Hey! What's up out there? Enjoying summer? Anyway, I got to say to anyone of you that may have noticed that in the previous chapter there was a review from someone with my screen name... Well, it wasn't me! It was Sadistra! Really! She was logged in my account to upload the chapter and forgot to log out before reviewing! Ask her!

Disclaimer: Don't own Harry Potter ...(sighs)

Chapter 7

Stupidity Taking Over Everybody

Bellatrix found herself looking at a pair of honey brown eyes. Then she noticed the beak and the pair of wings. She stepped back in terror and surprise, joining the others against the wall.

"A hippogriff?" she asked in disbelief. "What is that doing here?"

"I thought you would tell us that as you have been here before!" Rodolphus snapped.

"The last time I visited this place I was seventeen. I didn't expect them to buy a pet. I knew my uncle was obsessed with the house's safety but not this much!" Bellatrix replied, still stuck on the wall.

The hippogriff was flapping its wings and eyeing them suspiciously. It was obvious it was disturbed by their presence. Then the Death Eaters, along with the hippogriff, heard steps coming from outside the door. Bellatrix looked at Rodolphus, panicking. He returned an anxious look but pointed to a quite a big closet where they could all hide inside. The hippogriff had turned to look at the door so they walked as quietly and quickly as they could to the closet. Rodolphus closed the cupboard's door just when the room's door opened. The Death Eaters all held their breath and didn't move. Not that it was possible to move...

"Ow, you stepped on my foot!" Bellatrix hissed to Rookwood, and Rodolphus put his hand on her mouth.

"Hungry Buckbeak? Today's menu includes freshly caught rats and I would bring you Kreacher too if I could only find him..." a strangely familiar voice said to the hippogriff.

Bellatrix raised her eyebrows. She knew that loathed voice! Her bloody cousin! She made to move but Rodolphus prevented her from storming out of the closet and killing him.

"Let me kill him! There won't be a chance like that again!" Bellatrix whispered with a look of pure malice in her eyes.

"No! Are you crazy? What if he isn't alone here?" exclaimed Rodolphus in a low whisper. "Help me instead of watching, will you?" he continued to Dolohov and Rookwood who grabbed Bellatrix's arms.

But Bellatrix suddenly kicked Rookwood who gave a quite audible, "OW!"

Sirius turned to the closet. Did he just hear something from the closet? He approached cautiously not knowing what could be inside... The Death Eaters had realised he was coming towards the closet as Bellatrix had stopped fidgeting. Everyone held their breath as Sirius made to open the closet's door...

A crashing noise was heard from downstairs several floors below the room. Sirius was startled for a moment, as were the Death Eaters on the other side of the closet's door. An evil smile formed on Sirius' face and he turned towards the room's open door.

"Now, I got you Kreacher!" he screamed and exited the room.

The Death Eaters started breathing freely again. Bellatrix let a sigh of relief and then hissed,"Let's get the hell out of here!"

The others nodded and then slowly opened the door. The hippogriff ignored them, as he was too busy devouring his food. They ran for the window and opened it. Bellatrix pushed the others away and was the first to climb down the tree.

"Look who was unwilling to climb trees..." muttered Rodolphus.

Once Bellatrix was back on the ground she brushed the dirt from her robes and glared murder at Rodolphus who had just jumped from the tree to the ground.

"What?" he asked noticing Bellatrix's expression.

"Whose idea was to climb up there and nearly get caught?" she demanded.

"It was your idea to come here...and think what would have happened if you knocked the bloody door down!" retorted Rodolphus angrily.

"I don't care whose idea it was, let's just leave!" screamed Dolohov before Bellatrix could answer her husband.

"Good idea..." Rodolphus muttered, and they left Grimmauld Place.

"So, where are going now?" asked Rookwood, hopeless.

"I don't know. I feel like we're homeless," replied Dolohov.

"I have a brilliant idea!" exclaimed Bellatrix suddenly.

"Bellatrix, your last brilliant idea led us here..." Rodolphus started to say.

"Yes, I know but now it's different! I'm sure that where we go is safe!" she continued excitedly.

"And what's this place? And how the hell are we going to be safe there?" inquired Rodolphus.

"We are going to my sister's house," replied Bellatrix shortly.

Rodolphus stopped abruptly and looked at Bellatrix as if she had a second head.

"But she is married to a Muggle! And she is not on our side, Bellatrix!" he practically yelled at her.

Bellatrix sighed exasperated. " I didn't mean Andromeda, Rodolphus. I have an older sister too. Narcissa? Remember her?"

"Yes. And how the hell will she be any help?" demanded Rodolphus.

"For Merlin's sake, have you forgotten everything Rodolphus?" screamed Bellatrix.

"Narcissa is married to Lucius Malfoy," she pointed out. "I expect you to remember who he is!"

"Of course I do," answered Rodolphus. Then he realised what Bellatrix meant by going to her sister's. They could meet Malfoy there and everything would be settled.

"So, I guess we are going to the Malfoy manor," said Bellatrix. "Right," replied Rodolphus and started walking towards where he thought the Malfoy manor was located.

"Rodolphus, are you planning to go to Wiltshire on foot?" asked Bellatrix, smiling teasingly. "Well, I choose to go there by train. Muggle train."

"Oh, I didn't know it was in Wiltshire, Bellatrix. You probably kept that information for yourself," snapped Rodolphus.

"Whatever," she muttered.

"Are you coming or not?" she asked.

"Does it have a swimming pool?" demanded Rookwood.

"I think it has," replied Bellatrix thoughtfully.

"YAY!" shrieked Rookwood and followed her at a sprint.

It was after an hour when Rookwood got bored of walking and started to bombard the others with his idiotic jokes.

"And then the penguin told him, "I don't like spaghetti, I prefer pizza!" he finished, giggling by himself.

The others ignored him and continued on their way.

"Hey! I just thought something!" he added, still giggling.

"It's a miracle you managed to think of something so I guess it's worth hearing it..." muttered Rodolphus.

"I know a song that reminds me of Bellatrix speaking to the Dark Lord," Rookwood said seriously.

Bellatrix came to a halt giving Rookwood a murderous look. Rookwood gulped so she made sure he was going to shut up. However, Rodolphus and Dolohov still looked at him and urged him to speak. Rookwood took a deep breath and started singing in a girlish voice.

"Someone's missing our 'Master'..."

Bellatrix stopped and turned on her heels while Rodolphus and Dolohov were shaking violently with silent laughter.

Rookwood continued, he himself smiling mischievously now, "But that someone dreams of him too often..."

"Although Potter would love to see him burning in the oveeeeen..." Rodolphus and Dolohov now had tears in their eyes from laughing hard..

At that moment, Bellatrix had taken out her wand and aimed it at Rookwood.

"Silencio!' she screamed and a flash of blue light hit him, but he didn't really notice as he was still roaring with now-inaudible laughter.

She pointed her wand at the other two as a warning and continued her way. Rodolphus and Dolohov tried to control themselves and dragged Rookwood, who was still crying with laughter, up to a standing position.

They entered the train station, which was full of Muggles. The spell that Bellatrix had performed on Rookwood hadn't worn off so he still couldn't speak or make any sound at all.

"Bellatrix," Rodolphus started to say, "how are going to get on a train? We don't have any Muggle money..."

"We'll get some, Rodolphus," she answered, unworried and before Rodolphus could say anything, she cast a spell on an old lady's bag.

"Accio!" she whispered and the bag came towards her. She took the money from the purse and threw it somewhere.

"You really don't give a shit whether the Muggles see you doing magic, do you?" asked Rodolphus, amused.

"I do care. Somewhat," she replied counting the money in the purse. "I think this'll be enough to get tickets for the four of us," she concluded and headed to buy some tickets.

Behind the counter stood a young man in his middle-twenties that raised an eyebrow when Bellatrix appeared in front of the counter with the most innocent smile she could muster.

"My name is Kelman, Matthew Kelman. How can I help you, Miss?" he asked in a James Bond fashion but that went unnoticed by Bellatrix who knew nothing about Muggle movies.

"Well, can I have four tickets for the next train to Wiltshire?" she asked kindly wondering why the hell he told her his name. Muggle customs perhaps...

"So," the man said, trying to start a conversation that would hopefully end with the pretty lady giving him her number, "are you from around here, miss...?"

Bellatrix looked suspiciously at the man. Was he a Ministry of Magic employee? No, he looked too stupid to be one.

"Miss..." she paused for a moment to think of a name, "Elaine Brighton," she finished. "And no, my friends and I are from America."

"So, are you seeing anyone?" inquired the Muggle.

"Well, yes." Bellatrix answered and looked around at the station. "There are many people here. I wonder how you guys come up with these strange machines..."

The man nodded, amused. So, she wanted to play? He was sure she wanted him. Bellatrix on the other hand, was starting to get pissed off and she tried to take the tickets once she had paid for them but the man didn't seem quite willing to give them and said: "So, will you give me your number?" he asked confidently.

Bellatrix began to panic, thinking, what number? The number of her cell in Azkaban? The number of murders she committed? Her hand immediately went to the wand in her pocket.

"What number do you mean?" she asked "innocently".

"Oh, please don't pretend you don't want me, Elaine. It's no use anymore as I have realised it from the first moment you set your eyes on my devilishly handsome face. I think I will manage to go out with you although I'm quite busy lately. Now, you can give your phone number. "

Bellatrix didn't know what a phone number thingy was but she knew she was pretty mad.

"I don't know what the hell a bloody phone number is and I want my tickets as I have paid for them!" she yelled right at his face and snatched the tickets. Before leaving she added, "And even if I was single I would never go out with you, jackass."

She returned to where Rodolphus and the others were standing, looking a bit astonished.

"What took you so long?" asked Rodolphus, annoyed by the delay.

"A brainless Muggle womaniser," Bellatrix answered briefly.

"Wait! You mean to tell me that guy in the counter hit on you?" he asked, amused. "He must be blind... Poor chap," he said thoughtfully.

"Why blind? Take a look at yourself first, Rodolphus!" she yelled, offended. "In fact, he didn't realise I was older than him!" Bellatrix added happily.

"That's why I said he was blind..." Rodolphus whispered to Dolohov and Rookwood.

"So, are we going to board the train or not?" Bellatrix asked, pouting angrily at the others.

"All right Bellatrix don't get pissed off. We're coming!"

As she stalked ahead, Rodolphus added to the others, "After all she would never go out with a Muggle..."

"Why?" asked Rookwood.

" 'Cause her heart belongs to someone else..." said Rodolphus poetically.

"To you?"

"Sweet Merlin, NO!" he screamed, horrified.

"Then to who?" Rookwood looked confused.

"Voldie..." he whispered very quietly so that the other two could hardly hear him.

"Who?" Dolohov asked, confused as well.

"Oh, yes! You're right!" Rookwood exclaimed.

"Although Potter would love to see him burning in the oveeen..." they started singing while following Bellatrix to inside the train.

So, I finished this chapter! I have finally figured out the end of the story and how many chapters are left... Anyway, hope you enjoyed it! I know the song is totally ruined but due to the new rule of the site not to put song lyrics I had to remove "Taking Over Me" by Evanescence and the new thing was done hastily.