( Bellatrix, by and large, considers what she has done on Voldemort's orders perfectly justified, but then, this could still be leading to a punishment –– after all, His orders hardly included feeling anything at all towards Lucius.

And that she does have feelings for him, well, it's about a year too late to deny that. )

It's not you, or being with you, it's...

( It's thirty years of her life, most of that her adult life, ended in treason, and failure, and yes, death. She leans into his hand and closes her eyes. )

I was so certain of this victory, even if I could not picture what would come after it.