A Surreal Tale: Chapter 1

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Title: A Surreal Tale — Chapter 1
Rating: R to NC-17 overall.
Warnings: Cursing, descriptions of adult activity, torture
Story Summary: The year is 1981, and it is rapidly becoming a bad one for Bellatrix Lestrange. A shocking revelation is followed by shocking betrayal, and soon Bellatrix is out of her depth - stranded from all she holds dear. She fends for herself, somehow - no Black could do less, and, years later, re-enters the public arena once more, with her erstwhile son and companion, Antares Black.
But wait - what on earth does this have to do with Harry Potter, ostensibly dead at the hands of Voldemort in the year of his defeat?
Pairing: Several are mentioned in passing, but only one gets any significant screen time. And it really should be a spoiler. So, therefore: Severus/Bellatrix.
Wordcount: ~170,000 overall. About 5,000 for this chapter.

Chapter Rating: R, for swearing and violence.
Chapter Summary: Ten years on, things are different for Bella. For one thing, she has a son.

A/N: The impatient and/or curious may boggle at the older version of this chapter at FF.net, which isn’t very different from this one. Note from the future: talk about eating your words— this chapter is a lot different from its old version. In a good way.

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