Woo! Here comes another chapter . . . XD Thanks to my amazing Beta for her pure amazingness and to my friend Hannah who gave me the name for this chapter and helped me with a few things. ^_^
I do not own Harry Potter, if I did I'd hand him straight over to Bellatrix. :D Yes, I'd have to film that. ;) Enjoy and please review! The Fairies like your reviews and so do I! hehe
Nymphadora landed on the floor as Narcissa pushed the small, crying child off of her and looked at it with a shocked and confused expression on her face. Bellatrix was now bent over laughing, with her husband next to her raising an eyebrow, an amused expression on his face. Lucius Malfoy had stood up and was now pointing his wand at Nymphadora, whilst Regulus looked at the scene in front of him and downed the last of his Firewhisky.
"W-Wh-What is that!?" Narcissa gasped, trying to catch her breath.
Rodolphus laughed, placing his Firewhisky on the table next to him and looking at Nymphadora "I believe that is called a child Narcissa."
"Yes I know it's a child you idiot! But what is it doing here!?" Snapped Narcissa, glaring at her brother-in-law.
Everyone in the room looked to Bellatrix – a cold smirk was upon her lips as she looked down at Nymphadora. The child had her knees pulled up to her face and was hugging her legs, crying into her knees. Her long mousy brown hair was acting as a curtain, hiding the bits of her face that weren't already hidden by her legs.
Lucius raised an eyebrow then lowered his wand "Well, judging by the fact that the girl just changed her hair colour at least we now know that Bellatrix hasn't brought Muggle filth into the manor . . . again."
Rodolphus laughed, remembering the night when Bellatrix had brought a small family of Muggles into their manor and driven them to insanity before brutally murdering them one by one. He sighed. "Ah . . . good times . . ."
Bellatrix giggled like an innocent schoolgirl and knelt down next to Nymphadora, stroking her hair and smirking as the girl flinched at the older woman's touch. "No, this isn't Muggle filth, far from it. This," she looked up at Narcissa, "Is our niece."
Narcissa's eyes widened and her mouth hung open in shock as she looked down at the child. It took a few moments before she could bring herself to speak again "Th-this is Dr-Andromeda's girl?"
Lucius wrinkled his nose in disgust at the girl, who was currently still crying on the floor. "That's horrific. There should be laws against such people mating."
Nymphadora looked up at Bellatrix, who was now twirling a strand of Nymphadora's hair around her finger, still staring at the child as if she was in her own little world. Nymphadora's eyes where brimmed with tears and were red and puffy from all of the crying she had been doing for the past few hours. How could this evil, sadistic maniac in front of her be her Aunt? Nymphadora was only five years old but she knew that Aunts definitely didn't usually act like this.
Bellatrix smiled at young Nymphadora. Oh how she loved to toy with this girl's mind. Making her think she was safe one minute then… Bellatrix pulled harshly at a chunk of the girl's hair, making her give out a squeal of pain. Yes, this was fun.
Another round of fresh tears where produced by Nymphadora. "Get off!!!! Please!!"
Rodolphus smirked "Since when did my beautiful wife ever do anything a brat like yourself told her to, hmm?" He rested his head on Bellatrix's shoulder, snaking his arms around her waist then kissing her neck.
"Eww. Get a room." Regulus looked away from the couple.
"What's your name, child?" Narcissa peered down at Nymphadora. Everyone looked at her; apparently they had all forgotten she was there.
"Oh yes, tell her your name brat." Bellatrix cackled "I find it highly amusing."
Narcissa raised an eyebrow at Bellatrix then continued to stare at the child. She didn't feel the need to be pleasant to this girl, but neither did she want to be particularly nasty to her. She had always been close to Andromeda as a child and now her daughter was in front of her, after hearing nothing from her since that night she had left them forever, she couldn't help but feel slightly drawn or attached to Nymphadora. She looked so much like her mother . . .
There was the sound of a stick slicing through the air followed by a loud smack and another cry of pain as Lucius Malfoy hit Nymphadora Tonks across the back with his cane.
"When my wife asks you a question you answer it child!" Lucius glared down at the five-year-old.
Nymphadora looked up at Narcissa, tears streaming down her beautiful yet broken face. "N- . . . N- . . . OWW!!" Once again it was Bellatrix who hurt the girl, throwing a minor charm at her.
"Spit it out girl!" She snarled.
"Nymphadora Tonks!" Nymphadora cried out hurriedly, desperately wanting the pain to stop.
There was silence for a few moments, all apart from Bellatrix who muffled her giggles by pressing her mouth to her husband's chest, before the whole room burst out laughing.
"Nymphadora?" Lucius laughed.
"Oh dear, Andromeda never really did detach herself from the proud Pureblood within herself did she?" Rodolphus added, laughing.
Nymphadora looked up at the jeering adults around her. "W-What? What's wrong with my name?" She sniffled, wiping her nose on her sleeve. "I-I like my name."
Even Narcissa couldn't help herself as she laughed at the small girl "Nymphadora is a pure blood name. Not a common Mudblood, Muggle name I'd expect from your mother."
This caused even more confusion on Nymphadora's part "M-Mudblood? Pureblood? W-... What's that? It sounds icky."
The laughing stopped as the entire room looked at the confused girl in astonishment.
"Surely you know about Blood Status, girl?" Bellatrix was the one to speak this time.
Nymphadora shook her head.
Bellatrix giggled girlishly once again and knelt next to Nymphadora, who by now had learnt that having this raving lunatic kneel down next to you wasn't the best thing in the world and shuffled away from her. Again, not a smart move as Bellatrix simply grabbed the girl, making sure to dig her long, sharp nails into her small, fragile wrist.
"You see, Nymphadora, there are Purebloods," She gestured to the rest of the people in the room, "And then there's scum like you, your father . . . half of the Wizarding World, in fact." She glared her deadly glare at the small girl. "Mudbloods – that's your father, Half-Bloods – that's you, Half-Breeds, Blood Traitors like your mother, Squibs, Muggles . . . the list is endless really."
Bellatrix let her gaze drift away from Nymphadora as she was lost in thought for a few moments.
Lucius stepped behind Bellatrix and leaned down, peering over his fellow Death Eater's shoulder to get a closer look at the girl. Again this caused Nymphadora to try to squirm away, which only resulted in another sharp jab of pain as Bellatrix quickly withdrew her nails and jabbed them in more harshly and deeper than before.
"Pureblood names are for people like us, you pathetic Half-Blood scum." The longhaired blonde man said, wrinkling his nose in disgust once again.
Bellatrix tilted her head to the side as she looked at Nymphadora, adopting her own baby voice. "Do you want to be like us ickle Nymphie?"
Nymphadora looked around the room, but she was no longer crying; she'd cried herself dry. The people all around her looked at her like she was nothing better than a piece of dirt, unworthy to be in their presence.
All apart from Narcissa, that is. The beautiful young blonde had now sat herself back down on the couch; she'd polished off her glass of Firewhisky and was now staring at the bottom of her glass, as if she was expected it to magically refill without even having to pick up her wand.
"LET ME GO! I WANT TO GO HOME!!!!!!!" screamed Nymphadora.
Narcissa looked up from her glass to watch her elder sister slap her niece so hard that a tooth or two flew from the youngster's mouth.
"Good girls don't ask stupid questions." Bellatrix stated, leaning in to Nymphadora, so their faces were inches apart.
Bad idea. Nymphadora kicked out her leg and managed hit Bellatrix in the face. The older woman lost her grip on the young girl and she ran to the only place she could think of, seeing as reaching the high-up door handle and pushing the heavy door open was almost definitely out of the question.
As the small, now turquoise haired girl ran to Narcissa and buried herself behind her, the Pureblood let out a shriek and stood up from the couch as if she had just sat on a particularly sharp pin.
There was a flash of light and Nymphadora was soon hanging by her ankle in mid-air, pain coursing through her body due to the Cruciatus curse Bellatrix was now using on her.
"Oh for Merlin's sake, go chuck her in the dungeon or kill the girl already!!!" Rodolphus yelled, clearly no longer amused.
Bellatrix shot an ice-cold glare at her husband but did as she was told, grabbing the girl by her ankle and letting her fall to the floor.
"Say bye-bye, Nymphadora." Bellatrix smirked, speaking in her baby voice once again.
For a few moments Nymphadora Tonks was unsure if the woman who had seemed so content on killing her parents a mere few hours ago was now about to cut her own life short, but after the woman had got as much fun out of watching these thoughts pass through the terrified girl's mind she harshly dragged her out of the room.
Nymphadora struggled to get free, clawing at the wooden flooring and squirming in her Aunt's grip. She had already let her Aunt take her one place tonight without too much struggling and what a disaster that turned out to be. No, this time she wasn't going without a fight.
A few minutes later after Nymphadora Tonks had been dragged down a flight of stairs the two females where stood in the middle of a long, stone passageway far beneath the surface and daylight. There was only one door that was covered in locks and bolts. After tracing her wand down the length of the door, unlocking the locks as she did so, Bellatrix pulled Nymphadora up by her ankle.
"Right, go rot in there for a while, dear." Bellatrix laughed at the seriousness of her voice then threw a screaming and protesting Nymphadora into the room.
Yet again Nymphadora felt herself falling into an unfamiliar pair of arms. Yet this time instead of a scream she heard an "OMPFF!" and the person now holding onto her for dear life fell to the floor taking Nymphadora down with her.
You know, the first person to figure out who that person who caught Tonks is I will think of something as a prize. haha And no Hannah, Ellie, you can't guess because you already know. lmao And no asking them! I know all! -Shifty Eyes- hehe Please review! Tonks' life depends on it! D: xxx