Bonded Through The Realms 15

“They’re here.”Bellatrix perked up when she heard a woman speak.Although she wanted to rush forward she remained where she was hidden in the shadows.Bellatrix had to remind herself that she needed to at least look like she went along with the Dark Lord’s plan.It was hard though because she had been waiting for this day since she was a teenager and stumbled upon the prophecy.Her life had been filled with so much suffering and at times Bellatrix was close to giving into the madness but the thought of this day had kept her sane and had given her the strength to make it through all the hardships.

“Are you sure?I don’t see anyone.”Harry looked around but didn’t see anyone.

Hermione nodded.”We are completely surrounded.”

“Your intuition is impressive because you are in fact surrounded.”A man wearing a Death Eater mask said as he stepped into the room.

“Where is Sirius?”Harry asked.

“Where is the prophecy?”The man asked back.

Harry held up the fake prophecy having given the real one to Hermione to hold on to as he knew she was the only one who would be able to guarantee its safety.”It’s right here.Now where is Sirius?”

“You actually believed we would hand him over.”The man laughed.He made a hand motion and suddenly at least 20 people dressed in dark robes with masks step out of hiding.”You are more stupid than we thought.”

“I guess you don’t need this then.”Harry made a move to smash the blue orb but was stopped by the man’s panicked voice.

“Now, now let’s not be hasty.We may not have Sirius with us but there is still the chance for the four of you to make it out of here alive if you hand over the orb.If not.”The man shrugged and pointed to his allies.

“You may think I’m stupid but I know as well as you do that even if I give you the orb you aren’t going to let us go free.”Harry didn’t believe for a second that they weren’t going to be attacked.It didn’t matter what they did or didn’t do.He was especially glad that Hermione had agreed to come with him because at least with her there they had a chance of coming out of this unscathed.

“That is true but if you give it to us I will promise that we will be gentle with you.”The man said.

“How can I trust you when you hide behind a mask.”Harry asked.

The man took off his mask revealing the face of Lucius Malfoy.”There now we all know each other.So Mr.Potter hand over the orb and I will make it so you and your friends will be handled with respect.”

Now it was Hermione’s turn to laugh.”Oh my god you are such a wanker.”

“You!!”It seemed Lucius just noticed who was with Harry.”My master has a special cell waiting for you.”

“Did this master of yours appreciate you giving away his diary?I have to admit it was quite a boring read.I did think the many entries of all the fantasies he had of having sex with house elves was a little excessive.”Hermione snarked.She smiled when Ron and Ginny started laughing.Even Harry was chuckling.

“How dare you disrespect the Dark Lord in such a way!!”Another man in a robe screeched as he pointed his wand at Hermione.

“Stand down.”Lucius demanded.

“Ok so this is how this is going to go.”Hermione began only to be cut off by Lucius.

“You are not in control here little girl.”Lucius told her.

“The only situation I’m not in control in is when I’m having sex with your wife and we are roleplaying her being a teacher discipling a naughty student.”Hermione smirked as the man sputtered a non coherent reply.

“Hermione stop.”Harry was trying to be stern as this was a serious situation but it was hard when all he wanted to do was laugh along with Ron and Ginny.

“You’re right Harry.It’s time for the main event.”Hermione said.

“What main event?”Lucius asked warily.

“The main event being us leaving, taking the orb with us and trapping you all here to get arrested by the patrols when they come to investigate all the destruction.”Hermione told him.

Lucius looked around confused.”What destruction?”

“This destruction.”Hermione smirked at the man and shouted.”Now.”

Bellatrix watched in awe as the girl and her friends shot spell after spell at the shelves of orbs.The results were instant as the shelves toppled and glass broke causing the room to be filled with the many voices of seers who made the original orbs.Taking off after Hermione Bellatrix was proud of the way she had handled Lucius.Even though she wasn’t happy that Hermione said she had sex with Narcissa it was still nice to see Lucius’ stupid ass get put in it’s place.It had taken a lot more effort than Bellatrix had thought it would not to laugh at the remark of the Dark Lord fantasizing about having sex with house elves though.Narcissa and Andy were going to enjoy hearing about it when she told them about what had happened.Catching sight of Hermione and her friends entering the room marked with an x Bellatrix realized that the group knew about the lack of wards.That would cause problems to anyone who didn’t get in there in time.

Diving forward Bellatrix made it just before the door to the room closed.She made a move to stand up but found a wand pointed in her face.Holding up her hands she surrendered.”I’m not here to fight.”

“Yeah right.”Ginny scoffed at the very idea.”You the Dark Lord’s right hand are surrendering this easily.”

“Hermione what should we do with her?”Ron asked.

“As I believe that if she wanted to she could probably kill all of us with a single thought.”Hermione amended that statement.”Well she could kill you three.The point is that she is strong enough to put up a decent fight so if she isn’t doing anything to any of you try not to provoke her while I finish sealing this room.”

Bellatrix smirked at the two red heads.”She’s right you know.If I wanted to hurt you you would be hurt.”

“I’m not trusting you.”Ginny wasn’t going to let down her guard.

“No one said anything about trusting her.Now I’m done with the wards.You three take off.”Hermione had feeling that Bellatrix was there to talk to her. Andromeda was her sister and it was to much of a coincidence for the woman to show up for an Order meeting right before this mission when Andromeda usually wouldn’t be caught dead even associating with it’s members.

“No way Hermione.We aren’t leaving you with her.”Harry wasn’t going to leave his friend alone with the mad woman.

“Fine then we will take her with us.”Before Bellatrix could argue Hermione winked at her.She had no plans of taking Bellatrix back to the Order.

“Good.”Harry activated his ring and along with Ginny and Ron disappeared from the room.

“Idiots.”Hermione murmured before turning her attention to Bellatrix.”You can stand up now.I’m not going to attack you.”

“Why not?”Although grateful Bellatrix was very confused.She expected Hermione to be combative not treating her like a friend.

Hermione shrugged.”I figured based on how Andromeda was acting before we got here that you wanted to speak to me.”

“How was Andy acting?”Bellatrix was going to have to have a word with her sister about being more discrete.

“She was a little to happy and supportive of the mission.It was obvious she was hiding something.If she wasn’t she would been more vocal of how stupid my plan was.”Hermione told her.

Bellatrix chuckled.”Yeah I can’t say your plan was the greatest.Why did you only bring four people to an obvious trap?”

“Those three are the only ones I trust not to fuck things up.I also don’t trust any members of the Order not to take the chance to kill me and make it look like an accident.”Hermione figured it she let some of the Order go with her they would abandon the mission to take her down.

“I had heard that you didn’t get on well with them.”Bellatrix motioned to the door.”Is anyone going to be able to get though your wards?”

Hermione shook her head.”No, some of the spells I came up with myself so they will have to research them to figure out how to get through them.”

“Good.”Now that Bellatrix had her chance she wasn’t sure how to proceed with this conversation.

“What is it you wanted to talk to me about?”Hermione asked.

“God I have waited for this day all my life and now that it’s here I don’t know what to do.”Bellatrix said.

“Why don’t you start at the beginning.”Hermione had a feeling that Bellatrix was going to tell her something life changing.

“The beginning is a good place to start.”Bellatrix agreed.”When I was 13 I was trying to hide from my father in the library of our family home when somehow I ended up in a heavily warded area of the room.It was a place that hadn’t been accessed for centuries because of how dangerous the wards that were placed on it were.As I was looking around a book caught my attention.”

“What was the book?”Hermione asked when Bellatrix hesitated.

“It was a book of Black family prophecies.”Bellatrix told her.

“Your family has a book of prophecies?”Hermione had never heard of such a thing.

Bellatrix nodded.”Before it became law to file any prophecies told many wealthy families would hire seers whose sole focus would be on the family.The Blacks were one of the families that did this.”

“So what was in the book of prophecies?”Hermione asked.

“All the pages in the book that held prophecies had already come to pass.Except the one on the last page.”Bellatrix said.

Hermione didn’t think she wanted to know what was written on that page but knew it was important.”What did the last page say?”

“In the hall of predictions they will meet the realms walker born with powerful magic and the eldest Black daughter.The walker setting the daughter free of the chains placed on her by others with the magic of true love’s kiss binding their souls together for eternity.”Bella knew the prophecy by heart and easily quoted it.

“True love’s kiss.”Hermione mumbled.She ran a hand through her hair as she thought over what she had just been told.

“I wasn’t sure who the person written about was but when I learned of this mission I knew I would find you.It is you isn’t it?You are the realms walker?”Bellatrix was sure Hermione was but wanted confirmation.

“Yes, I am the realms walker.”Hermione confirmed.

“What does that mean?”Bellatrix and her sisters had never been able to figure that part out.

“Many things but this is not the right time or place to speak of them.”Hermione said.

“Then can you at least explain true love’s kiss?”Bellatrix asked.

“I don’t think true love’s kiss will work in this realm but then again I have my magic still.”Hermione mused.”As to what it means it’s exactly what it sounds like.Two soulmates kiss and it breaks whatever curse is placed on one of them or both of them.What curse do you suffer from?”

“I don’t suffer from any curse.”Bellatrix couldn’t think of anything.

“It doesn’t have to be a traditional kind of curse.It could be something that has a hold on you or something that chains you to something.”Hermione explained.

Bellatrix immediately knew what that meant.Pulling up her sleeve she showed Hermione her tattoo.”The Dark Mark.The Dark Lord uses it to summon me.He can also inflict pain through it.”

“That is probably it.Do you actually want to be saved from it though?”Hermione only knew from rumors that Bellatrix LaStrange was a mad woman who was obsessed with the idea of blood purity.

“Of course I do.”Bellatrix was somewhat offended that Hermione asked her.”I have never wanted to align myself with the Dark Lord.My parents forced me.Ever since I was a child they controlled everything I did and when I was old enough offered me to the Dark Lord who couldn’t mark me fast enough.I want to live a peaceful life.I don’t want to deal the abuse anymore.”

“Even if true love’s kiss works in this realm there will be repercussions if you are freed from the mark.”Hermione wasn’t against the idea of Bellatrix being her true love.She was a firm believer that everyone had one.

“I know.I am a wanted criminal who has committed horrible crimes.Even though I did so under duress I still did them.Forgiveness isn’t something I will ever get.”Bellatrix wasn’t naive enough to believe that after finding her soul mate life would be all sunshine and rainbows.

“That isn’t as big of a deal as you would think.”Hermione was already mid plan on bringing Bellatrix with her when she finally found her mother and sisters.”We can easily keep you safe.”

“How?”Bellatrix asked.

“The brightest witch of her age is asking another brightest witch of her age how they will keep her safe.”Hermione chuckled.”I’m Hermione Granger and let’s not forget you are Bellatrix Black.Heir to the Black family and a powerful witch in her own right.You need stop thinking you are inferior because with me by your side you my dear are your enemies worst nightmare.”

Bellatrix smiled.Hermione gave one hell of a pep talk.”You’re right.Without the mark I will be my own person again.”

“Let’s get out of here.I’ll take you to my place and we can talk about everything.”Hermione said.

“What about my mark?Don’t we have to kiss?”Bellatrix asked.

“Although I am not against kissing you, true love’s kiss doesn’t work like that.You have to actually be in love for it to be effective.That’s not saying that I am rejecting you however, I would just like to at least get to know you a little better before we start using the word love.”Hermione told her.

“Agreed.”Bellatrix was anxious to get rid of her mark but didn’t want to rush things.”Would it be alright to invite Narcissa to stay with us because I fear if it is discovered I wasn’t with the rest of the people arrested that the Dark Lord would harm her to get information of my whereabouts as he knows I would flee before I was ever caught.”

“That’s fine.”Hermione didn’t mind helping Bellatrix’s sister.No one should ever be left at the mercy of that mad man.It was the reason she was always helping Harry.Taking Bellatrix’s arm Hermione waved a hand over the both of them.Since she was going to tell Bellatrix about her past she wasn’t worried about pretending to use a wand or other things to teleport to her house.