She didn't know why she bothered with plans. Most of the order had shown up a little before the midnight, taking their posts. She should have known that with so many family members and friends involved, everyone would have wanted to be present ( Read more... )

She sat at her desk before she’d even had a cup of tea, before she’d done more than tie on her pale blue dressing gown. Best to do it quickly, before she had a chance to think.

Bella dear ( Read more... )

The warriors for Lord Voldemort's Cause came trailing in by ones and twos, carrying with them the scents of fear and blood, fire and curse and adrenalin and death. Heady incense indeed, to waft around their words, perfuming their perorations with the sweet stink of victory. Nagini's tongue was in a constant flicker, tasting the air, and it was ( Read more... )

Narcissa sat in the corner of the library that she'd claimed as her own. She'd slipped her shoes off and tucked her feet under her on the wide leather chair. The letter she had to write seemed strangely difficult; there were so many thoughts swirling in her head, so many competing influences. Lucius and Draco and Bella herself. The Blacks, such as ( Read more... )

In an exciting twist in our history, today all the League players will be on the pitch, fighting not for victory but to raise money for the victims of random crimes ( Read more... )

( Owl to Veneta Rossi )

Bellatrix prowled the poorly-lit corridors of her de facto home like a starving jungle cat. Anyone observing her would likely take no notice of this- the dark witch was predatory at the best of times- but there was a low-simmering intensity to her gaunt form that was normally better-controlled.

Bella was of two minds about the interview with her ( Read more... )

Lord Voldemort woke with a twisted smile on his thin lips. He did not like to sleep longer than 2 or 3 hours, he had spent enough time out of this body, and relished every second he was awake and in control of it ( Read more... )

It was time, Bellatrix decided, to go Out. She hadn't been out in some little while, having spent her time lingering in the mouldy old house that served as Voldemort's home and headquarters in the event she was needed, but all seemed quiet for the moment. A bit of time to herself, she thought, was just what every woman needed ( Read more... )

( Bellatrix had always been fond of nightfall. )