Severus had seen Bellatrix in the height of madness. More than once saw her kill or injure many innocent people. Never did he imagine her cooking, but nevertheless here she was doing that.

He found the scene odd as he stood the Lestranges kitchen.

"I take it Dumbledore sent you," Bellatrix tells him while whisking eggs.

"He wants Vernon Dursley returned to his family," Severus replied if Bellatrix wasn't going to beat around the bush nor would he.

Bellatrix flashes him a smile it holds a mixture of amusement and danger.

"When Dumbledore returns what Moody took off Evan's dead body, then I will happily let the fat pig go," Bellatrix responded, with boredom shining in her eyes. " I would, however, advise him not to take too long the poor man's wounds are very infected".

Severus did not like the sound of that or the smile on Bellatrix's face.

"What wounds Bellatrix?" Severus asked, his voice cold.

Bellatrix let out a laugh and looked at him like "Do you really expect me to tell you"

"Do everyone here a favour and run along to Dumbledore"

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Harry sleeps against Sirius' chest with his thumb in his mouth. Severus can't stop himself peering over every now and again as he told Dumbledore and Sirius what Bellatrix told him.

There isn't much to tell but what he does say makes Dumbledore frown. Sirius mutters something' about Bellatrix and Severus doesn't need to hear what he said to know it was an insult.

Maybe one day he would tell him the story of how his cousin killed him.

"So Dumbledore what does Bellatrix want that you obviously don't want her to have?" Sirius asked it seemed to Severus getting to the point was a family trait. Which was odd because apart from Sirius the Black family were Slytherin through and through.

Severus sat up a little straighter eager to know what all this was about.

"Voldemort left a will. Everything he had goes to Bellatrix all his wealth, titles and properties. More than a few Death Eaters are still following her orders if they found out that he basically made her Lady Voldemort she could start the war all over again."

"Yeah, well if you don't give her what she wants, then she isn't going to return Vernon and Petunia won't have Harry at hers until he's returned. Harry will lose the protection you keep saying he needs," Sirius said, glaring at Dumbledore.

"I know that Sirius," Dumbledore sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Severus, you know Bellatrix what do you think she'll do if I give her what she wants".

"Honestly, the same thing she's doing now, only with more arrogance," Severus told the weary looking old man. "We all know that she's still training Death Eaters and I don't think she wants another war, at least not until she's at the side of the Dark Lord".