Delphi was looking at her face in the bathroom mirror trying to find resemblances with her mother's. She had definitely inherited the Black family's aristocratic looks, with her high cheekbones and her heart-shaped face. But that's where the similarity to her mother ended. Bellatrix had blue eyes, while Delphi's were grey. Their shape was also different than hers. Must have inherited them from my father. While Delphi did not consider herself to be as beautiful as her mother, she thought her face looked kinder and more approachable. She smiled. Wherever she will end up, there will be no shortage of young men who will try to strike up a conversation with her.

She had never had a vibrant social life so she had nothing and no one tying her to the UK. All her childhood had been lonely. She knew that from now on social relationships will be even more difficult to have. She will spend a lot of time around Muggles and Muggles were not likely to be very stimulant company for a witch of her calibre. As for other witches and wizards... her mother told her that the Aurors were very likely to search for her in all magical communities around the world. But Delphi still hung on to the hope that maybe in a decade or so she will be, if not forgotten, certainly less of a priority for Aurors. Perhaps a new dangerous dark witch or wizard will come along and she will be able to move more freely. Her mother had lived in hiding for a year before her father took over the Ministry and she could move in with her sister. But Bellatrix had not been forced to live among Muggles as the Minister at the time did not have such tight connections to other wizarding communities as Minister Granger had. Being Muggleborn, the Minister was also likely to have good relations with Muggle ministers around the world which put Delphi in danger. Even in Muggle communities she will be forced to keep a low profile at first. Bellatrix told her that her hair would draw too much attention and that it might need to be either cut or allowed to return to its natural dark brown colour. That's alright I suppose. I need to leave my past behind me. But for now, she brushed it and put it in a ponytail.

She still felt as though the past twelve hours were only a dream and she will wake up any moment back in her Azkaban cell. The revelations surrounding her family still made her head spin. She had speculated for so long about her mother, her father, and even her aunts, and in her head she had different versions of their personalities and of how they felt about her. Her father she put on a special pedestal and she liked to imagine that he would have doted on her. Silly me. Somewhere deep down she knew what kind of man he was and such men never embraced parenthood. So her mother's stories about him did not surprise her even if she was hurt at first that he had been so adamantly against her birth. But she supposed it did not matter if he did not love her so long as he was willing to give her the world, to share his rule with her. And that I know for a fact that you would have done, father.

Delphi had no idea where they will be heading next but she could not wait to get there. Bellatrix told her they would have to move a lot but Delphi did not mind. She had never been abroad before, all her life had been spent in confinement in some way. She wanted to see the world and now she would get to do so. And what else will I do? She was not sure what else could occupy her time. Her mother assured her that money was not a problem so neither of them would need to work, nor could they work except in the Muggle world, maybe. Delphi had never known what she wanted to do with her life even when growing up. When she found out about her parentage, it gave her a sense of purpose unknown to her until that point. But at that she failed. Well not entirely, she thought, I did bring back my mother. In time she will figure everything out. She knew she wanted to learn more spells and she could do so from her mother who was superior in skill to many of the Hogwarts Professors.

Delphi walked into the bedroom where Bellatrix was packing some clothes. As Delphi had only her prison clothes on her when she was rescued she borrowed some of her mother's dresses for the time being. They were about the same size and height, yet they both agreed that their taste did not match. Delphi looked forward to go shopping when they reached their destination. Wherever that was.

"Are you ready, little one?" Bellatrix asked putting on a scarf and closing the bag.

"Yes, mother. Where are we going?" she asked cheerfully.

"Well, we have train tickets to Germany for now. And then when we get there we'll see where we go next," Bellatrix answered handing her a train ticket.

"Train? This is a Muggle train," said Delphi turning the ticket over and frowning as though expecting the piece of paper to do something magical.

"Yes, love." Bellatrix smiled. "I told you we'll have to live among them so better start geting used to it. The Aurors are not likely to have already put surveillance on Muggle trains."

Delphi put the ticket in her pocket. "I suppose anything is better than Azkaban," she said. "Hey, maybe we can send Potter and Granger postcards from each city we visit!" Bellatrix looked at her like she was crazy. "Relax, I'm only joking," said Delphi smiling.

"One can never tell with you," said Bellatrix. "Perhaps you would like another opportunity to ask them to kill you, this time in writing."

Delphi's smile faded. So you know about that. She was not proud about that but she had been scared and desperate at the time. She was perfectly aware of the fact that neither her mother nor her father would have done anything of the sort so she knew what Bellatrix would say before she said it.

"We do not cower in front of our enemies, Delphini," said her mother in a grandiose voice. "We accept defeat gracefully because we know it's only temporary." Delphi smiled again. She knew that better than anyone. Augurey? I should have been a Phoenix.

"I'm ready to leave now," she said and put the bag on her shoulder. Bellatrix waved her wand and all traces of their short inhabitance vanished from the house. It stood completely empty. They stepped outside. Delphi took Bellatrix's arm and they Disapparated together towards a new beginnning.