61 Bella Wakes Up

[Bellatrix POV]

I opened my eyes and examined the room I was in. I felt my thoughts were clearer. Wait, I can't feel my Occlumency shield.

I panicked a little. Did that bastard Lestrange do something to my mind? I would make him pay.

I saw a boy in front of me.

He had blond hair and was wearing the aristocratic coat of a noble House, the symbol of the Deathly Hallows. Peverell House? Wasn't the House Lost? A blue bird was perched on his shoulder. The bird looked majestic. I couldn't recognize the species, but I could tell it was a very rare breed. Who was this boy? Why am I here? Is he with that BASTARD!

I moved my gaze towards the other two women in the room. I immediately recognized them both.

I cried and ran towards them. Both of them embraced me, I was safe.

I was so scared in that meeting. I thought I would die. That Lord Slytherin was definitely making slaves of the noble Houses, a punishable crime, many Heirs and Lords fell for his words, I must inform Lord Black about this.

"Big sis Narcissa and Andy, let's go. I want to have a meeting with grandfather. Lord Slytherin is not what he pretends to be. I met him. Rodolphus had betrayed me and tried to stun me. Let's go home now."

They didn't move and continued to hug me tightly. That made me confused. It was a urgent matter, why are they being so relaxed about this.

"Sis?"

Cissy looked at me with sadness. She caressed my cheek and said, "Everything is alright, Bella. That monster is no more. Lestrange is in Azkaban, but not for long. Don't worry, we will explain everything to you."

Andy nodded and said, "Yes, it's been quite a while since that meeting. Let's go to the hall and relax. Agustus, do you have a Pensieve in the mansion?"

The boy nodded at Andy and said "Alfred will bring pensive to the hall" . So, his name is Agustus.

Seeing my expression, he smiled. He came closer to us and said, "It's nice to meet you, Miss, My name is Agustus Peverell, Heir to The Most Ancient and Noble House of Peverell."

I nodded and said, "Nice to meet you, Heir Peverell." I am a noblewoman after all. If my mother saw me not greeting an Heir properly, she would scream at father like a banshee, demanding punishment for me.

He smiled and got closer to Cissy. He slid his hands on her waist and hugged her. What the hell is he doing? Does he have a death wish?

Cissy would surely kill this bastard. Why does every heir see girls as their plaything? I looked at my holster to find my wand and hex the boy. Where is my wand!?

"Shouldn't you introduce yourself too, Narcissa?"

To my surprise, Cissy blushed and smiled. She leaned into his hug. I looked at Andy questioningly. She just shrugged and pointed towards Cissy. She's my sister,I doesn't need to be introduced to her. Do they think I had gone insane?

"Well, let me introduce myself to you, Bella. My name is Narcissa Ashwood, wife of Agustus Peverell and Lady of The Most Ancient and Noble House of Ashwood."

My jaw dropped. The hell, she got married to him. How? Wasn't she engaged to the Malfoy Heir? What did I miss? There were so many questions in my head!

The confusion was apparent on my face. Andy patted my head like a child and said, "There are a lot of things you missed, Bella. Let's go. We'll explain everything to you."

[POV end]

[Agustus POV]

I had turned Bella back to her 17-year-old self. She looked beautiful, her dark eyes didn't have that maniacal glint. The rose of the Black House, that's what she was called back then, had returned, but not as a Black anymore; she's Bellatrix Peverell.

No, she's not married to me, at least not right now. She's just a member of the Peverell family.

How? Well, Narcissa was bummed about her sister not having a title, as I had removed her from the Black House's control.

So, I accepted her into my family. She's her sister, after all.

I had removed all her memories after the meeting, it was safe to say she is 17 year old witch Bellatrix Peverell, not a death eater Bellatrix Black.

The surprise on her face was hilarious; she looked so shocked. Her personality reminds me of Dora; I should call her to meet her Aunt.

Bella followed Narcissa and Aunty to the hall of the mansion. I remained in the basement.

I looked at Skadi and said, "Alright, Apparate Dora to the hall."

The good girl disappeared into blue flames.

I had some time to pass. Let's go and duel with Alfred, today I would surely defeat that old vampire.

[POV end]

[Ron Weasley POV]

It's been a nightmare. The first year ended on a tragic note. I had been saved by one of the people I hated the most, Heir Peverell.

That wasn't enough. Hermione Granger had asked him to help me. If not for her, I would've died from blood loss.

Sigh. I had written letters expressing my gratitude to both of them, as I am not an ungrateful jerk to the people who literally saved my life.

Seriously, who would have thought Quirrell would be the one under control of Voldemort and try to kill Harry?

Speaking of Harry, he had been visiting The Burrow a lot with Sirius. The twins and I played Quidditch with them. It was a fun day.

The Egypt trip was good. The school would start next month. I can't wait to go to Hogwarts, as the food at home is not to my liking.

As I came downstairs from my room, I saw everyone gathered at the dinner table, Dad was sitting on a chair while everyone was standing surrounding him. It was 7 in the morning, and Dad was wearing his work clothes.

"Breakout in Azkaban, that sounds ridiculous! That's the safest prison!" shouted Percy Weasley. Anger and confusion could be seen on his face. Typical Percy, can't stand the failure of the Ministry, can he?

Hearing him, Dad nodded solemnly. "That's what I thought until I saw Moody. He had injuries, nothing serious, but that speaks volumes about the battle at Azkaban. I heard the man annihilated an entire elite team of Aurors. All of them are at St. Mungo's right now."

George looked at Dad and said, "Moody, the man feared by dark wizards, the most accomplished Auror?"

Dad merely nodded as silence descended. Mom looked deeply at Dad and said, "And why are you telling us this? THIS is not something to talk about in front of CHILDREN!"

Mom is so loud in the morning; she would wake Ginny up. Dad looked tired, angry and a little scared as he said "The man that wreaked havoc broke Bellatrix Lestrange out from there. He also talked about the Dark Lord being alive, he also launched dark mark in the sky."

"IMPOSSIBLE!" shouted Mom as her legs gave out. Before she fell, I supported Mother from her shoulder and sat her down on a chair.

Everyone was astonished and terrified of the possibility.

Wait.. WAIT! Vol.. Dark Lord Oh, I already knew about that. Nothing new.

I remained calm as Mother thanked me for preventing her fall. Nobody knew I was also listening to this conversation.

Dad looked at me deeply and said, "Ron, you don't look surprised."

Now everyone was looking at me. Mom had tears in her eyes as she looked at me. Why is she crying?

I looked at Dad awkwardly and said, "Well, I already knew about that. He tried to steal the Philosopher's Stone of Flamel, which Dumbledore had hidden at Hogwarts. Quirrell was involved in that. Heir Peverell saved me and Harry. He also fought Voldemort head-on."

Mom's eyes grew wide. Shit. "ROLAND WEASLEY, you didn't find that information to share with your family? What were you even thinking, fighting the Dark Lord? Are you an idiot? You could've died,I WOULD'VE LOST YOU TOO."

Here we go. This was in fact the reason I didn't tell you that woman. But I kept silent as it would only increase her anger.

Fred looked like he realised something and said, "So that was why Agustus told us that you and Harry are dumb? He looked serious"

George nodded and said, "Yup, he also said you're bad at chess and should be kept in a zoo as he doesn't believe you both have basic human intelligence."

I blushed. Damn Peverell. I tried my best in that game. I couldn't reply though, as it was the truth. At least I grew up a little at Hogwarts. I would've never admitted to being an idiot before going to Hogwarts. Harry had told me about what a zoo is, But seriously comparing is to muggle ANIMALS!

"But why are you so emotional, Mother?" asked Percy. Well, I was about to ask that, but I guessed as the fear of Dark Lord.

"It's because of that bloody witch. She killed my brothers. That witch is inhuman. She enjoyed killing; it was all fun and games for her. She destroyed so many families. Now she runs free again. She would've died if not for the damned Lord Black protecting her from the Dementor's kiss."

Woah. I've never seen Mom curse someone like that. She would always reprimand Dad whenever he cursed.

I have to write Harry about this. I think Sirius would protect him, but still, I couldn't help but worry as she was also a Black, same as Sirius.

Dad hugs Mother as she cried. It hurts to see Mom like this, but what can I do?

The twins hug them both. Percy and I joined. I hoped she gets caught soon.

[POV end]

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