History Characters / HarryPotterDeathEaters

* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: The Death Eaters' masks in the fourth film appear to be cranuims (skulls without the jaws). Voldemort removing their masks causes each Death Eater to collapse.

* NoodleIncident: We’re never told the circumstances through which he became a werewolf in the first place.

* RedRightHand: His face in the books is described as “twisted”.

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* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Harry]], or, at least for the time being...

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She genuinely loves her husband and her son. Her love for Draco plays a significant role in [[spoiler:the Malfoys' betrayal of Voldemort and Voldemort's downfall.]] She also seems genuinely close with Bellatrix.

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Not to her directly, since Lucius bears more of Voldemort's ire, but the Dark Lord still sent her teenage son on a suicide mission to kill Albus Dumbledore purely as [[EvilIsPetty slow torture for Lucius' failures]]. [[spoiler:She betrays Voldemort the first chance she gets.]]

* RacistGrandma: Just like her husband. [[spoiler:She and Lucius found Astoria Greengrass a somewhat disappointing daughter-in-law for refusing to teach the prejudice against Muggles on their grandson, Scorpius. Family gatherings were, as a result, often fraught with tension.]]

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[[folder:Fenrir Greyback]]

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* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: He's described as a relatively short man, though it could also be due to his posture or in comparison to the towering figures of Crabbe and Goyle sr. who he was standing next to.

* WidowWoman: His wife died, leaving him to raise their son Theodore on his own.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The younger Avery's uninformed advice about retrieving the prophecy holds up Voldemort's plans for an entire year, resulting in such “fruitless schemes” as Imperiusing Sturgis Podmore and Broderick Bode and sending Nagini, all of which would have failed anyway because a prophecy can only be taken by its subjects.

%%* AxCrazy: Seems to be this when summoned by Xenophilius. %%Zero-context example

* GenerationXerox: Act exactly like older versions of their sons.

** Bonus points for his first appearance (Book 3), where he's actually [[AnAxeToGrind wielding an ax]].

* AxCrazy: Seems to be this when summoned by Xenophilius.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: With Selwyn when summoned to the Lovegood house.

* EvilPrincipal: Karkaroff is the director of Durmstrang and a former Death-Eater Krum described as not caring about his students, leaving them in the cold. He is self-serving at best, being an ex-supporter of Voldemort, and is still shown as treating his students poorly. WordOfGod states that he further pushed Durmstrang's curriculum to focus on dueling and dark magic (something the school was already notorious for).

* {{Irony}}: Given Ron's comments in book 7, Rowle was likely one of the Death Eaters who spent time in Azkaban. WordOfGod states that Azkaban was first made into a prison in the 1700s by Minister Damocles Rowle, presumably an ancestor to Thorfinn.

[[folder:The Augurey]]

An evil wizard who is active nineteen years after the end of the Second Wizarding War, is gifted with power approaching that of the Dark Lord himself, and is intent on overthrowing the Ministry of Magic while resurrecting the ideals of the Death Eaters. With a small cabal of followers and just enough [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]], the Augurey is fated to challenge the peace Harry brought to the world by fighting Lord Voldemort.

For tropes applying to them before TheReveal, see [[spoiler:Delphini Diggory's]] folder on Characters/HarryPotterOtherCharacters.

* SecretIdentity: The Augurey is an alterego for [[spoiler:Delphini Diggory]].

* VillainousLegacy: The Augurey is [[spoiler:the child of Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange]].
* VillainsWantMercy: In a twist on this trope, the mercy in question is a MercyKill, or at least LaserGuidedAmnesia. [[spoiler:Since neither death nor amnesia is Harry's idea of mercy, he declines.]]

* InnocentlyInsensitive: He asks Fenrir Greyback if he plans on summoning Voldemort when they capture the trio. Unknown to Scabior, Greyback was never made an official Death Eater due to being a werewolf.

* EvilPrincipal: Karkaroff is the director of Durmstrang and a former Death-Eater Krum described as not caring about his students, leaving them in the cold. He is self-serving at best, being an ex-supporter of Voldemort, and is still shown as treating his students poorly.

* FailedASpotCheck: Though he was starting to get the upper hand against Sirius Black when the two duelled, he failed to notice Harry (who still had his wand and was uninjured) aim a full body bind curse at him.

* TheUnfought: Rookwood is the only one of the Death Eaters during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries who does not fight the kids. Rookwood is sent off by himself to search, and at every other point during the battle the Death Eaters fighting the kids were in pairs.

* FlatCharacter: Jugson; there's no mention of what he did before ''Order of the Phoenix'' or what happened to him afterward.

* VillainousValour: Evan Rosier was willing to duel Moody to the death rather than be arrested.

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* SavageWolves: A werewolf that kills for its own sake and is especially gleeful about attacking children.

* TheDreaded: His name is first revealed when Draco Malfoy name-drops him to sound impressive. [[spoiler:When Malfoy realises he's actually let Fenrir into Hogwarts, he's horrified.]]

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Voldemort's hatred of half-breeds is well documented and it's clear the only reason he keeps Greyback around is to marshal the werewolves against his opponents (and it's shown even ''Voldemort'' finds his perverse nature abhorrent). Most Death Eaters are disgusted at his presence, with Yaxley throwing a curse at him in the Astronomy Tower for attacking without permission and Bellatrix Lestrange forcing him to his knees before her in Malfoy Manor for slighting her. Even Draco Malfoy, despite threatening Borgin by dropping Fenrir Greyback's name, is horrified when Fenrir joins the Death Eaters in Hogwarts at the end of ''Half-Blood Prince'' and insists to Dumbledore that he had no hand in Fenrir coming.

[[folder:Lord Voldemort]]
See [[Characters/HarryPotterLordVoldemort Lord Voldemort]].
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[[folder:Bellatrix Lestrange]]
See [[Characters/HarryPotterBellatrixLestrange Bellatrix Lestrange]].
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[[folder:Lucius Malfoy]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JasonIsaacs
-->'''Voiced by''': Alejandro Vargas Lugo (Latin American Spanish, ''Chamber of Secrets'' and ''Goblet of Fire''), Octavio Rojas (Latin American Spanish, ''Order of the Phoenix'' and ''Deathly Hallows'')
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

->''"Busy time at the Ministry, Arthur, all those extra raids? I do hope they're paying you overtime. Though judging by the state of this, I'd say not. What's the use in being a [[CategoryTraitor disgrace to the name of wizard]] if they don't even pay you well for it?"''

Draco's rich, well-connected daddy. Despite being ObviouslyEvil, Lucius is a VillainWithGoodPublicity for the majority of the series. Though a Death Eater, he is not particularly loyal and will not hesitate to turn his back on Voldemort to save his own skin. Or that of his son.

* AdaptationalBadass: While he never is shown duelling in the books, in the films he confidently deflects Harry's spells and fights pretty fiercely against Sirius Black and Harry.
* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: It was frequently mentioned that he and Draco looked quite similar to each other, implying that Lucius had his hair short. The films, however, had his hair long.
* AdaptationalJerkass: A fairly mild example, considering that he was already a highly unpleasant person in the books, but the earlier films portray Draco as being scared by his father's very presence, and the later movies add small touches that distance Lucius from the rest of his family. It's later made clear in the books that while Lucius has certain standards he expects his son to meet, he genuinely loves Draco and Narcissa and is even willing to forsake earning favour with Voldemort to ensure his family's safety.
* AintTooProudToBeg: In ''Deathly Hallows'', he's reduced to begging Voldemort for the chance to find his son. Voldemort doesn't pay him any mind.
* AristocratsAreEvil: The Malfoys have a massive amount of wealth. That, along with FantasticRacism, explains their pride and smugness.
* BadassDecay: In-universe. His status among the Death Eaters plummets after what they regard, with some justice, his EpicFail. [[spoiler:His defeat at the hands of a gang of barely trained school students, and moreover total failure of the mission and compromise of Voldemort's return to power.]]
* TheBeautifulElite: The Evil Version ''and'' the Jerkass Version. He's sophisticated, wealthy, lives in a wealthy manor, and he has a lot of political pull with his hiigh-ranking job at the Ministry of Magic and his elite social status as a so-called pureblood wizard. He's also not only a horribly unpleasant snob who looks down the length of his pointed nose at Muggles, Muggle-borns and "blood traitors"; but he's an inwardly-unrepentant original-recipe Death Eater who willingly served Voldemort's first reign of terror and is (initially) willing to rejoin him following his return, to say nothing of the danger he indirectly put Ginny and many Muggle-born students in ''before'' Voldemort's return, in ''Chamber of Secrets''.
* BigManOnCampus: As a wealthy Slytherin prefect it's heavily implied that Lucius was this during his school days.
* BlingOfWar: In the films from ''Order of the Phoenix'' onward, Lucius is often seen wearing an ornate breastplate alongside his wizard's robes. His wand also counts with a snake-headed handle made from silver and with emeralds for eyes.
* BreakTheHaughty: He's introduced as a smoother, more competent version of his son, and someone with real menace in the second book. [[spoiler:In the course of that book, he gets outfoxed by a 12 year old wizard and his own House Elf. A few years later, he's leading a squad of dangerous Death Eaters tasked with recovering a precious MacGuffin, loses to a gang of barely-trained school students, then gets caught and sent to Azkaban where Voldemort lets him stew for a year.]] When he's out, he's regarded as a has-been with zero respect, with his house unceremoniously hijacked as Voldemort's SupervillainLair.
* ButtMonkey: Becomes this for Voldemort after his failure with Tom Riddle's diary, and after the destruction of the prophecy. He has his home taken over and unceremoniously turned into the Death Eater's main hideout, has his wand taken by Voldemort, who mocks him by saying he "has no use for one", and overall drops from the Dark Lord's second-in-command to somebody barely treated better than Peter Pettigrew.
* ClassyCane: In the film version. It holds his wand and even acts like somewhat of a second wand itself.
* CoolKidAndLoserFriendship: When they were both at Hogwarts Lucius and Severus Snape had this with Lucius being the cool kid.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments, even when threatening Harry.
* TheDragon: At first, due to being the highest-ranking Death Eater at large in the early books; after his failure and arrest in ''Order of the Phoenix'', he gets replaced by Snape and Bellatrix for the remainder of the series. In his notes for ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard'', Dumbledore admitted that it was his long term wish to dislodge Malfoy from his position as Voldemort's favourite Death Eater.
* EducationPapa: Shows some shades of this tropes in ''The Chamber of Secrets'', when he laments that Draco is getting lower grades than Hermione Granger, a Muggle-born student, and generally expected Draco to perform better. Given his pure blood pride and the fact that he was a prefect and one of the best students, he clearly set an high bar for his son.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The redeeming trait of the Malfoys is that, even though they all agree with the Death Eaters philosophy -- and two of them are Death Eaters -- they are a close family who genuinely love each other.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: His abandonment of Voldemort after the First Wizarding War combined with his [[GeneralFailure numerous screw-ups]] during the series cause him to lose his status as TheDragon to Voldemort. By ''Deathly Hallows'' he's little more than a servant to the point where Voldemort takes Lucius' wand for his own use, claiming he sees "no reason" for Lucius to have a wand anymore. After Harry, Ron and Hermione escape from Malfoy Manor Voldemort outright confines him to the manor.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Lucius is capable of acting polite and reasonable, hence his VillainWithGoodPublicity status. In his first appearance in the chamber of secrets, he scolds Draco telling him to ‘play nicely’ as Draco is being rude to Harry and Ginny, making him seem like he disapproves of Draco’s behaviour, he then goes onto be even more horrid than his son to the group of 12 year olds. He also comes off as rather sincere while offering to let Harry and his friends go in exchange for the prophecy. Beneath it, however, he's a smug, racist {{jerkass}} and (for a time) loyal Death Eater.
* FictionFiveHundred: Lucius is implied to be one of the richest men in wizarding Britain.
* FinalBoss: He's part of the WolfpackBoss fought at the end of video game adaptations of ''Deathly Hallows - Part 1'', alongside his wife, son, and sister in law.
* ForTheEvulz: It's implied (and later confirmed) that he was one of the Death Eaters committing hate crimes against Muggles at the Quidditch World Cup, just for fun.
* GeneralFailure: For Voldemort's second in command, he has an abysmal record of success, thrice failing a perfectly good set up. It's also somewhat deconstructed, as after his second major failed operation Voldemort and all the other Death Eaters get sick of his screw-ups and he's swiftly demoted all the way down to the bottom ranks.
* GetIntoJailFree: Invoked by Dumbledore about Lucius's circumstances in ''The Half Blood Prince'': [[spoiler: given Voldemort's fury with him for inadvertently getting Tom Riddle's diary destroyed, spectacularly failing to get hold of the prophecy, which in turn announced Voldemort's return to the Wizarding World at large and got several prominent Death Eaters captured in the process, Dumbledore speculates Lucius might be glad to be in Azkaban, as it keeps him out of reach of Voldemort's wrath for the time being]].
* HarmfulToMinors: It is implied that he was Severus Snape's main groomer (Squick if you imagine how he and Snape were young at that time). Even with the meta aside, he did teach his son Draco pretty nasty morals, and more importantly, exposed him to the Death Eater thing.
* HeelFaceTurn: Somewhat. [[spoiler:After his wife betrayed Voldemort to protect Draco, the Malfoys get the hell outta Hogwarts. However, as ''Pottermore'' reveals, he never lets go of his prejudice on Muggle-borns.]]
* HumiliationConga: He gets hit hard by this after ''Order of the Phoenix.'' During the First Wizarding War he was TheDragon to Voldemort. Lucius's failure at the Department of Mysteries combined with accidentally destroying part of Voldemort's soul with the diary of Tom Riddle on top of Lucius abandoning Voldemort at the conclusion of the first war results in the loss of all standing he once had among the Death Eaters. His VillainWithGoodPublicity image is also shattered, exposing him as a faithful Death Eater to the wizarding world. Voldemort lets him rot in prison for a year, unceremoniously converts his home into a Death Eater base of operations, openly mocks and belittles the Malfoy family in front of other Death Eaters, effectively confiscates his wand for his own use and sends Draco on a suicide mission as a form of psychological torture to Lucius and Narcissa. His final attempt to regain Voldemort's favour backfires horribly when Harry, Ron and Hermione manage to escape Malfoy Manor after Voldemort is summoned, causing both the Malfoys ''and'' Bellatrix to be severely punished and confined to the manor.
* IHaveYourWife: In the fifth film, he manages to get Harry to surrender the prophecy by having the remaining Death Eaters hold Harry's friends at wandpoint.
* InformedAbility: Readers are informed that during the First Wizarding War he was one of Voldemort's most dangerous and skilful lieutenants. One could understandably be skeptical of this given his [[GeneralFailure awful track record]] in the series proper. He's outwitted by a twelve year old Harry and spectacularly screws up the Hall of Prophecy mission when his initial opposition is six teenagers. Most tellingly he serves as a SpannerInTheWorks by essentially paving the way for Dumbledore to discover Voldemort's secret of immortality -- all over a petty vendetta against Arthur Weasley.[[note]]To be fair, Voldemort didn't ''tell'' him it contained a piece of his soul, though Lucius probably shouldn't have used ''anything'' from his master for a petty scheme.[[/note]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: Gets progressively more and more disheveled and unhealthy looking as the series goes on.
* {{Jerkass}}: From his introduction he was haughty and prejudiced.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Obviously his attempt to remove Dumbledore from Hogwarts in [=HP2=] on account of the basilisk attacks is in bad faith as he himself is the real culprit, having slipped Ginny Tom Riddle's diary, but he is right that Dumbledore has failed to protect his students. Children have been petrified under Dumbledore's care, it is only reasonable to question his abilities as headmaster.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In Pottermore it is revealed that [[spoiler:he hasn't quite let go of the mindset and beliefs that made him such a loyal servant of the Dark Lord: Draco withholds him and Narcissa interacting with their grandson as much as possible as a result.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Despite everything he's done throughout the series, he never gets what he deserves. This is primarily due to [[spoiler:his wife's actions]]. Probable subversion, however, as Creator/JasonIsaacs believes he will be estranged from society and his family, never completely forgiven for what he put them through. The Pottermore entry on Draco Malfoy's post-Hogwarts life confirms that while Draco did love his father, family gatherings were tense because his wife, Astoria, refused to tolerate the elder Malfoys indoctrinating Scorpius with their pureblood anti-Muggle nonsense. In addition, his actions as a Death Eater coming to light destroyed his (and by extension, the Malfoy family's) reputation as a respectable part of wizarding society, which is what he prized above all else.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: At the end of ''Deathly Hallows'', as soon as he realizes that the winds of fortune are blowing against Voldemort, he takes his family and buggers off.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler: Dumbledore speculates that Lucius had no idea that Riddle's diary contained Voldemort's soul -- only that it would reopen the Chamber of Secrets. Had he known what it really was, he'd have never pawned it off to Ginny Weasley]].
* LoveRedeems: Let's face it, the only thing that prevents him from being a complete villain is the fact that his love for his family hugely outweighs his loyalty to Voldemort.
* TheManBehindTheMan: For ''Chamber of Secrets'' since [[spoiler:he planted Tom Riddle's diary among Ginny's books, fully intending for the basilisk to get loose and to spite Arthur Weasley.]]
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: It is hard to find an aspect of his appearance that does not simply scream "Wealthy Douchebag".
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: He doesn't perform a full-on HeelFaceTurn but this happens after his fall from Voldemort's good graces. Over several books his home is unceremoniously converted into Voldemort's headquarters and Voldemort takes every opportunity he can to belittle and humiliate the Malfoys. What finally pushed Lucius and Narcissa too far was Voldemort sending Draco on a suicide mission to kill Dumbledore solely to [[EvilIsPetty punish them]].
* MoralityPet: For his son. He and his wife are one of the few people Draco truly cares for.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Combines a bit of LouisCypher in his first name with a last name meaning approximately "bad faith."
* NearVillainVictory: Late in Book 5, he and his party of Death Eaters managed to incapacitate everyone who accompanied Harry to the Department of Mysteries and Harry is forced to hand over the prophecy to save them. [[BigDamnHeroes Then the Order of the Phoenix shows up]]. The film takes it further by having Lucius holding the prophecy in his hand.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: Thanks to Malfoy hijacking Voldemort's Horcrux (Riddle's diary)]], Dumbledore, who had probably suspected that Voldemort had used Horcruxes, not only had definite proof but could put two and two together that there were more, and since it was made in Riddle's school days, was able to get a rough time frame of when and where Voldemort made the rest. Furthermore, had he not done this, [[spoiler:the Chamber of Secrets would have never been reopened, denying the heroes what would end up being their greatest weapon against the Horcruxes, namely the basilisk's venom.]]
* NotBrainwashed: After Voldemort's first defeat, Lucius (like many others) claimed that he had been Imperiused into helping him. It prevented him from being formally punished, but according to Hagrid, a lot of people long suspected the truth.
* OddFriendship: With Severus Snape. Despite their different blood statuses, class, and level of social skills, the two actually seem to get along very well.
* OnlySaneMan: Especially when working along with Bellatrix and the more AxCrazy Death Eaters.
* OpportunisticBastard: Lucius is out for himself and his family and will take any chances that come his way, first to increase their power, and then to save their skins. He doesn't usually have a plan either -- he'll let somebody else do the thinking, and try to benefit from their work. In the backstory, he joins [[BigBad Lord Voldemort]] for the power involved, and also because its [[ANaziByAnyOtherName racist cause]] adhered with his prejudiced mindset. After Voldemort's power is shattered and the Dark Lord disappears, Lucius abandons his master and pretends his deeds were because of brainwashing, allowing him to escape justice. Perhaps the best example of Lucius's "planning capabilities" is how he orchestrated the opening of the Chamber of Secrets. He simply [[spoiler:plopped Tom Riddle's diary into Ginny Weasley's lap, let Tom Riddle do all the work,]] and sat back, taking advantage of the chaos for his own ends. When Lord Voldemort returns to power in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Lucius goes back to Voldemort to avoid incurring the Dark Lord's wrath, and once again carries out Voldemort's will. Throughout the series, Lucius only has one consistent loyalty and that's [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes to his family.]] Eventually, [[spoiler:when Voldemort's cause endangers his son's life, Lucius defects from the Death Eaters for Draco's safety]].
* PapaWolf: He deeply cares about his family and tends to prioritize them over his colleagues.
* PetTheDog:
** Surprisingly, he does have ''one'' moment -- in his youth, he welcomed Snape as soon as the latter was sorted into Slytherin, even though Snape was working-class and a half-blood. Later in life he continues to speak highly of Severus Snape, according to Dolores Umbridge.
** He wanted Draco to attend Durmstrang but Narcissa felt it was too far from home so he agreed to let him attend Hogwarts for [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes the sake of his wife]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Where do you think Draco learned his FantasticRacism?
* PragmaticVillainy: Relatively speaking, Lucius doesn't let sadism or FantasticRacism blind him to the necessity of getting something done when he has to.
** Compared to some of his more AxCrazy fellow Death Eaters, the fifth film demonstrates that Lucius is seemingly the only one focused on the original goal of retrieving the prophecy while the other Death Eaters seem more intent to drop this in favour of killing Harry. Lucius actually seems sincere when he claims he will let Harry go in exchange for handing over the prophecy.
** Supplementary material reveals that the Malfoy family, despite being pureblood supremacists, are not stupid or desperate enough to resort to RoyalInbreeding to preserve their bloodline. It works in their favour, as they're still rich, respected, and mentally sound by the [=1990s=]. By that time, other wizarding families who married within their lineage to preserve blood purity, such as the Blacks and Gaunts, have lost their fortunes, gone extinct in the male line, gone medically insane, been wiped out, or some combination of those.
** He seems to be alright with having half-bloods in the Death Eaters' ranks and is on good terms with Snape. ''Deathly Hallows'' reveals that he welcomed a young Snape to the Slytherin table after his sorting.
* ProudPeacock: He is a prideful, conceited [[FantasticRacism pureblood supremacist]] and keeps several white peacocks on his property as a status symbol.
* RacistGrandpa: [[spoiler:''Pottermore'' claims that he enjoys this reputation among Draco's wife and child. Astoria Greengrass opposed the pureblood nonsense which Lucius, even after Voldemort nearly killing him and his family, refused to let go of. Family gatherings were tense and Scorpius wasn't allowed to interact with him and Narcissa a great deal]].
* RedOniBlueOni: The slightly more reasoned and measured lieutenant (blue) in comparison to the hotheaded, belligerent, unbalanced Bellatrix (red).
* {{Sadist}}: His face is described as "blushing" in pleasure at the thought of harming teenagers, some of them younger than his son. Not to mention his constant abuse of Dobby and the fact he rejoined the Death Eaters.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Which he trades on to get out of prison the first time. [[spoiler: Subverted, years later, where, much to the reader's satisfaction, he's exposed as a servant of Voldemort and spends time in Azkaban for a year. He's more sober after that.]]
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He uses his immense wealth to have the ear of Cornelius Fudge by making very large donations to organizations like St. Mungo's. On a more sinister level this was likely also done to facilitate his VillainWithGoodPublicity image and ensure that the Death Eaters could push a pureblood agenda.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In the final book and movie, with his family.
* ShadowArchetype: ''Pottermore'' reveals that after Second Wizarding War, Lucius provided evidence against fellow Death Eaters and helped to ensure the capture of many of Voldemort's followers who had fled into hiding. In other words, it's the same thing that Igor Karkaroff did after the First Wizarding War. However, while Karkaroff did it [[DirtyCoward to save his own skin]], Lucius did it to ensure his family's safety.
%%* SharpDressedMan: Due to his wealth.
* SmugSnake: Oh yes! If Snape's memories are any indication, he was even this in his youth.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Much to Voldemort's fury, Lucius proves to be this. [[spoiler:His hijacking of Voldemort's teenage diary (which he didn't know was a Horcrux) for his essentially petty vendetta against Arthur Weasley not only leads it to being destroyed, but provides Dumbledore damning intelligence to track down all the rest of Voldemort's Horcruxes]].
* SwordCane: His wand is concealed in his [[BlingBlingBang silver-topped]] cane, with the head of the cane a snake. The cane itself seems to function as something of a secondary wand.
* TortureTechnician: Although far more composed and sane than many of his fellow Death Eaters, Voldemort himself states Lucius often led the torturing of Muggles. Then there were his exploits during the Quidditch World Cup.
* UnholyMatrimony: Despite being a follower of Lord Voldemort (and a {{Jerkass}}), he and his wife genuinely love each other.
* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: The Malfoys keep a flock of ''peacocks'' (and albino peacocks at that) in the garden of Malfoy Manor, although it's not known if Lucius is the one who bought them or if it's a long-standing Malfoy tradition. Either way it's likely [[AnimalMotifs meant to represent their egomania and elitism.]] TruthInTelevision as many real-life noble families and stately homes kept peacocks and let them roam about their expansive grounds as a status symbol, due to their greatly exotic appearance and association with grandeur.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Until Book 6, that is. Whilst Harry's POV establishes him in Book 2 as being a massive douchebag from the jump, it's implied that he had at least a somewhat decent reputation in the eyes of most of the public.
* VillainousBreakdown: A subtle one, but it exists nonetheless in the movies. As the series goes on, watch Lucius closely, and you can see [[BeingEvilSucks the stress that being a member of Voldemort's inner circle causes him:]] His clothing is no longer quite as immaculate, his hair isn't as neatly combed, his eyes grow red and puffy, and he acquires PermaStubble. By his final appearance at the Battle of Hogwarts -- which he, his wife, and his son [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere decline to join]] -- he is [[BreakTheHaughty no longer his confident, imperious self]], but a man who is worn out and just wants to keep his family safe.
* VillainExitStageLeft: [[spoiler:In the film adaptation of ''Deathly Hallows Part II'' at least (in the books, he and his family simply awkwardly sit around in the Great Hall post-battle), he, Draco, and Narcissa decide to cut their losses and simply get the hell out of dodge during the final battle rather than stick around and deal with the aftermath.]]
* VillainousFriendship: Appears to have this with Severus Snape. This friendship existed since their youth.
* VillainousValor: In the fifth film; despite losing the prophecy he still thinks it's worth his while to stay and fight the Order, personally challenging Sirius to a duel.
* WouldHurtAChild:
** Forget ''hurt''. In the film adaptation of ''The Chamber of Secrets'' he was about to blast Harry with Avada Kedavra practically right outside Dumbledore's office, but Dobby cut him off before he got more than the first word out.
** In the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, he tells the other Death Eaters to kill Harry's companions if they have to.

[[folder:Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew]]
See [[Characters/HarryPotterMarauders Harry Potter - Marauders]].

[[folder:Bartemius Crouch Jr.]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[ManipulativeBastard Decent people are so easy to manipulate, Potter.]]"'']]
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DavidTennant\\
'''Voiced by''': Creator/JoseGilbertoVilchis (Latin American Spanish)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]''

->''"I will be honoured beyond all other Death Eaters. I will be his dearest, closest supporter... [[WhenYouComingHomeDad closer than a son]]...."''

The son of Barty Crouch Sr., a famous Ministry official who was a KnightTemplar [[AntiHero "hero"]] in the first war against Voldemort. Apparently as an act of youthful rebellion against his inattentive father, Barty Jr. joined the Death Eaters and came to see Voldemort as a ParentalSubstitute. He allegedly participated alongside the Lestranges in the attack on the Longbottoms, and was subsequently sent to Azkaban by his father, where he reportedly was found dead from despair.

In TheFilmOfTheBook, he was portrayed simply as a PsychoSupporter with his FreudianExcuse eliminated. The film's version of Crouch, Jr. has a [[CharacterTics signature tongue flick]], which was [[ThrowItIn improvised by his actor]].

* TheAce: This guy is Snape's only real competition when it comes to third most skilled wizard in the series, after Dumbledore and Voldemort. He's a MasterActor, a wizard powerful enough to confound an ancient artefact like the [[spoiler:Goblet of Fire]], very skilled in curses, knowledgeable about different branches of magic, an occlumens strong enough to [[spoiler:fool Dumbledore]] -- and keep in mind that Dumbledore was always depicted as, at least, a little more skilled than Voldemort [[spoiler:and fooling Voldemort is Snape's greatest achievement]]. Essentially, the only advantage Snape has over him is [[SanityHasAdvantages sanity]]. And this is all after more than a decade of different and horrible types of mental torture that Barty endured.
* AdaptationalBadass:
** Downplayed. Unlike the book, where Barty begged his father for mercy, he mocks his father when Karkaroff reveals Jr.'s involvement in torturing the Longbottoms. Additionally, he actually is actively helping Voldemort when Frank Bryce walks in on the conversation.
** In the books, [[spoiler:Barty was freed from Azkaban by his parents]]. In the film, this is never mentioned and it appears that he escaped under his own power.
* AdaptationalDyeJob: Blond in the book, dark-haired in the film.
* AdaptationalJerkass: The film version of him is a one-dimensional completely sadistic lunatic that relished his evil actions and showed no remorse whatsoever. In the book, while not necessarily any more humane, he is much more subtle and low-key, making his monstrosity less overt. In addition, the film also removes his TragicVillain status and makes it so that he joined the Death Eaters ForTheEvulz instead of joining them due to seeking a [[ParentalSubstitute father figure]].
* AintTooProudToBeg: He pleaded with his father for mercy during his trial. Averted in the film, see AdaptationalBadass.
* AlasPoorVillain: The circumstances of his imprisonments and insanity in the books are [[AmbiguousSituation thought by many]] to be this. His demise is the same way, with his [[FateWorseThanDeath Dementor's Kiss]] treated as horrific as it is, with Harry even feeling sympathy, despite everything Barty did.
* AmbiguousSituation: Due to his status as a ConsummateLiar and MasterActor, it's unclear whether or not his terror and pleas for mercy during his trial were real or just an act to secure his release. Crouch himself acts as if he never faltered in his dedication to Voldemort, and Voldemort himself describes Crouch as "someone whose loyalty has never wavered", which suggests the latter (although neither are exactly reliable sources; Voldemort didn't witness the trial, and Crouch underwent definite SanitySlippage between the trial and his rejoining Voldemort).
* AntiVillain: A Type II on the Sliding Scale in the books. Barty never showed any particular inclination to blood purity or the Dark Arts as a child; he merely joined the Death Eaters because he wanted a place to belong. There are several hints that his stay in Azkaban drove him ''way'' off the deep end, making him far more evil than before his arrest.
* AxCrazy: His insanity wasn't too much of a factor in the book, most likely caused by his stay in Azkaban and being under the Imperius Curse for thirteen years. However his film version is worse, being a drooling, slavering maniac who did what he did ForTheEvulz.
* BadassTeacher: Under a disguise, but his students admit that despite him being a lunatic they still managed to learn loads from him, and he is definitely a badasss.
* BadassLongcoat: In the films, he wears a black leather knee-length duster and is one of Voldemort's most competent Death Eaters. [[spoiler:The tan duster he wears while impersonating Moody also counts]].
* BatmanGambit: Part of his plan relied on Cedric giving Harry information for the second task because Harry had helped him with the first. "Decent people are so easy to manipulate."
* ByronicHero: Like father, like son. Also a villainous example.
* CardCarryingVillain: "Decent people are so easy to manipulate, Potter..." Though this trope is much more applicable to his movie counterpart than his book self.
* CharacterTics: As the Polyjuice Potion wears off, he has a tendency to flick his tongue, which usually stops when he drinks more potion.
* ChekhovsGunman: First mentioned in the chapter "Padfoot Returns" (Chapter 27 in Book 4) as part of the reason for Barty Sr.'s downfall at the Ministry, when he presumably died in Azkaban.
* TheChessmaster: Manipulated most of the events going on at Hogwarts during ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]].''
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Probably the biggest example in the movies. He was possibly SparedByTheAdaptation and sent back to Azkaban, yet when all Death Eaters are freed in later movies, he never appears alongside them. It is often assumed that he did get the Dementor's Kiss in the movie universe as well, counting on anyone watching the movie as having read the books.
* ConsummateLiar: Dumbledore didn't suspect a thing until he removes Harry from the entrance of the maze.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Visits this upon Draco while disguised as Moody. Six words: "Draco Malfoy, the Amazing Bouncing Ferret." What was Draco doing? Attempting to hex Harry when his back was turned. Though, it could be just because he's a Malfoy. Or maybe he was enraged that someone was going to hurt Harry before he could get him to Voldemort. Rowling implies he was just [[GoodIsNotSoft keeping in-character]] though.
%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DisproportionateRetribution: A comedic example when he punishes Draco Malfoy for nearly hitting Harry with a spell when his back is turned. He turns Malfoy into a ferret and bounces him painfully around until an aghast [=McGonagall=] [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure puts a stop to it]].
* DissonantSerenity: After his disguise is outed and under Veritaserum, he explains the entire backstory in an even tone, proudly exuding in his triumph and noting that Voldemort's back thanks to him.
* TheDragon: Voldemort's main agent in ''Goblet of Fire''. It's also implied that Voldemort would've possibly considered him this had he been able to escape Hogwarts at the end of the book.
* DragonInChief: For most of ''Goblet of Fire'', Voldemort is in a weakened state, and if Barty didn't help Harry, the plan would have backfired.
* DueToTheDead: Subverted; he did bury his father after killing him, but Barty's method (transfiguring his father's dead body into a bone and burying it in Hagrid's garden) is far from respectful.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: No doubt due to his own visit to Azkaban, the subsequent hell under his father's Imperius Curse, and why he was there in the first place (torturing the Longbottoms for information that could revive his NotQuiteDead master), Barty has an intense loathing for Death Eaters who escaped Azkaban and didn't bother to look for or revive Voldemort, thereby betraying their Lord. This loathing of the Death Eaters who escaped Azkaban is almost [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocritical]] -- we see at the trial that while his fellow Death Eaters are accepting their sentences, fully expecting Voldemort to break them out of there, he was sobbing and insisting that he was innocent and that they'd gotten the wrong person. Of course, it's always possible that he would have gone back to looking for Voldemort if they had set him free, since that's what his father had to physically and magically restrain him from doing.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: "Decent people are so easy to manipulate, Potter." Crouch also believed that the care Winky showed for him was nothing more than pity, and was perfectly happy to abuse that trust [[spoiler:at the Quidditch World Cup]].
* EvilGenius: He is very intelligent, and it is he who played a major part in Voldemort's return. For context: if there's any truth to his father's ramblings, Barty Jr. earned twelve Outstanding [=OWLs=]; Hermione, the gold standard for intelligence and "brightest witch of her age," earned ten. (In a case of WritersCannotDoMath, JK Rowling originally wrote Hermione as receiving eleven, later editions corrected this to ten.) Arguably the horrifying result of what can be accomplished by a ''competent'' Death Eater. Voldemort indeed admires Barty's loyalty and smarts and prizes him above all his Death Eaters. [[spoiler: It's fridge brilliance when you realize that he had to get his soul sucked because the later books would have been harder for the heroes had he remained functional.]]
* EvilGloating: Oh, does he get his fair share of it. [[spoiler:Once you know that Mad-Eye Moody is, for most of the book/movie, actually Barty Jr. a lot of what he says winds up being this. Showing off the Unforgivable Curses in class? An example of how well he can use them. Causing a scene after the champions' names come out of the Goblet of Fire and presenting a plausible, if slightly outlandish sounding, scenario for how Harry's name could've gotten in, which just happened to be exactly what he did? Basically the equivalent of a Bond Villain monologue. His legitimate moment of explaining his masterstroke to Harry, right before getting bitten in the ass by karma and revealed? Seriously, only Voldemort loves gloating evilly more than Barty Jr. does]].
* EvilMentor: Strangely subverted.
** While in his Moody disguise, he teaches his students about the highest-grade dark curses in ways that were almost certainly completely illegal. However, his lessons are useful and instructive and Harry even learns to fight off the powerful [[MindControlDevice Imperius curse]] completely thanks to him. Despite being thoroughly evil, Crouch ends up being one of the most competent and helpful teachers Harry ever runs into and his lessons have no negative or morally ambiguous results. It can be argued that this was a result of him either [[GoneHorriblyRight playing the role of Moody FAR too well]] or simply not caring about whether the kids were properly trained or not, or perhaps likely, [[PragmaticVillainy figuring that, with Voldemort's return approaching, a fourth-year defense education would not give any significant advantage to the "other side" and that there's no reason not to do a good job.]]
--->'''Dean:''' Well, [Crouch] turned out to be a maniac, didn't he? Mind you, we still learned loads.
** A good example is that he submits Harry to the Imperius curse and Harry learns to resist it and later he resists the Imperius curse given by Voldemort himself in the graveyard, but in neither case did it specifically help or aid Harry, either at the end of ''Goblet of Fire'' or the later books.
* EvilTeacher: [[spoiler:He is this when disguised as Moody.]]
* ExactWords: [[spoiler:Crouch as Moody tells Harry the thing he despises most is a Death Eater that walked free. Harry naturally assumes he speaking from being an ex-auror. But really, he means he hates said Death Eaters because they denounced and betrayed Voldemort to avoid Azkaban when he had to go.]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: The Dementor's Kiss. Either his soul underwent a CessationOfExistence, or it's still trapped inside the Dementor (like the souls trapped in a PhilosophersStone in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'').
* FauxAffablyEvil: Particularly in his Moody disguise.
* {{Foil}}: Like Voldemort, he had a very unloving father. Unlike Voldemort, however, he actually tried everything to gain his father's approval and only became evil because all he was trying to do was to find a ParentalSubstitute after failing.
* ForgottenFallenFriend: While Voldemort speaks fondly of him during his resurrection scene, calling him his most loyal follower, he pays Crouch Jr. absolutely no thought after the latter [[spoiler:gets the Dementor Kiss]]. Which is of course very in-character for [[BadBoss Voldemort]].
* ForTheEvulz: In the film, he's given no justification for working for Voldemort, making him look like a one-dimensional completely sadistic lunatic that relishes his evil actions. [[spoiler:Not so much in the novel.]]
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Played with. We never learn how involved he actually was in torturing the Longbottoms, the crime for which he was sentenced. But he's definitely a Death Eater (which nobody, himself included, ever denies), and his trial in an apparent KangarooCourt is a RedHerring intended to obfuscate the antagonistic role he ends up playing in the present plot.
* FreudianExcuse: Parental neglect caused him to grow up without a proper understanding of love or friendship. His isolation and distance from his father made him cling to Voldemort as a replacement father figure due to their similar backgrounds. A combination of his stay in Azkaban and his subsequent house arrest by his father caused his sanity to deteriorate, and turned his affection for Voldemort into a fanatical devotion.
* FriendlessBackground: Never outright stated, but it is strongly implied that he never had any real friends until joining the Death Eaters in his late teens. Even then, calling them "friends" is a bit of a stretch.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Was once just a normal person. Then he became a Death Eater who managed to help [[spoiler:revive Voldemort]].
* GoodPowersBadPeople: [[spoiler:He has enough strength of character, a trait commonly associated with good characters, to fight off an Imperius Curse. Too bad he's a Death Eater]].
* HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook: While it's never stated outright, it's a plausible interpretation of his development between the flashback to his trial and his appearance in the modern day. In the flashback, he is terrified of the prospect of going to Azkaban, and is the only one of his band of Death Eaters to renounce Voldemort and plead innocence by appealing to his family relation to Crouch Sr., implying perhaps that his involvement in the Longbottoms' torture was somewhat half-hearted, or even that he just got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. After suffering Azkaban, and years of his father's abusive, mind-controlled custody, he is a bona fide Voldemort fanatic with an open grudge against his father.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Seriously, this man was more efficient than all the other Death Eaters put together. Not only did he manage to impersonate Mad-Eye Moody perfectly, but even managed to fool ''Dumbledore'' who was his oldest friend, for over a year! In fact, if we look at at his evil plan then everything he was personally responsible went off without a hitch! The only reason it ultimately failed was because ''[[BondVillainStupidity Voldemort]]'' demanded that he be the one [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou to kill Harry personally]] and ''didn't'' kill him [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim straight away]] like Barty had assumed! Hell, considering that over the course of the series, Voldemort [[HoistByHisOwnPetard shoots himself in the foot]] ''[[HoistByHisOwnPetard a lot]]'', Barty could actually be considered more competent than the man he worships! If he was the Dark Lord, he probably would have won the ''First'' Wizarding War.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** For someone who has been prompted into the service of the Dark Lord by his father's neglect, he surely didn't seem to place much value on either his mother's or Winky's maternal love.
** His disgust of the Death Eaters who abandoned the cause is more of a borderline sign. Yes, he was screaming hysterically about his innocence when he was about to be taken in by the Dementors, but it seems likely that he would've kept up his search for the Dark Lord if freed, unlike others who chose not to despite escaping Azkaban. Also note that he never denied being a Death Eater during the trial (as opposed to the likes of Lucius Malfoy, who claimed to have been under the Imperius Curse). Barty merely denied torturing the Longbottoms--which could be ''true'', as the story never clarifies his degree of involvement in that incident.
* IHaveNoSon: His father disowns him at his trial.
* INeedYouStronger: Part of the reason he teaches Harry so effectively in his Defense Against the Dark Arts class is that he needs him to be capable enough to win the Triwizard Tournament and not be killed in the process.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In TheFilmOfTheBook, Harry realizes "Moody's" involvement with the Death Eaters when Moody mentions the graveyard even though Harry never brought up where he'd been transported.
* KickTheDog: Gets a moment with Neville. After shaking him to his core by demonstrating the Cruciatus Curse -- the one used to drive the Longbottoms insane -- in class, he calls Neville up to his office and gives him a book on herbology (Neville's favourite subject and only strong suit). And rather than it being an act of kindness it ties into Barty's EvilPlan: the book he gives Neville contains information which would have served Harry well in the Second Task, which Barty planted to make sure Harry stayed alive until Voldemort needed him.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** He only turned Draco Malfoy into a ferret out of a grudge towards Draco's father Lucius, but the kid still deserved it.
** Killing Barty Sr. is one in the books, due to the latter's status as an AssholeVictim.
* KnightTemplar: Ironically inverted, considering how his despised father was one. Nevertheless, he has some traits as well since he seemed to truly believe in the Death Eater cause with zealotry perhaps equaled only by Bellatrix Lestrange. Thing is, that cause was the ensured rise of the BigBad. In contrast, to Death Eaters such as Lucius Malfoy and Peter Pettigrew who serve Voldemort almost entirely out of self-interest.
* LargeHam: David Tennant's lively performance in the films gave Crouch this trait. Special mention goes to him hissing at the Dark Mark after casting it, his signature tongue flick, and his sarcastic, hissing comments to his father after being outed as a Death Eater.
* ManiacTongue: His [[CharacterTics iconic tongue flick]] in the film is in line with his fanatic zeal.
* ManipulativeBastard: Plays everyone involved with the Triwizard Tournament like fools.
* MaskOfSanity: The picture of Crouch Jr you see in at the top, is him on a good day. It doesn't take much to make it slip and for him to devolve into an AxCrazy psychopath.
* MasterActor: He managed to pose as Mad-Eye Moody for ''months'' without anyone picking up on it, even Dumbledore -- an abnormally intelligent and perceptive man who was ''also'' an extremely good friend of the real Alastor Moody -- was totally fooled right until the end.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Harry is able to pretty much throw off the Imperius Curse at will due to Barty's repeated use of it on him during a Defense Against the Dark Arts class. This comes into play later on when Voldemort attempts to use the curse on Harry, presumably with the intent of simply forcing him to stay in place to eat an Avada Kedavra. Harry's resistance to the curse and the subsequent battle with and escape from Voldemort can be directly laid at Barty's feet.
** Moreover, Harry is able to use the Imperius Curse to great effect during the Gringotts break-in in the final book, which proved to be crucial for the trio to find one of the Horcruxes in the Lestrange vault. Being on the receiving end so much probably taught Harry how to dish it out.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Thought to have died in Azkaban a year after his imprisonment. This is not the case]].
* OedipusComplex: He loved (and was loved by) his mother, and he hated (and was hated by) his father.
* {{Patricide}}: By his own confession in the novel (and by implication in the film), Barty murdered his own father in cold blood. Adding insult to injury, in the books, he transfigured Crouch Sr.'s body into a bone and buried it to hide the evidence of his crime.
* PsychoSupporter: In both the book and the movie, but in the movie, it was [[EvilIsHammy made more obvious]].
* RiddleForTheAges: Sirius and Dumbledore aren't sure whether he actually tortured the Longbottoms or if he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, though neither denies he was a Death Eater. For starters, there's not really a witness: Frank and Alice were too catatonic from what they endured to stand trial, and Neville was too young to remember what happened. Barty also had a definite SanitySlippage in Azkaban, so he might have been started out as a scared kid in over his head (like Draco and Regulus) or a PunchClockVillain, and then become radicalized in prison. When the ruse is uncovered, there are more pressing matters at hand and he's fed to the Dementors not too soon thereafter, leaving the truth ambiguous.
* {{Sadist}}: Along with the Lestranges, he tortured Frank and Alice Longbottom into insanity, and expressed a desire to hurt other Death Eaters for their refusal to seek out Voldemort.
* SanitySlippage: In the film, when he starts to lose his cool (and when the Polyjuice potion starts to wear off), he gets an ominous twitch and his tongue-flicking habit returns. In one scene, this starts to happen in the presence of his father, [[FridgeBrilliance who is noticeably alarmed at recognising the mannerism]] [[spoiler:on a Hogwarts teacher]]. More so in the novel, as the dementors and the Imperius curse pretty much destroyed his mind and drove him to insanity.
* SelfMadeOrphan: At the end of the same book, we learn that he murdered his father. Then [[NightmareFuel transfigured his body into a bone and buried it.]] He makes much of how both he and Voldemort had very disappointing fathers and the pleasure of killing those fathers. He also seems to regard Voldemort as a father substitute.
* SlasherSmile: Several times in the film (courtesy of David Tennant's hammy performance), and during the book, as he relays the story of his escape from Azkaban and reunion with Voldemort (specifically the parts where Voldemort sought him out and placed Crouch's father under the Imperius curse).
* TheSociopath: Most definitely. Extremely AxCrazy and sadistic, excellent actor ([[spoiler:playing the part of Mad-Eye Moody with near-pinpoint precision]]), and with an utter absence of empathy.
* TragicVillain: He was neglected throughout his childhood and has tried to please his father throughout his life. His father never showed any concern or love towards him and that's what eventually led him towards insanity and joining Voldemort. All he ever wanted was to find a father that he could find love from. Completely averted in the film. See AdaptationalJerkass.
* TreacherousAdvisor: He plays this role with Harry throughout the Triwizard Tournament, going from giving him subtle but effective hints to flat out rigging things in his favour. As a small subversion, he has every intention of helping him win. The problem is that him winning isn't a good thing.
* UncertainDoom: In the movies. His final fate is never revealed in the films, but as he is never seen again afterwards, the chances of him being still alive are slim, though if it happened exactly as in the books is unknown.
* UndyingLoyalty: Crouch is portrayed as fanatically loyal to Voldemort, to the point that the Dark Lord himself described him as "someone whose loyalty has never wavered" and "my most faithful servant".
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Several characters dismiss him as a kid who merely fell in with the wrong crowd. [[spoiler:While disguised as Moody he hangs a lampshade over the fact that it would have taken an extremely powerful Confundus Charm to trick an ancient magical object like the Goblet of Fire, showing that he's no slouch as a wizard.]]
* VillainBall: There were countless better things he could have turned into portkeys that would get Harry to Voldemort instead of a trophy to a tournament that Harry was incapable of entering and unlikely to survive.
* VillainsOutShopping: [[spoiler:His protracted undercover stay at Hogwarts produces a few of these moments for him; particularly at the Yule Ball in the fourth book and film, where he's shown dancing with Professor Sinistra and lightly enjoying himself and humming/tapping along to the music.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: His presence in the present events of book 4 gives a lot away.
* WellDoneSonGuy: His mother and Winky loved him, but that was apparently not enough to make up for his failure to get his father's approval, which he in turn sought from his replacement father figure, Voldemort. Rowling addressed this indirectly in an interview, noting that "That's where evil seems to flourish, in places where people didn't get good fathering."
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the films, where his appointment with a Dementor and his kiss doesn't get mentioned.
* WhatTheHellHero: A rare villain-to-villain case. He is NOT happy with the Death Eaters that escaped Azkaban and never bothered to look for Voldemort.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Crouch Sr. was so obsessed with his work of hunting down dark wizards that Jr. barely saw him.
%%* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: So ''very, very'' much in the books.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Harry derails Barty's plans to get him to win the Triwizard Cup several times due to his bullheadedness and refusal to ask for the help of others. Barty improvises every time that this happens. He does it so effectively that the plan goes off without a single hitch regardless. [[EvilGloating He naturally takes the opportunity to tell Harry this when he's found out.]]
* {{Yandere}}: When it comes to Voldemort, he's on a par with Bellatrix.

[[folder:Amycus and Alecto Carrow]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Ralph Ineson and Suzie Toase
-->'''Voiced by''': Carlo Vásquez (Latin American Spanish, Amycus)

->''"Nah, they make [Umbridge] look tame. The other teachers are all supposed to refer us to the Carrows if we do anything wrong. They don't, though, if they can avoid it. You can tell they all hate them as much as we do. […] I got this one [scar] for asking [Alecto] how much Muggle blood she and her brother have got."''
-->-- '''Neville Longbottom''' on the Carrows

A brother-and-sister team of obnoxious, lopsided-looking Death Eaters, Amycus and Alecto are present at the Astronomy Tower when Snape kills Dumbledore, and following Voldemort's coup, become Defense Against the Dark Arts (Amycus) and Muggle Studies (Alecto) professors at Hogwarts. They were last seen being tied up by Professor [=McGonagall=] in the Ravenclaw Common Room.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: All book descriptions point to Alecto being very unattractive; however, Suzie Toase is quite an attractive woman. Amycus was said to resemble her but Ralph Ineson on the other hand..
* AxCrazy: They routinely use [[AgonyBeam the Cruciatus Curse]] on students who get detention and, as Ron succintly puts it, use Neville as a knife sharpener for speaking out against them. It takes quite an effort to make Dolores Umbridge look tame.
* BlatantLies: Amycus's plan was to lie to Voldemort by stating that some students ambushed Alecto and forced her to touch her Dark Mark. Not only is this lie highly unbelievable, but Voldemort is a skilled legilimens and would know right away that he was being lied to.
* CoDragons: To Snape in the final book.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[DownplayedTrope A mild example.]] Though neither Amycus nor Alecto could be considered intelligent, both seem to be highly skilled in the Dark Arts and fairly skilled duellists (though not enough to fight someone with [=McGonagall's=] caliber).
* CurbStompBattle: In the film, [[spoiler:[=McGonagall=] shows just how powerful she really is when a spell of hers, ''after'' being deflected by Snape, knocks the Carrows unconscious just from being too close to it. Snape probably helped. At the very least, the aim was intentional.]]
* CurbStompCushion: In the sixth book Alecto is sent running from Prof. [=McGonagall=], though as Harry witnesses them duelling a few paragraphs earlier she was presumably able to hold her own against the transfiguration master at least for awhile.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: They seem to truly care about each other. Amycus was even planning on lying to Voldemort in an attempt to spare her.
* EvilGloating: Both of them are quite pleased to see Dumbledore cornered and proceed to taunt him, though he's more amused than anything at their insults.
* EvilRedhead: In the films, Alecto is played by the red-haired Suzie Toase.
* EvilTeacher: They are Death Eaters, after all.
* FantasticRacism: Hardly out of order for a Death Eater, but as Muggle Studies teacher, Alecto literally makes a career out of this.
* {{Giggling Villain}}s: Two giggling bastards.
* IronicName: There is nothing amicable about Amycus.
* LaserGuidedKarma: They are fond of practicing the [[TortureTechnician Cruciatus Curse]] on students for the most minor of offenses (or out of boredom), so when Harry tortures Amycus with it for [[BerserkButton insulting]] [=McGonagall=], she only mildly expresses her disapproval.
* MeaningfulName: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alecto Alecto]] is one of the Erinyes, or Furies, a group of primordial Goddesses that hounded and tormented wrongdoers in Greek Mythology. Alecto roughly translates to "unceasing anger", and Alecto Carrow certainly has a great deal of rage at her disposal.
* OffstageVillainy: Neville says they "make Umbridge look tame," but in terms of the admittedly little that we actually see, she's worse by far.
* SadistTeacher: According to Neville, they are ''even worse than Umbridge'' in this regard.
* SiblingsInCrime: Both are Death Eaters and always work together in this role.
* TooDumbToLive:
** Amycus seems to think that he can convince Voldemort that a group of students ambushed Alecto and for some reason decided to force her into touching her dark mark. Granted, this was probably just a desperate attempt to protect Alecto from Voldemort's wrath, but still.
** When finding Harry in the Ravenclaw common room, Alecto could have stunned or cursed him from behind before summoning her master. Instead she taunts him, allowing Luna Lovegood to stun her and the good side is able to prepare ahead of time for battle.
* TortureTechnician: Deliberately placed at Hogwarts in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' to scare and beat the next generation into line with Voldemort's way of thinking. Other Death Eaters torture too, but these are the ones who do it ''for a living''.
* WouldHurtAChild: They have zero qualms about physically hurting and torturing students as young as first years. Neville mentions that the only reason they aren't even worse is that they don't want to accidentally kill pureblooded wizards.

[[folder:Corban Yaxley]]
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-->'''Portrayed by''': Creator/PeterMullan
-->'''Voiced by''': Raúl Anaya (Latin American Spanish)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

->''"Spare us. The brats of Mud-bloods do not stir our sympathies."''

One of the inner-circle Death Eaters. He helps orchestrate Voldemort's coup by placing an Imperius Curse on Pius Thicknesse and becomes a central figure in Voldemort's new regime, acting as the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Though he makes a lot of progress towards the Ministry coup, Voldemort is far more impressed with Snape's information about Harry Potter.
* AmbiguousSituation: He speaks of having a wife to Reg Cattermole but in context, his statement can also be taken to be purely hypothetical.
* BadBoss: Is this to the Ministry officials, if his attitude torwards Reg Cattermole is anything to go by. He also can be quite harsh to lower ranking Death Eaters, as seen when he aggressively ordered Draco to kill Dumbledore, and when he blasted Fenrir Greyback for defying his orders (though Greyback was a werewolf and wasn't an official Death Eater).
* BadassBaritone: As played by Peter Mullen in Yaxley's few speaking parts.
* TheBully: Abuses his power to bully anyone under it, like Reginald Cattermole and Muggle-borns.
* TheDon: Peter Mullan's portrayal gives off this impression. Naturally, it's made him a hit with the fans.
* DragonInChief: To Pius Thicknesse in the last book when Voldemort takes control, since Thicknesse is the puppet Minister of Magic, while Yaxley is the Head of Magical Law Enforcement. Justified because Thicknesse is under Yaxley's control (at least in the book).
* DudeWheresMyRespect: A downplayed example, but he practically begs Voldemort for acknowledgement during the meeting at Malfoy Manor. To his irritation Voldemort is only mildly impressed at his putting an Imperius Curse on Pius Thicknesse and instead seeks counsel from Snape. The other Death Eaters present however are very impressed and congratulatory.
* EvilerThanThou: When Muggle-born wizards are being detained, Yaxley expresses an explicit disgust that the Death Eaters aren't doing enough about blood purity and not jailing half-bloods with them.
* FantasticRacism: Obviously as a Death Eater he is this, but once the Death Eaters take control of the Ministry he practically makes a career out of it.
* TheGhost: While threatening Reg Cattermole about interrogating his wife, he mentions his own wife who we never see. Though given the context, it's possible that he isn't really married and was merely speaking hypothetically.
* GoodCopBadCop: With Dolores Umbridge when interrogating muggle born wizards and witches. While she acts in her falsely sweet manner, he's very harsh and aggressive to them.
* KnowledgeBroker: Thanks to being the head of the wizarding Gestapo.
* {{Jerkass}}: To anyone he sees as being beneath him, which is mostly everyone.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Peter Mullan's portrayal gives off this impression. Just look at the picture!
* MookLieutenant: He seems to be in charge of the group of Death Eaters who invade Hogwarts at the end of the sixth book, until Severus Snape shows up that is. His role is taken by Bellatrix in the film.
* NoNameGiven: Was referred to as "The Brutal-Faced Death Eater" until he was properly introduced in the next book. Unlike Rowle however, his name is mentioned in passing before he even appears, we just aren't sure that they are the same character until the following book.
%%* OminousWalk: In ''Deathly Hallows: Part I''.
* SecretPolice: He turns the Department of Magical Law Enforcement into a Nazi-like version of this.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Yaxley appears very little, but is responsible for affecting the plot significantly via two events:
** Him putting Thicknesse under his control laid the foundation for the Ministry coup. Voldemort not acknowledging it thoroughly irritates him, though several of his fellow Death Eaters do.
** He also manages to break through the magical defenses of [[spoiler: Grimmauld Place]] by hanging onto Hermione mid Apparition, costing a useful hideout for the heroes.
* TakenForGranite: In ''Half-Blood Prince'', Harry shoots him InTheBack with Petrificus Totalus.
* UnholyMatrimony: At one point he mentions having a wife, though it's equally possible that he was speaking hypothetically.
* VillainousFriendship: He and Dolohov show signs of this a few times. Dolohov claps him on the back when he announces that he has placed Pius Thicknesse under his control, and the two are seen cordially conversing while standing guard in the Forbidden Forest.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's not known what becomes of him after the conclusion of the Battle of Hogwarts.

!!Allies

[[folder:The Augurey]]
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Esther Smith (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first West End run), Jessie Fisher (''Cursed Child'', first Broadway run)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]''


->''"I am the new past. I am the new future. I am the answer this world has been looking for."''


An evil wizard who is active nineteen years after the end of the Second Wizarding War, is gifted with power approaching that of the Dark Lord himself, and is intent on overthrowing the Ministry of Magic while resurrecting the ideals of the Death Eaters. With a small cabal of followers and just enough [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]], the Augurey is fated to challenge the peace Harry brought to the world by fighting Lord Voldemort.

For tropes applying to them before TheReveal, see [[spoiler:Delphini Diggory's]] folder on Characters/HarryPotterOtherCharacters.

* BigBad: Manipulates the main characters of ''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'' in order to establish a supremacist regime, although the Augurey doesn't come forward with these plans until Act III.
* BrokenBird: Ironic, given that The Augurey's symbol is just that, a type of bird.
* DaddysLittleVillain: Very clearly trying to emulate both parents, who fought for Voldemort in the first Wizarding War.
* {{Flight}}: An ability shared with Lord Voldemort himself, the Augurey is the third wizard in history[[note]]After Snape [[/note]] able to fly without the aid of any enchanted object.
* {{Foil}}: To Voldemort. Both were raised as orphans in dismal living situations before having a greater significance thrust upon them, and share a penchant for manipulating others and killing them once they've served their use. But Voldemort became obsessed with blood purity after murdering his despised absentee father, whereas the Augurey is concerned only with gaining the approval of their father and never displays an affinity for pureblood supremacy or any other ulterior motives.
* FreudianExcuse: Wants to create a fascist dictatorship which will cleanse undesirable wizards as a response to being raised as an orphan.
* HarmfulToMinors: The Augurey spares no kindness on Albus or Scorpius.
* {{Irony}}: The Augurey became a villain in order to have a loving father, but her father is Voldemort, who can’t truly love anyone, and presumably would never have loved his child either!
* ManipulativeBastard: Plays both Albus and Scorpius like a fiddle in order to bring the Death Eaters back into power.
* RedBaron: "The Augurey", named after a bird that can allegedly predict death (although it actually predicts rain, according to the ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' textbook).
* SecretIdentity: The Augurey is an alterego for [[spoiler:Delphini Diggory]].
* ShadowArchetype: To Harry, highlighting the issues being orphaned and having a great destiny thrust upon him has brought.
* TragicVillain: All the Augurey really wants is to have a father, due to living unloved as an orphan.
* VillainousLegacy: The Augurey is [[spoiler:the child of Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange]].
* VillainsWantMercy: In a twist on this trope, the mercy in question is a MercyKill, or at least LaserGuidedAmnesia. [[spoiler:Since neither death nor amnesia is Harry's idea of mercy, he declines.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: The Augurey's identity and motivations are the biggest twists in ''The Cursed Child''.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Motivated by a desire to earn fatherly affection.
* WouldHurtAChild: Kills Craig, tries to kill Albus, and casts the Cruciatus Curse on Scorpius several times.

[[folder:Dementors]]
See Characters/HarryPotterMagicalBeings
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Narcissa Malfoy (née Black)]]
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-->'''Portrayed by''': Creator/HelenMcCrory
-->'''Voiced by''': Rebeca Manríquez (Latin American Spanish)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

->''"Is he alive? Draco, is he alive?"''

Narcissa is a pure-blood witch, the wife of Lucius Malfoy and the mother of Draco Malfoy. She is the youngest sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. Although never officially a Death Eater herself, Narcissa believes in the importance of blood purity and supports her husband in following Lord Voldemort during the First and Second Wizarding Wars.

* AdaptationDyeJob: She's described as blonde in the books, but in the films she has dark hair (probably to mark her as a Black) with a white-blonde skunk stripe.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Stuck-up and patronizing, along with being born into a rich family.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Narcissa and Lucius, whose marriage, from the fans' point of view, might simply have been one of convenience until the opening scene of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' made clear it was not.
* BigFancyHouse: Against her will, Voldemort uses her house as a headquarters, making her and her husband extremely uncomfortable.
* ConsummateLiar: [[spoiler:She's a skilled enough Occlumens that she can successfully lie to ''Voldemort himself'' that Harry is dead, and survive.]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Harry]], or, at least for the time being...
* TheDogBitesBack: Voldemort's biggest mistake was sending Draco on a suicide mission. Not only did Draco end up becoming a SpannerInTheWorks, but it earned Narcissa's ire, who betrayed Voldemort the first opportunity she got by [[spoiler: concealing that Harry was still alive.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She genuinely loves her husband and her son. Her love for Draco plays a significant role in [[spoiler:the Malfoys' betrayal of Voldemort and Voldemort's downfall.]] She also seems genuinely close with Bellatrix.
* EvilMatriarch: Her personality is similar to that of her son, Draco. She complains about Harry and his friends to a shopkeeper, asking why they serve "their kind."
* FinalBoss: She's part of the WolfpackBoss fought at the end of video game adaptations of ''Deathly Hallows - Part 1'', alongside her husband, son, and sister.
* HeelFaceTurn: Narcissa's is a major example. [[spoiler:When Voldemort casts a Killing Curse on Harry during the Battle Of Hogwarts, he asks Narcissa to check Harry's vital signs. She uses this opportunity, when she sees that he is alive, to covertly ask him if he knows of Draco's well-being. When Harry replies quietly that he is safe, Narcissa betrays the Dark Lord, saying that Harry is dead.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Bellatrix calls her "Cissy".
* IronicName: Most of her on-screen actions are for the sake of her husband and son, rather than narcissistic.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler: Never managed to fully let go of the supremacist ideals she was raised with. Draco withholds Scorpius from interacting with his grandparents as much as possible.]]
* KarmaHoudini: According to Rowling, the reason the Malfoys never got their comeuppance was in large part due to [[spoiler: Narcissa's decision to spare Harry's life by lying to Voldemort in exchange for the knowledge that her son was still safe]].
* LoveRedeems: Like her husband, her main redeeming factor is the fact that she loves her son so much that [[spoiler: she is willing to stab Voldemort in the back to protect him.]]
* MamaBear: She is fiercely devoted to her family, and will do whatever it takes to protect them.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Not to her directly, since Lucius bears more of Voldemort's ire, but the Dark Lord still sent her teenage son on a suicide mission to kill Albus Dumbledore purely as [[EvilIsPetty slow torture for Lucius' failures]]. [[spoiler:She betrays Voldemort the first chance she gets.]]
* MoralityPet: She and her husband are one of the few people Draco truly cares for. She also serves as this to Bellatrix to an extent.
* MyBelovedSmother: To Draco. Lucius was originally planning on sending the boy to Durmstrang instead of Hogwarts for various reasons, but Narcissa objected to him being sent so far away for school. When he's at school, she sends him sweets and cakes every day. Later on, when Draco is given a task by Lord Voldemort, she is terrified to the point of hysteria.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Take a wild guess what the root word of her first name is.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The In-between one of her sisters. While she is a pure-blood supremacist like Bellatrix, she lacks her sister's taste for sadism and is shown to be [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes fully devoted to her family]].
* OnlySaneWoman: Alongside the other Malfoys, particularly when next to Bellatrix or Voldemort.
* RacistGrandma: Just like her husband. [[spoiler:She and Lucius found Astoria Greengrass a somewhat disappointing daughter-in-law for refusing to teach the prejudice against Muggles on their grandson, Scorpius. Family gatherings were, as a result, often fraught with tension.]]
* RichBitch: She's described as cold and haughty.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Narcissa values wealth and power as much as Lucius does. [[spoiler: But both value their son even more.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In the movie, she walks away with Draco and Lucius at the start of the climatic final battle and never looks back. In the book during the final battle, she and Lucius stop fighting for Voldemort and are frantically searching for Draco.
* SiblingYinYang: With both Bellatrix and Andromeda.
%%* SmugSnake
%%* StatuesqueStunner: In the books, where she's described as tall and slim.
* UnholyMatrimony: With Lucius.

[[folder:Quirinus Quirrell]]
See Characters/HarryPotterHogwartsStaff

[[folder:Nagini]]
See Characters/HarryPotterAnimalsAndPets

[[folder:Slytherin's Basilisk]]
See Characters/HarryPotterAnimalsAndPets

[[folder:Golgomath]]
See Characters/HarryPotterMagicalBeings

[[folder:Dolores Jane Umbridge]]
See Characters/HarryPotterMinistryOfMagic

!!Snatchers

[[folder:Fenrir Greyback]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Dave Legeno
-->'''Voiced by''': Rodrigo Carralero (Latin American Spanish)

->''"He doesn't have the stomach, like his father. Let me finish him in my own way."''

Fenrir Greyback is a massive, dangerous werewolf. He has been around for many years, and is the werewolf who bit and converted Remus Lupin. He is one of the few who not only accepts, but embraces his lycanthropy, and tries to bite and convert people on any occasion. He participates in the Battle of Hogwarts, where he is knocked out by Hermione and Professor Trelawney while trying to bite Lavender Brown.

* AxCrazy: He's been known to have slaughtered and eaten many people out of animalistic savagery as well as kicks, and lives up to it wholeheartedly in person.
* BareFistedMonk: While he's presumably a competent wizard, he seems to favor hand-to-hand even in his human form, mauling his opponents with his teeth.
* TheBigBadWolf: A werewolf who prefers to attack young children.
* TheBrute: Seems to be used by the Death Eaters specifically for this. He's a large and silent but violent associate of the Death Eaters.
* CardCarryingVillain: There's his memorable line towards the end of ''Half-Blood Prince'', in which he openly admits to coming to the castle without being invited, just because he wants to kill and eat children. He does this while still in human form.
* DisproportionateRetribution: His response to Lyall Lupin making a derogatory remark about werewolves? Savagely attack and infect a ''five year old'' Remus, destroying any chance Remus had for a normal life.
* DeathByAdaptation: His fate is unclear in the books, but he's explicitly shown biting the dust in the movies.
* DemotedToExtra: Downplayed. He's by no means an extra and nevertheless still has many scenes, but he's the leader of the Snatchers in the books, whereas in the films Scabior takes that role. Also, he has ''much'' more lines in the books, while in the films, he's virtually TheQuietOne.
* DisneyVillainDeath: In the film, he apparently succeeds in killing Lavender, and Hermione blows him out a window into the abyss in turn.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In a series where lycanthropy is already a thinly-veiled analogy for [[TragicAIDSStory a certain disease with common tropes attached to it]], Fenrir is presented as someone who willingly preys on children and spreads his condition to them, converting them "while they're young" and even taking [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty perverse glee in attacking his victims]]. With that in mind, it should be obvious [[PaedoHunt what he's supposed to represent]].
* TheDreaded: His name is first revealed when Draco Malfoy name-drops him to sound impressive. [[spoiler:When Malfoy realises he's actually let Fenrir into Hogwarts, he's horrified.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: He clearly resents the fact that neither Voldemort nor the Death Eaters like or respect him and only tolerate him because he's useful.
* EvilSoundsRaspy: Described as such in the novels. In the films, this is less present, although his voice is still quite [[EvilSoundsDeep deep]].
* {{Foil}}: To Lupin. Lupin is fearful of harming those around him, and is constantly seeking ways to hide or repress his inner wolf. Greyback gleefully embraces the monster within, even when not in that form, and is known for sticking close to his targets so that he can get to them at point-blank range when the full moon hits. It helps that Greyback is the guy that caused Lupin's trouble in the first place.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Voldemort's hatred of half-breeds is well documented and it's clear the only reason he keeps Greyback around is to marshal the werewolves against his opponents (and it's shown even ''Voldemort'' finds his perverse nature abhorrent). Most Death Eaters are disgusted at his presence, with Yaxley throwing a curse at him in the Astronomy Tower for attacking without permission and Bellatrix Lestrange forcing him to his knees before her in Malfoy Manor for slighting her. Even Draco Malfoy, despite threatening Borgin by dropping Fenrir Greyback's name, is horrified when Fenrir joins the Death Eaters in Hogwarts at the end of ''Half-Blood Prince'' and insists to Dumbledore that he had no hand in Fenrir coming.
* GutturalGrowler: He's described as having a raspy bark of a voice in the books.
* ImAHumanitarian: He's rumoured to eat some of his victims -- or rather, it is heavily implied that he actually does. And ''not'' just in Werewolf-form! [[spoiler:He has shown signs of this several times, in his un-transformed state; such as when he has stated that he loves the taste of children, was actually thinking of eating the Trio when they got captured by Snatchers (and, again, during his un-transformed state), and when he (un-transformed) tried to eat Lavender Brown during the Battle of Hogwarts]]. Given the fact that he is a Death Eater and has lost any trace of humanity, it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that he has developed cannibalistic tendencies, when not transformed... In short, Greyback's savagery is what differentiates him from most other werewolves: while most of them bite and infect unintentionally only during their transformed state, Greyback actually goes as far as to eat and kill purposely whether in his HUMAN or werewolf form.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: He begs Bellatrix to let him have Hermione after making some creepy comments to her. Later on, he has to be pulled off of Lavender Brown.
* MeaningfulName: ''Fenrir'' was a gargantuan wolf in Myth/NorseMythology who ended up eating Odin during Ragnarok. Perhaps unintentionally, ''Greyback'' (or ''Grábakr'') is also the name of a monster from Norse Mythology; one of the minor serpents gnawing at the roots of Yggdrasil alongside Níðhöggr.
* NonGivingUpSchoolGuy: Has to search for truant Hogwarts students as well as Muggle borns.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Despite the books establishing that werwolves have few visual differences from normal wolves, Fenrir looks mostly humanoid because he's pretty much always been a brutal, bloodthirsty savage by nature even before becoming a lycanthrope, so his appearance as a werewolf reflects how little difference there is between his man and wolf forms.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: There's no denying that Greyback is a serious threat, however he had been brought to his knees by other Death Eaters such as Yaxley and Bellatrix when disobeying orders, usually he doesn't protest too much when this happens. He also seems to hold some degree of fear towards Snape, judging by his reaction when Snape arrives in the Astronomy Tower.
* PsychoForHire: He is not actually a Death Eater, as Voldemort would never officially let a werewolf into their ranks. However, he does accompany them on several of their missions, and serves as their liaison with the Snatchers. In other words, he is like a mercenary.
* TheQuietOne: Doesn't say much in the films and what he says can be easily missed.
* RevengeByProxy: He bites the children of people who get on the wrong side of him. That's how Lupin got bitten because his father offended him.
* SavageWolves: A werewolf that kills for its own sake and is especially gleeful about attacking children.
* SlasherSmile: In the films, he has a near-permanent grin on his face.
* SoftSpokenSadist: In the films.
* TakenForGranite: Harry uses the body-bind curse on him in Book 6.
* TokenMinority: Voldemort hates "half-breeds," and it is quite clear that Greyback was never made a high-ranking Death Eater, nor was he ever given a Dark Mark because the former does not truly care for him or werewolves. In spite of that, Voldemort still kept Greyback on his side because the latter proved useful insofar that the werewolf is prejudiced against Muggle-borns and can use his savagery to carry out Voldemort's plans, as well as to just simply increase the enemies' numbers (basically, Voldemort cares more about quantity than quality) -- but that's it. If Voldemort had won the Second Wizarding War, it is highly likely that he would toss Greyback aside after he has no more use for him.
* WerewolfThemeNaming: He is one, and his first name, "Fenrir", is based on a monstrous wolf from Myth/NorseMythology.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's unknown what becomes of him after the events of the Battle of Hogwarts, and whether or not he survived the conflict.
* WolfMan: There's concept art of his wolf form of Pottermore that's very humanoid, even more so than what Lupin looks like in the film of ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', despite the books (and the Pottermore article on werewolves) insisting that werewolves don't look that much different than normal wolves. This is possibly because of his savage nature and personality even when untransformed; in other words, there's little difference between his human and animal forms anymore that his physical appearance reflects it.
* WouldHurtAChild: He ''prefers'' attacking children, because he likes the idea of converting them "while they're young." In ''Half-Blood Prince'', he attacks a five-year-old boy whose mother refused to cooperate with the Death Eaters, [[DeathOfAChild and the poor boy later died]].
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: His bites inflict permanent wounds, even in when he's in his human form.

[[folder:Scabior]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Nick Moran
-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JoseAntonioMacias (Latin American Spanish)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''


->''"Well, don't just hang in there, snatch 'em!"''

Scabior is a member of the Snatchers, a loose group of mercenaries hired by Voldemort to hunt down those who violate his reign of terror. His particular band of Snatchers captures Harry, Ron and Hermione. After consulting with Fenrir Greyback, Scabior takes the Trio to the house of Malfoy. He wants to keep the Sword of Gryffindor for himself, so when Bellatrix Lestrange tries to take it from him, he resists, and she knocks him out.

Scabior's role was expanded in TheFilmOfTheBook, where he has become the leader of the Snatchers, and takes a perverse interest in Hermione. His sarcasm has been downplayed in favour of his creepy qualities, and his confrontation with Bellatrix is extended. Also, he is seen near the beginning as one of the people dragging captives into the Ministry of Magic.

* AscendedExtra: His role was slightly smaller in the books. In the films, he's the leader of the Snatchers and thus has more roles and line, whereas in the books he's implied to be TheDragon to Greyback (who's the Snatchers leader).
* DeadpanSnarker: [to Harry] "What happened to you, ugly?" [to Greyback] "No, not you."
* DeathByAdaptation: Though we never do learn precisely what happened to him in the book.
* DisneyVillainDeath: In the film, he plummets to his death after Neville blows up the bridge he and the other Snatchers are attempting to cross to enter Hogwarts.
* FunetikAksent: He has a written Cockney accent in the book.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: In the film, he takes this role from Fenrir Greyback.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Though he is implied to be a relatively dangerous wizard in his own right, he and the other snatchers stood absolutely no chance against Bellatrix Lestrange.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Possibly. Bellatrix implies in the book that she plans to kill them after they defy her. It's unknown if she does so in the book, but Scabior and the other snatchers show up later in the film.

!!Defected Death Eaters
[[folder:Severus Snape]]
See Characters/HarryPotterSeverusSnape

[[folder:Draco Malfoy]]
See Characters/HarryPotterSlytherin
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Igor Karkaroff]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Predrag Bjelac
-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/GerardoReyero (Latin American Spanish)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]''

->''"It's happening again, like before, and soon neither you nor anyone else will be able to deny it."''

The Headmaster of the Durmstrang Institute. Karkaroff is a former Death Eater who avoided imprisonment in Azkaban by becoming an informant for the Ministry and selling out several of his former comrades. He arrives at Hogwarts in the fourth book as one of the judges of the Triwizard Tournament. Above all else, Karkaroff is terrified by what Voldemort could do upon returning to power.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: As Headmaster of Durmstrang, he encouraged students to rule the school through fear and intimidation, making him very unpopular. Even Viktor Krum, who Karkaroff considered his prized pupil for his athletic skills and doted on, doesn't seem to actually like him very much.
* AdaptationalUgliness: In the book, he's described as very neat and well-trimmed (teeth aside). In the movie, he looks like he doesn't put any effort into grooming.
* BeardOfEvil: A classically evil goatee.
* BusCrash: [[spoiler:He is mentioned as having been found dead in a remote shack in the sixth book, having been tracked down and murdered by his former Death Eater comrades.]]
* CultureEqualsCostume: He wears a silver fur coat and an ushanka fur hat.
* DirtyCoward: A loyal Death Eater until the moment he was captured, at which point he sold all the information he had in order to reduce his sentence. When Voldemort returns, he flees, but the Dark Lord makes a point of hunting him down.
* EvilPrincipal: Karkaroff is the director of Durmstrang and a former Death-Eater Krum described as not caring about his students, leaving them in the cold. He is self-serving at best, being an ex-supporter of Voldemort, and is still shown as treating his students poorly.
* {{Foil}}: To Snape, who also gave up being a Death Eater, but for very different reasons. Where Karkaroff deserted out of cowardice and wanting to save his own skin after being captured, Snape deserted out of bravery and a desire to protect the one person he loved. Upon Voldemort's return, Karkaroff goes on the run, while Snape risks his life to get back in his ranks as a spy out of guilt. Dumbledore notes Snape is "a braver man by far than Igor Karkaroff".
* FunetikAksent: He actually ''[[SubvertedTrope doesn't]]'' have one, unlike Krum, but the audiobooks and films go ahead and give him an accent anyway.
* TheInformant: He sells out his former comrades after being captured. Or at least he tried to do so. He is amazed and disappointed to find in his trial that most of his information is useless, since it involves Death Eaters who have been captured, dead or vetted and cleared by the Ministry (such as Snape who Dumbledore vouched for). Had it not been for naming Rookwood, he would have likely rotted in Azkaban.
* {{Jerkass}}: Is blatantly biased towards his own school as a judge in the Triwizard Tournament, treats most of his students like crap, and is a cowardly turncoat to boot. Barty Crouch Jr. -- and it's hinted that Moody is the same -- had fun torturing him ''without actually doing anything.''
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Due to having sold out his former comrades, he correctly realises he won't be welcomed back to their group, and goes into hiding following Voldemort's return.]]
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:His main purpose in the plot. Being an ex-Death Eater, he is the most obvious suspect as the person who put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire, and the one Harry himself ends up suspecting before Moody informs him otherwise.]]
* RetiredMonster: He doesn't show any remorse for his time as a Death Eater, but is comfortable in his headmaster position and has no intention of rejoining them. It's unlikely Voldemort would welcome him back even if he was willing to return, considering he sold out other Death Eaters to the Ministry.
* {{Sadist}}: Whatever it was that he felt for his participation in the crimes of the Death Eaters, it certainly wasn't remorse.
* SadistTeacher: As headmaster of Durmstrang, he ruled through fear and intimidation, to the point that many parents removed their children from the school because of his ruthlessness.
* ScaryTeeth: Seriously, has the man even ''heard'' of the word "toothbrush?"
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The moment Voldemort came back and summoned his Death Eaters, he ran away. [[spoiler:[[KilledOffscreen They caught up with him a year later]].]]
* {{Slimeball}}: Everything about him, his looks, his mannerisms and especially his voice are described in the word oily.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Possibly, since his fate is unmentioned in the films.
* StepfordSmiler: He is described as having a smile that doesn't reach his cold eyes.
* TortureTechnician: He was quick to tell the Ministry that Dolohov cast the Cruciatus Curse on several of their enemies during the First Wizarding War. Moody however claims that Karkaroff also was guilty of the same crime.
* {{Troll}}: In the film, he draws out accusing Barty Crouch Jr. by making it look like he's accusing Barty Sr. of torturing Frank and Alice Longbottom.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the films, Karkaroff's death is never mentioned during the events of ''Half-Blood Prince'', leading to the possibility that he may have survived in the film canon. However, an image in the ''Harry Potter Limited Edition'' behind-the-scenes bookset has a ''Daily Prophet'' article with the news of his murder, which [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was likely meant for the sixth film]].

[[folder:Regulus Arcturus Black]]
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->''"I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret."''

Music/{{The Notorious|BIG}} [[{{Pun}} R.A.B.]] was Sirius Black's younger brother. Unlike Sirius, Regulus fully approved of his family's fascination with the Dark Arts and pure-blood supremacy and went as far as to join the Death Eaters. However, he quickly discovered that EvilIsNotAToy and tried to back out, ultimately resulting in his death. Before his death, he discovered the secret of Voldemort's Horcruxes and stole Slytherin's Locket, meaning to destroy it, but was killed by the Inferi guarding the cave in the process.

* AllForNothing: His sacrifice more or less. It ended up delaying the FetchQuest for the heroes, his taunt to Voldemort was never even received or acknowledged by him, and ultimately no one in his own family ever learned what he did.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Negatively compared to his big brother Sirius, being described as "smaller, slighter and rather less handsome" than him.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: It is open to interpretation whether his defection from Voldemort was in part due to a change of heart around pure-blood supremacy, he simply thought Voldemort had just gone too far, or that he was simply upset that Voldemort had tried to sacrifice Kreacher.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: One possible outcome after the Inferi killed him.
* AnimalThemeNaming: Like Sirius is named for the dog star, ''Regulus'' is named for the brightest star in the constellation Leo. The brothers [[AnimalJingoism get along like cats and dogs]]. It's also an IronicName[=/=]MeaningfulName as the Gryffindor animal is the lion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He joined the Death Eaters but realized how evil they truly were and so decided to stay and find some way of taking them or the Dark Lord down. His actions led to his death.]]
* BadassBoast: [[spoiler:His dying letter]].
* CommonalityConnection: Downplayed, but when searching his room, Harry notices that Regulus played Seeker, as he did, and comments on it.
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:He falls under this when you take all the facts into consideration. In ''Half-Blood Prince'', Harry was forced to force Dumbledore to drink the potion that protected the locket and Dumbledore was begging Harry to stop. When you realize what that potion did, you can't help to be amazed at Regulus Black. True, Dumbledore must have seen many more things at the age of more than 100 years than Regulus in his 20s, but Regulus was still a Death Eater and he lived with his family, which wasn't exactly the best one. Dumbledore could only drink three mouthfuls of that potion before Harry had to help him do it. As you hear Kreacher tell his tale, you realize that at no moment he says something about helping Regulus drink the potion, which means Regulus was able to drink it all on his own]].
* DrivenToSuicide: This is one interpretation of his actions. [[spoiler:He was feeling guilty over letting the Dark Lord hurt Kreacher and nearly kill him as a house-elf guinea pig, and wanted to atone for it by suffering as Kreacher did. Kreacher even notes that he would have rescued Master Regulus, but the man ordered him to go home and destroy the locket]].
* DubNameChange: As with the rest of the Black family, his surname was changed in most non-English publications to that language's word for the colour. This allowed dedicated readers to deduce that he was R.A.B. shortly after the release of ''Half-Blood Prince'', rather than having to wait for TheReveal in ''Deathly Hallows''.
* TheDutifulSon: Looked upon as such by his parents.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** [[spoiler:He turned against the Dark Lord when the latter used his family house-elf Kreacher as a guinea pig and left him to die. As Kreacher reveals, Regulus chose to die out of guilt for letting his loyal friend suffer]].
** [[spoiler:We never find out for sure how Regulus felt about being a Death Eater (in short, ''exactly'' how evil he was); we only hear stories secondhand from people who weren't involved in his death. However, it seems to be that when he learned that Voldemort had made a Horcrux, this was over the line in his opinion. Rowling has stated that, like Draco, he was fascinated but was creeped out by the reality of the cause.]]
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:Learned like Draco that there are some things one shouldn't mess with and that you can't let innocent people suffer out of loyalty.]]
* ForWantOfANail: Suppose Regulus had come with the information about the Horcruxes to Dumbledore and the Order. Since this was before Voldemort's first downfall, it's likely that Voldemort's return could have been delayed or averted entirely, and many people would have lived.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: We do find out in Book 7 but [[spoiler:Sirius never learns the truth about his brother, nor does Voldemort discover the taunting message he left because Harry took it with him.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Because of seeing just how "evil" Voldemort was, he couldn't stand it and decided to fight from the inside.
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Looking at the Harry Potter Wiki, it appears he was fresh out of Hogwarts, where the subject of Horcruxes was banned, when he was able to deduce that the locket was a Horcrux. This is pretty amazing as Snape is none the wiser when Dumbledore explains to him the truth of Harry's and Voldemort's connection, even though Snape was a major expert in the Dark Arts and was Regulus's senior. (Snape did not appear able to deduce what Dumbledore explained was a Horcrux.) Neither Bellatrix nor Lucius, who went to school about the same time as Regulus, were any the wiser when Voldemort gave each a Horcrux for them to hold onto without telling them about the true nature of the objects. Where did Regulus get his knowledge on Horcruxes, of which he had such a good understanding of, to the point that he was able to deduce an object was one based on a description given to him by his House-Elf?]]
* IgnoredEnemy: His dying letter has him sound like he's Voldemort's ArchEnemy or an UnknownRival. Voldemort has in all likelihood completely forgotten about him, and while [[spoiler:Voldemort does find out that his Horcrux is missing in the cave, he doesn't discover Regulus' letter]] and assumes, not unreasonably, that Dumbledore and Harry marched into the cave, stole it and destroyed it.
* {{Irony}}: Despite being TheDutifulSon, [[spoiler:Regulus ended up not being that much different from his older brother Sirius in the end. He died defying Voldemort and protecting someone he loved, like Sirius did]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Kreacher explains that Regulus was never the same [[spoiler:after Voldemort used Kreacher to test his DeathTrap potion and Inferi. What's more, Regulus had provided Kreacher as a test of loyalty to the Dark Lord. It opened his eyes to what kind of monster the Dark Lord was, that he would torture an innocent and loyal house elf ForTheEvulz]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His intentions were noble and his actions very brave when he stole the locket Horcrux. Unfortunately, it did no good and ultimately only served to make TheChosenOne's quest much more difficult several years later.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Regulus was nice to Kreacher the house elf, earning Kreacher's loyalty and admiration. [[spoiler:And considering Regulus basically ''died'' for Kreacher, it's safe to say that he saw that house-elf as family]]. Interestingly, his brother Sirius, who is on the side of good from the start, treats Kreacher like crap, [[spoiler:which lead to Sirius' downfall]]. Hermione explains that House Elves, with the exception of Dobby, only show loyalty to those who are [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe nice to them]], even if those people are otherwise evil and cruel.
* NobleBigot: There is no evidence that he ever renounced his pure-blood supremacist views, only that he became disillusioned with having a leader as AxCrazy and ObviouslyEvil as Voldemort.
* NotWhatISignedUpFor: At first, he was a pureblood bigot like the rest of his family. Regulus followed Voldemort because he was young and raised on Slytherin fanaticism. [[spoiler:He didn't sign up for Voldemort using his house elf as a guinea pig and leaving him to die]].
* PosthumousCharacter: He died before even chapter 1 of the first book.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Despite causing trouble for Harry later, Regulus died in his progress of taking down Voldemort, sacrificing himself so Kreacher could look for some means of destroying the locket.
* SenselessSacrifice: Kreacher notes that [[spoiler:Regulus could have relied on him for support to escape the cave with the locket. In fact, Kreacher made it out alive the first time because Regulus ordered him to come home, and house elves must follow the orders. Instead, Regulus ordered Kreacher not to rescue him from the Inferi and go home to destroy the locket. If Regulus had lived, gone to Dumbledore with the locket explaining what it was, then the rest of the series would have turned out differently]].
* ShaggyDogStory: His life is a mix of this and TheGreatestStoryNeverTold [[spoiler:until Book 7. After finding Voldemort's Horcrux, he ordered Kreacher to destroy it, instead of giving it to his brother, a member of the Order of the Phoenix at the time of his death, or to Dumbledore.]] This leads to a bizarre, prolonged and needless FetchQuest years after his death, after his brother died without knowing of his HeelFaceTurn.
* SiblingYinYang: He and Sirius.
* SpannerInTheWorks: To [[spoiler:both Voldemort and Dumbledore, discovering and compromising the former's Horcrux while Dumbledore risks death and madness all for nothing]].
* TooCleverByHalf: Seems to have been more studious than Sirius, but Sirius dismissed him as a [[BigBrotherBully "little idiot".]] Both sides are valid, in that while he, before Dumbledore and alone of Death Eaters, figures out [[spoiler:Voldemort's use of a Horcrux, he also doesn't do anything practical aside from]] delivering a BadassBoast letter, becoming a DeathSeeker and giving the actual job of destroying it to someone who had no idea how to do it.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Regulus Black unearthed Voldemort's greatest secret [[spoiler:and took it to his grave without divulging anything he learned to Dumbledore or Sirius. The result is that it delayed Dumbledore's attempt to locate Horcruxes by two decades, during which time many innocent people died and his own brother was incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit]].

!!Other Death Eaters

[[folder:Antonin Dolohov]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Arben Bajraktaraj
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

One of the most powerful and earliest Death Eaters, Dolohov was imprisoned in Azkaban after the First Wizarding War. He was broken out in 1996 by Voldemort alongside nine other Death Eaters. He would rejoin his master's cause, participating in many of the battles of the Second Wizarding War and killing Lupin during the Battle of Hogwarts, where he meets his end at the hands of [[PintSizedPowerhouse Filius Flitwick.]]

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Unlike how he's described in the books, he is quite a looker in the films.
* AdaptationalWimp: Somewhat. In the films he's defeated relatively quickly by Sirius, while he had the upper hand in the books. He's also taken out more easily in the seventh film, where in the book he was able to take out both Harry and Ron before Hermione got him.
* AffablyEvil: Somewhat implied. At the very least he seems to be friendly with his fellow Death Eaters such as Yaxley and Rowle.
* BeardOfEvil: Has one of these.
* TheBrute: Plays this role quite nicely.
* CombatPragmatist: Dolohov is not opposed to using physical force during shootouts, breaking Neville's wand and nose with his foot in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries (book). He also seemed to realize that Harry was under the invisibility cloak and fired an explosive spell knowing that Harry would likely still get hurt even if he missed. It works.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Implied. He is frequently described as "pale" but also "darker" than the blond Thorfinn Rowle.
* FailedASpotCheck: Though he was starting to get the upper hand against Sirius Black when the two duelled, he failed to notice Harry (who still had his wand and was uninjured) aim a full body bind curse at him.
* FatalFlaw: Though his duelling skills are nearly unrivaled, he tends to get distracted somewhat easily which has cost him victory multiple times.
* GeniusBruiser: Dolohov may be TheBrute, but he's not stupid, he was able to (possibly) invent his own curse.
* HeroKiller: All in all, he seems to have the second highest kill count next to Bellatrix among the Death Eaters, and he is treated with extreme seriousness, even among Death Eaters. In fact, his final defeat is one of the '''only''' times he was defeated straight up.
** To count, he took part in assassinating the Prewett brothers, he nearly killed Hermione, defeated Moody, almost killed Sirius before Harry intervened, fought Harry, Ron and Hermione all at once after Rowle was stunned in the cafe and defeated the two boys before Hermione body-bound him with a surprise attack, and [[spoiler: killed Lupin during the final battle]].
* MinorMajorCharacter: He gets name-dropped in every book from ''Goblet'' onward, and appears in every book from ''Order'' onward, usually very briefly, but his HeroKiller status makes him one of Voldemort's most visible enforcers.
* MultiethnicName: ''Antonín'' (accent on the 'i') is Czech, but ''-ov'' surnames are only really found in Bulgaria and Russia.
* RedRightHand: His face in the books is described as “twisted”.
* SignatureMove: A curse seemingly invented by Dolohov himself; it is described as a streak of purple flame which strikes right through the body of the target, causing immensely painful internal damage. Hermione only managed to survive a direct hit because the incantation wasn't spoken aloud at the time.
* SmugSnake: Looked highly pleased with himself after nearly killing Hermione with a curse, and later after defeating Moody in a duel.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He smirks with satisfaction after badly injuring both Hermione and Moody, but doesn't show the overt signs of glee that others such as Bellatrix would.
* TortureTechnician: According to Karkaroff, he was this during the first war. The first thing we hear about him is that he tortured Muggles and those who did not support Voldemort.
* VagueAge: Beyond the fact that he was one of Voldemort's earliest Death Eaters and accompanied him to his job interview, nothing is known about his background. He is at the minimum in his forties, but it is possible he's older since Voldemort's other companions that night were contemporaries. His appearance suggests a younger man since his hair has all of its colour, he is described as "burly," and he is able to disguise himself as a muggle workman (who tend to be younger).
* VillainousFriendship: Shown to have this with Yaxley on a few occasions.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Despite being a genuine badass, Dolohov tends to be subject to the Full Body-Bind Curse, being hit by it twice during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, once during the Luchino Caffe Duel and once during the Battle of Hogwarts.
* WouldHitAGirl: Cast some curse at Hermione which caused severe internal injuries.
* WouldHurtAChild: Seriously injured Hermione and broke Neville's nose in ''Order of the Phoenix''.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Along with Rowle, though we do not see his punishment, Narcissa mentions it later.

[[folder:Walden Macnair]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Peter Best
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

Buckbeak's would-be executioner in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]''. Later revealed to be a Death Eater.

* AdaptationalUgliness: Unlike the books, which describe him as strapping and has a handsome face, the films show him as rather skinny and possessing chiseled features.
* AllThereInTheManual: Peter Best is credited as "The Executioner" in the third film and "Death Eater" in the fifth film (he's the one holding Luna). Based on the books, it can be assumed that both characters are Macnair.
* AxCrazy: According to Hagrid:
-->''"Macnair, remember him? Bloke they sent ter kill Buckbeak? Maniac, he is. Likes killin' as much as Golgomath; no wonder they were gettin' on so well."''
** Bonus points for his first appearance (Book 3), where he's actually [[AnAxeToGrind wielding an ax]].
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: His job is euthanizing (albeit more like ''full-on murdering'') dangerous animals (like Buckbeak) for the Ministry. He does it only because he enjoys killing.
* BloodKnight: Seems to get a savage pleasure from killing.
* {{Brainwashed}}: Like Lucius, he pulled this defense to avoid Azkaban.
* TheBrute: Large, bloodthirsty, and aggressive. Seems to enjoy this role quite well.
* ChekhovsGunman: A minor one. He later turns up as a Death Eater, but he doesn't have any further importance and is basically just a {{Mook}}. Though he did play an important role in bringing the remaining giants back to Lord Voldemort's side, and (depending on whether or not you consider the early drafts canon) he was responsible for murdering Broderick Bode.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Described in the third book as having a deep voice.
* TheExecutioner: Executes dangerous beasts for the Ministry, and Voldemort welcomes him back by saying he would have other victims to execute, this time human ones.
* EyeScream: Neville jabs Hermione's wand into his eye in Book 5.
* TheFaceless: In the third film, his face is covered by a hood and ski mask.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:The last time we see him, Hagrid (AKA the one whose pet he tried to kill) is throwing him against a wall.]]
* TheMole: Works at the Ministry during the first 5 books. Loses this role after being imprisoned.
* NeckLift: Forgoes magic and does this to Harry during the Battle at The Department of Mysteries, with one hand while the other tries to take the prophecy. Cue above mentioned EyeScream.
* PornStache: Sports one in the books.
* PsychoForHire: More than likely, he greatly appreciated the Dark Lord's promise of better victims, as killing mere animals got probably old after a while. Must have been one of the few who left the graveyard happy that night.
* SlasherSmile: Gives a particularly unnerving one to Harry and his friends in the third film.
* StabTheSalad: Takes out his anger at Buckbeak's escape on the fence/a pumpkin, which the Trio assume is him killing Buckbeak when they first hear it.
* VillainousFriendship: With the Giant, Golgomath. They apparently bond over their shared passion for violence. He's also described as an old friend of Lucius Malfoy.
* ViolentGlaswegian: In the audiobook.
* WouldHurtAChild: Seemed quite willing to strangle Harry to death to get the prophecy.

[[folder:Augustus Rookwood]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]''

An Unspeakable at the Department of Mysteries, Rookwood served as a spy for Voldemort within the Ministry of Magic, using his numerous connections to gain information. He was imprisoned in Azkaban after the First Wizarding War thanks to information provided by Igor Karkaroff, but was broken out in 1996 alongside nine other Death Eaters.
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* AffablyEvil: Is implied to have been this by Ludo Bagman.
* BeneathSuspicion: As noted by the general shock of the courtroom when Igor Karkaroff exposes him as a Death Eater. Karkaroff got a light sentence based solely on exposing him since all his other names were either cleared, captured or dead.
* CombatMedic: It's implied via [[https://www.hp-lexicon.org/2004/01/01/the-battle-of-the-department-of-mysteries-an-analysis-of-the-chase-and-battle-june-1996/ this article]] that Rookwood found Dolohov and Jugson and undid all the jinxes on them.
* EvilOldFolks: Most likely. He's said to be old friends with Ludo Bagman's father so they're likely close in age. This puts him at being roughly a generation older than many of the adult characters.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Said in the books to be severely pockmarked.
* HeroKiller: Very strongly implied to be the one responsible for the death of Fred Weasley, judging by [[KnightTemplarBigBrother Percy's]] furious [[SayMyName roar]] of his name and rushing towards him during The Battle Of Hogwarts.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Apparently he was an important spy for Voldemort during the First Wizarding War with an impressive network of informants both inside the Ministry and elsewhere. Due to his imprisonment and loss of his position however he's reduced to being a mook in the series proper.
* TheMole: Was this during the first wizarding war in the Ministry of Magic.
* NotSoStoic: Becomes visibly scared when delivering bad news to Voldemort. Luckily for him Voldemort instead punishes Avery.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: In book 5, he reveals crucial information about the Hall of Prophecy to Voldemort after he escapes, putting Voldemort back on track about how to get the prophecy. Voldemort decides to target Harry through his dreams and eventually succeeds in getting him to go to the Ministry of Magic, setting off the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
* TheSpymaster: Apparently had quite an impressive network of wizards who passed him information that he passed to Lord Voldemort, many of them being none the wiser.
* TheStoic: When Harry sees pictures of the escaped Death Eaters, he notes that Rookwood looks bored compared to his snarling or grinning comrades.
* TheUnfought: Rookwood is the only one of the Death Eaters during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries who does not fight the kids. Rookwood is sent off by himself to search, and at every other point during the battle the Death Eaters fighting the kids were in pairs.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rodolphus Lestrange]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

The husband of Bellatrix Lestrange, and brother of Rabastan Lestrange. Was imprisoned for the torture of Neville Longbottom's parents, but was later broken out when Lord Voldemort returned. Also participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
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* BattleCouple: In the fifth book when he and Bellatrix fight side-by-side in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries when Lucius splits the Death Eaters into pairs. He, Bellatrix and two other Death Eaters fight Ron, Ginny and Luna, messing up Ron's brain for a short time and breaking Ginny's ankle. The two later fight together against Tonks and Ron during the Battle of Seven Potters.
* ChekhovsGunman: Despite being a very minor character in the series proper, [[spoiler:he is initially the only one who knows that Voldemort had a child with Bellatrix.]]
* {{Cuckold}}: [[spoiler: His wife had a child with Voldemort and he knew about it. Reading between the lines, it comes across similarly to a cultist allowing his wife to sleep with the cult leader.]]
* EvilMentor: Possibly to [[spoiler: Delphini,]] since she wasn't trained at Hogwarts. If he did train her, he did a very good job, since she managed to hold her own against four adult wizards, including Harry, at once.
* {{Flight}}: Possibly; if he trained [[spoiler:Delphini,]] Voldemort must have taught him how to fly without a broom.
* GangOfBullies: Sirius remembers him being a part of one with Snape, Bellatrix, and a few other future Death Eaters.
* GenerationXerox: When Tom Riddle was at Hogwarts, he had a friend whose surname was Lestrange. Given the timeline, this was probably the father of Rodolphus and Rabastan.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He was released from Azkaban (which no longer had any Dementors, due to Ministry reforms) less than twenty years after ''Deathly Hallows''. Then he told Delphini that Voldemort was her father, leading to her evil plot, for which he apparently escapes any sort of punishment.]]
* OutOfFocus: Though he was never really IN focus to begin with, his appearances seem to get smaller as the books go on. In his fourth appearance, he is actually shown and given a short description. In his second appearance, he actually takes part in the major battle (though he is never brought to attention during the battle). By ''Deathly Hallows'', he is only barely mentioned as being defeated by Nymphadora Tonks at the beginning and is never even mentioned again.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Compared to his wife, who is a fairly major character, Rodolphus is never even given a single line and mainly exists to show that Bellatrix made a "respectable pure-blood marriage." [[spoiler: As Bellatrix had a child by Voldemort, this "respectable pure-blood marriage" clearly wasn't a faithful one; although as Rodolphus was as fanatically devoted to Voldemort as his wife he doesn't seem to mind.]]
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Was one of the few who knew about Bellatrix's child with Voldemort.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He is only mentioned once in ''Cursed Child'', [[spoiler:but he is the one who told Delphini she was the daughter of Voldemort.]]
* TheStoic: Is described as looking blank during his trial, unlike his wife who looked confident, or his brother and Barty Crouch, Jr., who looked scared.
* TortureTechnician: Was imprisoned for torturing Frank and Alice Longbottom into insanity.
* UndyingLoyalty: Though not as much as his wife, Rodolphus is considered by Voldemort to be one of his most loyal servants. He didn't seem too worried about being imprisoned, likely sharing his wife's belief that the Dark Lord would someday return.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Is mentioned a few times early on in Deathly Hallows, but we never see him with his wife or anywhere else for that matter.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Travers]]
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Tav [=MacDougal=]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

A Death Eater who was imprisoned after Voldemort's first downfall. He later breaks out where he takes a post at the Ministry of Magic. He is one of the Death Eaters who attempts to arrest Harry at the Lovegood Manor and later encounters the trio when they attempt to break into Gringotts.
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* BadassBaritone: Is described as having a cool voice.
* {{Brainwashed}}: Harry puts him under the Imperius Curse at Gringotts.
* FantasticRacism: Although all the Death Eaters have this trait, Travers seems to be one of the worst offenders. He refers to muggle-born beggars as "it", seems annoyed at the necessity of goblins at Gringotts, and even seems to dislike foreigners including ones who support the Death Eater cause.
* GreenEyedMonster: He seems rather offended when Bellatrix (actually a disguised Hermione) suggests that he isn't held by Voldemort in the same regard as she is.
* HeroKiller: He was initially sent to Azkaban for killing Marlene [=McKinnon=] and her entire family.
* {{Jerkass}}: Even towards other Death Eaters.
* SecretPolice: Holds a high position in the Ministry of Magic once the Death Eaters take over.
* SmugSnake: Even willing to act this way towards Bellatrix Lestrange!
* WouldHurtAChild: When it's mentioned that Travers killed Marlene [=McKinnon=]'s family, it implies her ''whole family''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Thorfinn Rowle]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thorfinn_rowle.jpg]]
-->'''Played by:''' Rod Hunt
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

A large and cruel Death Eater. He was first seen during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower. He later encounters the Trio in a Muggle cafe in London where he and Dolohov attempt to capture them, but fail.
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* AxCrazy: During the battle, he fired Killing Curses all over the place without caring who got hit. This led to the death of another Death Eater, Gibbon.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: He lit Hagrid's Hut on fire while Fang was still inside, much to Hagrid's horror.
* TheBerserker: His method of fighting in order to keep the Order members at bay. It was effective, but also placed his teammates in danger as Gibbon found out.
* TheBrute: Is among the most physically imposing Death Eaters, and is shown to be an aggressive duellist.
* CombatPragmatist: When Hagrid attempts to stop him from escaping he lights his house on fire, likely knowing that Hagrid would stop fighting in order to save his dog and put out the fire.
* DumbMuscle: Averted; he actually seems to be relatively clever and usually did well in duels without having to resort to physical attacks. Though accidentally killing fellow Death Eater Gibbon wasn't his smartest move.
* GiantMook: He is constantly described as huge.
* NoIndoorVoice: His few lines have him shouting.
* NoNameGiven: He isn't given a name when he first appears and is merely referred to as "The Big-Blond Death Eater" until the following book when Harry recognizes him.
* PlayingWithFire: When his curses do little damage against Hagrid, he instead decides to light Hagrid's hut on fire with a spell.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Though Harry sees him guarding Hagrid during Voldemort's temporary ceasefire, he isn't seen fighting anyone during the final part of the Battle of Hogwarts. It's likely that he was killed, captured, or escaped.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Voldemort forced Draco to torture him and Dolohov for failing to capture Harry.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rabastan Lestrange]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''

Brother of Rodolphus Lestrange and brother-in-law of Bellatrix. Was imprisoned after torturing the Longbottoms, but escaped with others shortly after Lord Voldemort's return. Also participated during the battle at the Department of Mysteries.
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* CowardlyLion: A mild example. He didn't seem as brave as his brother or sister-in-law when being tried for his crimes. He did however hold it together unlike Barty Crouch Jr.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: His father was one of the original Death Eaters.
* MeaningfulName: Rabastan is an anagram of Rastaban, Arabic for "the serpent's head." Besides the obvious Slytherin connection, the star itself is visible from Earth but is dim compared to other stars in the constellation Draco, like Rabastan is overshadowed by other members of his family.
* OutOfFocus: Even worse than his brother in this regard.
* TortureTechnician: Assisted in torturing Frank and Alice Longbottom to insanity.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Unlike his sister-in-law who went on to become a major character, or his brother who at least was referred to occasionally, Rabastan was never mentioned again after his second arrest.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nott]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''

One of the original Death Eaters who fights in the First and Second Wizarding Wars. He is the father of Theodore Nott, a classmate of Harry's.
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* EvilOldFolks: One of Voldemort's original Death Eaters.
* GangOfBullies: During his Hogwarts days, he ran with Tom Riddle, Dolohov, Lestrange, Rosier, and the elder Avery and Mulciber. All of them became the original Death Eaters.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Though he only really appears twice, he's the only known Death Eater who served Voldemort since the beginning who is still alive. This means that he knows of Voldemort's origins, something the younger Death Eaters don't seem to be aware of.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: A non-fatal example, but he gets elbowed in the face by Harry, stupefied by Hermione, and gets multiple shelves collapsed on him.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Subverted. Several of his fellow Death Eaters attempt to assist him after he is severely injured during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, but they abandon him on Lucius Malfoy's orders.
* NotBrainwashed: Managed to avoid prosecution in the aftermath of Voldemort’s disappearance by pretending to have been Imperiused. [[IncrediblyLamePun He was Nott brainwashed.]]
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Like many other less prominent Death Eaters. In fact, his only line in the series, after Voldemort's rebirth, is "My Lord, I prostrate myself before you, I am your most faithful-" Voldemort proceeds to silence him.
* RacistGrandpa: He is in his late 60s and has been loyal to Voldemort and his Pureblood supremacy since he was a schoolboy.
* RedRightHand: Possibly. Is described on one occasion to be stooped, though he may have simply been bowing to Voldemort.
* SacrificialLamb: The first of the Death Eaters to go down in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is imprisoned in Azkaban after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and is presumably one of the Death Eaters who break out later, but there is no mention of what happened to him.
* WidowWoman: His wife died, leaving him to raise their son Theodore on his own.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Averys]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]''

A family whose two members are Death Eaters. The elder was one of Voldemort’s original followers and the younger participates in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. Considering the age gap, they might be father and son.
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* ButtMonkey: The younger one. In his first appearance, he is tortured with the Cruciatus Curse by Voldemort after begging for forgiveness. Next, he is tortured again for giving Voldemort faulty information regarding the Hall of Prophecy. To top it off, he is sent to Azkaban following the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
* CreepyChild: The younger one is described as such.
* DirtyCoward: After Voldemort's rebirth, the younger is the first to throw himself at the Dark Lord's feet and beg for forgiveness.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour: Along with younger Mulciber, younger Avery is described to have an "evil idea of humour" by young Lily Evans.
* {{Foil}}: To Peter Pettigrew. Both are among the least intimidating Death Eaters and are often punished by Voldemort for their incompetence. They also were the wimpy members of their respective GangOfBullies during their years at Hogwarts. While Peter [[NotSoHarmlessVillain occasionally can be clever and powerful]], Avery never shows anything but fear and incompetence.
* GangOfBullies: Both of them were in one during their time at Hogwarts.
** The elder ran with Tom Riddle, Antonin Dolohov, Nott, Lestrange, Rosier, and the elder Mulciber.
** The younger was friends with Severus Snape, Evan Rosier, Wilkes, and the younger Mulciber. Every single individual listed here became a Death Eater.
* LastNameBasis: Neither of them is given a first name.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: They might be father and son, and both of them are Death Eaters.
* NotBrainwashed: The younger managed to avoid imprisonment after Voldemort's fall by claiming he had been Imperiused.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: The younger one. His ignorance of the Hall of Prophecy results in the imprisonment of Sturgis Podmore, the wounding of Arthur Weasley, and the death of Broderick Bode. His stupidity stalls Voldemort's EvilPlan for the majority of ''Order of the Phoenix'' until Augustus Rookwood escapes from Azkaban.
* SpannerInTheWorks: The younger Avery's uninformed advice about retrieving the prophecy holds up Voldemort's plans for an entire year, resulting in such “fruitless schemes” as Imperiusing Sturgis Podmore and Broderick Bode and sending Nagini, all of which would have failed anyway because a prophecy can only be taken by its subjects.
* TooDumbToLive: The younger one told Voldemort that the prophecy could simply be taken by placing an Unspeakable under the Imperius Curse. Why Avery thought this would work is uncertain, but it lands him in a lot of trouble with Voldemort.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The elder only appears in a memory of Tom Riddle's time at Hogwarts in the 40s. The younger doesn't appear after ''Order of the Phoenix''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Selwyn]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

A Death Eater who fights in the Battle of the Seven Potters and later accompanies Travers to the home of Xenophilius Lovegood.
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* AmbiguousSituation: At one point Dolores Umbridge claims to be a relative of his, and that the S on Slytherin's Locket stands for Selwyn. While she was lying about the Locket being a Selwyn family heirloom, it's unknown if she was also lying about being related to them.
* AxCrazy: Seems to be this when summoned by Xenophilius.
* BaitAndSwitch: He accuses Xenophilius Lovegood of luring him and Travers to his home under the false pretense of having Harry Potter so that he could kill them in an explosion.
* GiveMeASword: Voldemort is heard screaming for Selwyn's wand at the end of the Seven Potters Chase "Your wand, Selwyn! Give me your wand!"
* GutturalGrowler: Depicted as such in the audiobook.
* ProperlyParanoid: Immediately assumes that Xenophilius Lovegood, of all people, was attempting to kill him and Travers. However, they are in the middle of a war and have placed the man under a tremendous amount of stress.
* TortureTechnician: Angrily tortures Xenophilius Lovegood.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is last seen fleeing from the collapsing Lovegood house.
* WouldHurtAChild: Threatens to kill and/or mutilate 16 year old Luna Lovegood if her father is lying.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Mulcibers]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''

A family whose two members are Death Eaters. The elder was one of Voldemort's first Death Eaters. The younger is one of the Azkaban escapees. Considering the age gap, they might be father and son.
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* BodyguardingABadass: The younger Mulciber serves as Lucius Malfoy's backup during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
* {{Brainwashed}}: Igor Karkaroff mentions that one of them specialized in the Imperius Curse.
* CreepyChild: Lily describes the younger Mulciber as such when they were students.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour: Along with younger Avery, younger Mulciber is described to have an "evil idea of humour" by young Lily Evans.
* GangOfBullies: Both of them were in one during their time at Hogwarts.
** The elder ran with Tom Riddle, Antonin Dolohov, Nott, Lestrange, Rosier, and the elder Avery.
** The younger was friends with Severus Snape, Evan Rosier, Wilkes, and the younger Avery. At one point, Mulciber attacked a [[WouldHitAGirl girl]] and fellow student named Mary [=MacDonald=].
* LastNameBasis: Neither of them is given a first name.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: They might be father and sone, and both of them are Death Eaters.
* MindRape: Mentioned to frequently practice the Imperius Curse.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Lily seems to think that the younger Mulciber was this to Severus when they were students.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dumbledore mentions that Mulciber, along with Nott, Antonin Dolohov, and the elder Avery, accompanied Voldemort to Hogsmeade for his job interview. His activities after this event are unknown. The younger disappears after ''Order of the Phoenix'', though he is mentioned in Snape's memories during ''Deathly Hallows''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crabbe and Goyle Sr.]]
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' (Crabbe only)

A pair of thuggish Death Eaters who are the fathers of Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. [[https://www.hp-lexicon.org/2004/01/01/the-battle-of-the-department-of-mysteries-an-analysis-of-the-chase-and-battle-june-1996/ A fansite analysis]] deduces the Death Eater who had his head turned into a baby's head in the Department of Mysteries was most likely to be Crabbe.
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* BodyHorror: During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Crabbe falls headfirst into the Bell Jar of Time and only his head turns into a baby's head while the rest of his body remains adult-sized.
* DumbMuscle: They are noted as the largest Death Eaters present at Voldemort's rebirth and are rather dull.
* FountainOfYouth: A bizarre example; during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in the book, Crabbe gets his head stuck in the bell jar and his head turns into a baby's head.
* GiantMook: They are described as being the largest Death Eaters at Voldemort's rebirth.
* GenerationXerox: Act exactly like older versions of their sons.
* GutturalGrowler: Crabbe is described as having a rough voice.
* NotBrainwashed: They weren't thrown in Azkaban after Voldemort's first defeat because they claimed to have done his bidding under the influence of the Imperius Curse.
* OnlyOneName: Their given names are unknown.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Crabbe, in the novel, assuming he wasn't killed in the war prior to this. Goyle, in the film, also assuming he wasn't killed off screen.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Goyle disappears after ''Goblet of Fire'' and Crabbe after ''Order of the Phoenix'' (he is imprisoned in Azkaban at the end). They don't even appear in the battle, or are at least not mentioned. What's interesting is their sons both appear.
* WouldHurtAChild: Crabbe at one point attempts to murder Hermione with the Killing Curse during the battle in the Department of Mysteries.
[[/folder]]

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[[folder:Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black)]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bellatrix_lestrange.png]]
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter
-->'''Voiced by''': Rebeca Patiño (Latin American Spanish, ''Order of the Phoenix''-''Deathly Hallows Part I''), Xóchitl Ugarte (Latin American Spanish, ''Deathly Hallows Part II'')
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

->''"Well, well, well, look what we have here. It's Harry Potter. He's all bright, and shiny, and new again, just in time for the Dark Lord!"''

Next to Voldemort, Bellatrix is the Death Eaters' head honcho, and she's one mean Death Eating queen. She was one of the few females in the group, as well as among the most dangerous and sadistic of Voldemort's followers. At the end of the First Wizarding War, Bellatrix and her husband, Rodolphus Lestrange, his brother Rabastan, and Barty Crouch Jr. tortured Aurors Alice and Frank Longbottom to the point of insanity searching for information on Voldemort after his first downfall.

Bellatrix was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban for the crime, but escaped in the 1996 mass break-out, along with nine other Death Eaters. She participated in several battles of the Second Wizarding War, making it a particular goal to kill any relatives who were members of the Order of the Phoenix, including her cousin Sirius Black and niece Nymphadora Tonks.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: She's more exuberant, childish, and blatantly insane in the films, whereas in the novels, she was more regal and complex.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the books, [[IWasQuiteALooker she]] ''[[IWasQuiteALooker was]]'' [[IWasQuiteALooker quite a looker]] before she was imprisoned in Azkaban, but not in the present. In the movies, she's played by Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter, without BeautyInversion (though there are those godawful teeth).
* AdaptationalWimp: Quite a case of this in the films, which opt to portray her as more evil than dangerous. In the fifth book, she defeated three of the best fighters in the Order of the Phoenix (Tonks, Sirius and Kingsley) one after another; managed to block an offensive spell by '''Dumbledore''' in her way out; and although she did feel it when Harry hit her with a Cruciatus curse, she immediately got up and kept on fighting. In the film, her only kill is Black, which she actually scores by a lucky shot while he had his back turned to her, and when she and Harry face off, she is instantly left at Harry's mercy.
* AffablyEvil: While not entirely affable, she is a vivacious woman who cares about her sister and loves deeply. According to what she tells Voldemort, she values honesty as well.
* AffectionateNickname: Voldemort calls her Bella even when he is angry with her.
* AlliterativeName: Before she was married, she was Bellatrix Black.
* ArchEnemy:
** Set up as this to Neville Longbottom, particularly in the climax to ''The Order Of The Phoenix''.
** [[spoiler: Despite this, it's actually Molly Weasley who disposes of Bellatrix at the end of ''The Deathly Hallows''. Rowling has said Molly was always the one who was going to kill Bellatrix.]]
** Could also be considered this for her relatives in the Order, namely Sirius and Tonks.
* ArrangedMarriage: With Rodolphus Lestrange and although she loves Voldemort, she gets on well with him as is implied by them always working together. He is described as her loyal husband despite her cheating on him.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Just what is wrong with Bellatrix is never stated, outside of the fact that she's obviously extremely mentally unbalanced. A likely guess according to her personality and actions is that she has Bipolar Disorder but it is never confirmed.
* AscendedExtra: In the sixth film. While she only appears in a single chapter in the corresponding book, she appears much more often in the film, most notably leading a raid on the Burrow and the party of Death Eaters who infiltrate Hogwarts in the climax.
* BadassBoast: Her line to Harry in book 5 when he challenged her:
-->''"Potter, you cannot win against me! I was and am the Dark Lord's most loyal servant, I learned the Dark Arts from him, and I know spells of such power that you, pathetic little boy, can never hope to compete."''
* BabyTalk: To Harry in the Department of Mysteries:
-->''"The little baby woke up fwightened and fort what it dweamed was twoo."''
* BattleCouple: In the books, she's described as fighting alongside her husband Rodolphus in the fifth and seventh books.
* BerserkButton: Never question or insult Voldemort around her. It only took Harry mentioning Voldemort's name and revealing his status as a half-blood to set Bellatrix off in ''Order of the Phoenix''. Defying her authority also seems to be one. When the Snatchers protest her order to give her the Sword of Gryffindor, she immediately attacks all of them and states that she plans on killing them for their defiance.
* BigSisterInstinct: She defends her sister in front of Voldemort and lets her curse her.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Voldemort. They are both dark, arrogant, intelligent, powerful, interested in the dark arts, and ambitious. She is very similar to Voldemort and the only one who ever accepted him for who he was.
* BrainyBrunette: She is the most intelligent Death Eater and the only person in the entire Wizarding World who figured out Snape's true intentions solely through deduction. She has black hair
* BrutalHonesty: She is very blunt about her distrust of Snape, even going as far as to call Voldemort mistaken.
* BullyingADragon: Bellatrix Lestrange has a habit of taunting her enemies, especially when she's made things personal for them, such as Neville or Harry, though at least she has more than enough power to get away with it. [[spoiler:This gets deconstructed when she goes up against Molly Weasley, who is the last in the Order of the Phoenix that you want to have mad at you. She gets killed when she says that she wonders what will happen to her children when Molly dies just like her son Fred.]]
* CainAndAbel: Bellatrix makes it very clear that she despises her sister Andromeda, who married the Muggle-born Ted Tonks, and wouldn't think twice about killing her if they ever saw each other again. In the Battle of Hogwarts, [[spoiler: she finally manages to kill her daughter and her own niece, Nymphadora Tonks]].
* CassandraTruth: Bella is the ''only'' Death Eater who openly distrusts Snape, even going so far as to tell her sister, Narcissa, that she believes Voldemort is "mistaken" in trusting him. [[{{Yandere}} Considering Bella's feelings about Voldemort]], her deep mistrust of [[DragonWithAnAgenda Snape]] is pretty damn telling. However, it does say in Book 6 that many of the Death Eaters spoke behind Snape's back, but Bellatrix was probably the only one to confront him. Bellatrix's suspicions were not based on just distrust, the questions she asked him were extremely well thought out and showed her impressive critical thinking skills.
* CharacterExaggeration: Bellatrix is much more obviously deranged and maniacal in the films, and probably even more sadistic. In the books, she's more serious and focused.
* ChewingTheScenery: In the films due to her AdaptationPersonalityChange making her much more of a PsychopathicManchild. Helena Bonham Carter had fun with the role.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Bellatrix Lestrange loves this.
* ColourCodedEyes: Her eyes are dark, as is her soul. She is the only Black to have dark eyes, the same colour as Voldemort's before his transformation.
* CombatSadomasochist:
** Bellatrix, the Death Eater responsible for torturing Neville's parents, appears in person. [[spoiler:She outright critiques Harry's grief-driven attempt at Cruciatus, noting that righteous anger isn't enough to make it work.]]
* ContraltoOfDanger: In the books, Bellatrix is described as having a low voice. ZigZagged in the films; while Helena Bonham Carter's natural voice is fairly low, she occasionally switches into a CreepyHighPitchedVoice when Bellatrix is taunting her opponents.
* CurbStompBattle: Bellatrix defeats Fenrir Greyback and group of Snatchers in seconds during Deathly Hallows, with Harry noting that they had absolutely no chance against her. Harry himself was on the receiving end two books earlier.
* CurbStompCushion: When Albus Dumbledore himself turns his attention towards her, she is able to block his spells long enough to escape (temporarily). Given that Dumbledore is considered by many to be the most powerful wizard alive, the fact that she was able to defend against him at all is impressive indeed.
* DarkActionGirl: Voldemort's best lieutenant.
* DarkMistress: She is the only living being Voldemort cares about and his feelings are confirmed to be romantic when he fathers her daughter.
* DeathByIrony: In ''Order of the Phoenix'', [[spoiler:Sirius taunts her in the middle of their duel [[TooDumbToLive which leads to his death]]]]. In ''Deathly Hallows'', [[spoiler:[[TooDumbToLive Bella herself would die whilst taunting Molly Weasely in the middle of]] ''[[TooDumbToLive their]]'' [[TooDumbToLive duel]]]].
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Instead of pretending to be brainwashed like most of the other Death Eaters, she admitted she was loyal to Voldemort and proudly went to Azkaban while boasting of her UndyingLoyalty. However, as Snape points out in ''Half-Blood Prince'', once Voldemort had returned, all Bellatrix had to offer him was tales of her experience in Azkaban. The ones who lied and walked free were able to offer Voldemort things that had tangible use for his plans to takeover the Ministry, such as Lucius Malfoy's influence with Fudge or Snape's 13 years worth of information on Dumbledore.
* TheDragon: To Voldemort after Lucius's fall from grace in ''Order of the Phoenix''. The narration in ''Deathly Hallows'' describes her as Voldemort's "best lieutenant". Played with in an interesting way; Snape most definitely fit this trope after his [[spoiler:mercy killing of Dumbledore, but given his status as a double agent Bellatrix fits this role as far as hierarchy of actual villains goes.]]
* DragonTheirFeet: Bellatrix managed to stay active for some time after Voldemort's first downfall. During this time, she committed her most infamous crime: torturing Frank and Alice Longbottom to insanity.
* TheDreaded: Not to the extent of her boss but she's still considered one of the most dangerous Dark Witches alive for damn good reason. Most of the Death Eaters including several of her own ''relatives'' are afraid of her. Even Narcissa, who she seems close with, immediately backs down when Bellatrix grows dangerously erratic - [[AxCrazy even for her]] - in Malfoy Manor. Beyond her deranged and psychotic behaviour this reputation was earned by torturing Frank and Alice Longbottom into insanity, something that horrified the entire wizarding world and demonstrated just what Bellatrix is capable of.
* DramaQueen: She is quite capricious, prone to mood swings and has exaggerated emotions.
* EasilyForgiven: Bellatrix makes the same mistakes as Lucius, yet Lucius is punished much more intensely, bearing the marks from his punishment months later whereas Bella is described as looking completely unscathed except for battle. There is no evidence of her being punished physically in the books.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Sure she disowned one of her sisters for marrying a muggleborn but she refuses to rat out Narcissa to Voldemort for going behind his back to ask Snape for help because she doesn't want to betray her. She also lets Narcissa curse her and doesn't even retaliate.
* EveryoneHasStandards: She tells Voldemort that she always speaks the truth.
* EvilAunt: To Tonks. Not only are they on the opposite side of the Wizarding War, Bellatrix ends up murdering her own niece during the Battle of Hogwarts.
* EvilCounterpart:
** To Ginny Weasley. Both share some personality traits like a fiery temper, being defensive, recklessness, loyalty, obsessiveness, and passion. Ginny marries the main hero whereas Bellatrix is the lover of the main villain.
** And to Sirius Black, as well. She's the psychotic, muggle-hating counterpart to Sirius Black, a good man and WhiteSheep who was falsely accused of betraying the Potters.
*** In addition to this both are equally talented, equally devoted to their cause and equally intense. They were both strong, attractive, important people in their respective causes who went to prison and came out the other end scarred and a bit loopy.
* EvilMentor: She trained Draco in the art of Occlumency. Given that he was possibly able to block Snape's attempts at Legilimency, her teachings must've been pretty effective. It's also likely that she taught him how to effectively cast the Unforgivable Curses and other dark spells.
* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: She mentions to Harry that the Cruciatus Curse needs a genuine desire to cause pain and suffering to work, not just righteous anger.
* FantasticRacism: She's one of the truest believers in Voldemort's pure-blood ideology and hates Muggle-born wizards, actively seeking to kill any of her family members connected with Muggle-borns like Ted Tonks. She also seems to despise magical creatures; she's enraged when Dobby -- a house-elf -- attacks her and is disgusted at werewolf Fenrir Greyback's presence, going out of her way to force him to his knees before her in Malfoy Manor when he slights her. She goes even further than the typical level of Death Eater bigotry by openly despising ''half-blood'' wizards as she calls Harry a "filthy half-blood" in the Department of Mysteries and flies into a rage when Harry points out that Voldemort is a half-blood too. (While half-bloods are typically treated as inferior to pure-bloods and erased from pure-blood family trees along with their "blood traitor" parent, other pure blood supremacists haven't really been shown possessing nearly the same amount of scorn toward half-bloods as Bellatrix did).
* FatalFlaw: Her arrogance. Bella loves to not only inflict excruciating pain on others but taunt their loved ones about it. This leads to [[spoiler:her own demise when [[TooDumbToLive she decides that taunting an enraged Mrs. Weasley about the death of her son Fred after nearly killing her daughter Ginny is a good idea]]]].
* FinalBoss: She's the final opponent fought in the video game adaptations of ''Half-Blood Prince''. She's also part of the WolfpackBoss fought at the end of ''Deathly Hallows - Part 1'' alongside the Malfoys.
* {{Flanderization}}: In the books, she only took a faux-childish façade once (in ''Order of Phoenix'') in order to mock Harry, dropped it instantly once he used Cruciatus Curse on her and never took it again. In the movies, however, her entire personality and demeanour seem to be built around it. Even after aforementioned scene with Harry casting Cruciatus Curse, she continues to act extremely childish and goofy (for example, when Death Eaters are setting Hagrid's hut on fire in ''Half-Blood Prince'', she spends that scene literally hopping in place and waving her arms like a clown). As a result, she is definitely less threatening in movies than she is in books.
* {{Foil}}: To Molly Weasley, according to Rowling. [[spoiler:Their battle in ''Deathly Hallows'' was supposed to illustrate the differences between the two women: Bellatrix puts her ideas before the people in her life, whereas caring for and loving others is what is most important to Molly -- and what drives her to kill Bellatrix.]] Narcissa could also be seen as her foil; they share the same cause, but Narcissa's devotion to her husband and son and desire to protect them above all else are what keep her from going as far as her sister does. It's even lampshaded in some scenes where Narcissa is reluctant to let Draco take on certain tasks and Bellatrix can't understand why.
* ForTheEvulz: She delights in war.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric.
* TheFundamentalist: She is staunchly loyal to Voldemort and holds an unwavering belief in his racist worldview, hating all Muggle-borns, half-bloods and "blood traitors" with passion. Even reminding her that [[BoomerangBigot her master is a half-blood himself]] does not shake her faith in the slightest.
* GangOfBullies: Was part of one with her husband, Severus Snape, Evan Rosier, Wilkes, Avery and Mulciber while they were at Hogwarts which only grew in range when they graduated.
* GeneralFailure: Though she's one of Voldemort's most dangerous lieutenants and a HeroKiller she spectacularly screws up the plan to steal the prophecy from the Department of Mysteries when her initial opposition was six teenagers - something Snape hangs a lampshade over during their argument in ''Half-Blood Prince.''
* HairTriggerTemper: Even by Death Eater standards, it really doesn't take much to set her off.
* HeroKiller: Enjoys torture, and is extremely dangerous, as TheDragon to Voldemort. She kills [[spoiler:Sirius, Dobby, and Tonks]].
** She also was one of the Death Eaters to permanently incapacitate Neville's parents, defeated and injured badass auror Kingsley Shacklebolt relatively quickly, and remains one of the only characters who was able to deflect Dumbledore's spell. Harry also did not stand much of a chance when he attempted to duel her.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Even Fenrir Greyback, a savage werewolf and one of the most feared men in the wizarding world, is afraid of her. After she attacks his group of Snatchers and magically forces him to his knees, he falls into line and visibly seems scared to approach her again.
* HotBlooded: She is ferocious and filled with passion.
* HumiliationConga: After the disastrous Battle of the Department of Mysteries ''Order of the Phoenix''. She doesn't get this nearly as bad as Lucius Malfoy but she nonetheless falls out of favour as TheDragon. She has the fact that she was bested by six teenagers rubbed in her face, is openly mocked at one point by Voldemort in front of the other Death Eaters, and her failure to prevent Harry, Ron and Hermione escaping from Malfoy Manor after she summons the Dark Lord leads to her being confined to Malfoy Manor.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She hates half-bloods but her own lover and father of her child is one.
* InformedAbility: We are told that she is accomplished in Occlumency, and it's implied that she has some skill in Legilimency too. Despite this she's never shown using either, other than her tutoring Draco in the art offscreen. It seems that she prefers getting information from via torture.
* InSeriesNickname: She's called "Bella" by Voldemort and her sister. Even Lucius calls her this at least once.
* IWasQuiteALooker: She used to be very attractive ([[TheBeautifulElite like most members of her family]]), but after years in Azkaban, her face became "gaunt and skull-like." Naturally, the movies avert this. ''[[Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter Completely]].''
* {{Jerkass}}: She loves not only killing and torturing, but afterwards also taunting others about the deaths of their loved ones. Also, like all the other members of the House of Black, she prioritizes blood-supremacy over things like familial love and the lives of other people who are non-magical.
* KarmicDeath: Bellatrix might have lived a little longer, had she not tried to kill Ginny ''and'' mocked her very pissed-off mother as she jumped to her defense. This doubles as a DeathByIrony, considering that Bellatrix killed Sirius when he underestimated her abilities. Later, Bellatrix is killed when she [[spoiler: underestimates Molly]]. Furthermore, both Sirius and Bellatrix were killed by Stunning spells to the chest. Bellatrix managed to cause Sirius to fall through the archway into the afterlife, while Molly's Stunning spell was so powerful that Rowling confirmed it caused Bellatrix to have a ''fatal heart attack.''
* KickTheDog: She taunts Neville with what she did to his parents when she meets him in the Department of Mysteries.
--> '''Bellatrix''': "Longbottom"? Why, I have had the pleasure of meeting your parents, boy!
* KinslayingIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:She killed Sirius and Tonks, her own cousin and niece.]]
* KnifeNut: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] She'll use a wand in actual combat, but seems to have developed a taste for using them in torture. She's also not against using them in combat when she doesn't have her wand handy. [[spoiler:Just ask Hermione and poor Dobby.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Bellatrix is quite willing to take on any member of the Order of the Phoenix (and win), but when Albus Dumbledore directs his attention to her she deflects his spells and flees without even bothering to try and fight back.
* LackOfEmpathy: Obviously, considering how quickly and easily she murders and tortures anyone she feels like, including members of her family, but it's shown in a more subtle way in the second chapter of the sixth book, where Bellatrix [[EvilCannotComprehendGood genuinely cannot understand why her sister is terrified instead of "honoured" that Voldemort chose her son Draco to be sent on a suicide mission that he will almost assuredly be killed on.]]
* LargeHam: Only in the film versions. Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter [[ChewingTheScenery devours the scenery]] during all of her scenes. It's ''delicious''.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Bellatrix is the dark-haired female warrior who has a child with a man who is not her husband; Narcissa is the blonde family-oriented woman who loves her traditional family above all.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Gets her ass handed to her by Molly Weasley after mocking her about Fred's death.]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: How her death is portrayed in the film.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Her love for Voldemort is passionate but incredibly unhealthy and twisted, and eventually consumes her with insanity.
* MadonnaWhoreComplex: The whore to Molly's madonna. Rowling said she wanted to pit two feminine energies against each other, one being Molly's maternal love for her daughter and the other being Bellatrix's sexual and obsessive love for Voldemort.
* MadLove: Bellatrix is madly obsessed with Voldemort and will do anything for him.
* MeaningfulName: ''Bellatrix'' is the feminine form of "warrior" in Latin. It's also the name of a star in the Orion constellation.
* MoralityPet: Apparently her younger sister Narcissa, who is the only person she seems to care about, at least in a non-creepy way. Bellatrix being who she is, however, and given how she [[HeroKiller treats]] relatives who stray from the family tradition, this "caring" likely lasts only as long as Narcissa is loyal to the Dark Lord. Still, she did accompany Narcissa to ask Snape for help behind Voldemort's back (though grudgingly).
* MotorMouth: She talks a lot.
* MuggingTheMonster: [[spoiler:During the final battle, Bellatrix makes the mistake of taunting Molly Weasley about her son's death. She ''seriously'' underestimated the magical strength of an enraged MamaBear who would do anything to keep her remaining children safe.]]
* TheNapoleon: In the films, where she is played by 5'2 Helena Bonham Carter. Averted in the books, where she's described as being visibly taller than a teenaged Harry (see StatuesqueStunner).
* NeverMyFault: She pins all of the blame for the failed battle in the Department of Mysteries on Lucius even though it was her trigger-happiness that derailed the initial plan. She also has a habit of brushing off her failures by emphasizing her unwavering loyalty to Voldemort.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In Deathly Hallows, her [[VillainousBreakdown terrified reaction]] when she sees the Gryffindor's sword helps Harry to realize that one of the Horcruxes is located in her vault in Gringots, resulting not only in that particular horcrux's destruction, but also to the last unknown horcrux being located and destroyed and Voldemort being finally defeated.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The mean one of her sisters, being an unrepentant sadist and pure-blood supremacist.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Shows nothing but utter contempt for Ted Tonks and his family, even though they are in-laws, caring more about blood-status than character or anything else. This also extends to every other WhiteSheep or Muggleborn in the House of Black, including Sirius, her own sister and her niece and nephew-in-law, as, according to her own words in the first chapter of the final book:
--> '''Bellatrix''': "She is no niece of ours, my Lord. We — Narcissa and I — have never set eyes on our sister since she married the Mudblood. This brat has nothing to do with either of us, nor any beast she marries."
* PsychoSupporter: [[BigBad Voldemort's]] most devoted follower.
* PetTheDog: She lets her younger sister curse her and does not retaliate despite being more powerful than her.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: She has dark hair and eyes and is often compared to the blonde and fair Narcissa.
* RedOniBlueOni: The fanatical, hot-tempered red oni to Snape and Lucius' measured and calculating blue.
* RevengebyProxy: In Order of the Phoenix, she threatens to torture Ginny and Neville so Harry gives her the prophecy.
* {{Sadist}}: She enjoys inflicting pain upon the enemies of her Cause.
* SanitySlippage: Fourteen years in Azkaban leaves a few psychological scars, even though she mostly retains her sanity.
* SheCleansUpNicely: In ''Order of the Phoenix'', she goes from [[http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/order7.jpg this]] to [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TPftIFFKssY/TgRtaWHcVZI/AAAAAAAAACs/obHO25oBtdI/s400/250px-Bellatrix.jpg this]].
* SiblingYinYang: Her devotion to pureblood supremacy led to the falling out between her and Andromeda after she married a muggle-born. She also has this with Narcissa; while Bellatrix is obsessed with Voldemort and the Death Eater philosophy, Narcissa fears Voldemort and would willingly betray him to protect her family.
* SlasherSmile: She sports this several times in the movies, most notably when she's duelling Ginny Weasley.
* TheSociopath: A sadistic and remorseless torturer who is willing to kill her own family members if they are on the wrong side of the war without hesitation. She is [[AxCrazy incredibly unstable and violent]] and even taunts her victims as well as their loved ones, taking pride in her cruelty. The only connections she has are either undermined by how flimsy they are (as in killing people who go against Voldemort) or further prove how sociopathic she is (her "love" of Voldemort). She's even worse in the films.
* SoftSpokenSadist: In the book versions she can be calm and in control if no less maniacal. It has a very narrow time-span however.
* SpoiledBrat: She and her sisters are heavily implied to be spoiled by their parents.
* StatuesqueStunner: A throwaway line in Book 7 describes her as taller than a 17-year-old Harry, who's probably just about as tall as the average 17-year-old male. Averted in the films as she's played by a 5'2" Helena Bonham-Carter.
* TakenForGranite: Courtesy of Molly in the eighth movie. And then becomes LiterallyShatteredLives less than a second later.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: [[spoiler:She kills Dobby this way, although Bellatrix was aiming for Harry.]]
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: In the book, she's implied to have been AK'd nonverbally by Molly. In the film, Molly hits her with a couple of curses in rapid succession. One kills her and appears to either turn her to stone or begin to decompose her body on the spot. The second frags her into about a million little chunks. According to Rowling, what killed her was a Stunning Spell vastly overpowered by Molly's rage. Given that Minerva [=McGonagall=], a much older woman, survived at least 5 regular Stunning Spells hitting her, this goes to show the power of the Stunning Spell that hit Bellatrix.
* ThickerThanWater: Inverted. Bellatrix feels that it's her duty to kill the members of her family who are on the wrong side in the war. During the Battle of the Seven Potters in the seventh book she targets her niece Tonks, and [[spoiler:later kills her during the FinalBattle]].
* TortureTechnician: She was sent into Azkaban for ''[[spoiler: torturing Neville Longbottom's parents into insanity]]'' to find out Voldemort's whereabouts, and is noted by Dumbledore to enjoy "[[ColdBloodedTorture playing with her food]]". In fact, the Cruciatus Curse seems to be her signature MO, though she isn't afraid to use more mundane methods of torture, as implied in Deathly Hallows.
* TragicDream: She wants her Cause to succeed and for Voldemort to win but he is destined to be killed by Harry.
* {{Troll}}:
** "What will happen to your children when I've killed you? When Mummy's gone the same way as [[spoiler:Freddie]]?"
** "He lives here? Here? In this Muggle dunghill? We must be the first of our kind ever to set foot-"
** "You dirty little monkey!"
* UndyingLoyalty: She was one of the few Death Eaters who tried to look for Voldemort after he disappeared, and she proudly went to Azkaban for him, convinced that he will free her.
* UnholyMatrimony: She's married to fellow Death Eater Rodolphus Lestrange. While she doesn't love him and cheats on him with Voldemort, she married him due to shared pure-blood supremacy views and mutual devotion towards Lord Voldemort.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort grabs her and disapparates, revealing himself to the Ministry and practically inviting the Ministry to work against him, risking attack and capture even, and he takes the time to break the statue trapping her while the Ministry workers come even though he could have escaped right before they did, leaving her behind and saving himself. He would have lost nothing because he could have freed her easily soon and he didn't need her for anything as she wasn't assigned anything till the other captured Death Eaters were freed. He even loses the opportunity to have Dumbledore captured and hurts his chances to win the war.
* VillainousCheekbones: Implied; her book appearance mentions that her face is hollowed, gaunt and skull-like.
* VillainousValour: When Bellatrix is sentenced to life imprisonment in the Azkaban, she goes proudly and without any fear. (She expects Voldemort to free her eventually, but spending even a day there is a horrifying experience.) She's also fully willing to engage almost anyone in a duel head on.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She is very defensive of Voldemort and tries to curse Harry when he reminds her of Voldemort's half-blood status.
* WhipItGood: At one point in the films she has her wand extend a whip from its tip and uses it to duel Scabior.
* WickedWitch: One of the most evil witches in the story (her only competition is Umbridge) and the most traditional example of this archetype with a few twists, such as her ragged appearance being the result of spending over a decade in prison.
* WouldHurtAChild: She'll do this ''gleefully'', as shown when she takes utter delight in torturing 18 year-old Hermione. She also fantasizes of mentally breaking Neville through torture as she did his parents. In the films she personally volunteers to kill Harry. It goes as far as her saying that if she had children she would gladly give their lives in service to Voldemort.
* {{Yandere}}: She's completely obsessed with Voldemort.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: As is typical for a former Azkaban inmate. She's 46-47 by ''Deathly Hallows'' but Harry notes that her years in Azkaban have left her gaunt and lined in a way that makes her appear much older. Averted in the films due to Helena Bonham Carter's casting.
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[[folder:Lucius Malfoy]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JasonIsaacs
-->'''Voiced by''': Alejandro Vargas Lugo (Latin American Spanish, ''Chamber of Secrets'' and ''Goblet of Fire''), Octavio Rojas (Latin American Spanish, ''Order of the Phoenix'' and ''Deathly Hallows'')
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

->''"Busy time at the Ministry, Arthur, all those extra raids? I do hope they're paying you overtime. Though judging by the state of this, I'd say not. What's the use in being a [[CategoryTraitor disgrace to the name of wizard]] if they don't even pay you well for it?"''

Draco's rich, well-connected daddy. Despite being ObviouslyEvil, Lucius is a VillainWithGoodPublicity for the majority of the series. Though a Death Eater, he is not particularly loyal and will not hesitate to turn his back on Voldemort to save his own skin. Or that of his son.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort grabs her and disapparates, revealing himself to the Ministry and practically inviting the Ministry to work against him, risking attack and capture even, and he takes the time to break the statue trapping her while the Ministry workers come even though he could have escaped right before they did, leaving her behind and saving himself. He would have lost nothing because he could have freed her easily soon and he didn't need her for anything as she wasn't assigned anything till the other captured Death Eaters were freed. He even loses the opportunity to have Dumbledore captured and hurt his chances to win the war.

Unwitting Instigator of Doom: In the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort grabs her and disapparates, revealing himself to the Ministry and practically inviting the Ministry to work against him, risking attack and capture even, and he takes the time to break the statue trapping her while the Ministry workers come even though he could have escaped right before they did, leaving her behind and saving himself. He would have lost nothing because he could have freed her easily soon and he didn't need her for anything as she wasn't assigned anything till the other captured Death Eaters were freed. He even loses the opportunity to have Dumbledore captured and hurt his chances to win the war.

* RavenHairIvorySkin: She is often compared to the blonde and fair Narcissa whereas she is dark.

* RavenHair,IvorySkin: She is often compared to the blonde and fair Narcissa whereas she is dark.

* PettheDog: She lets her younger sister curse her and does not retaliate despite being more powerful than her.