"Cruicio!"
It hit Hermione and sent her spiralling into her climax. She came hard with Bella following soon after. Once they had both come down from their highs Bella sat up against the headboard and magicked away the bonds, blindfold and strap-on.
She then pulled Hermione onto her knee as she did the night before. Once again she spoke words of encouragement into the younger girls ear.
"Oh my sweet Hermione. My sweet girl. You did so well, You make me so proud. You make me such a happy mistress. Your Magic is beautiful."
"My magic is beautiful?"
"Yes sweet girl. When I make you cum do you ever see colours or stars? I think it will have been more obvious with you blindfolded."
"Yes I see like pinpricks of light and then swirls of purple and red and green. Similar to what I see if I rub my eyes too hard"
"That is your magic. And if you know how, you can tap into someone else's magical essence as we have been doing this past week. I thought something like the criciatus mixed with being blindfolded would be the perfect way for you to see it for yourself. You where scared and hurt and aroused."
"That's my magic? It's beautiful. Can you teach me? I would like to see your magic."
"One day pet, although you have seen my magic, or at least some of it. I believe the green is the magic remaining from my curse."
"Why did it not hurt so much this time?"
"When I used the criciatus?" the younger girl nodded "Because last time I was trying to hurt you, to break you, to make you crack and reveal your secrets. In short it hurt so bad because I wanted it too. But today I wanted you to feel pleasure from that pain. I knew to a certain extent that pain would highten your pleasure. I only hurt you just enough."
"It felt good. What sort of twisted person am I to cum from a criciatus?"
Silent tears where beginning to fall down her cheeks and Bella held her tighter.
"Shhhhh oh my baby girl you are not twisted. People have been feeling pleasure from pain for melenia. I'm sure that I told you that muggles even partake. The criciatus curse is just pain in magic form. Unlike other curses it doesn't injure or do hard to the body. It is the phycological application of pain. The criciatus curse was first created as sex magic. It is designed to make you enjoy the pain. It is the intention behind it that gives it the power."
"You have to mean it. Anger isn't enough. You have to want to hurt the person."
"And I don't want to hurt you pet, not more than you can take anyway. I wanted to hurt you but I wanted to hurt you enough for it to be pleasurable for you. My intention was to make you cum. Of course I wasn't going to go shouting that at potter across the ministry! I didn't want potter thinking I was using some fucked up sex magic on him."
"That makes sense. So I'm not twisted?"
"No more than you where half an hour ago my sweet girl" She placed a gentle kiss on her nose. "Do you know why I used the criciatus curse so often?"
Hermione shook her head. "I use it because for every ounce of pain I cause someone, I feel equal amounts of pleasure. Not in a sexual sense it doesn't make me randy. But it's like ...oh what do you muggles call it...it's like a ...a...GOT IT! A serotonin boost."
"It's like an antidepressant!"
"A what?"
"Ok so if a muggle is feeling sad for a long period of time they call it depression, it's not quite so straightforward but it's the simplest way of explaining it. Well, to combat it muggel's are given medication called antidepressants. They help with serotonin uptake by the brain. Essential it means the brain is more sensitive to serotonin and so the person's mood is improved. I think you've been self medicating depression with criciatus."
"That ... actually makes a lot of sense."
"I... I'm happy for you to use it on me if it makes you feel better mentally. If you use it like that at least. I don't think I'm up for real pain again, but that is good for me."
"Oh my sweet girl. I'm meant to be the one fixing you, not the other way around. But now it is time to sleep. I can only stay for a few hours or Red will catch me on my way out. But I will stay until you fall asleep."
Bella placed Hermione back onto the bed and pulled the covers over them.
"I wish you could be here when I woke up. Wednesday with Minnie can't come quick enough."
"You can say that again Pet. Now rest, I will stay until you are asleep. Goodnight babygirl"
Hermione yawned and cuddles into bella who started to gently stroke her hair. "Hmmm Baby girl is sleepy. Goodnight Bella."
Hermione woke, once again alone. She was actually up before Ginny arrived this morning which was good. Her room smelt of sex, she was covered in bruises and her tie was sat on the pillow next to her. If Ginny had walked in to this the game would be up.
She quickly opened the window in her room and cast a quick scourgify on her bed and headed for the bathroom
Before jumping in the shower she give a quick once over of her marks and bruises. By this stage her neck was a mass of purple and brown burises and bite marks, if anyone saw them currently she would be sent to some wizard safe house to escape abuse.
There was no trace of the magical restrains they had used so just the usual glamour charm located around her neck and chest should do.
She applied it and then jumped in the shower.
Morning pet, wasn't expecting you to be up this early.
Hi Bella, I have a lovely friend who insists on collecting me everyday for breakfast and I had a lot to clean up before she arrived.
Can't have Red finding out you're more of a nympho than her now can we!?
Honestly I think she'd love it. She's been trying to get Luna to spill since she got with Nev but Luna's lips are sealed. Gin just wants someone to talk to about it.
Just... seriously tho pet, you can tell her eventually but please for both of our sakes wait until we talk to Minnie.
Bella I wouldn't dream of telling her until then.
Mmmm Good girl.
Bella you can't say that to me when I'm in the shower.
Why?
Because it's one thing to say it when I'm fully clothed but it's entirely annother to say it when I'm naked and soaping myself up.
Fuck pet ...now I want a shower all of a sudden...
"Hermione!!!!! Wake up!"
Bloody cock block! Talk to you later pet.
Bye Bella
Hermione grabbed her wand off the side and flicked her front door open.
"I'm up Gin, I'm in the shower, be out in five minutes."
"Ok Mi, I'm gonna put some tea on."
"Ok Gin. Out in a minute!"
Hermione finished her shower, and threw some robes on, when she came out Ginny had a cup of tea ready for her.
"You don't know how much I need this this morning Gin!"
"You weren't drinking again!"
"No! Just had a very late night was all and then woke up early. You know what I'm like when I get hooked on something"
She hoped that Gin wouldn't catch that she hadn't specified what that 'something' was.
"Ye I know. So girls night! What you thinking?"
"I'm thinking after dinner we all meet here, I show you both one of the greatest muggel films ever and then we see where we go from there."
"Maybe Luna will finally spill about Nev!"
"Probably not no."
"I've got more chance of you announcing your great lesbian love story than I do of Luna spilling the gossip"
Hermione nearly choked on her tea but managed to save herself, of only Ginny knew how on the nose she was!
"Right come on Gin, Breakfast! I can't face today without a mountain of toast in me!
Transfiguration was a very strange affair. McGonagall's eyes seemed to sparkle everytime she looked at Hermione and it set the girls nerves on edge. Did she know? Surely Bella hadn't told the headmistress the reason for their meeting outright? Surely she just said it was to do with her scar. So why was McGonagall looking at her like that.
She decided it must be in her head but once they had made their way out of class Ginny pulled her to one side "What the hells going on with you and McGonagall?"
"I've got a meeting with her and Professor Black tomorrow about our progress with my scar. I'm assuming it's something to do with that. She was acting very weird tho wasn't she!"
"That wasn't just about some meeting about your scar. Unless her and Black have found a solution and are just waiting to tell you?"
"I don't think either of them would keep that from me but you could be right."
"Either way it was very bloody weird! Right I'll meet you at the great hall I've got to get these letters posted before we eat. See you in a minute Mi."
Ginny was already half way down the corridor by the time she finished her scentance.
- Bella are you busy?
- What's wrong pet? I've just finished class.
-I think Minnie knows. She kept...I don't even know it sounds insane but every time she looked at me her eyes where all... sparkly. Even Ginny noticed and pulled me on it. I managed to fob her off but I think we have to accept that McGonagall knows more than what we've told her.
-Shit. She did seem more than keen to have our meeting but I couldn't figure out why. We'l get ready pet. Tomorrow is our coming out party.
- What are you going to tell her?
- Hermione are we seriously having the 'what are we' talk right now... telepathically?
- Well, you're busy with Nev tonight and then we've got our meeting with Minnie tomorrow night. I want to know what I'm letting myself in for.
- We are meeting Minnie at 6. We are both free from lunch. I was hoping we could spend the time between lunch and our meeting with this discussion.
- Oh, ye ok. That makes sense. Sorry new at this whole...thing.
- Mione, I've never had a boyfriend or a girlfriend. I was single, then I had a husband. Then a handfull of flings. I'm as new to this as you are.
- You.. you called me Mione. You've never called me that.
-You call me Bella I thought sometimes I should call you something other than pet.
- Maybe, but I do like pet!
- I know you do baby girl.
- Never did I think you would be calling me baby girl. There really is a soft side to you Bella Black.
- Don't get used to it. I can't exactly call you baby girl in class now can I?
- No, but we only have four hours of class a week, there's a lot more hours to call me baby girl.
- You're right of course pet. Now dinner time for hungry witches. I'll see you in there soon.
- See you soon Bells
Hermione entered the great hall and headed straight over to the Ravenclaw table. Neville and Luna where already there so she figured she would just join them. People had slowly started abandoning the long standing house tables. After all it was the segregation of Hogwarts that had allowed Slytherin to slip into its own mini society, without influence from the rest of Hogwarts.
So after the war (and Luna's first brave move over to the Gryffindor table days before) people where slowly starting to sit with their friends from other houses.
"Hey guys, can I sit with you or is it date day?"
"No you can sit Mi, I just thought it would be nice for us to sit at Luna's table for a change. She's always at Gryffindor table."
"I couldn't agree more Nev. How's things Luna?"
"Oh I'm good. Don't worry about your meeting tomorrow. Everything will turn out ok."
"What?"
"Oh yes, the Blibbering Humdingers have been very vocal about it."
"What meeting Mi?"
"I've got a progress meeting with McGonagall and Black about the progress we've had with my scar tomorrow." she lied.
"Ohh well that's good then. You should be rid of that scar soon then! That's great news. Me and Black are going to some research in her library today, using McGonagall's flew so maybe we'll have a meeting before we go."
"Ye maybe. I can't believe she's letting you in her library! I'm actually really jealous!"
Ginny appeared behind her "Of course MI's jealous! You're going into her library, that's like foreplay for her."
-Thanks for the tip Red. And you've got nothing to be jealous of pet. Me and Nev are strictly professional.
- I wasn't jealous because I thought there was anything going on between you. I'm jealous because he gets to see your library and I don't. I can get quite possessive... of Libraries!
- Mental note, take Granger to the library.
- Or else!
- Oh she's feisty today! Is it because you think because I'm not seeing you tonight that I won't punish you?
- No...I just really like books
- You are freaking adorable, my love. I promise the next person I take to my library will be you.
- Much better!
"What you smiling about Mi?" Neville asked.
"She's probably having a day dream about Blacks library knowing her" Ginny had reached the far side of the table now and was sitting down next to Luna.
"Definitely thinking about Bella's Library. I can tell" Luna said absentmindedly.
"Luna? When did you start calling Professor Black...Bella?" Ginny was looking at her like she had grown two heads. Of everything that Luna said this one was a bit strange.
"Oh I don't. The wrackspurts were buzzing around Hermione and I heard one of them say that she was thinking of Bella's library."
Ginny turned to Hermione "You call her Bella?"
Hermione blanched but managed to reason. "I feel like after the woman tortured me and permanently scared me I can call her whatever I want in my head. Don't you Gin? I mean me and Harry called him Tom for months. Fear of a name only increases the fear of the thing itself. I'm not afraid of her anymore."
- Nicely done pet. No you're not afraid of me... you're all wet thinking of me and you in that library and you know it as well as I do!
- Bella! Stop it your gonna make it worse. those wrackspurts are apparently more real than we thought.
Neville backed her statement up "Ye that does make sense Gin. I mean even I call her Bellatrix when we're not in class and we both have to call McGonagall Minnie now so it doesn't really matter either way."
Hermione was just about to relax again when Luna announced "Hi Professor Black, have you tried the chicken today I'm sure it's a new recipe."
- Ok... Maybe we need to look out for this one pet. Talk later.
- You might be right. Bye Bella
"Luna? Black isn't even in the great hall. Do you mean she's using Legilimency again?"
"She can't Gin. We've all got shields now right? I mean I blocked her out completely last week"
"You did Mi, and Luna's great but me and Nev well were not as good. Maybe she's just in one of our heads instead."
"Oh no she's not using Legilimency and she's not here anymore."
Hermione was freaked. They really needed to have this meeting with Minnie so she could discuss this whole thing with Luna. Luckily Ginny and Neville laughed it off as Luna just being Luna now. Afterall how could someone be in your head if not with legilimency.
The three quickly started up a new conversation but Hermione was absolutely freaking out! Between McGonagall before lunch and now Luna things where really starting to close on on her. The room felt too large and her friends too close. She had a few panic attacks after the war, most of them had but she had been doing ok for a while now. She knew her friends could look after her, had all expirienced the panick attacks and nightmares from the war but today they didn't understand, because it wasn't the war that was catching up to her now.
"I'm just gonna run past mine and get my runes book I think I left it this morning. You guys head on to care of magical creatures. Tell Hagrid I'm asking after him. See you later guys."
She was already half way out the hall before either of them could respond. As soon as she got out of the great hall and hopefully far enough away from Luna she thought.
- Bella I need you. I...Luna...she... please I need you.
- Where are you? I'm coming just tell me where to meet you!
- I've just left the great hall. I...I don't know...where. Bella I need you.
- My classroom. It's close and no one will be in there now. My class isn't due for about 20 minutes. It's ok. I'm nearly there.
- Bella I...help me
Hermione rounded the corner to Bella's classroom and flung herself at the door. Once she was inside she leant against the wall beside the door and slunk down onto the floor, she was in a full blown panic attack by the time Bella barged through the door just moments later.
"What's up? What did she say? Shhhh it's ok, my love. I'm here pet, it's ok just breathe"
"Luna she knows...something. I...I don't know what but she does. And McGonagall... McGonagall had sparkly eye all lesson and...and I"
Bella was holding her now, after quickly locking the door.
"Shhh it's ok baby girl. Oh my baby girl it's ok. We will find out what Minnie wants tomorrow and after that then we tackle Luna. We don't even know if it's anything bad do we? Luna knew I was there but she just said hi. She didn't warn you off me or anything. And who knows what Minnie wants except Minnie."
"But...But what if..."
Bella gave her a quick peck on the lips.
"Stop stressing yourself out over something that may never happen. I've got this, let me stress over this. You focus on what sort of books you want to read in my library."
"Ye, your library does sound pretty amazing."
"Just breathe. It's ok. We've got about 15 minutes until my class arrive so you've got about ten minutes to get yourself together. I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you but you've also got class in 15 minutes and I know how much you love ancient runes."
Hermione gave a weak laugh "I love all my classes"
"I know you do bookworm! Now dry those eyes, I don't want to see my beautiful girl with tears in her eyes."
"Thank Bella, I just needed someone to talk me down and make me laugh but I couldn't tell the others why I was a wreck. I just felt a bit trapped."
"It's ok Princess, I've had my fair share of panic attacks since Askaban. You're going to be fine. We will figure out what Miss Lovegood knows soon enough."
"I still can't compute this side of you with the old you. Never did I expect to be called princess by you."
"Bet you didn't expect me to fuck you either but here we are pet."
They both laughed. "No.. you're right, I didn't. I think I'm ok now. Thanks Bells"
"That's the second time you've called me Bells. No one has ever called me that before."
"Good. I wanted a nickname that only I called you and I can't exactly call you pet now can I?"
"I'd like to see you try, love. I like Bells. But we really do need to get you cleaned up and on your way to class. If my class see you walking out of a locked room with me..."
"It's ok, I know. I probably won't see you before tomorrow so I hope you have a good time with Nev and that you make some progress."
"Thanks. Enjoy your sleepover. Don't let Red make you or Lovegood spill your secrets. But if Lovegood does spill tell me! I love a good bit of gossip!"
"You want to hear the gossip about Luna and Neville's sex life?"
"Eww no I didn't think about it like that. Whatever Mr longbottom gets up to I do NOT need that image in my head whilst trying to cure his parents madness!"
"Thought so! I'll see you tomorrow Bells. Will you give me a shout when your home, just so I know you're alright?"
"Of course. Although would be good to test the range of our weird speaking thing. I'll take the quill and once I send a thought I'll also send a message and see if you catch it."
"I can do that. Right talk later Bella. Bye, don't have to much fun in your giant library without me." Hermione had stood and was just about to open the door.
"You're not gonna let this go are you?"
"Never! Bye"
She opened the door and dissapeared down the corridor, Bella watched her go.
"Bellatrix Black you've got it bad...but at least she's smiling now" she told herself.