Bellatrix Frightened by the Sword, The Value of Two Wands

Bellatrix looked at Hermione, then at "Gandalf." After a brief hesitation, she decided not to bother with it.

The contract Aaron had signed with the Dark Lord was equivalent to a get-out-of-death-free card. She could not harm Hermione Granger.

As for "Gandalf," he was Moens's teacher. There could be no issue with his identity, and he was powerful enough that even if she wanted to interfere, she could not.

"Ake, these two are safe now. Send them out! And Miss Granger..." Bellatrix smiled meaningfully. "Don't let us catch you a second time, or you know the consequences."

Hermione trembled. "Gandalf" gripped her hand tightly. "It's all right. We're safe."

"But Ron and the others..."

"That isn't something you should be worrying about."

"Madam, we caught Harry Potter." Greyback yanked Harry up by the hair. "It's him. His face is so swollen he barely looks human, but he was with Granger, and he has a scar on his forehead."

"Potter?" Bellatrix's lips curled into a grin as she hurried forward to inspect Harry. "Can you confirm it's him? We need to notify the Dark Lord as soon as possible."

"Wait, Bella." Narcissa hurriedly stopped her. "We still can't confirm whether he's Potter. If we summon the Dark Lord before figuring it out... do you remember what he did to Rowle and Dolohov?"

At those words, Bellatrix hesitated. Her hand, which had been rolling up her sleeve to summon Voldemort with the Dark Mark, froze.

"It must be him. It has to be Potter," Greyback insisted. "When he saw us, he ran faster than anyone. Besides Hermione Granger, there was also a Weasley with him. Doesn't that prove anything?"

"But the wand is wrong." Narcissa held Aaron's wand before Bellatrix. "This doesn't look like the wand the Dark Lord described."

"I have