Chapter 59

As soon as the last of the four wizards fell to the ground with the imprint of a katana hilt on his forehead, the Archmage was finally able to remove his mask and return to his normal appearance.

"Somehow everything turned out to be too simple, don't you think?" with a smile, he turned his gaze to the gloomy Bella, who came out from behind the tree. 

"What are you going to do with them?" She asked, looking at the four unconscious bodies.

"Are you worried about them? Do you still love your fiancé?" he asked, jabbing his katana at the unconscious Rudolphus's forehead. 

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't care if you kill them all or not, but my master still needs these two alive," the young woman replied coldly, looking at the two brothers, while feeling annoyed, because these two idiots lost to a wizard who hasn't even finished his school yet and that also so easily. And to mention the fact that these two were not normal death eaters.

"Well, it's not surprising, the Lestranges are quite a wealthy family, and the loss of such weighty money bags will be rather deplorable …" 

"What do you want for their life?" Bellatrix asked with irritation evident in her voice.

"You don't need the rest, am I right?" Severus asked, tilting his head.

"No, you can do whatever you want with them." 

"Then…" A pitiless smirk flashed across Severus's face, at the sight of which goosebumps went through the body of Bellatrix. 

"I'll take them, I just need test subjects for my potions, Nellie!" A house elf in a white dress materialised next to Severus, who looked excitedly at the Archmage. "What can I do for the owner?" she asked timidly, cringing under Black's slightly surprised look. 

"Here," Severus tossed a small box to her. "There are two wizards nearby, move them to the box. Then you know what to do, and then return home."

"Y-yes, master!" And in that moment, she vanished. 

"Did you free your house elf?" Bellatrix asked.

"No, I just didn't want to see a half-naked brownie flashing before my eyes, so I ordered her to learn how to sew, and then she sewed clothes for herself. It's much better, isn't it?" Severus said but all this time he did not stop striking the forehead of Rabastan.

"I see, maybe you're right…" Bellatrix said as she tried to pretend not to notice his actions.

"Wow! Miss Black agreed with me, it will definitely snow today!" Severus exclaimed in surprise looking at her.

"Tch!" She clicked her tongue turning her head sideways.

"My darling, I hope you enjoyed this show?" Without any fear, he came close to her and took a lock of dark hair in his hand, while looking directly into her eyes. 

"You haven't shown your full strength, am I right?" She didn't react at all to his actions, instead she asked bluntly.

"Who knows ... but if you become my wife, then I wouldn't mind telling you some of my secrets... "

"So I'm only worth 'some' secrets?" His hand moved to the woman's cheek. 

"No, of course, you are worth much more…" he whispered, approaching her plump, cherry-coloured lips. "And as soon as I'm sure that you won't stick a dagger in my back, I'll tell you the rest…" 

"Are you going to just look at me?" 

"And you can't stand it like that?" Severus replied with a smile.

"You already know the answer. Why are you asking such stupid questions?" the witch snorted with a bit of irritation, already "preparing" for a kiss, but ... he simply let her go, which shocked her.

"I don't want to, it's too boring," the young man chuckled, looking at the two bodies. "You know, these two wanted to kill me, and if I just let them go without proper punishment, they won't understand, and they'll call me soft-bodied…" 

"What are you going to do with them? the Death Eater asked sharply alert, not taking her eyes off him. 

"I have one idea…" he grinned, winked, and a stream of flame escaped from his wand, engulfing the two prone figures, thereby causing the woman to freeze in shock, but as soon as the flames vanished, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she looked away from the two naked wizards. 

"Wh-what are you…?" 

"Hmm … their self confidence is higher than the sky, and the tool in their pants is so small."

"Why did you undress them ?!" She asked in embarrassment.

"Hmm… this is a punishment, listen, do your fountains have pointed spikes?" the Archmage casually asked, causing slight bewilderment on the face of the witch.

"Yes ... but why do you need this?"

"Oh ... how innocent you are in this regard, Bella…"

"Don't call me "Bella!"

"Don't you like it?"

"No!" She vehemently shook her head.

"Baby?"

"No!"

"Bunny?"

"No!"

"Kitten?" 

"Are you making me mad on purpose?" 

"Yes, kitty, you know, ears and a tail would suit you…" Calmly avoiding the non-verbal Stupefy released by Bella, winking at the angry woman with a smile, he looked down at the two bodies. 

"Okay, we should finish this conversation already. After all, a conversation between two lovers near two naked men is not the most "beautiful" situation."

"Who do you think is in love here?" She said, irritation visible in her voice.

"Why act so cold? I even wrote a plan for our life together, And keep in mind: I want a girl first, a boy can be the second one." Severus shook his head as he said so.

"I would've tortured you to insanity if I had the power to." She said with an icy tone in her voice.

"You're a maniac, but that's the quality I like about you," he winked at her cheerfully, which caused an annoyed look from the woman.

If she could kill, Severus would have been dead for a long time, since their first meeting. 

Lowering his eyes to the two bodies, he raised them with the help of telekinesis, and then, taking the surprised witch by the hand, he disappeared with her … 

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A few seconds later, right on the roof of the neighbouring mansion with the one where the ball was held, the four of them appeared from the void. 

The young woman quickly freed herself from the Archmage's grip and glared at him menacingly. 

"Traces of our tags in the park will be removed by my people, so you don't have to worry about it," smiling calmly, he turned his gaze to the Black mansion and, looking down at the two bodies, bared his teeth and pointed his wand at them, and then waved it, and they both disappeared.

"Where did you send them?" Bellatrix asked him anxiously, trying to feel them with magic. 

"Wait a second…" he waved his wand a few more times and muttered something unintelligible and a screen appeared in front of them, on which there was an image of two fountains, on which, like stars on a Christmas tree, hung the Lestrange brothers. Bella's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets at the sight. She was totally shocked.

After all, this is much worse than death: a shame on the whole family, and right in front of almost the entire aristocracy of magical Britain. It's too cruel even for her standards. 

"And they call ME crazy…" she muttered with a wry smile, looking at the Archmage with a rather strange look. 

"You understand that they will never forget this and will definitely take revenge. The Lestrange family, in addition to wealth, also has great connections …"

"Worried about me?" Severus asked with a smile.

"Hmph! I don't give a damn about you even if you die, but the Dark Lord will definitely not forgive you like that, because you touched not just ordinary Death Eaters, but those close to him …" She said with glaring eyes.

"Kitten, you think too narrowly."

"I'm going to put a stick in your eye right now." 

"Of course, kitten, of course," dodging the wand without much difficulty, he looked at the screen.

Turning around, she waved her hand and walked to the edge of the roof." I'm leaving, don't piss me off anymore."

"Well you were assigned to watch me and, if possible, establish communication, so I suggest you do this, but in a more pleasant environment. And I, so be it, will answer some of your questions. Maybe I'll even introduce you to my teacher later, because the Dark Lord is interested in who is behind me, right?" Hearing the last words of the Archmage, Bella froze. 

"So what about Saturday at eleven o'clock at Gringotts? You can even tell Voldemort about it. I think he will gladly send you on this "dangerous mission", and maybe he will even pick up the dress, and even make up for you." He said while looking at her with a smirk on his face.

"I'll think about it," and without saying anything else, she turned into a dark cloud and flew into the territory of the mansion through the barrier and some seconds later Severus also disappeared, but without any special effects. 

On the grounds of the Black mansion, Walburga raged, because the day that was also supposed to be the announcement of the marriage between Bellatrix and Rudolphus was completely ruined.

Instead of a joyous event, it was a real disaster, as well as a shame that would be talked about for decades to come. Regulus himself was surprised about who would do such a thing to the Lestrange and knowing who had a reason, tried to merge with the wall so as not to attract special attention from his mother, who was destroying the whole mansion in her rage.

"Oh Merlin, please let it be someone else..." 

"REGULUS!" Hearing the angry voice of his mother, the wizard, letting out a tear, trudged in her direction on wadded legs.

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