Ginny wants to know more about her teacher, annoying Bellatrix more and more.
Ginny wasn't sure what it was about Miss Mandrake that kept her up at night. She stopped writing in her diary ages ago but she decided to take it out again to maybe make some sense out of what had happened so far. Cho Chang caught her that night after she stripped the professor naked.
"Everyone has been talking about it," Cho told her friend at her bed side, "Some are calling you a hero."
"I didn't mean to do it...I never would have done that to anyone," Ginny said, lying back onto her bed. "I wish I knew what it was about Miss Mandrake..."
Cho wasn't sure what she was talking about, "Miss Mandrake?"
"She's so mysterious isn't she?"
"Um...I guess."
"I need to find out more about her. I wonder what she's doing right now."
Cho wasn't sure why the sudden interest in her, just another teacher that seemed a little eccentric. Bellatrix meanwhile was trying to figure out where she was supposed to go, this map was impossible to decipher. She knew she couldn't waste away on this all night since she did have morning classes but she figured that maybe she could be a little late, maybe even fake illness but it would seem peculiar doing so in her first week. She didn't want to look weak but finding someone to figure out this insanity for her.
"Miss?"
"Piss off," Bellatrix responded, half awake at her desk.
"What?" Hermione asked, shocked.
Bellatrix managed to keep her head up and realized her mistake, "What is it, Granger?"
"Um, I finished my assignment," she placed the paper on the desk; there was still more than an hour left of class. "Is there anything else I can do?"
Bellatrix just wanted to put her head down, she couldn't think straight, "Do you have any work from any other class?"
"No, not really..."
Bellatrix rolled her eyes, of course this girl had to be quicker than everyone else. "Fine, just...I don't know..." She put her head down, murmuring as she did. Hermione couldn't help but notice the map she had been working on. It was poorly hidden under a book and got the young girl curious.
"What's this?" She went to pull it out but was stopped when Bellatrix pulled it away from her.
"Nothing! Now return to your seat!" She didn't want a little brown noser like Hermione Granger looking at this top secret information. If Hermione was as smart as she made herself out to be then she would easily catch on to what was going on and snitch on her. Bellatrix spent time in Azkaban Prison before and she wasn't going back.
She managed to speed through to lunch without further incident and no Ginny. She decided to slip over to Hogsmeade village and drink at one of the local pubs. She managed to allude everyone and in no time at all was on her second pitcher of beer; she believed it would make her think straighter. All she could see on the piece of paper now were blurry lines that overlapped into nonsensical web.
"What do you have there, Miss?"
Bellatrix was afraid to look over but erched her head and saw the redhead standing up straight and smiling at her. "How did you get in here?"
"I'll be 18 in 3 months." She held back a giggle and put her finger up to her lips. She helped herself to a glass from Bellatrix 's pitcher but it was quickly pulled away.
"That isn't for you!"
"Sorry...I'm not sure what's gotten into me."
Bellatrix takes a gulp from the glass she confiscated, "Did you follow me here?"
"Um..."
Bellatrix sighed, "Look, I need some time on my own, alright? You have no idea what it's like."
"I understand...do you want to talk later?"
"No, not re...," she caught sight of the clock on the wall, almost 1pm, "Shit, is that the right time?"
Ginny had never heard a teacher curse before, she followed her outside, "Miss, did you forget to pay?" She never saw her leave anything on the bar counter.
"No," she answered truthfully. Bellatrix bent down to tie her shoelace, another way of slowing her down. Ginny didn't mean to stare but her professor's ass was huge and round. By the time Bellatrix stood up, she turned around to see Ginny with her face lit up, still looking down at where her ass was. She waved a hand in front of the girls face but she did not blink, she was frozen like a statue, but not just her, everyone in the village had stopped in their place which could only meant one thing.
"Got you!" A man grabbed her by the wrist; he hadn't shaved in days and by the looks of things missed a wash for about a month; he had to be quick about this because the spell he cast wouldn't last.
"Marv, what do you want?" Marv was stronger than she was so it was near impossible to shake free.
"What are you doing here? You aren't allowed to leave the school! You'll give yourself away!"
"You don't know what it's like in there! I have to be in character all the time!"
"You better be doing your job!"
"So that's your job then is it? Making sure I do mine?" She smirked devilishly.
"Just get back to the school! You have to find that corridor!"
"What am I even looking for?" Bellatrix snapped.
"He said you'll know when you see it," he stared back at Ginny, "What's with her?"
Bellatrix brushed it off, "I don't bloody know!" She headed back to Hogwart's. The spell broke and Ginny was confused to see that Bellatrix had vanished.
"Miss?" She spun around, looking about, "Miss?"
That night, Bellatrix wandered the halls long after everyone was in bed. She still wasn't sure where this map was supposed to be taking her. She took a break after feeling like giving up after 20 minutes. She found the kitchen and helped herself to what was in the fridge. She was concerned about getting caught so kept it brief before getting back to work. She felt like there was eyes on her, looking over her shoulder every few seconds.
When she felt the hair on the back of her neck stand on end she stopped what she was doing; perhaps it was a change in the air. She stuck her hand out, despite not seeing anything in front of her she felt a sheet or blanket. She pulled at the invisible blanket and was faced with Ginny, shocked that she was found.
"Dammit, Weasley! What are you doing here?"
Ginny sat down, happy to see her but sad she was caught. "Sorry, I'm usually the only one up this late. I always throw the invisibility cloak on and come here when I can't sleep."
"Well, you should get to bed before I take more points away from you."
"Right, Miss," she stood up but couldn't help but wonder why she was there, "Miss, why did you come out here so late?"
"I don't have to tell you that," Bellatrix looked at her sternly.
Ginny noticed she had that piece of paper she'd seen at the pub in her hand, she grabbed it without even asking to see it. "Is this a maze of some kind?"
"Ginny!"
"It is. Strange. These look like keys on a piano."
"What?"
"If you hold it up to the light...," she said placing it in the fridge, "It looks like a big keyboard. Some are shaded in like C and B-sharp."
Bellatrix felt stupid for not figuring that out earlier, "Do you know where this corridor is?"
Ginny shrugged, "Maybe...Wait, why are you looking for a hidden corridor?"
"Uh...," She had to think fast before this girl smartened up, "I'm on a special assignment. I have to get to this corridor before Lord Voldemort gets to it."
Ginny's eyes lit up, "Special assignment? Like a double agent?"
"Yes. Exactly. No one else knows about this. I can't let it get in the wrong hands."
"I understand, Miss. I won't tell anyone."
"Good. It is vital that I get to that corridor before he or his Death Eaters get to it!" Ginny bought this, why wouldn't she? She knew there was something about Miss Mandrake.
"Do you need any help, Miss?"
"No...," but then Bellatrix took a moment to think about it. Ginny could be useful getting her through the whole way and if there was anything dangerous then she could use Ginny as a kind of guinea pig. "Yes. I'm sure I can put your skills to some use."
"Thank you, Miss, you won't regret it."
Bellatrix was not expecting a hug. She simply patted Ginny's head and hoped it would end soon. Having this girl around may come in handy after all.
What will happen next? More soon! Check back!