Chapter 4: An unlikely ally
Harry again woke to a pain in his back, but it wasn't just his back, it was his whole body this time.
Every part of him ached.
He tried to move, but that's when he realized, his hands were chained to the wall.
"Wakie, Wakie, I bet you're aching" came a cruel, silky voice.
"Save it you bastard" Harry muttered.
Bellatrix came out of the shadows.
Harry looked bewildered.
"No… you're… you're dead… I killed you! I incinerated your body!"
She bent over putting her hands on her knees.
"Too bad… so sad… the thing is, people just don't stay dead like they used to"
Harry was puzzled.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Harry asked.
"I'm not dead Potter, yet I'm not alive, I can't explain what happened to me, all I know is that I woke up after the battle, and I felt different" Bellatrix said.
"What do you mean different?" Harry asked.
Bellatrix took a deep breath before saying,
"I can't eat, I can't drink, I can't sleep, and I can't die" she said, "Oh I still get hungry, thirsty, and tired, but nothing quenches it, I'm in a living hell Potter, and I can't even kill myself".
She turned away and her shoulders started shaking, Harry had never seen a death eater cry.
"My master said he did it, and I hate him for it, I'm in hell because of him" she said, "he said I shouldn't use that analogy, he's been to hell and I have no idea what it's like, but I'm dying because of him, not only because of this either, there's something else he did to me"
Again, Harry found himself confused, why was she telling him all her problems, they were mortal enemies.
"What's that Bellatrix?" he asked.
"I… I… he made me… he made me…" she struggled to find her words.
"He made you what?" Harry asked curiously
"He… he… I'm… he made me pregnant" she broke down at the final words.
That was definitely a shock, but it made sense, even Voldemort couldn't live forever, he would need an heir.
"And you're not pleased with the honor of having his child?" Harry asked, disgusted.
"NO!" Her scream echoed off the stone walls.
"HE DISGUSTS ME! I ONLY JOINED HIM TO PLEASE RUDOLPHUS!" she yelled.
"Help me, help me out, help me and I can help you Bella" Harry said.
Her head shot up
quickly and she looked at him funny.
Then she asked, "What? why
should I help you?"
"There are a few good reasons, One: I can help you, Two: I can make sure you don't go back to Azkaban, And Three: it's the right thing to do" Harry said.
"What do you want?" she asked.
"I want out, and I want to find Hermione" Harry answered coldly.
"I… fine, fine I'll help" she said.
She pulled out her wand and aimed it at the shackles that were chaining him to the wall.
"Alohamora" she said. They disappeared and Harry's hands dropped to his sides.
He rubbed his wrists where the chains had been cutting into them, and Bellatrix helped him up.
"The girl isn't far" she said.
Upon walking out of the dungeon, Bellatrix screamed and something collided into Harry.
He was knocked over and his glasses knocked off his face.
Harry felt around for his glasses and after a second found them.
He put them back on and looked up.
Victor was standing over him pointing his wand at Bellatrix's heart.
"VICTOR NO!" Harry yelled right when the words left Victor's mouth.
"RICTUSEMPRA!" Victor yelled, sending Bellatrix reeling backwards.
Victor looked down at Harry, "Vot? Vhy shouldn't I?"
"She helped me escape! She's going to help me find Hermione!" Harry said,
"Besides you don't just go around hexing pregnant women!"
Victor looked bewildered, "She's pregnant?" he asked.
"Yes with Voldemort's child" Harry said quietly.
"THEN VE MUST KILL HER!" Victor roared, raising his wand.
"NO WE CAN'T!" Harry yelled, pushing Victor's wand down.
"VHY?" Victor asked, exasperated.
"Because! I need her!" Harry said "Besides the baby won't be evil unless it's raised by it's father! And we'll make sure that never happens"
Victor nodded his reluctant approval and Harry helped Bellatrix up.
"Now, please tell me, where is my wife?" Harry asked politely.
"The last door at the end of this hall" she replied.
"Victor can you take her?" Harry asked eagerly, nodding at Bellatrix.
"Yes I can" was Victor's short reply.
Harry who had been supporting her handed Bellatrix to Victor and she cringed.
"Don't vorry I von't hurt you" he said smiling, and she nodded.
As soon as Bellatrix was out of Harry's hands, he took off down the hall as fast as his legs would carry him.
He came to the door in a matter of seconds. He tried opening it, but it was locked.
He whipped out his wand so fast that it fell from his hand. He picked it back up and aimed it at the door handle.
"Alohamora" he said quickly but clearly.
The door clicked and unlocked, Harry turned the handle and pushed the door open, slowly because it was heavy.
The sight that met him was almost unbearable, Hermione was lying on the floor in a heap.
Her clothes were tattered and she was scratched and cut almost everywhere.
Blood was crusted in her hair and she was breathing heavily.
But he smiled nonetheless, she was beautiful even like this.
He crossed the dungeon floor, his footsteps echoing off the stone floor.
He put a hand on her shoulder and she contracted in fear.
"Hermione" he said softly, "Honey, it's me"
She turned around slowly, and opened her eyes.
"Harry?" she asked.
Tears began to well up in both their eyes, and in the blink of an eye, they were wrapped up in each other's arms.
"God, I've missed you" Harry mumbled into her hair.
"My God Harry, It's been horrible, I… I…" She fumbled but Harry put a finger to her lips.
"It's okay Pretty Baby, I'm here, it's ok, it'll all be ok" He said.
"You don't know how long I've wanted to hear you say that" she muttered.
In that moment, Harry lifted her head and kissed her with everything he had.
He was complete again.
She was complete again,
Her fantasy had come true, Harry had found her.
When the kiss broke, she asked, "How did you find me Harry?"
Harry explained about Wormtail, and about the pub in France, and about Victor, and about Bellatrix.
"Is Victor here with you?" she asked.
"I'm right here" came a gruff voice from the dungeon door.
Hermione's head whipped in that direction, and she saw the first boy she had ever had an interest in standing in the doorway supporting Sirius's murderer.
"Victor" she said.
"Hermione" he said, nodding his greeting.
Harry turned her head back towards him, and enveloped her in another kiss.
"Why does that never happen to me?" she heard Bellatrix ask.
Pain, it was the only emotion Victor experienced when he saw that kiss.
Pain, pain was something he was accustomed to, but this was worse than any injury he had ever received from Quidditch or from his new job as an assassin.
He felt that his heart had been ripped in two.
There was no other way to describe it, pain.
Bliss, it was the only emotion Harry experienced when she kissed him back.
Bliss, bliss was something he'd thought he'd never feel again, but now he was feeling it when he was wrapped up in the softness of Hermione's lips.
He felt that his heart was swelling in joy.
There was no other way to describe it, bliss.
Relief, it was the only emotion Hermione experienced when she saw Harry's face.
Relief, relief was something Hermione had given up on ever feeling again, but she felt it when she saw her Harry again.
She felt her heart that had been shattered, piece itself back together.
There was no other way to describe it, relief.
Confusion, it was the only emotion Bellatrix felt when she saw the greeting they gave each other.
Confusion, confusion was something Bellatrix had been experiencing ever since the battle of Diagon Alley three years ago when she'd woken from the dead.
She felt her heart begin to realize that for years she had been wrong about love, this was love.
There was no other way to describe it, confusion.
Silence, silence was enveloping the room.
Silence, silence can be as peaceful as sensuality, or as loud and violent as a bloody battle, no matter how you look at it, silence is silence.
They all began to understand, they were drowning in the peace of, silence
There was no other way to describe it, silence.
A/N: Ok I hope you liked that chapter,
That was literally a very "emotional" chapter ending and I have no idea where the hell it came from.
I'm sorry it takes so long to update this story, but like I said I just got my drivers license and my girlfriend is a mall-a-holic.
And I do have a life that doesn't all consist of writing, (80 My Girlfriend, 10 Music, 10 Writing)
Speaking of music, I think you people can probably tell I like Vanessa Carlton a lot, I've used her a lot in this trilogy.
1 On the way to Kings Cross in my first story they listened to, A Thousand Miles
2 Their wedding song in my first story was, Pretty Baby
3 (Story not out yet) Hermione listens to A Thousand Miles in I Love You.
4 Later in this story Harry remembers he used to listen to Paint It Black during his depression.
5 Harry and Hermione listen to Twilight on their anniversary later in this story.
6 Harry hears White Houses at a mall later in this story.
Ok that about sums it up about how many times she's been used in my stories, you guys should really check it out
You can listen to clips of her songs on the Yahoo Artist Page.
Ok thanks to all who reviewed, actually thanks to all who read this far into the boring beginning of the story, it gets better from here on out.