Rabastan Lestrange

Rabastan Lestrange
Biographical information
Blood status	Pure-blood
Physical information
Gender	Male
Family information
Family members	Lestrange (possible father) Rodolphus Lestrange (brother) Bellatrix Lestrange (sister-in-law)†

Rabastan Lestrange is a Death Eater and the brother of Rodolphus Lestrange who participated in both the First and Second Wizarding Wars. The Lestranges were considered to be among Lord Voldemort's most loyal and trusted servants.

History

Rabastan was put on trial with his brother, sister-in-law Bellatrix, and Barty Crouch Jr. for being a Death Eater and for participating in the torture of Alice and Frank Longbottom. They were all sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban soon after Voldemort's fall from power in 1981.

Rabastan escaped Azkaban in 1996, along with his brother, sister-in-law and several other Death Eaters with the Dementors' defection to Voldemort. He later participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and was presumably returned to Azkaban afterwards, though he was at large once again by late 1997 after another Azkaban break-out.

Presumably, Rabastan participated in other battles and was either killed or incarcerated after Voldemort's final defeat in 1998.

Etymology

• The name Rabastan may be a play on Rastaban, the traditional name of one of the stars of the constellation Draco. It is derived from an Arabic phrase meaning "head of the serpent"; the snake is a symbol strongly connected with Lord Voldemort and Slytherin throughout the series. The star is also known as Alwaid, meaning "who is to be destroyed" in Arabic.

Behind the scenes

• Richard Trinder is credited as "Death Eater" in the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)