The exhausted witch stumbled up from the chair, massaging her aching neck from the unnatural position she had fallen asleep in. The infirmary was silent, only two beds being occupied being the first week of school no student had been seriously injured yet.
"Glad to see you awake my dear" the matron quietly called over to her, gently passing the blonde a steaming cup of coffee. "Our other patient is asking to see you Narcissa".
Narcissa glanced sadly at her sedated niece, who laid sickly pale on the infirmary cot, her hands bandaged up to her elbows. "I will be keeping an eye on your niece dear no need to fret" the matron reassured her.
Striding with purpose over to the curtained off bed, her heels clicking away on the tiled floor. Yanking back the material in a dramatic entrance two sets of eyes landed on the youngest Black sister.
"Who da thought we would be together again just like the old days cousin" Sirius chirped throwing his arm over Narcissa's shoulder much to her displeasure.
Turning her attention on the patient her head bandaged, still managing to crack a goofy smile at her.
"You asked to speak with me Nymphadora". Her sorrowful eyes drifting to the visitor, their long dark wild curls splayed over their shoulders, had their back to her staring out the window. "Andromeda".
"I am to blame for what happened fourteen years ago I should of fought harder" Andromeda turned to face her youngest sister head on, she failed to smile. "I was Trixie's healer when she went into unexpected labour much to her disgust. I was the one that was to take Hermione to you but Dumbledore intervened he believed your husband would of tainted her turning her into the perfect weapon for the dark lord, the headmaster never accepted that he was fully gone from the world. I told him I would raise her as my daughter but he refused he had a family set up to take her in". Grabbing a fist full of curls, tugging nervously unable to meet her sisters unwavering stare. "I kept an eye on Hermione and the Grangers while she was growing up unaware of her magical inheritance of course he wasn't aware what I was doing. When she came to Hogwarts a year earlier than she should of I knew then that he was using Trixie's daughter as his own weapon turning her against her mother and our family".
"How did snivellus found out the truth? And why didn't Hermione appear on the wall?" Sirius spoke up, pouting childishly.
Both sisters rolled their eyes at him. "Don't call him that. If it wasn't for him your godson would of died long ago. Grow up Sirius you are a fully grown man" Andromeda sneered, tightening her grip on her wand that was hidden up her sleeve.
"You always had a soft spot for that man" Sirius grinned backing up from his growling cousin, his hands up in mock surrender.
Ignoring him Andromeda continued "Severus came to me when Hermione started her first year, demanding to know why she was the spitting image of Bellatrix and myself. He for some reason managed to see past the glamours that I placed on her all those years ago. So I explained the truth and he obviously kept my name out of it when he visited you Narcissa. I was livid knowing Dumbledore was playing with Hermione's life so I went to ended up fighting him". Three surprised looks greeted her. "I gave as good as I got I assure you after Minerva intervened I promised him that I would do everything in my power to reunite Hermione with her family, righting the wrong I did all those years ago".
"And you kept your promise Andromeda which I am disappointed to found out" the headmaster glided into the infirmary keeping his face blank and his voice void of emotion.
"Trixie has every right to her daughter. It doesn't matter how many years have gone by I still hold on to what I said" Andromeda spat, fury racing through her body, her wand slipping into her hand. "For all the bullshit you sprout you are just as much to blame for this war as the dark lord himself". Her wand trained upon his chest.
Albus shifted his focus upon the student unconscious on the bed. "I am trying to end the war my dear what I do and will do is for the greater good". He slashed his wand knocking the Black sister onto her back before aiming for Hermione.
"Albus Dumbledore" Poppy Pomfrey gasped in horror to the downed witch splayed on the ground to the great leader of the light preparing to curse an unconscious child.
"I tried to make her into Harry's companion but they had to go and ruin it all by revealing who she really was. I will not allow another Bellatrix Lestrange to walk upon this earth". Albus calmly advanced upon the Lestrange child, malice intent driving him to stop this nonsense once and for all.
The infirmary went into chaos. Beds slamming together, metal grinding in protest as they bent around each other forming a barricade around the lord of the castle and his prey.
"Go get Severus now" Sirius barked at the frozen statue of the Hogwarts matron, forcing her by the arm out the double doors "now before the old man murders an innocent student".
Poppy broke free from her shock to run as far as she could to the great hall, sweat clinging to her white pristine uniform. Frantically shoving the heavy doors open with a groan to be met with confused expressions from the student body and concerned faces of her fellow colleagues. Gasping for breath, her hands on her knees trying desperately to get her breath back.
"Madam what on earth is going on?".
Rolanda and Minerva helped the distressed matron to a seat. "He is trying to kill her" Poppy managed to gasp out, her hands trembling badly.
"Who?" Minerva looked horrified.
"Dumbledore trying to kill Lestrange's daughter".
Severus didn't wait to hear her finish her sentence as he raced through the halls, ignoring the gobsmacked students as he brawled them out the way. Slamming into the infirmary doors he was met with stray spells smacking into a metal barricade.
"Dumbledore I swear I will end you if you touch her" Sirius growled flinging himself at the metal, the moment his body made contact he was thrown by, hitting the wall with a slump.
Severus glanced up from his childhood bully to see Andromeda and Nymphadora unconscious on the ground blood pooling beneath them. His heart was pounding in his throat, crouching down he waved his wand over his friends body. Stay with me Andy come on. No heart beat was detected, dropping his wand Severus hurriedly ripped opened Andromeda's robes revealing her bare chest. Placing his hands over her heart he started chest compressions, pinching her nose he sealed his lips over her bloodied ones, breathing deep into her mouth.
"Good gracious" a voice shrieked behind him, focusing his full attention on the witch he restarted the compressions. Come on don't you dare leave me.
Several feet slapped against the tiled floor, panicked shouts unheard by Severus bounced off the walls.
Chest compressions, pinch nose, seal lips and breath. Chest compressions, pinch nose, seal lips and breath.
Narcissa reappeared with her oldest sister to found the ward in complete disorder. The staff of Hogwarts were standing side by side trying to bring the metal wall down. The matron calmest of them all was attending to their cousin and niece with two older students by her side helping. The thing that brought both sisters to a complete halt was the heart wrenching scene of their sister unresponsive and bleeding all over the floor as Severus fought with tears in his dark eyes to bring her back.
Narcissa stifled a sob, dropping to her knees, tears cascading down her flushed cheeks. I never got to tell her how much I loved her.
"Come on you can't die please Andy" Severus voice cracked. Poppy's heart froze at the sight of her friend desperately trying to rescue his love. Leaving her resting patients to her helpers rushed to the distraught potion masters side.
Bringing her wand to rest upon Andromeda's heart she muttered the incantation watching in morbid curiosity as her body seized up under the electric volts pulsing through her heart. "Come on deary take a breath". Repeating the incantation.
Strong arms wrapped the sobbing blonde from behind pulling her into a tight embrace.
A blood curling scream tore through the infirmary. Without thinking Bellatrix bolted over the metal wall and dropping over the other side.
"Don't kill him lass" Minerva called out. "He will be held responsible...".
She was cut off as the wall was tossed over the heads of the fighters and smashing through the glass windows, taking chunks of brick with it.
Dumbledore was knocked out cold, his wand snapped in two lying on the ground next to him but what shocked everyone was the sight of Bellatrix Lestrange cuddling her crying daughter protectively and dare they say lovingly.
"Andy come on" Severus cried out pulling the attention onto them.
"I will be back little girl but I can not allow my sister to die" Bellatrix cooed. Her thumb stroking her daughter's chin. Hermione groggily nodded.
Pouncing over to the trio "move now". Poppy obeyed pulling the hesitant Snape with her. Bellatrix straddled her sisters waist, her beloved dagger slicing open her palm as she forced the blade through Andromeda's breast making a small incision. Placing the bloodied dagger between her teeth the dark witch slammed her palm down on her sisters wound.
Spitting out the blade. "Blood of my sister, blood of my beloved I call upon the goddess of war to grant her return". Bellatrix muttered. "Blood of my sister, blood of my beloved I call upon the goddess of war to grant her return".
The onlookers looked away sickened at the actions of the death eaters insanity until a bright gold light surrounded both the sisters and a sharp intake of breath from Andromeda was heard.
"Didn't think I would allow you to die Dro not when our weak sister was bawling over your immature death" Bellatrix calmly spoke their eyes meeting. "Through as beautiful as these bad boys are you might want to cover up". She smirked pinching her sisters nipples.
Andromeda kissed Bellatrix passionately, her arms snaking around her waist. "I am so sorry..". Bellatrix shook her head a hand covering Andromeda's mouth. "Time for that later but looks like old Snapey ere wants a kissy kiss from Andy".
Narcissa threw herself into her sisters, clinging onon f dear life, not caring about the audience watching them publicly showing emotion nor how all three sisters were drenched in Andromeda's blood.