Chapter 10, Eavesdropping

It was around dinner time the next day, when Isabel remembered she had to meet Bellatrix in the empty classroom again. This time they would have a plan, and in no time Sirius would be hers. She exited the Slytherin common room and made her way to the second floor. She was about to turn the corner when she heard voices. She was just going to past by when she heard her name. She quickly ducked behind a statue and strained to hear what they were saying.

"Where are going? Shouldn't you be at dinner with everyone else?" a males voice asked. She recognized the voice as Lucius, and when a female answered him, she knew it was Bellatrix.

"I'm going to meet up with Isabel. We are going to be making a plan for her to get her beloved Sirius back." she answered, mock sympathy in her voice.

"What are you telling that stupid girl?" he demanded.

"Nothing! Absolutely nothing!" she exclaimed for what she thought was the hundredth time.

"Nothing about Jesse?" he asked.

"No."

He stopped and looked around to make sure he couldn't be overheard.

"Nothing about how the Dark Lord wants to use her as bait and become a Death Eater?" he asked so quietly Isabel had to lean forward and hold her breath just so she could hear him.

"No. And by the way the master is going to be very upset when you tell him how close she has gotten with Black and the rest of them."

"I'll tell him tonight. Don't forget to meet me in front of the forbidden forest by midnight."

When Isabel didn't hear a response she assumed that Bellatrix must have nodded, or made some sort of gesture to confirm she understood. She heard their footsteps disappear around a corner. She sat there for a moment, digesting everything she just heard and tried to make sense of it.

Jesse...bait...Death Eater...Dark Lord. Ugh! There was just too much to make sense of everything. But she new one thing. She now had the perfect plan to get Sirius back. She was going to tell him what she just heard and convince him that Jesse isn't who she says she is.

She crawled out from behind the statue, and brushed her robes off smiling to herself. Then she turned and headed back in the opposite direction, to the Great Hall for dinner.

Half an hour later Bellatrix stormed into the Great Hall looking livid. She stopped right in front of Isabel.

"Oh hello, Bellatrix." Isabel said innocently.

"Did you forget about our meeting?" she asked angrily.

"No I didn't forget. I just realized that I didn't need your help. I have my own plan, and I don't need you making a fool of me." Isabel answered, turning to face her. Bellatrix glared at her.

"Good luck, you stupid insufferable fool. You won't win him back on your own. I'll get you for this." Bellatrix hissed.

"What? You've never been stood up before?" Isabel asked, not really knowing how far she was really pushing her.

Bellatrix just glared at her, and if looks could kill, Isabel and everyone near her would be dead. Isabel just smiled sweetly and watched as Bellatrix turned on her heal and stormed out of the Great Hall, her robes billowing behind her.

Bellatrix stood with Lucius and a few others in front of the Forbidden Forest.

"Come on. We have to get a move on or we'll be late." Lucius' voice cut through the silence that surrounded them.

So one by one they entered the forest. Lucius leading the way. They walked and walked, the only light coming from the moon somewhere over the trees that towered above them. Somewhere in the distance a werewolf howled, and Bellatrix looked around her nervously.

Finally, when she thought that she could walk no farther, and it was so dark she could barely see Lucius in front of her, they came upon a clearing that was illuminated by the moon.

Dark figures were gathered all around, and in the middle stood a tall, thin figure, with his back turned away from them.

"Nice of you to join us." an icy voice, coming from the figure in the middle, said as it turned around. His face was white, and he had red slits for eyes and a thin mouth that was formed into a line. His appearance was very much like a serpent's, and his voice shared some similar qualities as well.

"My Lord." Lucius said, bowing slightly. Bellatrix followed.

"Do you have any news for me?" Bellatrix opened her mouth to speak, but Lucius cut her off.

"Yes my Lord, but I am afraid it's not good news. Jesse seems to have formed a close relationship with Sirius Black and his friends." Lucius informed him.

There was a pause in which everyone gathered around was anxiously awaiting his reaction.

"Good."

"Good? My Lord I'm afraid I don't understand."

"Let her get cozy with Black and his friends. I have a new plan, and a new target."

The surrounding Death Eaters broke into whispers.

"What is this new plan?" a voice from somewhere behind Bellatrix asked. She recognized it to be Regulus Black. She turned around and spotted him as he stepped forward to receive an answer. She studied him for a moment. He hadn't changed much since the last time she saw him. He looked a lot like his brother, Sirius. They had an uncanny likeness, such as all the Black family has. Her included. They shared a quick glance before he turned his attention back to the middle of the clearing.

"You'll find out soon enough. All of you will have a part in this plan. I'll call you all here when the time is right. For now, I want you two," he said, motioning to Bellatrix and Lucius, "to keep an eye on Jesse and make sure she remains close to these people."

"Yes, my Lord. We'll do anything." Lucius said, as Bellatrix nodded in agreement. She tried desperately hard to hold in a snort of laughter as she saw how pathetic Lucius was.

"Good. Now go, all of you. You are dismissed. And don't forget, we will be meeting again soon." And with those words Voldemort disappeared with a loud bang, and many others followed, until it was only Lucius and Bellatrix.

Without saying a word Lucius turned and headed back in the direction they came, Bellatrix following close behind.

Well how was this chapter? I'm sorry there wasn't any Sirius/Jesse action. I promise they will be in the next chapter. Well, review?! Please! I promise to update faster next time if I get more reviews than last time! So it's all up to you guys! Can you handle it?

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