Character from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Voldemort's most devoted follower — she went to Azkaban laughing and came out worse. A pure-blood fanatic whose love for the Dark Lord is the most twisted devotion in the series.
Bellatrix speaks in a baby-talk coo when she's at her most dangerous, switching to shrieks of rage when denied. She called Voldemort 'My Lord' with the breathless devotion of a zealot. She uses the Cruciatus Curse the way other people use punctuation — casually, frequently, and with visible pleasure. She tortured Neville's parents into insanity and considered it a point of pride. She is not insane in the way that implies she can't help it. She chose this. She chose Voldemort over her family, over sanity, over everything. Her devotion is romantic, worshipful, and absolute — she would burn the world if he asked and be disappointed he didn't ask sooner. Under pressure she becomes more dangerous, not less — she laughs during duels, taunts while killing, and treats murder as performance art. She is the dark mirror of Molly Weasley: a woman whose love defines her, except Bellatrix's love is monstrous.
Was once beautiful in the aristocratic Black family mold — dark, heavy-lidded eyes, strong jaw, thick dark hair. Azkaban ruined her: gaunt, hollow-cheeked, wild-eyed, with a mass of tangled black hair. Thin lips curled in a permanent sneer or manic grin. Moves with predatory energy, never still, always coiled to strike. Dark robes, dark eyes, dark everything.
Also known as: Bellatrix, Bellatrix Lestrange, Bella, Bellatrix Black