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Bella


As they hit the ground outside of the grand gates of Malfoy Manor Nymphadora couldn't help the small shudder that ripped through her. She tried to adjust her hold on the one month old currently whimpering in her arms, wincing as she felt the pointed end of a wand dug into her back. She tried to shush him, though the bonds around her upper arms were far too constricting to be able to comfort him properly.

"Don't try anything." Rodolphus murmured, flicking his wand as the bonds were dropped on the woman before instantly jabbing the wood back into her back.

Dora sighed in relief for a moment, pulling the child up to her chest properly and kissing his pale blue tuft of hair as he gripped his small fist around his mother's necklace. As three more cracks of apparation sounded around her Dora winced as Rodolphus grabbed her upper arm.

"Come on." Dolohov growled, presenting his dark mark to the gates before he dragged Andromeda through, the woman hissing at his rough handling of her.

The three captives were marched up the long driveway, the daunting structure of Malfoy Manor slowly looming into full view. It was a magnificent manor, one that most likely looked beautiful at one point in its life though once you digested the evil and fear that clearly now run the place it seemed to lose all aspects of beauty. Dark magic was humming through the air, blanketing the entire grounds with a feeling of cold unyielding evil. Nymphadora yelled as she was pushed towards the steps, almost falling flat on her face before she was pulled to her feet by her captor. Remus struggled against Avery's grasp before a dark curse was forced through his body, the man falling to his knees at the top of the steps.

"Remus!" Dora cried, holding back a cry as Teddy whimpered in her arms.

"Dora." Andromeda took a deep breath "Show no weakness."

Dolohov chuckled as they entered through the main doors, each of them stopping for a moment. Dolohov turned Andromeda in his grasp, his evil smirk mere inches from her own defiant features "You think such things will help you now?"

Andromeda narrowed her eyes before wrinkling her nose in disgust "Your breath smells like rot. No toothbrushes in Azkaban?"

"How about we send you there and you can find out for yourself?" Dolohov sneered.

"Now now, children." Rabastan laughed, the only man free of a prisoner twirling his wand between his fingers before he looked to his brother "Where does Bella want them?"

Rodolphus rolled his eyes "In the meeting room, Rabastan. They're to be brought there to wait for The Dark Lord, though I'm sure Bella is already waiting for them, you know this."

"Fiiiine." Rabastan pouted, his eyes settling on the young witch in his brothers grasp "You sure we haven't got time to play first?" Nymphadora glared furiously, her hair turning bright red "Oh, that glare." Rabastan whistled "I think it's hereditary."

"No, Rabastan." Rodolphus hissed, leading the group down the corridor towards the meeting room.

"No fun." Rabastan rolled his eyes before he followed his brother.

"Bella has enough play toys already," Avery smirked "surely she can share? Oi!" Avery growled as Remus kicked back into his shin "Down boy! Bad dog!"

The men laughed, Rabastan storming ahead as he reached the doors to the meeting room. Remus looked to his wife, deep concern in his eyes as he watched her straighten her back, cradling their innocent son in her arms. Andromeda caught his eye across the witch, making a small attempt at a reassuring look before she looked towards the now slowly opening large doors opening before them. The room was cold, not cold in terms of temperature but cold in such darker and more disturbing ways. The grand room stood at least a few stories tall, the entirety of the humble Tonks home would have most likely fit in the one marble lined room—merely one of the grand chandeliers would have struggled to have fit in the kitchen of their home. Though all of this paled in the grasping of the three captives attention, all of them were gazing at the witch at the head of the table.

Bellatrix Lestrange was leant across the arms of the high backed chair, her eyes closed as her legs swayed playfully over the edge, seemingly either unaware or unbothered by the new presence in the room. Rodolphus shook his head in amusement, letting go of Nymphadora's arm and walking over to his wife. Dora's eyes instantly flickered around, trying to decipher if she could steal a wand to get her and her son out of there at the least—though as a pair of hands rested on her hips, a wand pressing into her stomach, her hopes of escape were dashed. She could feel the silent chuckle of Rabastan Lestrange on her bare neck, shuddering as she tried to move away.

"Ma Belle." Rodolphus smirked as he reached the head of the table, reaching out and stroking Bella's arm.

"Roddy . . ." Bella purred "I can assume you were successful, or else I severely underestimated your stupidity."

"Open your eyes and see for yourself, Bella." Rodolphus laughed, pulling on his wife's hand until she was sat up straight.

Bellatrix's gaze lazily wandered over to the two order members and her once sister, each of them attempting their most defiant glares simultaneously. The dark witch burst into hysterical laughter, grabbing onto her husband's shoulder as she jumped off of the chair. She pressed her body into his own as she pressed a firm kiss to his lips before sighing happily when she finally pulled away for air "Oh Roddy," she spoke in her infamous child like voice "it isn't even my birthday."

"Ergh." Rabastan shuddered, resting his head on Nymphadora's shoulder as he watched his brother and sister-in-law "Disgusting." The man frowned as Teddy reached up for his lip, snapping his teeth at the boy "Bad mutt."

"Get away from my wife, Lestrange." Remus growled, struggling against Avery's grasp yet again.

Bellatrix laughed, her shrill cold tones echoing off of the cold walls of the room "She's my play toy, Rab." Bellatrix pouted as she slowly walked towards the group.

"Oh but you can share, can't you?" Rabastan pouted back at her.

Bellatrix rolled her eyes, a filthy smirk on her lips "She's mine first . . . maybe if she misbehaves."

"Oh she's got Black blood—no matter how sullied—she's bound to misbehave." Rabastan grinned.

"What do you want us to do with these two?" Dolohov asked, clearly getting bored.

"Drop them." Bellatrix grinned, not breaking her now established eye contact with her estranged niece. A small huff of laughter left her lips as she heard her once sister and the werewolf hit the floor simultaneously with a harsh shove. "Stop drooling Rabastan, it's unsightly."

"I am not drooling." Rabastan huffed, letting go of the girl as Bellatrix slowly walked closer to her.

"Bellatrix!" Andromeda snapped from her spot on the floor, glaring up at Bellatrix.

Bella shook her head in amusement before she slowly turned, tilting her head to the side as she looked to Andromeda "What? Want to beg for your freak child's life? Well I don't want her dead, so you don't need to worry. The dead don't scream when you Crucio them—believe me I would know."

"Bellatrix you are not angry at her!" Andromeda yelled, a firm look in her dark eyes.

"Who said I was angry at anyone?" Bella frowned for a moment before the evil grin filled her face again "Does this face look angry? I'm perfectly happy, jubilant in fact."

"Do not take out what I have done to you on my daughter." Andromeda narrowed her eyes.

"Oh?" Bellatrix raised an eyebrow "How about I take it out on what I assume is your grandson?"

"No!" Nymphadora and Remus yelled simultaneously, making the witch laugh again.

"Bella—"

"Silencio." Bellatrix yawned, ignoring the furious glare of her once sister as she turned to look to Rodolphus "Have you summoned him?"

"Yes." Rodolphus nodded.

"Goodie!" Bellatrix clapped before she turned her gaze back to Dora, a mock pout forming on her lips as she looked to the small child clasping at his mother's robes "Oh dear." Bellatrix smirked as Nymphadora tried to back away only to be stopped by Rodolphus coming up behind her this time "This sort of thing needs to be outlawed, you know." Bellatrix shuddered "Half-blood freak half-mutt. How does that even work, hmm?" Bellatrix reached out, her finger trailing down the side of Teddy Lupin's arm as Rodolphus grasped tightly onto each of Nymphadora's arms to stop her from moving.

"Bellatrix?" Rodolphus breathed so quietly that surely only the three of them could hear. He waited for Bellatrix to raise her heavy lidded eyes up to the man before he spoke again "Perhaps give the brat to his father."

"Why would I do that?" Bellatrix hissed.

"Because, Ma Belle, you can't play with a child in the way." Rodolphus said.

"Well I could just kill the child." Bellatrix giggled at the flash of fear on Nymphadora's face before she sighed at her husband "Yes yes, I know what you're thinking Rodolphus. Let go of my toy and move the child." Bellatrix huffed "I suggest you comply, Nymphie, or else I'll be more inclined to let the child drop to the floor."

Nymphadora gritted her teeth, letting Rodolphus turn her around to face himself. The man stared down at her for a split second before holding his arms out and waiting for the witch to place Teddy in his arms. Dora watched the man walk over to Remus, unbinding the wizard as he leant down to place the boy in his father's arms. Suddenly Nymphadora let out a hiss of pain, a sharp sensation of a heated numb pain filling her back as another arm wrapped itself around her chest, the tickling sensation of wild black hair on her cheek. "Crucio." Bellatrix hissed, licking her lips in delight as she had to tighten her grip to keep the now white haired witch on her feet "Shhh, darling." Bella kissed the girl's cheek, intensifying the curse "Auntie Bella's got you. Shhh, it's okay." Bella giggled, twisting her wand as she focused the curse to surge through her chest. The girl let out a blood curdling scream, unable to keep herself silent anymore as she grasped onto her Aunts arm on her chest, digging her nails into her flesh as she tried to pull her off for some sort of relief. Screams soon mingled with the cries of the baby, Bellatrix groaning in pleasure at the sound of her niece as she pressed her forehead to the back of her head.

"Bellatrix." The cool voice came from the doorway, barely audible over the screams yet still Bellatrix heard the call of her master and stopped her torture instantly. She finally let Nymphadora drop to the floor as she turned to face her master, each of the five Death Eaters in the room instantly dropping to the floor in a bow with murmers of 'my lord'. "Oh Bella," Lord Voldemort chuckled as he approached the black haired witch, reaching his hand out as he pulled her from the floor, a cold smirk on his lips as his eyes flickered to the shaking witch on the floor then back to his servant in front of him "couldn't wait, could we?" Bellatrix bit her lip to attempt to hide some of the dirty grin on her lips, though her master simply smirked at her again before he waved his arm to the rest of the Death Eaters in the room "Leave us, men. Wait outside." The men simultaneously bowed their heads before leaving the room, not a single word being said nor a move being made until the doors closed behind them. "Bella?"

"Yes, My Lord?" Bella giggled as her master moved around her to stare at the witch that was currently laid flat on the floor on her back, her eyes screwed shut and her chest heaving as she tried to steady her breath.

"Did you use one of your own curses on the poor girl?" Voldemort asked, watching the sporadic twitches of the white haired woman with curiosity.

"Perhaps, My Lord." Bellatrix grinned.

"As much as I commend you for your expert spell work," Voldemort paused as the witch giggled "she can hardly speak coherently with whatever manner of dark magic you have inflicted on her making her flail like some poor fish out of water, can she? Lift it."

Bellatrix pouted before sighing deeply and walking over to the girl, kneeling next to her as she grabbed her hair roughly in one hand "Stay still." Bellatrix hissed as Nymphadora tried to turn away from the woman only to have her head slammed back into the floor.

"Oh!" Nymphadora gasped, biting down hard on her lip as Bellatrix drew her wand down her body to untwine the dark magic working in her. The girls eyes snapped open when the witch was done, staring into her heavily lidded eyes as the Death Eater smirked back at her.

"I'll get you back later." Bellatrix shrugged, standing up and walking back to sit on the edge of the table, her eyes wandering to Andromeda pressing her head to the floor as she fought back tears. Bella smirked.

"Nymphadora." Voldemort said, watching as the witch forced herself to get up off of the floor. She bit down hard as she forced herself to stand, staring the evil man straight in the eyes. "I have to admit, I have been looking forward to meeting you." Voldemort smirked, looking around to Andromeda, Remus and Teddy "And the rest of your family, how delightful."

"Leave them alone." Nymphadora spoke through gritted teeth, clenching her fists at her sides.

"You have fight in you." Voldemort laughed "I see a lot of your Aunt in you . . ."

"I am nothing like her!" Nymphadora snapped, not noticing the look of annoyed confusion as Bellatrix stopped herself shouting the same thing just in time.

"Hmm," Voldemort mused, staring down at Teddy Lupin for a moment longer before he looked back to Nymphadora "I have a proposition for you, Nymphadora . . . Join me."

"Never." Dora hissed, her hair soon flaming into a bright red.

Voldemort sighed, drawing his wand "You see, Nymphadora, I do not believe you have much choice in the matter." He walked over to Remus, Nymphadora watching him intently "You are a powerful young witch, a metamorphmagus, Black blood, clearly an experienced and talented duellist if you managed to thwart dear Bella from your trail in the battle as I am told. It will also help me to have an Order member or two on my side to help pull the last of the rebel's either on side or simply to extinguish the filth. Now, this is your son, correct?" Voldemort raised an eyebrow at the witch as he pointed his wand at the head of her young son, the witch going to move towards the boy before Bellatrix hexed her back into place. "Answer me when I ask you a question, Nymphadora. It is only polite."

Nymphadora swallowed, her eyes never leaving her husband cradling their son protectively in his arms "Y—Yes."

"Good." Voldemort smirked "Now, you will join me—or you will watch your son die, then you will watch your husband die, then you will watch your mother die. I will of course let Bellatrix carry out the honours in her beautifully artistic ways—and then you will die in great agony. Would you prefer that?" Voldemort raised an eyebrow at the witch.

"D—Dora." Remus stuttered, looking at Dora from the floor, defeat in the older mans eyes "It's okay. We have to protect him . . ."

Nymphadora bit her lip, tears filling her big brown eyes as she watched the pair before looking to her mother (the woman still refusing to look or move at anyone), when she finally looked back to Voldemort "T—Teddy stays safe—and mum and Remus."

"Of course." Voldemort nodded "I am a merciful lord. You do as you are told and your family remain safe. Bellatrix will train you—though I can tell you I cannot guarantee your comfort or safety with that front—her methods are unorthodox though they work . . . besides she has earned the 'play toy' she has been asking for for oh so long."

Nymphadora couldn't help but shudder, ignoring the look of her mother silently screaming in protest from the corner of her eye "Y—You don't hurt my family—no-one hurts my family."

Voldemort smirked "Of course."

Dora screwed her eyes shut, not wanting to see any of the reactions of the room as she forced herself to nod "F—Fine."

"Beautiful." Voldemort laughed coldly, summoning the boys back into the room "Take them to the dungeons for now. Nymphadora, I need Bellatrix for tonight but I'm sure she will be with you bright and early in the morning to begin your training. You will earn your mark by the months end." Without another word Voldemort walked over to Bellatrix, taking her hand as she giggled insanely before the two of them disappeared in a puff of black smoke. The young metamorphmagus barely struggled as she and her family were taken down to the dungeons, Rodolphus holding her back as Andromeda, Remus and Teddy were taken in before her.

"Nymphie." Rodolphus snapped, reaching out his hand and summoning an old bassinette and handing it to the young witch. She frowned, looking down at the pink trim and not only wondering why Rodolphus was doing her this favour but why there was a pink bassinette in Malfoy Manor. "You work on the condition your family is safe—a new born babe cannot sleep on the floor and sleep safely. Go."

Nymphadora nodded, taking a deep breath as she watched the boys opening the main door of the dungeons ahead of her. She couldn't help but wondering if she had agreed to a fate worse than death, though it was for Teddy. Nymphadora Lupin would sell her soul to the devil himself for the safety of her child, though it seemed like she already had.


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Bella