I have a problem; {Bellatrix

[lydia]

Lily knew this was going against everything, but that was what she was a walking contradiction. In her hands clutched the daily prophet, she would kill jack if she ever saw him again. He had no right to broadcast her as a death eater through the news paper. She was furious. Who else better than to go to the dark lady herself? It was clear her family weren't prepared to help her out. Bellatrix was all she had left if Bellatrix was still even willing to help the young girl out. They hadn't spoke in quite the while. But here lily was heading up the small path that lead up to where the dark lady was staying. She just hoped it was only Bellatrix around and no one else.

She wondered if the Dark Lady would even bother with her but all that lily could do was hope right. She knew Jack was Bellatrix's son and all but surely she could do something with the problem? Unless Jack wasn't as loyal as he claimed to be. Lily was no angel either, but she had her loyalty placed to bellatrix and clearly none for Jack. None. Nothing, she would do nothing ever for jack since he was the one that had dragged her in and through this mess. She didn't knock on the door. She knew only those with the dark mark on their arm could enter and leave. At least the ministry wouldn't find her here, she knew Aunt Hermoinie would have the whole world searching for one of the youngest potters. She stepped in closing the door firmly behind her. "Hello?" she called in wondering if she was alone.

[jdumoulin]

Bellatrix sat in a dining room in the Riddle House, a Daily Prophet she had acquired on her last expedition out quivering in her hand. The headline Potter A Death Eater flared in big letters at the top with the picture of Lily below it. Slamming the Prophet down upon the table, she sighed. It was obvious that this was Jack's doing. She just couldn't figure out what he was thinking by doing this. Was there any reason for this? While she didn't mind it broad casted too much, such as the Three Broomstick act.

She shook her head. The man confused her with his antics. Now it was clear that she was alive, for the fact that she was also broad casted among this story. What does that boy plan? she asked herself. He was getting... out of control. I didn't want to make front news yet, it will only make going in public so much more harder. Not to mention that he broad casted about Lily, one who could be their land line within the Potter family, and she was also quite fond of the girl.

She was pulled out of thought when she heard someone calling. Looking up, she responded, "Yes?" Folding her hands in her lap, she added, "Back here, my dear." She wondered who it could be. It was obviously someone with the mark, for she entered easily without problems, obviously someone who knew what kind of people resided in the place, but was obviously unsure if she should be there?

[lydia]

Whatever Jack was up too lily was far from impressed. She was infuriated. Surely Bellatrix had realised he was planning his own war not helping with hers? She heard the womans voice and her attention soon was drawn down the hall. It took a few moments of hesitation before she moved down the hall to the dark lady herself. She would either end up dead now or be welcomed to stay. She only hoped for the second one. As she entered she noticed another copy of the daily prophet beside Bellatrix, and it was clear she was not happy about the matter. "What the hell is jack thinking!?" she snapped a small outburst of her anger not really caring if Bellatrix cared or not.

She was too stressed as it was. "He's just destroyed everything! My family know everything. Dom finally cut open her gob and spilled the news out. And here you are thinking he had her keep her gob shut." she was on bad terms with jack as it was, this just made the game far worse. "Even you are mentioned in it! He's just wrecked everything you've cut out to make!!" she said ranting away in her own little world soon after taking a seat in another arm chair before flinging the daily prophet into the nearby fireplace.

"I did do something good though." she said turning her gaze to Bellatrix, referring to the night that had passed. "I made my dad throw the killing curse at me, and well here i am. Everyone thinks im dead for now. Death by own father will be in the next article i can place bets on that. As for Jack, forgive me, but i don't think his allegiance is with you."

[jdumoulin]

Bellatrix smiled smally as Lily walked in. She sat mute as Lily went through a raging rant, not interrupting the girl. After all, she shared the same sentiments as the girl. She was frustrated over this too. The boy could have at least consulted with me over this! she fumed. The girl was correct, she had been building up secrecy as to who the new Dark Lord was, and what did she get? Her own son stabbing her in the back (in a way) by revealing that knowledge without even TELLING her and allowing her to find out on her own, without even knowing if she would find out.

That boy.... I think we may need to have a talk soon if he keeps this up... she grumbled to herself. As Lily sat down and threw her Prophet into the fire, Bella listened in interest to the last statement. "Your father threw the Killing Curse at you?" this interested her. Harry Potter, Head Auror, and one whom she thought had had quite the head on his shoulders, threw the killing Curse at his own daughter? "Well, he's lost it," she spoke. "Perhaps the Headline will become quite popular, and, if you don't mind me saying, ruin your father's credibility. Still, I must ask, how did you get away my dear?

She nodded to herself at the comment about Jack. "I don't know what to believe," she spoke softly. "He is acting rather strange, and not consulting me on this matter. Perhaps it is time to... spy on my son..." After all... it might be a good idea to keep an eye on the man, but how was the question. She eyed Lily a moment. "And another question is how to keep Jack away from you? He doesn't seem to very well... 'like' you, and I don't know his plans about this. It isn't like he hasn't tried things that involved you before that I didn't exactly like... I don't think we can allow the boy to know that you are alive..."

This all said, basically, that Lily was welcomed to stay with her at the Riddle House. She'd be safe enough, especially if they could keep her away from her mysterious son....

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[lydia]

It felt better to get her anger out in the open. She could hardly do it on the muggle bus.Oh yes, she had resorted to muggle transport as her family grieved over their loss. It was probably sick to fake your own death, but when you were Lily Potter it didn't really matter what happened anymore. She just went with the spins of her life. She sort of just adjusted too it, and yet she still knew there was a little bit more to her story that she might need to tell bellatrix before the woman noticed herself. People could tell the difference between a baby bump and a pregnancy bump. Lily was merely happy with the small one that was easily covered up using layers of clothing. For once she was enjoying the winter, but then there would be nothing to hide if she stuck it out with the dark lady herself.

She knew her news would interest Bellatrix. Who ever could get Harry Potter to throw an illegal curse? Lily Potter of course. She smirked smuggly at the thoughts of a few previous nights ago. "Yep, a little bit of lily magic made him flip. I think my exact words were "your no father of mine i'd rather be raised by bellatrix than you, your nothing to me" and so on so forth. You missed the fun. It was a highly... amusing night." she paused contemplating over her magic escape. Truthfully she didn't believe she planned for an escape but Connor spotted what was happening and got her out. "You know Connor Peace?" she qued in. "One of your followers, he used his brain and got me just in time. Then he apparated me to his house to stick it out for a while while i sort out whats going to happen to me." she had of course promised to put a good word in for him. "So my parents think i was blown to pieces considering i took part of the house with me." she said still a little pissed of that she had to hide away from the world.

Lily shook her head, "I've had my suspiscions for a while now. I think he's going to over throw you when he gets chance. But i agree you should spy on him. Surely you can get into his head someway? Theres always that Petra girl he adopted. She probably knows more than me." it was probably bad to use people for personal gain, but hey who cared. She did everything to make sure it did the better for her. Her attention soon turned back to Bellatrix. "Play dead with Jack too? I think i can do that" she admitted. "Does that mean i get stay here? If thats the case then theres something else you should probably know"

[jdumoulin]

Bellatrix shook her head in wonder at Lily. The girl never ceased to amaze her. Something interesting and unexpected always happened with the young Potter girl. She never thought that she would be fond of a Potter. And the fact that Jack had put this girl into the Daily Prophet only infuriated her more.

"My, my, Lily, you are amazing," she commented. "Getting your father to throw the Killing Curse at you, which could help fix the wound in our cause that Jack made with his article, and getting away from the curse, even if it was with help." She smirked. "I'm sure Potter pissed his pants at the fact that his daughter spoke to him so, and is apparently dead by his doing. THE Head Auror, my, what shall the Ministry think?" She chuckled. "And I'll have to give Connor a round of applause for his heroic act in saving you at the proper moment." Again she shook her head. "And he blew up part of the house, now that will be quite noticeable until they fix it, so it will be obvious that something happened. Along with the fact that people may have heard the curse."

She was mute a moment when Lily went on. "Overthrow me?" she asked in intrigue. Now, this just baked and ruined the cake. Her own son? Somehow she didn't doubt it... He was rather mysterious. Sure, he said that he only kept his plans to himself because he didn't know who to trust with them, and that he could only trust his own mind with it, but Bellatrix, a master at Occlumency and Legilimency, surely wouldn't have the plans stolen from her mind. "Now, this is just interesting... How to get into his head, how to attempt to get this information without putting the fact that we suspect out in the open..." She paused. "Petra, you say? Hm, yes, she was adopted by Jack wasn't she...? How much does he trust her?" This was exactly the type of 'interesting' thing that Bella had been complaining never happened to her with her son. Plotting, Drama, Scheming... all things she loved, and knew, how to do right in her hands. "Perhaps I should infiltrate the Ministry anyway," she mumbled to herself. "If I can't trust him, then surely I can't trust his little 'pawn' either." Especially since she didn't know who that pawn was. Now she needed to figure out which of her Death Eaters were more loyal to her, and which ones to Jack. She couldn't trust any that were more loyal to Jack easily, for they might turn on her at a moments notice, and she would need to try to get them more loyal to her before that happened. It looked like it was time to establish a more firm hand upon her "seat of power" as some would call it.

"Yes, play dead to Jack, especially if we can't trust him." She nodded. "You'll need to use Polyjuice Potion, and come up with a whole fake life. Perhaps even learn Occlumency so you can keep his mind out of your own. It wouldn't do either of us good if he knew, now would it?" She nodded again. "Yes, you are welcome to stay here with me and the others. What is it I should know?"

[lydia]

Lily was the walking contradiction of the family. Being a Potter she was supposed to be some gryffindor with heroic power in her hands. She was far from that. She had made her own image and clearly Jack had busted that out and handed it to the public with a bow. Jack would pay eventually. And Lily knew she would make sure he went down with her own hands for doing this too her. It hurt bad enough deleting herself from the family. She'd even lost her boyfriend Chris, who now believed her and the baby dead. Merlin her life was a mess, and it seriously needed tidying up. Here was her chance.

"I know quick thinking right. I think i destroyed the whole family in the process, along with the house, the reputation and all the rest. Dom should have warned him earlier" she gave a cold little chuckle. She had to admit, faking her own death was up there with her first kill and burning the pub down with Bellatrix. Amazing days she enjoyed looking back on, but most likely shouldn't. "Oh the ministry will think he's some sort of hero. It's my aunt hermoine afterall. She'll think of some smart way to put it like it was for the better good or something" she rolled her eyes. Her know it all aunt really did piss her off half the time. "Oh well, i think ill let them get over me, then i'll make some grand rentrance when we kick off the war. I would just love to see their faces drop." she laughed at the thought.

Now Lily guessed she shouldn't have said anything more about Jack, but she wanted to get her point accross that there was something about Jack and she had known it from day one. But Bellatrix hadn't lashed out and called Lily some sort of liar, so Lily guessed it wasn't just in her and Connor's heads. It must be going on, or at least something must have been going on under the surface. "Petra? I think he tells her part of whats going on. Im not really sure. I've never really spoke to her. But i know shes evil. She's out to kill some other death eater or something. But then that could just be some sort of rumour." she muttered twisting one of her brown curls amongst her fingers. "Infiltrate the ministry? Whats in the ministry that you need?" she piped up on the thought."We could use connor to get in, he's an auror of some sort." she added.

She nodded in agreement. She could play dead, she was already currently playing dead in the process. "Can you teach me occulmency? I know a little but its sort of pathetic compared to you and Jack" she replied. At least she knew the basics and wasn't a complete dumb ass to it all. For once she'd be getting Jack out of her head, and that meant he couldn't screw with her anymore. She knew her revenge would come about soon. She nodded about staying. She would, she had no where else left to go. She left a few moments of silence before replying to what bellatrix should know. "Well, im three months pregnant." she admitted. "Jack already threatened to take it off me when it's born, so i guess theres another bonus of playing dead."

[jdumoulin]

Bellatrix chuckled once more in amusement. The day just kept getting more and more interesting. Some of it aggravating, of course, such as the fact that her son might be a traitor and she needed to find out, SOON. But, however, it was all interesting. It all rang out with a clear, loud tone: Drama.

"Yes, perhaps she should have warned him earlier," she agreed. "Then he might not be in this mess. Of course, it all works out for us in the long run." She shook her head at the next part. Of course she was right. If it was one thing she knew, it was that Potter had a knack for getting out of trouble that he shouldn't. "Sheer luck," she mumbled. "He always gets out of trouble one way or another, and I don't like it one bit. If it wasn't for that Mudblood Granger...." she sighed and shook her head. "Yes, you're right. All those mindless fools might praise Potter for this. It wouldn't be the first time he was called a hero over nothing." Lily's attitude made her chuckle again. "Yes, and what a grand re-entrance it shall be. I can't shock them with the fact that I am alive, but you can shock them with the fact that you are alive. Their nerves will drop, they won't understand what happened."

She fell back to pondering how to get the information she now needed. It was a delicate process, Jack would be a dangerous enemy, she had to admit. And they had to put it so that he didn't find out that they suspected, especially if they turned out to be wrong. One way or another, s he thought to herself. He IS plotting something, and I don't know if I like it... He doesn't tell me anything until the last moment...

She looked back up at Lily as she spoke. "You think he tells her part of what he is plotting, or what he is thinking? Than I think I shall have a discussion with Petra over this... She smirked. "And if I can't get any information, I can use Legilimency on the girl, unless she's become a master of Occlumency, of course. I have ways of getting information, though... You think she is out to get revenge on another Death Eater?"

She frowned after a moment when Lily asked what interested her in the Ministry. "Did I say that out loud? I meant to think that..." She took a deep breath and straightened. "We might need Connor then. What interests me in the Ministry? The fact that they hold thrall over nearly every wizard and witch in the world. They hold a position of power over the Wizarding World, and taking out that Mudblood Minister, even if it is just by taking her from the head position, puts us higher up. And besides..." she frowned more. "Jack has a plan to infiltrate the Ministry, and if he isn't as loyal as he claims, I can't let him do that and wind up taking that position or something..." She sighed. "Yes, we might need Connor than..."

She was growing aggravated. The knowledge that Jack might be plotting against her threw so many things into a new perspective. Threw many plans out the window, or they had to be revised in a way that she might still be able to use his usefulness, but not get her plans ruined if he felt like doing so.

"Yes," she muttered. "Yes, I'll teach you Occlumency. First we must get someone for you to take the guise of, you can't walk about in your original form. Then we need to hide them... in my special room," she chuckled, "And then you know the rest. After that, I can start teaching you Occlumency."

They couldn't have Jack getting into her head, figuring out their plans, and so on and so forth. As of now, Bella was only sure of that she could trust Lily. And Jack could ruin everything, even if he wasn't a traitor. After all, he had already told the world "Hey, guess what? Bellatrix is alive and the new Dark Lord" and she couldn't have him telling them the rest. "We'll need to start soon, my dear."

She looked at her in surprise. "You're pregnant, my dear? You are rather young for that." she commented. "However, I'm happy for you. Might I know the father?" She glared into space. "Jack won't touch the child, my dear, I won't allow him too. Plus, it would be rather hard if he doesn't even know if you are alive or not." She shook her head. "Unless he feels like taking some 'random' person's baby, which would be rather rude."

[lydia]

Lily knew she had most likely brought some amusement into the recently boring life of bellatrix. What more was there to do other than sit around when you had to play dead. Well, Lily would learn soon enough just how boring it could get. Well maybe not. After all the last time she landed spending time with Bellatrix she burnt Jacks pub down. Maybe this would be an interesting time she would spend with the woman.

"But then again, wheres the fun with no surprise!" lily said. It had been rather eventful to watch her father have some sort of breakdown as he bit into the fact that Lily Potter was loyal to his worst enemy let alone she was now something he hated. Or at least he was. There was the key word 'was'. She couldn't wait to see the next daily prophet, let alone everything that the world will say about potter killing his own daughter. Sometimes she thought she was a genious when it all came down to it. "No doubt about it, i can't wait. But then again its if the whole family will fall for it. No doubt there would be one person to make them all wonder why there was no body" that was the downside to it.

"Well he will tell her something if he's trying to do what he did to me? So i guess plotting. I was never sure with Jack he played me off against dom. He told her one thing and then me another which set us both off to being out to get each other. But i don't really care for her anymore. I want her dead end of" she referred. "Yes, she came up to me asking for help, but i wasn't really in the position to listen with my brother lingering around." her brother used to have the habit of doing that.

Lily wondered whether she shouldn't have known about what in the ministry was so needed by the death eaters but she guessed it wasn't her place. "Maybe thats what Jack wants? Complete control over the ministry which means he'd be higher up than us right? Thats why he's got dementors on his side. Doesn't he have a weakness?" Lily was starting to think the man was indistructable. Because it surely felt like it.

"Ok i don't mind that." Lily said. She couldn't wait to find someone to use to hide her. This would be the most amusing part of her life. And no she wasn't worried what Bellatrix would find in her little head of hers. What was there was there, she wasn't prepared to hide anything and didn't care to hide anything at that."Oh it was just some fool from school. If he's not careful i might kill him too and his girlfriend" she scowled. "But i do.. did have a boyfriend," who now believed her dead, great there when her social level. "I think its just because its my baby, so if i hide i think we'll be ok unless he's going to pull some crazy trick."