Identity Crisis

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Shout out to the fanfiction The Curious Case of Romulus Lestrange, which was the inspiration for this story. The author is underthemoonandstars


Chapter 3- Securing the Manor

July 21, 1986 10:20 am

Bellatrix was cradling Rhea. She was singing her a lullaby that her mother used to sing to her when she had trouble sleeping. Suddenly, she heard a faint 'reducto' and a startlingly loud boom. Dust fell from the ceiling. Bellatrix hunched over Ronan's crib, steadying herself with her left hand while still holding Rhea with her right. Her husband, Rodolphus, ran in through the door that connected the master bedroom and the twins' nursery. His wand was in his hand, battle ready.

"Bella! The Ministry is here!" he yelled.

"But the children..." she half whispered. What was she supposed to do?

"Cast protective charms over them! We mustn't let the Ministry discover them or us!" he yelled back. Another tremor shook the very ground. Rodolphus sent a regretful glance at his wife and children before running through the nursery. He quickly kissed each of his children gently on the forehead.

"Be safe, children." he whispered into their hair. He ran out of the nursery and down the hallway to engage the Ministry alongside his brother.

Bellatrix was at a crossroads. She could either leave with the children, since the wards were obviously down, and leave Rabastan and Rodolphus to their doom, since they would obviously need her help, or she could join Rodolphus and Rabastan in the battle.

After a brief moment of indecision, she carefully laid down a sleeping Rhea in her crib. Bellatrix took out her unique wand and tucked the children in with a flick of her wrist. With another flick, she pulled down the curtains over the cribs. After a few seconds hesitation, Bellatrix pulled the curtains back up, kissing her twin bundles of joy on the forehead and replacing the curtains after. She decided to place protective charms over them. She was confident that the Ministry wouldn't get that far but she had to be careful. It was just as dangerous to underestimate your opponent as it is to overestimate them. Bella walked around her children's cribs in a big circle, branshanding her wand, murmuring under her breath.

"Cave inimicum. Fianto duri. Muffliato. Protego horribilis. Protego maxima. Protego totalum. Repello inimicum. Salvio hexia." Finished, Bellatrix reached out with her left hand and was stopped by a blue dome-like shield, which fizzled and sent a shock up her arm, leaving it numb and tingling. Satisfied with her work, Bellatrix went down to the entrance hall to join her husband and brother-in-law in the fight.

When Bella reached the hall, half of it was already destroyed. She put final Shield Charm on the entrance to the nursery and fired off a Killing Curse at an Auror that was charging up the stairs. He tumbled down the stairs, dead before he hit the ground.

A maniacal smile tugged at Bellatrix's lips. This was going to be fun.

She fired off Killing Curse after Killing Curse, pointing her wand left and right. Aurors, one after another, fell by her hand. Too late, they realized that she was the real threat. But by that time, there were only 3 Aurors left. One female and two males. Bella recognised them.

James Potter was one. He and his wife had caused her Master much trouble in the past. It would please the Dark Lord if she were to kill him. The other male was Frank Longbottom. He and his wife had also been actively working against her Master. She should make it a point to kill both of the blood traitors brutally. The last Auror was called Amelia Bones. As far as Bella was concerned, she was just the icing on the cake.

Bellatrix joined Rodolphus and Rabastan's fight, eager to please their Master. She sent a Stunning Spell at Longbottom. She smiled as it slipped past his defenses and he collapsed on the floor in a heap. The Lestranges focused their attention on the only 2 Aurors left. Amelia Bones sent a spell at Rodolphus. Seeing that both Rabastan and Bellatrix were busy with Potter, who was actually becoming more of a challenge than first anticipated, they could do nothing but watch as the father of her children crumpled to the floor, unconscious.

With a furious shout, Bella sliced her curved wand through the air. A shockwave of purple fire was sent through the air. Potter was able to get a shield up in time. Bones was not so lucky. The shockwave hit her in the chest, sending her flying backwards into the wall. She slumped to the floor, hopefully dead.

It was 2 on 1 now. Bellatrix and Rabastan against James. The battle was heating up. Both sides were using deadly curses. James sent a cutting curse at Rabastan...whose reflexes were too slow.

The curse sliced across his chest. Blood splashed across Bella's face, Rabastan's blood. He fell to the floor. She leapt in front of her brother in law and her husband while dueling Potter. It was only them now. Pureblood battle. Lestrange V.S. Potter.

Potter's only thought was to protect and avenge his fallen comrades while trying to keep himself alive. The only thing on Bellatrix's mind, however, was to protect her family and getting revenge, if not for her Master, then for her fallen family members. She had to keep her family away from the Ministry of Magic.

Bella's luck had, however, run out. Potter had sent a Blasting Curse at her that even her most powerful shield couldn't stop. She was blasted backwards into the ebony staircase. She hit her head hard on the rail. Her wand had clattered out of her hand.

Bella's vision started going black at the edges. Potter seemed surprised that he had won. Suddenly, another Death Eater appeared next to her. And next to Rodolphus and Rabastan. Knowing what this meant, Bellatrix yelled and struggled and clawed.

Anything to protect her children.

"No!" she yelled desperately. "No! Rhea! Ronan!"

The Death Eater summoned her forgotten wand and apparated out of the house, leaving both the Aurors and the Lestranges to lick their wounds. Bellatrix screamed all the way to the safe house.


So sorry for the short chapter. I promise that the chapters will get longer as the story gets on.

To answer a question by one of my reviewers: Harry isn't as tight with Ron and Hermione as he is in the books because he knows that his sister will keep her mouth shut no matter what, but with friends: alliances can be bought. He's not entirely sure that they can be trusted yet. He shares his fears and secrets with Helena AKA Rhea and she doesn't say anything, but like a proper sister: she teases him a little about it when their alone. He doesn't trust Hermione as much because of her background and the same with Ron. He figures that if they can just leave everything behind or completely forsake their kind, then what would they do to him since he isn't blood... or who they thought he was...

Until next time, I gotta bounce.

-Nightingale0708