Soul Bound 1

“Bella you’ve had her long enough. It’s my turn to hold her.”Andromeda told her sister Bellatrix. The pair along with their sister Narcissa were in the maternity ward of a muggle hospital in the room they kept the newborn babies. The reason for them being there was the baby girl Bellatrix was currently holding. That baby’s name being Hermione Granger or as she was known to the three Black sisters their soulmate. A soulmate that the sisters had known about since they were children and had been told four prophesies by their grandmother Sofia Black that talked about them and their soulmate saving both the magical and muggle world. Prophesies that their grandmother made them promise to never tell anyone the didn’t trust with their lives about. The old woman was afraid Hermione would be killed if the wrong person found out. A reasonable fear because Hermione was going to take the title of Head of Household for not only the Black family but the Malfoy, Prewett, Lestrange, Shafiq, and Selwyn families as well.

“No Andy I’m not done with her yet.”Bellatrix wasn’t going to give up Hermione now that she finally got to hold her.

“She is a gorgeous baby.”Narcissa predicted Hermione was going to grow up to be a beautiful woman.

Andromeda stroked her finger down Hermione’s cheek smiling when Hermione made a gurgling sound.”I am so happy we finally get to meet her.”

“It has been hell waiting to get to this moment.”Bellatrix had never given up hope but her faith in the prophesies had been tested many times.

“When should we approach her parents?”Andromeda asked.

“Let them have at least a week with her then we will talk to them.”Narcissa wanted them to have some normalcy before turning their lives upside down.

“I don’t think I can be away from her for a week.”Bellatrix didn’t know how she was ever going to let Hermione out of her arms ever again.

“Me neither.”Andromeda didn’t want to have Hermione more than an arm’s reach away from her at all times.

“I don’t like it either but we still have roles to play.”Narcissa wished they could just all live with Hermione and her parents so they could be there as Hermione grew up. That wasn’t going to happen for a while however because they all had to play their parts to save the world.

“I wish I didn’t have to deal with the Dark Lord.”Bellatrix hated every second of her false loyalty to the man.

“At least you weren’t forced into a marriage with Lucius. If I weren’t so good at mind magic I would have killed him before ever having sex with him.”Narcissa never let her husband touch her. She just manipulated his mind to make him think she did.

“True Rodolphus is too scared to even speak to me let alone make any advances.”Bellatrix wasn’t interested in having sex with anyone. She never was because like her sisters she was waiting for her soulmate. It didn’t matter how long they had to wait until Hermione was ready Bellatrix wasn’t going to cheat on her soulmate.

“I’m just thankful we figured out a way for me to get pregnant without having to have sex with Ted. The fact that I had a way to pick exactly who I wanted the father to be was even better.”Andromeda was suppose to have a child for her part of the prophesies. It didn’t say that she was supposed to have it with the man she used to get her place in the Order however. That being the case she and her sisters researched ways that muggles got pregnant and found out about artificial insemination. Nymphadora was the light of Andromeda’s life and her only regret about the situation was that the girl wasn’t Hermione’s. 

“His magic is weak. It makes me shudder to think what any child of his would have turned out like.”Bellatrix didn’t care that Ted was a half blood what she cared about was how strong his magic was and Ted’s magic was weak. Her niece wasn’t even old enough to be properly doing magic and she was more talented than the man.

“That’s why I picked him because he is weak. Weak and trusting.”Andromeda thought Ted was the perfect person to fulfill the prophesy with. He was too meek to even ask her to make him a cup of tea let alone question what she had been doing during the day or on nights when she was out late.

“How is it going with Lucius trying to have an heir? Has he gotten one of his whores pregnant yet?”Bellatrix asked Narcissa.

“Bella don’t say that word in front of Hermione.”Narcissa didn’t want the girl to pick up Bellatrix’s bad language.

Bellatrix rolled her eyes.”She’s a baby Cissa. She doesn’t understand what we are saying.”

“I want you to get out of the habit before she does.”Narcissa told her.

“Back to Lucius.”Bellatrix wasn’t going to watch what she said in front of Hermione. No matter what her sister said.

“I think he has gotten a muggle woman pregnant. I caught some of his thoughts that were of him debating on whether or not a half blood could be passed off as a pureblood but before I could look to deeply we were interrupted. I know that all his mistresses are muggle women so I am to assume one of them is pregnant. If not he is considering getting one pregnant due to the fact I haven’t given him a child yet. Even though the healers claim I’m perfectly fine.”Narcissa happily went to every appointment with the healers to prove to Lucius that she wasn’t the one with the problem.

“It’s funny that he is worried about an heir when the Head of Household title isn’t even his to give away.”Andromeda said.

Bellatrix looked at Hermione and smiled.”That’s because our soulmate owns his and five other houses.”

“To include our own.”Narcissa reminded her.

“She owns ours through a magical adoption so we aren’t the stereotypical pureblood family.”Andromeda wasn’t a supporter of inbreeding.

“I don’t care how she gets it just as long as she takes it from Sirius.”Bellatrix was still pissed she didn’t get the title but if she couldn’t have it at least her soulmate could.

“It’s too bad mother and father are dead and won’t see when she comes of age and claims her titles.”Narcissa would have liked to see her father lose all his influence.

”Now Bella let me hold her. I haven’t had a chance yet.”Andromeda was getting irritated with her sister.

Bellatrix weighed her options. She didn’t want to give the baby up but it was only fair to Andromeda to get a chance to hold Hermione. She carefully handed Hermione to her sister.”Don’t forget to support her head.”

“I know how to hold a baby.”Andromeda rolled her eyes at her sister. Looking down at Hermione in her arms Andromeda let out a sigh of happiness. All those years of waiting were finally over. Their soulmate was with them.

“So what’s been going on with the Order?”Narcissa asked Andromeda.

“The usual blustering. Most of the missions are groups being sent off to random locations thinking they are Death Eater hideouts. Not a lot of them are though and because they aren’t the public has been complaining about them storming into and trashing regular civilian’s homes.”Andromeda smiled when Bellatrix laughed.

“Morons. Don’t they at least investigate before they go into the places?”Bellatrix wouldn’t even be that reckless.

“They should but everyone including Dumbledore are trying to out hero each other. Half the meetings consist of people bragging about what they achieved and the other half is them coming up with wild plans to make themselves out to be the world’s savior. I haven’t heard anyone mention investigating or bringing in any pureblood families to interrogate. Even though many of them have made their support of the Dark Lord public.”Andromeda would have started with questioning members of the families.

“We knew this war was lost already and as time goes on it’s quite obvious why it is.”Narcissa was surprised that either side got anything done.

“What’s been going on with your side?”Andromeda asked. She took Hermione’s hand in her own when the baby thrusted it in the air.

“Merlin she is adorable.”Narcissa had never seen a more perfect baby. 

“She is going to look even more adorable in the onesies I got her.”Bellatrix had gone shopping in the muggle world to get proper clothing for Hermione. Some of the things she had custom made.

“I told you I had to approve of them before you gave them to her.”Narcissa herself had also gone shopping as did Andromeda. They all would prefer to dress Hermione in wizarding fashion but since they couldn’t they wanted to make sure Hermione looked her best. That meant that Narcissa was going to have to make sure what Bellatrix picked out was appropriate.

“I am the oldest if anyone is going to approve of something it’s me not you.”Bellatrix wasn’t going to be told what she could and could not get for Hermione. 

”I pity the poor Grangers for having to deal with the amount of items you are going to gift to Hermione in the future.”Andromeda had a feeling that Bellatrix was going to be emptying her husband’s vault buying Hermione gifts.

“Hermione deserves the world and I’m going to make sure she has it.”Bellatrix didn’t care what Hermione wanted she would get it for her. No matter what it was.

“So the Dark Lord?”Andromeda asked getting back on topic.

“Something is up with him. I heard him in his throne room ranting about there being no way a child could ruin his plans.”Bellatrix didn’t know what he was talking about.

Andromeda tightened her hold on Hermione.“Do you think he meant Hermione?”

“No because he said it was a boy. I honestly think that there may be some prophesy about him that he just found out about.”Bellatrix couldn’t think of anything else that it could be.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if he and Dumbledore had prophesies about themselves. I mean each of us do and they’re about how to defeat both of them. That said we need to find out what it exactly says.”Narcissa told them.

“We got each of ours by going to the ministry and asking for them.”Andromeda and her sisters got theirs as soon as they were old enough. They hadn’t wanted them to fall into anyone else’s hands.

“Do any of us know someone in the ministry that could steal it?”Narcissa asked.

Andromeda shook her head.”Not without alerting the Order about it.”

“It would be tricky but I think I may be able to get my hands on it.”Bellatrix had the beginnings of a plan already forming in her mind.

“Take no unnecessary risks. Our soulmate needs us to protect her. Especially once her origins become known.”Narcissa knew that she and her sisters would be working hard to keep Hermione safe in the future.

“I would never risk myself.”Bellatrix corrected herself.”Well I would to save Hermione.”

“All of us would.”Andromeda wouldn’t hesitate to step in front of the killing curse to save Hermione.”Anything other than the prophesy going on?”

“He’s pushing for the houses to give him more gold. Lucius was ranting about it the other night. I’m not sure how much everyone else has given but the Malfoy family have given a third of what’s in their vault. Based on what Lucius was saying the Dark Lord wants at least half of what’s left if not more.”Narcissa told them.

“The Lestrange family hasn’t given him much. They are cheap bastards though and would rather steal than spend. I’m honestly not sure how the Dark Lord hasn’t caught on to their lack of investment but every time giving gold comes up they find ways to take the attention off of themselves.”Bellatrix was actually impressed with the way the brothers had kept their wealth so far.

“Good that means there will be plenty in the vault when Hermione takes over.”Andromeda wasn’t happy to hear about the Malfoy vault but was thankful that the Lestrange one would be plenty full.

“The Prewett one should have a large amount in it as well. That family is famously frugal. They even made their children wear second hand robes to Hogwarts.”Narcissa didn’t understand why the family didn’t like to spend money because it was rumored they were the wealthiest family out of the sacred 28.

“I’m personally excited to see what the Selwyn and Shafiq family vaults hold.”Bellatrix said.

“Two blood lines that died off so long ago had to have left something interesting behind in their vaults.”Andromeda was excited about those vaults as well.

“Plus the things they left in whatever properties they owned.”Narcissa was most interested in the many properties that had been left untouched for so long. She loved architecture and interior design and wanted to know what the families had decorated their homes like before they were abandoned decades ago or in the case of the Shafiq family almost a century ago.

Andromeda leaned down and kissed Hermione on the forehead.”You my little darling are going to make life a lot more fun for all of us.”

“That she is.”Bellatrix planned to teach Hermione everything she knew. She just hoped that Hermione would love quidditch as much as Bellatrix and her sisters did. It would be nice to finally have even numbered teams. Hermione would of course be on Bellatrix’s team.

“I can’t wait until our husbands go to prison and we can take an active role in her life.”Narcissa didn’t want to be away from Hermione ever again now that she found her.

“You have made sure that no one can link you to the Death Eaters?”Andromeda asked Bellatrix.

“Positive. All they see me as is a loud mouthed woman who brow beats her husband but doesn’t have the stomach to kill people.”Bellatrix did in fact have the stomach for it. Her killing both her mother and father being proof. She just wasn’t going to be ordered to kill people by someone else. 

“The Dark Lord finds her amusing but doesn’t put much faith in her abilities. I overheard a conversation he had with Lucius where he lamented about her not being a man because if she was he could have turned her into a proper soldier.”Narcissa had to hold back from laughing when she heard him say that.

“We all can’t be Alecto Carrow.”Bellatrix was happy that she wasn’t taken seriously. It made people ignore her and underestimate her. 

“That woman and her twin are sadistic.”Andromeda only heard horrible things about Alecto and her brother.

“I’m pretty sure they are in a physical relationship with each other.”Narcissa said.

“I’m in no way surprised to hear that.”Bellatrix could easily see the pair being romantically involved.

Andromeda’s reply was cut off by Hermione’s fussing.”I think she is hungry.”

“Well then we need to feed her.”Bellatrix looked around for something to feed Hermione with.

“Bella she is being breast fed. She needs her mother.”Narcissa hated that they couldn’t feed Hermione but from the research she did Narcissa found it was better for a baby to be breast fed.

“I don’t want to go though.”Bellatrix didn’t know if she would be physically able to leave.

“I don’t either but we will see her again soon.”Andromeda kissed Hermione on the forehead one more time and handed her to Narcissa.

“I’m going to miss you very much my little sweetheart.”Narcissa kissed Hermione on the forehead as well and handed her to Bellatrix.

Bellatrix happily took the baby in her arms.”I’m going to come visit soon. Then we will tell your parents all about your destiny and together with my sisters we are going to save not only the muggle world but the magical world as well.”

“Yes we are.”Andromeda agreed. Not being able to stop herself she gave Hermione’s little hand a squeeze. 

Narcissa softly squeezed Hermione’s other hand.”Bella put her in her crib.”

“I really don’t want to but I can tell she is hungry.”Bellatrix gently laid Hermione down in the bassinet and pulled the blankets over her. Leaning over she kissed Hermione’s cheek smiling when Hermione’s hand hit her face.”Good bye my love. We will see you soon.”

“I hate that we have to leave her.”Andromeda felt like her heart was being ripped out of her chest as she began to walk away from Hermione.

“We all hate it.”Narcissa wanted to cry knowing that they couldn’t take Hermione with them.

“It won’t be forever. Once we talk to her parents and figure out how to take down the Dark Lord and his followers we will be able to spend as much time as we want with her.”Bellatrix told them gaining murmurs of agreement in reply. She was not surprised that the tone of those murmurs were laced with sadness. Waiting for Narcissa to take down the wards and spells to keep others away Bellatrix cast one last glance at Hermione. It was almost unbelievable even with the proof right in front of her that her soulmate was finally with them. Bellatrix had never felt so excited about anything the way she felt when Narcissa came to her and told her she found Hermione’s parents. Waiting all those months for Hermione to be born had been torture but now that Hermione was there Bellatrix couldn’t be happier. The future looked brighter than ever because with Hermione by their side Bellatrix and her sisters were going to rule the world.