Music roared from the ballroom. Andromeda got dressed in the ball gown that her mother had gotten her, of coarse she had to have her fathers approvals first. All around her the maids and dress tailors pinned and folded to get the dress to fit perfect. Andromeda was a little confused about why this ball she had to look better than she had ever had.

"Hold still please miss, we do not to prick you." one of the lady's said and Andromeda smiled. She knew she looked pretty in the blue dress. "all right miss, if you would please walk and let us have a look." Andromeda start to walk around the room just as her mother walked in.

"Oh Andromeda you look so beautiful my daughter." Druella said "wasn't it nice of your father to get you and your sister's new dresses?"

The only reason that Cygnus had gotten his daughters the dresses was because the ministry was sending some of their children services representatives to the ball to "check things out"

Andromeda nodded her head then shrugged her shoulders. She walked over to the chair and picked up Claudia then held the doll close.

"Mummy, Claudia wants to know if she can come to the ball also?" Andy said and Druella frowned she knew Andy was almost too old for dolls but she almost acted like Claudia was a person and this frightened Druella.

"Sorry Andromeda. Claudia cannot attend, maybe next ball." Druella felt bad about the lie, but she couldn't break her daughter's heart not tonight. Andy set Claudia next to Elizabeth Then walked out.

Narcissa sat on the floor her white dress still hanging on the hanger in front of the mirror, the seamstresses were standing by the door when Druella walked in.

"What is going on in here? Narcissa why aren't you dressed?" Druella asked the people in the room.

"We are sorry Mistress Black, but the young misses will not allow us to help her get dressed." One of the brave women stepped forward. Druella got on her knee's carefully so she wouldn't ruin her dress.

"Cissa why wont you let these women help you get dressed?" Druella asked.

"Because."

"Because why?"

"I do not want to attend this ball."

Druella sighed then pulled her daughter to her feet.

"You are going to attend because I have a secret mission for you." Druella said and she instantly saw a spark of interest flare in Narcissa's eyes. "when a women comes and asks you questions you must lie and tell her that everything is alright, she is a bad women she had hid many clue's around the ball room and these clues will lead to a secret gift that she had hid from you."

"Why did she hide it?"

"Because she doesn't want you to have it, that's why you must lie to her and tell her nothing."

Narcissa nodded her head then held out her arms for her mother to pull the long silky white dress over her head. After that Druella left Narcissa to be tended by the seamstresses.

She walked to Bellatrix's door and seen the women she had sent to tend to her daughter outside the room, she sighed, this was harder than she had thought. She pushed her way threw the crowd of ladies then jiggled the handle.

"Bellatrix?"

Druella felt stupid for calling out to a girl that couldn't call back. Druella banged on the door.

"Bellatrix Ursula Helena Dinah Black, open this door."

Their was a click and the door slowly opened letting Druella into the freezing cold room. Bella was already dressed in her dress and sitting on a chair by the opened window. Druella rushed over and tried to close the ancient window, the window was stuck and she could see carriages starting to pull into the drive. Druella pulled desperately the cold air was making her dizzy.

"Help me!" She snapped at the watching women.

The women scurried over like mice to cheese and all of them pulled at the window. Druella finally gave up and took Bella's cold hand and led her out of the room, the other ladies scurried out after. Druella slammed the door shut, then cursed the fact that Cygnus had taken her wand and locked it away.

"Stay Bella." Druella said strictly. Then she turned to the ladies "make sure that she doesn't move an inch, I'm going to find someone who could close this window"

Druella walked down the stairs and tried to find someone who could close the window but not make everyone in the room notice her she looked over to the bar and seen the perfect person. Rodolphus Lestrange. She approached him then tapped him on the shoulder.

"Mrs. Black, I thought you would be announced." Rodolphus said in a lazy tone that Druella knew he kept often.

"Please Rodolphus, Mr. Lestrange. I need your help with something upstairs."

"Well Druella I'm not sure if I should help you with that." he said an amused smirk crossed his face.

"Not that Rodolphus! Cygnus took my wand and Bella's window is open and I need someone who can close it but not get me into trouble." Druella said and Rodolphus stood after finishing his drink. Druella knew Rodolphus was a risk taker and would do anything as long as it was amusing or self-benefiting, like holding it over someone's head. He didn't care what the pureblood world thought of him and Druella had to admit that that's what she like about him.

He followed her up the steps and down many passages till they got to two locked doors. Rodolphus knew that there was 4 doors behind these two. Three door's for the girls and one for the attic. Druella unlocked them then led him to the second from the last door where there was women and a small girl in a white dress stood. Rodolphus went into the room with Druella at his heels and did a spell to close the window. Once closed his lit a fire in the fireplace and hoped that the room would warm up before Bellatrix had to sleep in there.

He stepped out of Bella's room and Druella knelt by the girl.

"Bellatrix I forbid you to ever open that window. You could fall out or get sick or worse. Do you hear me?" Bellatrix nodded her head to her mother.

Now that the room was heating up Rodolphus could smell the smell of stale blood. He closed the door, he didn't even want to think about it.