Lestrange family

"The Dark Lord will rise again, Crouch! Throw us into Azkaban; we will wait! He will rise again and will come for us, he will reward us beyond any of his other supporters! We alone were faithful! We alone tried to find him!"

- Bellatrix Lestrange declaring her family's loyalty at her trial

Lestrange is the name of a pure-blood wizarding family. They are related to the Black, Malfoy, Tonks, Lupin, and Rosier families.

The Lestranges are a very old and wealthy family, with a vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank full of treasure. Like the Black family, many Lestranges practice the Dark Arts and believe in the notion of pure-blood supremacy, disdaining Muggles and Muggle-borns.

During the First and Second Wizarding Wars, they supported Lord Voldemort and at least a few members of the family were Death Eaters. Voldemort named Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange as among his most loyal followers, as they were the only Death Eaters who tried to find him after his defeat in 1981 and spent fifteen years in Azkaban for their loyalty. Bellatrix, in particular, described herself as "the Dark Lord's most loyal servant".



Family Members

 * Bellatrix Lestrange née Black — a fanatically loyal Death Eater killed by Molly Weasley during the Battle of Hogwarts; wife of Rodolphus
 * Lestrange Sr. — a classmate of Tom Riddle and one of his earliest Death Eaters; possibly father of Rodolphus and Rabastan
 * Rabastan Lestrange — a Death Eater
 * Rodolphus Lestrange — a Death Eater; husband of Bellatrix

Etymology
The name 'Lestrange' echoes the French phrase l'étrange, literally "the strange one". In Old French, estrange means "foreigner". The surname may allude to English journalist Roger L'Estrange, who was known for opposing religious toleration and for being involved in plots against the government of William and Mary.