Chapter 39

"Now where could those two blokes have gone? We're late for 10 minutes and they couldn't wait around for that much more?"

Dietrich heard the voice of one. And then the other replied.

"Yeah, they've been up in here all day those shit heads! They'll get the worse of it if the Dark Lord finds out."

Dietrich glanced down to look at James. He couldn't make out the boy's expression in the cold dark cell but he could hear him breathing hard. Quickly, he put Lily down onto the floor where he had found her.

"James, I need you to stay here. Lie on the floor and feign unconsciousness. I will handle this." Dietrich whispered to James who had suddenly gripped on the side of his robes tightly. Dietrich has had to pry the boy's his fingers open to release his robes from the boy's grip.

"Sir, I'm…..I'm scared."

"I know you are son but you've got to be brave. You are your father's son aren't you?'

At the mention of Harry, Dietrich could make out the tightening of muscle in the boy's face. 'I need you to be brave. Just follow my lead."

Though Dietrich wasn't sure of their escape plan yet, he had to seem as though he does have one. He had not planned this as well as he thought he had and he knew it was his mistake and he must not let the Potters down. He will have to kill whoever gets in his way.

He strode out into the hallway, his wand gripped tightly in his right hand. "You! You two! Get over here!" Dietrich was not sure what their names are for he has never met them personally. He found that he was in a good position to manipulate the situation. He would do whatever he can to make sure the Potters could escape. "What in the bloody hell do you think you're doing! How could you have left the dungeon unattended?" Dietrich's loud voice echoed down the hallway.

The two Death Eaters who had just come for their shifts looked shocked at seeing Dietrich coming out of one of the cells.

"We…we've already told the two on the earlier shift that we would be 10 minutes late Sir," replied the first of the two.

"Yeah, honestly….we didn't expect them to just leave without waiting for us Sir," Replied the other after he was given a look from his partner as if for support. Obviously they had both not expected a higher ranking Death Eater to be at the dungeon at this time of night and on a Friday too.

"Get over here you blithering idiots! I demand to know what happened here?" Dietrich's faced was contorted with fury.

"We….we don't know Sir," replied guard 1.

"Have something happened Sir?' asked guard 2.

"I found this when I got here! Why don't you two come over here and take a look! If the Dark Lord finds out about this we would all be dead for sure!" Dietrich said, baiting them to approach him. They had started walking over towards him with urgency in their steps and Dietrich was getting pumped up for the action.

"What the hell is going on there!" a high, shrill voice rang from the entrance of the dungeon. There was definitely no mistaking who that voice belonged to: Bellatrix Black.

Shit! Bellatrix Black! I have to hold back! I can't fight her- she's stronger than me. What do I do now? Dietrich's mind was frantically thinking up of a new plan.

The two guards panicked even more now. So much that Dietrich could see them sweat where they stood about 3 feet away from him. They had now turned around, bowing like a wound up toy towards Bellatrix's direction.

"My Dark Lady, we…uh…. Mr Dietrich found something alarming my Lady. We were just about to check it out,"

Bella was walking slowly down the hallway, taking her time. Her right eyebrow was raised as she looked on with suspicion at the three of them.

"What is it?" Bella prodded again. This time, she looked at Dietrich.

"I found this door blasted open,' Dietrich began, pausing for a moment to swallow before continuing. 'I found the Potter kids together like this.'

Dietrich pointed into the cell. Bella peeped into the cell he was pointing at. The door was like Dietrich had said blasted open and Bella noticed that the damage was fresh.

"When did this happen?"

"We don't know. We were…..held up my lady. We came about 10 minutes late. But-but we had already told the two in the earlier shifts that we would be late. We had really expected them to wait for us but they had just left." The two guards were on their knees now and they were trembling with fear.

Bella liked the fear in them, she could smell it.

"And you Hans? How did you end up down here?"

"I was just here to take a look at the condition of the cell. I need some ideas for good security for my own dungeon in my house in Berlin. And before today, I had thought that this dungeon was impenetrable. I was very wrong apparently."

"Well the Dark Lord never has to find out about this. You two get up of your knees now and put these two brats in new cells." Bella said calmly, her mind was already working feverishly on the possible culprits.

"Yes my Lady," said guard one.

"Anything you say, my Lady" said guard two.

Quickly they got to moving, following Bella's orders.

"It's not always like this you know Hans, I can assure you. We boast the best security, second only to….well none. I can't even say much for Azkaban. We have broken into the security there countless times. The Ministry can't seem to detect the loophole. I don't blame them though. We always can seem to outsmart them those feeble, old fools sitting in their huge armchairs rotting away,' Bella let out a very unnatural laughter, much too airy very unlike her own.

"You know Hans, shame…I can say exactly the same for you. The only exception is, you're not that old." Bella finished.

Dietrich's eyes widened as he heard the last word he would hear for that night.

"Stupefy!"

"We're done my lady," Guard one said. 'Why did you do that to Mr Dietrich my Lady? Has he said something wrong?'"

"Shut up you idiot! You're lucky I'm sparing both your arses from being fried tonight! Get this lousy piece of thrash into another cell!"

"Yes my lady" he replied, his head bowed low as he did so. Of course he has heard of Bella's reputation for being relentless and totally merciless to her opponents.

"And keep these bloody cells shut up and guarded 24/7! If I inform the Dark Lord of your stupidity believe me he would not be so forgiving!"

Bella glared at them both and made sure that they had put all the prisoners properly into their cells before she herself turned and left a very satisfied Dark Lady indeed.

She had come to the dungeon to let off some steam and just by doing so little, Bella had achieved so much. She knows exactly what to do now.

The Dark Lord will be so pleased with me. I have achieved my task. My Lord has asked me to weed out traitors and I will deliver!

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