Title: Not Quite
Word Count: 100
Characters: Bellatrix
Author's Notes: The last of five drabbles, sort of interrelated but can be read independently. Originally posted to hp100 and hpgen100 on 2-12-2005.

This was supposed to be a day of triumph for the Death Eaters, the beginning of their reign over the earth. Instead, it seemed to be the day of their utter defeat.

Bellatrix Lestrange labored to breathe. She knew was dying, but she refused to go without making one wish. Seconds later, she was floating over her own body. She wouldn't miss it; the chill of Azkaban was gone forever, and she no longer had any pain.

She drifted in the direction of the nearby castle, cackling. This was not the end, oh no. This was only the beginning.