if i am not me

On Christmas Eve, not only the hosts and guests of the manor fell asleep after the joy, but also the house-elves who were tired all day returned to their respective residences.

Ran Ran was supposed to go back to take care of Bella, but because Narcissa came over again before going to bed, Ran Ran followed the hostess back to the main house to serve a supper for Bella's owner, so as not to She woke up in the middle of the night wanting to eat and couldn't find it.

But he didn't want it to go back after a whole night, because it met Dobby.

And at this moment, standing in the empty outer room, Harry and Draco were slowly walking towards the closed door.

Right in front of this door, lived a woman, a woman who might be able to solve the mystery of the past.Thinking of this, Harry's and Draco's wand-holding hands trembled unconsciously.After all, this puzzle has plagued them for too long.

Withdrawing his wand, Harry whispered again the spell that had unlocked the courtyard lock for them earlier, and a few seconds later, the click of the lock was heard at the keyhole as well.But this crisp sound was too abrupt in this silent night, and in such an empty room, the effect it caused was completely different from that of the lock in the yard.

At the same time that the lock was opened, Harry and Draco heard rustling sounds from inside the room as well.It seems that they still alarmed the people inside...

They looked at each other helplessly, and the two no longer kept secrets, and pushed open the door straight away.

The decoration inside the door is similar to the outside room, the walls and roof are covered with soft wool, and even the lamps are actually a few big night pearls.And there are no windows in the room, it is warm, but strangely, it doesn't make people feel stuffy again.It can be said that the furnishings here are exactly the same as those in the outer room. There is only a large bed in the middle of the room, without bedposts or bed legs, and everything is wrapped in soft materials.

And in the middle of the soft mass, a black-haired woman who had already sat up was looking at them with cold eyes.

"...Aunt..." Looking at the woman who looks very similar to his mother but has a different hair color from her mother, Draco's mood is slightly agitated, and he can't help shouting softly.Though memories of her were scant and mostly blurred, Draco remembered the pictures his mother had shown him.

When they were young, the three sisters stood tall and graceful in a manor of the Black family, when they were a little older, they wore school uniforms and smiled proudly, when they were adults, when Narcissa and Lucius got married, and a picture of Bella lovingly hugging a child who was not yet a year old He, with an intimate smile...

Her appearance was the same as in the photo, but her expression was no longer as sharp as in the photo, and what she had was only indifference.

"Auntie?" Although she has been imprisoned in this room for more than ten years, Bella's hearing has not been affected in the slightest.Looking at the person calling her aunt in front of her, Bella's eyes were full of doubts.You know, over the years, she has only met one person—her sister, Narcissa!

"Lucius!" Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, after looking up and down at Drake, a smile appeared on her expressionless face, "Oh, Lucius, what are you doing? Are you here? Where are Narcissa and Xiaolong?"

Regardless of Draco's and Harry's surprised expressions, Bella continued to say to herself, "Ah, yes. They should still be in Malfoy Manor now. That's right, it's safer, and you did a good job in that. But , don’t forget the order the master gave you.”

"Although the master asked Buck to help you more, I want to tell you that that guy is not very reliable, you'd better be careful..." Bella babbled on some words that sounded unreasonable to Harry and Draco. There is no tendency to stop at all.If it wasn't for the information in these words that made them sure that she was indeed crazy, Harry and Draco couldn't believe that this seemingly normal woman in front of them was still thinking about ten years ago...

"By the way..." As she spoke, Bella finally glanced sideways at the eyes that had been staring straight at Draco since they entered the door, but it was this glance that made Bella's chattering mouth suddenly paused.

"Potter!" After a few startling gasps, Bella suddenly let out a sharp howl, and jumped up from the bed, her palms bent into claws, and she used her already twisted hands Eyes filled with anger looked at Harry fiercely.

If looks could kill, Harry believed he was dead.Fortunately, Bella's eyes don't have the function of BASILISK, so the next second after she exploded, Draco who reacted quickly waved his wand and said, "Petrificus Totalus (all petrification)!"

In an instant, Bella, who was about to pounce on Harry, was immediately hit by the shot light, and fell straight onto the soft big bed.Seeing that she was no longer threatening, Draco breathed out lightly, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry..."

However, Bella couldn't see the existence of Drake in her eyes at this time. Her eyes were filled with Harry's face that was very similar to James Potter. Even if she couldn't move, she still turned her gaze to where Harry was. direction.

Seeing Bella's reaction was so strong, Harry felt more and more that Bella might really know the secret back then.

"Thank you, Drake. I'll do it next." Knowing that Drake was doing this for his own sake, Harry gave him a grateful glance, and then turned his gaze back to Bella.

When discussing who should read the memory beforehand, they were originally in dispute.Draco thought it would be less likely to arouse Bella's resistance if he operated it, while Harry thought that he had learned Occlumency from Snape for so long, so he was relatively more skilled.In the end, Draco agreed to let Harry do the operation. After all, some details in his memory might be overlooked by him, but Harry would not.

Taking a deep breath, Harry raised his wand and pointed it at Bella, whose face was already full of madness. He fixed his green eyes like the finest emeralds on her eyes, and said firmly. Said, "Legilimency!"

As soon as the words were finished, pictures in color, black and white or bright colors suddenly flashed before Harry's eyes.Those are the memories that belong to Bellatrix...

There are joyful scenes when I get my own magic wand for the first time, there are high-spirited laughter in the school, there are blessings from everyone at the wedding, and there is also the warmth when I see the child in my sister's arms.However, there are not many such pictures, more are scenes with dim colors but extremely clear.And in the picture, there is always a majestic back.

Almost as soon as he saw that figure from behind, Harry recognized who it was--Voldemort, and he hardly thought about it other than that.

Bellatrix Lestrange really deserves to be the most loyal subordinate of "that person", whether in the past life or in this life...

"Where did you hear that?"

The picture stopped suddenly, and what caught the eye was the extremely gorgeous wooden door. The intricate carvings and gold borders all showed the prominence and wealth of the owner.

"In Hogsmeade, when Dumbledore was..."

"A man with the power to conquer the Dark Lord approached, born in a family who had defeated the Dark Lord three times, born at the end of the seventh month, the Dark Lord marked him as his rival, possessing powers the Dark Lord did not know ...Hmm, what is there that I don't understand? Then what?"

"And the child who is completely opposite to the one who was marked also came at the same time. Master."

"Is this all prophecy?"

"I... that's all I heard, Master."

"But you said you were kicked out. You only heard the last sentence because the woman was too loud."

"I'm sorry, master... I..."

"No need to explain, let's go out."

"Yes……"

The door opened, and Bella in the picture hurried to a hidden corner of the room, watching the back of the shoulder-length black hair walk away coldly.

Suddenly, the picture changed.

In the spacious and luxurious hall, Bella walked out from a row of people standing with their heads bowed, looked at the man sitting on the high seat and said eagerly, "Master, let me go!"

However, the man shook his head, "No." He denied the request with a burning voice, and turned his face to a figure standing opposite Bella, "You are responsible for this, Sev!"

"Yes, Master!" The young man who was named bowed respectfully and replied sincerely, while Bella next to him screamed, "Why, Master? I can do it too!"

"Bella!" Bella's scream made the man frown, and he shouted in a low voice, "This is an order!"

Hearing the angry accusation from the master, Bella suffocated, and then bowed back to her original position. At this moment, there were several mocking sneers from the room, which made Bella's beautiful face distort. In addition to a terrible arc.

The screen changed again in an instant.

"Rodolph, hurry up!" Bella shouted loudly at a tall man standing in a room that seemed to be a bedroom.And that man was obviously Bella's husband, Rodolphs Lestrange.

"Honey, you might be reprimanded by the master if you do this." After arranging his clothes, Lestrange picked up his wand and said worriedly.But his words were not accepted by his wife, instead he got a sharp roar, "Don't you think that bastard will do better than us?"

"No...that's not what I meant. I mean..." Lestrange accepted his wife's anger and explained submissively.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up! We have to keep up with that bastard, only he knows the place." Interrupting her husband, Bella looked at him impatiently, "Damn it! Why does the master trust him so much..."

This time Lestrange didn't answer the call, but silently followed his wife out of the house.

Outside the door is a dark night sky.

The author has something to say: oh oh oh~ success again.

Here I would like to explain some readers' questions about the invisibility cloak. At that time, Narcissa was willing to let Drake use it because he was participating in the Triwizard Tournament.Now that the event was over, there was no need for Drake to continue holding the Invisibility Cloak.After all, in their opinion, Lucius used this thing more.Just sauce, I hope you will be satisfied with this explanation, and I will formally mention it in the article later.