This one is NSFW, fair warning. Not majorly overt, but definitely enough.

Enjoy.


"Sweet Circe. Look at you." Bellatrix was not at all used to these comments on her looks and found herself giving a red face and shy grin at Ginny's comment.

"Thanks. How are you both?" Bellatrix cleared her throat and didn't linger too long on the comment.

"We're quite well thank you. Just having a chat. How are you?" Luna asks smiling her usual warm way.

"I'm good. Hermione and I have been to a library in London." Bellatrix explains moving to sit down on the sofa beside Ginny when the redhead gestured the seat.

"Why doesn't that surprise me. I'm shocked it was a muggle library though. Why?" Ginny was indeed very curious.

"Because of the subject we are researching. I'll admit when you pulled me aside the other and thanked me for … well it occurred to me that our world is extremely lacking in regards to... to mental health. I'm planning to set up clinics in Diagon and Hogsmead for anyone suffering any kind of trauma or mental health issues." Bellatrix explains gently watching Ginny for her reaction.

"Oh that's an incredible idea." Luna hummed happily.

Ginny was staring at Bellatrix for a long moment when Hermione walked into the den finally. Bellatrix was beginning to wonder if the redheads reaction wasn't as favourable as she thought it would be when blue eyes moved to the witch who had just settled on the arm of the sofa beside the older witch. Hermione was smiling and looked from Bella to Ginny.

"You need to wife her." Ginny said seriously after a moment.

"It's been like a week, Gin." Hermione chuckles and shakes her head.

"I'll probably take the Black name one day though." Hermione added with a grin.

"You'd better or I might." Ginny responded only half joking.

"I don't bloody think so." Hermione huffs placing a rather possessive hand on Bella's shoulder.

"Me either." Bellatrix and a newly present Harry Potter both spoke at the same time making Luna giggle and Ginny brighten as her boyfriend arrived.

"Hello handsome." Ginny actually got up to greet him with a kiss, the scene was decidedly domestic.

Bellatrix smiled gently as she leaned back a little into Hermione's hip and looped her arm across the younger witches lap, her hand settling on Hermione's knee as the brunette moved her hand into thick curls pulling gently at silky strands. Bellatrix watched the people around her, Ronald walked in with a rather dopey grin on his face and greeted everyone followed by the twins who both immediately whistled at the older woman.

"I swear to God if anyone else threatens to steal my woman I may magically castrate them." Hermione spoke before Fred, or was it George? Could do more than open their mouths to comment. Bellatrix flushed and smirked when they closed their mouths and swallowed.

"You do look bloody great though, Black. I like this better than the skirts and you all know how I like skirts." Ron spoke up boldly just as Fleur and Bill walked in causing Ron to go a bright red and look down. Hermione, Ginny and Luna all giggled at his comment and the poor timing.

"You do, oui?" Fleur drawled, she had indeed been aware of Ron's comments about the Beauxbatons uniform some years ago. Ron just went a brighter red. Bellatrix chuckled at his reaction.

"Leave him alone or he may explode." Ginny laughs lightly sitting down quite a bit closer to Bellatrix now in order to make space for Harry to sit with her.

Amusingly enough Bill moved over to Luna who was in an armchair and straightened her legs out and let him sit in her lap. Luna didn't seem to mind as she continued to relax there with her family. Ginny frowned like she wanted to tell Bill off for sitting on someone half his size but managed to refrain. Fleur on the other hand leaned into Hermione's side as she stood by the sofa. This was something that bothered Bellatrix more than she cared to admit.

"So Lavender is coming for dinner as well that won't be a problem will it?" Ron speaks up once some of the blood had flowed out of his face.

"How is she? Cissy was wondering but didn't feel like she could owl and ask." Hermione explains as she looked to Ron.

"She's alright. The bites and scratches are slow to heal naturally but she's doing really well. The mediwitches think she'll be just about completely healed by the next full moon and she's pretty good at brewing potions so has bought everything she needs to brew herself Wolfsbane." Ron explains smiling lightly.

"Why is Narcissa so interested anyways?" Fred asks curiously.

"When we used to Holiday in Nice as children Cissy made a friend there. She was quite the downer of a girl but they got close one summer and they continued to write even through the school year but then Cissy stopped getting letters. Jeanette had lost control one full moon and killed a man." Bellatrix began the story.

"So she's afraid of wolves?" Ron frowned.

"The girl died." Bellatrix shook her head.

"If it is Jeanette Lemaire you speak of she did not simply die. She killed 'erself." Fleur spoke up gently on the other side of Hermione.

"That's right. Wolfsbane was much harder to come by in those days. Jeanette didn't have a Professor looking out for her like Lupin did." Bellatrix nods surprised the French witch knew about Jeanette.

"How do you know about it?" Ron asked Fleur.

"I'd imagine that being part Veela would be cause for it. Or part any creature." Hermione speaks up still idly toying with Bella's hair.

"Oui, cheri. We wiz creature blood are taught of ze tragedies fellow creature befall to or cause. It is like muggle folk tales to scare children into making ze right choices." Fleur explains with a light sigh.

"So does Lucy have any idea that his wife is bisexual?" Hermione looked at Bellatrix who grinned. Lavender had just been ushered through and Ron got up to give her a seat.

"He doesn't have a clue. If the one girl who Narcissa had ever shown feelings for hadn't had such a tragic story I'd have definitely told him." Bellatrix smirks.

"Oh that is gold…" Hermione had a devious little grin on her face.

"Why do I suddenly feel bad for Lucius Malfoy of all people." Harry asks amused at the look on Hermione's face.

"They've become fast friends those two, much to Draco's utter disgust. Mostly they just torment each other with pranks unless no one is looking then he shares his elvish wine with her." Bellatrix confides with an amused grin.

"It was vintage fire whisky thank you. He doesn't like me enough for the wine… yet." Hermione looked smug making the others laugh except Fred and George who stood and made their way over.

"Pranks you say?" Fred queried as George grabbed Hermione's hand.

"Come with us." George pulled Hermione rather abruptly to her feet.

This set off a sort of chain reaction however as Fleur had been leaning rather heavily on Hermione who suddenly wasn't there. Bellatrix had barely had time to lean back slightly after her witch had been pulled away only to find the pretty French veela suddenly slumped across her lap. Fred, George and Hermione ascended the stairs without a backwards glance while everyone else stilled and regarded the two women.

"Er…" Bellatrix frowned and Fleur actually struggled to try and sit up to get up.

"Merde." Fleur huffed before Bellatrix gripped the witches hips and steadied her for a moment before helping to push her up.

Fleur flushed as she found her feet and straightened her shirt and sat down on the arm of the sofa where Hermione had been. The others had watched wide eyed. Fleur and Bill shared a look which only Luna had noticed and Fleur seemed to flush a little darker red.

"In meters just roughly how far apart do you think Hermione and I are right now?" Bellatrix asked refusing to look at the blonde beside her.

"Bit obsessive, Black." Bill commented playfully but Bella frowned at him.

"Hermione is legally responsible for me when I'm away from the Manor. Anymore than 15 meters and the Aurors will be alerted." The older witch explains.

"Let's not risk it. Ill take you up." Bellatrix smiled gently at Ginny's offer and even let the smaller witch offer her a hand up.

"That was weird…" Harry looked right at Fleur when Bellatrix and Ginny had left for upstairs. Bill snorted amused.

"I always thought it was Hermione you had a crush on." Luna offered also looking at Fleur who was now red in the face again.

"I'd suspect that she'd like to be the filling in that sandwich based off of that response." Lavender spoke up finally. Ron looked slightly confused but Harry understood it perfectly as he grinned at Fleur.

"Ugh! Curse ze lot of you. I'm going to 'elp Molly." Fleur huffed and made her escape.

"Bill?" Ron raised an eyebrow at his eldest brother.

"What? Lavenders right, and so is Luna. Fleur is a Veela and she's very loyal but she's also really attracted to intelligence and those two happen to be the smartest witches we know." Bill was still grinning.

"You say that like she'd jump at the chance to shag either of them…"

"Or both at the same time."

"... at the drop of a hat and you'd be OK with it." Ron sounded confused and glared at Harry's comment half way through.

"I would be OK with that. I'm very secure in my relationship Ron. Besides have you actually looked at Bellatrix. Who knew!?" Bill shifted a bit when Luna nudged him.

"She is very attractive." Luna agreed and Bill nodded grinning.

"OK sure but that's no reason to let your wife openly lust after a couple of witches." Ron was struggling to get his head around it.

"I think you're over thinking it mate. First off, both Bellatrix and Hermione seem to be really possessive of each other. Secondly, it's not really anyone's business but Fleur, Bill, Hermione and Bellatrix'." Harry points out mildly and Ron leans back on his seat.

"Yeah I suppose you're right." Ron looked at his brother and Bill could see the concern.

"Don't worry, Ron. It'll all be OK." Bill reassures smiling lightly. Ron just nodded and Lavender pat his knee.


"Honestly I don't know why we can't just apparate upstairs." Bellatrix grumbled as they walked to the Manor door. Bellatrix had eaten quite a a bit of food as well.

"If you hadn't been so weird every time Fleur looked at one of us you wouldn't be whining. You're a nervous eater." Hermione pointed out amused.

"I can't help it. She confuses me." Bellatrix frowns deeply.

"Why because she's openly attracted to you?" Hermione raised an eyebrow as they stood outside the door now.

"Partly. Partly because she's also openly attracted to you only she's comfortable enough with you to touch you." Bellatrix scowls.

"And you're jealous?" Hermione queries.

"Yes. But not because she won't touch me but because she does touch you and you're my witch and I don't like sharing. And it confuses me." Bellatrix actually pouted and Hermione had to chuckle softly though she lifted her hands to cup Bella's face.

"Gorgeous witch, I'm an only child. Sharing things that are mine isn't something I'm good at either. But it's a moot point because regardless of both of us being attracted to Fleur, why would I want her when I have you. And I can assure you if you had calmed down and not eaten so much I would have had you tonight." Hermione practically purred that last bit and revelled at the way Bella's eyes dilated with clear desire.

"You're right of course. And dammit, Molly's such a good cook though." Bellatrix pouted and rubbed her stomach. Hermione laughed softly.

"She is. It's OK I can wait. After all I was the one that said I needed time for that. I've just found myself wondering why I need time when I want you every time I look at you. Especially when you're wearing pants." Hermione grins, or she would have only she promptly had Bella's lips on hers in a rather heated and demanding kiss.

It might have gone further too as the heat built quickly between them but just as Bellatrix pressed Hermione against the door, said door swung open only for Hermione to stumble back into Narcissa's front with Bella having moved with her effectively sandwiching the girl. Narcissa looked a little startled while Hermione flushed at the position she found herself in and Bellatrix was a mix of amused and frustrated.

"Cissy I'm warning you now. You barge into our room in the morning and I'll make sure you and Lucy never get another moments piece for the rest of your life." Bellatrix growls in her sisters face.

"Cissy!" Lucius barked at the bottom of the stairs rather put off by the thought of that.

Hermione perked up then and managed to turn around surprising both sisters as Hermione was now chest to chest with Narcissa whose eyes widened slightly. Hermione spared a glance at Lucius before meeting those icy blue eyes and smirking.

"I mean unless that's your way of saying you'd like to join us." Hermione purred the words, pouring as much sex appeal as she could into her voice.

Narcissa gasped then and her eyes dilated much as Bella's had not a minute before. Bellatrix gripped Hermione's hips and stepped forward enough to make Hermione push into Narcissa and make the youngest sister stumble slightly. Hermione's hands reflexively went to Narcissa's hips to steady the woman. That lasted only a moment before Lucius was there pulling his wife away.

"You, keep your dirty hands off my wife." Lucius growled at Hermione who just grinned.

"I mean I can try but if she wants me… " Hermione trailed off with a shrug.

"No." Lucius spoke firmly like he was trying to tame a pet or something. Narcissa blinked slowly and then turned grabbing Lucius' hand and pulling him upstairs rather abruptly.

"That, my little witch, was mean." Bellatrix purred in Hermione's ear who shuddered slightly.

"Yeah but they'll both get a good shagging out of it and I do so enjoy tormenting Lucy." Hermione chuckled huskily.

"Talking about a good shagging… I'd really like to go upstairs with you." Bella dipped her head and pressed a kiss behind Hermione's ear.

"Think I can peel you out of those pants if we do?" Hermione asked boldly and Bellatrix made a little sound of anticipation.


Hermione had surprised herself really because she had very much been expecting nerves to set in when it came to actually sleeping with someone for the first time. Instead she had absolutely revelled in the carnality of the moment, the way Bellatrix looked at her as they slowly peeled the clothes from each others bodies, the way her breath caught when Hermione cupped the soft weight of Bella's breasts in her hands the first time, the light moan as fingers pinched nipples into firm peaks.

Hermione could think of nothing better than the taste of Bellatrix who was, more than anything, a serious water drinker and always had an apple nearby and who insisted Narcissa put pineapple in most things. The sounds that Bellatrix made though, the way she moaned so deeply right from the centre of her chest, the way she screamed Hermione's name right from the diaphragm every single time Hermione had bought her over the edge. The way she had managed to love Bellatrix so thoroughly that in the end Bellatrix had passed out. Hermione still hadn't been touched and she didn't mind one little bit as she lay watching her witch sleep.

This whole experience had not for a moment made Hermione nervous or shy, this was instead something she wanted to do often and knew she did well, like with most things and that wasn't ego, that was simply being a quick study. Loving Bellatrix in this way was as easy as breathing and as she lay there watching the rise and fall of the sheets covered chest of her partner she realised loving Bellatrix in general was just as easy as the physical. Yet the longer she lay there the thirstier she realised she was. It was reluctantly that she gently slipped out of bed and pulled on a robe before making her way out to the kitchen.

Hermione had not at all anticipated seeing Lucius down there in the kitchen doing the same however. He raised an eyebrow at her before grabbing another glass and filling it with water and handing it to her. Once Hermione had her own glass in hand he picked his own back up and took another sip. Hermione leaned against the counter beside him and had a few mouthfuls.

"She uses me sometimes." Lucius spoke up after a moment and Hermione looked at him curiously.

"She thinks I don't know about Jeanette. I've known since we were at Hogwarts together." Lucius clarifies.

"I only learned about Jeanette tonight. Even Bella thinks you don't know. Why haven't you said anything?" Hermione asks frowning slightly.

"Because then she would feel bad for needing distraction." Lucius half shrugs.

"It doesn't bother you? That she still thinks of her I mean?" Hermione tilted her head.

"No I think… I think that when our soulmate dies, a small part of our soul dies with them but not all of it. Not when its so young as that was. But I think that what the two of them had was something extremely special and I know she loves me as I love her. The last thing I ever would want to do is make her feel bad for loving someone taken from her far too young." Lucius explains after a moment.

"You think Jeanette and Cissa were soulmates?" Hermione seemed a little surprised by this.

"What they had happened hard and fast and at 14-15 that seems like it would need something pretty extraordinary. Narcissa wasn't the same after she heard about Jeanette. In fact I don't think she was the same from before it was confirmed, like she just knew. She was sad for days before Jeanette's death was confirmed to her and she completely fell apart." Lucius explains sighing softly.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have teased her earlier." Hermione says suddenly feeling quite bad for likely dredging up the past.

"I don't think she takes those memories as bad things. Shagging ones husband is not the typical reaction one has to bad memories." Lucius chuckles brushing the apology off lightly.

"Still…" Hermione gave an apologetic smile.

"Could you change it? Like go back in the past and stop Jeanette from killing herself?" Lucius asks after a moment surprising Hermione.

"You'd give that up, this whole life to give her that?" Hermione's tone was full of wonder.

"She'd deserve it. Especially if they were soulmates." Lucius hadn't even hesitated.

"I can't. It doesn't work like that. If I did go back and stop Jeanette it would have a bad or worse reaction somewhere else. Not to mention it would erase the past she has now and there is no way of seeing just what that would do to the stream." Hermione explains gently.

"Narcissa may miss Jeanette and she may occasionally wonder what if, but I can assure you that the last thing she would do is give up the man she loves and her son for a what if. They'll get another chance further down the time stream. Enjoy your chance now." Hermione smiled gently at him.

"She's right. I... I didn't know you knew." Both witch and wizard looked to the door to see Narcissa there looking a little stricken.

"I figured it out and I overheard you talking to Andromeda about Jeanette one evening back in Hogwarts. Why do you think I started hanging around more?" Lucius smiled gently at his wife. Hermione refilled the glass as Narcissa walked over to her husband.

"I thought it was because we were betrothed and you wanted in my panties." Narcissa admits amused.

"Partly yes. But I'm a compassionate guy… sometimes. And you were doing it rough." Lucius half shrugged.

"You're my guy and I don't regret you for a moment." Narcissa smiles and moves over kissing him sweetly.

"I'm going back to bed. Goodnight." Hermione smiles at the pair and makes her exit.

"Goodnight." They both offered behind Hermione.


Bellatrix blinked awake slowly the following morning and stretched. She managed to hold in a low groan as she felt muscles she didn't know she had. A slow grin came to her face when she remembered just why she was feeling all those muscles. A grin that soon morphed into a frown when she realised that she didn't remember getting her witch off once.

"Morning, beautiful." Was cooed beside her and had Bella turning her head to see an amused Hermione.

"You didn't come." Bellatrix accused.

"Oh I did. You were just asleep." Hermione says with a slow grin lifting her hand and wiggling her fingers. The effect was immediate as Bella's eyes darkened.

"Well, I insist on repaying the many many orgasms you gave me. Now." Bellatrix's voice had taken on a low purring tone that had Hermione clenching.

"Please do." Hermione breathes out decidedly needily. She had spent most of the night since she had come back from the kitchen either thinking about her gorgeous naked girlfriend or dreaming of her.

Bellatrix wasted no time in rolling onto the witch and she was very glad that they were both still very naked. Hermione grabbed the witches hips as their mouths melded in a deep needy kiss and she arched into the woman's hand as one palmed her breast. They'd done this the night before where Bellatrix had attempted to top the younger witch and be the aggressor yet Hermione had managed to turn the tables rather promptly. Not this time though, this time Hermione knew she could wait to have her fun and she dearly wanted to experience climax at her lovers hand, or mouth.

Bellatrix wasn't about to disappoint either as she moved, breaking the kiss to draw a heavy breath before kissing down Hermione's jaw and along her neck. Hermione arched and moaned softly mostly from the mouth on her neck biting gently and sucking at the skin but the lightly pinching fingers at her nipple sent a spike of arousal to her core. Hermione had most definitely gotten herself off the evening before after Bellatrix had fallen asleep, she couldn't not. She'd been so wet and turned on.

Now though she needed just as badly and wanted Bellatrix to hurry up yet at the same time thoroughly enjoyed the slow building fire that Bellatrix lit low in her belly. It was the best kind of frustration without a doubt but Hermione was soon urging the older woman on wanting more. Soothed only slightly when that exploring mouth kissed its way down to and enclosed over a straining nipple that had otherwise been neglected. Hermione hands thread in silky tangled curls and her back arched with a louder more appreciative moan.

"Belle." Hermione pants out a few minutes later when her partner had been switching between nipples and had even left a mark on the swell of her left breast.

"Yes?" Bellatrix purred the query and Hermione could have slapped herself. Bellatrix had been doing this on purpose.

"I need you to fuck me before I do it myself." Hermione growled the words both needy and frustrated.

"Oh none of that, sweetheart. I just wanted to hear you beg." Bellatrix started her descent and Hermione could feel the smirk against her ribs.

It became very clear very quick however that Bellatrix wasn't lying or teasing. She had taken her sweet time pressing kisses, biting and soothing and it felt like far too long before a tongue dipped teasingly into her naval. This was Bellatrix' mistake though because she definitely thought she was in control of this this moment and she may well have been up until that. Instead, however she found herself on her back with a clearly frustrated Hermione moving to straddle her face. The situation was so intensely erotic to Bellatrix she felt herself clenching and shuddering with arousal.

"Enough teasing." Hermione's voice was all gravel.

"Yes." Bellatrix hissed as her hands moved to Hermione's hips both pulling the slight witch down and lifting to meet the delectable slickness half way.

That first testing swipe of the tongue had them both moaning though Bella was sure Hermione wouldn't have heard the older witch over the sound of her own moan full of relief and arousal and encouragement. Hermione couldn't not roll her hips slowly encouraging Bellatrix to keep going. Bellatrix didn't disappoint. She thoroughly enjoyed the new flavour that was somehow perfect balance of sweet and tangy and entirely Hermione.

Bellatrix worked her mouth there for a long moment, tasting from the source as her tongue teased and curled and probed at Hermione's opening before finally, mercifully moving up to encompass Hermione's clit, sucking firmly before a few gentle swipes of her tongue followed and Hermione was already so close. It was a combination of things that actually sent Hermione screaming over the edge though.

Fingers, two, long and decidedly talented pushed deep into Hermione. While Hermione had definitely masturbated in the past and in fact just the night before but it had always only ever been outside stimulation. She had discovered when she was younger that she got off easily with no more than clitoral stimulation. This meant her virginity was very much still a physical thing. Or it had been until that moment. Bellatrix sucked hard on her clit as those fingers pushed deep, pushed past that thin barrier.

The combination of sharp pain and intense pleasure with the fact that this was her witch, the other half of her soul, was everything needed to have Hermione coming hard around talented fingers and against a skilled tongue. More surprising was the intensity of it as Bella's fingers pressed in just the right spot as everything seemed to bare down all at once with the explosive orgasm and the young witch actually squirted her release. A fact not lost on Hermione in that moment even if she was struggling to comprehend anything other than the fact she was a quivering mess and has fast become too sensitive for more as she half slumped to the side.

Bellatrix groaned, the whole thing had been so intensely sexy she couldn't couldn't stopped her now freed fingers finding her own slick heat if she had tried. The difference between Bella doing this now and Hermione having done it last night was that unlike Bella, Hermione was completely conscious. That meant that no sooner had Bella pushed into herself with already slick fingers did she find nimble fingers pressing against her clit rubbing tight fast circles in time with her own thrusting fingers. Needless to say the older witch came hard and fast with Hermione's name falling from her lips in an exultant cry.

"Oh sweet merlin." Bellatrix panted out a moment later watching Hermione bring her hand to her mouth to taste the dark witch from her fingers.

"You're perfect." Hermione hummed still a little breathless and still twitching with fading aftershocks.

"My love, you are the sexiest thing I've ever laid eyes on." Bellatrix shifted to pull Hermione close and into another deep kiss.

Hermione moaned lightly at the taste of herself on Bella's lips as she pressed her body along her witches. They were both slick with a fine layer of sweat though Bella was a bit extra damp from Hermione's orgasm. Neither witch minded too much in that moment though a shower was definitely on the cards for their near future. And a change of sheets apparently.


When Hermione and Bellatrix walked into the dining room that morning they were met with a smirking couple and a very red faced Draco. Hermione frowned but it was Bellatrix who asked what the looks were about as she sat down. Hermione sat beside her and reached for some of the eggs.

"Forget to silence your room this morning? You've traumatised my son." Narcissa smirks at the pair.

Surprisingly it was Bellatrix who flushed a deep red while Hermione just grinned cheekily. The grin on Hermione's face made Lucius laugh while Draco groaned and got up leaving and taking a piece of jam toast with him. Hermione chuckled lightly while Narcissa shook her head at her.

"Honestly." Narcissa heaves a sigh of long suffering.

"I'm not even sorry. Your sisters extremely good at what she does." Hermione offered entirely shamelessly which had been a bit of a turn around from the girl who had flushed at the mention of sex before yesterday. Bella liked it either way.

"Trust me, we figured that out." Narcissa smirks and Hermione just winked at her.

"What's on the agenda today then? I'd have assumed staying in bed but you're both dressed." Lucius queries raising an eyebrow.

"Laundry before Minerva gets here then we are going to view properties." Hermione explains smiling and puts some sauce on her eggs making Lucius curl his lip.

"Laundry?" Narcissa seemed a little surprised by this.

"Hermione made a mess." Bellatrix offers lightly watching Hermione take a bite of eggs.

"I'm pretty sure you made the mess." Hermione got out around her bite.

"I tried but you have control issues." Bellatrix bickering back lightly.

"If you hadn't passed out and left me wanting last night your teasing this morning wouldn't have been such an issue." Hermione reasons and Bellatrix blushed when Lucius laughed outright.

"Bella." Narcissa chuckles making Bellatrix go even more red.

"She's a very fast learner ok!" Bellatrix offered defensively. Hermione looked smug. Lucius laughed louder and Bellatrix tried to scowl but for the hand suddenly on her thigh under the table. She was back in a skirt today.

"We should go shopping later as well. I'm feeling the need to change my wardrobe." Bellatrix says after a moment changing changing subject.

"Yes! Maybe we can attempt Gringotts so I can get some of my own money instead of spending Lucy's." Hermione says grinning brightly.

"Wait, why are you spending Lucy's money?" Bellatrix tilted her head.

"Because he made a stupid bet with Hermione and lost." Narcissa chimes and Hermione grins.

"What bet?" Bellatrix was curious.

"He bet I couldn't get you a gift you'd like." Hermione explains warmly.

"Ahh, the wand. Yeah you fucked up." Bellatrix smirked at Lucius who rolled his eyes. Hermione laughed.


"Who haven't they caught yet?" Hermione asked Minerva as the woman had just got done explaining that the faculty at Hogwarts had finally finished putting up the wards around the school once again.

"There aren't many. Rowle, Scabior, Lestrange and a couple of wolves who had been known for running with Fenrir. Trials commence on Monday." Minerva was walking through Bellatrix's preferred choice in Diagon.

"Rabastan?" Bellatrix's hand had tightened in Hermione's grip at this.

"Indeed. He is quite slippery." Minerva admits with a slightly frown.

"He's dangerous. He was never one for taking the initiative. He tried to talk his way into my marriage bed… alongside his brother, more than once. The two of them were a special sort of clingy to one another. Rod would have shared with his dear little brother and they were like that with everything but what Rod said Rabastan did." Bellatrix frowns a little.

"I'm glad he's dead." Hermione muttered under her breath but both witches still heard.

"A little dark, my love. But me too." Bellatrix smiles gently.

"Indeed. With the article in the Prophet this morning I wouldn't be surprised if Hermione doesn't end up being a target." Minerva was frowning more deeply now.

"Article?" Hermione was a little surprised, they hadn't been getting the Prophet on account of the propaganda it had been spreading only weeks before.

Minerva nodded and with a flourish summoned a paper from somewhere outside of the building, it sailed through the air towards them and into the older witches hands. It wasn't front page but it was second and the image of Hermione and Bellatrix clearly being affectionate at the ruined castle of Hogwarts was larger than necessary. The article seemed to imply that Bellatrix had shagged her way to relative freedom by shacking up with the 'Brains of the Golden Trio'. Hermione scowled darkly but read on only to pale considerably.

"Oh…" Hermione bites her lip.

The article had mentioned that her parents were no longer in the UK and instead in Australia. It had implied that Hermione entered into a relationship with a woman old enough to be her mother because of the loss of her own. This wasn't something that actually bothered Hermione though. What bothered her was the fact that information, even loosely, had been leaked on the general Whereabouts of her parents.

"Weaver?" Bellatrix was the only one that called her this and Hermione kind of liked it but she was suddenly so full of worry.

"Is he smart enough to find people?" Hermione was suddenly very anxious.

"Not alone but…. Scabior is quite gifted." Bellatrix was worried for her little witch.

"This article mentions my parents. I don't know where they are but … what if he is angry enough that it seems I've taken his family from him. You and Rod? What if he goes for them? They wont even know." Hermione drew in a deep breath.

"We don't have to risk it. We can go now. So long as I'm with you the Aurors shouldn't complain about being under your supervision." Bellatrix says seriously.

"I don't know where to start though. I have the names that I gave them and the city they were going to, that is it." Hermione chews on her lip.

"A name is a good place to start. You should go and pack and I'll go and get Kingsley to organise a Portkey for you both." Minerva says firmly, she could see this was something that would ruin Hermione if she had to sit and just wait this out.

"Come on, Weaver. Shopping yeah? We will get them soon." Bellatrix wanted to distract Hermione for the time it would take to get Hermione down there. The setting up of that.


When it finally got time to meet Minerva, Hermione was a near nervous wreck. They'd been shopping again, a few stores Hermione suggested would be good for Bella's new preferred style. The pants, shirts and vest or corset tops, she had gotten a few of both. This was all only after they had argued their way into Gringotts, the goblins having issue with the fact that Hermione had snuck in as Bellatrix mere weeks before while then showing up with Bellatrix. It was amusing to see their confusion.

Once that was done though they had returned to the Manor where they had gone upstairs and packed things for this impromptu but important trip. They had packed and then Hermione had paced, a lot. Even when Narcissa came up wondering what the problem was Hermione didn't stop pacing, Bellatrix explained the issue and Narcissa understood. The youngest sister just pulled Hermione into a hug. Bellatrix surprised herself feeling absolutely no jealousy when Hermione held onto Narcissa and rubbed her face against Cissy's shoulder.

The friendship the two had would only grow and Bellatrix knew that, she also knew without a shadow of a doubt that Hermione was as much hers and she was Hermione's. That is to say completely. Besides that, despite her Sapphic past, Narcissa in very much in love with Lucius and he her. They had always seemed cold and aloof to one another in public and especially while Voldemort was in power but behind closed doors Narcissa was the little spoon and apparently Lucius wasn't one for letting go of his wife. It had been his only saving grace with Bella for the most part as he could be a really annoying prat.

Finally though Minerva had shown up and Hermione had practically dragged the sisters downstairs in her haste. Not that they really minded. Draco had let the headmistress into the house and now he and his father were waiting as Hermione walked in with the Black sisters. What was most surprising though was having Andromeda Tonks there with Minerva, it made for a lot more tension than was necessary but Hermione over looked it.

"I've bought Andy to go with you both. She's a phenomenal healer and it couldn't hurt to have her with you." Minerva explained at the questioning look from Bellatrix.

"If you think its necessary." Bellatrix nodded lightly.

"I do. Knowing you, you will attempt to restore them, if Hermione means as much to you as you claim." Andromeda spoke up and Bellatrix saw it for the challenge it was.

"She means everything to me." Bellatrix hadn't even hesitated. Andromeda was right too though. Already Bellatrix intended to try and restore the Grangers memories.

Andromeda shook her head lightly, she still struggled to see how even with the knowledge that they were supposedly Soulmates. Bellatrix had been so awful when Andy had left with Ted so long ago but now she had her own muggleborn partner? Andromeda missed Ted terribly which probably didn't help her animosity towards her sisters. Despite the realisation that Bellatrix had mostly acted out of jealousy back then.

"I'm more shocked that no one ever seems to question the fact they're both women." Draco offers looking at his father.

"I think everyone just realises they are the type for it. I mean look at Bella, she'd always been a bit controlling and rude to Rod." Lucius offers lightly.

"Rod was an arsehole who deserved every bit of it." Bellatrix huffed lightly and Draco nodded as if the comment proved his fathers point which made his aunt roll her eyes.

"Hermione though?" Draco looked for his father's opinion.

"She gets along with men too well. And well… Bellatrix is exactly her type." Lucius explains looking at Draco who raised an eyebrow.

In the meantime Hermione had been asking bout the portkey which was a large rubber duck. Minerva explained they still had another 15 minutes before the thing would activate anyways. It set Hermione on edge but she knew she would just have to wait and that there was a chance her parents were perfectly fine. She turned back into the conversation the others were having at this point.

"What makes you think you know what my type is?" Hermione frowned at the man.

"Because Bella is your type. She's absolutely brilliant, borderline batshit, passionate, beautiful, quick witted and just fun enough to keep you from being completely boring but is also happy to sit in the library with an interesting book same as you." Lucius rolled his eyes like this should have been obvious.

"And you know, you're also sexually compatible, love to cuddle as much as Bella does, you both like cats even if it is for different reasons." Narcissa throws in.

"We are calling that debauchery 'sexually compatible' now?" Lucius smirks.

"Yes… while the Headmistress is here." Narcissa half shrugged and looked at Lucius pointedly.

"I appreciate knowing as little about my students sex life as possible." Minerva spoke appreciatively even as she struggled to stifle a grin.

"Yeah can we not? If you're trying to embarrass me it wont happen. Belle on the other hand…" Hermione looked from the husband and wife to her partner who had red tinted cheeks.

"Bella was always easy to embarrass when it came to sex. Lost your virginity to Rod on your wedding night right?" Andromeda spoke up now and Bellatrix managed to go a darker shade.

"Yes." She offered with a huff.

"What? You have only ever been with Rod and Mione?" Draco was shocked, even he had slept with a few different girls at this point.

"Not that it's anyone's business… but yes. Sex was never something that really appealed to me… until recently." Bellatrix explained grudgingly.

"I'm genuinely surprised by this." Draco admitted.

Hermione took pity on her partner, she obviously didn't mind one bit that the only other person besides herself that Bellatrix had been with was her now dead husband. Of course she knew that Bellatrix had slept with him and likely quite frequently for a time as they had tried to get pregnant. But Bellatrix had already admitted to not having sex with him again since she found out that she was barren. She hadn't really wanted sex before or after that really. Definitely not as a teenager when there had been learning to do.

"Leave her be." Hermione huffed as Lucius opened his mouth to make some comment, she drew Bellatrix closer to her and wrapped an arm around the slim waist.

"A minute. Time to grab a hold. It will activate again in two week intervals at the same time until you return." Minerva explains now handing over the ducky and ending all previous conversation.