I'll Raise You Right (As I Know How)

Bellatrix Lestrange was a deeply unlucky woman, despite the many assurances she recieved to the contrary. Despite walking free while her husband and his co-conspirators were sentenced to life in Azkaban, she was not happy - far from it. She was almost completely estranged from her family, and the closest thing she had left to a friend came in the unfortunate form of Severus Snape, who had hitherto been a character on the periphery of her life, a friend of her baby cousin Regulus and nothing more.Still, having the begrudging acquaintance of the Hogwarts Potions Master came with benefits - namely, an unexpected link to Harry Potter. She had failed the boy when she allowed her husband to run off and kill his parents, perhaps now she could make ammends. Only when she arrived at Number Four Privet Drive did she realise how dire the situation actually was, alongside the fact that she was now inextricabaly connected to the boy. He reminded her entirely too much of Regulus, and that just wouldn't stand. She couldn't have Harry turning out like her baby cousin, she simply couldn't live with herself if he did.And if she had always wanted a son to begin with, well, that was no-one's business but her own.

As you can probably tell from my latest chapter in Through the Veil, I'm partial to some Good!Bellatrix (or at the very least, NotCompletelyAwful!Bellatrix). Here's a little something I came up with while writing that chapter, which will probably be getting periodic updates while I figure out where I'm going next with Through the Veil. Hope you enjoy :)