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On September 1st, 1962, Bellatrix Black was sorted into the noble house of Slyterin. She took great pride in the matter, though she held little doubt that she would be sorted anywhere else. She was, for all purposes, a good student. She was intelligent and excelled at her studies, particularly that of the Dark Arts. Dueling was a natural talent for her, and she developed a particular fondness for the art which caused her diligent practice. Eventually she would become an expert duelist.
Her dominant and fearless natures lent themselves to the quick domination of Slytherin house and even more than a few of her professors. Rodolphus’ eye was caught by the young witch early in her schooling, even though he was older by a year. It was he that would introduce her to the Dark Lord during the winter holidays of her 7th year. She was immediately taken by the man, vowing herself completely to his cause. Her lord was quick to bestow tasks for her even though she was still in school. Upon her graduation she received the Dark Mark from Voldemort, an accomplishment that far surpassed her finishing of the school.
The fall after her graduation, and acceptance into the Death Eaters, she married Rodolphus Lestrange.
For over twelve years she served by Voldemort’s side faithfully and gloriously. Under his tutelage she learned an even darker nature of magic than had been taught by Hogwarts or even her father. She learned the unforgivable curses and quickly fell in love with the Cruciatus curse, favoring it above all others. During this time she also seduced many into the service of her Lord. When her own cousin disgraced her and attempted to leave the Death Eaters, it was her to bring about his death. She had even threatened Sirius with his own death in a brief crossing of paths shortly before they were both imprisoned.
After the fall of her Lord, and the torture of the Longbottoms to learn his whereabouts, she and her husband were sent to Azkaban. For 15 years she remained there, waiting diligently for word of their Lord. She kept in close contact with her husband, passing messages and stealing moments when permitted leave their boxes. Sirius’ escape from Azkaban caused a great fit of rage throughout Bellatrix, having to admit that she was lesser, in some regard, to her unworthy cousin.
The moment she was free from the prison, she fell at her Lord’s feet, blessing his return and pledging a continuing devotion that not even Azkaban had broken. He granted her the honor of continued service and put her to work. Voldemort included her in the attack on the Ministry in which she came face to face, for the first time, with Harry Potter and made good on her threat to kill her last remaining cousin.
Though she was the only Death Eater to make it out of the Ministry by Voldemort’s own effort, she received much of the scorn and anger from her Lord at their failure, proclaiming her to be weak and broken. Such insults from her Lord enraged Bellatrix and instigated a deep paranoia concerning her status amongst the Death Eaters. She was further enraged that he had targeted Draco, her beloved nephew, for his father’s failures. Though she agreed that Draco would need help (for he was certain to die for failure), Narcissa’s choice in Snape caused Bellatrix to truly question her sister for the first time, creating a, though small, irreparable rift between them. Snape was little more to Bellatrix than dirt on her shoe, and the thought that he had been entrusted with her nephew’s safety disgusted her. Gladly, she bound Snape to Narcissa.
Much to her disgust (though news of Dumbledore’s death was worthy of rejoicing), she found that Snape had earned the favor of Voldemort. Him… how her Lord could trust such an unworthy man, a traitor, was beyond her comprehension. Her hate for him grew as Voldemort’s appreciation did the same. They were pitted against each other often, and quite often by Voldemort himself. Their rivaly grew as did their hate. However, before she could take revenge on Snape (as she had been yearning to do), she was captured and returned to Azkaban.
Before a year could pass, she was transferred, much to her own surprise, to St. Mungo’s. She couldn’t help but suspect that there would soon be an attempt to rescue her from the hospital. And so she waited, desperate of any news of their campaign against Potter.
Her patience was rewarded, not by her rescue, but by the dark mark burning itself from her arm. It had sent her into a fit of rage which resulted in the injuring of her guards and a nurse. Merely days later she learned of Voldemort’s death. She refused to believe it, adamantly. To prove her matter she carved the dark mark into her own arm with the quill used by a nearby nurse.
Shortly after the news of her Lord’s death, she learned of the death of her husband. She lashed out then, at every unfortunate soul to cross her path. Not long after, she endured yet another blow with the knowledge that her beloved nephew had befriended Potter (among other things). She then banished the embarrassment from her mind, and her fervor for the death of the bastard boy was renewed.
Bellatrix was released from St. Mungo’s later that year, after “confessing her sins”, and was added to the registry. She wasted no time in the beginnings of rebuilding her Lord’s army though she endures bi-weekly wand checks, and weekly sessions at St. Mungo’s. | |
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