Deepwell Cottage (Sorry, once again, can't go there!)

Viper stared at the small cottage in front of her with a look of disdain. It was a small house, two bedrooms tops. By most people's standards it would be quite cozy, but for Viper who had been born in wizarding royalty, it was a dump.

"Sweet Circe, what an eye sore!" she exclaimed as she eyed the cul-de-sac.

"I shall take the back door." Erin stated, drawing his wand and approaching the cottage.

Viper nodded as she approached the front door. Not wanting to dirty her hands with muggle items, she put on a pair of black dragon skin gloves. She knocked the door three times, waiting to be answered. A few seconds later, a blonde haired woman opened the door.

"Hello." Odessa greeted pleasantly with a smile. "May I help you?"

Viper stared at her for a moment, looking her up and down. "You got fat." she laughed slightly, amused by her sister's added weight gain and the muggle dye on her hair.

Viper's words seemed to be a catalyst for Odessa's mind, for the moment she uttered them, she gasped out fearfully. "Amaranth!"

Unfortunetly, it was the last words she uttered before Viper shot five wandless stunners at her, knocking her out cold. Viper looked around to see Erin's progress with the muggle.

Erin entered the cottage, wand clasped loosely in hand. There was a muggle man seated at a table with his back to the door. He was reading a newspaper and obviously was too engrossed in it to hear anything.

"Avada Kedavra." Erin whispered, his wand pointed at the muggle's back. The man never knew what hit him. "And be thankful I was feeling merciful." he muttered, making his way further into the cottage.

Viper raised an eyebrow as she witnessed Erin's killing. She had expected him to take his time and enjoy this killing.

She turned her attention back to Odessa and knelt down, withdrawing a vial filled with a clear serum.

"Are there children or other relatives?" Erin asked, looking around incase someone happened to surprise them.

Viper shook her head. "No, I sterilized her long ago, she can't have children. And I highly doubt they would adopt a muggle child, they've spent the last years hiding" she laughed, gesturing to her sister's dyed blonde hair.

Turning her attention to the vial, she withdrew her dagger. "May I ask one more favor of you? I promise, it will be worth your while."

"What is it?" He sounded slightly annoyed, but his indifference had lifted since killing the man.

Viper handed him the dagger. "Would you mind sparing a few drops of blood? I can't have this potion being traced back to me."

Erin took the dagger and sliced his thumb open. Blood dripped from the cut and he held out his hand for Viper to use.

Viper took the blood into the vial and shook it before dumping it down her unconscious sister's throat. She tapped Erin's finger, healing it and thanked him, handing him the dagger after a quick scourgify.

"Stab me"

"Where exactly?" Erin asked, taking the dagger back.

Viper gestured to the spot inbetween her chest, her cleavage. "There. Shove it in there hard."

"I fail to see why. But as you wish." With strength that belied his bony structure, Erin embedded the dagger deeper into her chest.

Without even flinching, Viper yanked it out of her chest as an exorbant amount of blood splatered everywhere. She handed the dagger back to Erin. "Now slice it along the side of my face." she tilted her head.

Erin did as he was instructed, slicing the dagger through Viper's facial skin.

When she felt the blood cascade down her face, Viper rose and took the dagger from Erin, feeling a wave of dizzeness. "Thank you for your assistance, Mr.Rosier. It was kind of you. That will be all for this evening." she said rather disorientedly as blood continued to gush out of her.

"As you wish." And he left the cottage to apparate outside.

Viper stared at his disapparated form, wondering the reason for his apparent dislike of her, until she noticed the still unconscious body next to her. Pulling out a portkey, she transported the two of them back to Hogwarts, praying that for once, the Hospital Wing was vacant.

(Viper is now in the hospital wing)

Eglantine apparated next to the cottage with a soft plop. She had been able to extract the information from Odessa when she had read her mind, using the questions as a cover.

Now she limped into the cottage and over to the dead man leaning over the table. Her hands shook violently as she opened a vial of excessum and pulled him back to pour it into his mouth. This was for Richard, she thought, before emtpying the potion into the muggle's mouth.

((sorry she didn't... it is the real stuff that Eglantine carries with her...))

(ah, ok. so does bella know she took the false one?)

((no she doesn't know...of course Viper will figure out it is false when she dissects it))

(oh, ok. i got it now. sorry about that. anyways..)

Richard's hazel eyes fluttered open. 'Wh- Who are you?!?!?!" he exclaimed as he stared at the pale woman before him. He looked around frantically. "Where's my wife?"