Two Days Later…

Aquila's POV

I loved flying without a broomstick. Being on a broom was great, of course, but this was so much better. To others, I looked like a black wind, gliding across the misty sky. Quickly approaching the city, my eyes looked to my mother's dark cloud beside me. I smiled and held back on my speed as we approached the Millennium Bridge. Mum and Greyback went first, attacking the far ends of the bridge. My father then destroyed the near end. As I heard people running and screaming, Dolohov and I slammed into the center causing the entire bridge to split in half.

My wind glided below the collapsing structure. I could nearly taste the misty waters that brushed against me. Making my way up towards the sky, mother flew near me and whispered, "Let's go home now, darling."

My parents and I sped off unsympathetically to those who had just been killed.

One Minute Later: Lestrange Manor…

Rodolphus landed home first. He sped into the house and to the upstairs loo. Bella and Aquila landed together and headed into the sitting room. Their feet echoed as the approached the smaller of the two couches by the fire place.

"Sit down, love," said Bella, obviously with something on her mind.

Aquila sat while her breathing began to slow back to normal from her winded flying.

"What are you doing tonight?" her mother asked plainly.

"Well," Aquila replied, "I was going to stop by Marc's house and then go meet my friends in Nocturn Alley."

Bellatrix smirked, "Because Diagon Alley has hardly any shops anymore."

Aquila smiled at her mother in agreement. "All thanks to us."

There was a brief pause until Bella continued. "I wanted to ask you something else, dear…" said Bellatrix. She placed a cold hand on her daughter's knee. "Are you and Marcus going to get a place of your own anytime soon?"

"We will," said Aquila, "We just want to wait a while…we're not getting married until May after all."

Bellatrix nodded and then turned her mind to another thought. She clapped her hands together and Tippy appeared in front of them. "Fetch me that note for Mr. Burke," said Bella coldly. "Now!" she shrieked. The sudden loudness made Aquila jump slightly.

The elf appeared a few moments later with the note. Bella tore it from its hands and gave it to Aquila. "Tell Beatrice that this is for her father." Beatrice's father, Brendon, was let out from Azkaban at the same time as Bella. Brendon was, however, sick with the wizard's flu for the last few weeks and could not attend meetings.

"Yes, mum," said Aquila. She placed the note in her pocket. "Umm...can I go now? I told Marc that I'd be at his house by five."

"Of course you can." Bellatrix took her daughter's hand and kissed it, only a few centimeters away from the giant diamond. She looked up and winked at her only child, "Behave, dear."

"Of course mum," Aquila gave a half smile…knowing that her mother didn't care whether her daughter behaved herself or not.

She landed at the back entrance to Marc's home where she let herself in. Marcus' mother told Aquila that she could come in and out of their home as she pleased. "Hello?" she called.

There was silence until a pair of arms wrapped around her from behind. Aquila screamed in surprise; she turned around and wacked her fiancé's arm jokingly. "You scared me!"

Marcus laughed. "That was the point, love." He kissed her cheek and then took her hand to lead her out of the kitchen. "How long do you have?" he asked, hoping that she had at least an hour.

"Only a few minutes actually," said Aquila. The young woman smirked at the disappointment on Marc's face. She didn't like making him unhappy, but it was nice to see him really want her.

"Let's go into my room then." Marc brought her quickly out of the kitchen and down the hall to the main room. They went up the stairwell and into Marcus' bedroom.

Aquila looked around the room. There were clothes, books, and various items scattered across the floor and on the bed.

"Oh sorry," Marc took his wand out of his pocket and waved it. The entire room put itself back in order.

As soon as the bed was cleared off, Aquila tossed her body onto it.

Marc sat down beside Aquila and looked down into her beautiful dark eyes. "Are you sure that you can't stay very long?"

"No," Aquila sighed, "I'm meeting my friends at Borgin and Burkes and then we're going to have a sleepover at Victoria's house."

He ran his hand through her thick curls and brought himself closer to her. "In bed all by myself?" he whispered.

"Yes," Aquila replied, chuckling to herself, "Besides…you wouldn't want sex tonight anyways."

Marcus shook his head. "When would I ever not want sex with my wife-to-be?"

Aquila sat up slowly. She kissed her fiancé on the cheek and whispered into his ear. "Perhaps when your wife-to-be is having her period."

"Oh…" was all that Marcus could think to reply with.

She couldn't help but laugh at Marc's sudden awkwardness. "I should really be going." Aquila kissed her lover roughly on the lips.

"Love you," said Marcus after their kiss had broken.

Aquila got up to apparate out and blew a soft kiss just before she vanished.

Five Minutes Earlier: Lestrange Manor…

"Did she already leave?" Rod asked his wife. He had just entered the sitting room.

Bellatrix nodded and moved over on the couch for her husband.

"I don't want to sit on the couch," said Rod casually.

His wife stood up from her position. "Then where do you want to sit?"

Rodolphus didn't answer. He shoved Bella towards him and kissed her passionately. After a minute or so, he brought his kiss a little lower and nipped at her neck.

Bellatrix laughed as if she had just killed Sirius again. "I'm sure that you can bite harder than that!"

Author's Note

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