The idea of Bella seeking revenge for Sirius is interesting (and would make for a fantastic fanfic plot), but I think it's unlikely. Sirius says in PoA that the reason Peter spent 12 years in hiding was that he was scared of the other DEs, because LV went to the Potters on Peter's direction and met his downfall there, so they considered him a traitor. So there's a good chance that Bella knew that it was Peter who sold Lily and James to Voldemort and, therefore, Sirius wasn't a DE. (Incidentally, I think Snape knew it too, but that's a whole other theory. ;D)
Even if she didn't know it was Peter specifically, it shows what the DEs thought of the person who had given lead Voldemort to the Potters, so even if Bellatrix had bought the story about it being Sirius, she would hardly have wanted to avenge the capture of someone who had supposedly contributed to Voldemort's downfall.
So I think Bellatrix wanted information about the prophesy, possibly having guessed (correctly) that there was more to it than any of the DEs or Voldemort himself had realised.
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Date: 2006-05-25 01:22 am (UTC)The idea of Bella seeking revenge for Sirius is interesting (and would make for a fantastic fanfic plot), but I think it's unlikely. Sirius says in PoA that the reason Peter spent 12 years in hiding was that he was scared of the other DEs, because LV went to the Potters on Peter's direction and met his downfall there, so they considered him a traitor. So there's a good chance that Bella knew that it was Peter who sold Lily and James to Voldemort and, therefore, Sirius wasn't a DE. (Incidentally, I think Snape knew it too, but that's a whole other theory. ;D)
Even if she didn't know it was Peter specifically, it shows what the DEs thought of the person who had given lead Voldemort to the Potters, so even if Bellatrix had bought the story about it being Sirius, she would hardly have wanted to avenge the capture of someone who had supposedly contributed to Voldemort's downfall.
So I think Bellatrix wanted information about the prophesy, possibly having guessed (correctly) that there was more to it than any of the DEs or Voldemort himself had realised.