Bellatrix Lestrange

***"I know much of what happened. I just . . . wasn't there for it. It was like a long and vivid dream that I continue to recall clearly even after waking up."***

Bellatrix Black to the Azkabal.

**Bellatrix Black (Formerly Lestrange)**, called **Delphini White** after faking her death, is a member of House Black, and sister to Narcissa Nott and Andromeda Tonks, as well as the mother of hers and Bill Weasley's unborn child. She was formerly a Death Eater known as **Ms. Demeanour** who was brainwashed by Narcissa Nott and Augustus Rookwood. She later joined the Azkabal after the brainwashing was removed and became an Australian Auror Trainee under Brian Macmillan after faking her death.

## Biography

### Family Lineage

Bellatrix is descended from the Ancient and Noble House of Black, one of the 17 Roman magical families that relocated to Wizarding Britain after the fall of Rome, and one that has been a part of the Wizengamot since its inception. The Black Family has been noted to produce lots of witches and wizards capable in Shape Shifting Magic.

They've also been noted to carry the "Black Madness", a genetic trait that increases a person's chances of developing clinical depression, bipolar syndrome, and/or mild schizophrenia. This is likely due to the generations of inbreeding which has exacerbated the recessive gene.

## Personality & Traits

Bellatrix is a strange case in terms of personality, due to the fact she was cursed and has had multiple personalities implanted into her over the course of her life.

### Bellatrix Black

Her original personality, **Bellatrix Black**, is that of a reserved yet motivated 18-year girl whose deepest desire was to become an auror. While Bellatrix Black did hold stock by the principles of blood purity, she was no fanatic as she never bullied muggleborns in school, refused to cut contact with her younger sister Andromeda after her disownment, and was no fan of the Knights of Walpurgis, to the point of getting into several rows with her youngest sister Narcissa over her apperent obsession with the extremist group.
However, this personality was locked away in the deepest parts of her mind when the "Miss Demeanor" personality was created. As a result, Bellatrix Black has no emotional context to her actions for the better part of a quarter-century.
Luckily for her, due to the strength of her mental imprisonment, her personality was able to survive her experience with the Dementors of Azkaban, as the "Lestrange" personality was forced to bear the brunt of the Dementors by "Miss Demeanor".

### Miss Demeanor

When she was given Occlumency: A Beginner's Guide by her sister, Narcissa, the book began to curse her creating a secondary personality that was more in line with Voldemort's methods: **Miss Demeanor**. As Miss Demeanor, she was extremely cold, logical and ruthless, even in desperate circumstances. She was also unflinchingly loyal to Lord Voldemort and would unquestionably obey his commands. It was this personality that took hold when Bellatrix participated in Death Eater activities and would recede into her mind, allowing "Lestrange" control, to prevent detection.

### Bellatrix Lestrange

Another personality also existed within Bellatrix Black; that of **Bellatrix Lestrange**. Bellatrix Lestrange is a copy of her original personality, manipulated in a way to better serve Lord Voldemort. It was created by Augustus Rockwood during her indoctrination, to allow Miss Demeanor to pass off as the original personality without allowing the original to potentially "escape".

It was designed to be utterly obedient to Lord Voldemort and fanatically loyal to the blood supremacy cause and uphold its tenets as much as legally possible. It was also meant to “submit to the desires of Rodolphus Lestrange”.

Although the "Lestrange" personality was created to be a subservient copy of the original Bellatrix, prolonged exposure to the Dementors of Azkaban drove it insane. Once she was freed by the Azkaban Conspiracy, she was willing to destroy anything in her way without a care for who gets hurt or dies. However, this caused her to come into conflict with the "Miss Demeanor" personality as, although they both wanted to kill and maim, Lestrange didn't care about the consqeunces whilst Demeanor did.

## Magical Abilities & Skills

### Dueling

As "Miss Demeanor", Bellatrix was trained to become one of Voldemort's assassins. This gave her great knowledge in dueling. Although the "Miss Demeanor" personality was destroyed, it is noted that her dueling talents remained intact.

## Behind the Scenes

As Delphini White, Bellatrix is portrayed by Maisie Williams as she appeared on Doctor Who.

## References

Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 114 - The Blackest Day (Pt 3),

Ted Tonks explains BM to his daughter.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 115 - The Blackest Day (Pt 4),

Snape explains the Personalities to the Azkabal.