I'm kind of pretty thrilled that this fic is so popular. Thank's for the reviews you beautiful people. On that note though i need to remind that this is set after the Battle of Hogwarts so Fred is sadly still dead. Also as far as this fic is concerned Bella didnt kill Tonks' someone else did. Dolohov maybe.
Appearing right outside Gringotts wasn't an unusual fair but the goblins standing not more than a few feet away by the entrance to the bank stiffening and stepping in front of Hermione was new. Realistically the young brunette had anticipated this so she donned a slight look of annoyance as she regarded the two goblins. Bellatrix straightened and released her little witch taking the young witches hand and pulling her along as the three witches and the baby move into the bank without a word to the goblins who reluctantly stepped aside.
They were barely a few paces into the bank when suddenly there was a wand pressed against Bellatrix's throat. Hermione instantly realised who it was and internally kicked herself for not thinking about the fact that Bill works for the bank. Without thinking she pushed herself forward and between Bill and Bellatrix handing the baby to the raven haired woman and covering them both with her own body while glaring harshly at Bill.
"What do you think you're doing?" Hermione growls out a deep scowl on her face.
"What am I doing? What are you doing? You run away and when you finally come back we're told you're marrying this monster?!" Bill practically shouts at the little brunette drawing way too much attention.
"From what I hear William you should be a little less worried about my marriage and little more worried about your own! Back off before I make you." Hermione's tone dropped to a purely menacing whisper as she said the last and a flash of fear could be seen in Bills eyes.
Honestly Hermione was terrifying in her own right and Bill was well aware of that, he was also well aware of his failing marriage. What he wasn't aware of was why Hermione Granger of all people could agree to marry this woman. Bellatrix Black should be in the deepest recesses of Azkaban if not a soulless husk of a woman who had performed countless atrocities.
"How can you do it? Agree to marry her and raise that thing?" Bill didn't see his mistake until it was far too late.
Minerva had managed to still Bellatrix's wand arm before she could raise the piece of wood but Hermione, there was no stopping the brunette as within about 5 seconds she had disarmed the man and hit him with a Fornunculus, quickly followed by a series of Flagrate and Stining Hexes of various degrees. Before Minerva could disarm the brunette Bill was a writhing mess of pained groans and tears on the floor of the bank.
After Minerva had managed to disarm Hermione still wasn't done. Striding up to Bill who slumped on his back panting through the pain of his boils the burns as well as the lingering stinging sensation. Without missing a beat Hermione heavily dropped down onto her knee directly on Bills chest and gripped his throat taught causing the man to look her directly in the eye.
"Insult my family. One. More. Time. I dare you." Hermione snarled down at the red-head who honestly looked terrified and decidedly out of breath.
"Alright, Granger... he gets it. Up you get. No ones going to mess with you, your spawn or Black." A rather feminine hand curled around Hermione's arm and tugged.
Hermione grit her teeth but let go of Bill who curled up gasping for breath, Hermione turned away from him and was rather surprised to see Pansy Parkinson standing with her hand on Hermione's arms still and and staring with disdain at the Weasley man. Hermione shook the arm off and with a scowl that would scare most people stalked over to Bellatrix and Spencer. Bellatrix wrapped her free arm around the younger brunette and pulled her even closer.
"Let me get this done so we can leave." Bellatrix says a certain amount of fury in her eyes.
"Ok." Hermione huffs softly the entire situation was something she had hoped to avoid.
Pansy had picked up Bills wand and tossed it at him before moving over to stand with Hermione as Bellatrix and Minerva moved to the front desk. The green eyed witch regarded Hermione for a long moment before looking at the little baby in the brunettes arms. It was clear that the baby was definitely Hermione's, she didn't know who the father was but Pansy was rather glad the little girl had so much of her mothers traits.
"What are you doing Pansy?" Hermione asked after a moment as the witch still stood beside her.
"Figured I might just hang out and escort you guys to the Ministry. Make sure no one else bothers you." Pansy shrugged her shoulders and folded her arms across her chest.
"You don't think I can handle myself?" Hermione lifted an eyebrow rather annoyed at Pansy.
"Hermione i've known for about 8 years now just how well you can handle yourself. But if you're trying to keep Ms. Black out of Azkaban you might as well try and keep yourself from getting sent there. I'm here to help." Pansy waved her arm in a flourish and bent into a deep bow.
"Well aren't you charming. How do you know about all this?" Hermione's tone was only slightly more friendly.
Its not as if Hermione was holding a grudge against Pansy, not really any way, but she was still angry at what had just happened and Pansy had never really been kind in the past. Regardless Pansy had helped Hermione calm down, she was making quite the scene though none of the goblins seemed interested in intervening.
"Actually i'm an Auror, different division to Potter and Weasley. I've been assigned to you and Ms Black as a personal body guard. I was meant to meet you here but Minister Shaklebolt had me sign about a thousand non-disclosure clauses." Pansy huffed like it was some massive injustice.
"Personal Bodyguard? That must suck protecting the mudblood?" Hermione's tone was more scathing than she meant it to be.
"Yeah, you might think that. Except when my parents were incarcerated so was my blood purity upbringing. I'll be the first one to apologise Granger, I know full well I was being a total prat. I was being my parents perfect little daughter and they were followers of the big V." Pansy sighed softly, she knew she had been worse than worse to Hermione over the years.
"Big Vagina?" Bellatrix asked straight faced appearing at Hermione's elbow.
"Voldemort." Pansy corrected with a smirk.
"Vaginamort?" Bellatrix tried again and Hermione, who usually wouldn't find something so crass so amusing, had to bite her lip to stop from laughing.
"Bellatrix Black, that is enough." Minerva chided though she was amused by the foolishness.
"Yes mum." Bellatrix sighed heavily and leaned into Hermione her arms twining around the little brunette.
"Ready to go are we?" Pansy asks smirking still as she looks at the family and the Headmistress.
Minerva stepped closer to the Auror and placed a hand on her shoulder as Pansy placed her hand over the two joined arms of Bellatrix and Hermione. A moment later they were gone from the bank and standing in the entrance hall of the Ministry by a large fountain. Hermione stepped aside when Spencer woke with a disgruntled cry and sat at the edge of the fountain as Bellatrix reached into the bag that she had put the bottle in and cast a slight warming charm on it.
Hermione took the bottle and began to feed the baby as several people including the Minister himself walked up to the newly arrived group. Pansy stood aside with a rather fierce look on her face that actually had a couple of the people stop their approach and walk away. Pansy had made a name for herself as a 'take-no-shit' type and it had gotten around that she didn't really like talking to people much.
"Hermione! Merlin it is good to see you." Kingsley says stepping up the Bellatrix and Hermione a bright smile on his face.
"Kingsley, you're looking fat." Hermione chimed, the comment was so 'Bellatrix' that it shocked the surrounding witches and wizards.
"I see Bellatrix really has corrupt you." Kingsley looked from Hermione to Bellatrix a glare crossing his face.
"No not until tonight. I'm going to corrupt her so good." Bellatrix spoke up her tone highly suggestive.
"Not if you keep that up." Hermione said pointedly and Bellatrix pouted before gently taking Spencer and the bottle. Hermione let her.
"Damn, I honestly didn't think this was going to work up... You've tamed Bellatrix Lestrange." Kingsley seems genuinely surprised.
"I'm not having the best day so far so I need you to get this straight real quick, Kings. Her name is Bellatrix Black and I have not nor will I ever tame her." Hermione practically spat at the minister who looked completely taken back.
"As you can see, my little witch is quite the spit fire. She's been living wild for almost a year, Mr. Minister, I'd tread carefully if I were you." Bellatrix spoke up from behind the little brunette.
"Right well... Lets get you guys married and your magic bound. Send you on home." Kingsley stepped back genuinely frightened of the little brunette.
Hermione nodded and gathered her bag before looping her arm around Bellatrix who was feeding Spencer as they walked. The small group saw the move for what it was, Hermione was making a point. Bellatrix was hers, insult the ex-death eater and be faced her wrath. Bellatrix had hated any time Rodulphus had gotten possessive with her but when it was Hermione she had no qualms letting people think that she belonged to the little muggle-born.
Hermione for her part didn't really want to upset Bellatrix but she was still rather pissy about being attacked by Bill. She may very well have severely hurt him had Pansy not come to his rescue. Then Kingsley with his scathing looks had set her off again and now she just wanted everyone to get to message to leave them alone. If one more persona approached them today she was going to lose it and it wouldn't be pretty.
Thankfully how ever that didn't seem like it was going to be the case as they made it up to the Births Deaths and Marriages Registrar. They filled out the marriage certificate and then as luck would have it, only had to file Bellatrix's name as the father on the birth certificate instead of going through all the who-ha of adopting. Bellatrix was more pleased with this than she let on as it made her legally Spencer's 'father' which to her was much better than adopted mother.
Once all that was done the Minister had already arrived with the people from the Auror office that would be binding Bellatrix's magic. Sighing she handed her wand over for safe keeping in case she was ever deemed 'rehabilitated'. She felt a little like an animal in a zoo but, she was happy she supposed, with her little witch and her littler witch. Once that was all done Pansy ushered them down to the Floos and they headed through to Malfoy Manor.
This was the bit that Hermione was most anxious, being back in that house not to mention Narcissa. Hermione was anticipating many dark glares and sneers, that is if she didn't just come at Hermione with harsh words and attempt to force her out of the Manor. Thanks to this line of thinking, when they did all step into the manor, Hermione was completely shocked by the reception. The whole house smelled of warm foods and tea and Hermione was suddenly swamped in the most motherly embrace she had felt in a long time.
"You're here! Oh look at her!" Narcissa released Hermione once she saw Bellatrix with the little girl.
Bellatrix didn't have a chance to hold onto the little girl before Narcissa scooped her right up and cooing about presents she turned and left the room altogether. The group of people left standing stared after the woman with mouths open.
"What the hell?" Hermione and Bellatrix spoke simultaneously before looking at one another.
"Hermione! Come look what I bought Spencer!" Narcissa called from somewhere in the house.
Bellatrix and Hermione both raised there eyebrows in surprise before joining hands and following the sound of Narcissa's voice. Minerva and Pansy followed along behind the newly weds until they came into a surprisingly cosy sitting room. Narcissa had just gotten done changing the little girl out of a soggy diaper and into a fresh one, Hermione was surprised Narcissa had diapers but didn't comment on it. Most adorably how ever was the tiny little girl in a little jump suit that had a tiny baby otter on it wearing a Gryffindor scarf and the caption, 'Mummy's little witch' printed on it.
"Draco mentioned a few months ago that your patronus is an otter, I had to go to London to have it made but I think it turned out well don't you?" Narcissa smiled brightly at Hermione.
Unexpectedly Hermione burst into tears and turned burying her face in Bellatrix hair. Minerva and Pansy looked surprised at the reaction but Narcissa looks completely distraught sitting there on the floor holding the now grumpy little baby. Apparently Spencer was feeding off her mothers distress and gradually began to whine and whimper.
"Its ok Cissy, its just a lot for her and... well she was expecting a far cooler reception." Bellatrix's explanation seemed to calm Narcissa a little but not much.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to overwhelm her. I was just so excited to get my sister back and with a little family in tow. You know I love babies." Narcissa muttered a little shyly.
"Narcissa, its fine... i'm sorry its been a stressful day. That outfit is damn adorable and you don't even know what it means to me." Hermione finally spoke up turning in Bellatrix's embrace.
Bellatrix had to fight back her own tears, it did mean a lot to her that Narcissa was so accepting of this whole situation. As far as she had known Narcissa was as extreme as Lucius in his blood purity but perhaps, just like herself it had been a front. She would make it a point later to have a serious conversation with her baby sister but for now she would be there for Hermione as she calmed herself and they checked out the things that Narcissa had brought for her new niece.
I cannot take any credit for the design on Spencer's jump suit. I was perusing a clothing website a while ago and came across that very design and thought it was cute and decided it fit here perfectly.