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Tweak says, "I'm into musical theatre"

Natalie Bower // APRIL (tamegiggles) wrote in beyondthepages,
@ 2010-04-21 05:05:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2023 09, bellatrix lestrange, torrence mulciber

RP: Catching Up
Characters: Tory, Lestranges
Time/Date: late night, ~~April~~ September 21
Location: Lestrange Hall
Warnings/Rating: TBD - PG13 for violence and language, likely
Summary: Tory goes to catch up with old friends. Maybe. Or he'll be killed.
Status: Limited, ongoing

It had taken him significant time to get his ducks in order.

It being so many years in the future, with the Dark Lord dead, he didn't know where he stood with any of his old "friends" and he didn't know who to owl. He didn't know what the situations were like, if he still had access to his vault (unlikely) or what to do or where to go. He'd eventually ended up robbing the odd wizard here or there, both in wizarding and muggle London, thankful at least for the small grace of still having his wand - the Daily Prophet being quick to inform him that some of the wizards didn't have them upon their return.

He didn't notice a page on his own return, which he found useful, but he knew that with his jumping from place to place he'd likely missed a paper or two. The fact that he hadn't given January a name was likely to his benefit - there were not many wizards who could match "Tory" to the names of given Death Eaters.

But even with all of that going for him, he still knew that he could not live like this forever, running around, scared of his own shadow, so he decided to take a chance. He'd heard that Bellatrix Lestrange had returned, and... well, frankly, when he didn't hear of her capture or in the next coming weeks, he assumed that Lestrange Hall may be a safe place to go. It was likely being watched, but once upon a time he'd been keyed into the wards and perhaps that stood even in death.

Or... perhaps he'd set off one of Roddy's booby traps and die horribly. Again. Well, worse things had happened, and he was tired of living like a rat.

So, he apparated onto the Lestrange's front porch (if he could - or as close as he could manage and walked if he couldn't), braced himself, and knocked on their front door, hoping that 'old friends' was enough of a convincer for them to take in strays.

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dark_of_winter
2010-05-01 09:31 am UTC (link)

She waved a dismissive hand. "Some witch he picked up along the way to pose as a front so he could hide and act like he wasn't hiding." Bellatrix snorted at that thought.

She understood the logic of that particular situation; she simply didn't like the idea of her husband being driven to ground. "Natasha Beckett. I can't imagine the name means anything to you. She's not that old." Which simply meant the girl hadn't been on their radar - and perhaps not even born yet - at a time Tory would recall.

Sipping at her tea, she drifted her eyes back to him. "Not even badly," she said as she slipped back to the prior topic. "She was out for a couple of days before they managed to unwind whatever I'd done to her. Disappointing."

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tamegiggles
2010-05-01 10:38 am UTC (link)

The name didn't mean anything to him, so he simply nodded, his face displaying no recognition. It was interesting to him, though, that Rodolphus had taken that path. He wondered for how long the man had been 'in hiding' - this entire time? He was likely as batty as Bella by now - and what issues had driven him to employ such drastic measures, though he supposed those were questions for Rodolphus himself, whenever the other man got around to showing himself.

"And she's still here, even with your return?" he said, sipping at his tea for something to do with his hands. "Should we be checking the food for poison?" He couldn't imagine that Beckett had been entirely pleased to see Bellatrix return. He was assuming that Beckett had likely entertained ideas about taking over the manner as Rodolphus' mistress - assuming she hadn't already done so - and Bella's return would have just complicated things.

He rolled his eyes slightly when Bella mentioned the girl's quick recovery. "Well, at least you managed something on the way out. Gave Potter a good scare so that he knows what's in store."

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dark_of_winter
2010-05-01 04:22 pm UTC (link)

Bellatrix smirked, and shook her head. "It isn't like that. She's not his lover or anything as cliche as that. She happens to be a great fan of mine," the witch continued, the smirk never leaving her lips. She had entertained thoughts of her own along that vein, but ... well, it wasn't like that.

Beckett was simply the public liaison for Rodolphus. Doing what he couldn't.

Shrugging her shoulders, Bellatrix leaned back slightly in her seat. "He knows," she agreed softly. "I imagine the first chance he gets, he's going to want to kill me." She smiled coldly at that. "Let him try."

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