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PattyH. · 09-04-2009, 10:12 AM

I don't think that in anyway Rodolphus had much to do with Bellatrix's mental state.

Here was a man, whose wife loved and completed devoted herself to another. Others have said that possibly he neglected her; I think it was the other way around. Consumed by a burning desire for Voldemort, Rodolphus would have appeared in Bella's eye, inferior to her true love. JK said in DH that the way Bella addresses Voldie is as a lover (Chapter Thirty-Six - The Flaw in the Plan).

To me Rodolphus was to Bella little more than a pureblood match, she never really loved him, and he was just a substitute.

The sad part is we don't know whether or not He loved Bella. Maybe by just being that substitute is enough to prove that he did. Maybe he was forever trying to win her affections, forever trying to be the man she wanted, yet here was just another opportunity for Bella to inflict pain.

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PattyH. Niffler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,876 Hogwarts RPG Name: Patroclus Hudson Ministry RPG Name: Prometheus Hudson Magical Law Enforcement	Professional Twirler Mourned and Missed I don't think that in anyway Rodolphus had much to do with Bellatrix's mental state. Here was a man, whose wife loved and completed devoted herself to another. Others have said that possibly he neglected her; I think it was the other way around. Consumed by a burning desire for Voldemort, Rodolphus would have appeared in Bella's eye, inferior to her true love. JK said in DH that the way Bella addresses Voldie is as a lover (Chapter Thirty-Six - The Flaw in the Plan). To me Rodolphus was to Bella little more than a pureblood match, she never really loved him, and he was just a substitute. The sad part is we don't know whether or not He loved Bella. Maybe by just being that substitute is enough to prove that he did. Maybe he was forever trying to win her affections, forever trying to be the man she wanted, yet here was just another opportunity for Bella to inflict pain.