Wayfaring Stranger

"Lord Theseus?" 

"Please Bellatrix, just call me Theseus. I hate the formalities." 

Arcturus and Melania had left earlier to go retrieve the portrait from Gringotts. The three sisters had elected to stay behind to keep me company. Druella and Cygnus had retired to their room, possibly to plot or whatever pureblood couples did while alone in a room.

"Then I insist that you call me Bella." 

"Fine by me." She smiled, I caught a glimpse of Narcissa rolling her eyes. 

"Already staking your claim sister?" 

Bellatrix blushed brightly, "I am not staking my claim! I merely wish to return the favor of being so familiar with someone of Lord Theseus' station."

"Maybe start with not talking like I'm not here?" 

"Apologies Lo- Theseus." 

"No worries, though I am curious. What's the status of your betrothal contracts? With Abraxas and Reinhard dealt with I doubt they still hold much weight over you." 

"Our father seems intent on marrying us off to some scruffy pureblood lord as trophy wives. Andromeda here has already seen a way out though, haven't you?"

"Shut up Bella, mother and father are one room away." 

"So you're still with the Tonks boy?" 

Andromeda facepalmed rather audibly. "Damn it, what did I just say." 

"Relax, I put up a privacy charm." 

"Could you at least give me a heads up beforehand?" 

"Where's the fun in that?" 

"I hate you so much." 

"As entertaining as this is, I think we've strayed off topic." 

"What we're we talking about?" 

Andromeda looked at Bellatrix incredulously before shaking her head and returning her attention to me. 

"As you are well aware, there is something terribly wrong with wizarding society. In an attempt to 'strengthen' the magic in a family, many have-" 

"Chosen some pretty deplorable actions, such as inbreeding that have resulted in squibs and deformed children in the more 'pure' noble houses." 

Say what you want about kinks but there was just something that put me off on the topic of incest. The fact that the descendants of my children had fallen so low was like a slap to the face. 

"It must be embarrassing to see your descendants like this."

"You just read my mind Bellatrix." 

She looked a bit shocked and nervous, "I- I didn't mean to." 

"Relax, I'm not talking about Legilimency. It's a figure of speech. It is rather unfortunate that my children's offspring have fallen so low." 

"So you're not a muggleborn?" 

"No I'm not, we'll technically I guess I can be considered a halfblood. But since I ascended into godhood I don't think I have 'blood' to really put a status on. Theoretically I don't even have DNA." 

"What's DNA?" 

"It's a bit difficult to explain, in short it's what decides your physical traits. Such as you hair color, eyes, height, and even your magical ability in the case of wizards and witches." 

"That's never taught in the wizarding world." 

"It's a muggle study." 

Narcissa and Bellatrix turned to Andromeda in surprise. 

"What? Ted is a muggleborn, he and I have conversations about many different things." 

"Is that all he does with you?" Bellatrix shot Andromeda a lecherous look. 

The three sisters got into a heated argument. I silently flashed back to my home and sat down, the way the three acted was rather surprising, the books never got into their relationships as far as the original timeline went. My actions had led to them potentially never fracturing apart and I was happy to have done so. Narcissa seemed to be a miserable woman in the books, Bellatrix was batshit crazy, and Andromeda pretty much disappeared into the muggle world. 

I hoped that my interference wouldn't cause the Black family to practically die off like in canon. They were my family after all. 

I felt the wards to the Black family estate shudder. The only reason that would happen was due to an attack. The three sisters immediately looked around panicked. Arcturus and the rest of the older Blacks came running into the room. Their mixed emotions on their faces ranging from anger to fear. 

"The damn bastards have the audacity to attack in B-road daylight!" 

"What's going on grandfather?" 

"Bellatrix, take your sisters and follow your mother to the floo. It seems we're being attacked."

"But-" 

"No questions young lady, if these wards drop they'll come in here by the dozens." 

Bellatrix's lips thinned but she offered no further complaints. She followed the women and left leaving Alphard, Cygnus, Arcturus and I standing in the middle of the room. 

"Well? This has turned out to be an interesting day, wouldn't you say Lord Black?" 

Arcturus looked at me with something akin to worry. "What do you have planned Lord Theseus." 

"Seeing that you have sent the women away I take it that you had planned to fight the idiots attacking your home."

"Aye, we'll fight them till the end." 

"Oh I assure you there's no need for that." 

Cygnus and Alphard looked at me in surprise.

"What? You guys are technically my family… I don't take kindly to attacks on my family. So you can stay in here while I," I drew my wand before shifting it to its sword form. "I will go have a nice little chat with these 'outstanding members of society.'"

With that I flashed out of the room and out to the courtyard where two dozen cloaked assailants stood with their wands raised. A man stepped forward and I grinned as I identified the self proclaimed Dark Lord. 

"It seems I don't have to look for you after all Tom." 

Voldemort frowned. "You dare!" 

"Oh fuck off with your bullshit. Say, do your pathetic little cronies know who you really are?" 

"AVADA KEDAVRA!!!!"

I rolled my eyes as the flash of green sped towards me. I made no move to defend myself or get out of the way of the killing curse. As it splashed harmlessly across my chest I yawned before leaning on my sword like a cane. 

"Are you finished?" 

Shock flashed across Voldemorts face and while many of his Death Eaters stepped back pointing their wands at me. 

"IMPOSSIBLE! WHO ARE YOU!?"

"You people and your yelling, do you actually think you intimidate me? Tell me Tom, have you ever actually fought anyone that actually fights back?" 

"Stop saying that name!" 

"Why? It's your name isn't it? Tom Marvolo Riddle? The son of the squib Merope Gaunt and the muggle Tom Riddle Senior? Born from a love potion and-" 

Another killing curse splashed against my chest. "Again? Did you not learn the first time?" 

His followers began to whisper. I smiled, even if I didn't kill them all here and now the seeds have been planted. I could practically feel the rage rolling off of Voldemort. 

"A trick! You will die here." 

I sighed. "You people never learn."