Duel between Molly Weasley and Bellatrix Lestrange
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| Duel between Molly Weasley and Bellatrix Lestrange | |
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Molly Weasley kills Bellatrix Lestrange in a duel |
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- "Harry watched with terror and elation as Molly Weasley's wand slashed and twisted, and Bellatrix Lestrange's smile faltered and became a snarl. Jets of light flew from both wands, the floor around the witches' feet became hot and cracked; both women were fighting to kill."
- —Description.[src]
This duel was fought between Molly Weasley and Bellatrix Lestrange, taking place in the Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle after the hour-long halt during the Battle of Hogwarts. Molly Weasley, the matriach of the Weasley family, and Bellatrix Lestrange, one of Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters and described as his last, best lieutenant, engaged in the duel after the latter nearly killed Molly's daughter, Ginny. After Molly cast a well-aimed lethal spell at Bellatrix, she toppled lifeless to the ground, making Voldemort scream in fury and point his wand at Mrs Weasley. Harry Potter cast a Shield Charm between the two of them, thus revealling himself and setting the stage for the duel that ended the Second Wizarding War.
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Background
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- "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"
- —Mrs Weasley pushes aside Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood and starts the duel.[src]
After the Battle of Hogwarts recommenced, the arrival of the Hogwarts Centaur herd, Grawp, and the shopkeeps and homeowners of Hogsmeade forced the battle to move inside the Castle, with duellers being forced into the Great Hall by the charging forces.[1]

Added by Ijcnum1The duel
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- Bellatrix Lestrange: "What will happen to your children when I've killed you? When Mummy's gone the same way as Freddie?"
- Molly Weasley: "You — will — never — touch — our — children — again!"
- — Bellatrix taunts Mrs Weasley during the duel.[src]

Added by YaxleySnapeMolly Weasley started the duel with a quick swipe of her wand. Bellatrix, however, did not take Molly seriously in the least, having started duelling with an expression of derision on her face. As Mrs Weasley's wand slashed and twisted, Bellatrix's smile faltered and became a snarl, the floor around the two witches' feet becoming hot and cracked with the intensity of their spell-casting. At this point, a few Hogwarts students ran forward to aid Mrs Weasley, but were dismissed with a "No! Get back! Get back! She is mine!". Bellatrix then started taunting Mrs Weasley over her son's murder, and gave an exhilarated laugh as her opponent cast the fatal blow that struck Bellatrix squarely in the chest, directly over her heart. Bellatrix's gloating smile froze, her eyes seemed to bulge and then her lifeless body toppled to the ground.[1]

Added by Seth CooperAftermath
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- "Bellatrix's gloating smile froze, her eyes seemed to bulge: for the tiniest space of time she knew what had happened, and then she toppled, and the watching crowd roared, and Voldemort screamed."
- —Description.[src]
Behind the scenes
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- Bellatrix Lestrange: "Aaaarrgghh (shoots Killing Curse at Ginny Weasley)"
- Molly Weasley: "Not my daughter you BITCH!"
- Bellatrix Lestrange: "Ahahahahaha"
- — Molly and Bellatrix[src]

Added by Dobby4ever- In the second part of the film adaptation of Deathly Hallows, this duel has some noticeable differences:
- In the film adaptation, Bellatrix is turned to stone, breathing in deeply with an expression of shock, and then after being hit by another spell by Mrs Weasley, explodes. In the book she just falls over, dead.
- In the film adaptation, Bellatrix casts a Killing Curse at Ginny Weasley, who deflects it using a Shield Charm. In the book she just avoids it.
- Hermione and Luna are also nowhere to be seen, as Hermione is fighting Nagini with Ron on the Grand Staircase and Luna probably duelling Death Eaters in the Viaduct Courtyard.
- In the film adaptation, the duel takes place atop one of the House tables, instead of on the stone floor, as specified in the book.
- In the film adaptation, neither Harry nor Voldemort witness the duel, as they are facing off on the Grand Staircase, the Marble Staircase and later on a set of catwalks by The Quad battlements.
- In the film adaption only Molly says one line and Bellatrix laughs, contradicting the book in which they scream and yell at eachother. Molly also lays pressure on the B in BITCH.
- In the film adaptation, Bellatrix is not the last standing Death Eater.
- It has been suggested that this is the collision of two female archetypes, the Mother and the Fury.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Molly and Kingsley duel Bellatrix on The Quad battlements.
- In the Page to Screen Limited Edition set, there is an image shown indicating an alternate death to Bellatrix, where she is blasted into the wall behind her and laying amongst a pile of crutches.
- It is also possible that the spell Molly used to seemingly petrify Bellatrix was Duro. This spell turns objects to stone and would explain why Bellatrix exploded after hit by the Disintegration curse.
- In the second part of the video game adaptation of Deathly Hallows, this duel has some noticeable differences:
- Bellatrix starts shooting randomly before she sees Ginny Weasley. In the book Molly arrives while Bellatrix is duelling Ginny, Hermione and Luna.
- Bellatrix shoots down a corner of the roof of the Great Hall. This doesn't happen in the book.
- Molly and Bellatrix runs all over the Great Hall shooting spells and curses, while teasing eachother, Molly even teasing Bellatrix when she's (Molly) taking over. In the book they're only standing at one spot.
- There are places to seek for cover from spells coming towards. Not needed for the book.
Appearances
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- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)