A.N. — I am doing another string of two characters who are not in fanfiction•net's HP character list starting tomorrow, so I decided to put a top character here to break up the coming anonymity. She also, coincidentally, played a large role in today's Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
169. Bellatrix Lestrange
It was good to be Dark!
Bella revelled in the chaos she'd caused. Not only had she killed that mangy dog, she'd gotten to rub it in the face of wee Potter. And he retaliated gloriously, by casting the Cruciatus on her! Oh, it was truly an exquisite moment. The fledgling pain curse tickled her nerves, fired her brain's synapses, leaving her drunk on the fleeting loss of control forced on her. The public reveal of her Lord's rebirth deserved no less than Bella's best, and she'd gladly give it all in his name.
This wasn't work; this was life!