Bellatrix Black

## Overview

Bellatrix Amalthea Black [Titled: Her Royal Highness, The Secondary Consort of His Imperial Majesty The Emperor, Bellatrix Slytherin-Black] is a major character of 'Intimacy'.

Bellatrix joined the Emperor's Harem on the 14th of July, 1976 at the age of 24. Currently, she is 48.

As of January 2000, she holds the rank of Secondary Consort, and is the second highest ranked member of the harem.

## Early Life [1951-1963]

Bellatrix was born as Bellatrix Amalthea Black on the 4th November, 1951, to parents Cygnus Black and Druella Rosier. She was raised by pureblood fanatics who made sure to impart their beliefs onto their impressionable daughter, and to their subsequent ones.

Bellatrix was 1 when her sister, Andromeda, was born, and 3 when Narcissa was born.

Bella was home-schooled alongside her sisters and cousins, Sirius and Regulus, taught by a House-elf and other members of her family.

Bellatrix was born a year after The Emperor won Britain, and her childhood was fraught with war, although she was kept away from the most of it as the fighting was overseas. With constant news of the Emperor's battle prowess and the expansion of the Empire, she grew up to idolise the man.

## Hogwarts Years [1963-1970]

Bellatrix began Hogwarts in September 1963 at 11 years old. She soon turned 12 in November. She was sorted into Slytherin, as the rest of her family.

She was a bright student, noted for her intelligence, but known for her brutality. She excelled in Dark Arts, Defence and Charms.

She left Hogwarts in 1970, becoming a trainee Knight.

## Knights of Walpurgis [1970-1976]

Bellatrix joined the trainee programme for the Knights of Walpurgis in 1970. She graduated as a full Knight in 1973, and continued to rise in the ranks until she was in one of the highest position in 1976.

## The Harem [1976-Present Day]

In early 1976, it was announced that the Emperor would be creating a Court of specially selected individuals to take as his spouses and concubines, creating the 'Concubine System'. All were welcome to attend the Selection in July to become his concubine, as long as they passed the series of tests laid out. Bellatrix quit the Knights immediately to attempt, and became the Harem's first ever member, as well as the first 'Noble'.

As the highest ranked member in a Harem which had no rules as of yet, Bellatrix was the founder of the system, implementing expectations such as the daily meetings.

### 1976-1979

14th July 1976- Bellatrix joins the Harem, aged 24. She is ranked as a Noble, the very first member and highest ranked. She is given the rank of Primary Noble.

1st August 1976- Calls for the first meeting. Announces that there will be one every week on a Monday and on each 1st of the month, except Sundays.

November 1976- Realises that the Harem needs more interaction, so she announces the meetings are to be held every other day. This is met with grumbles, but as it is only her, Evangeline, Emma and Patricia, there isn't much objection.

1st December 1976- Gains some of the Emperor's favour.

November 1977- Informs the Emperor of her pregnancy (1)

December 1977- Miscarriage 1 at 5 weeks

March 1978- Miscarriage 2 at 4 weeks. Unknowingly pregnant.

October 1978- Informs the Emperor of her pregnancy (3)

1st November 1978 - Promoted to Primary Concubine.

15th November 1978- Marriage and formal promotion.

December 1978- Miscarriage 3 at 7 weeks

September 1979- Informs the Emperor of her pregnancy (4)

31st October 1979- Miscarriage 4 at 13 weeks

### 1980-1984

June 1980- Miscarriage 5 at 3 weeks. Unknowingly pregnant. - After this, The Emperor attempts to persuade Bellatrix out of trying again, and for the woman to begin using contraception. Bellatrix refuses, deeply wishing for a child. The Emperor informs her that she will be demoted if she continues with this self destruction, trying to persuade her this way. She refuses still.

July 1980- Demoted to Noble.

April 1982- Informs the Emperor that she is pregnant (6)

1st June 1982- Overjoyed that her pregnancy seems stable, he promotes her to Concubine once again.

July 1982- Miscarriage 6 at 15 weeks. She throws spells at the Emperor, angered at him for giving her false hope with the promotion.

August 1982- Demoted to Noble.

July 1983- Gains more of the Emperor's favour.

August 1983- Miscarriage 7 at 5 weeks. Unknowingly pregnant.

July 1984- Promoted to Concubine.

### 1985-1989

April 1985- Miscarriage 8 at 4 weeks. Unknowingly pregnant.

July 1986- Becomes one of the Emperor's favoured.

October 1986- After ten years of meetings every two days, Bellatrix changes it to daily, except Sundays. This elicits more backlash than the first change, but the Emperor agrees.

December 1986- Informs the Emperor that she is pregnant (9)

February 1987- Miscarriage 9 at 9 weeks

### 1990-1996

October 1990- Informs the Emperor that she's pregnant (10)

December 1990- Miscarriage 10 at 12 weeks

January 1993- Miscarriage 11 at 8 weeks. Unknowingly pregnant.

1st July 1995- Promoted to Primary Consort.

8th July- Formal promotion.

August 1995- Informs the Emperor that she's pregnant (12)

November 1995- Miscarriage 12 at 17 weeks. She is devastated by this, as she was so sure that this baby was going to be the one.

### 1997

February 1997- Informs the Emperor that she's pregnant (13)

June 1997- Bellatrix begins to grow hopeful that she will soon have a baby in her arms, as this pregnancy edges towards viability.

14th July 1997- The final part of the 1997 Selection. Bellatrix is in attendance, and disapproves of Harry being chosen by the Emperor.

15th July 1997- Formal welcome of the new concubines.

19th July 1997- Harry's first meeting, where Bellatrix is acting more docile, and is heavily pregnant.

1st August 1997- Questions Harry on his night with the Emperor.

15th September 1997- Bellatrix gives birth to her daughter, 12th Princess Delphina Amalthea Slytherin, who has white hair and red eyes.

21st September 1997- Celebration of Delphina's birth.

1st October 1997- Bestowed the rank of 'Honoured Mother' for the birth of her daughter.

5th October 1997- The Emperor's refuses her visit on the date of Evangeline's death.

7th October 1997- Brings Delphina to the daily meeting. Snarks those who haven't had a child.

17th October 1997- At Princess Carina's 13th birthday party, Bellatrix insults Harry due to his status as a Half-blood. He rebukes that the Emperor has Half-blood children. She scares her daughter and storms off.

4th November 1997- 46th birthday. Snubs Harry and is reprimanded by Sirius. Spends the night with the Emperor, but does not conceive.

31st December 1997- Spends the night with the Emperor, but does not conceive.

### 1998

23rd January 1998- Places emphasis on reporting pregnancies after Erin's miscarriage a week prior, and announces the consequences for not within 12 weeks.

27th January 1998- Penny gives birth to 13th Princess Cecilia, and is announced as Consort. Bellatrix doesn't take this well, and tortures a maid once outside.

27th June 1998- When the Emperor hands Delphina over to Harry, she grows protective.

14th July 1998- 22nd Year in the Harem.

1st September 1998- Bellatrix takes slight to Harry's promotion to Primary Noble.

16th September 1998- Bellatrix and the other official spouses head to Greece with the Emperor.

30th September 1998- They arrive back from Greece.

1st October 1998- Bellatrix confronts Harry about how he didn't inform her he would be spending the night with the Emperor, despite having witnessed him ask.

2nd November 1998- Bellatrix shouts at Daphne and Dahlia for ignoring the hierarchy.

20th December 1998- Bellatrix reprimands Harry for his lateness, and is in turn chastised by the Emperor.

23rd December 1998- Arrive back from Australia.

25th December 1998 - Takes a dig at the poverty of Penny's family by comparing her ordinary cat to Harry's wampus kitten gifted by The Emperor.Also tries to insult her brother-in-law,Remus Lupin due to his lycanthropy but is shut down by her cousin Regulus.

31st December 1998 - Is asked to spend the night with The Emperor in a continuation of The Harem's yearly tradition.Flaunts her seniority over Penny by asking her to be a cupbearer.

### 1999

1st January 1999 - Questions Harry on why he was promoted to Fourth Concubine without a reason.

24th January 1999 - Meets with Regulus,who admits to wanting to try for another child.She is happy for him but gives him the cold,hard truth about the chances of that happening.

1st March 1999 - Harry's pregnancy is announced to the Harem.Harry tries to walk out of the meeting when Bellatrix unjustly threatens to confine him to his Palace,only to be chased across the garden and slapped by Bellatrix. A furious Emperor slaps Bellatrix in retaliation and suspends the morning meetings for a week. He also shatters Bellatrix's delusions of being the one he truly loves.

9th March 1999 - Harry snaps back at Bellatrix as she continues openly antagonising him. Tensions run high; the morning meetings are suspended for another week.

1st April 1999 - Demoted to Secondary Concubine due to her verbal and physical abuse towards Harry the previous month.Bellatrix storms out of the hall,her furious magic leaving a trail of destruction behind her.

1st November 1999 - Snidely comments that not all Harem members were invested in Penny's quest to become a Master Potioneer.

### 2000

6th Janury 2000 - Attends tea with all the other Consorts except Harry in attendance where they discuss his pregnancy. Bellatrix notes that the birth of The Sixteenth Princess Alsephina seemed more important to His Majesty than that of his other children.