"Black Vengeance"
- Veil of Death -

A/N: Don't own squat, 'cept the plot.

Canon? What Canon?

Department of Mysteries

Hermione was terrified. Caught by Bellatrix Lestrange, she had her right arm in a Half Nelson with the witch's wand under her chin. She could feel the woman's chest pressed up against her back. Her eyes flicked over to Neville being held by Rabastan, Luna being held by Rudolphus, Ginny being held by Dolohov, then to Ron unconscious on the floor.

Harry wasn't caught, which was good as he had the prophesy. But, she knew that they were hostages now. Standing next to that weird arch was unnerving. The wispy fabric like substance flickered as she looked through it to the entrance.

Malfoy looked everyone over with a triumphant smirk on his face, but didn't say anything.

The door opened and Hermione was confused. Instead of Harry, some girl with long black hair came through the door wearing Harry's clothes. The breath that was in her ear caught with a small gasp.

"No," Bellatrix whispered. "Lyra?" Moving slightly, she and Hermione inched to the edge of the arch to look around it, and saw Harry. Moving back to look through the arch, they saw the girl. "That son of a bitch," Bellatrix hissed under her breath.

The hold on Hermione's arm lessened considerably as the witch whispered in her ear. "Granger, what you are seeing is the true soul of your friend Potter through the Veil of Death. My daughter was kidnapped when she was an infant, which was the only reason I joined the Dark Lord. He promised to find her. I give you my witch's oath that I will not harm you or Lyra... Harry."

Bellatrix let go of her arm, then she felt the older witch put her wand in her hand. "When I say go, move to behind one of the stone benches. Things are about to get truly ugly, and I don't want my daughter's best friend harmed."

Hermione was stunned. Bellatrix Lestrange was changing sides? Harry was a girl? She went from mudblood to protectee? What in the name of everything is happening? Her mind raced in a whirlwind of confusion.

"Ah, there your are, Potter," Malfoy drawled with a sneer. "As you can see, we have your friends. Give me the prophesy, and you and they can go."

"Go," Bellatrix whispered, and Hermione ran to the side. Holding up her wand, Bellatrix sneered as she stepped around the arch. "Oh, Wucy? Did yew know that Cissy often compwains about your wee willy dipping into whatever bum you can find?" she asked in her annoying baby voice.

Blond hair whipped around as Lucius gaped, then scowled at Bellatrix. "What are you doing?" he roared.

She smiled sweetly. "The wight thing." Her arm came up with a fire whip attached to her wand, decapitating the blond ponce with a look of absolute hatred.

It was chaos. Hermione watched from behind one of the stone benches as Bellatrix Lestrange savagely ripped into the Death Eaters. Green lights flew everywhere, along with ropes of fire, sickly yellow bursts and reductos potmarked the walls and floor.

Hermione stifled a scream as Harry plopped behind her with his wand out. "What's going on? Why is she fighting them?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," Hermione replied, before gasping as a purple arc came from Dolohov's wand and cut Ginny in half.

"Reducto!" Harry roared, exploding Dolohov's head. This drew Rudolphus' attention.

As green light lit up the tip of Rudolphus' wand, Bellatrix shrieked "No!" and decapitated him with an overpowered wedge of orange light.

That seemed to be the end of the fight. Bellatrix was turning around rapidly, breathing hard, and verifying that everyone was down, before facing Neville Longbottom. "I swear on my magic that I did not torture your parents to insanity. It was my late husband, his equally late brother and Barty Crouch Jr."

The flash of light sealed the vow, and she lit her wand with a lumos, shocking the scion. "I will say though, that I would have, since your parents kidnapped my daughter. No one fucks with what's mine, boy," she ended with a hiss.

A rumble from somewhere above distracted everyone, and Bellatrix rushed over to Harry and Hermione, kneeling next to them. "I am very sorry. I will explain everything after we get to Gringotts. Please come with me."

Harry turned from Bellatrix's pleading eyes and looked at Hermione, who shakily nodded. "Okay."

Bellatrix took each of them by the arm and quietly said 'Retreat', which activated her emergency portkey. It and they crashed through the wards, causing the Ministry's portkey alarm gong to ring loudly.

In the atrium of the Ministry, Dumbledore was duelling Voldemort. Fiendfyre was countered with Hoarfrost; animated statues fought each other; even the floor was animated into golems. The crashing gong distracted both of them as people started entering through the many floos.

Minister Fudge, in his dressing gown and pyjamas, simply gaped at the display between the two titans of magic, before Voldemort got fed up with the draw and activated his own portkey, screaming his defiance. Another crashing gong sounded when it took him away.

Dumbledore slumped with heavy breaths, and turned to look at the Minister. "We have a lot of work to do."

"He's really back?" Fudge whispered.

The old man nodded. "Of that, you can be certain."

Bellatrix, Harry and Hermione appeared in the entrance hall of Malfoy Manor. "Cissy!" the elder witch screeched.

The blond matriarch of the Malfoys came running in and stopped at the sight of the teenagers. This was new. "Prisoners?"

"No," Bellatrix refuted. "Our husbands are dead. I killed them both. We need to get to Gringotts before the Dark Lord returns."

"Impossible!" Narcissa said with wide eyes. "If it were that easy, I would have killed Lucius long ago!"

Bellatrix put her hand on Harry's shoulder. "Very possible in the defence of my child."

It was a toss up as to who was louder, Narcissa or Harry as they both shouted "What?"

Turning to a gobsmacked Harry, Bellatrix held up her wand. "I, Bellatrix Rochelle Lestrange nee Black, hereby swear on my life, magic and very soul that the child known as Harry James Potter is my kidnapped daughter, Lyra Belladonna Lestrange."

The flash of light was so bright it nearly blinded everyone. When Bellatrix lit her wand with a lumos, Harry fainted backwards into Hermione's arms.

"Okay, Gringotts," Bellatrix prompted, levitating Harry and ushering the other two to the floo. "Go! Go!"

MY CHILD CHALLENGE by Whitetigerwolf

Requirements:

- Bellatrix is the only living Lestrange (will be)

- The Lestrange's child was kidnapped by the order (accepted)

- Sirius Black and Alice and Frank Longbottom, must have been part of the kidnapping (Not Sirius. Remus.)

- The Lestranges torture Frank and Alice for their part in the kidnapping, Barty being present for whatever reason you wish (accepted)

- Harry is Bellatrix and Rudolphus actual child, blood adopted by the Potters (accepted)

- During the battle of the Ministry, Bellatrix must somehow recognize her child, and turn on the Death Eaters to protect him. (accepted)

- The Prophecy Snape overheard must be a forgery, with the actual prophecy somehow identifying Bellatrix's child as the one to beat Voldemort (accepted)

- Bellatrix must teach her child magic (accepted)

- Bellatrix must love her child more than she is Loyal to Voldemort (what her feelings are towards her husband are up to you, whether it's love or a business relationship due to a contract and Harry is simply there because the Lestranges need an heir) (accepted)

Recommended:

- FemHarry, with a ritual turning him into a boy so that the Lestranges wouldn't find her (accepted)

- Bellatrix having some sort of mage/magic sight which allows her to recognize her child (Seen through the Veil of Death)

- The Potters not knowing their adoptive child was kidnapped (accepted)

- Bellatrix punches Sirius (accepted, because it's funny)

- Bellatrix flees the Ministry with Harry and the real prophecy (accepted, plus one)