Narcissa breath a sign of relief when the last of the guest left the manner. The meeting went smashingly, if not bit uncomfortably after the revelaion of The Prophecy. As expected Augusta Longbottom was the one to blow the gasket after the silence that follow the retelling of The Prophecy. She was a farmer gryffindor after all. And gryffindors has the bad habit of seeing the world black and white. But she was out voted by all the others mostly Slytherins.
She made her way to her husband study and knocked. After letting her husband know of the further plans she left to change. Narcissa chose her outfit very carefully and donned her deep black gown and cloak so she would melt into the night. Once sure that her outfit was well and good, she left the house. The moment she crossed the wards, she took her animagus form, Raven. Her deep black eyes alert, she flew through the night. As she reached the destination flew through the window bars and landed into the unkept room.
" Cissy?" she heard a faint whisper.
Narcissa transformed to her human form and put on a muffliato and illusions spell around her and the other person in the room. " I'm here, Bella," Narcissa said to the prison garment donned figure in the room.
"How are you, Cissy? How is Draco?" Bella moved slowly toward her little sister.
"Draco is fine, Bella," Narcissa said as she cast a spell to create an illusion of Bella hunched over in the corner so as not to alert the guards of Azkaban. "And it is time you met him."
The incredulous look that Bella cast her way would forever be etched in her mind. Bellatrix's heavy lidded grey eyes widened comically as she looked at her little sister as if she just told her that she just killed the Minister of Magic. "Are you insane?"
"Bella, I am going to call up on my recklessness forward and I urge you to do as I say. No questions asked." Narcissa said seriously.
Bellatrix hissed, "Are you sodding lost your marbles, Cissy? Don't do anything rash that could possibly put you in this place. Think about Draco."
Narcissa grimaced, "I haven't even told you my plans, yet you assume that I would land myself in prison. Really, Bella? Don't be melodramatic."
"Cissy, I know you," Bellatrix said as she looked at her with that 'big sister' stare, filled with warning. "You only act reckless when you have a Gryffindorish plan in place."
Narcissa rolled her eyes, "I am a Slytherin, remember? It's been years, Bella, but you still hold on to the fact that the Sorting Hat shortly considered Gryffindor in my sorting. I assure you I have a flawless plan. Now, promise."
"I promise." Bellatrix said with hesitation.
Narcissa breathed out a sigh of relief. "Give me a drop of your blood. Spill in on the floor."
Bellatrix gave her a long look and did as she was instructed.
Narcissa faced the window, from where the full moon was visible and called upon the magic and as she extended her hands on either side of her. The spell she used sounded Celtic and seemed complex as Narcissa's fingers danced through the air as if it was a pianoforte. When the spell was over, some sort of light illuminated over the drop of blood. Minutes later, an exact copy of Bellatrix was sitting on the floor.
Bellatrix blinked several times and said, "Cissy?"
With a flick of her wrist, Narcissa released her sister from the chains that bound her and her magic. "Let's go, Bella. Let's fly."
Bellatrix looked torn. "But what about Sirius?"
Narcissa closed her eyes, controlling herself at the thought of their little cousin. It hurt to leave him here. But she has no other choice. "It's not his time yet, Bella. Trust me, he will not die in Azkaban. He will find a way to escape."
Bellatrix did not look convinced. But it made sense. She was their rock. She shielded not just her sisters, but also her cousins from the Black Parents' wrath. Narcissa knew who hurt Bellatrix was when Regulus was killed. And she knew, it was one of the reasons for Bellatrix wanted revenge over the Dark Lord. Bellatrix had sworn that she would bring him down.
"Please, Bella. We are running out of time." Narcissa urged her older sister.
With a sigh, Bellatrix transformed into her Animagus form, Osprey. With a cry, she extended her majestic wings and soared through the window. Narcissa undid the illusion spell and Muffliato, and followed her sister in her Animagus form.
The sisters flew through the dark night as they did in the good old times. They played around through the breeze and at last reached the Malfoy Manor, where her husband was waiting for them.
The moment their feet landed on the grounds of the Malfoy Manor, they transformed into their human selves. Lucius rushed to his wife and hugged her, thankful that she reached home safe. And then he hugged his sister-in-law and friend, grateful that she returned to them in one piece.
Bellatrix went to her chamber at the Manor to clean herself. Once she was ready after a long hot bath, she went to the study where her sister and brother-in-law were waiting for her.
Narcissa summed up the prophecy and meeting that followed to Bellatrix. Bellatrix listened to her sister very carefully.
"The days are changing, Cissy. If we want to protect our traditions and culture from going extinct, we must proceed with utmost caution. What do you want me to do?" Bellatrix asked.
Narcissa smiled at her sister and said, "I want you undercover, Bella. Deep cover."
And so the sisters planned the days that would proceed.
And soon, it was time they found their Mistress.