Bellatrix/Voldemort
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| Pairing: | Bellatrix Lestrange/Lord Voldemort |
| Alternative name(s): | Bellamort, Voldytrix, Bellatrix/Voldemort, BB/LV, BL/LV, H.M.S. Immortal Beloved |
| Gender category: | m/f, het |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
| Canonical?: | yes, in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child |
| Prevalence: | medium |
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Bellatrix/Voldemort, also known as Bellamort, is the pairing of Bellatrix Lestrange and Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter fandom.
Canon
Bellatrix was one of Voldemort's top Death Eaters and referred to at her death as his "last, best lieutenant." He entrusted her and her husband Rodolphus with one of his Horcruxes (Hufflepuff's cup) and seems slightly more fond of her than his other followers, referring to her by the nickname "Bella."
It is implied several times in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (and outright stated, later, by JKR)[1] that Bellatrix had a romantic interest in Voldemort. There is doubt that Voldemort would be capable of returning her feelings, as it is stated many times in the series that he does not understand love. It was speculated by the fandom that, due to the circumstances of his conception (under a love potion), he was literally unable to feel romantic love, and J.K. Rowling seemed to confirm this.[2]
However, in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, it is revealed that Bellatrix and Voldemort had a daughter together shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts: Delphi Riddle. The fannish reception to this piece of information was widely negative. Many considered it out of character that Voldemort would desire an heir at all, since he intended to live forever. Fans were also horrified at the idea of Voldemort having intercourse and pointed out that he would likely have been sterile anyway after all the damage done to his soul.[3]
Fans who do not consider The Cursed Child "canon" also may not consider Bellamort to be canon.[4]
Fandom
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Pre-canon fics exploring their early relationship. Since Voldemort canonically taught Bellatrix the Dark Arts, the teacher/student trope is prevalent.
- Missing scenes, especially focusing on their reunion after Bellatrix is released from Azkaban.
- Backstory explaining the conception of Delphi.
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- the serpent's tale has come undone by basketofnovas: In 1968 Voldemort takes Bellatrix Black on as a prospective follower, an apprentice, and a lover, in that order.
- Fusion by deslea: It pleases him, that she is angry for him. It is love, this. The truest kind. Maybe the only kind he can accept. Order of the Phoenix missing scenes.
- Beauty and the Beast by Metalomagnetic: Whenever Voldemort sees beauty, he wants to destroy it. Bellatrix Black endures.
- You Taught Me Language by Queenofthedreamers: Bellatrix has been studying under Lord Voldemort since she was twelve years old. But with her seventeenth birthday fast approaching, she isn't that wide-eyed child anymore. As for Bellatrix, she's awakening to the idea that her teacher, her master, is also a seriously appealing wizard. How will each of them cope with the idea of the girl become a woman grown?
Fanart
- Bellamort by nekkuu on DeviantArt
- On Top of the World by deslea on DeviantArt
- Dark Arts Studying by IrenHorrors on DeviantArt
- Untitled by rodolphus-lestrangex on Tumblr
- It's Your Year, Nagini by AnastasiaMantihora on DeviantArt
- For Nea by marzipan-lady-art on Tumblr
Meta
- Deconstructing Delphi by deslea
- We Shall All Perish If The Dark Lord Comes: Bellatrix Lestrange in Canon by basketofnovas
Archives and Links
- Bellatrix Lestrange/Lord Voldemort tag at Archive of Our Own
- Bellatrix + Voldemort at Fanfiction.net