Why Bella didn't disapparate-was OOP Azkaban effects

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 75740

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" <rredordead at a...>
wrote:
>
> 
> I would not underestimate Bellatrix Lestrange.  Even though she was 
> in Azkaban for 14 years, she is still a powerful witch. She killed 
> Sirius Black and is highly prized by Voldmorte.  After all LV took a 
> huge risk coming back to the Ministry just to get her. 
> ...edited..
> Mandy

bboy_mn:

I don't think LV went to  the Ministry 'just to get her'. I think he
had been watching events unfold on, as I like to call it, Potter TV;
that is, through Harry's eye. So, I am guessing he either came to make
sure the prophecy was truly lost, or more likely, he was so furious
that Harry and foiled him again he couldn't control himself, so he
came to kill Harry.

Here is something very interesting relative to Lestrang's ability to
apparate, and how much Voldemort valued her. (could there be something
in the romance department here?)

---OoP AM Ed HB pg 816-817---
(speaking scarlet-robed man with a pony tail; presumably an Auror)
"I saw him, Mr. fudge. I swear, is was You-Know-Who, he grabbed a
woman and disapparated."
---end quote---

Voldemort was in the process of possessing Harry just before he left.
Harry was near the fountain, and Lestrange was across the room pinned
under a statue. 

When the Aurors came, why would Voldemort move all the way across the
room, leap on Lestranges body, and disapparate both of them together? 

That seem pretty risky. Voldemort in the past doesn't seem to have had
any trouble throwing away DE's that were a liability to him, or to at
least let them fend for themselves while Voldemort saved himself
(somewhat reading between the lines here). 

Why take the risk? Why not let Lestrange get herself out? Whe not let
her apparate on her own? 

I think it because, as Mandy said, Lestrange is very valuable to
Voldemort, and this would push the weight of the data toward Lestrange
not being able to apparate. Although, it possible she was dazed from
being trapped under the weight of a large metal statue.

The support for her being able to apparate, would seem to be the
appearance of the DE's in the Room of Prophecies. My impression of
their appearance is not that they stepped out of the shadows, because
I don't think there were enough shadows to hide a dozen of them, so my
assumption on reading that was that they apparated. Since Lestrange
was amoung them, that would imply she apparated too.

So, I guess Apparation isn't resolved one way or the other. But I
think it is very telling that Voldemort would put himself at that
degree of risk, just to cross the room and save Lestrange. 

Not sure what it adds up to, but I find it interesting.

bboy_mn