Hermione hadn't long left and Bella was sat quietly in her class, when she heard loud conversations in the halls, and thousands of foot steps going by.
"What on earth is going on?" Bellatrix wondered as she arose from her seat.

Students gathered all around the crying professor Sybill Trelawney who had just been fired by Dolores Umbridge and told to move out. Hermione looked at the poor woman, and even though she wasn't very fond of Trelawney, she didn't like seeing her upset.
"What's happened?" Harry whispers as he stands next to her.
"Umbridge fired Trelawney and told her to leave." Hermione replies, just as the pink woman appears.
Sybil swallows, visibly shaking as the shorter woman walks towards her, a smirk tugging at her lips. Sybil swallows, picking up all of her courage to speak.

"Si-si-sixteen years I've lived and taught here. Hogwarts ....is my home. You......you can't do this" Trelawney stutters as tears fall down her face, she did try to stand up to the woman but she couldn't, she never was the strong one, even as a child she was the weak one who always counted on someone else to stand up for her, someone else being the two women who always came to defend her.

"Actually I can " Dolores smiles holding up a piece of paper.
Trelawney looked at the floor as more tears fell.
Minerva came to see what all the commotion was about, however as soon as she saw a crying Sybil her blood began to boil. Minerva quickly made her way to Trelawney's side pulling her into a hug. "Oh there, there" came her Scottish accent, as she tried to calm the woman down.

"Something you'd like to say dear?" Dolores tilted her head to the side smirking, as her eyes focused on the pair.
"Oh, there are several things I'd like to say" Minerva said annoyance clear in her voice, her attention drifting to Dolores for a moment before returning to the sobbing woman in her arms.
"Oh there, shh" Minerva pulled the sobbing professor closer, trying her best to comfort the girl.
Dolores laughed stepping closer to the pair,
"How pathetic. You both are." Dolores smirks raising her wand, and that was her mistake.
Bellatrix caught a glimpse of what was going on through the window and to say she was not happy was the understatement of the century.
No one hurts her girls and gets away with it.

She stormed through the hallway her robes billowing behind her, and who ever was left in the halls were instantly diving out of her way.
The ground began to shake causing slight panic in everyone then the doors flew open revealing a not so happy Bellatrix Black.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." came a dangerously low growl. Everyone turned to see
The dark witch.

"Oh Bellatrix." Dolores smirks.
"Your just in time to say goodbye to, this." the shorter woman grinned evilly as she turned to face Minerva and Trelawney.
Bella's eyes turned a jet black as she walked towards Umbridge.
"You have no right to do this." she growls.
"Oh but I do, and before long I'll make sure this Scottish piece goes too!" Dolores smiles.
Minerva's eyes widen at that, not so much about the insult because frankly as far as she was concerned Dolores was full of shit so whatever she said simply went over Minerva's head, however she knew full well that Bellatrix wouldn't take to Dolores insulting her too kindly, therefore for Dolores' sake Minerva figures she'd better step in.
"What did you just say!" Bellatrix clenched her wand, it was one thing to make Sybil cry, but to insult Minerva too, this woman was asking for it.
"Bella, no" whispers Minerva, noticing Bellatrix's hand twitching.
"You heard me!" Umbridge smirks, standing up straighter in attempt to intimidate Bellatrix.

Bellatrix took a deep breath, Trying to control her anger, but when the toad laughed mockingly, she couldn't contain it.
"You think you're so special don't you! Well let me tell you something little Dolores, you're nothing but a vile little insect on the bottom of their shoe. You don't even come close to them, and as for Minerva, you don't even deserve to look at her, let alone speak to her." Bellatrix's voice was low, dripping with the hate she had towards the pink woman. Bellatrix wasn't a force to messed with, she was tricky, she'd play with your mind before crushing you mentally, A trick she learned throughout her life.

Dolores flinched slightly before reaching for her wand.
"Aw you think that's going to help you, how cute. Tell Me Dolores just what exactly, do you plan on doing?" Bellatrix arches her brow as she slowly began circling the woman. Dolores opened her mouth then fell silent, Bellatrix smirks.
"What's the matter, cat got your tongue?" Bellatrix chuckles to herself. Dolores frowns, sending a hex towards Bellatrix hoping to catch her off guard but the woman easily blocked it.
"That all you got?" Bellatrix smirks sending her own spell towards the woman, hitting her and causing her to stumble. Bellatrix chuckles.

"The ministry will here about this!" Umbridge squeals, getting to her feet.
"Screw the ministry!" came Bella's reply.
Umbridge sends a hex towards the dark witch which was easily blocked.
Bella's cackle filled the air. When suddenly Umbridge summoned Bella's wand.

"Look who's helpless. " Umbridge smirks expecting Bella to back down but instead she laughed.
"Aw she knows how to play." Bella grins reaching for her dagger.
"Bellatrix no!" Came Minerva's voice.
Bella continued to stare at Umbridge.
"She's not worth it, Bella" Minerva said softer.
"She disrespected you! She fired Sybill!" Bella yelled inching closer to Umbridge.
"Dumbledore will take care of it Bella." Minerva leaves Trelawney go, slowly stepping closer to Bella.
" She made Sybill cry! I will not have that!" Bella growls then with one swift movement she had Dolores in her grasp, the dagger pressed against her neck. Earning a squeal from the pink woman.

"Bella don't" Minerva whispers.
"Apologies to them at once." Bella growls into Umbridge's ear.
"I will not." she spat.
"Wrong answer." Bella said digging the dagger deeper into her neck, causing the woman to whimper.
Dolores felt the sharp dagger against her neck and the warmth of something slowly dribbling down her neck.
"I'm sorry." Dolores squawked, though that wasn't enough. Bellatrix had the urge to completely cut her head off and watch the blood oozing from her form as it grows colder and more rigid with each passing moment.

The image was there, she could do it, she wanted to do it, the voice in her head was telling her to do it, she could feel her grip tightening on the dagger, it would be so easy...

"Bella, pl-please stop" Sybill sniffles.
That sniffle caught her attention, brought her back to reality, Bellatrix looks at Minerva then to Sybil, realising what she was doing.
"You're lucky they are here." Bella growls pushing Umbridge away causing her to stumble to the floor. Summoning her wand back and putting her dagger away, she glares at the woman on the floor.

"Hurt them in anyway again..." Bella warned when Dumbledore showed up.
Minerva quickly grabbed Bellatrix and Sybil pulling them both into a hug.
Bella just continued to give a deadly look to Umbridge, who touched her bleeding neck.
"She cut me!" Dolores snapped, looking at the warm liquid on her hands.
"Oh shut up, I barely touched you." Bellatrix rolls her eyes.

Dumbledore inhales, choosing to ignore the pair.
"Professor Mcgonagall, might I ask you to escort Sybil back inside." he spoke
Minerva released Bellatrix, giving her one last look before taking Sybil inside.
"Come on dear."
"Thank you, thank you" Sybil cries, Dumbledore takes her hand in his then smiles.
He releases her then Minerva takes her in.
Umbridge soon forgot about the small cut on her neck at Dumbledore's words.

"Dumbledore...may I remind you " Umbridge struggles to say as she gets to her feet.
"Oh shut up." Bella growled.
"Thank you Professor Black." Dumbledore said sternly, as she folded her arms.
"Yes I'm well aware you have the right to dismiss my teachers, but not to banish them from the grounds, that power remains with the head master." his voice raised towards the end.
"For now " she smirks, earning another growl from Bellatrix.

"You're lucky I can't fire you otherwise I would." Umbridge grins, referring to Bellatrix.
Hermione could see Bella reaching for her wand again and before she could think she was by the dark witch's side.
"Don't" she whispers. Bellatrix looks at her pleading eyes. Damn her.

"Listen to her Bella." Dumbledore said.
The dark witch narrowed her eyes then spun around and stormed out of the castle. Hermione looked to Dumbledore.
"Miss Granger find professor Snape and tell him to find her before someone ends up dead." Dumbledore spoke, As Hermione quickly ran to find Severus.
"And as for you, I would like a word." Dumbldore said as he then spun around.
"Haven't you all got studying to do!" he yelled then went inside, his mind all over the place, he was furious with the entire display that took place outside, he was furious with the way Dolores treated his staff and acted with the students, and how she obviously deliberately riled Bellatrix up, who up until know had behaved incredibly well. The man sighs, he needed a drink.

"What the bloody hell just happened? And why did Hermione even get involved?" Ron mumbles.
"Because she doesn't like seeing people get hurt maybe." One of the girls said behind him, Ron couldn't be bothered to look who the voice actually belonged to, instead he pulled some chocolate out of his pocket.
"Maybe..." Harry shrugged, his eyes lingering where the headmaster had previously stood "anyway I need to speak to Dumbledore." He adds before he ran after the old man.

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"Professor Snape" Hermione said as she ran into his class, He was about speak but she beat him to it. She told him everything that happened.
"- and he sent me to tell you to go find her, before someone ends up dead." the witch pants from talking so fast without a single stop to catch some air. Severus pauses only for a moment before quickly ushering to the door, and for once Severus was actually nice to her.
"Thank you, miss Granger." he gave a small smile before disappearing.
"You're welcome. " Hermione smiles, knowing he'd already left.