Bellatrix Lestrange
Appears 199 times in the books
- Born:
- 1951
- Died:
- 2 May 1998
The most fanatical of Voldemort’s followers. She tortured the Longbottoms into lasting madness, killed Sirius, and guarded the Hufflepuff cup. Molly Weasley kills her in the Great Hall.
Appears in
On the timeline
- During the first war
The cup goes to the Lestrange vault
The Hufflepuff cup, already a Horcrux, is placed in the Lestrange vault at Gringotts. Bellatrix will treat the vault as her charge. - 1996-01
The Azkaban breakout
Bellatrix and other Death Eaters escape. Broderick Bode, who had been made to steal the prophecy, is murdered in St Mungo’s. - 1996-06-18
The Department of Mysteries; Sirius dies
A false vision draws Harry and five friends into the Department. The prophecy sphere breaks. Bellatrix kills Sirius. Dumbledore and Voldemort duel in the atrium. The Ministry can no longer deny the return. - 1998-03
Malfoy Manor; Dobby dies
The taboo on Voldemort’s name gets them caught. Dobby rescues them and dies on the beach. In the same stretch of weeks Voldemort opens Dumbledore’s tomb and takes the Elder Wand. Xenophilius Lovegood has already tried to trade them for Luna.