Appearance
Bellatrix Lestrange was described as a tall, beautiful woman with long, thick, shining black hair. She had thin lips, dark, heavy-lidded eyes, and a strong jaw. She had the classic 'great good looks' and arrogant bearing common for members of the House of Black, but like her cousin Sirius, time in Azkaban took a toll on her appearance. After her lengthy imprisonment, she was described as having a gaunt and skull-like face, but managed to retain some vestige of her great beauty. Bellatrix was noted to physically resemble her sister Andromeda, as Harry mistook Andromeda for Bellatrix on one occasion. Also, Harry noted that as much as Narcissa is fair as Bellatrix is dark, the two sisters still resemble each other.
Personality and Traits
Bellatrix often gave the impression of being an utter psychopath, completely and utterly lacking in anything regarding a conscience. She was an intensely sadistic witch who at certain points seemed mentally unbalanced; for instance, she once killed a fox because she was paranoid it might be an Auror in disguise. Bellatrix was intelligent but could be easily distracted and had a fierce and dangerous temper, a trait that she shared with her cousin Sirius and her aunt Walburga.
She was very devoted to Voldemort, believing that she proved her loyalty by her time in Azkaban, which seems to have furthered her mental decline. She was one of Voldemort's cruellest Death Eaters, always eager to inflict the Cruciatus Curse on enemies. It is said that she "likes to play with her food before she eats it", and believed she was his most trusted and loyal follower. Harry Potter noted that Bellatrix was as "mad as her master". Bellatrix was a steadfast believer in the supremacy of blood purity, as was taught to her by her family, and seemed particularly eager to kill her own relatives if they violated this ideology.
Aside from all Blood traitors, Half-bloods, Muggle-borns, and Muggles, Bellatrix also treated people below her as scum. Born in the aristocratic House of Black, Bellatrix was heavily spoiled into thinking being born a Black made her practically royalty. In one of her deranged tantrums, Bellatrix was screaming at her youngest sister and nephew, despite usually getting along well with them. When Hermione disguised herself as Bellatrix and gave Tom a polite greeting, the landlord was surprised.
Bellatrix was a natural leader and took charge in tricky situations, such as during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of Malfoy Manor. Another mark of her decisiveness and ruthlessness, Bellatrix took no unnecessary prisoners, preferring to kill them instead, as she planned to do with a group of Snatchers who attempted to defy her in Malfoy Manor in1998.
Because of her personality and fanatical devotion to Voldemort, Bellatrix sometimes did not realise what was happening, laughing and trying to kill anyone she disliked. Only at the moment that she died, she realised that Molly Weasley had defeated her, and then died. Despite her sadistic personality, Bellatrix appeared to care about her younger sister Narcissa, following her at Severus Snape's house, where Narcissa went, in order to beg Snape to help her son. However, she started to hate family members that were considered as "blood traitors," such as her sister Andromeda and her cousin Sirius. She even duelled and killed Sirius and Nymphadora, her niece.
She was very devoted to Voldemort, believing that she proved her loyalty by her time in Azkaban, which seems to have furthered her mental decline. She was one of Voldemort's cruellest Death Eaters, always eager to inflict the Cruciatus Curse on enemies. It is said that she "likes to play with her food before she eats it", and believed she was his most trusted and loyal follower. Harry Potter noted that Bellatrix was as "mad as her master". Bellatrix was a steadfast believer in the supremacy of blood purity, as was taught to her by her family, and seemed particularly eager to kill her own relatives if they violated this ideology.
Aside from all Blood traitors, Half-bloods, Muggle-borns, and Muggles, Bellatrix also treated people below her as scum. Born in the aristocratic House of Black, Bellatrix was heavily spoiled into thinking being born a Black made her practically royalty. In one of her deranged tantrums, Bellatrix was screaming at her youngest sister and nephew, despite usually getting along well with them. When Hermione disguised herself as Bellatrix and gave Tom a polite greeting, the landlord was surprised.
Bellatrix was a natural leader and took charge in tricky situations, such as during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of Malfoy Manor. Another mark of her decisiveness and ruthlessness, Bellatrix took no unnecessary prisoners, preferring to kill them instead, as she planned to do with a group of Snatchers who attempted to defy her in Malfoy Manor in1998.
Because of her personality and fanatical devotion to Voldemort, Bellatrix sometimes did not realise what was happening, laughing and trying to kill anyone she disliked. Only at the moment that she died, she realised that Molly Weasley had defeated her, and then died. Despite her sadistic personality, Bellatrix appeared to care about her younger sister Narcissa, following her at Severus Snape's house, where Narcissa went, in order to beg Snape to help her son. However, she started to hate family members that were considered as "blood traitors," such as her sister Andromeda and her cousin Sirius. She even duelled and killed Sirius and Nymphadora, her niece.