Azkaban started out as the lair of evil wizard Ekrizdis before becoming a magical prison in the Harry Potter franchise.

The former Hogwarts student and prisoner of Azkaban, Lestrange was devoted to Voldemort's cause and sadistically followed all his orders.

'Harry Potter' Villains: Helena Bonham Carter talks Bellatrix Lestrange, wand school, and 'Angry Birds'In deference to those who’d like to remain spoiler free, let’s just say Helena Bonham ...

In the original Harry Potter series, the name Lestrange is synonymous with unwavering loyalty to Voldemort. The poster child of the family is, unanimously, Bellatrix Lestrange, who Helena Bonham ...

Bellatrix Lestrange was one of the toughest, cruelest, and most powerful of all of Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters. After loyally following the Dark Lord during the first Wizarding War, Bellatrix ...

The villainous Bellatrix Lestrange was one of the most feared characters in "Harry Potter." She was married to another Death Eater for many years, and her sister was disowned by her family ...

The British actress revels in the role of sadistic sorceress Bellatrix Lestrange - fanatical follower of evil Lord Voldemort - in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth film ...

Unfortunately, Lupin and Tonks were also given the ax during the Battle of Hogwarts. Lupin lost a duel with Antonin Dolohov, while Tonks was murdered by her cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange.

It is speculated that this Lestrange was the father of Rabastan and Rodolphus Lestrange — and Rodolphus just happens to be the husband of Bellatrix Lestrange.

LONDON | Some actors might balk at being cast as an evil witch. Not Helena Bonham Carter. The British actress revels in the role of sadistic sorceress Bellatrix Lestrange -- fanatical follower of ...

Actress Helena Bonham Carter appeared this morning on the BBC Breakfast program where she discussed her role as Bellatrix Lestrange in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.