Bellatrix Black: Her Path Towards Evil
A/N: All the characters are J.K. Rowlings...I mean I know you thought I came up with them (sarcasm...I'm quite sarcastic so get used to it) so just clearing all that up for you
Bellatrix, a beautiful, feared, and intimidating young women rules the school with her gang of Slytherins. This is a story about how she and her group of friends, Lucius, Dolohov, Rosier, the Lestrange, etc...are fascinated by the dark arts and eventually become Death Eaters while still in school. BB/RL and LM/NB pairings.
"Narcissa, come here," yelled Bellatrix to her sister who was in the dormitories bathroom. Bellatrix Black was a fourteen year old girl of medium height, with long, sleek black hair and heavily hooded eyes. She had pale skin which contrasted intensely with her dark hair. Bella, as those close to her called her, was seeking Narcissa's approval on her outfit and makeup job.
"I'm here Bella, what did you…wow. You look stunning." Narcissa said this with wide eyes. Bellatrix usually didn't put that much effort into what she wore or how she did her hair and makeup because she did not have a reason. She was naturally pretty; blessed with a stunning figure; the sharp, aristocratic facial features all Black's had; big, golden eyes that looked like they belonged to a cat; and thick, straight, shiny black hair. Now that Bellatrix had taken the time to apply some makeup and stunning new black robes that hugged all the right places, she looked gorgeous. "Bella I'm so glad you've taken an interest in clothes and make up finally! What's the reason that you suddenly have patience enough to spend time on something so 'pointless?'"
"Oh, no reason really," Bella said slyly. She knew Narcissa saw past that lie and would badger her about the real reason until she gave in. Narcissa was one of the only people she would cave in to. Bellatrix, which means female warrior, was a strong willed young lady. She was brilliant and by her second year at Hogwarts, all of the students knew her and most were intimidated by her. As she was now only a fourth year, there was the occasional older male in her house, Slytherin, who felt less intimidated by this dangerous vixen. They were her equals and her closest friends. The group she hung around consisted of Lucius Malfoy, 6th year; Rabastan Lestrange, 5th year; Rodolphus Lestrange, 4th year; Severus Snape, 3rd year; Brian Mulciber, 5th year; Evan Rosier, 5th year; Antonin Dolohov, 6th year; and her sister Narcissa, 5th year. The only reason Narcissa really hung out with this group was because of her sister Bellatrix and her boyfriend Lucius. "OK, fine, Cissa. Rodolphus asked if he could take escort me to Hogsmeade. Of course we would be going together anyway, but this is more formal if you catch my drift."
Yes, Narcissa understood, by asking to escort Bellatrix, Rodolphus was asking her on a date. Bella had been on quite a few dates before with countless numbers of guys but she had never taken the effort to dress up for them. So Narcissa surmised that Bella had a crush. Bellatrix saw the excited look on her sister's face and said, "Stop that smirking. I do not have feelings for Rodolphus, I merely enjoy his…err…company more so then others, if you get what I mean."
Of course Narcissa understood that Rodolphus, the dark skinned, curly black haired, second most desired boy in Hogwarts (Lucius was the first), was more enjoyable when it came to kissing and other things. He was also quite intimidating and had an aura of power and arrogance that she knew Bellatrix fancied in men. She did not like it when guys gaped at her openly. She believed them to have no dignity and did not deem them worthy of her affection. She merely used them till she grew tired of their company. But his sudden interest in her appearance did not fool Narcissa. She knew that Bellatrix had had feelings for Rodolphus for awhile, and that Rodolphus, had had feelings for her the moment she stood up off the sorting hat's stool.
A young girl with sleek black hair and an arrogant smirk walked up the the stool once her name, Black, Bellatrix, had been called. The hat had barely touched her silky head when it yelled out, SLYTHERIN!
The moment she stood up, she walked over to the Slytherin table with her chin held high and sat beside her beautiful sister Narcissa and was later accompanied by Severus Snape. He noticed people trying to talk to Bellatrix, people of power and respect like Lucius Malfoy for instance.
It was at that moment that Rodolphus Lestrange fell under the spell of the dangerous Black daughter, a daughter of one of the wealthiest and most respected pureblood men in England.
Bellatrix was walking up the staircase that led to the common room from her dormitory. She spotted her group of friends taking up all of the comfiest couches surrounding the fire. She walked over and they all looked her up in down giving her sly smiles.
"Better not let Narcissa catch you staring at me like that Lucius," Bellatrix purred sensuously.
"Shut it, Bella. We're all just shocked at the outcome now that you've decided to run a brush through your hair, that's all," he replied with confidence.
"Oh you know you boys wanted me even when I didn't brush my hair. But what the hell are we waiting for let's get the hell out of this bloody common room and go get some fire whiskey!" Bella responded with poise and self – confidence. All but one of the guys got up. They filed out of the common room looking back towards Lucius the unofficial leader who was kissing Narcissa briefly before they headed out.
"Bella, come here beautiful. The common room will be empty in a few minutes; Rabastan will bring us back some fire whiskey, so how about we stay here by ourselves?" he questioned successfully covering up the nervous feeling he had at the thought that she might not want to stay here with him.
"Hmm, and why should I stay here with you?" she replied feigning innocence. But by the time she had gotten the last word out of her mouth she was in Rodolphus's arms with her lips pressed against his. This activity carried on for quite sometime before they headed up to his dormitory.
That night at dinner Antonin who was sitting on Bellatrix's left (Rodolphus was on her right) filled her and Rodolphus in on the events that took place in Hogsmeade.
"We met up with a friend of Lucius and I's named Wilkes. He graduated the year before you started school. He told us of a wizard named Voldemort who had delved deeply in the dark arts and is extremely into pureblood supremacy. He has a goal to rid the magical world of half – bloods and muggle borns. This isn't for the weak of heart either. Wilkes said Voldemort knew some pretty dark stuff and was into using the Unforgivables quite a bit." Of course 99 of all Slytherins were pureblood and the group that Bellatrix hung out with had been brought up to believe anyone with less than pureblood was scum. Though some pureblood families believed this idea to be untrue and harsh, in Slytherin house it was the common belief. Bellatrix and her friends were all smart and deadly powerful when it came to dueling. They all had outstanding marks in their classes and in addition they new more curses then any other students in the school. They had always talked about the ideas that this Voldemort character now spoke of, and Bellatrix was extremely interested in hearing more about it.
Life was pretty boring sense the day of the trip to Hogsmeade in early October. Wilkes would write to Lucius and Dolohov on occasion, filling them in on Voldemort and how he wanted to meet potential candidates interested in working for his cause.
Rodolphus and Bellatrix became an official couple. Quite possibly one of the most beautiful, powerful, and intimidating couples the school has ever seen. They would walk the halls and stop suddenly to have a quick make out session. If they were ever bumped into, the intruder would be hexed immediately. Eventually, upon seeing the couple, people would make way for them in the halls. Bellatrix Black especially, was not a force to be reckoned with, and neither was her boyfriend who was always ready to fight for her. Although she didn't need his protection in the least.
Christmas break was fast approaching and among her closest friends there were murmurs of Voldemort's expected presence at the Black family annual Christmas Ball. This ball was held for all of the upper-class purebloods in England. Of course all of her friend's families would be invited along with a few others. Bellatrix in particular was restless at the thought of meeting this Voldemort character.
She was busy trying on dress robes sent to her by her mother in preparation for the ball. Narcissa was constantly in her room trying on her own dress robes and forcing Bellatrix to allow her to experiment with hairdos for the ball as well. Bellatrix didn't understand why they couldn't do this when they got home. But Narcissa explained that there would be too many other things to think about when they arrived home at the end of term.
Finally they were on their way home from Hogwarts. All of Bella's closest friends were heading home for the holidays because they were all going to be attending the Black's ball.
"So are you for sure that Voldemort is going to be there?" Rabastan asked Dolohov on the train ride home.
"Wilkes said that Voldemort was planning on attending although he doesn't want too many people to be talking about it. He also wants to meet some of us and inform us of dark arts training we'll be in need of for the plans he has. Of course I told Wilkes we pretty much knew all the curses out there, and that some of us have even mastered Unforgivables. But he said that Voldemort new such powerful spells that we've probably only dreamed of. Sounds a bit scary doesn't he?
"He sounds bloody brilliant if you ask me. I mean finally somebody has stepped up and is finally going to get rid of the mudbloods and half – bloods who soil our magical world," Bella responded moodily. Rodolphus tried to soothe her by stroking her hair which seemed to help a little bit. Bella was always fervent about whatever she set out to do and got worked up a lot of the time. One thing was for sure, you don't want to get on the wrong side of Bellatrix Black. She was strong – willed and deadly. Even her glares were scary enough to get people running.
Eventually they arrived at platform 9 and 3/4. All but Rodolphus and Bellatrix left the compartment. Twenty minutes later Bella and Rodolphus came out with red cheeks and disheveled clothes as the last few stragglers were getting off the train. They pushed a few out of their way and found their parents. They kissed goodbye.
"See you soon, love," drawled Rodolphus. "And it's alright that I come a day early for the ball? Your mother wrote to my mother and said they had an extra room for me to stay in, although I daresay it won't be getting much use."
"Yes, of course it's alright. It's so pathetic our mother's are so thrilled we're together; all they care about is pairing their children up with other purebloods. But it's a change from the disapproval I usual seem to get from my parents. They didn't even scold me for my last four detentions. Anyway, I'll see you soon, darling." They kissed goodbye and Bella broke away as Rodolphus attempted to do things deemed unacceptable in front of their parents.