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Voldemort keeps no secrets from Bellatrix - except for the one that matters and that would destroy them both if she ever found out...

Young Severus Snape can't complain about leading a boring life at Hogwarts. There are mortal enemies to bring down, the Dark Arts to discover, his parents' heritage to figure out and a certain redheaded Muggle-born to avoid at all costs, all under the watchful eyes of his guardian, Alastor Moody, who is having a demanding time himself with an ex-classmate of his intent on conquering the world...

"Quietly she stepped back on the platform and pushed her robe’s hood back. She looked up to the heavens, eyes soon fixing on one of the stars. It took Amelia a moment or two to grasp the meaning of this. The Blacks were a family of stargazers. Almost every one of their children was named after a star or a constellation. Before Amelia could remember which one of the cold, shining light-points had to be Bellatrix, Mrs. Lestrange turned around to the fortress." – New Year's Day 1982: Barty Crouch and the Lestranges are taken to Azkaban. What (and who) is on Lord Voldemort's most loyal servant's mind during her last hours in freedom?