Re: Belvina/Stephen
"Belvina, you can always tell me anything, okay? That should be a pretty simple rule," he said, with a smile. "You might not want to say that to other people, though. No one says anything bad and public about Bellatrix and her merry band of psychopaths and expects to live."
He nodded. "I'm sure she is, but she's not stupid. Given time, I'm sure Bellatrix will lose influence faster than you think. Recent events might have made Andromeda question a few things." Seeing Lily naked and tied up had to have an impact.
Stephen looked at her, frowning. "What? Why are you all red? They are crazy, what do you expect? Floggers, knives, anything to inflict pain, teach her to obey. Rabastan was very specific about all the possibilities. For all of the talk about women's opportunities, Bellatrix doesn't want any for her sister unless she can control them. Or for anyone else."