The only thing that I have found that this could have fitted into is this thread on where was ** during the final battle at Hogwarts. If we can keep this topic on the idea that Bellatrix was ELSEWHERE and doing a specific task (like the mentioning of freeing prisoners- nice suggestion!) then we'll keep it open, otherwise I'll merge it with the other thread

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Ack, the pressure!

Ok, I was thinking about it tonight, and I realized I wasn't thinking like Voldemort. So I turned my mind in that direction, and I think I know where Bellatrix was.

She was with Narcissa.

Her purpose?

To kill her sister if Draco betrayed LV.

It's perfectly evil ... Narcissa is the hostage (probably unknowingly) that Draco suggests in his conversation with Dumbledore in the Astronomy Tower. LV doesn't trust Draco to succeed -- in fact, probably expects him to fail (as suggested by Snape in Chapter 2). However, I'm sure LV has also considered the possibility that Dumbledore, if aware of the plan, might try to convince Draco to betray the Death Eaters. That would require a greater punishment -- the death of Draco's mother.

Now, why Bellatrix? Well, for two reasons:
1) I'm guessing the Dark Lord is aware of the events in Snape's house, and may not fully trust Bellatrix because she second-guessed him (not to mention her failure at the Ministry)
2) What better way for Bellatrix to prove that she is LV's most devoted servant, as she has claimed?

It's possible we won't find out the answer to this question, but if there is an answer, I hope this is it.

Interesting ideas, chrth, and certainly not out of the realm of possibility for Voldemort to use Bellatrix in this way.

I was thinking it might have been simpler than that, though. In Spinner's End, we learn that Bellatrix has been losing favor with the Dark Lord, and her place, whether real or perceived, had been usurped by none other than Severus Snape. Snape is now Voldemort's right hand man. I think, as a punishment to Bellatrix for her failure in several areas least of all being that fiasco at the ministry; Voldemort did not allow her to go to Hogwarts. Presumably, any number of death eaters could have gone; but only a handful did; mainly because the task was the Draco's. Had Bellatrix gone; she most likely would have stolen some of the limelight. Also, as a pure plot-angle for Rowling; having Bellatrix at the castle would have negated Snape's necessity of using the AK because Bellatrix would have gladly done it. Remove the stronger-personalities from the equation by not writing them in it; and you are stuck with quite the delima . . . and quite a drastic turn of events at the end.

Oh that. My guess is the same thing Bellatrix was doing last time LV was in power. But hopefully not everything the same. *coverseyes* oh ew if so! I swear that witch is so pathetic. But it can…

Hey! I think this is more a book 7 topic.

i would imagine that someone came along and removed it however i think DDs death kinda took priority that night so i guess no one really cared about him

he was probably sent to a wizarding mortery or something 4 his family (if he had any) to bury him

Who cares? Haha.. its a death eater, most likely got carried away by the ministry, oh well, a death eaters lost is like a cheese burger eaten.

I am sure that the appropriate action was taken with the body, and no further explanation was needed. Although I sure would like to know which Death Eater it was..

I don't know why she wasn't there, but I just read that part of the book again today (3th time) and this was the first time I asked myself the same question... maybe she was of doing something else important we don't know about just yet... or maybe you're wright and she is being punnished by Voldemort for her mistake...

Bellatrix is in hiding. After the fiasco at the ministry, she doesn't want to show her pitiful face, she is now an embarassment to the Death Eater name and knows it. She knows she lost her place as Voldemort's second hand man and can't stand that she lost it to none other than the two crossing Snape. She is probably somewhere off in the wilderness with Narcissa. We haven't seen the last of this evil Bellatrix though.


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Voldy is upset with Bellatrix because of her actions at the Ministry, he prob ordered her to stay away from Hogwarts that night that DD was killed, he did not think she was worthy of being there. And as for Draco, her nephew being involved, that would not matter to her at all, she had once told Narcissa that if she had sons she would more than gladly hand them over to Voldy w/o thinking twice. So she could care less, she was not allowed to be part of the battle at Hogwarts because of her foul up from the year before, Voldy was embarrassed by her performance. So we can only assume that she is in hiding somewhere.

I think the Dark Lord sent Bellatrix somewhere else. I'm sure she would have loved to be there, seeing Draco kill off Dumbledore. But I think she was assigned somewhere else. I reckon she was sent by the Dark Lord to collect his horcruxes. I mean what could be more important than seeing Dumbledore killed off? Bella trained Draco and should have been there to see her hard work (!) pay off. She's certainly not amassing Giants or demetors. I think because she is the Dark Lord's beloved, she has been sent to collect what is most close to him. His horcruxes, perhaps?

Where was mad eye moody in the last battle in the HBP i read about on mugglenet and i just decided to ask you guys about this and what you think?