Bellatrix's 'French' accent on the Audio tape/cd

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 97294

The Sergeant Majorette addressed the troops, and in a command voice, said 
> When we meet Bellatrix in GoF, we are given *no* information about 
> her background. It's a shock to find out in OoP that she's related to 
> blonde Narcissa, nonexistent Andromeda and Gryffindor Sirius.
> 
> I've never heard either recording, but as I read GoF, I "heard" a 
> foreign accent. Maybe she's like Kathleen Turner or Madonna (both 
> American women who have affected bewildering Continental accents.)

Good point - we didn't know a thing about her when we met her, but
Dale and Kthleen Hale (the audiobook director) could have made the
change in  OOP. 

OTOH, have a little pity for Jim Dale, who did his damndest to give
characters their own voices and did amazingly well.  He wasn't going
to resist giving this character something distinctive.

Given that Bellatrix is such a lunatic, is it possible that Narcissa
is as well?

Jim Ferer