the bed and to the door, she opened it with ease and motioned with her hand for Bellatrix to follow, "that sounds great, shall we".
Bellatrix giggled a little before walking through the door, "we shall".
Xxxx
It wasn't long until the two witches had walked down the hall and stairs and where making their way to the drawing-room. Bellatrix said, "there are only a few death eaters here at the moment, we had are last meeting the other day you see so there's no need for them to stick around because they can either bugger off back to their own homes or there off doing business". She waved her hand in a shooing motion when she said this and Lyra giggled in response. Bellatrix smiled slightly and continued, "those that do stay because there either here doing something for the dark lord, on business with my 'dear' brother in law Lucius or there lazy gits".
Lyra laughed at the sarcasm she used and the way she exclaimed the last part and was sure she saw Bellatrix grinning at how she had made her laugh. Lyra giggled, "would you tell them that though?". They had gotten to the door to the drawing-room.
Bellatrix grabbed the handle and said, "of course I would, in fact I say it several times for my own amusement". She pushed open the door and let Lyra walk through. Lyra shook her head with a smile on her face, 'this is going to be funny at least'. Bellatrix followed behind and shut the door, the two witches then walked over to the large rectangular table in the middle of the room at which several people where already sat. As they got closer Lyra saw that Narcissa, Lucius and Draco were all there on the left side of the table with Lucius at the end. On the right side she saw fenrir greyback and two other men she didn't know yet.
Just as they got to the others Narcissa looked up from her daily prophet and saw who it was that was joining them. She smiled at the two of them and said, "good morning, so glad you could join us, oh Lyra why don't you sit next to Draco?" she motioned to the empty seat next to the blonde boy who had frozen in that moment. Lyra looked into his eyes and could see his discomfort with the situation, he started to blush and quickly looked down at his eggs and sausages. Bellatrix smirked and started chuckling as she sat next to the man with scruffy black hair.
Lyra scowled at the woman which only caused her to laugh more, before turning back to Narcissa and saying, "good morning to you too, that's a lovely offer but I think I will sit next to Bellatrix if that's alright".
Narcissa nodded her head frantically, "yes of course, that's fine, what do you want for breakfast?".
Lyra thought for a moment as she slipped into the seat next to Bellatrix who was still laughing to herself at her sisters actions, then asked, "could I have a cheese omelette please?".
Narcissa smiled and said, "yes you most certainly can" she wasn't used to people having such good manners, Lucius normally just demanded what he wanted, Draco didn't say much these days and all the other death eaters apart from her sister just took what they wanted without a word. Yes she already liked Lyra very much. She snapped her fingers and in front of Lyra appeared a plate with the most delicious looking omelette Lyra had ever seen, steam was still coming of it and extra cheese had been sprinkled over the top. Next to it a smaller plate with toast and varies spreads accompanied a glass of orange juice.
Lyra could only smile, 'god she's worse than Molly when she's in mother mode' she looked back up at Narcissa and said, "thank you this looks excellent".
"your very welcome, I hope you enjoy it" Narcissa replied, she returned to her newspaper once she saw Lyra starting her breakfast. No one said anything, just sitting there in awkward silence the only sound was cutlery clanking off plates. It may have been quiet but Lyra noticed how the two men studied her every move, judging her before she even had a chance to say anything.
She was going to break the silence and thank Narcissa when Bellatrix did it for her, "hey you two, do you mind sticking your eyes back in your sockets, it's rude to stare especially at our guest" Bellatrix snarled at the two men who jumped slightly and adjusted themselves in their seats but still looked at Lyra.
The man with the scruffy black hair replied, "guest? If I remember correctly from what you've told me, you attacked her and kidnapped her, bringing her back here to do as you tell her. Also not to mention that she is a filthy half blood!". He started waving his fork around as he said this, flecks of food flying everywhere.
The change of emotions on Bellatrix's face was instant, her boiling rage growing with each second. She was about to scream back at him about how wrong he was when Lyra turned to him and calmly replied, "don't question me or my reasons for being here, because yes I did come here willingly, I wasn't forced and I wasn't kidnapped. As for my blood purity, if you have any more problems with it I will show you exactly how different my blood is from yours, but for some reason I don't think you will like what I have to show you" she finished with a dark smile flashing her sharp canines at the man, who visible back down.
Fenrir was laughing to himself, he could tell how powerful this cub was, she had only transformed once and she was already showing advanced skills that he could only use after months of training. She was using her wolf's dominant magical power and transferring it to her human form, he doubted she even realised what she was doing, it was going to be fun to teach her.
Bellatrix flashed a smirk at how Lyra handled the situation, 'yes she will fit in perfectly'. She turned to the scruffy haired man and said, "well I think that settles that don't you Macnair? The same goes for you Rabastan and I hope you pass the information on to my 'dear' husband when you next see him. Lyra is our equal and she will be treated as such, if I see anyone doing otherwise you will answer to me. Understood?". The two men nodded their heads quickly and looked from Lyra to fenrir who was still laughing, they eventually just looked down at their food to avoid anyone's gaze.
Bellatrix smirked, "good, because your both going to be helping her with her training, I'm sure you remember cissy mentioning this to you?". Again they nodded in response and didn't say anything, to scared of what the insane witch would do to them. Bellatrix just laughed at the two men and they flinched at the noise before relaxing a little. Bellatrix shook her head muttering something under her breath that sounded like, "idiots".
Lyra didn't know what to make of the situation, by the way Lucius and Narcissa didn't react she guessed that this sort of thing happened often. She looked over to Draco and it was obvious that he wasn't accustom to this behaviour yet, because he had a small smile on his face as he looked over at the two men. Lyra caught his attention and smiled back, his smile grew wider and he motioned over to the men and as he picked up his fork made a whipping motion. Lyra burst out laughing and soon enough he joined in, causing everyone at the table to jump in shock.
They couldn't stop laughing for a long time, because Bellatrix was looking at them with an innocent look and the two men were confused and it only fuelled there funny bones. Narcissa was liking Lyra more and more with each passing second, not only was she the descendant, but she was being kind and polite despite the situation she was in and she was even bringing Draco out of his shell. She smiled at the two of them laughing and felt a tear run down her cheek, it was early days but at this point in there lives with the war coming, Lyra was the best thing that had happened to her family.
Eventually they calmed down enough so they could take heavy breaths while clutching their sore stomachs, the wide grins still pasted on their faces. Bellatrix smirked, "well at least the silence is gone now, can someone start talking before we all go crazy".
Narcissa giggled, "Bella I don't think that will be much of a problem for you".
Bellatrix raised her eyebrow and said, "ha, ha very funny Cissy, we all know I'm not crazy I'm just... Gifted".
Everyone laughed and she scowled at them, Narcissa replied, "yeah sure you are".
Bellatrix huffed and stuck her chin and her chest out in a childish manner, folding her arms across her chest, "whatever, someone just speak before we all die of boredom".
Lyra shook her head and giggled, this was going to be really weird seeing the usually insane death eater joking around with her sister and not once saying or doing anything bad. Lyra looked over to Narcissa and said, "well this gives me the perfect opportunity to thank you for everything you have done. My room is amazing and you've given me so many clothes, you really didn't have to but you did so thank you so much".
Narcissa smiled and took a sip of her orange juice before replying, "Lyra it's perfectly fine, after everything you've been through it was the least I could do for you, and it will make you feel more comfortable here because I don't want you to feel like the odd one out. Just like Bella said, you are our equal, and by the way things are going soon to be our friend. If there is anything else I can do to make you feel more at home then just ask me and I will try my best".
Lyra smiled back and nodded, 'yep, definitely worse than Molly' she took a drink of her own juice, but when Bellatrix snapped her teeth together and laughed she choked on it and started coughing. She glared over at the witch when she could finally breath, 'there are better ways of reminding me something, ughh I hope she doesn't act like this all the time it's going to be a nightmare' she didn't realise that she groaned out loud and everyone was looking at her funny.
Narcissa looked concerned and asked, "is everything alright?".
Lyra snapped back into reality and smiled back at Narcissa nodding her head, "yeah everything's fine, it's just Bellatrix just reminded me of something else I need to thank you for, but she could have done it in a different manner" Lyra shot a glare at Bellatrix who just laughed, she continued, "anyway I need to thank you for returning my IPod, I really don't know what I would have done if you hadn't, it's going to help me a lot while I'm here, you know to relax and get used to being here".
Narcissa nodded her head with a look of concentration she asked, "are you talking about that shiny box that was in your pocket?". Lucius blushed and looked down, he hadn't known it belonged to anyone and wondered how it got in his house, when his wife came in a told him off for snooping in other people's things he apologised and she explained what had happened.
Lyra smiled trying to stifle her laughter at how they all looked so confused about what this 'shiny box' was, she said, "yes I'm talking about that, it's called an iPod and before you ask it's not dangerous and can't really do you any harm unless you have the volume up to high" they all looked at her confused and she giggled, "what it does is plays music, nothing harmful there unless the volume is to high and hurts your ears".
Draco's face seemed to light up and he asked, "wait so it can play any music you want? that's amazing you have to show me".
Lyra shook her head quickly, "wait hold your horses, it can play any music I want but I have to have uploaded that music to the iPod before hand, so really it can only play music that I have a copy of and is on my iPod".
Draco seemed even more confused but still looked eager to find out more, "oh well you still have to show me, it sounds really interesting".
Lyra looked around to see that the others were still just as confused if not more, she even saw Rabastan whispering to Macnair, "what does she mean by 'uploaded' and why did she tell him to 'hold his horses'?". She laughed to herself, that was until she saw the smirk on Bellatrix's face and it just spelt trouble.
Bellatrix turned to Draco and said, "if you think that sounds interesting, wait until you hear her singing in the shower. Now that's interesting".
Both Draco and Lyra blushed at this and there eyes flitted across the table, not looking directly at anyone. The others had slightly amused yet confused looks on their faces, all but Narcissa who caught the extra meaning in her sisters words. "what were you doing in Lyra's room while she was in the shower?" Narcissa asked annoyed.
Bellatrix just replied with a shrug, "I was waiting for her".
Narcissa sighed and continued, "so why couldn't you of come back after she had finished... Wait you didn't stay in the room while she was getting changed did you?".Bellatrix just chuckled in response and Lyra groaned hiding her flushed face behind her hands. Narcissa shot her sister a dark look, who laughed in return, before turning to Lyra and saying, "I'm sorry for my sisters rude behaviour, it's seems she has forgotten her manners, but rest assured it won't happen again. Will it Bella?".
Giggling Bellatrix replied, "no I won't happen again".
Lyra nodded her still red face, "it's ok really, it's something I'm going to have to get used to, especially if every time I transform my clothes are going to be ripped to shreds, there's going to be no way to avoid it".
Draco who had just paled, blushed heavily again, his gaze lingering on Lyra. He unlike the two death eaters who were thoroughly confused at her choice of words, knew all about Lyra's special condition because they had tried it on him and it didn't work, because of this he was one of the few that knew along with fenrir, Bellatrix and his mother. His eyes ran over her upper body down to were it cut off under the table, he had seen fenrir transform enough times to realise just how little clothing she would have left at the end.
Bellatrix smirked noticing Draco's reaction, "we will have to make sure Draco isn't around when you do, otherwise we may have to deal with a very hormonal teenage boy" Draco shifted his glance quickly looking at his empty plate, he wrung his hands in embarrassment, sure his face was brick-red. Lyra hit Bellatrix on the arm giving her an angry look that only stirred her on. She winked at Lyra and turned to Draco, "I'm sure you'd like what you'd see".
Narcissa gasped, "Bella!".
Bellatrix chuckled at the fidgeting boy, "it's to bad though, she doesn't swing your way".
Narcissa's tone got angry, "Bella that's enough, there's no need for any of this, it's bad enough on Lyra as it is, without you making it any worse". There was a finality in her words that even Bellatrix obeyed, the dark witch stopped laughing and just sat there with a small grin on her face.
Lyra just sat there with her head in her hands, she would never have imagined that one day Bellatrix Lestrange would be embarrassing her to Draco about her sexuality, and at the dinner table no less. Draco stood up hurriedly saying, "urm yes well, I have things to do so I'm going to go now, see you all later" as soon as the last word left his mouth he rushed from the room in a flash, leaving everyone in silence.
Bellatrix also stood up and almost as if on cue so did fenrir, Bellatrix looked at Lyra with a grin she said, "as much fun as this was, we also have a lot of training to do and the quicker we start it the sooner you can go and have a nosy round the manor".
Lyra smiled back excitement shining in her eyes at what was to come. She stood up and followed the two of them out another door and into the gardens.
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