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scarletladyy ([personal profile] scarletladyy) wrote2009-03-24 07:45 pm

Fic: Odd Woman [Bellatrix/Harry]

Title: Odd Woman
Author: [livejournal.com profile] scarletladyy 

Rating: PG
Prompt Set: 100.1
Prompt: 57. Young
Word Count: 450
Summary: When Harry is only 7 years old, he meets a very strange woman.
Warnings: N/A
Notes: Written for 100Quills and characters belong to J.K Rowling.

It was Dudley's seventh birthday and Uncle Vernon had decided they were to visit the musical bandstand in the park. Of course, Dudley complained like mad, outraged because it wouldn't be as good as last year at Wacky Warehouse, but Harry didn't mind. A day out at all was better than being stuck doing chores for Aunt Petunia.

The Dursleys were very good timekeepers and they arrived promptly at ten o'clock, where Dudley realised his parents had hired him a circus gang and invited his friends to watch. Harry himself had never been much of a fan of the circus malarchy, so he snuck out of the Dursleys watch and wandered around the park. It was nice on his own; calming and peaceful. He never got much like it at home with the cupboard under the stairs as his room, of which Dudley took great pleasure bouncing up and down on.

Of course, a seven year old wandering around on his own was never a good idea, but Harry spent a lot of his time on his own and knew the locals; he always took the longer, more scenic route when leaving school just to avoid his Aunt and Uncle. Rarely, he stumbled upon the park, but he wasn't quite sure where abouts it was, and they were always telling them at school never to go through the park alone.

“Hello,” a woman's voice said behind him.Turning around, Harry saw a tall woman with black, curly hair wearing a black corset and skirt set; the image she gave off was one of beauty, with a cold icing around it. As though she could give you the world and take it away just like that.

“Er, hi,” muttered Harry, suddenly realising how alone he was, and the air going cold.

“What are you doing out all alone?” she asked, rounding on him; Harry fell backwards and she offered her hand to help him up.

“Um,” Harry stuttered. He didn't know what to do, this beautiful woman was talking to him, yet all Harry could sense was a feeling of cruelty and nastiness surrounding her.

“It's alright, I can take you back if you want. I can find your family,” her lips curled into a smirk now, she took another step forward.

“I, er, I have to go,” Harry set off at a run, just running anywhere. He knew there was something odd about the woman but didn't know what it was. Turning his head whilst running let him know that she wasn't following him. and as soon as he was out of sight he slowed down. The only thought running through his mind was that she was a very odd woman.