Bellatrix Lestrange Character Analysis in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

One of Sirius's cousins and a prominent Death Eater. She escapes from Azkaban after Christmas with other Death Eaters and returns to serve Voldemort. When Harry meets her in the Department of Mysteries, he thinks that she was once beautiful, but Azkaban robbed her of her looks. She is exceptionally cruel and devoted to Voldemort, and kills Sirius by cursing him and throwing him backwards through the arch. For this, Harry attempts to perform the Cruciatus Curse on her.

Bellatrix Lestrange Quotes in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix quotes below are all either spoken by Bellatrix Lestrange or refer to Bellatrix Lestrange. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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"Does it matter if she's my cousin?" snapped Sirius. "As far as I'm concerned, they're not my family. She's certainly not my family. I haven't seen her since I was your age, unless you count a glimpse of her coming into Azkaban. Do you think I'm proud of having relatives like her?"

Related Characters: Sirius Black (speaker), Harry Potter, Bellatrix Lestrange, Narcissa Malfoy

Page Number and Citation: 114

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