Who is bellatrix

Her black highlights are a nod to Bellatrix's black hair, and her hairdo is suitably messy. She has a perfectly evil expression on her face. We know Moretz is a Harry Potter fan. She also got to go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios, Hollywood before it even opened and Instagrammed the occasion, captioning her photo "I got into hogwarts guys.

The three were looking for information on Lord Voldemort, and tortured Frank and Alice, who were members of the Order of the Phoenix, until they went insane. This happened when Neville was only a baby. In an interview with NBC in , J. Rowling stated that they would never recover. The damage that is done, in some cases with very dark magic, is done permanently," she said. Clearly, whatever Bellatrix did to them was powerful. Of course, Bellatrix didn't serve her life sentence. She escaped in the mass break out along with nine other Death Eaters.

Rowling is known for imbuing her character names with secret meanings, and Bellatrix Lestrange is no exception. The name Bellatrix is Latin for "female warrior. She's Voldemort's most devout follower, and her dedication to him borders on obsession. Bellatrix is also the name of a star in the constellation Orion. Orion is named after a hunter in Greek mythology, depicted with a large club.

Orion is believed to have died either by the sting of a scorpion or by the hand of Artemis. Bellatrix is also called the Amazon star. It is one of Orion's seven brightest stars. In fact, it's the twenty-seventh brightest star in the night sky. Bellatrix Lestrange is powerful woman much like the Amazons, as well as intelligent. She's also not the only J. Rowling character to share her name with a star. Sirius Black is named after Sirius, the Dog Star. She was cast in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix but had to unexpectedly drop out right before filming started because of her pregnancy.

And so, happily, the role went to Helena Bonham Carter. I love magic, I love witches, I love the whole [ Harry Potter ] world. I was all too happy to play a witch. Part of Helena Bonham Carter's interpretation of the character is that Bellatrix has sadistic personality disorder. Sadism means getting pleasure from other people's pain, and includes the use of emotional cruelty, using fear to manipulate others, and a preoccupation with violence.

People who have sadistic personality disorder display aggression and cruel behavior. That all definitely sounds like Bellatrix. But I suspect even before prison she had problems. Like Adolf. Sadistic personality disorder has been removed from the DSM The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and not considered legitimate anymore, but certainly works for actorly motivation.

However, Warner Brothers, the film studio behind the Harry Potter movies, said that there was "no truth whatsoever" to reports stating that she had been cast. The British actress and model did seem qualified for the role. Despite her cruel personality, Bellatrix was not incapable of feeling affection for others and appeared to care about her younger sister Narcissa , following her to Severus Snape 's house, when Narcissa went to beg Snape to help her son.

She was also genuinely in love with her master, Lord Voldemort, though he, being incapable of love, did not return her feelings. Bellatrix as she uses the Killing Curse. Bellatrix Lestrange was an extremely powerful and dangerous witch. She was a master of the Dark Arts , an incredibly skilled duellist , and an Occlumens. Her prodigious skill was proven by her many victories over other talented wizards and witches, including several Aurors. Nymphadora Tonks , the niece and murder victim of Bellatrix Lestrange.

Bellatrix took the pure-blood values of her family very seriously, as indicated by her marriage into a known pure-blood wizarding family and her zealous belief in Death Eater ideology. She had no feelings of affection for those in her family deemed blood traitors by disgracing and dishonoring her family by not fanatically honoring the prejudiced values she did, and readily attacked and killed them on many occasions.

She seems to have had a fairly close and affectionate relationship with her younger sister Narcissa , whom she called "Cissy. Bellatrix with younger sister Narcissa Malfoy and Wormtail. After Snape agreed to make the Unbreakable Vow , Bellatrix acted as Bonder , ensuring that Snape would fulfil his promises to Narcissa. Narcissa and Bellatrix occasionally clashed over the former's protectiveness towards her son; Bellatrix argued that Narcissa should be proud that her son was a Death Eater, while Narcissa consistently demonstrated that the safety of her son and husband were her first priorities.

Still, the two seemed close, and, at some point, Bellatrix trained Draco in Occlumency to aid him in his mission. Andromeda Tonks 's burned image and Bellatrix's image on the family Tree. On the other hand, Bellatrix hated her " blood traitor " relatives.

After her sister Andromeda married a muggle-born and was disowned, Bellatrix never saw her again [6]. She shared a mutual loathing with her "dear cousin" Sirius Black , and the two taunted each other as they duelled during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. After killing Sirius, Bellatrix jeered at Harry about the death of his godfather on multiple occasions. Sirius Black , a cousin and murder victim of Bellatrix. Bellatrix also eagerly attacked her niece, Nymphadora Tonks , on at least three occasions — this was likely for a combination of reasons, including Tonks' being a half-blood , an Auror , and member of the Order of the Phoenix , the fact that she had married a werewolf and Voldemort's comments to her about "pruning her family tree".

Bellatrix eventually killed Tonks during the Battle of Hogwarts in 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.

It is unlikely that he revealed his change of heart to Bellatrix, or anyone else, prior to his death in Her relationship with Draco seemed to have some affection; though she seemed to disapprove of his inability to kill and dislike for torture. She taught him Occlumency and possibly non-verbal spells. His blood relationship with her is probably the only reason he is still alive; due to his father's failure and his failure of his task.

Seeing Lucius's extreme failure and the confiscation of his wand , Bellatrix saw her brother-in-law with disdain and contempt, showing him little to no respect during their argument of summoning Voldemort for capturing Harry.

In marrying Rodolphus Lestrange , Bellatrix made a "respectable pure-blood marriage" [3] , as was expected of her. There is no indication that her relationship with her husband went beyond this, as Bellatrix loved Voldemort and never expressed any affection or concern for her husband. They were both Death Eaters and seemed to work together in this role, as Rodolphus tortured Alice and Frank Longbottom with his wife, as well as his brother and Barty Crouch Jr.

He was also by her side during the Battle of the Seven Potters , as Nymphadora Tonks mentioned cursing him and being pursued by Bellatrix [6]. Quite the opposite of her sister, Narcissa, Bellatrix showed virtually no affection towards or otherwise acknowledged her husband, and Rodolphus's feelings for his wife are unknown.

Other than marrying for the purpose of entering a "pure-blood marriage," it is likely that Bellatrix and Rodolphus did not love, or were not particularly attracted to, each other. Bellatrix felt that Narcissa ought be proud that Draco was called into service as a Death Eater; she once told her sister that if she had sons, she would "be glad to give them up to the service of the Dark Lord", once again showing her fanatical devotion towards Lord Voldemort.

Bellatrix was perhaps the only person who was genuinely loyal to Lord Voldemort [7]. Unlike nearly all the other Death Eaters, Bellatrix never attempted to deny her loyalties when Voldemort fell in Instead she proudly claimed that she was his most loyal and trusted servant and that he would rise again, and willingly endured the horrors of Azkaban prison for him [2]. More than just being a fanatic, Bellatrix was obsessed with Voldemort's ideals of blood purity and fascination with the Dark Arts.

She is described as being slavishly devoted to her master, regarding him with "worshipful fascination" and speaking to him in a sexual way, as if to a lover [6]. Voldemort did not reciprocate, as he did not know love at all. It was Voldemort's cold reactions that seemed to make Bellatrix even more determined to kill her niece, Nymphadora Tonks and "prune" her family tree. For her, satisfying Voldemort was of the utmost importance, and therefore the thought of disappointing him was Bellatrix's deepest fear.

Voldemort considered Bellatrix his most valuable and loyal Death Eater. He trained her in the Dark Arts and when she was killed in a duel with Molly Weasley in the final battle , Voldemort's fury was said to "explode like a bomb" and hers was the only death that he attempted to avenge before Harry Potter intervened. However, it is unlikely that he was angry because he truly cared about Bellatrix as a person. He regarded her only in terms of how useful she was to him.

Despite Bellatrix being fanatically devoted to the ideology of blood purity, she did not seem to mind that Voldemort was a half-blood, even though she flew into a rage when Harry spoke of this heritage. This may be due to Voldemort lying to his subordinates about being pure-blood, and that Bellatrix fully chose to believe her master's lie over the truth from the enemy.

Bellatrix Lestrange saw Harry Potter as her master's most hated enemy, constantly mocking and underestimating him. She goaded him with baby-talk when he was tricked into coming to Sirius's rescue, and was outraged at his showing disrespect to Voldemort, calling him a filthy half-blood; only her brother-in-law, Lucius Malfoy , was able to restrain her at that moment.

She took sadistic pleasure in killing Sirius and seeing how much it hurt Harry. In their brief duel, when Harry struck her with the Cruciatus Curse , she called him weak and told him that one had to "mean it," to really want to cause pain, when using an Unforgivable Curse. Bellatrix despised Harry for the inexplicable threat he posed to the Dark Lord, and wanted him dead. Harry had hated and feared Bellatrix ever since he first saw her in the Pensieve , learning that she was responsible for the attack on Alice and Frank Longbottom.

Harry's attention was immediately drawn to Bellatrix's picture when the news of the ten escaped Death Eaters appeared in the Daily Prophet , and whenever he saw her image on wanted posters after that.

During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries , Harry fully intended to kill Bellatrix in retaliation for her murder of his godfather, and at the onset of the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor , Bellatrix's appearance in the fray caused his fear to reach a new high.

Bellatrix also killed Dobby the house-elf and Nymphadora Tonks , and when she attempted to murder Ginny Weasley during the Battle of Hogwarts , Harry was diverted from his goal of destroying Voldemort in the hopes of attacking her; he was stopped only by the sudden intervention of Molly Weasley.

Bellatrix threatening Neville Longbottom. After the fall of the Dark Lord in , Bellatrix along with three other Death Eaters including her husband, Rodolphus Lestrange set out to attack members of the Order of the Phoenix , hoping to interrogate them for information on Voldemort's whereabouts.

She personally attacked Alice and Frank Longbottom , torturing them by means of the Cruciatus Curse in her attempt at forcing them to yield the information she wanted.

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.

Prior to the Longbottoms' capture and torture, Alice had given birth to a baby boy, Neville Longbottom. Alice and Frank Longbottom. Neville was left with parents incapable of even recognising him let alone caring for him, and so was raised by his grandmother. Bellatrix seemed to find the fact that she had caused Neville's family tragedy highly amusing. Upon first meeting Neville, she proceeded to mock his loss, extremely angering him in the process. Ever since he was old enough to understand why his parents needed to be hospitalised, Neville had despised Bellatrix Lestrange, but given his benign nature, he never sought vengeance against her.

Instead, Neville honoured his parents by showing more bravery than anyone could have expected of him, retaliating, when Bellatrix taunted him, rebelling against the tyranny of the Carrows during his seventh year at Hogwarts and subsequently fighting during the Battle of Hogwarts against Voldemort and his forces.

Severus Snape was a Death Eater prior to the end of the First Wizarding War , changing sides shortly before Voldemort 's downfall, and becoming a triple agent for Albus Dumbledore. Bellatrix was highly suspicious of him, possibly because of Snape's half-blood status, though mainly citing his evading a sentence to Azkaban "in Dumbledore's pocket;" mistrust may also have been Bellatrix's only real way of expressing her envy of the position of trust and respect Snape enjoyed under Voldemort.

In , 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. Bellatrix was taken aback by Snape's conformance in making the Unbreakable Vow , for which she acted as a Bonder. Both she and Snape fought at the Battle of Hogwarts , Bellatrix dying, however, before being able to discover that her initial mistrust of Snape had been valid after all.

Albus Dumbledore knew Bellatrix to be a highly dangerous Death Eater since the First Wizarding War , having also witnessed her trial and imprisonment, after she tortured the Aurors Alice and Frank Longbottom to insanity and beyond. 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.

During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries , Bellatrix opted to flee rather than engage Dumbledore in battle, deflecting his spells as she made her escape, and was the only Death Eater in the Death Chamber who succeeded in escaping from him - a testament of her prodigious magical skills.

While Bellatrix most likely never had so much as a full conversation with the Headmaster, Dumbledore seemed to understand her very well; he admitted to Severus Snape that he would prefer to not fall prey to Bellatrix Lestrange in his weakened state caused by Voldemort's cursed Horcrux ring , as she liked to "play with her food before she eats it". Bellatrix was not likely to have viewed many of the other Death Eaters as her equals, as she believed both her skill and devotion to Voldemort to exceed that of others.

Undoubtedly, she considered Voldemort's most loyal Death Eaters to be those who, like her, were imprisoned in Azkaban at some point: namely, Barty Crouch Jr. While it's unclear exactly how much genuine respect the other Death Eaters had for Bellatrix, it was clear they were familiar with her view of herself, as Travers became less suspicious of Hermione Granger , disguised as Bellatrix via Polyjuice Potion in , only after Hermione took on a much haughtier persona.

With Bellatrix's suspicions at least temporarily quieted, Narcissa wants Snape to make an Unbreakable Vow to help her son, Draco perform Voldemort's task. Bellatrix, initially skeptical that Snape will comply, is surprised when he agrees. She performs the binding of the Vow.

We do not know if Bellatrix is one of the Death Eaters who invade Hogwarts later in the book — her presence is not mentioned. Bellatrix first appears at Malfoy Manor , in council with Lord Voldemort and the other Death Eaters, though she is seated far from Voldemort. She presumably has lost his favour, partially due to the disastrous battle at the Ministry, as well being related to the disgraced Malfoy family, and also because her half-blood niece, Nymphadora Tonks , has married the werewolf Remus Lupin.

When Harry is moved from Privet Drive by the Order of the Phoenix , six members have disguised themselves as Harry decoys using Polyjuice potion.

Ron , a decoy, is paired with Tonks, his protector. Bellatrix targets Tonks, and aunt and niece duel fiercely; Tonks and Ron escape uninjured. Meanwhile, when Harry first sees Andromeda Tonks at the safe house, he briefly mistakes her for her sister, Bellatrix.

Panicked, she halts Lucius Malfoy summoning Voldemort, wanting to authenticate the sword before alerting the Dark Lord, who she fears may fatally punish them if it is what it appears to be. Hermione, tortured by Bellatrix, insists the sword is only a replica. Knowing that goblins can detect a fake, Bellatrix has Draco fetch Griphook.

Having been coached by Harry, Griphook claims this sword is merely a copy. Satisfied that the real sword is safe, Bellatrix rewards Fenrir Greyback by offering Hermione to him. Harry and Ron, having escaped their captors, burst in. Ron, with Wormtail 's captured wand, Disarms Bellatrix, but she holds Hermione hostage with a knife, forcing Harry and Ron to relinquish their wands to Draco. Dobby , who has arrived to rescue Harry and the others, drops a crystal chandelier on Bellatrix, as Harry wrests the three wands away from Draco, tossing one to Ron.

As the group Apparates to safety , Bellatrix throws her knife, striking Dobby, who dies soon after in Harry's arms. Bellatrix's extreme reaction to seeing the Sword of Gryffindor convinces Harry that she feared it had been stolen from her Gringotts vault , thus leading him to suspect that a Horcrux may also be hidden there. When the Trio break into Gringotts Bank to retrieve the Cup Horcrux, Hermione has assumed Bellatrix's appearance with Polyjuice potion , and is wielding her captured wand, though it performs poorly for her.

Bellatrix is present when Voldemort receives word that her Gringotts vault was breached and the Cup Horcrux stolen. She and Lucius Malfoy barely escape Voldemort's murderous rage upon hearing the news. When Harry views Snape's memories in Dumbledore's Pensieve, one scene shows Dumbledore shortly after the Ring Horcrux destroyed his hand.

Snape revived him, and contained the curse, but has informed Dumbledore that it is unstoppable and he only has about one year left to live. Dumbledore, knowing Draco Malfoy was tasked by Voldemort to murder him, seeks Snape's promise that Snape will kill him in Draco's stead.

Snape demurs, but Dumbledore insists he prefers Snape rather than a Death Eater, such as Greyback or Bellatrix, who enjoy taunting their victims. Harry, upon learning he carries Voldemort's soul shard, determines he must be killed by Voldemort before Voldemort can be slain.

When they meet in the Forbidden Forest , Bellatrix is beside Voldemort, offering comfort. After Harry is almost fatally cursed and returns from the King's Cross simulacrum , he hears Bellatrix attempting to resuscitate Voldemort, who apparently fell when Harry did; Voldemort brusquely pushes her away.

Bellatrix is killed in the Hogwarts battle by an enraged Molly Weasley , presumably with the Killing Curse or combined defensive charms, in a duel triggered by one of Bellatrix's lethal curses nearly striking Ginny Weasley. Furious over losing his staunchest supporter, Voldemort attempts to fatally curse Molly in retaliation, but Harry's Shield charm blocks him. Bellatrix is incredibly powerful, and appears proficient in many magical branches, foremost the Dark Arts.

She never hesitates to use the Unforgivable Curses, seeing them as being the most powerful. Albus Dumbledore characterizes her as " She is so single-minded in her aims that she counts family, such as her cousin Sirius Black, her niece, Nymphadora Tonks, and even her sister, Andromeda, among her enemies, and attempts to kill Tonks and Sirius, succeeding in Sirius' case and possibly in Tonks' as well, the book does not say who was actually responsible for Tonks' death.