Post by bellatrix on Aug 7, 2011 23:07:25 GMT -5
the lestrange subplot
Back in their days in Hogwarts, Rodolphus sought Bellatrix’s love, and received it on account of his weird ability to have more of a backbone than she did. He took control of their relationship and she loved him for that, back then, because she was always the most dominant in all of her 'relationships'. Because he had the spine to stand up to her, simply because he loves her, it made a huge impression.
When Voldemort came along, the couple decided to join him together thinking that he would truly change the wizarding world. However, the Dark Magic Voldemort taught to her began changing her, altering her mind. This is where her insanity truly started. Eventually, Bella began to love Voldemort: thinking he was more like her and, back then, more attractive. She began to hopelessly cling to him, not caring that he treated her like a pet dog, and lost sight of Rodolphus. She began to abuse him and would rarely speak to her husband; he, having noticed her love for Voldemort, gave up and submitted to it. He lost the nerve that Bellatrix had loved so dearly in him, leaving her to focus on her Dark Lord.
Now, nearly twenty years later, much of which they spent in Azkaban, Rodolphus has decided that he no longer wants to take her abuse, and would rather find a way to get her back. His fear is disrespecting the Dark Lord, however, so this part is rather tricky. The actual process will take up until the final battle in two years, but subtle changes will begin to appear before then. At the final battle, Rodolphus should have already started to change her opinion of Voldemort, letting her see past her deluded wall. She eventually realizes that the reason the couple had joined the Death Eaters was no longer the objective of the group. Voldemort wants Potter's death more than anything, and once Rodolphus is finally able to get her to see that, she should find a way to survive that final battle with him.
(( I don't know how Voldemort will react to Bella's decreasing love for him, and I know that her love is a huge part of her character. This is the reason that we are doing this over a lot of time and threads, where I can tweak her personality just enough to stay in character when it comes to the final battle. ))