#Bellatrix LeStrange

[iwriteasfotini]

Not that I've shown them much in my story yet but this is how I see them.

The Black Sisters, as girls

[marauderspolls]

She's just more interesting than them. Like, lily is so boring.

wait wait hold on a minute, are you serious…

the fact that people even try to compare Lily Evans and Bellatrix Lestrange like they're on the same level actually makes me want to throw something. Like, Bellatrix's a one-note lunatic with a murder kink and zero personality outside of “I love Voldemort” and “I want to kill things.” That’s it. That’s the whole character. She’s just evil for the sake of being evil, and yeah, sure, she’s scary or whatever, but she’s not interesting. She has no depth, no real motivation beyond blind fanaticism, and no development. She starts the series as an unhinged Death Eater, and she dies as an unhinged Death Eater. There is nothing in between.

Bellatrix is literally just a rabid dog for Voldemort. That’s it. That’s her whole function. Her family? She doesn’t care about them unless they align with her weird pure-blood ideals. Her own sister tries to distance herself from her because she’s so far gone. And don’t even get me started on the way she treats people—she’s all about power, control, and causing pain for the sake of it. She doesn’t even have a goal beyond “make Voldemort proud,” and like... for what? That man does not care about her! She dies grinning because she’s so far up his arse she doesn’t even realize how pathetic she is.

And THEN you have Lily, who is just so much more compelling in every single way. She doesn’t have power handed to her on a silver platter. She wasn’t born into some rich, pure-blood family with connections and influence. She worked for everything—her magic, her place in the wizarding world, her friendships. She got there because she was talented and determined, not because she had some bloodline nonsense backing her up. And the best part? She could’ve taken the easy way out. She could’ve married Snape’s ideology and been like, “Yeah, maybe blood status does matter,” but she didn’t. She chose to fight back. She chose to stand up for people who needed it, even when it was hard.

And don’t even get me started on love. Bellatrix thinks she loves Voldemort, but it’s not love—it’s obsession. She throws away everything for a man who doesn’t care about her. Lily? Lily chooses someone who actually grows, who actually loves her back. She has real relationships, real emotions, real stakes.

Lily is brave in a way Bellatrix will never be. Bellatrix dies cackling because she never once considered that she might lose. Lily knew she was going to lose, and she did the right thing anyway.

Meanwhile, Lily? Lily is a real person. She’s funny, she’s sharp, she stands up for what’s right without being some perfect, holier-than-thou character. She has actual relationships that matter, actual emotions that make sense, and she grows. She changes. She starts as this kid who’s just discovering the magical world, and by the time she dies, she’s someone who’s made her own choices, built a life for herself, and actively fought against people like Bellatrix - actively fought against a system that's designed to oppress people like her, whereas Bellatrix was in a convenient position of power from start to finish - like bffr when did she ever LOSE anything? There's zero CANON evidence that she was abused so that entire argument is moot.

So yeah, if you actually think Bellatrix is a more interesting character than Lily, I genuinely don’t know what to tell you. One of them is an actual person with complexity, growth, and depth. The other is just a glorified attack dog with a creepy Voldemort fixation. It’s not a competition.

[berriteeth]

"I lay my masculinity at the altar of your maidenhood."

[siriusblackdevotee]

ofc I'm upset Sirius lost but...Bellatrix winning with an insignificant difference....like an insignificant spell....that pushed Sirius...oh my god. sorry I'm fangirling rn.

they were on par by 49.1%....but that 0.9% uhhhmmmm

I'm not mad, this is historical, I take back everything I said about the fandom, I love you guys for making this possible.

[augureysfeather]

#This is beautiful#I love that Delphi has his yew wand#Bellamort#Delphi#❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ <-- prev tags

She took it from her daddy and he's too soft to take it back. :3 (Nevermind that he has the Elder Wand now anyway, she may keep it.)

And she got her mommy's sneer down pretty well already. 😂

“Crazy Family” by KrylatiyBes on deviantart.

In fairness, this art actually helped me visualize that Voldemort is indeed a father. This looked like a very genuine family portrait.

[capriddle]

Bellatrix turning Voldemort on by creatively killing enemies is one of my main headcanons.

[forestdeath1]

[mrstellmeafuckingsecret]

Remus x bellatr *runs away*

omg... bella has to recruit remus n voldy is like dont b mean to him because he'll get scared & go to dumbledore and bellatrix is like ughh fine and she "runs into him" at a bar and he's soo scared of her he doesn't mention the war or ANYTHING bcz he's scared if he opens his mouth he's going to shout IM A WEREWOLF PLEASE KILL ME (she alrdy knows but he doesn't know she knows...) and she smiles at him 1 time and he falls in love w her.

bella lowk thinks he's cute he's wonky & shit and voldy is like annoying her being like omg get him on my side !!11! like let a girl WORK and so she gets mad and remus is there with sad fucking doe eyes like are you mad at me :(( and usuallyyy she'd kill him on sight but he's like endearing so they fuck and then bellas like EWWW EW EW I JUST FUCKED A WEREWOLF EWWWWWW and kills him and then voldy is like bitch WHAT THE FUCK did you DO and bellas like omg SHUT UPPP and then she kills HIM too and then she fucks herself w his bones and then she goes to molly and they hate hot sesbian lex

[hiancii]

The Ace of Spades

[iialethi]

[talyris]

Genderswap! Harry Potter

[marauderspolls]

REMUS LUPIN /// BELLATRIX BLACK

Welcome to the very final poll of this bracket! Thank you for staying with this silly game and interacting with every single one, it means a lot haha!!

Vote for YOUR favourite character at this very moment in time!

{{ remus art by @.evixart bellatrix art by @cutegirlsart }}

[ccccatttta]

"the black family madness" the books call it. "the consequences of inbreeding" is what it actually is

[siriusblackdevotee]

if Remus manages to win against Bellatrix even though she beat Lily AND Sirius, I will crash out ^-^

sorry I know it's just a fun game but I'm actually so emotionally invested.

[aezran]

Slytherins are written to be the opposite of what jkr considers “good” and “appropriate”.

You know what that means?

happy pride

[iiilllsam]

“why didn’t you tell her?” 😫😫😫