The Lestrange's/Crouch Trial and Lexicon

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 90105

lizvega wrote:
> When the four people were brought in , the first person mentioned 
is a 'thickset' man who STARED BLANKLY. The next man was nervous 
> looking, the woman had heavy lidded eyes, and the blond boy kept 
> telling his father he didn't do it. We assume that these people are 
> Bellatrix and (Nervous looking man is her husband), the boy is 
> Crouch-obviously. But, who is the first man, and why is he 'staring 
> blankly'- staring blankly in JKR world means either a memory charm, 
> or the Imperius Curse or perhaps something else-but definitely 
> something wrong with a person who stares blankly. 


Mandy here:
It's thought that the two other people besides Bellatrix and Crouch 
Jr. are her husband Rodolphus Lestrange and his brother Rastaban 
Lestrange.  

I don't think we know yet which is Bella's husband though, unless 
OotP clears it up. I don't have the book on me to check.  Either man 
could be a possibility.  

The staring blankly is interesting and could point to something being 
wrong with him.  Or he could be just in shock at being arrested.  
What ever the reason Bellatrix is the only one of the four in control 
of herself during that scene and not afraid to stand up for what she 
believes. 

As a side I noticed that the Lexicon has a note that Bellatrix met 
Rodolphus at Hogwarts while in Slytherin together!  Where in the 
canon is any of that stated?  If someone has a page reference I'd be 
very grateful.  

I believe we don't know for certain that Bella, or any of the Black 
sisters, were in Slytherin.  Although it is an educated guess that 
Bellatrix was.  We also don't know that the Lestrange brothers went 
to Hogwarts do we?  They sound French to me and I would think that 
Beauxbatons would be a better guess for their place of education.  

Cheers Mandy