Halina rose the next morning to see the sun beaming in on her dazzling and merry. She sighed remembering last night's proceedings. Had she really been calmed tenderly by Lucius Malfoy? She decided she had and that she hated herself for being so weak. There was no use in crying over spilled potion she supposed. She was not hungry in t he slightest of ways and decided to go shop for a wedding present for Ron and Hermione. She grabbed her cloak and equipped herself then Disappearated into The Leaky Cauldron. Tom greeted her warmly.

"Miss Halina a pleasure to see you. Might you like a drink…On the house?" he asked her.

"Hello Tom. I don't think so thanks. I need to get some things done today," said Halina with a semi-forced smile.

"Right then Miss Halina. See you later," he responded cheerily.

"See you later Tom," she said softly.

Halina stepped out into the alley way and tapped the bricks to the entry of Diagon Alley. The great gate opened as usual and she entered gracefully. The familiar sight of shops and fellow witches and wizards met her eyes. She smiled and strode down the street glancing at some shops and passing others. She tried to remember back to her wedding and what gifts she had received. The memory brought pain and she decided to get them some fine china.

As though adding salt to the wound she saw Draco striding down the street arm in arm with Elle. She sucked in air hoping he would not notice her. But he did and so did Elle. "Hi there hon. Aren't you that pretty little thing that was buying some things from Draco," she asked as Halina tried to dash past them. She glanced at Draco wounded.

"Sure," she said softly. "After all I was only his wife. I guess he forgot that already. Don't you worry I'll make it simple," she began to raise her voice slightly. As she did so she pulled her wedding ring off and slid it into Draco's hand. "There all finished. Enjoy your new life," she said gently.

Draco simply stared and so she just walked off. Luckily she calmed herself just in time to hear the terrorized screams from down the street. She broke out in a run as many others had done. There was a band of Death-Eaters just as she suspected. She was in no mood to see people murdered today.

"Alright you bloody fools cut the shite," she yelled stepping forward. They looked to her menacingly, then seeing who it was dropped the people they had been messing with immediately.

"Well, well, well if it isn't our leading lady. You see we were sent to get you. He wants to see you a t once. It's about the you know what on you know when," said the familiar voice of Bellatrix Lestrange.

"Tell him he can go to bloody hell and back twice before he gets me near that mess of an evil place," she said firmly.

"He said that if you said that to tell you that if you don't he'll give you Levistus whatever the bloody hell that is," said Lestrange. Halina knew exactly what it was though and it made her flinch. Bellatrix smiled and said "There's a good girl come on."
Halina began to breathe heavily. Levistus was the name that Voldemort had picked out for his heir and only son. The child was only a thought and it made Halina sick. That still didn't want to make her go to him any more, but it didn't look like she had much of a choice.

"Fine, I'll come," she relented.

"Thought so," said Bellatrix.

"Don't celebrate too much. I'm on my last good nerve with Voldemort and I might just snap," said Halina as two men came up and tied her arms. She didn't struggle, instead she just stood there.

"Just for that I should kill you," said Bellatrix.

"I wish you would," said Halina with a devious smirk.

"You stupid little slut. You know that he would kill me. Egg me on you dumb little bitch. I could snap you in half you little twig," she said harshly.

"Awwww… I know Bellatrix is in love with Voldemort. She has wanted him ever since her husband died. Well you can have him. You think I want to be stalked and obsessed over? He doesn't love you or me or anyone but himself. Don't you see? He doesn't want me to love and adore, he wants me as a trophy. That's all he ever thinks of is the prize," said Halina.

"He loves me. He takes care of me. I'm his favorite servant," said Bellatrix stubbornly.

"Think what you will," replied Halina.

"Shut-up just shut-up! You think you're so smart? Well you're not! He loves me so shut-up," screamed Bellatrix smacking Halina.

Halina laughed cruelly as her lip bled. The sudden whirl of black smoke threw a deathly silence over the crowd. Voldemort's voice boomed out of the cloud.

"Bellatrix, you have disobeyed your master," he said.

"No, master no. It was that wretched girl. She made me hit her," said Bellatrix fearfully.

"You dare to defy your master," he asked.

"Oh, no master. I-I-I…," her voice trailed off.

"I think that you do. Arvada Kadavra," he yelled. Some people screamed. Halina flinched as painful memories came rushing back to her. Voldemort took her gently into his arms and healed her lip. "Come on, Pet," he said taking her more tightly into his arms. She shivered at this although it was a most gentle gesture. She was his pet and nothing more. She was tired even though she had done nothing to exert herself. She leaned against him lightly letting her eyes close and her breathing slow. He smiled.

"Good girl," he said stroking her hair, "Good girl." Some people in the crowd seemed horrified as he picked her up and carried her to the softly roiling fountain. He smiled and Disappearated, Halina now asleep.