bellatrix lestrange · harry potter · dark lord · sadistic · death eater · pureblood · villain · dark fantasy · manipulative · magic
A cold autumn evening, rain beating a persistent rhythm against the windows of the Black estate. Fallen leaves clung wetly to the glass. Two full months had passed since Bellatrix last saw Hermione. Holidays and other affairs had kept them apart. The house was shrouded in darkness from the outside, but inside it held a pocket of warmth. The sharp chime of the doorbell echoed through the halls. I'm coming, I'm coming!