Bellatrix Lestrange

### Friends

Lord Voldemort, Lucius Malfoy, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape, Fenrir Greyback, Antonin Dolohov, Death Eaters, Barty Crouch Jr.

### Romances

Rodolphus Lestrange (husband)
Lord Voldemort (love interest, father of Delphini)

### Enemies

Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Sirius Black, Dobby

### Affiliations

House of Black
Death Eaters

### Powers/Skills

Magic* Dark Arts
* Duelling
* Charms
* Nonverbal magic
* Occulmency
* Flying
* Apparition

Teaching skills
Indomitable willpower
High intelligence
Leadership

## Behind the Scenes

### Movie(s)

*Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2*

**Bellatrix Lestrange** is the secondary antagonist of the *Harry Potter* franchise. She is one of the most powerful dark witches in her time and the one to perform the Cruciatus Curse on Neville Longbottom's parents. Bellatrix is Voldemort's most loyal and trusted follower and former love and the mother of their daughter Delphini (who is the main antagonist of *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child*).

## Background

Bellatrix Black was the daughter of Cygnus Black III and Druella Black (nee Rosier). She had two sisters: Narcissa and Andromeda and had a fairly strained relationship with her cousin, Sirius Black. At eleven, Bella began attending school at Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin. Bellatrix joined the Death Eaters after graduating from Hogwarts. She participated in the torture of Frank and Alice Longbottom.

### Personality

Bellatrix is cruel, evil and vindictive and quite cruel. She is known to be quite psychotic, as she always laughs. She is very loyal to Voldemort, her master, and also kills in his name. She had an obsessive love for her master, and he even had a sexual relationship with her that caused the birth of her daughter, Delphini.

## *Harry Potter*

### *The Goblet of Fire*

Bellatrix appears in the fourth novel, where she appears with her husband and brother-in-law and fellow Death Eater Barty Crouch, Jr. Their trial appears, where Harry witnesses how she and her family are imprisoned due to their involvement in the torture curse on Frank and Alice Longbottom.

### *The Deathly Hallows*

During the final battle, Bellatrix murdered her disowned niece, Nymphadora Tonks. She is finally killed by Molly Weasley after she attempts going after Ginny.

## *Harry Potter* film series

In the Harry Potter films, Bellatrix was portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. She was ignored in *The Goblet of Fire*, as are her brother-in-law Rabastan and husband.

## Trivia

* Bellatrix is one of the most evil characters in the *Harry Potter* franchise, along with Voldemort and Dolores Umbridge, being ultimately pure evil.

Harry Potter • Ron Weasley • Hermione Granger • Neville Longbottom • Lord Voldemort • Albus Dumbledore • Severus Snape • Rubeus Hagrid • Draco Malfoy
Dumbledore's ArmyGinny Weasley • Luna Lovegood • Fred Weasley • George Weasley • Cho Chang • Dean Thomas • Ernie Macmillan • Hannah Abbott • Justin Finch-Fletchley • Lavender Brown • Seamus Finnigan • Susan Bones • Lee Jordan • Parvati Patil • Padma Patil • Angelina Johnson
Order of the PhoenixMinerva McGonagall • Arthur Weasley • Molly Weasley • Aberforth Dumbledore • Arabella Figg • Fleur Delacour • Bill Weasley • Kingsley Shacklebolt • James Potter•Prongs • Lily Potter I • Remus Lupin • Sirius Black • Elphias Doge
Voldemort's Followers**Bellatrix Lestrange** • Barty Crouch Jr. • Peter Pettigrew•Wormtail
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and WizardryHorace Slughorn • Pomona Sprout • Poppy Pomfrey • Quirinus Quirrell • Filius Flitwick • Helena Ravenclaw • Peeves • Bloody Baron
Ministry of MagicCornelius Fudge • Barty Crouch Sr. • Dolores Umbridge • Percy Weasley
Other Olympe Maxime• Fenrir Greyback • Lucius Malfoy • Narcissa Malfoy • Gellert Grindelwald • Dobby
*Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them**Newt Scamander • Tina Goldstein • Queenie Goldstein • Jacob Kowalski • Gellert Grindelwald • Credence Barebone • Seraphina Picquery • Percival Graves • Bernadette • Mary Lou Barebone • Modesty Barebone • Gnarlak • Langdon Shaw • Henry Shaw Jr. • Henry Shaw Sr. •  Leta Lestrange • Theseus Scamander • Pickett • Niffler*
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldNagini • Nicholas Flamel • Vinda Rosier