Like many members of the House of Black, Bellatrix's name is derived from that of a star. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Yaxley is invited to Malfoy Manor to witness the murder of Charity Burbage, and argues with Snape about the correct date of Harry's departure from the Dursleys', but John Dawlish, an Auror who is tricked by an Order member, gives him incorrect information. Antonin Dolohov has a long, pale, and twisted face, with a name that suggests he is of Slavic descent. [5] Although she was genuine in her mistrust of Snape, she was possibly also envious of the position of trust and respect Snape enjoyed under Voldemort. [15] His blood relationship with her was probably the only reason he was remained alive; due to his father's failure and Snape taking over his 1996-1997 task. Bellatrix threatens Neville Longbottom during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. When she was killed by Molly Weasley during the final battle, Voldemort's fury was said to "explode like a bomb". However, she was willing to do whatever it took to get the prophecy from Harry, including gleefully and sadistically threatening to torture fourteen year old Ginny Weasley with the Cruciatus Curse while he was forced to watch.[4]. [Source]. He seemed to have an odd fascination with her caused by possibly fear, being immediately drawn to her picture when the news of the ten escaped Death Eaters appeared in the Daily Prophet and experienced "a little jolt in his stomach" after seeing her picture in Kreacher's bedroom. In the Riddle era, there is said to be a Lestrange among Voldemort's earlier supporters. In ways, Bellatrix was like Minerva McGonagall; both were very powerful witches who were unfailingly devoted to their cause and their leader's greatest deputy. Severus Snape is characterised as a person of considerable complexity, whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. She is a witch of prodigious ability, as demonstrated by her many victories in duels against other characters, and as noted by Harry in the final book.[13]. The Dark Lord attempts to kill Harry, but with the help of the ghost-echoes from Voldemort's wand, Harry escapes via the Portkey. [3], Molly Weasley, the witch who defeated and killed her, Most of the Order of the Phoenix knew Bellatrix as one of the most dangerous and sadistic of Lord Voldemort's followers, especially considering Bellatrix managed to kill, seriously injure, or duel and successfully defeat several Order members. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Death_Eater&oldid=995072233, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Preservation of blood purity, control of wizarding world, dominance of magical people over Muggles, Giants, Werewolves, Inferi, Basilisks, Dementors, Acromantula, Claimed to have been under the Imperius Curse to avoid prison. However, Voldemort didn't reciprocate her romantic feelings, as he didn't know love. All these events greatly implied that Hermione was viewed as hated, persistent, lowly dirt by Bellatrix. He was educated at Hogwarts, where he was a prefect in Slytherin House. After Azkaban, Bellatrix was still beautiful, but hollowed out.She makes her first appearance during the Goblet of Fire novel and was already created before, like most Harry Potter characters. Once there, Bellatrix interrogated Snape and voiced her distrust of him. When she spotted Godric Gryffindor's Sword amongst the trio's captured possessions, however, she at once flew into a panic because the sword (as far as she knew) was hidden in her vault. She is the only Black sister to have a child out of wedlock. During the battle, Hermione, using a blasting curse, prevents Greyback from attacking injured Lavender Brown, and a crystal ball thrown by Professor Trelawney stuns him. Participated at the battle in the Department of Mysteries and later escaped Azkaban. Tenía experiencia en las Artes Oscuras, y también, era excepcionalmente hábil como duelista y en las artes de la Oclumancia.Su experiencia en los duelos la llevaron a la victoria incluso con los más talentosos magos y brujas de su época, incluso derrotando a varios Aurores. Given her reaction to Harry's words that Voldemort is a half-blood, it is likely that she didn't know that her master wasn't a pure-blood or at least was in denial. [3] On at least one occasion, during the 1997 meeting of Death Eaters at Malfoy Manor, her cheeks flushed and her eyes welled up with tears when she thought he was praising her. To prevent him from returning to Voldemort's service, Crouch Sr. controls his son with the Imperius Curse and keeps him hidden under an invisibility cloak. Wanting to keep an eye on the wizarding world, he masquerades as a rat, first as Percy Weasley's pet, and then as Ron Weasley's. Albus Dumbledore knew Bellatrix to be a highly dangerous Death Eater since the First Wizarding War, having witnessed her trial and imprisonment after she tortured Aurors to insanity and beyond. After killing Sirius, Bellatrix sadistically jeered at Harry about the death of his godfather on multiple occasions. When the Potters know that their son, Harry, is Voldemort's target, Sirius suggests to them to use Pettigrew as Secret-Keeper because he does not believe Voldemort would ever suspect a "weak, talentless thing" like Pettigrew. Bellatrix seemed to find the fact that she had caused Neville's family tragedy highly amusing. Early in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire a group of Death Eaters rallied after the Quidditch World Cup. However, Bellatrix and Rodolphus did seem to work effectively together as Death Eaters, suggesting their partnership is strictly professional. Tortured students while teaching at Hogwarts. Dumbledore captured all of the Death Eaters except for Bellatrix, sending Voldemort and her fleeing after a fierce duel with the former, and ending the Death Eaters' enjoyed secrecy. Bellatriks urodziła się w 1951 roku jako najstarsza córka Cygnusa Blacka i Druelli Rosier. Voldemort's death signalled the end of all Death Eaters. Euphemia Rowle took Delphi in and raised her, allegedly only because she was offered a substantial amount of gold.[20]. She also lost her wand in the skirmish. Predrag Bjelac appeared as Karkaroff in the film adaptation of Goblet of Fire. The event rendered the Aurors clinically and permanently insane, therefore condemning them to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries for the remainder of their lives. Voldemort's Death Eaters practise illegal and dangerous spells known as dark magic. During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Bellatrix opted to flee rather than engage Dumbledore in battle, being the only Death Eater in the Death Chamber who succeeded in escaping from him.[4]. Her name thus alludes to her own mental instability, although technically Lestrange came from Bellatrix's husband Rodolphus. Employed as an executioner for the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures; attempted to execute, Carried out two failed assassination attempts on, For some time, one of the most influential Death Eaters. When she dies, she is buried under his identity. If so, she believed her master's lie over the truth from the enemy. He kept pictures of Bellatrix and some other Black family members in his sleeping area at 12 Grimmauld Place. [17], IGN listed Lucius as their fifteenth top Harry Potter character, praising Jason Isaacs' portrayal of him.[18]. Killed in the fight. In the final book and film, Molly Weasley is the one who kills Bellatrix. Bellatrix sadistically laughing at the announcement of Harry Potter's "death". In 1996, Bellatrix followed Narcissa to Snape's house, trying to dissuade her from seeking his help in guiding and guarding Draco in the task of killing Albus Dumbledore. When she tried to attack Molly's daughter, Ginny, she instigated a vicious battle between Molly and herself. When Bertha Jorkins discovers the truth, the news reaches Voldemort, who rescues Crouch Jr. and puts Crouch Sr. under the Imperius Curse. [3] She also held her cousin Sirius Black in contempt for being a "blood traitor" due his different opinions on Muggles and Muggle-borns. They also did this to people who were blood traitors (the Weasley family). [3] However, Bellatrix doubted this claim, which led to Lucius suggesting that Draco retrieve the goblin prisoner Griphook from the cellar to tell her if the sword was a fake or not. Born By the final book, Voldemort has given Malfoy his freedom, though he looks significantly the worse for wear, having lost Voldemort's favour. However, Rodolphus was injured in the pursuit and Tonks escaped. However, Dobby (who had been sent by Aberforth Dumbledore to rescue Harry and his friends) created a diversion by causing the chandelier to fall from above Bellatrix's head, making her release Hermione and jump out of the way. Terrorism comes to Hogwarts. After Voldemort's rebirth went into hiding but was later found murdered. Right before the Battle of Hogwarts, Alecto waits in Ravenclaw Tower on Voldemort's orders, preparing to capture Harry, but is stunned by Luna Lovegood after touching her Dark Mark to summon Voldemort. Greyback is known for targeting young children. Neither she or Narcissa had "set eyes on Andromeda since she married the Mudblood Tonks". [14], In January 1996, a mass breakout from Azkaban set ten long-imprisoned Death Eaters loose. [4] He was the one to whom she spoke in a romantic manner. Destroyed part of Alastor Moody's nose during a fight with Aurors. Pure-blood[4] Oso gaiztoa eta harroa da, eta ile beltz luzea du. Voldemort treats him with great contempt by hijacking his house for Headquarters, and is forcing his son to do dark deeds against his nature, sparking sympathy for the notorious family for the first time in the series. However, Narcissa proceeded to beg Snape to look after her son Draco's welfare while he attended Hogwarts and tried to fulfil Voldemort's orders to kill Dumbledore. During the final battle, Bellatrix was the last Death Eater standing. It's likely that it was Bellatrix who picked the name for her daughter from Lord Voldemort, as. Despite agreeing with her master's ideology of blood purity, she apparently didn't care that he himself was a half-blood, if she believed this at all. Bellatrix was acquainted with Severus Snape, a fellow Death Eater prior to the end of the First Wizarding War, changing sides shortly before Voldemort's 1981 downfall, and becoming a double agent for Albus Dumbledore. After her sister Andromeda married a muggle-born and was disowned, she never saw her again. He also assists Dolores Umbridge in leading the Muggle-Born Registration Commission, and the two seem to have a good relationship, together humiliating the Muggle-borns. McCrory was eventually cast as Bellatrix's sister. Later, McGonagall places the Imperius Curse on him, then binds him with his sister and places him inside a net. To maintain his reputation and influence, he makes donations to the Ministry, to charity, and to St Mungo's Hospital. [3], Though Bellatrix was fanatically loyal to Voldemort and believed that he was greater and more powerful than Dumbledore, she would not brave Dumbledore in a duel, as she recognised him as a far more superior wizard than she was a witch. Marital status Another possible explanation could be that both Bellatrix and Snape went around with the same type of people, some of whom may have overlapped depending on age. Griphook also managed to lie, obeying Harry's request to not tell Bellatrix the truth, keeping the trio's secret safe. Pettigrew escapes while being led out of the Shack when Lupin transforms into a werewolf. Voldemort borrows Lucius' wand which is accidentally destroyed by Harry Potter. Unlike most werewolves, Greyback thirsts for blood even in his human form. Bellatrix Lestrange, nata Bellatrix Black, è la cugina di Sirius Black, la sorella maggiore di Andromeda Tonks e Narcissa Malfoy, e la moglie di Rodolphus Lestrange. She had immense confidence in her skills and never hesitated to jump into battle against any auror or Order of the Phoenix member. He fired the dark mark into the sky the night Dumbledore was killed. She was taken aback by Snape's conformance in making the Unbreakable Vow, for which she acted as a bond-maker. "[5], Bellatrix addressing Voldemort in Malfoy Manor during a Death Eater meeting, By the next year, Bellatrix was living with Narcissa at Malfoy Manor. Snape's calm, reasonable, and logical answers to her aggressive questioning rendered her dissatisfied, but temporarily without retort. [3], Bellatrix sees the Sword of Gryffindor and retaliates against the Snatchers who possess it, In March 1998, when Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger were captured by a group of Snatchers and brought to the manor, Bellatrix was at first eager to make sure that Voldemort was informed right away and she and Lucius briefly argued over who would summon him. [10] Karkaroff is thus also hated by the Death Eaters. She was tall and proud. While holding the knife to an unconscious Hermione's throat, Bellatrix demanded that the prisoners drop their wands, and then pressed her Dark Mark, calling Voldemort. Er verlor seine Eltern im Alter von 15 Monaten durch den tödlichen Fluch Avada Kedavra, ausgeführt von Lord Voldemort, dem mächtigsten dunklen Zauberer seiner Zeit. In Half-Blood Prince, Rowling depicts the Gaunts as a family who are obsessed with their ancestry and driven to inbreeding to preserve its integrity. Bellatrix is the third brightest star in the constellation Orion. However, her lengthy imprisonment in Azkaban took a toll on her appearance - her face became gaunt and skull-like, but she still managed to retain some vestige of her great beauty. When Narcissa had lied and told Voldemort that Harry was dead, Bellatrix and the other Death Eaters followed Voldemort to Hogwarts to announce Harry's "death", gloating at the despair of the survivors. Satisfying him was of the utmost importance to her. [11][21][22] More than just being a fanatic, she shared his ideas of blood purity and fascination with the Dark Arts. Wormtail begins strangling Harry with the silver hand, but when reminded by Harry that he once saved his life, Wormtail hesitates for a moment. While unctuously pleasant most of the time, he is capable of violent rage. Amycus teaches Defence Against the Dark Arts, but as Neville Longbottom puts it, it becomes just "The Dark Arts" in which students are forced to perform the Cruciatus Curse against students who have been assigned to detention. She had no feelings of affection for those in her family deemed blood traitors by disgracing and dishonouring her family by not fanatically honouring the prejudiced values she did, and readily attacked and killed them on many occasions. She was introduced in Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix. Die fanatisch rassistische Bellatrix Lestrange ist eine geborene Black (* 1951; † 2. C'est la vingt-septième étoile la plus brillante du ciel. Regulus initially espoused the pure-blood supremacist line associated with his family, and like Bellatrix, was sorted into the Slytherin house during his time at Hogwarts. Despite his sacking, he still maintains strong ties with the Ministry of Magic. Bellatrix … Her prodigious magical skill was proven by her many victories over numerous talented wizards and witches, including experienced Aurors. Böckerna har gjort stor succé, med översättningar till 73 språk och försäljningssiffror … Their sexual relationship and the honour of bearing of his child could have also been a reward to Bellatrix for her loyalty to him, as he believed that he had a found a way to cheat death and didn't need to leave an heir behind. Along with her friends, Hermione managed to escape, but her friend Dobby died at Bellatrix's hands. [3], When the Death Eaters subsequently attacked the Order of the Phoenix while they were moving Harry Potter from 4 Privet Drive, Bellatrix and her husband pursued a disguised Ronald Weasley and Tonks, whom Bellatrix tried very hard to kill. They believe wizards are, as a genealogy book within the story phrases it, "Nature's Nobility"; other magical creatures and the non-magical are inferior and should be subjugated. Bellatrix Lestrange era una bruja muy poderosa y peligrosa. 1 Aspetto 2 … At some point, she received training in the Dark Arts from Voldemort himself. Bellatrix Lestrange promises Hermione to Greyback in return for his services, but the prisoners fight their way out and escape, Greyback being hit by a triple Stunning Spell.