Who: Bellatrix Black and Lavender Brown
What: Bella needs a new plaything.
When: Tuesday September 15th. 2pm. Trio's 6th year.
Where: Corridors between classes.
Rating: PG for now

Bellatrix Black didn't know what to make of her surroundings and those she now found herself with and nobody knew what to do either. She had been doing experiments with a Time Turner to demonstrate during her NEWTs. It had been going well but then...she was suddenly no longer at Hogwarts in 1970 and was in Hogwarts in 1997.

However, something had gone much differently. Professor Dumbledore remembered her disappearing but not anything that should have happened if the time line had been preserved. People seemed to have strong reactions to her but no memories. Universally, people seemed to be afraid of her.

But why?

It seemed that no one knew. So Bellatrix just planned to use it to get advantage. She was trying to acclimate herself to things but found it hard to get to know people, even in Slytherin. She was just thankful that Dumbledore let her remain Head Girl.

She'd heard things about the Dark Lord. He had come back from the dead and some people believed it and some didn't. Bellatrix had planned to serve him when she let school. He now occupied her thoughts often as she tried to figure out her place in things.

Walking through the halls, people gave her a wide berth. Before her, she saw a blonde girl that had caught her attention over and over again since she had found herself in her new place and time. Confidently., she strode forward. "Miss...Brown, is it?" Bellatrix called to get her attention. "Just what do you think you are doing?"

Who: Alice Longbottom and Bellatrix Black
What: Alice is terribly conflicted and needs to tell Bellatrix something.
When: June 20th, 6th year. Continued 2 years later, late 1981
Where: Outside of the Potions Dungeon, to start
Rating: PG-13


Alice had been avoiding Bellatrix for the last few weeks. It had been a magical time but it had made her feel terribly guilty too. Frank Longbottom had basically swept her off her feet with the endearing awkwardness. She would have never believed he really liked her but he did.

But, where did that leave her and Bellatrix? Bellatrix knew that what they had was fine for school but that it couldn't last forever, right? They'd never really talked about it, but she had to understand that. The future was marriage and kids and they could never have that no matter how special what they had was.

Her heart was hammering and her stomach churned with anxiety as she waited outside the Potions Dungeon for Bellatrix to get done with class. Gryffindor and Slytherin had Potions together, so Alice had it earlier in the day with Ravenclaw. It was just as well, less chaos that way. Potions was hardly her best subject.

Alice's blonde hair was slightly mussed and her uniform was a tiny bit askew at the end of the day. Her tie was loose and slightly cocked to the left. Standing there, Alice's feet were slightly pigeon toed and her arms were folded in front of her.

She felt sick. Angry. Annoyed. She didn't know what she felt, but it all bubbled down to a really, really bad feeling. Bad enough that she didn't eat, she didn't do her homework (not that she really did, but she hadn't forced anyone), that anything directed at her ended up in flames, in the trash, gone. Fingering the fork's prongs, she stared across the hall, eyes burning with something.

Just watching him laugh made her grit her teeth, wishing she had some way to shut him up. Anyway would be fine, as long as he was just quiet. And if he could just move towards the other end of the table, that would be even better. It could even make her day. Thumb slipping over the prong a little to hard, she dropped the knife as she drew blood, grabbing her napkin and immediately trying to stop the bleeding. Unfortunately, that only feuled her anger. How could she be so careless!

Turning to look at the boy next to her, who had been bumping against her all through the dinner, she growled softly. She had warned him before. Another bump and the lad suddenly found himself on his knees, face first in his friends crotch. It wasn't the best push, but it had certainly caused the table to go quiet, and the boys to take on an intersting shade of red.

"That's all," she said, as she got up, leaving the hall. The boys could enjoy their play, they were going to end up there anyway. The table stayed quiet for quite a while, no one daring to look at the now vacant spot, and the boys who had been playing before, they were not playing anymore.

Who: Alice Longbottom and Bellatrix Black
What: Bella has a surprise for Alice.
When: The day of the party.
Where: School.
Rating: PG-13



Bellatrix was nervous. She could tell she was, she was pacing her room, not at all making fun of first years, or trying to manipulate them into doing something. And she hadn't even picked her daily fight with Rodolphus yet. She knew he was dying for it, just by the constant knocks and quivering voices of girls asking for her. Stating simply that Rodolphus was looking for her. Stupid prick...

But, tonight, Bella was going to tell Alice she loved her. Tonight, she was going to find someway to make her hers and vice versa, and what she had learned of through some muggle girl, coerced into telling her, was a promise ring. It was insanely muggle, but Bellatix didn't care, not at the moment. The only question wa, how did she go about giving her a promise ring?

Heaving a sigh, she sat on her bed, staring at the wall. This was completely insane, she was going to 'give' herself to Alice.

A promise ring.

A promise ring...