Apperating to the cabin Narcissa had mentioned Sirius knew he'd gotten the drop on his cousin who wasn't moving a whole lot, she was busying herself with her wand, dear god was she using the Crucitus curse on insects to amuse herself

Sirus's expression was one of the utmost loathing "Bella..." he said calmly which somehow made him all the more unnerving, Bellatrix's expression was something akin to a deer caught in headlights...She muttered something under her breath that could have to a keen ear included the words Narcissa and Crucio Regaining her composure as quickly as she could she smiled...

"Sirius, not often I see you nowadays, suppose its the lot of a Blood Traitor to be shunned by his family."

"James Potter, Bella, Is that his" he said indicating her stomach.

"Nice way to talk about your what will it be, great niece or nephew...second cousin... blood traitor brat...I do get confused about that sort of thing sometimes"

"Your child Bel..."

"And his...your dear Jamesies...I wonder does the mudblood know...Does she Siri...Did poor ickle Lilly cwy"

Sirius was disgusted...how was he related to...to this...

"You're coming with me Bellatrix, and once you have the kid you're going to Askaban where you belong"

"Do you really think I'll come willingly..."

"Oh I hope not" said Sirius wand raised.

Bella laughed but the laugh soon turned to a gasp of pain

"Oh don't even think of..."

Bella dropped to the floor hands clutching her stomach, she glanced up, her eyes, dark and full of...was that fear?

"Siri...please..."

Sirius rolled his eyes... "Bellatrix there's no way...

"It's been only 8 and a half months...Siri if it's early..."

Sirius shook his head but walked toward his cousin...Bella giggled triumphantly and yelled "Crucio" the mixture of pain and fury on her cousin's face was an odd combination

"...Shoulda...known.."

"Should have but didn't...my my we are trusting of the woman everyone says is mad aren't we. I knew you were stupid Sirius but really..."

Sirius curled up in pain trying to ignore his cousins taunting, he couldn't believe he'd fallen for it...and now who knew what she'd do.

Bella wasn't quite sure how to proceed...more torture obviously but did she kill him at the end of it...Her own blood...She didn't expect to proceed as she did...

"By Merlin" she screamed dropping her wand...she looked franticly around for the inevitable wand producing the Crucio curse. When she couldn't see one she blinked slightly and clutched her stomach in pain.

Sirius sat up a grin on his face.

"I've actually never been this happy...Expelliarmus" he yelled as Bella's wand flew from her hand and across the room

Bellatrix looked up. "Sirius...If you even..."

"You sit down and for once in your life Bel, be quiet" he snarled pointing his wand at her "I'm going to help you...but not because of you being...family. Not because of giving a damn about you but because of James, who quite honestly is more family than any of you pureblood elitists have ever been. Now you dammed well stay where you are..."

Bella seemed to bite back on a comment. "...I'm hardly able to move cousin dear, where would I go"

"Yeah well I'm not taking that risk"

Before Bella could protest Sirius cast an anti dissapperation charm around the room. Stepping back from Bellatrix and moved to the window, He looked out for a while finally pointed and called in a rather unorthedox manner. "Accio Owl"

A few seconds later there was a skwak as a fairly annoyed looking owl was summoned right to Sirius…He barely caught the thing and grabbed its leg.

"Sorry mate…need a favour…" he said feeling sorry for the poor bird,

Taking a piece of parchment, he wrote quickly his eyes darting back to his cousin now and again, just in case, he knew she couldn't go far but with Bellatrix it was instinct to worry.

Lena (he wrote)
Need your help. Hard to explain in a letter...just apperate as soon as you can to the old cabin at the edge of Hogsmeade…The old Abforth place and bring your medical stuff. Memorise and destroy the note when you get it.

Sirius.

PS: Feed the owl…its been though an experience…

He quickly attached the letter to the owl and sent it away, Bella meanwhile looked in great amounts of pain and glared up at her cousin.

"Can't you cast something to stop this..."

"Why'd I want to do that Bel...This is the most fun ive had in weeks...Would have brought popcorn had I known" he said grinning, He took a seat near where she sat and began to hum something under his breath

Bella muttered something venomous in the general direction of her cousin and tried to focus on something besides the pain. It wasn't like Crucio she knew the pain of that...this was different...and she didn't like it.

They sat like that waiting; It took maybe 15 minutes before Bella snapped,

"It's moving again…I can feel it when it moves…like a parasite"

"Well that's…beautiful Bellatrix…truly…That childs a part of you"

"Yes yes it is…and I want it out of me…so can we make that happen…Now!"

"Patience is a virtue…granted im sure so is sanity so never mind"

He was about to go and check outside again when there was a knock on the door. He opened it to find Lena and her medical kit. Their lips briefly met before Sirius led her into the room and Lena shook her head instantly

"Her"

"No easy way of saying this Lee"

"I'm having dear Jamsies baby…Now why he invited a mongrel to watch I don't know"

Lena ignored Bellatrix and stared at Sirius questioningly

"…James…Our James…"

Sirius nodded sadly, he wasn't sure how Lena would take it….wasn't sure he could take the news yet. Lena to her credit didn't scream or kick the woman or any of the things he'd expected.

"…Did he cheat on Lily…God I can't believe I'm even…"

"No he didn't…He never would and we both know that…She…Imperio'd him.

"Imperius… god she really is crazy."

"Yes she is…but this isn't about her as much as it is about the baby she's about to have…."

Lena glanced at the woman, and then back to her bag and to Sirius, she had to do this a second time before her brain caught up to what he was asking of her.

"I'm not doing it, Sirius," Lena said. "I can't. It's like betraying Lily or something."
Bellatrix sat rather uncomfortably on the floor, breathing shallowly. Lena saw her, and swore. She was a patient, she was in need, and Lena was a Healer. She had sworn an oath, she had to treat the patient in front of her.

"Why did you have to bring me here?" she asked Sirius. "Now I have to do it."

"Her?" Bellatrix spat. "Why did you bring her? Does the little mongrel think she can help?"

"She happens to be a midwife, but if you'd rather do this all by yourself—" Lena said.

"Get this blood traitor's brat out of me," Bellatrix hissed, obviously in the middle of another contraction. Lena took out her wand and cast sanitation charms on the floor and the towels she lay over it.

"Lie down, legs apart," Lena ordered tersely. Anger was pouring through her.

"What's wrong, is ickle Leeney ang—oh—" She swore.

"Oh, shut up," Lena said. "They can't be that bad. You're nowhere near ready to deliver. You've another two centimetres left. Stop whinging, you brought all of this on yourself."

"You think I want this brat?"

"You wanted James enough to do what you did to him," Lena said. "And you forgot your Contraceptive Charms, didn't you? Or do they not mix well with the Imperius?"

"Insolent little thing, isn't she, cousin?"

"Bella," Sirius warned. "You're lucky she's here, and that you're still here."

"I can see why you're tiring of her. And why you haven't married her, but we are all glad of that. She'll never have our name."

"I don't want your stupid name," Lena said through gritted teeth. "I love him for many things, but his lineage is not one of them, Mrs Lestrange."

"What then? His good looks? His charm? But does he love you?" Bella whispered to Lena. Lena faltered for just a second. She turned around, her back to the trunk, and stared into the woods. Sirius paced up and down. Occasionally a scream from Bellatrix would fill the clearing,
but otherwise there was silence.

"Would you stop sulking and look at me?" Bella asked impatiently. "This is taking forever."

Lena turned around to her. "Right, you are ready. Go on."

"Very nice bedside manner," Bella commented.

"Shut up and push." Bella pushed her hardest. It didn't come out.

"Why isn't it out?" she demanded.

"It's crowned," Lena said. "It's going to take a lot more than that."

"Gah," Bella panted. "Oh, Merlin, it has shoulders." Lena had the oddest sensation. Normally about now she felt sympathy and admiration for the mother, but all she could feel now was a sort of satisfaction.

Bella collapsed backwards the minute the baby was born, and within seconds was trying to get up. Lena, who had been wrapping the baby in a towel, looked up.

"Where do you think you're going?" she asked. "There's the afterbirth and I need to patch you up. By the way, it's a girl." Bella huffed.

"Siri, take her?" Lena asked, handing the baby over and turning her attention back to Bellatrix.

"When can I leave?" she asked impatiently.

"Anytime, but you'll most likely bleed to death," Lena said. "On second thoughts, who am I to keep you here? Trot along back to your Dark Lord."

"Just make it safe for me to move," Bellatrix said. Lena was curious.

"Don't you want to see your daughter?" she asked.

"That blood-traitor's brat? No thank you. You'll find something to do with her. Perhaps her daddy will take care of her."

"You'll be ok, but you shouldn't Apparate for about a week. And stay away from all Portkeys except this one." Lena handed her a small, empty bottle. Sirius walked over to her.

"Bella, if you're going to walk out on her, at least say goodbye," he said softly.

Bellatrix rolled her eyes. She stared contemptuously at the baby.

"Have fun with your father," she said. "You look just like him. Its sickening."

She tapped the bottle with her wand, and then she was gone. Sirius stared at the whimpering bundle in his arms. He looked down at her, rather at a loss as to what to do with her. She looked just like Harry had after he was born.

"The resemblance is uncanny," Lena said, as if reading his mind.

"She's stickier than I remember Harry being," Sirius said.

"Harry was this sticky, too," Lena told him, standing up and brushing down her robes.

"We should get her cleaned and checked out," he said. Lena looked at her watch.

"I'm actually a bit late for work," she said.

"Bugger, that's not the time, is it?" he said, almost dropping the baby. "I'm late, too, then." He practically threw the baby to her.

"Wait—where are you going?" Lena asked, adjusting the tiny bundle.

"Somewhere very important," he said.

"No, hold on!" Lena said. "I can't just turn up with her, what am I going to tell people. And what are we going to do with her? And I really need to tell you something, Siri, I'm—"

"Relax, Lee," he said, and she was too distracted to correct him.

"Wrap her in the towel, clean yourself up, and say you found her outside the window. We can sort it all out. I'll be there to see you in an hour."

"Siri—" she started, but with a crack, he was gone. She looked down at the tiny bundle in her arms, who was now whimpering. She once again marvelled at how like James she looked. Instinctively, she put her finger to the baby's mouth, but quickly pulled it away. She couldn't
get attached to this little girl. --