Six - Decisions
Draco had never seen such joy on his boy friend's face, well, expect from several orgasms during the last nights, but this was different joy. He smiled. After the rush into their relationship the whole issue had been a bit silent, but when Tom had said he loved him, things had heated up again.
Tom and his mother came over to him and he stood up and welcomed Mrs. Lestrange friendly. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Madame, if I may introduce myself, Draco Malfoy."
She looked at him and smiled. "I heard quite a lot about you recently, you should be proud, that you could oppose him, Mr. Malfoy."
"It's Draco, since I'm a friend of your son."
"Ah - I see. It's good to know, he has friends with. the right opinions on certain things."
"I supposed you are relieved that he is well up."
"Oh yes, I am glad he found friends here." she ruffled her son's hair and sat down on Tom's bed, next to her son.
Tom glanced over to Draco, looking asking. Draco nodded. "You should tell her now, better she gets to know the truth from you, before the rumors come to her ear, anyway."
"You're right, Draco. Mum?"
She looked at him worriedly. "What do you have to tell me? You didn't do anything, did you?"
"No, mum. It's just something personal. I supposed you heard the reason, why father threw me out?"
"Oh - you mean the "other" reason, do you?"
"Yes. Me and Draco. we are."
"Oh my! You're lovers, then?"
"Uh - yes."
She smiled broadly at her son and hugged him tightly. "I'm so happy for you, both of you!"
"Thanks for understanding."
"Oh - never assume I wouldn't!" she laughed and stood from the bed, before she quickly crossed the distance and pressed Draco against her, kissing his cheek. "You make my son happy, thank you, Draco! Welcome to the family!"
Tom blushed fiercely. "We're not that far! Not that I don't love him, but we're not married yet!"
Draco and Bellatrix laughed. Tom pulled out his tongue and turned away in mock offense. "You are a good duo, really, always picking on me!"
The blonde giggled. "Oh, Tommy-darling, you'll be rewarded at night, I promise!"
"Draco! What shall my mother think of me?!"
"The truth?!"
Bellatrix laughed with them and excused herself shortly after, hugging her son and Draco tightly and following Snape down to the hall, where breakfast was to be served.
-
Severus had waited patiently, while mother met son. Now, that he guided the woman to the hall, he asked himself, what would happen when the students found out that a former Death Eater was among them, especially Potter and Longbottom who had both lost parents or godfather because of this woman. He hoped instantly that Dumbledore could calm them.
When they entered the great hall for breakfast, he spotted the two Gryffindors at their table. Automatically, he laid his arm round Bellatrix waist and pulled her on towards the teachers' table. "You should sit near us, I don't want to experience what Potter will do to you if he sees you here. You killed his god-father only a few month ago and Longbottom is there, too."
"Whatever you think is best. I hope I can talk to them later, though, and explain a few things and say sorry for what I did. I cannot erase my failures, but I'll try to make up for them."
"I know, Bella, we have all our dark pasts, you know. I pray the boys will listen, then."
"As I do, my dear Severus, as I do." she said sadly, when he pulled back a chair for her and took place beside his love.
"Don't worry too much, I will look after you, I promise."
"You always did, Sev, always. I never thanked you, it means so much to me, though."
"Whatever happened the last years, I'll be always there for you, Bella."
"You mean so much to me, and to Tom as well. You're like a father to him - I wish you were."
"What do you mean by that? You want me to be his father?" he smiled innocently.
"You know you should have been the man in my life, but after my parents promised me to Lestrange and Riddle took me, it was impossible, you know that, Severus."
"."
"What did you say, I didn't understand."
"Maybe - maybe it's not too late after all, Bella."
"I wish you were right, but I'll have to wait for Dumbledore's decision, anyway."
"Then we'll wait for it."
The headmaster entered the hall a little late, when everybody was there already. He stood at his place and waited for silence, before he began to speak. "Dear students, I have to tell you some news, regarding a fugitive, who asked me for shelter. She is no enemy anymore and I'd be pleased to see you treat her at least civil. Some of you have personal issues concerning her past and I ask these people to come to my office after breakfast, please." The students looked at him, when some spotted the fair, dark-haired woman beside Snape. Two pairs of eyes stared at her in disbelieve. How did she come to be allowed into the castle was a mystery to the boys, who struggled to keep their anger in control.
-
Potter threw open the office-door, followed closely by Neville. He stared at the woman that sat next to Dumbledore in pure hatred. Her eyes were dull and empty and she looked terrible.
Harry snorted and looked at the headmaster. "Why is she here?"
"She left her Lord when she had the first opportunity to do so, please listen to her."
"Why should I?" the boy screamed, "She killed Sirius! She's a bloody murderer!"
The woman blinked and looked at the boy." I know I am, but HE had killed my boy, if I had opposed him earlier. There was nothing I could do, though I fully understand your anger."
"Anger? ANGER? You killed my only "kind of relative" left to me, what do you know?"
"I lost half my family due to the Dark Lord and the other half, when I left this path. I was damned to serve an insane, too lose every kind of innocence and had to fear to lose my child every minute of my goddamn life! And you tell me I don't know pain?"
He looked at her, eyes glowing with suppressed emotions and tears "You didn't mind on the process when you were sent to Azkaban!"
"That wasn't me. I've never been in Askaban. The "Bellatrix Lestrange", who sat in Azkaban was a double, a soulless puppet. I was saved from the aurors just in time."
The boy wanted to say something, but the other student put his hand on the black-haired's shoulder and stopped him. "Do you really regret everything?"
"Yes, I was stupid, when I joined the Death Eaters, but I couldn't go back after I got pregnant and I wasn't as brave as Severus, for you Professor Snape. I was afraid, I'm so sorry for what my husband did."
"So you know who I am?"
"Yes, Mr. Longbottom. I cannot ask you for forgiveness, but let me try to make up for it at least a bit. I never wanted to hurt schoolmates of mine, I swear."
"You know my parents?"
"Yes, I did. Your mother was a friend of mine."
"And you cursed her!"
"No, I didn't. I couldn't. I was punished severely, I never tried again to reject orders."
"I cannot forgive you, but I'll accept the apology. It wasn't completely your fault."
"Thank you, I appreciate it very much."
"They won't be themselves again ever, you cannot change it, but I cannot let the past lead my life, so you cannot, Mrs. Lestrange."
She smiled sadly and held out her hand. He took it, while the other boy swallowed heavily:
"Maybe I overreacted, Mrs. Lestrange. I've met your son quite often during Quidditch-practice with Slytherin, and he's alright, so I suppose you raised him well. Everybody makes mistakes and I should know well that it's nearly impossible to oppose Voldemort, though I grieve for my godfather. He was a good man."
"Sirius was my cousin, though we hadn't much in common I always liked him in our early child-hood. Things changed when he chose the "other" side. I'm so, so sorry, but I had to think of my child, that was in HIS hands."
"I understand - it's just hard to trust you."
"You needn't do that. I will try to gain it, though, if I can." her gaze wandered to Dumbledore, "Have you made a decision yet?"
"You may stay, if all direct victims agree."
Longbottom and Potter nodded.
"Alright, will you stay in Severus chambers, or do you want your own?"
Potter and Longbottom stared at her, until Harry opened his mouth. "You have an affair with Snape? I though you were married?"
"I was, but my husband died a few nights ago, which doesn't bother me at all. I suppose I'm free to choose my lovers, am I not?"
"Uh - I really don't want to know anything further!" he said and paled slightly, before he dragged the other boy with him out of the office.
"So do you want chambers, or not?"
"I will stay with Severus, thank you."
"I hoped so."
"You did?"
"It's not good for a young man like him to life in celibacy for so long and I think you'll be a good couple and family for Tom."
"Thank you, headmaster."
"See you around, Bellatrix."
She smiled and headed back to the dungeons, when Severus approached from the shadows. "So, what will happen now? It's a beautiful Saturday, the students are out and I have some of my precious time for you."
"I will bring my things to your chambers, put them into your dresser and have a nice nap in your arms, after we have shagged each other senseless, what do you think?"
"Sounds good - that way!"
Draco had never seen such joy on his boy friend's face, well, expect from several orgasms during the last nights, but this was different joy. He smiled. After the rush into their relationship the whole issue had been a bit silent, but when Tom had said he loved him, things had heated up again.
Tom and his mother came over to him and he stood up and welcomed Mrs. Lestrange friendly. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Madame, if I may introduce myself, Draco Malfoy."
She looked at him and smiled. "I heard quite a lot about you recently, you should be proud, that you could oppose him, Mr. Malfoy."
"It's Draco, since I'm a friend of your son."
"Ah - I see. It's good to know, he has friends with. the right opinions on certain things."
"I supposed you are relieved that he is well up."
"Oh yes, I am glad he found friends here." she ruffled her son's hair and sat down on Tom's bed, next to her son.
Tom glanced over to Draco, looking asking. Draco nodded. "You should tell her now, better she gets to know the truth from you, before the rumors come to her ear, anyway."
"You're right, Draco. Mum?"
She looked at him worriedly. "What do you have to tell me? You didn't do anything, did you?"
"No, mum. It's just something personal. I supposed you heard the reason, why father threw me out?"
"Oh - you mean the "other" reason, do you?"
"Yes. Me and Draco. we are."
"Oh my! You're lovers, then?"
"Uh - yes."
She smiled broadly at her son and hugged him tightly. "I'm so happy for you, both of you!"
"Thanks for understanding."
"Oh - never assume I wouldn't!" she laughed and stood from the bed, before she quickly crossed the distance and pressed Draco against her, kissing his cheek. "You make my son happy, thank you, Draco! Welcome to the family!"
Tom blushed fiercely. "We're not that far! Not that I don't love him, but we're not married yet!"
Draco and Bellatrix laughed. Tom pulled out his tongue and turned away in mock offense. "You are a good duo, really, always picking on me!"
The blonde giggled. "Oh, Tommy-darling, you'll be rewarded at night, I promise!"
"Draco! What shall my mother think of me?!"
"The truth?!"
Bellatrix laughed with them and excused herself shortly after, hugging her son and Draco tightly and following Snape down to the hall, where breakfast was to be served.
-
Severus had waited patiently, while mother met son. Now, that he guided the woman to the hall, he asked himself, what would happen when the students found out that a former Death Eater was among them, especially Potter and Longbottom who had both lost parents or godfather because of this woman. He hoped instantly that Dumbledore could calm them.
When they entered the great hall for breakfast, he spotted the two Gryffindors at their table. Automatically, he laid his arm round Bellatrix waist and pulled her on towards the teachers' table. "You should sit near us, I don't want to experience what Potter will do to you if he sees you here. You killed his god-father only a few month ago and Longbottom is there, too."
"Whatever you think is best. I hope I can talk to them later, though, and explain a few things and say sorry for what I did. I cannot erase my failures, but I'll try to make up for them."
"I know, Bella, we have all our dark pasts, you know. I pray the boys will listen, then."
"As I do, my dear Severus, as I do." she said sadly, when he pulled back a chair for her and took place beside his love.
"Don't worry too much, I will look after you, I promise."
"You always did, Sev, always. I never thanked you, it means so much to me, though."
"Whatever happened the last years, I'll be always there for you, Bella."
"You mean so much to me, and to Tom as well. You're like a father to him - I wish you were."
"What do you mean by that? You want me to be his father?" he smiled innocently.
"You know you should have been the man in my life, but after my parents promised me to Lestrange and Riddle took me, it was impossible, you know that, Severus."
"."
"What did you say, I didn't understand."
"Maybe - maybe it's not too late after all, Bella."
"I wish you were right, but I'll have to wait for Dumbledore's decision, anyway."
"Then we'll wait for it."
The headmaster entered the hall a little late, when everybody was there already. He stood at his place and waited for silence, before he began to speak. "Dear students, I have to tell you some news, regarding a fugitive, who asked me for shelter. She is no enemy anymore and I'd be pleased to see you treat her at least civil. Some of you have personal issues concerning her past and I ask these people to come to my office after breakfast, please." The students looked at him, when some spotted the fair, dark-haired woman beside Snape. Two pairs of eyes stared at her in disbelieve. How did she come to be allowed into the castle was a mystery to the boys, who struggled to keep their anger in control.
-
Potter threw open the office-door, followed closely by Neville. He stared at the woman that sat next to Dumbledore in pure hatred. Her eyes were dull and empty and she looked terrible.
Harry snorted and looked at the headmaster. "Why is she here?"
"She left her Lord when she had the first opportunity to do so, please listen to her."
"Why should I?" the boy screamed, "She killed Sirius! She's a bloody murderer!"
The woman blinked and looked at the boy." I know I am, but HE had killed my boy, if I had opposed him earlier. There was nothing I could do, though I fully understand your anger."
"Anger? ANGER? You killed my only "kind of relative" left to me, what do you know?"
"I lost half my family due to the Dark Lord and the other half, when I left this path. I was damned to serve an insane, too lose every kind of innocence and had to fear to lose my child every minute of my goddamn life! And you tell me I don't know pain?"
He looked at her, eyes glowing with suppressed emotions and tears "You didn't mind on the process when you were sent to Azkaban!"
"That wasn't me. I've never been in Askaban. The "Bellatrix Lestrange", who sat in Azkaban was a double, a soulless puppet. I was saved from the aurors just in time."
The boy wanted to say something, but the other student put his hand on the black-haired's shoulder and stopped him. "Do you really regret everything?"
"Yes, I was stupid, when I joined the Death Eaters, but I couldn't go back after I got pregnant and I wasn't as brave as Severus, for you Professor Snape. I was afraid, I'm so sorry for what my husband did."
"So you know who I am?"
"Yes, Mr. Longbottom. I cannot ask you for forgiveness, but let me try to make up for it at least a bit. I never wanted to hurt schoolmates of mine, I swear."
"You know my parents?"
"Yes, I did. Your mother was a friend of mine."
"And you cursed her!"
"No, I didn't. I couldn't. I was punished severely, I never tried again to reject orders."
"I cannot forgive you, but I'll accept the apology. It wasn't completely your fault."
"Thank you, I appreciate it very much."
"They won't be themselves again ever, you cannot change it, but I cannot let the past lead my life, so you cannot, Mrs. Lestrange."
She smiled sadly and held out her hand. He took it, while the other boy swallowed heavily:
"Maybe I overreacted, Mrs. Lestrange. I've met your son quite often during Quidditch-practice with Slytherin, and he's alright, so I suppose you raised him well. Everybody makes mistakes and I should know well that it's nearly impossible to oppose Voldemort, though I grieve for my godfather. He was a good man."
"Sirius was my cousin, though we hadn't much in common I always liked him in our early child-hood. Things changed when he chose the "other" side. I'm so, so sorry, but I had to think of my child, that was in HIS hands."
"I understand - it's just hard to trust you."
"You needn't do that. I will try to gain it, though, if I can." her gaze wandered to Dumbledore, "Have you made a decision yet?"
"You may stay, if all direct victims agree."
Longbottom and Potter nodded.
"Alright, will you stay in Severus chambers, or do you want your own?"
Potter and Longbottom stared at her, until Harry opened his mouth. "You have an affair with Snape? I though you were married?"
"I was, but my husband died a few nights ago, which doesn't bother me at all. I suppose I'm free to choose my lovers, am I not?"
"Uh - I really don't want to know anything further!" he said and paled slightly, before he dragged the other boy with him out of the office.
"So do you want chambers, or not?"
"I will stay with Severus, thank you."
"I hoped so."
"You did?"
"It's not good for a young man like him to life in celibacy for so long and I think you'll be a good couple and family for Tom."
"Thank you, headmaster."
"See you around, Bellatrix."
She smiled and headed back to the dungeons, when Severus approached from the shadows. "So, what will happen now? It's a beautiful Saturday, the students are out and I have some of my precious time for you."
"I will bring my things to your chambers, put them into your dresser and have a nice nap in your arms, after we have shagged each other senseless, what do you think?"
"Sounds good - that way!"