For Bellatrix the news took a while to hit home. Her expression turned from mad to confused to disbelieving. That’s all she managed to show, she didn’t even get to speak another word when she was hit with a Cruciatus. The spell was as unexpected as it was powerful and Bellatrix hit the ground, screeching and shuddering in agony, within that initial blow. It struck with a shot of red and continued for at least ten seconds. By the time it was over, Bellatrix had lost both her wand and the remains of Hermione’s wand.