"Serpentine, please eat…" I begged one morning. I was sitting at the patio table, trying to feed Serpentine her breakfast while Wormtail was trying to make a new stock of poisons with Snape, who kept shooting glances at me. The Dark Lord walked in came over to me. He kissed me on the lips and then kissed Serpentine on the head. He walked over the railing in which and owl just landed. I wedged the spoonful of custard into her mouth while Master untied the Prophet from the owl's claw.
"Hmmm…" He said scanning the front page. "Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour Found Dead. I wonder how that happened…." And with that, he laughed high and coldly, tossing the paper on the table. Serpentine's head shot in her father's direction and she went into a gaze. I stared at her and then at my Lord who stared back.
"Strange child." Wormtail muttered.
"Are you suggesting that my child is strange?" Master asked coolly, as though amused.
"Well it does have a bit of Lestrange blood in it." Snape sneered.
"No she doesn't!" I snapped, dropping the spoon.
"Well…no…but you still do have feelings for Rodolphus, don't you Bellatrix?" He said darkly. I stood up without warning.
"I won't be spoken to like that! I don't have feelings for that pathetic bastard and you know that damn well!" Master laid his hand on my shoulder and attempted to seat me. I shoved his hand off and jumped off the chair. I pulled out my wand and pointed it at Snape, who did the same.
"I'm fucking tired of you whining Snape because you're not the Dark Lord's most favorite Death Eater! And you accuse me of being it but you know I'm not it because I'm not a Death Eater anymore! Why not try being more productive and maybe he'll consider you"
"Be more productive? I am! I make potions and poisons and antidotes! If it wasn't for me, you would have been laying in pain upstairs from the pregnancy weeks after you were cured. And what about the times you were knocked out! Who was it that killed Dumbledore! If it wasn't for me, that thing would be sitting there right now!" He shouted, pointing at Serpentine. The Dark Lord and I steeped forward. Wormtail moved out of the way as we advanced toward Snape who coward when the Dark Lord pointed his wand at him.
"Don't you ever insult my daughter again, Snape! Yes, you are loyal, and Bella is taking a bit far when she says that you need to be a bit more productive.." He said, glancing at me. "But it doesn't give you the right to take that tone with us. She's your Mistress and I order you to follow her as you do with me!" Snape fell to his knees and crawled to the Dark Lords feet.
"My Lord, I'm sorry. Forgive me, but I only follow orders from you, Master, not-" Master pointed the tip of his wand at Snape's face.
"These are old words, Snape…..And if you are to follow my orders….then I order you to follow Bella." He gulped and looked up at me. Master pointed to the floor in front of my feet and said, "Bow"
Snape, surprisingly stood up and bowed to me. I couldn't help but laugh in his face.
"Now get out of here." I spat at him. Snape nodded and turned back to potion making with Wormtail.
The Dark Lord grabbed me from around the waist and held me close to him and kissed my neck. I laughed and spun around and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Maybe after you feed Serpentine and put her down for a nap we can….you know…." He kissed my lips and I smiled.
"That's if she eats…I've been trying but she won't take it." He let go of me and I headed back to the table. I looked at Serpentine's highchair and froze. "Where's the baby!" The Dark Lord whipped out his wand.
"Looking for this!" I heard a voice say. A very familiar voice…I spun around and looked off of the patio deck.
It was Harry Potter. And he had the Heiress.