Unusual Request

5 weeks after Mia was born a christening was held for her. All the Death Eaters had been invited as well as some of Anna and Severus' other friends.

That morning Bella woke early so she could dress and do her hair and makeup. She shivered as she walked across to her wardrobe. Tom approached her from behind her and kissed the nape of her neck.

"Time to get ready," Bella muttered grabbing her dress. It was simple and plain but elegant enough for her. She slipped it on as well as her heels.

Bella grabbed her straighteners so she could begin the long process of styling her hair. She walked out of her dressing and room approached her husband so she could straighten his tie. She kissed his cheek then they linked arms so they could depart. Stepping out of the outside door the wind hit Bella in the face. She shivered furiously realising how cold it was. She grabbed her husbands arm and they apparated to a church in  Wiltshire there was numerous guest there including some of the light side. Bella pulled her husband towards Anna and Severus who were stood beside a heavily pregnant Narcissa and her husband Lucius.

"Bella!" Narcissa exclaimed hugging her sister. Everyone embraced before Anna turned to face Bella a serious expression on her face.

"Will you all promise me that you won't cause any hassle today, I need it to be special, it's my daughter's christening we don't want it to be ruined!" Anna said glancing over at her mother and her friends from the light-side.

Bella frowned.

"So I can't murder any one or cause any havoc!" Bella said lucking upset. Anna snapped her gaze back to her best friend.

"No Bella you can't!" Severus said speaking for the first time.

"Nobody asked your opinion Snivellus!" Bella replied shooting a friendly smile towards her best friends husband. Severus rolled her eyes.

"Please Anna!" Bella said pleadingly, whilst she glared at Ted Tonks.

"That is your sisters husband, and no you cannot, any day but today Bell!" Anna replied almost pleadingly.

"Fine!" Bella rolled her eyes and frowned. But the oldest Black as she looked down at the bundle Anna was holding.

Anna gestured for Bella to hold her arms in a cradling position before handing Mia to her. Bella was reluctant at first but soon got used to the feeling of the bund. She was covered in a light pink blanket. Underneath that she was dressed in an elegant high end christening gown make of pure satin and the finest silk.

Bella gazed down into the infants face. She was snuffling agitatedly not used to the feeling of Bella holding her. The child looked up at Bella with her piercing green eyes.

"How is it that you don't have green eyes but the little one does?" Bella asked.

"My mother's eyes are green!" Anna replied smiling at Bella.

"But your eyes are black!" Bella replied looking at Anna in confusion.

"Bella you forget I don't know my father, his eyes might have been black, or a relative of his might have black eyes!" Anna muttered.

Anna didn't know her father. No matter how many times Anna asked to meet her father Minerva refused. So Anna had know idea about one side of her origins. At one point during her younger years she had persistently insisted in meeting her father but received the the same answer each and every time.

During Anna's rebellious teenage years Anna had threatened to runaway and find her father. But she soon gave up on the idea since she had no idea where to start and she lacked any vital information about his whereabouts.

The church bell struck the hour signalling the start of the service everyone filled into the church and tuck there seats. The Dark Side and Light Side were sat on different sides of the church, far away from each other.

Anna was stood directly beside her husband clucking her daughter firmly in her embrace. Anna wore an outfit of burgundy.

The priest said a blessing before beginning the the ceremony.

"Selected godparents please rise as well as the grandparents!" The priest said. Bella and Tom rose to there feet as did Severus' parents and Minerva.

"Bella, Tom will one of you recite the vows you must follow?" The priest asked. Bella nodded as she took the child.

"In the any case that something were to happen to Mia's parents we would raise and look after ad her parents would have. We will help raise this child to be a good pure human being!" Bella said. The priest filled the basin with water before Anna took back her daughter and geld her daughter over the water.

"What is the name you have chosen for her?" The priest asked.

"We have chosen to names for her. Her first name is Mia which means beloved, so she will always no she is loved. For her second name we have chosen Minerva which means intelligent and the name is also the name of my own mother!" Anna exclaimed.

"In the name of the father, son and holy spirit I christen this child Mia Minerva Snape and welcome her into the loving arms of our loving father!" The priest said sprinkling water over Mia sending her into a fit of hysterics, due to the fact she didn't like the feeling of being covered in icy water.

As the ceremony drew to a close the family walked out into the graveyard. Bella walked forward and up to a certain grave where she stood in a silence you could cut with knife. The grave was fairly recent maybe only two or three years old. It had a name on it.

Electra

Bella allowed a tear to escape her eye.

"If it wasn't they Bellatrix Black!" A voice said from behind her. Bella spun around to see Andromeda stood behind her holding a bouquet of flowers.

"I miss her Andi!" Bella stated and her younger sister wrapped her arm around her. Bella wept but let go noticing that Andromeda was holding numerous things.

"I thought I ought to pay my respects to Electra whilst I was here so I brought these!" Andi exclaimed laying some black roses on the grave. "And I brought this for her!"

Bella gasped as she looked at the locket Andi handed her.

"It's one of the signature Black Family lockets, I never got to give her it myself so I thought you would want it. I thought maybe you could keep it in a box of stuff that reminded you of her, like her christening gown and a lock of her hair and her baby picture book. She deserves to have the locket everyone else in the family has one, she was a member of the family after all!" Andi smiled. Bella allowed tears to fall from her eyes.

"Thank you!" Bella whispered.

"Thank yourself for what happened!" A strong Scottish accent said from behind the two of the Black Sisters. Bella turned around and glared.

"What do you mean Minerva!" Bella spat angrily.

"If you hadn't gone to the manor that day, Electra would still be alive!" Minerva said. Anna heard this and came around the corner.

"Mother stop, leave Bella alone!" Anna exclaimed.

"Where's Mia?" Minerva asked.

"With Tom why?" Anna asked suspiciously.

"You want her to die then just like little Electra!" Minerva asked sarcastically. By this point everyone could here what was going on and was watching in either interest or fright.

Bella frowned and blood boiled in her ears. She saw red. She shot a crucio at Minerva then another.

"What happened was not my husband's fault it was yours!" Bella yelled. Anna signalled for all the Death Eaters to gather together. She grabbed Bella's wrist.

"Sorry time to go!" Anna exclaimed apparating to Malfoy Manor the same time all the other death eaters did.

As they landed in the foyer Bella ran of to her room.

Tom was about to follow but Anna told him not to.

"You may all go home now, I thank you all for attending my daughter's christening!" Anna yelled so all the Death Eaters heard. In the end the people who remained were the Malfoys, Snapes and Andi.

"Thank you Andi, I'm sorry about Bella but thank you for coming!" Anna exclaimed before dashing off to find Bella. Walking along the top corridor of Malfoy Manor where all the bedrooms were situated Anna realised Bella's bedroom door was slightly ajar.

Anna sat down beside Bella who was looking at a photo.

"She was gorgeous, how old was she there?" Anna asked Bella who was smiling contently.

"It was her 2nd birthday, 1 year ago, she would have been 3 this year!" Bella sighed.

"She's here Bella!" Anna replied tapping Bella's chest. Bella smiled.

"I want another child!" Bella muttered. "But..."

"Bella you never know you could still have a child!" Anna smiled hugging Bella comfortingly