[Fwd: Bellatrix Lestrange Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: I love tragic endings]]

[Angel Moules]

No: HPFGUIDX 85771

Siriusly Snapey Susan wrote:

>>Maybe I'm reading too much into things, but I get the feeling Bellatrix loves Voldy.  Could it be a reciprocal thing--if not now, then possibly in the future if Voldy were to win?>>

Carol wrote:
>Bellatrix, though she's some twenty-five years younger than Voldemort,
may be in love with him, or at least fascinated by him, in some 
weird way, but she can never have seen him in his (handsome) human form. 
He left at about age eighteen (before she was born) to seek out dark
wizards, and when he came back had transformed himself so frequently
that he was barely recognizable. (Presumably any resemblance to Tom
Riddle is now completely gone.) Her husband and brother-in-law also
joined Voldemort, so whatever the attraction was (revenge for the pure
bloods?), they shared it with her. Presumably it wasn't physical attraction in their case, at least. 
<snip>
To return to Bellatrix, she seems to regard Voldemort as some sort of
mentor or teacher who taught her much of what she knows of the Dark
Arts. I could cite some passages from OoP to back this up if anyone
wants them. Maybe Voldemort is her Dumbledore, and her fierce loyalty to LV parallels Harry's to DD?>    

Angel writes:
I would have thought that the parallel of the relationship between Bella 
and Voldemort was more Snape/Dumbledore. Snape seems to have had a 
miserable childhood, that progressed natually into the DEs. Bella, OTOH, 
Bella seems to have had a good childhood, spoilt brattish, but not 
learning what she wanted, not getting what she really needed, and LV 
rescued her and got her into his coterie.