"Oh Bella, what have you done?" Rodolphus said as he undid the sheets to reveal blood, he quickly wiped it clean with his wand.
"I don't know Rod, I woke up and it was like this…what did I write and with whose blood?"
"I don't know whose blood, They are trying to figure it out as we speak. And you wrote "Evil will succeed over good. The blood of the dirty will soon wash over the boots of the pure as the pure one dance in it.""
"I don't remember any of it Rodolphus, I swear. No one must find out it was me, no one."
Bella began to panic, if it was discovered it was her she wasn't sure what they did with 13 year old murderer's but she knew it wasn't good, maybe Azkaban, or would they kill her. Then she thought about what her parents would do, would they fear their daughter after she had killed someone? The thought almost made her smile. But of coarse they wouldn't she was sure her father had killed someone, even Rod had killed someone and he was much younger and a much better man than her father. No. Her father would punish her, and severely, maybe even kill her.
"Rod please! Don't let them find out it was me. I'd die if they did and you know it. Please Rod."
Bella was begging him, she ran to him and fell on her knee's in front of him, gripping his shirt and sobbing all she could muster was a whisper, a plead for her life. Rodolphus helped her up and wrapped his arms around her and pulled her tight. She didn't have to beg him to help her, he had been running things threw his head trying to figure out how this could have happened in the first place but he didn't have to think hard it was clear that the Dark Lord had placed her under the Imperius Curse. The real question was why he had chosen Bella when there were much older students that were close to joining but yet he chose a 13 year old. He was sure to ask later.
He pushed her back and looked into the violet eyes that used to haunt him in his sleep, they seemed to shine when tears came and flowed down her cheeks. He wiped it away with his wrist.
"Bella I will always help you, I will always protect you. Forever."
She gave a small smile.
"Forever and always?"
"Forever and always."
She stepped back and pulled out the bloody clothes, he wiped them clean and anything else that had any evidence of what she had done. He knew that they would not be able to trace the message back to her, the Dark Lord made Bella do it and he knew what he was doing and Rodolphus knew that if he had wanted Bella to get caught he would have done it already. Bella looked at the clock on the wall.
"What class do you have."
"Herbology. I should start walking so I wont be late."
She wiped her face clear of any evidence of tears then smiled at him, then she left. He picked up a few things then he too left the room he had a DADA class to teach.
Herbology was over and Bella was walking with Cissa and Andy. she was tired from her fight with the vines and all she wanted was food and sleep, but the thought of sleep made her nervous, she didn't want to do anything else in it. She thought about Rodolphus and instantly wanted to know if they found out whose blood it was.
Just then Cissa stepped forward and waved then ran to catch up with Lucius, Bella rolled her eyes and Andy smiled.
"Let her be, you know she likes him." Andy said even though she was smiling.
"I know. Well I forgot something in our dorm, so I'll run and grab it and meet you in the great hall. Save me a seat."
Andy smiled then nodded her head. She knew her sister was up to something, Bella disappeared to often too not be up to something. But when the time came she knew Bella would tell them.
Bella walked quickly, she figured Rod would probably stop at his room before heading to lunch, so that's where she would look first.
"Bella!"
Bella frowned as Pippa walked near her, she was afraid that her friend would want to go to the dorm with her then down to lunch leaving no time for her to speak to Rodolphus.
"Thank Merlin I found you. Rodolphus wanted me to find you he said you can bring that paper to his classroom now."
Bella sighed a sigh of relief his story fit perfectly with hers.
"Yeah I was just going to go get it then head there. Thank you."
"Your welcome. I'll see you at lunch and don't let him boss you around."
Pippa laughed and then headed the way Bella came from. Bella walked faster, once in the common room she ran to the dorm and dug through her stuff till she found her papers. She found an old graded DADA paper and went back to the hall to head to the class room. She was about to go in when she heard voices coming in from the inside.
"I find it just a little strange, don't you?"
Many voices agreed, then all went quite.
"You may come in." a voice that could only be Dumbledore's called. Bella froze but then took a breath and walked into a classroom that was full of teachers. "What is it you need Miss Black?"
"Professor Lestrange…Ummm…you asked to see me?"
Rodolphus didn't hesitate.
"Oh yes sorry. Hand the paper to me." Bella did and Rodolphus took it then looked it over real quick and marked it. Then he looked up and smiled at the other teachers. "Sorry everyone I forgot I told Miss Black to come in this morning, see I miss graded her paper. It'll be real quick."
Bella was uncomfortable and some of the teachers smiled at her.
"No problem, we wouldn't want a student to not get what he or she deserves." Dumbledore said.
"And finished, sorry about that Miss. Black, I'm glad you caught it. Now you better hurry you don't want to miss your lunch." Rodolphus said handing the paper back, their eyes met for a minute, telling her a secret that she didn't understand.
She left the room and only when she got halfway down the hall did she hear the faint noise of the teachers.
"Boy Dumbledore's got great hearing." she muttered to herself before looking at the paper. It just looked like her paper, she flipped it over and nothing stood out. She knew Rodolphus had done something to it or he wouldn't have asked her to bring it. She looked at the grade it went from a 90 to a 91.
"A 91. I think he gypped me." She said aloud to herself again.
Suddenly red words appeared and she couldn't believe that Rodolphus would have guess she would have been mad about the 1 point increase. The words were definitely his, they were fancy and clearly read a name she didn't want to ever read again.
Bernice Haloway
Bella took a sharp breath. But how was it possible, and suddenly she felt like she was going to get caught. Red words appeared under Bernice's name and Bella was almost to afraid to read them.
Forever and always Bella.
I'm happy i got this chapter up so much sooner. please dont forget to R&R. Thank you for reading so far =D
