Character Applied for: Bellatrix Lestrange (nee Black)

Description of Character's Personality: Bellatrix is a cross between fiercely 
loyal and insanely unhinged. She is completely arrogant, even wearing an 
'arrogant, disdainful smile' in a picture of her post-Azkaban. Her laughter is 
mad and her voice harsh and shrill.
 
She is one of the Death Eaters, of course, one of Voldemort's most treasured 
followers. She has an absolutely passionate hatred for anything 'less', in her 
eyes, than pureblood. This includes her traitor of a sister, Andromeda, who 
betrayed everything the name of Black stands for by marrying a Muggleborn.
 
Unlike some, it was not years in Azkaban that cost Bellatrix - Bella, to 
Voldemort - her sanity, though it worsened her already loose state of mind. Even 
before then, she was dangerously unhinged - a fanatical worship of Voldemort 
coupled with a firm belief in the inferiority of the non-pureblood race of 
wizards and witches rather turned her mind.
 
Bellatrix is a sadist. She enjoys causing pain - not only did she enjoy 
torturing the Longbottoms with Crucio for the sake of learning information about 
the whereabouts of Voldemort, she enjoyed it for the sheer pleasure of it. In 
addition to this, she is quick to temper and use her wand - in the fight in the 
Department of Ministries, Order of the Phoenix, she shrieks at Harry about using 
Voldemort's name before quickly angering too far and attempting to hit him with 
'stupefy'. Any mark on her Lord's name - his name being uttered by anyone, let 
alone a *halfblood*, is almost too much for her to bear.
 
Important Backstory, if any: 

Bellatrix is very pureblood; one of the three Black sisters with Narcissa and 
Andromeda, though she isn't like either. Andromeda, of course, married a 
Muggleborn and was cast out of the family, while Narcissa, completely unlike 
Bellatrix, is content to be the wife of a Death Eater without ever getting her 
own hands dirty. 
 
Bellatrix took the Mark in the build up to the first war, with her husband, 
Rodolphus Lestrange. It seemed only natural to her - she subscribed very much to 
the theory of pureblood superiority, and the thought of purging wizarding 
Britain - and potentially the world - of those less than she, was very, very 
appealing. 
 
The most significant event in the first war for Bellatrix was the capture and 
torture of Frank Longbottom, at the time a very well respected auror. She, and 
three others, were seeking knowledge of Voldemort's whereabouts - which they 
were certain Longbottom had. To get to him, they also tortured his wife Alice; 
and Bellatrix, for one, delighted in it. This memory was definitely one to get 
her through Azkaban - that, and the knowledge that Voldemort would be strong 
again and they would be rewarded for their loyalty.
 
At the end of Order of the Phoenix, Bellatrix kills her cousin Sirius. This is a 
triumph in many, many ways: it will please her Lord, and also, to her, it is a 
way of getting back at the Muggle-lovers and blood traitors - Sirius, though not 
as significant a blood traitor to her as Andromeda - is someone she hates most 
passionately - she sarcastically calls him 'dear cousin' several times. She 
hates him, among other reasons, because he has had so much credit for being a 
supporter of Voldemort when he is a *dirty blood traitor*. She won't ever feel 
an ounce of anything but delight that she did that.
 
After the escape from the Department of Mysteries, Bellatrix is lying low as 
Voldemort strengthens and gathers forces. She is living at Malfoy Manor; 
Kreacher has left 12 Grimmauld Place and is now living with Bellatrix and 
Narcissa, both of whom he completely adores.
 
Sample Journal Entry: [Locked: PRIVATE] 
we sit and we drink and we know that Lucius will return just as I returned. He 
will not let his followers suffer forever just as He did not let us stay in 
there. We are all to be rewarded.
 
Kreacher Kreacher following us around all day all night but it is good. Rewards, 
rewards. 
 
Little baby Potter back at school now, oh. Does he miss his mummy and daddy and 
my deardeadcousin? of course he does, of course, littlebabyPotter cries himself 
to sleep at night and dreams of snakes and death and DEATH. DIRTY HALFBLOOD.
 
There are no screams now but there will be yes. many. dead little mudbloods 
lying on the ground how many bodies will be found?