Bellatrix Marguerite Lestrange

BELLATRIX LESTRANGE

Full Name:     Bellatrix Marguerite Lestrange (nee Black) Nicknames:     Bella, Belles Date of Birth:     October 17, 1953 Hometown:     Royal Tunbridge Wells Parents' Names:     Cygnus Black III and Druella Black (nee Rosier) Other Family:     Andromeda and Narcissa Black (sisters), Sirius Black and Regulus Black (cousins) , Walburga Black (aunt), Orion Black and Alphard Black (uncles), Rabastan Lestrange (Brother in Law) Blood Status:     Pure Blood Occupation:     Obliviator Wand Type:     12 ¾" walnut, with a dragon heartstring core

APPEARANCE

Hair:
    Very dark brown hair kept long and low over her shoulders. It is typically curly or wavy but is sometimes set straight. Her hair once used to be the bane of her existence but has sense settled down to do what she commands.
Eyes:
    Ice blue with a slightly darker blue ring on the outer rim
Height:
    Average height.
Style:
    Bellatrix likes to dress up in skirts and dresses with her hair done and her make up perfect. Every once in a while she will wear jeans and comfy shirts like many of the other witches her age. Something form fitting but not to constrictive is her style, though there are many occasions where she enjoys something more flowing.
Etc.:
    Tall, dark, and beautiful. Bellatrix rarely backs down from anything and her posture/stance shows that. She often dresses up as befitting her upper class in the wizarding world. Her appearance has to be as perfect as possible, except when she is sick, then of course she could care less. She is a proud girl and that fact is written all over her face.

PERSONALITY

Erised:
    To gain enough power to please the Dark Lord and see the new world promised by him
Dementor:
    The night of her first killing when she learned the Killing Curse to prove herself as a worthy Death Eater to Voldemort. The man’s face still haunts her every now and then when her guards are down.
Patronus:
    The day she earned her mark and officially made her father and especially the Dark Lord proud - takes the form of a doberman
Boggart:
    Losing the Dark Lord; drowning in the dark depths of some large body of water alone
Likes:
    dark chocolate, clear night sky, upbeat music, dancing, champagne, good wine, desserts, good looking men, power, rich and good food, exotic cuisine, magic, jewels and jewel tone colors, shopping, dressing up, fairy tales, her cello, perfume, tea, coffee
Dislikes:
    butterflies, kittens, sunshine...all of those cute things that little girls love and gush over, green peas, asparagus, her cello, sweet and sour candy, Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, beer, Muggles, Muggle Borns, soft drinks, black cats, swimming, lakes, oceans, rivers
Basic Personality:
    Bellatrix is fiesty and snapish a good amount of the time, even when she is talking to her sisters and closest friends. She had not always been that way, but as things were taken away from her in her life, her heart hardened against the world. Of course, her sisters have the best chance of melting it at just the right times to get her to be very sweet. This doesn’t happen all the time, but often enough for Bellatrix to have officially gotten over this fact that once annoyed her.
    She craves power and will do anything to gain it, even if she has to walk over others to get it, which better not include her sisters. She considers her family to be of the utmost important, though resents her father for many things. Anything really funny barely happens in her life, so Bellatrix is hardly seen laughing, but when she does she does it whole heartily. She is smarter than she looks and has learned over the years when to keep quiet, though she would love nothing more than to show that she is smarter and more powerful than her peers around her.

BIOGRAPHY

    Bellatrix was born the first of three girls to Druella and Cygnus Black and though she was a beautiful and strong baby girl, she was a disappointment. Her father really wanted boys and lashed out his anger and disappointment at this onto Bellatrix. After Narcissa was finally born, Cygnus finally let bygones be bygones and gave into his fate that he would have no true boy heirs to his name and fortune.
    When she was young, Bellatrix was an outspoken child who always simply spoke her mind whenever she had a thought or a question. Though her mother loved this and thought her brilliant at times, her father did not like this one bit and took it upon himself to teach her to keep quiet in his presence. For years Bellatrix listened very well until she reached those rebellious teenage years. Then she regained her voice and strong will in front of her father. The summer before she turned fourteen, she had a question and her own thoughts about Muggles and Muggle Born witches and wizards which angered her father and his friends. This led to a series of ‘private lessons’ taught to her where she was taught about the true blight of nonmagical beings and the dangers of them taking over their world. Since Bellatrix was still young and her mind still malleable, her thoughts changed drastically. Now she looks upon all Muggles and Muggle Borns with distaste.
    For as long as she can remember, Bellatrix had always loved the old fairy tales that her mother used to read to her at night before bed, which she would then read to herself after her mother’s untimely death. Her mother’s passing hit her hard and she retreated to those fairy tales for comfort and hope that life would get better someday. Secretly she still hopes that some knight in shining armor will whisk her away. It is a dream that dwindles a little each year, especially now that she is married.
    She and Rodolphus married during the winter break of 1976 so her sisters could attend as her bridesmaids and Rabastan could be there as Best Man. The wedding was large and fancy, almost to the point of ostentatious in her mind. It was the one day where Bellatrix truly felt like a princess. She still looks back to that day with fondness for how everything looked and felt. Everyone there seemed to be very happy, despite the dark tidings hidden in the shadows.
    Though Bellatrix tried her best to stay at home and take care of the place where she and Rodolphus made their home, being a simple housewife did not suit her and she easily grew bored. So she set out to find a job that would help keep her busy during the day and actually challenge her mentally. Unfortunately the only job offered to her was below her abilities but she took it anyway just to get out of the house. She served as Secretary to the Head of Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, but soon earned a promotion to Accidental Magic Reversal Squad and then started her Obliviator training two years later in 1978. Her new abilities earned her some notice from the Dark Lord and his closest followers.
    She had already given herself to his cause before that. The new attention garnered her a higher ranking with more responsibilities among the Death Eaters just in time for when the war finally broke out. During the battles when she had the opportunity to wreck havoc all over the place, Bellatrix found true enjoyment in life. She had never felt so alive. She had felt as if her time had finally come. Even her husband and his younger brother had joined her among the ranks of the Death Eaters. Many witches and wizards were captured and killed by their hands. Very few of them meant anything to her anymore. Those whom she had once called friend had been more difficult to bring harm to, but only slightly. Her anger and lust for power kept her on her path toward victory.
    The longer the war continued, the more it seemed as if they would win, until the night of October 31. Bellatrix had never once understood the Dark Lord’s reason to traveling alone that night. Yes, he was the most powerful man she had ever seen, but even one such as him should have had an escort. The news of his disappearance crushed her heart and soul. It just could not be. A wizard that powerful could not possibly be defeated that easily. Within hours everything seemed to crash around them. Bellatrix has only grown angrier at the prospects of those like her cousin Sirius and his petty friends winning out in this war. At this point, nothing will make her see reason that they lost. Until the body of the Dark Lord is discovered lifeless, they should still fight for him.

PLAYER INFORMATION

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