Author's Note(s):
Trigger warnings for hints of rape, but nothing graphic.
In my story, Bellatrix and Andromeda are twins.
Ch. 12 The Fallout Part 3
In a flame shaped bird, the Black Lord, appeared in a large bedchamber decorated with a dark gothic décor. The Lord of House Black was immediately incensed by the scene he had interrupted. The two Lestrange wizards having ganged up on Bellatrix with a third unknown wizard. Bellatrix was tied to the bed in an undressed manner.
"A daughter of my house will not be treated this way," Harry roared startling the three wizards and lone witch.
In Harry's mind, Bellatrix was in no condition to consent to such behavior. A flash of gold shown in Harry's lone eye as the three wizards currently struggled to find their wands and clothes in their undressed state. Bellatrix struggled with the rope that bound her to the bed.
Harry's magic lashed out at the three wizards sending each man flying in different directions. Both Lestrange brothers crashed into a wall and fell to the floor in an unconscious heap. The third wizard was sent flying into the mantle of the room's fireplace. A sickening crack resounded in the room as his head collided violently with carved black marble mantle. The wizards limp body lay at an odd angle at the base of the stone fireplace.
Harry quickly cast a sleeping charm on Bellatrix before summoning the bed linens and wrapping it around the eldest daughter of house Black. He made his way to the bed untying Bellatrix with care. He spotted her dark mark and decided to test a theory.
Placing his hand over the dark mark Harry pushed his magic into the mark feeling for the connection between master and slave. Harry followed the dark tendrils that led to Bellatrix's mind. He found the link between the loyalty and compulsion charms tied to Tom Riddle and reinforced by the dark mark.
Mindful of what Gornuk had told him, he gently transferred the loyalty and mind control charm from Riddle's signature to his own. Meanwhile he bathed, Bellatrix's magic with his own, like what he had done for Narcissa he willed his magic to begin healing Bellatrix physically, mentally, and magically of the dark magic that been cast on her all these decades.
Satisfied that, he had, at least removed the vile influence of Riddle from her mind and magic. Harry violently snapped Riddle's control and watched with satisfaction as the painful backlash was felt by Riddle. Releasing the witch's arm, he saw that the once dark mark that had marked the witch as a death eater had been replaced by a new tattoo of a golden dragon and a red phoenix that coiled around each other a comforting aerial dance.
Turning to the unconscious Lestrange brothers Harry grinned in malicious intent. A quick death like what had befallen their fellow wizard would be to easy and merciful. Harry's eye flashed golden swirl saw the two men transformed into small white mice. Harry, then, transfigured a cage for the duo and warded against breaking or escape on the part of the captive mice. A summoning spell, saw the two rodent brothers fly across the room and into the cage before Harry closed and locked the lid.
Another summoning spell saw four wand flies in Harry's direction. They hovered in the air in front of him as Harry found Bellatrix's wand and pocketed it. A snap of his fingers and the sound of splintering wood could be heard in the room as the wizards wands were snapped. Harry pocketed the Lestrange brothers wands along with a shrunken cage with the two Lestrange mice inside.
Satisfied with his work, Harry scooped up the sleeping Bellatrix in a bridle style, "Ready to leave now Fawkes?" He asked the bird who gave a musical cry before landing on his new wizard's shoulder. In a flash of flame the phoenix carried the wizard witch away from the dark manor.
Scene Change
At the same exact moment that Harry forcibly snapped the bonds between Bellatrix and Riddle. A shot of pain shout violently through the dark lord as he sat in the Malfoy Lord's study. Nagina slithered over to comfort her harshly breathing wizard.
Riddle stroked her cool reptilian skin as he calmed himself. "Pettigrew!" the dark lord hollered.
The sniveling rat like man answered, "Yes, master?" after opening the thick wooden door.
"Find Lucius and the Lestrange's." Riddle hissed in anger at his weak follower.
The groveling wizard bowed. "Yes, master." Hurrying from the room.
Scene Change
Harry appeared with Bellatrix in a flash of flame outside the stone cottage. A wave of his magic, saw the cottage door open, to find that Andromeda had joined the others at the kitchen table as they reviewed the magical contracts.
"Is that" Andromeda questioned at seeing the long ebony locks. Tonks having filled her mother in on the expectant arrival of her eldest sister.
"Yes," Harry carried her over the threshold and towards the bedroom.
Inside the bedroom, Harry gently laid, Bellatrix on the unoccupied side of the bed beside her sleeping sister. Andromeda pushed him gently aside as she began to wave her wand over her sisters still form. A deep frown marred her beautiful features as she read out the sickly state her once vibrant sister was in.
"I transferred the mind control and loyalty charms from Voldemort to myself," he quietly informed her as to not awaken Draco.
"I've severed any link she had to that wizard and soon she will be free of Rodulphus, as well," Harry assured Andromeda. A gentle hand on her shoulder to comfort the upset witch.
"Thank you, Harry," Andromeda said, her tearful gaze upon him.
She gave him a warm smile. Her hand covering his as it rested on her shoulder. She gave it a gently squeeze. "Thank you for returning my sisters to me."
Harry leaned down and gave her a reassuring kiss on top of her head in a silent gesture. The two parted company so that Andromeda could tend to her twin.
Harry entered the living area to find he was being watched. "You should get some sleep Nymmie," Harry said as he made his way to the dining table.
He found a discarded fountain pen and preceded to sign his name to the contract. "I will have need of your service to carry a message to Minister Bones and Chief Witch Augusta Longbottom tomorrow."
Tonks appeared curious, her hair changing color to a lavender color. "What sort of message?"
Harry withdrew Bellatrix's wand from his pocket along with the shrunken cage and broken wizard's wands. He sat the shrunken cage and wand on the table. His attention on filling in the magical contract that would document the dissolution of the Lestrange marriage and return Bellatrix to a full member of House Black with all rights and privileges while enacting the penalties in the contract.
The cage enlarged to its normal size with a display of wandless magic that kept his audience speechless with the casual display of magical power and control. Harry turned his attention to Tonks as the contract glowed while duplicating itself. "I want you to present Dowager Lady Longbottom with the Lestrange brothers and Bellatrix's wands in front of Minister Bones, but only after you have delivered a copy of the dissolved marriage contract and the goblin experts notes for review by both witches…
…I want you to pass along my sympathies for what her family has suffered and let her know that I will make restitution to House Longbottom and use any of my resources at my disposal to find a way to help her son and daughter-in-law. I want this done in front of witnesses in the Ministers office. I'll also have two letters for each lady's that will be for their eyes only. I'd also like you to wait for their reply." Harry turned his attention to the youngest daughter of his house.
"Of course, mi 'lord," Tonks spoke formally feeling the importance of the mission.
"Good," Harry's attention was turned to find Sirius poking at the unconscious mice.
"Sirius," Harry admonished the wizard.
Sirius turned his twinkling eyes and frightening grin to his godson. "I take it the mice are the Lestrange brothers?"
Harry nodded, "You'd be correct, but I want you terrorizing them…to much." He flashed an amused grin.
"What are you going to do with them, Harry." Remus questioned from his seat at the table.
"I'm not sure," Harry said, "I just wanted them out of Voldemort's hands, to deprive him of key members of his inner circle. Which reminds me…"
"Fawkes," the phoenix answered the wizards call and with instinctive magic the bird knew where to take his new wizard.
Harry and the phoenix disappeared in a flash of flame. Only to reappear in the Narcissa' bedroom at Malfoy Manor. A startled squeak and a terrified eyes of Peter Pettigrew fell upon the son of James Potter.
"Two or the price of one," Harry snarled.
A flash of gold in Harry's eye scared the rat like wizard who had been trying to awaken the Malfoy Lord. Harry's magic followed his intent as it wrapped around the two wizards. Malfoy was transfigured into a white mouse just like the Lestrange brothers. Harry's magic forced the betrayer of his parents into his rat animagus form and locking him in it.
Harry summoned the two wizards before dropping them into two conjured cages with protective wards to keep them from escaping. At that moment Dobby popped into existence beside his employer.
"Do you have Narcissa and Draco's things?" Harry questioned flashing a smile at his elf friend.
"Yes, Lord Potter-Black, sir," Dobby said, showing Harry the stack of luggage.
"Excellent," said Harry eyeing the stack. "Then let us return home."
Fawkes joined Harry, perching on his shoulder as the trio and their cargo disappeared.
Scene Change
The trio reappeared in the stone cottage to find Tonks there to greet them.
Harry looked around for Sirius and Remus. Tonks decided to answer his unasked question. "Remus convinced Sirius to take accompany him to the quarry." Harry raised an eyebrow.
"Siri need to let off some steam after we explained the finer points of the magical marriage contracts and what it had meant for Aunt Narcissa and Aunt Bellatrix. It didn't help when mother told us about her sisters conditions, they suffered this evening at the hands of their husbands."
Harry nodded grimly as he sat the shrunken cages on the table and unshrunk them. "I'll also need you to deliver Pettigrew to the Minister Bones, as well, make sure she used veritiserum to question him and tell her I demand the right as Lord Potter to decide his punishment as my right as the aggrieved party…
…Let her know that I have Lucius Malfoy and the Lestrange brothers in my custody as well, but that I don't trust the Ministry in its current form to keep such dangerous wizards locked up."
Tonks could only reply, "Yes, Lord Black," knowing and understanding Harry's feelings of anger at the Ministry of Magic.
Harry looked to his elf friend and smiled, "you've done well tonight Dobby. You deserve some rest and your welcome to pick any spot on the three islands to make your home."
The elf's eyes watered with tears. "The great Lord Potter is to kind to Dobby."
He hugged Harry's legs. "Dobby will find a place close to Lord's new home, but first Dobby want to get Winky from Hoggywarts. She is not liking being an elf at Hoggywarts."
Harry patted his friends head. "Ok, Dobby, you can go get Winky, but make sure the two of you get rest."
A yawn escaped Harry. "I have a feeling its going to be an especially busy day today." Harry said as he eyed the clock face that showed the late hour.
Dobby nodded before he popped away.
"I'm sorry that there isn't a more private room with bed for you, Tonks," Harry said as he transfigured the sofa into a twin bed.
"I'll be sure to set up better living arrangements tomorrow," Tonks shed her Auror robes and transfigured her clothes into pajamas with a sleepy smile she climbed in.
"That's a right, Harry," she yawned this will work. "I've slept in worse place in my Auror career and with worse company." She gave him a flirty wink as she settled in.
Harry set the three wizard mice in a larger and better warded cage that was reminiscent of what he had seen that housed pet mice in the pet store windows. Leaving them with food and water, he did the same for Pettigrew's cage. Checking on his other guests, he found Andromeda a sleep in a conjured chair next to her sisters bed. On the other side, Draco was fast asleep on a conjured cot. The teen's hand reached out to clutch his mothers.
Harry placed a blanket on top of Andromeda before returning to the living area. He found Tonks was already a sleep. Adding another log to the fire, Harry, then sat back in a comfy leather chair. Kicked off hos boots and grabbed a throw blanket to cover himself as he stretched his legs out over the footrest. Thoughts of Sirius and Remus entered his mind, but he figured that Remus would make sure Sirius would stay out of trouble. With a sigh, Harry, shut his eye and drifted off to sleep.
I know it's a short chapter and that I promised that more would happen, but I decided to end the last part of trio of Fallout chapters here. Next chapter will be titled Repercussions and will show the previously promised fallout of Harry's return on other characters in this story.