Rodolphus Burnell Ehren Lestrange (b. In 1996, the Dementors of Azkaban revolted, and Rodolphus and Bellatrix escaped prison along with eight other Death Eaters, including his brother Rabastan to rejoin Voldemort, who had regained his powers and was stronger than before thanks to Wormtail and Barty Crouch Jr. Rodolphus participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries soon afterwards; he and Bellatrix were paired together, and pursued Luna Lovegood, Ron and Ginny Weasley into the Space Chamber. It is also possible that he taught her the dark arts and how to duel. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The Lestranges were among Lord Voldemort's most loyal and trusted servants, the only ones who searched for him after his first downfall. They were related to the Black, Malfoy, Tonks, Lupin, and Rosier families. July 30, 2007 Web Chat with J. K. Rowling, https://neptolumbia.fandom.com/wiki/Rodolphus_Lestrange?oldid=21647, Articles with information from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Articles with information from Pottermore. Hair colour She was obsessively in love with Lord Voldemort and spoke to him in a romantic manner instead. When Rodolphus attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he was sorted into Slytherin house. The name "Lestrange" echoes the French phrase l'étrange, literally "the strange one." They were all sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.[3]. He was not as brave or as calm as his brother as he is described as "nervous-looking" during his trial in 1981 with his eyes "darting around the crowd". In 2020, he escaped from Azkaban once again, and set to look for Voldemort and Bellatrix's illegitimate daughter, Delphini, informing her of her destiny and heritage. House However, Roldolphus did allow Bellatrix to have access to his family's vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank upon marriage, as Bellatrix referred it as "[my] vault". Pure-blood Along with Rodolphus' brother Rabastan and Barty Crouch Jr, they attacked Aurors and Order of the Phoenix members Alice and Frank Longbottom. Rodolphus was one of Voldemort's most loyal Death Eaters and therefore can be considered to be sadistic and a pure-blood supremacist. There is no indication that their relationship went beyond this. After Voldemort's first downfall, Rabastan, Rodolphus, his wife Bellatrix and Barty Crouch Jnr participated in the torture and permanent incapacitation of Alice and Frank Longbottom and were sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban. It is possible that he didn't attend Hogwarts at the same time as Rodolphus, as he was not mentioned among a small group of Slytherins and future Death Eaters, as Rodolphus and Bellatrix were. It was Voldemort to whom she spoke in a romantic manner instead. In the aftermath, Rodolphus was presumably returned to prison, although his wife eluded capture. He was either killed or imprisoned again in Azkaban. As the eldest son of the Lestrange family it is up to Rodolphus to continue the family legacy, a task he is glad to perform.