a/n: Yeah a new chapter!!

Chapter Ten: Years Following

"Everything changed after that night," Andromeda whisperd in a solomn voice. Sadness was evident in her tone as she spoke. "Rodlphus was a menatl wreck. He slipped into a depression that seemed like it would never end. I did too, it was painful not to have my sisster thaere with me. She was a part of me. I knew Narcissa felt it too. She acted weird, withdrawing from her usual outgoing self. I was like a robot, is what my mother told me. I ate, I drank, I slept, I obeyed, and that was it. 6 months after the attack, I recieved a letter from her. i was overjoyed to hear Hfrom her, but what she wrote just broke my heart even more."

"Cissy! Cissy! I got a letter!" Andromeda yelled running up the stairs to her sister's room. She flung open the door and pounced on the bed. "It's from her!!"

Narcissa sat up, her eyes lite up. "Well open it already," she breathed.

Andromeda flipped over the envelope and ripped the seal. She pulled out the parchment inside and read:

My Dear Sisters,

i am terrified. I finally found some parchment to write on and luckily ink and quill with it. It is horrible here, where here is I do not know. Every night and day, he watches me like a hawk. He knows my every move. I am required to practice the most horrific spells every day, ones that I dare not write.

They torture people, cause them emense pain. I can't bare watch him perform them on others. It is sickening. More of his supports show up each day, all of them are just as cruel as himself.

Soon, i hope to be home with two. i cannot bare this anymore. i love you both very much.

Your sister,

Bellatrix

"No," Narcissa whispered. Andromeda hugged the letter to her chest and sobbed. Cissy leaned over and embraced Andromeda. The two sat there and cried fearing what would happedn to their sister.

"Please, let her be safe," Andromeda whispered, "Please."

"Her letters became shorter and shorter. Cissy and i thought the worst had happened. Finally one year later she came home, beaten and worn. I remember her collasping on the floor in tears. Narcissa and I held her close for what seemed like a long time. Bella muttered something into my shoulder, but i didn't understand her. I now wish I hadn't pulled her face away to hear what she had said," Andromeda continued.

"What did she say?" Neville asked carefully. He, too, was just afraid as every one else at what her answer would be.

"She said she had killed some one,"

The room fell dead silent. Harry's mind reeled, 'Maybe she isn't a monster afterall?' he thought.

"That wasn't the most terrifying thing though, she said she liked it. It made her feel like she had power. Both of us had let her go by then and were scooting away from her. Rodolphus, who had been staying wiht us the whole time embraced Bella and told her it was okay. I couldn't believe him. It wasn't okay that my sister had just killed some one, that she had just taken someone's life away and enjoyed it. I couldn't bare to look at her anymore. All that I had hoped for, that she would come back the same old Bella, was gone." Andromeda said. Her head was bowed. Tonks laid her hand in her mother's and squeezed it reassuringly. "The two then left the house of Black," she continued. "Where they went, I still don't know. Now I think that is enough for today. I need time to rest." she finished.

"Thank you," Harry said giving Andromeda a smile. She smiled back weakly and left the room in silence.

A/n: i know it's short, but still review and tell me what you think.