Suffering For Desire

Chapter Nine, an Unexpected Arrangement.


Suddenly, two figures burst through the door as Bellatrix came.

"Bella?!"

She snapped her eyes open, there before her was her sister, Narcissa, and behind her, looking discomfited, her nephew Draco. She let out a gasp as she saw who it was, hanging her head down to hide her flushed embarrassment.

Narcissa stood there, an arched eyebrow raised.

"B… Bella, what were you doing?" she inquired. Bellatrix flattened her skirt down and sent a subtle nod to Dora under the table, sending the message to say that she would deal with this, just stay under the table. She stood up and put one hand on the table, leaning nonchalantly.

"Well if you must know… I was… singing."

"Singing? Hm, I didn't know you sang Bella?" said Narcissa, looking unconvinced, she looked behind her at the hallway as if she was worried there was another person in the room apart from herself and the two others. Draco didn't look, he stood there, staring at his aunt. At what she was wearing. She noticed this.

"Yes… singing" she said, sending a little wink to Draco, sending a shiver up his spine. Like Dora, he also lusted after his naughty aunt. His already pink cheeks went a brighter shade of red.

"Right, well, do you remember our arrangement?" said Narcissa, her demeanour was cold towards her.

"Arrangement?" asked Bellatrix.

"Yes, you were supposed to teach my son occlumency. The Dark Lord… wanted you to do so."

"Oh he did did he?" she said mockingly. It was the first time she'd ever joked about an order from the Dark Lord. Draco slightly giggled at Bellatrix, then instantly went silent when his mother gave him a stern look.

"Yes, he did." she said, "and I think you should start today."

"Hm, very well then. Shall we discuss this in the sitting room?" she walked past the pair and into the hallway where they followed. She walked into the room nearest the kitchen. It was a large sitting room, the wallpaper was emerald green and looked very old, with grey patterns going all the way up to the high ceiling. There was an enormous coal fireplace, and in front of it were an array of black leather sofas, almost as worn as the wallpaper.

In front of it all was huge windows, overlooking the overgrown garden. The grand house was clearly not tended to in the years that the Lestrange's had been locked away.

Bellatrix sat down on one of the sofas and lay sideways, her long legs stretched out, showing her stockings. Draco couldn't help but lick his lips as he sat down on the sofa opposite, facing Bellatrix. Narcissa sat down next to him.

"As you know Bella, the Dark Lord requires Draco to be trained. I… disagree with it personally…" her voice quivered. "He needs his mind to be strong, and, I know that you are very trained in Legilimency and Occlumency."

"I'll see what I can do, shall I Cissy?" she smirked at Narcissa, then winked at Draco, his pale face rouged.

"In the meantime, I think he should stay here? He can stay in one of the guest rooms." she continued.

"Yes, I need some time alone so I think this would be most convenient" Narcissa replied. "Are you fine with that, Draco?" she said to her son. Draco looked Bellatrix up and down and said "Oh yes, absolutely." he smirked.

"Oh won't we have fun!" Bellatrix said stately.


Once Narcissa had left, Bellatrix showed Draco to one of the guest rooms, it was quite large. With a four-poster bed, a set of drawers and some old grey curtains that hung limply, covering the window enough to show that they still do their job even after decades of being draped there.

"Make yourself at home" she said, gesturing to the room briskly. He sat on the bed and smiled at her, he always liked Auntie Bella. As she walked out she gave him a quick smirk, making him blush again.

She strode down the hall into the kitchen. "Dora, come out come out wherever you are!" she cheerily whispered whilst giggling. Dora emerged from under the table, banging her head on the ledge as she got up.

"Ow! Fuck!" she exclaimed. Bellatrix cackled at her clumsiness.

"Get up silly." she held out a hand and helped her up. Dora giggled and got up, smoothing down her dress as she did so. Bellatrix's eyes traced up Dora's lovely figure. Dora noticed this and smirked to herself, rubbing her head.

Bellatrix took Dora's hand and they walked out the kitchen into the hall where they walked into Bellatrix's bedroom to find-

"Augh!" Bellatrix shrieked. Her mutilated husband's corpse was still lying there. She had completely forgotten-

Dora stood there wide eyed, she looked at Bellatrix who stared at the corpse.

Bellatrix took a deep breath and said as she exhaled "hmmm right…" she held out her hand "accio wand". Her wand flew through the door and into her hand. She walked over the room and crouched down beside the bloody corpse.

She sighed. "Stupid bastard." she said with a look of contempt on her sullen, pale face. She stood up and pointed her wand at the blood surrounding the body.

"Scourgify"

The blood seemed to foam up from the carpet and vanish immediately. She smiled and turned to Dora.

"Well, now for the hard part." she winked at Dora and walked out the room.


Sorry haven't updated in so long. I'm a fucking wreck and my creativity ran away.