Private message to Cissy

[alt_bellatrix]

Suggest you avoid mother at all costs for the next few days. The woman is hysterical and refuses to listen to reason.

We all knew what Pascoal was. A leach and diversion, at best. Threat to all of us, at worst.

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[alt_narcissa]

Was?

[alt_bellatrix]

Dead now. Once entertained notions of selling my hair on the black market, if you can imagine.

Can you imagine?

Quite sure Hydra is a traitor, as well. Has been a complete failure as council witch, at any rate. And Our Lord will see that soon enough.

[alt_narcissa]

My dear sister, one can imagine any number of people wishing to sell any number of your components on any number of markets. Though one doubts seriously that Pascoal would ever have taken such an action. Did you really feel it necessary? Poor mother, no wonder she's out of her mind with grief.

And just what is this nonsense about Hydra? From the little I've heard she's doing quite well in her lessons with Barty. It's hardly fair to expect her to measure up to your experience when she's so young.

What's really bothering you, sister?

[alt_bellatrix]

Absolutely he would have taken such an action. He only ever latched himself onto mother in the first place for her name and her money. She can find herself another prize pony to escort her around New London.

Hydra is unable to control Harry, and as a girl who is reasonably pretty it ought to be easy enough. But I wouldn't expect you to really understand what constitutes "quite well" in matters of the council.

Nothing's bothering me. I'm in quite good spirits.

[alt_narcissa]

I wasn't aware that controlling Harry was her job. Is that what Our Lord thinks she ought to be doing? If so, why have you been making her spend most of her waking hours with Barty? Even so, that's no reason to brand her a 'traitor,' Bella.

You may be in good spirits but you are also going round killing a man who has been Mother's constant companion for over a decade and then blaming her for being upset about it, accusing your only daughter of slights which only you imagine and threatening to denounce her to Our Lord. You are not yourse behaving with your customary logic, sister.

Why not come for tea? Oh, there's no decent tea left, I keep forgetting. Well, come and have a bit of port, I'm sure there's still some in the larder. And let's discuss these flights of fancy you're having.

[alt_bellatrix]

I would expect nothing less of you than defence all around, for everyone.

I suggest that you curtail your protective and trusting instincts. After all, they did you no good with Draco. At times it's better to listen to your gut - logic will only talk you out of doing what's good and right.

Perhaps another time. I've got to track down Mafalda.