Her collarbone was sharp beneath his hand. He felt her breath rising and falling unevenly, perhaps in panic. In between her silent, wild gasps, Voldemort felt a heart shuddering somewhere. Perhaps she thought he meant to strangle her. Perhaps he should.

Voldemort leaves Hogwarts stunned in 1957 when Albus Dumbledore does, in fact, grant him the position of professor. Fully aware of the old man's scheming, he is extra cautious when another young professor, Minerva McGonagall, watches him carefully.

Prequel to 'Him... a father? Pffht.' - The chronicles of Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black, from school and hate to marriage, childbirth, war, prison, and love.

Bellatrix Black, aged twenty-nine, finds herself in a cruel world of Dark Marks and wicked men. But by Merlin - She's loving every minute of it.