Bella's Lullaby

Chapter 4

Going Shopping

The move back into Grimmauld Place went by rather quickly for Bellatrix. At first she was worried and anxious about moving back into the black family home. However some of that nervousness dissipated when she remembered that Harry would be there with her. That thought made her pale cheeks brighten slightly and a slight moist spot appear on her panties.

Automatically Bella clenched her legs tightly and shook those thoughts from her mind. As soon as she and Harry had apparated to Grimmauld Place, Harry went down to check on dinner leaving her to pick out a room for herself. As Bellatrix got to the second floor, she saw that Harry had defiantly did a great job redecorating the house. No longer were the walls black and gloomy looking. Instead the walls were painted a calming light blue color and Bella couldn't help but smile.

Upon reaching the second floor, Bellatrix walked down the hallway and came to a stop outside Sirius's room. 'I bet Harry chose this as his room' Bellatrix thought to herself as she reached out and slowly turned the door handle.

As Bellatrix opened the door, she saw that most of the decorations hadn't changed from when she remembered it when she was younger. Gryffindor and Hogwarts crest pennants were on the wall by the window. Sitting on the nightstand next the four-poster king sized bed sat three pictures. One was a picture of Harry's parents' ice skating in a muggle park. Another photograph was of Harry and his friends standing in front of the great oak doors of Hogwarts. The last photo was the one that brought tears to Bella's face. It was Sirius and Harry standing together in the main room of Grimmauld Place.

'It's my fault that he's gone. If only I had been able to fight back against both the Imperius and Cruciatus Curses.' Bellatrix thought to herself as she ran a finger over the picture of Sirius and Harry. She placed the photograph back down before she left the room and went to choose her bedroom.

Bellatrix decided to choose the bedroom that was across from the bathroom. One of the main reasons she chose it was because it was close to Harry's room and she'd have someplace to go whenever the nightmares came.

Pleased with her decision, Bellatrix walked back downstairs and into the kitchen where she saw Harry working on dinner for them both. Feigning as if she was shocked and said "Dear me, What have I done to deserve a homemade dinner made by Harry Potter himself?"

Harry rolled his eyes as he drained the noodles for the spaghetti. Once he drained the noodles, Harry tossed them into a pot before he added the sauce and meatballs. When he finished mixing everything together, he turned to Bellatrix and asked, "Would you like any parmesan cheese and some garlic bread?"

Bellatrix's eyes widened as she smelled the finished spaghetti. "Ooh it's been so long since I've had spaghetti and garlic bread, and yes please to the parmesan cheese as well Harry" Bellatrix says.

After the food was dished out, Harry grabbed themselves some butterbeer from the refrigerator and sat down beside Bellatrix at the scrubbed wooden table. Bellatrix remained silent as they ate.

"You okay Bella? You're awfully quiet this evening" Harry says as he took a sip of his butterbeer.

Bellatrix bit her bottom lip before replying. "Harry I honestly can't thank you enough for taking me in, but I don't have any clothes then what's on my back. Now I don't want to put you in a place you don't want to be but would it be possible for us to go to Diagon Alley so I can get some clothes and some other things?" Bellatrix asked.

Harry gave Bellatrix a small smile as he reached over and placed his hand on top of hers. "Of course we can Bellatrix, do you want to go after we finish dinner?"

Bella's eyes seem to glow with life as she asked "Really? You mean it Harry?"

"Of course I mean it Bellatrix. I don't expect you to just wear the clothes on your back while you are here with me" Harry says.

Hearing how much Harry cared and how he would go out of his way for her brought a smile to Bellatrix's lips.

After they were finished eating dinner, Harry set up the dishes to soak in the sink before he grabbed his cloak and slipped over Bellatrix's shoulders. Bellatrix couldn't help but blush hard as they apparated together to Diagon Alley.

For Bellatrix appearing in Diagon Alley after years of abuse and being forced into service, to her it felt like she was eleven years old again, entering the magical place for the very first time.

After getting some golden galleons, silver sickles, and bronze knuts out of her vault at Gringrotts, Bellatrix and Harry walked down the cobbled street heading to their first destination: Madame Malkin's Robes for All Occasions.

As they walked in, a little bell rang signaling to Madame Malkin that she had a costumer or two.

Walking out from the back room, Madame Malkin said "Welcome you two, I take it you're here to do a bit of shopping Miss Black?"

When Bellatrix nodded in confirmation, Madame Malkin said "Well if you need any help don't hesitate to ask". With that said, Madame Malkin went off to do some stuff in her office. This left Bellatrix and Harry alone to browse the robes and other clothes.

Once Bellatrix had grabbed some robes and other clothes that caught her interest, She slipped into the dressing room as Harry sat down in the small chair in front of it. Every few minutes Bellatrix would walk out wearing a robe or nightgown to which Harry would tell her that it looked great on her. Bellatrix would blush hard at these comments before she went to change into something else.

'Bellatrix sure is beautiful. Even with everything she's been put through throughout the years, she still looks amazing. And Merlin those legs go on forever. Wait a minute! What the fuck am I thinking? I may be a hormone crazed teenager but I would never take advantage of Bellatrix like that. Merlin I need to get laid. Especially after what happened with Ginny.' Harry thought.

~Flashback~

Finally Harry had done it. After months of searching for hidden and highly magical historic objects that contained fragments of the darkest wizard of all time's splintered soul fragments, Harry defeated Voldemort AKA Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr.

There were heavy losses on both sides and it would take months, perhaps even years for the wizarding world to recover from the war. Once the war was over, members of the light and those who fought against Voldemort and his followers began their duties of fixing up Hogwarts Castle and moving the bodies of their dead.

Finally when everything was fixed, the students and faculty of the magical school had a funeral for all who had died defending the school.

A month had passed since the end of the war and Harry and Ginny were both eager to try out a relationship. Now that they didn't have to worry about some dark wizard trying to take over the world. At first it was great for both of them. They were both experiencing something new, especially when they decided to take their relationship to the next level and give each other their virginities.

Soon however it appeared a wrench was thrown into their relationship wheel. Sure the sex was great and everything but something happened which caused the relationship to end.

Harry had arrived at the burrow, wanting to surprise Ginny with flowers and reservations to her favorite muggle restaurant. As he walked into the kitchen, he saw that Ginny was celebrating with her mother and was crying. He learned that day that Ginny was chosen for a four year contract to the Hollyhead Harpies Quidditch team. Harry was happy for Ginny and they decided to end their relationship, both not wanting the stress of a long distance relationship.

~End Flashback-

Bellatrix happy with what she found carried her choices up to the front where Madame Malkin rang everything up before helping Bellatrix with the bagging. After paying for her purchases, Harry and Bellatrix apparated back to Grimmauld Place.

A/N: End of Chapter 4 Please Read and Review!