you should see me in a crown

Bellatrix Lestrange née Black | Thirty-one years old | Former Slytherin | Current Death Eater | Azkaban escapee

[bellaxlestrange]

mar-mckinnon​:

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Marlene was surprise to see Andromeda, but she smiled at her, or at least tried to. It had been a rough day and what waited for her at home was too painful. Ever since her parents and eldest brother died, Marlene and her twin brother had been trying to keep the boat afloat. They had their uncle who helped them, but Marlene being the only adult woman meant her involuntarily assuming a role she didn’t want to play, a maternal role. Her youngest brother was a baby when their parents were murdered, he had no memories of his mother and Marlene was the only adult woman who basically took care of him. She was too young to be dealing with these things. It was safe to say that Marlene barely paid attention to what was going on. She just went from home to work and back home most of the time anyways.

When Andromeda referred to herself as a friend, Marlene blinked slowly. They were friends? Well, sure, they got along and she and Sirius were really close, but friends? Maybe they were and Marlene never really give it too much of a thought, so she decided to not say anything and just smiled at her. “I’m surprised to see you here” she commented before sipping her drink. “I mean, I suppose that’s a stupid thing to say, anyone can go to a bar for a drink, right?”

~

For the most part, Bella had been using her skills to just blend into the crowd and go about the world with more freedom than she was really suppose to have. The few months in Azkaban as well as the first few months after their escape had hindered a lot of her social needs, sure her husband and brother-in-law were good enough to past the time, she needed more. She was once a formidable witch of a family that was basically royalty in the wizarding world, able to go wherever she wanted to with no plans just because she could, and now she was stuck. Of course it was no one’s fault but her own but she’d rather attempt to push the blame elsewhere.

The words that fell from Marlene’s mouth had her quickly doubting the relationship her sister and the witch next to her had but she pushed that doubt down and focused more on the conversation at hand. “Not necessarily,” She shrugged, her mind running wild with a few ways she could turn this around a bit. “I mean since Ted and I had Nymphadora things aren’t quite the same, we aren’t young teens wanting to let loose at the bars anymore,” She mused, attempting to just lighten the mood though she really had no idea if the family fequented the establishment anyway. Afterall her sister was still young but Bella figured she would’ve been more focused on work and keeping her family safe again, considering the culprit who once tortured her lover was now out and about again.

[bellaxlestrange]

siriusblacx​:

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To his pleasant surprise, Andromeda sat before him, looking a bit out of place in the middle of the pub. Nonetheless, Sirius returned her smile; it wasn’t everyday that he got to see his favorite cousin, the only one that still spoke to him or even acknowledged his existence. Sirius was admittedly very busy these days and he figured Andromeda would be as well, with a family of her own.

“Nothing stronger? You sure?” Sirius asked with a grin. “We’ve got a wide selection.” He motioned to the rows of bottles sitting on the mirrored shelves behind him. “How have you been, Dromeda? It’s been a while,” Sirius asked with genuine sincerity. Andromeda was the only one of his relatives that didn’t make his blood pressure spike or his temper rise out of him.

~

It was quite the risk she was taking sitting here and talking with Sirius. Besides that mudblood little boytoy, Andromeda had to have been close enough to their cousin for him to suspect anything so she had to play things carefully. While Bella may never have willingly sat here and shared a drink with him, it would be very unlike her sister to just enjoy her drink and ignore his presence.

Hoping the grin that found its way onto her lips seemed genuine, Bella let out a small laugh, “No, thank you, not today.” Letting her eyes flicker over to the numerous rows of bottles, hands inching for a whisky or elf-wine, before returning back to Sirius. “I’m just here in passing today, no need to get too intoxicated.” Part of her wondered if she’d be able to twist this interaction to her own benefit, find more information about Dumbledore as there was no doubt in her mind that Sirius was in his pocket. “I’ve been well, just keeping busy at work,” She nodded, trying not to cringe at the dreadful nickname it seemed her sister had taken up. “I apologize for not being around as often but how have you been?”

[bellaxlestrange]

bxrtycrouchjr​:

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“Really?” Barty raised an eyebrow.”I actually think you look quite different.” Andromeda was somewhat plainer than Bellatrix, she had less presence, and merlin knows she had less sense. The way she disgraced the family name was unforgivable. The Blacks of all families. Barty had been quite shocked to find out about that whole situation. Bellatrix walking around as Andromeda was a downgrade for certain. “Still if it works- it works i suppose- and if it gets you around.” Barty wondered if she’d be up for sabotaging things for her sister, to him it seemed like too good of an opportunity to pass up but he always knew to tread carefully around Bella. “Unfortunately some of us don’t have siblings to copy” he joked “and we have to resort to less pleasant modes of getting around.” Barty found polyjuice potion useful but merlin was it disgusting. 

@heartlessbella​

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Bella did nothing to hold back the eye roll, though she couldn’t agree more with Barty in this regard. “It’s the drastic personality that gives it away I believe,” She laughed, though it may be the first stop in deferring between the two siblings, personality wasn’t the only thing that differed between her and Andromeda. Besides given the hectic way of the world right now being Andromeda Black gave her a lot more freeom and less questions than some random witch she decided to impersonate. “It gets me out and about, that’s for sure,” The witch nodded, “I’ve spent enough time hiding away in this Manor and Merlin forbid buying more time than I already have hiding out in the Muggle world when those searches began.” Leaning forward in her seat, her lips spread into a cruel smirk at his words, “Suppose not. Though how has your less than pleasant methods worked out for you so far? I understand it’s not quite the same as walking around as yourself but it’s a bit more freedom.”

[bellaxlestrange]

not-sirius​:

Regulus & Open Diagon Alley

“Load of rubbish this is,” Regulus crumpled up the copy of the Daily Prophet his nose had been buried in. Curiosity had gotten the better of him and left him thumbing through the most recent publication. It was nice to see Eleanora’s family thrown into the mix of things for something that wasn’t his own doing but even that had seemed like too much. A simple mention of a werewolf gone amiss and the paper not bothering to say anything past it.

He thought little in throwing it toward the bin across from the bench he had claimed, only bothering to look up when it didn’t land in it. His trajectory was off and left the ball veering off course. It got dangerously close to a passerby and earned a shrug of his shoulders since he hadn’t managed to hit them.

~

Unlike any of her other previous plans, Bella was trying to stay ahead of the game now. No more slipping up, no more letting emotions lead the way, she was here to play smart and do what she needed to do. So she kept her eyes and ears open for any mention of her sister making an appearance in public and did her best to avoid venturing out at the same time. Diagon Alley was her usual spot of preference at the minute so when she was sure her sister, her little mudblood, and their half breed were no where to be found, she had apparated over to the shops.

Whenever she came here, there was never a true reason for her visit. Mostly to get out of the house and see what was going on around them, and with the news breaking of the Burke family she wanted a front row seat. What she didn’t expect was to be crossing paths with her cousin looking like Andromeda. She only was aware of his presence when she heard his voice, followed quickly by the paper he was obviously trying to rid himself of. “Not so good of a story this morning?” The witch questioned, feigning curiosity as she gestured to the paper on the floor. She wasn’t sure if Sirius would still talk to Andromeda after everything but her little cousin was surprising her everyday, so she wouldn’t be too shocked if they were friendly. “It seems like they’re still missing a few pieces of a headlining story there.”

[bellaxlestrange]

mar-mckinnon​:

open starter

the leaky cauldron

It had been a particularly brutal raid and instead of going home, just like the healer adviced her, Marlene did what she always did. One drink before going home. Her uncle and the house elf were there, they could take care of her siblings, but there was always a deep sense of guilt that made her need to be there. Oliver was four and he had developed this habit of passing to her bed in the middle of the night, the experts said that it was normal. Now, her baby brother saw her more as a mother than a sister and to Marlene that was definitely not normal. But what was she going to do? Kick him out? She didn’t have the heart to do that. So Marlene would just let him in her bed.

However, being home was excruciatingly painful for the Hit Witch. So many memories. There was not a day she didn’t miss her parents, let alone her eldest brother. But she didn’t want to think about that, so she took a long drink of her beer. It was then when she felt a presence sitting next to her. Marlene let out a heavy sigh and spoke. “What?” She asked since it was clear to her that the other person wanted to talk to her, if not, they would’ve picked literally any other of the available seats at the bar.

~

With the disguise of Andromeda to save her from being rearrested, Bella found it quite easy to slip through the Leaky Cauldron to the Muggle world without any interference. Guess it was the one good thing about pretending to be her sister, the fact that she would be the type to travel between the worlds because of that good for nothing Ted Tonks she kept around. Though she never stayed away from the Wizarding World for long, just long enough to drop the facade and cause a little bit of fun Bellatrix Lestrange style on some muggles. Let off steam that was building every minute she had been free again and every minute she escaped the Aurors from finding her. The whole drama with the weathly tax stuff was a good cover to keep the Aurors away from her and her husband for long enough but soon, she knew, they’d be right back on their tails.

Taking a moment to recast her charms and enchantments before she stepped through the Leaky Cauldron door, Bella pushed down any overexcitement of her evening in case she ran into the wrong person. And she was glad she was as she maneuvered her way through the tables, spotting a familiar individual at the bar. “Figured a friend might be needed,” She offered, trying to be kind as she took a seat next to Marlene. Andromeda would be caring, she’d offer to be there for someone, and maybe just maybe Bella could get some information from the Hit Witch.

[regulusblacx]

★  sirius & open ★ the lion’s den pub, london, near diagon alley

Owning and operating his own pub was a full time job, and Sirius loved every minute of it. What he didn't love was the fact his last bartender had quit without giving notice, citing a bad case of spattergroit, leaving Sirius to man the bar on his own. Of course, he was not above serving people--it had been his job for years before he purchased the The Lion's Den.

"What'll I get you?" Sirius asked the person that had slid into the stool nearest him. His hands worked instinctively to fill a pint of beer for another customer.

[bellaxlestrange]

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Maybe she was just restless in her plans regarding getting rid of Dumbledore or maybe she was just getting bored sitting around Malfoy Manor with the twins, hidden away still. Or maybe she just wanted to cause a bit of chaos, either way she had a feeling visiting the bar was going to be a bad idea. Surely after both of their disownment and banishment from the family Andromeda and Sirius would’ve become even closer than before, it only made sense. As she looked up at the sign, she knew she had to make a decision and before she knew it her feet were carrying her inside.

Rolling her shoulders, the witch cast a glance around the establishment and did her best to keep her disgusted expression held at bay. Andromeda would think it was a nice place. It was easy to spot her estranged cousin behind the bar and Bella found herself diving headfirst into the situation as she took up a seat just to the left of him. “Just a butterbeer,” She responded, although she would’ve preferred something stronger if she was going to be here. “Please.” Hoping that the lift of her lips formed a friendly enough smile for him.

[bellaxlestrange]

james-prongstter​:

James had to admit that he was distracted, he had a list in mind and he didn’t want to forget any, but at the same time the street seemed to be too crowded to just be a quick step to the apothecary and back. It had been a while since he was in that kind of place with that many people.

He had really been too distracted to see the woman in front of him, and it seemed that at first she was annoyed about that, but it suddenly changed. 

Taking a step back he smiled, making sure he wasn’t overstepping much. “I guess everyone had the same idea of coming today.” he joked, “It’s good to see you too. How are you? Ted?”

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“I supposed,” Bella mused, trying to keep her tone and expression friendly despite wanting to have some other choice words for James. “I’m doing well, just trying to get through these crowds for the day.” Despite knowing that at some point, she knew Ted would be mentioned that is Andromeda’s counterpart but it was horrid just trying to speak nicely of the mudblood at the moment, “Ted’s doing good as well, he’s hope watching Dora while I pick up a few things.” Thanking Merline that she had picked up a few papers and asked around more about her sister before she tried to masquerade as her in public, she needed to know as much as she could in order to get it all right. “How’s Lily and little Harry doing?” Best to turn the conversation back again on James’ family, lest he keep digging into Andromeda’s.

[bellaxlestrange]

yamineleanora​:

@heartlessbella​

“Dearest is your word, not mine.”  Eleanora paused, as if considering, then added, “Though I suppose you don’t have many good options.” Eleanora was sure that by Bellatrix’s standards, her only remaining cousins were Regulus and Evan. Eleanora would have expected Evan to rate higher than Regulus, but perhaps Bellatrix was just being charitable, as uncharacteristic as that sounded. Eleanora spared a glance at the clock on the mantel and decided if her father didn’t arrive in the next ten minutes she would advise Bellatrix to come back later, and hope it was a time when she wasn’t at home.

Still, Eleanora did not miss the shift in Bellatrix’s mood. With the mention of Regulus, the older woman was suddenly more keen and less dismissive than she’d been since arriving. Wondering if they’d finally hit on the reason Bellatrix was being so cordial, Eleanora decided to toss a little chum in the water. “Of course, you do have more reason to think fondly of him than I do.” She remained committed to keeping her comments vague. Eleanora was unsure if Bellatrix was sniffing around for Regulus’ reason for ending the engagement, or looking for ammunition to further pin the failure on Eleanora than Regulus’ actions, and lack thereof, already did.

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“Of course.” Maybe dearest was too much of an endearment for Regulus, at least on a personal level Bella thought he was now in the same level as all their other traitorous cousins. Even if he had never truly been involved in any of the chaos she had created, he had let them all go down without any help or assistance. There was no family loyalty left in him much like his brother unfortunately. It seemed to her that there really was no hope left for her family and the only loyal ones she had left was Rodolphus and maybe Rabastan. There was still a flicker of hope in regards to Lucius now that they had seemingly found a common enemy to focus on as opposed to their dislike for each other.

Dancing around topics was something Bella had learned from her own mother and friends, so she could only assume Eleanora knew the game as well. But now that they had gotten to a topic of extreme interest, she didn’t have to play too hard. Sure her questions may still be vague she could at least be more direct in targetting them at the idea of the relationship. Eleanora was the one who brought him up, if anyone were to ask then she could easily deny any questions about her cousin until he was mentioned. “Why, because we’re such a close family while you two are such a failure as lovers?”

[bellaxlestrange]

bxrtycrouchjr​:

For: @heartlessbella​

Where: Malfoy Mansion

Barty was rather amused when he’d heard the rumours that Bellatrix was using her sister’s likeness to get around the town. With his wand back Barty had finally managed to gather all the ingredients he needed for his own polyjuice potion. It was something he was incredibly confident in brewing. In fact he would argue, he was the best at it in all of London. He hadn’t really seen much of Bellatrix since their breakout and intended to find out what her future plans were. Hopeful that she wanted to unseat Dumbledore just as much as he did. “I hear great minds think alike” he commented as he walked in to the room where she was sitting “making yourself look like Andromeda- that’s a clever one.”

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Although she was finding some more freedom masquerading as her sister, Bella still found herself residing in her sister’s home quite frequently. She had been using the disguise too much recently and she wanted to give it time before she made another appearance just to be sure she didn’t run into the actual Andromeda. Deciding to use some more of her free time to do a little research regarding the plans her and Lucius had been speaking about, the witch found herself pulling a few books off the shelves of the library and finding herself a seat near the windows. She hadn’t been alone for long before she heard a familiar voice. “Oh?” The brunette mused, lifting her eyes away from the text to the man walking in. “Always was told we looked too similiar, just had to make a few adjustments and a personality change for a couple hours and here we are.”

[bellaxlestrange]

loyal-longbottom​:

“My apologies,” The words escaped before he got a glimpse of who he was speaking to. Perhaps a force of habit at this point, but it was easiest to act indifferent or apologize when he wasn’t truly at fault for things. After all, the person had been the one to run into him. It didn’t help that he was particularly distracted so any chance at stepping out of the way was lost to the woman bumping into him. A hand reached out to steady the person before he glanced down, the slightly wary expression shifting to a happier one upon realizing it wasn’t someone he totally needed to worry about having offended.

“Andromeda,” He smiled then took a step back, hand promptly returning to his side. If anything, he was just relieved to have finished the coffee he had in hand before he took off walking. Otherwise that would have meant apologizing profusely. “A pleasure to see you as always. How have things been?”

~

Out of anyone she could’ve run into, Bella would’ve preferred some random stranger. Someone who didn’t have the chance of being able to see through her charms and acting, someone who would probably go about their day after they left her here, someone easier than the head of the Auror office. She felt a hand shoot out to steady her and she did her best to contain the look of disgust she wanted to give for the fact that he was touching her. She was not Bellatrix Lestrange right now, she had to remind herself, she was not a fugative purist who would act like that normally. “It’s nothing,” She rushed out, a bit nervous that if she was too quiet, he’d be able to see something was up.

“Things have been well,” The brunette spoke up with a slight nod, wanting to keep things simple but had a feeling things would not be much in her favor today. A hand raised to brush some strands of hair out of her face as she musted up a friendly smile to the man. “How have you and Alice been?” The familiarity she was speaking felt weird, she hadn’t been on any first name basis with her cousin in quite some time. “And the children?”

[bellaxlestrange]

"I had never seen a woman treat men the way she did, luring them with her catlike eyes; tugging them around by the shirt collar; dragging her spindly fingers across their pecs. Meg teased her friends and foes, taunting them with an air of mystery that implied she harbored secrets.”

Meg is unlike any other female character in the Disney universe, many of her characteristics were previously reserved for male characters and thus makes her a very unusual Disney heronine. Her cynical nature varying greatly from the usual prim and proper image of the female interests. And she is also unlike any other villian, constantly jumping over the line between good and evil instead of being completely good or completely bad. While Bella may not find herself trailing over to the good side, Meg’s independence and cyncial outlook on life matches quite well with the former Slytherin witch.

[bellaxlestrange]

itswilliamwood​:

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Something to read. New? Old? Fact or Fiction? Will’s eyes had a sense of urgecy in them as he scanned the bookshelves. He had to find something to occupy his evening, he’d gone through all his books on the muggle Romans. History had taken his interest recently and what the muggles deemed important in their history. Yet he’d run out of material and he didn’t want to leave Diagon.

Dragons? They were always an interest. He had fallen asleep when he last read something on herbology. Maybe Astronomy? He adored the stars. He could bore you to death about them. 

“Terribly sorry,” he quickly blurted out when he bumped shoulders with another patron. 

Upon a quick glance he noticed the fellow Slytherin from a couple of years ahead. She had always won Will’s respect. She proved to him that not every Slytherin had to follow the path laid out for them in expectations. He somewhat tried to persue his new page in life with her influence.

“Andy- Andromeda, excuse me,” he pardoned having slipped into casual and comfort. Something he wasn’t sure he deserved. He didn’t know what the wizarding world thought of him or how his reputation would hold. “I’ve read every book in the qudditch section, do you have any suggestions?” he quipped, politely with a hint of nerves as he forced confidence. 

~

Bella did her best to keep the confusion from appearing on her face as she turned towards William, someone she personally knew of just because of the Dark Lord, but wasn’t sure how someone like him would know someone like her sister. Besides the obvious of being from the same house, she wasn’t aware of any familiar connections from either party. “William,” the witch finally spoke as a greeting, hoping that the smile that graced her lips looked as friendly as possible. Appearances were everything right now and maybe that’s why William was being friendly with a blood traitor, maybe there was more of the Death Eaters taking the side of being pleasant in public to avoid scrutiny and arrest like few others had.

“Well the healing section here isn’t quite as grand as I would’ve liked,” The brunette started off, gesturing over her shoulder to a few rows just behind her. “But the potions sections has a wonderful selection of books.” Now that part was true, it was an extensive section, but she was just looking for more books that would’ve involved Dark magic. Hardly something Flourish & Blotts would have on hand unless specifically asked. “Or were you looking for a work of fiction?” Bella wondered, trying to play off the kindness that was honestly killing her. She’d much rather interrogate her fellow Death Eater to know what time of game he was playing here than try and suggest a good book that she believed Andromeda would’ve enjoyed herself. It was one of those moments that she wished she still knew more about the kind of live Andromeda had and the kind of person her sister was, it would’ve made pretending to be her much easier.

[bellaxlestrange]

james-prongstter​:

@heartlessbella​

James had gone to the Diagon Alley to get ingredients they needed for Remus’ potions, they usually grew mostly at home, but there were some things that even the houses of Godric Hollow would question if they started coming on the street.

He was on his way out, when he bumped into someone. “I’m sorry, I didn’t see you there.”

~

Truthfully there wasn’t any reason for her to be walking down the shopping streets other than just complete boredom. Now that she had appeared quite frequently in Diagon Alley as her sister, Bella had taken a step back for a couple of days to ensure she didn’t cross paths with Andromeda due to her being so eager to be out in society again. But she tried to keep a friendly smile on her face as she side stepped the customers coming to and fro from the shops surrounding her. There were a few individuals that found themselves bumping into her and she bit her tongue to hold back the scathing reply she truly wanted to give. 

She assumed she had to have been here for long enough as it seems the crowds grew every time she exited a shop and decided maybe it would be best to come back another day. The brunette was carefully shifting through the bodies of people when she felt someone’s shoulder ram right into her. “Watch--” Her voice fell silent, one because she realized Andromeda would be a lot kinder and two because she recognized the random individual was actually James Potter. “Oh, no worries at all... It’s good to see you James.”

[bellaxlestrange]

Where: Streets of Diagon Alley Who: @xofalice​

Pretending to be her sister required a lot more effort than Bella had originally realized. Given she hadn’t had much contact with the woman she was left guessing the locations she could appear in public with out raising questions. Once she had figured out Diagon Alley was mostly safe to visit then she was left to do her shopping or whatever activity she wished on her own, no elf could follow her around and she couldn’t just wave her hand away at the shop owners to send her things off to Lestrange Manor like she normally would. Andromeda didn’t have those luxuries anymore, not since she was disowned and fled with Ted Tonks, and it would look quite peculiar if she was sending things to a sister’s home in which she never spoke with the residents. Of course there was the clothing and appearance over all, but perfect wandwork and knowledge of charms had made that point the easiest of it all.

But the more she ventured out the more people were starting to converse with her, most were eager to believe she was who she was posing as and carried on their conversations as such. It was different having people properly converse with her rather than run in fear away from her. The latter was honestly something she had missed, Bella loved knowing that she caused so much fear into the people around it. It meant they knew who she was and what she was capable of and, Merlin, she was capable of a lot. It was only when she ran into familiar people that she began to second guess her decision, running into old classmates or friends that she knew as Bellatrix Lestrange but not as Andromeda Black. Or vice versa. Which was the situation she had found herself in as a window of a shop caught her eye and she found herself suddenly standing very near to one Alice Longbottom.

Any normal day she would’ve enjoyed knowing she was now in the presence of the witch she had been arrested for torturing. Bella would’ve enjoyed seeing what kind of reaction she could pull from her cousin, it was a moment she had been looking forward to every day since she had begun to think of an escape from that bloody prison. Of course to anyone else the target that appeared on the Longbottom’s was because they were a blood traitor family that sided with the wrong people, but it truly was all down to Alice and the person she had become when she betrayed the family. One of the first few betrayals that hit her family, probably what influenced Andromeda to do so as well. She was the catalyst and she needed to pay. But as much as her thoughts wanted to draw her wand and do something about it, the former Slytherin had to remind herself that she did not look like Bellatrix Lestrange, Azakaban escapee and Death Eater. No, she had lighten hair and fuller facial structure to resemble that of Andromeda Black, blood traitor and more than likely very close friend of Alice. “Cousin, I’m quite surprised to be running into you today,” The words fell from her mouth quickly, knowing that there was no way out of a conversation today.

[bellaxlestrange]

evangelinetonks​:

Eva couldn’t help but flinch at the mention of second-hand goods.  A statement that felt like a slap across the face.  She had never felt no shame in her upbringing in the Tonks family.  Sure, perhaps they didn’t have a childhood filled with the newest dresses or extravagant birthday bashes. But her childhood was happy and filled with warmth. A warmth that Evangeline felt as she played with her brothers, or watched as her father tucked away ten pounds out of his wages with the ambition to take them all on a family trip to Cornwall.  The holiday never did come, but the memories of her father recounting his own journey’s as a young child were enough to cherish.  Evangeline clinging onto every wonder as his father’s eye glimmered as he recalled the stony beaches and seasides.  Slander against her own abilities and talents, Evangeline could handle. But comments about her family? Those, she was not dignified to handle well. 

Her fist clenched at her sides. A light puff of breath escaped her lips.  A red mist clouded over her. “Perhaps you shouldn’t be so confident, flaunting around like a free woman.” Evangeline snapped,  unable to stop herself from flying off the handle. “You’ve been caught before. I presume it wouldn’t be too difficult  to find you again.” It all fell out of her mouth before she could think.  As soon as those words were spoken, Evangeline was filled with regret. What good did it do to defend her family? Especially when the words spoken could cause them even more danger.  Cheeks flushing with embarrassment at her inability to keep her composure. 

~

Money and wealth made you powerful. Having pure blood made you someone. Being born into a family that all of that and more, Bella always knew her position in life was way above any others. She had more than enough money between both of her families to last for generations, she had been born a Black and married a Lestrange, she was born to parents who were magical and she was surrounded by the benefits her whole life. Its why she found it so easy to look down at those who didn’t have that luxury, turning her nose up at all the blood traitors who were living off of paychecks or turning away from conversations with Mudbloods who were still learning to use the right coins. Compared to her they were nothing but a bit of charity cases, people who asked for help from people like her because they didn’t have the knowledge or power to do it on their own. They didn’t get to purchase new things just because they could or because they were bored, they had to think before any purchase. And there was no way some stupid Mudblood family was going to compare to her own, no matter if her sister had been enticed by them. How had some witch who grew up with everything within her fingertips turn to live like a commoner? It didn’t make any sense but if that’s what she wanted, then Bella wanted nothing to do with it anymore.

Perfectly shaped eyebrows rose slowly in suprise at the outburst, she was used to her victims fighting back but never pegged Evangeline as the time. Maybe it was more her brothers’ style and that was rubbing off on her, either way she did take the older woman by surprise. But just for a second. And almost as quickly as it came across her expression, the suprise vanished into pure amusement. “If that’s how you truly feel,” She spoke, taking a step towards the younger girl. “If you think it’s just so easy to catch me again. Then tell me why your precious Auror office has yet to find me. Tell me why it’s been so long since the Prophet was shouting about a breakout and nothing has changed. Tell me why you haven’t just turned right around and shouted for the nearest shop owner for help.” As she spoke, her feet carried her forward and the smile grew wicked across her face, “I’ll tell you. Because you know the things I’m capable of, everyone knows what I’m capable of. Why mess with someone who will so easily overpower you when it came down to it? Why mess with someone who’s already raised her wand to cause so much chaos and injury...” Bella was close enough to the witch she could circle her, like Evangeline was her prey. “I’m quite excellent at the Cruciatus curse. Your brother, Ted, once found himself at the end of it as did the Longbottoms.” And boy were those moments fun to her, hearing their screams ringing in her memories. “I bet you’d be quite the entertainment if I turned that curse onto you, begging and screaming and crying out for that blasted little family of yours..”

[bellaxlestrange]

ratboipeter​:

When Peter first joined the death eaters, it felt odd. Conversing with people who he used to pass with a stony glare.  It thrust him into a word hat he wasn’t used to,  a world filled with glamour and crystal goblets and a refinery that Peter still could not respect.  Not to mention, his blood-status which Peter was well aware a few of his fellow Death Eaters still sniffed at.  A product of the working-class, Peter didn’t indulge in the chin-wagging about new dining room tables cascaded with jewels and gold donning their necks. In fact, it monotonously boring to him. There was a certain sense of irony that the people he slag off with Sirius were now the people who he conversed with the most often.  Peter Pettigrew would never relate to their lifestyle, status or upbringing.  But at least, he had his own ground to stand on. Not one built off of family, power or wealth. While other death eaters had been raised in a palace of misery, he had built his own.  Not a vice to be proud of but a vice all the same.  “Must be funny all the same, tell both him and Narcissa I said hello.” Although. he was sure Lucius wouldn’t be too appreciative of his greeting. “Along with the weans as well.” Peter was fond of Narcissa, not so much of her husband.  “How have you been keeping anyway? Has it been fun outsmarting the finest minds that the department of magical law enforcement have??” 

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With the way the world had turned at the sudden lost of the Dark Lord, the brunette knew she had to be careful around her allies. So many had deflected as soon as the arrests began and who was she to really know who was truly turning over a new leaf and who was just buying their freedom. For Peter though, it seemed to her that the situation was different. He had been covering his tracks and who he was not from the Dark Lord but from Dumbledore. A traitor to the light that was revealed at the demise of the Dark Lord. So given the minimal information she had about how he farred after it all and how he was reacting within this conversation, she had to stick to the idea that he was true and loyal as he said he was. “I’ll pass along the sentiments the next time I see them,” Bella mused, wondering if Peter was another frequent visitor of the Malfoy family. Nothing quite like the frequency of Regulus but around enough to know and visit with the children. Shifting her weight from one foot to the other as she stood before him, the wicked smirk on her face grew even wider. “There’s been good and bad days,” She spoke, not going to shy away from the fact she was still unable to return to the life she once had before entirely but still being one of the smarter witches in the room and evading more prison time. “Though being one step ahead of those idiots has kept things interesting. You’d think with all the changes our new Minister wished to implement, new Auror training or something would’ve been announced the second we broke out.”

[bellaxlestrange]

narcxssamalfoy​:

Narcissa frowned at Bella’s suggestion of communicating the truth to the children. She certainly wouldn’t be taking this sort of advice from someone who was had no idea what it meant to be a mother. They were young, too young, to be brought into this. Even if they were older, she wouldn’t allow them to have any part. Of course, they understood how paramount they were to those of lesser blood status – the little games the twins played varying around the hunting of muggles assured Lucius and Narcissa they recognized their standing in society. It made them both proud. 

Her job was to protect Draco and Seraphina. Bellatrix protected herself and Narcissa was convinced that she would even throw Rodolphus away to do so. Although, she hoped she was wrong. Wanting to believe in the best of those close to her had already caused her so much heartache and still, she opened herself up for more of it. A trait she needed to rid herself of. Nodding at Bella’s affirmation that the decision had been the right one, she slowly began walking again. “Can I trust that neither you nor Rodolphus will allude to any specifics of the situation in front of them?” 

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Maybe it was the fact they had been raised differently despite living under the same roof, but Bella believed that if they were going to grow up in the world they’d create, the children might as well know what was happening. Sure the Dark Lord was gone but they were still doing their duty to change this world to be better for the next generation. But if Narcissa wanted to skirt around particulars, then that was her choice. She was their mother after all, as she kept mentioning the entire duration of this little conversation. Narcissa was a mother now, first and foremost, even if she was acting out as if she wore the Dark Mark herself. The children came before everything.

She should’ve expected the question to follow given how serious the blonde was about keeping Sera and Draco in the dark. “Of course,” Bella answered with an eyeroll, “I’ll speak to Rodolphus about keeping his mouth shut.” It was going to be much harder to make any plans if they were forced to keep their mouths shut every time they visited in fear of the children listening in. They’ve have to be extra aware of their surroundings, and here the witch was thinking the Manor was going to be a safe place for them all around. “Any other requests you’d like to add to the list? Seems like you are getting a lot off your chest now.”