Bellatrix as 'Bella'

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, IAmLordCassandra at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 7/10/2003 10:06:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> sibel_saya at h... writes:
> 
> 
> > While rereading OOP, something struck me as rather strange.
> > In the chapter The Only One He Ever Feared, when Voldemort comes 
back 
> > finding Bellatrix and Harry, Voldemort calls Bellatrix 'Bella' 
twice 
> > (p716-717 UK Edition).
> > 
> > Now surely this is a sign of affection from Voldemort, something 
we 
> > haven't seen before. He calls all the other DEs by their last 
names 
> > at the end of GoF, except for Lucius Malfoy, whom he calls 
Lucius. 
> > Not only does he call her by her first name but shortens it, 
> > something we associate with affection. Is this just because she 
is a 
> > woman? Or because their relationship may be a bit more advanced 
> > perhaps (cough cough)?
> > 
> > But also the second time addresses her, he is telling her 
off, "Be 
> > quiet, Bella. I shall deal with you in a moment. Do you think I 
have 
> > entered the Ministry of Magic to hear your snivelling 
apologies?" yet 
> > he still calls her Bella. So what does this mean? I have no idea.
> > So am I looking in to this too much? Does this mean something or 
not? 
> > We know "Voldemort shows just as little mercy to his followers 
as his 
> > enemies" after all. So what does this mean?
> > 
> > Thoughts??
> > 
> > Sibel
> 
> I've been thinking about this as well.Ok...I didn't really think 
about it 
> until you mentioned it, but it helps strengthened another thought 
I had.  
> 
> Did you notice how he risked being seen (and was seen) by saving 
Bellatrix? 
> He could've just left her there to be captured like the other 
DE's, but he 
> didn't. 
> 
> ~Cassie~ 

I noticed this too, he even risked a confrontation with Dumbledore 
over "Bella".  And Dumbledore, I think is the last person Voldemort 
would be willing to face again.."the only one he ever feared" 

Yet, I believe that Voldemort is now starting to fear Harry just a 
bit more now too.

Tess