Rating:
PG-13
House:
Schnoogle
Characters:
Bellatrix Lestrange Other Canon Wizard Lucius Malfoy Sirius Black Lord Voldemort
Genres:
Drama Wizarding Society
Era:
Multiple Eras
Stats:
Published: 08/04/2005
Updated: 03/24/2006
Words: 26,575
Chapters: 6
Hits: 3,810

Ultimate Aphrodisiac

Alyx Bradford

Story Summary:
"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" -- Even villainesses have their raisons d'etre. Since she was a small child, Bellatrix Black had always been her own person, fiery, intelligent, and irrepressible. Begins with her childhood, happy and pampered in Ebony Manor, and follows her through betrayals, power-plays, passions, and her abandonment to her darker instincts.

"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" -- Even villainesses have their raisons d'etre. Since she was a small child, Bellatrix Black had always been her own person, fiery, intelligent, and irrepressible. Begins with her childhood, happy and pampered in Ebony Manor, and follows her through betrayals, power-plays, passions, and her abandonment to her darker instincts.

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Chapter 02
08/22/2005

On a lazy day at home, Bellatrix decides first to pester her older sister, and then to prove herself a natural born horsewoman.

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Chapter 03
09/02/2005

A garden party with children who will, in some ten years' time, be Death Eaters, can only lead to violence. Bellatrix and Sirius meet some of those who will help shape their futures, including the fierce young Rodolphus Lestrange, whose dynamic with Bellatrix gets off to a less-than-promising start.

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Chapter 04
10/07/2005

Bellatrix, Sirius, Narcissa, and Regulus spy on Andromeda's birthday gala. When Andromeda is later distressed, Bellatrix fails to understand why, and tries to set things right in her own way.

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The most shattering moment of Bellatrix's young life, the greatest and most rending betrayal she will know.

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The fallout of Andromeda's betrayal, Bellatrix's trip on the Hogwarts Express, and a second meeting with Rodolphus Lestrange.

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