The Lestrange's/Crouch Trial and Lexicon

[KathyK]

No: HPFGUIDX 90121

Mandy wrote:
 
>>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.<<

Lliannanshe then wrote:

>Can you please tell me where you found this on the Lexicon web 
site.<

KathyK then adds:

I believe Mandy was reading here:

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/death_eaters.html
 
Mandy also wrote:
 
>>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.<<

KathyK, with her copy of GoF in hand replies:

According to Sirius not only did Rodolphus Lestrange attend 
Hogwarts, but he was in Slytherin along with Bellatrix.

GoF, Ch 27 "Padfoot Returns" (US ed. pg 531):

BEGIN QUOTE
"Snape knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the kids 
in seventh year, and he was part of a gang of Slytherins who nearly 
all turned out to be Death Eaters."

Sirius held up his fingers and began ticking off names.

"Rosier and Wilkes-they were both killed by Aurors the year before 
Voldemort fell.  The Lestranges-they're a married couple-they're in 
Azkaban." END QUOTE 
 
So Bellatrix and Rodolphus were both at Hogwarts and in Slytherin.  
I'd consider it a good bet that's where Bellatrix and Rodolphus met-
unless they've known one another since before Hogwarts, which is 
possible.  A case could be made that perhaps Rabastan was not in 
school with them as we have no specific canon stating he was at 
Hogwarts.  

I don't think it's much of a stretch to place Narcissa into 
Slytherin either, as Draco Malfoy mentions to Harry in SS/PS about 
house placement:

SS (US ed. pg 77) Ch. 5 "Diagon Alley":

BEGIN QUOTE
"Well, no one really knows until they get there, do they, but I know
I'll be in Slytherin, all our family have been" END QUOTE

As I mentioned in a previous post a couple months ago (message 
84369) it's not certain whether or not Draco is referring to all his 
family or if he's thinking more specifically of the Malfoy family, 
but I think placing Narcissa into Slytherin is an educated guess 
based on what we know of her.  

KathyK, who is liking her haircut ever so much