Chapter 2- Bellatrix Lestrange
As a young girl, Bellatrix Lestrange had a difficult family life. At a young age, she proved to her family that she had some very strange powers. Her parents were both pureblood wizards and at first were glad that Bellatrix had inherited their powers. Bellatrix's sister felt otherwise. Jacinda Lestrange hated magic and despised her sister's powers. However, Jacinda came to be favored by her parents. Though she showed no signs of magical powers and was therefore a Squib, her parents began to resent Bellatrix's dark magic. Mrs. Lestrange had excelled in transfiguration and Mr. Lestrange in potions when they were at Hogwarts. They had both been in Slytherin house but still could not conceive how some wizards could turn so evil. Both of the Lestrange parents, therefore, were overjoyed when Bellatrix turned 11 and was accepted into Hogwarts. Jacinda, especially, was glad to see her sister go.
Not surprisingly, Bellatrix was immediately accepted into Slytherin. She hated transfiguration and charms but quickly moved ahead in potions and defense against the dark arts. Mrs. Lestrange and Jacinda were upset at this, but surprisingly, Mr. Lestrange was not as shocked or saddened at this news as expected.
Bellatrix didn't have many friends at Hogwarts. One of her few and closest friends was Tom Riddle, another Slytherin who also admired potions and the dark arts. Soon after they met, it was uncommon to see Tom and Bellatrix walking anywhere alone. Bellatrix cheered every time Tom displayed his powers of torture between classes.
By Tom's 16th birthday, Bellatrix had convinced Tom and his other friends that Tom was so powerful within the school that he needed a better name than Tom. Everyone agreed; a strong wizard need not be named after a lazy Muggle. Indeed, it was Bellatrix who conceived the name Voldemort.
After graduating from Hogwarts, Bellatrix and Voldemort continued to stay in touch. While Voldemort was gaining power, however, Bellatrix was struggling to find a job. The moment she had an opportunity to join Voldemort's quest to rid the world of good magic and Hogwarts of Dumbledore, Bellatrix set out to join Voldemort. Together, Bellatrix and Voldemort became two of the most feared wizards anywhere- in the wizarding and Muggle worlds. They vowed to rid the world of all good wizards and not stop until the best good wizard of all, Albus Dumbledore, was dead. Bellatrix finally fit in and was glad that, in her opinion, she could work with a powerful wizard for a worthy cause.