In October of 1996, a promising Irish wizard is murdered in Muggle Belfast. His family will make sure that it can never happen again - no matter the cost.

Cassius Burke is a loner. His nightmares are driving him to addiction and his only source has dried up. So what happens when the wrong people find out about his problems and try to 'persuade' him to join their cause? Bellatrix and OC friendship/mentorythingship, possible romance in the future. T for now, may go up.