#maneater 𓆗⋆｡˚ character study.

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Book Bellatrix is (part one):

Very tall. Taller than all three of the trio according to Harry when Hermione uses polyjuice to turn into her.

Quick. She’s able to stun four snatchers at once even when they’re in an uproar against her. They all ‘fell where they stood’ suggesting they didn’t even have time to stop her. Greyback is also restricted before he can even try to stop her and bound and kneeling at her feet.

Still very attractive after Azkaban again according to Harry despite that she makes his stomach lurch every time he looks at her.

Has ‘very long rippling black hair’ that’s not curly. It’s still rippling but now it’s become slightly coarse rather than silken and shiny like it was before Azkaban.

Bloodthirstier. She interrogates Griphook and when she’s satisfied with his answer she casually flicks her wand to cut him deep in the face then doesn’t even look back at him as he falls to his knees and screams in agony.

Thin. Not gaunt looking like she was right after her release from Azkaban but that’s part of why she’s so intimidating. She’s tall and thin.

Violent. She hit Ron across the face (just to get him to shut up) so hard his mouth was filled with blood and the sound was so loud it echoed around the room. She’s so violent it seems second nature.

Low (almost sultry) and disdainful in her baritone / voice. I always read her lines in Angelina’s Maleficent voice.

Not thin lipped! Just puts her lips into a line or purses her lips from time to time.

Feared and revered even amongst the goblins of gringots who ‘do not get involved in wizarding issues’.

Has an outright ‘malevolent aura’. So much so she’s never questioned or affronted. All along Diagon alley people were quickly stealing away from her to hide, too terrified of her to stick around.

Known to be closest to Voldemort even in public and non-pureblood circles.

Terrifying. She’s described as ‘frightening, mad’ when she’s screaming orders — so much so even her own sister who had been reluctant to do as she wants does so anyway. Even Fenrir Greyback is scared of her. When she finally releases him he ‘appeared too weary to approach her’ and would rather ‘prowl behind an armchair’ than get too close to Bellatrix.

Physically strong. Certainly strong enough to drag Hermione by her hair into the middle of the room. Strong enough to throw off Lucius’ attempt to grasp her and capture him herself in her grasp.

Ruthless. ‘If she dies under questioning, I’ll take you next. Blood traitor is next to mudblood in my book.’ Something she tells Ron after she’s hit him. She’s also incredibly calm when she’s being violent or hurting people. She doesn’t think twice on it.

A natural leader. She takes charge in most situations. She gives orders easily and she doesn’t care who she’s giving them to. She tells Draco to ‘move this scum outside. If you haven’t got the guts to finish them then leave them in the courtyard for me.’ When indicating to the snatchers she left unconscious.

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Agreed — no. She took it because she wanted to, because it meant a life she could be proud of filled with adventure and the endless possibilities of finally having what she’d always deserved — her bloodline and fellow purebloods ruling the world. As it should be.

Plus remember Voldemort only gave a very select few people the mark, not a lot of people had it. Mostly just the inner circle (which is about 12 people I believe?). Of his thousands of followers, only those few had the dark mark. He’s exceptionally selective about who he gives it to so why would Narcissa have to have taken it if Bellatrix didn’t? He has no reason to give it to her. Bellatrix has it because she was his student and most loyal follower, not because she or anyone else was forced into taking it.

Bellatrix Black took the dark mark so Narcissa would never have to.

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Ok, Bellatrix wears only black fanfics… it’s fine. You’re fine. But…

Bellatrix wearing blood red.

Bellatrix wearing emerald green.

Bellatrix wearing silver the same shade as her eyes.

Bellatrix wearing starry midnight blue.

Bellatrix wearing lilac.

Bellatrix wearing white.

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just saw a post saying bella would cut herself and you do not get her character if you really think she would do that. you're trying to tell me the most arrogant, self-centred, haughty, confident witch in the world would make herself bleed? drip her perfect pure pristine blood willingly? fucking no. absolute sacrilege to her character. no one - i mean no one has a right to make her bleed and even when voldemort becomes her teacher and yes very likely spills her blood that's something he earns from her even if he doesn't want to think so. she wasn't coerced after all, what she did with him was of her own volition - that probably includes all the training through blood and sweat and tears it took to be his only student. she is the most despicably arrogant and prideful pure blooded witch to have lived, she'd never have her blood willingly spilt, least of all by herself.

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On my read through of DH I realise Harry’s wrong in thinking that Bellatrix doesn’t know the cup in her vault is a horcrux. She realises immediately that if they’ve been in her vault they could’ve taken it and then proceeds to take out 4 fully grown wizards within a matter of seconds and throws everyone in the cellar except hermione to interrogate her. She says to Narcissa and Lucius repeatedly that this is far more dangerous than they could’ve imagined and they need to follow her order or else they will all be dead by Voldemort’s hand.

So this spells only one thing to me; maybe Voldemort didn’t tell her — personally, as much of a Bellamort stan as I am, I still can’t see him telling her — but she certainly figured it out. If it’s just a treasure of his I don’t think she’d be as scared as she was. I don’t think she’d be worried for her own life — given she’s his favourite too — if she thought it was just another treasure of his. I think she clocks on that this random cup her master has given her Salazar knows how many years before is no mere trophy but something to be guarded with her life.

Not to mention… people forget that she is a Black. Not just a Black but she embodies the Blacks in their entirety. She is a very dark, very intelligent, very powerful witch who is an expert in the dark arts (“[ … ] I know magic that you, pathetic little boy could never begin to comprehend…”) and her ancestry and pride for being Bellatrix Black likely went hand in hand with her knowledge of dark magic from a young age. She absolutely knows what a horcrux is. I think she knew that this cup was exactly that, that she had part of her Master’s soul in her vault and that’s why she was terrified that they’d been in it.

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favourite physical interpretation of bellatrix?

Long (to just above her lower back) wavy shining black hair. Dark grey eyes. Tall. Thin. Heavily marked with runes and magical ink (more post-azkaban). Square jaw. Prominent cheekbones. Long eyelashes. Full lips but thin mouth. Long thin fingers. Long sharp perfectly done nails. Terrifying and intimidating but sexy as fuck.

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magic, all magic - no matter how dark - leaves traces. Some said that was why the Blacks had grey eyes, they'd steeped themselves in magic so dark and deep that they'd lost the colour from their eyes. Some said if you looked them in the eyes too long, they'd steal your magic too.

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Alright moment of truth who does Bella love more Voldemort aka Tom or Rodolphus? or does she love them both in her own way?.

Ultimately...

Voldemort. He's the love of her life.

There's no one she is more mentally, emotionally, physically and magically stimulated by. There's also no one else she'd rather the father of her child(ren). She wants to die for him one day, whereas she'd not die for Rodolphus.

She's never had to change anything about herself for Voldemort which is true of Rodolphus bar one thing - her name. To Voldemort she'll always be Bellatrix Black. While she may not resent the Lestrange name and by no means is she not herself around Rodolphus, Voldemort knows her to the darkest most rotten parts of her soul and he takes pride in every part of her.

Though it is important to say certainly in my interpretation of her she loves Rodolphus too, he's her best friend and her (literal) partner in crime. I definitely think Rod loves her more than Bella loves him however, and that's a lot of fun to play around with. Rod gratifies her need to be loved back - something Voldemort does not give her.

Rodolphus also acts as a buffer for Bellatrix who is very, very intense with her love and passion - and for someone like Voldemort who can not reciprocate love but can be passionate in selective bouts, Rodolphus is a very very important person for her.

She certainly loves them both in her own way but she loves Voldemort more.

Also... why aren't they written more as a throuple? Hello? So much hot, dirty, juicy, dark potential?

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Bellatrix has the latest witches couture fresh off runways. She’d have an array of well-suited colours (not as much black as people think) like silver, emerald, jade, crimson, purple, gold, cream, sapphire, azure. Not to mention the fabrics would be luxurious too. Chiffons, Egyptian cotton, dragon scale / bone. For battle her amour is specially sourced and reinforced and bound with some exceedingly strong magic but which are gorgeous too. She’d have beautiful lightweight fabrics that are spell-repellant and easy to move in. She’s from the richest family in the wizarding world and she acts like it.

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I need to hear Bellatrix's family's reaction when they found out she was a playgirl! Did she ever take any of her girlfriends to meet her family?

Sorry its taken me so long to answer this, i've been trying to figure out how this would've worked. In short I don't think anyone really finds out. Not Rodolphus, not Cygnus, not even Lord Voldemort (once he's taught her occlumency). I think in Hogwarts Rita is the only one who really finds out Bellatrix is with other witches and I think she hates Bellatrix for her pureblood princess pretence - particularly as she's not part of that crowd.

I imagine given the society they live in, if Bellatrix has witches over at her home, they're always introduced as friends and her family don't so much as blink an eye. I'd imagine the witches don't mind either because they too are from prestigious pureblood houses (Greengrass, Selwyn, Macnair, Avery) and don't want to run the risk of anything improper (even if it is with another witch) being linked to them.

I think she's very quietly very manipulatively a playgirl. I really like the idea of her taking the girls to meet her family however lmao. She'd really relish that the witch she's got moaning and writhing beneath her in bed every night is sat with her family who are none the wiser. Or that same witch is with her at social parties dancing with her intended husband (or actual husband) but thinking about how Bellatrix makes her feel.

Hm, anyway, it's a fun little tidbit about her character I like adding in to explore her psyche and addictions and how she handles the society she lives in.

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🎶 Voldemort!

music meme.

Jericho - Iniko.

I'm high, I'm from outer space I got Milky Way for blood, evolution in my veins.

When I move, it's an earthquake rumble I will never, ever fall, never stumble And I don't need to be humble Break down walls like Jericho, crumble

I can go higher Past the stratosphere, I can catch fire I can go hard, I don't even need to try Tapped in, I'm connected to the unknown.

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🎼 for a song that reminds me of both of our muses

music meme.

Religion - Lana Del Rey.

It never was about the money or the drugs For you there's only love For you there's only love It never was about the party or the clubs For you there's only love

'Cause you're my religion You're how I'm living When all my friends say I should take some space Well I can't envision, that for a minute When I'm down on my knees, you're how I pray.

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🎵

music meme.

Paint the Town Red - Doja Cat.

Yeah bitch, I said what I said I'd rather be famous instead.

I let all that get to my head I don't care, I paint the town red.

Mm, she the devil, She a bad lil' bitch, she a rebel. . .

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🎵

music meme.

VILLAIN - K/DA, Madison Beer, Kim petras, League of Legends.

I know I can be so cold In the dark Where I like to keep my heart Know I'm all bite, no bark Like to catch you way off guard.

Time to roll the dice, you know I'm the type Type to risk my life, not afraid to die Type to make you cry, type to put a price All up on your head, do just what I said.

I'm a straight up villain, no feeling.

Is it really a surprise if I'm playing with your mind And I treat you like prize, then I throw you to the side? And am I really that bad if l love to make you mad? And get happy when you're sad, only care about a bag

In control That's how I like it and I'm never letting go, nah Never had a soul So you ain't taking anything from me when you go

I'll stay so deep inside your brain, And take you somewhere far away.

I'm alive, but I'm dead Hear my voice up in your head Watch it fill you full of dread 'Til you go pow

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🎵

music meme.

Lacrymosa - Evanescence.

And you can blame it on me and set your guilt free, And I don't wanna hold you back now.

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🎵

music meme.

Maneater - Nelly Furtado.

Make you want all of her love, She's a man-eater, make you buy cars, make you cut cards, Wish you never ever met her at all.