ONLY HUMAN
Bellatrix lay on the floor, unconscious, unmoving and covered in blood.
An ear piercing scream was heard all over the Black Manor. Alarming the house elves and maids and waking up the heads of the house.
Andromeda stared down in shock not saying a word, her hand held up and the tip of her wand shining bright
Narcissa's knees buckled down to the floor, her hand clasped over her mouth. Tears started to fall freely as she tried to tend to her sister.
Narcissa noticed a strange mark on Bellatrix's arm, not being able to make out it's specifications due to her blurred vision.
Muffled footsteps and panicked voices could be heard.
Bellatrix's purple satin gown which brought out every ounce of beauty in her the night before was ripped and drenched in blood. Dry tears and mascara were smeared all over her face. Her eyes were closed and she looked as pale as ever.
Through the ripped fabric one could make out the deep cuts on her abdomen, her arms hung loosely by her sides.
Narcissa put a trembling finger under her eldest sisters nose and heaved an internal sigh of relief when she felt something warm tickle her finger.
Narcissa's senses were a blur as she caressed Bellatrix's cheek and looked up at Andromeda, both of them were at a loss for words.
Andromeda kneeled down and muttered a spell, the curtains flew open and there was light once again.
"Nox" she muttered and carelessly let go of the wand.
Before she could take any action, they were interrupted by a pair of footsteps and a deep, loud voice. "What the hell is going on in here?"
Druella and Cygnus Black made their way into the room still dressed in their night clothes and robes. Both of them sported dark circles under their eyes, a result of the tiresome event the night before.
They inched their way closer towards the scene with looks of confusion and a hint of annoyingness.
And then they stopped, dead in their tracks.
Druella fell limp and grabbed onto her husband's arm for support. They looked taken aback and everyone stayed unmoving for a moment.
Cygnus shook Druella off of him, ushered two of his daughters away, falling to his feet in front of his eldest.
Narcissa stood by Andromeda's side, her head buried into Andy's shoulder blade, quivering and crying silent tears. The latter was awe struck and made no sound.
Druella slowly walked over to her fallen daughters side,fighting back tears she broke the silence with a hoarse whisper.
"Bellatrix?"
Looking up at her husband, whose eyes didn't show any emotion at all, she looked back down at her daughter. She noticed the mark, but decided to keep quiet, not wanting to interrupt Cygnus who looked deep in thought.
It wasn't a while before the house elves turned up, they made no sound and approached their master.
Everyone was oblivious to their existence, too caught up in their own thoughts.
Cygnus finally acknowledged their presence and whispered instructions to one of them, with the nod of a head and a crack, the house elves were gone.
Druella caressed her daughters cheeks the same way Narcissa had done, all of them seemed to be at sixes and sevens on what to do next.
Except for Cygnus, who reached out for his wand from under his night robes and started to mutter incantations.
Druella, reluctantly left her daughters side, leaving Cygnus to deal with the matter.
Druella walked towards Narcissa and Andromeda, placing him to arms around them engulfing them in a half hearted hug.
Taking a look at their surroundings, they were surprised to see that the rest of the room looked untouched and nothing was out of place.
Everything from the bed covers to the neat study table looked immaculate.
Narcissa tried her best to keep it together and kept reassuring herself that their dad, one of the best wizards of his generation, would fix Bellatrix.
Andromeda gazed out of the window, lost in thought, barely taking in the eye-pleasing view. She looked at her mother, whose expression was hard to read.
Druella stared at Cygnus trying to nurse their daughter back to health. She was unable to comprehend the situation.
How? When? Where? WHY?
Cygnus who was apparently done with his work, lifted his daughter up and gently placed her on the bed.
The Other 3 watched with curiosity. With the flick of his wand, replaced her blood stained gown with a simple blue T-shirt and Pajamas.
When Cygnus' attention shifted back to his wife and daughters, they straightened themselves up and prepared themselves to hear what he had to say.
"She needs to rest. She'll be up soon, I highly doubt she doesn't have any memory of who did this to her. She was under the silencio spell, which explains why we didn't hear much last night. She's in a vulnerable state, and has been through tremendous amounts of pain. It's your responsibility to assure her that she's safe. As for the mark, I've never seen anything like it before, it's been forced onto her and refuses to come off. It's Dark Magic." he said, noticing their shocked and worried expressions. "If you have even the slightest idea of who might have been responsible for this, tell me." He said in a flow, making sure that all of them had understood, he left without another word after giving his wife a curt nod and patting Narcissa on the back.
When the door clicked into position, all of them scurried back to Bellatrix's side.
Narcissa laid down to her left, trying her best not to cause the sleeping girl any discomfort, she gently squeezed her sisters hand, she could have sworn she felt her squeeze back.
Andromeda sat by her feet and simply stared at her sister, who looked unusually peaceful. She smiled to herself and leaned back on one of the posters of the bed.
Druella's concentration was undividedly focused on Bellatrix. Her eyes were pooled up with tears, but she stayed strong for her daughters. She leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her beloved Bellatrix's forehead.
Silence lingered upon them for a long time, until a house elf apparated into the room, his tiny hands occupied with a very pretty purple amulet in one and a glass filled with liquid in the other.
"Master Cygnus said Ezra must prepare the Auxilium Potion and buy Ms. Bellatrix a pretty amulet, to keep her happy so Ezra did so." Ezra their house elf said, holding his hands out.
Auxilium Potion? What? Narcissa and Andromeda pondered to themselves, with looks of confusion etched on their faces.
Druella on the other hand, happily accepted the odd assortment of objects from the elf's hands. "Thank You Ezra, you've done well." she said, gave the elf an encouraging smile and with a crack he was gone.
Druella carefully placed the times on the bedside table. By the time she had turned back Bellatrix started to stir in her sleep.
Sending jolts of excitement amongst all the three females seated in the room, all of them stared at her anxiously.
Narcissa tightened her grip on Bella's hand. Druella placed her hand on her eldest daughter's arm and Andromeda's hand found itself on her sisters ankle.
"No, please don't hurt me." Bellatrix said in a pleading voice, a tone none of them had ever heard come out of her before. "Please."