A/N: This one is an old piece which had previously been posted in a collection that I have since deleted.

~ Spiral Hearts ~

What were you just doing with her? Nagini hissed, slithering up onto the bed so she could look Voldemort in the face.

Is it possible for a snake to look curious and confused? And also how was he supposed to put it in words that a mere animal would understand?

Voldemort sighed and closed his eyes. Mating, he answered in Parseltongue.

Then he had to explain the details of it to his poor, confused pet.

"What was that all about?" Bellatrix asked, after all the hissing ended and Nagini slithered away.

"Did you know that when snakes have sex, they hold completely still for hours?"

"I didn't know that." But it didn't really answer her question, either.

"She was confused about what we were doing, especially considering how much biting was involved..."

~oOo~