The story begins on Yule, 1967, when young Bellatrix Black is about to attend her first Yule Ball…

Or perhaps it truly begins in 1998, when the Dark Lord's final failsafe activates, sending Bellatrix Lestrange's memories back in time in His final bid to undo death.

After all, Tom Marvolo Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort, was a cunning Slytherin—cunning enough to have backup plans for his backup plans.

But Fate? Fate had other plans that day.

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Table of contents
- Prologue
- Miscalculated results
- New Beginning
- Hogwarts
- Wergeld
- The brightest star, Bellatrix
- Dumbledore
- Of foul and twist (work in progress, not published yet)

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Disclaimer: The original storyline and characters belong to John C. "Wildbow" McCrae.

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