Sirius taunted her during the course of their duel, but Bellatrix then struck Sirius with a spell that sent him through the veil guarding the Death Chamber, killing him.
She and Rodolphus did seem to work effectively together as Death Eaters, further suggesting their partnership is strictly professional.
Another of the three Unforgivable Curses, Crucio causes excruciating pain for its victim; so intense that it affects their entire body. Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), also known as Bella by Lord Voldemort and Narcissa Malfoy, is the secondary antagonist of the Harry Potter series. J. K. Rowling states in an interview that she had always intended that Molly Weasley would kill Bellatrix, for two main reasons: Firstly, so that Molly could "have her moment [of victory]" and show the doubting Bellatrix that simply because she dedicates herself to her family doesn't mean that she isn't a powerful witch.
Given her reaction to Harry's words that Voldemort is half-blood, it is likely that she didn't know that her master was not pure-blood or at least was in denial. Interestingly enough, during the First Wizarding War, Minister of Magical Law Enforcement Barty Crouch Sr. legalized the curse temporarily, as a desperate measure in order to win the war against the ruthless Death Eaters.
2 May, 1998 (aged 46\47)Great Hall, Hogwarts Castle. She was killed with an nonverbal spell Molly directed at her heart. The spell first requires an act of murder. After graduating from Hogwarts she became a Death Eater. Die fanatisch rassistische Bellatrix Lestrange ist eine geborene Black (* 1951; † 2. When Voldemort returned to power in June 1995 he said that Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange were faithful members of his inner circle and should be rewarded, as they did not denounce him after they were captured and tried. At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.As such, spoilers will be present within the article. Bellatrix was acquainted with Severus Snape, a fellow Death Eater prior to the end of the First Wizarding War, changing sides shortly before Voldemort's 1981 downfall, and becoming a double agent for Albus Dumbledore. This elitism, shared by the Malfoy and Lestrange clans, was instilled in Bellatrix since childhood. However, he never returned her feelings as he was incapable of understanding love and disliked the idea of being emotionally attached to anyone. However, he never returned her feelings as he was incapable of understanding love and disliked the idea of being emotionally attached to anyone.
Bellatrix was highly suspicious of him, possibly because of Snape's half-blood status, though mainly citing his evading a sentence to Azkaban "in Dumbledore's pocket;" mistrust may also have been Bellatrix's only real way of expressing her envy of the position of trust and respect Snape enjoyed under Voldemort. He then informed her that the sword had been found in the Trio's tent. The explosion is said to be powerful enough to violently throwback anyone near enough to feel it. One of the key instances of this was Corban Yaxley's use of the spell on Pius Thicknesse when he became the new Minister of Magic, thus essentially putting the Death Eaters in charge of the wizarding world.