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Father: Cygnus Black (1929-1979)Mother: Druella Rosier
Sisters: Narcissa (Black) Malfoy and Andromeda (Black) Tonks
Husband: Rodolphus Lestrange, though Voldemort was her only love
Cousins: Sirius and Regulus Black
Nephew: Draco Malfoy
Niece: Nymphadora Tonks
Eyes: Dark, heavy-lidded
Hair: Long, black hair
Other characteristics: Tall, with a harsh voice, and a thin mouth
Pre-Azkaban: had thick, shining hair
Post-Azkaban: face is gaunt and skull-like
Wand: Walnut and dragon heartstring, 12 & 3/4 inches
'Bella' was the oldest daughter of Druella Rosier and Cygnus Black of the 'Noble and Most Ancient House of Black.' Her sisters are Narcissa (Black) Malfoy and Andromeda (Black) Tonks. A particularly enthusiastic member of Voldemort's inner circle of Death Eaters, Bella relishes causing pain, especially when her victims are powerless; her specialty is the Unforgivable Cruciatus Curse.
She is also capable of tremendous loyalty. During Voldemort's first reign of terror, Bella and Lucius Malfoy were so high in Voldemort's trust that they were each entrusted with one of his Horcruxes. Bella was given the Hufflepuff cup which she secured in the Lestrange family vault deep in Gringotts.
Having successfully avoided capture and imprisonment in the immediate aftermath of Voldemort's fall, she (together with three other Death Eaters) attempted to find and restore Voldemort, torturing Frank and Alice Longbottom into madness for information. For this she was given a life sentence in Azkaban prison, where she was held until her escape more than 14 years later. After her escape, Bella took part in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, where she managed to defeat her cousin Sirius, sending him falling through the ancient veiled archway in the Death Chamber.
Bellatrix extremely dislikes Severus Snape and doubts his loyalty to Lord Voldemort. Going so far to goad him into taking an Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa to protect Draco and kill Albus Dumbledore if Draco failed.
After Dumbledore's death, Snape was ascendant in Voldemort's trust, and the Malfoys and Bella were singled out for humiliation; Bella was taunted and told to 'prune' the Muggle-born and half-blood members of her family tree. So when Greyback and the snatchers captured Harry, Ron and Hermione with the Sword of Gryffindor, she panicked. The sword should have been in her vault at Gringotts, so she assumed it had been breached and delayed telling Voldemort that Harry had been captured. She couldn't bear falling further from favor because the cup might have been stolen from its hiding place along with the sword. Unfortunately for Bella, she dithered too long. Dobby appeared and helped Harry, Ron and Hermione (and others) escape the mansion, knowing exactly where to find one of the last Horcruxes. To Harry's deep sorrow, Bella killed Dobby with an accurately-thrown knife. Bella survived Voldemort's fury and later fought in the Battle of Hogwarts where she was killed by Molly Weasley.
Bella had the aristocratic Black good looks: tall with black hair and (in her case) heavily-lidded eyes and air of arrogance; although as with Sirius, Azkaban left its mark.
'Bellatrix' is Latin for "female warrior;" also the name of a brilliant star in the constellation Orion that is sometimes called "the Amazon star."
"Never used an Unforgivable Curse before, have you, boy?" she yelled. She had abandoned her baby voice now. "You need to mean them Potter! You need to really want to cause pain -- to enjoy it -- righteous anger won't hurt me for long -- I'll show you how it is done, shall I? I'll give you a lesson --"
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Hello, thanks for accepting the friend quest.
You sure love cosplaying as Bellatrix.
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