evil rarely looks evil until it accomplishes its goal; it gains entrance by appearing attractive, desirable, and perfectly legitimate. it is a baited and camouflaged trap. rodolphus lestrange | 36 | investor | pur societatis
seeing as his significant other was out of town, rodolphus had found himself accompanying none other than rita skeeter to the charity ball. she had been an obvious first choice. between his status among the members of pur societatis and her scandalous reputation in the side columns of the daily prophet, the two suited each other well. they stood together, having just finished speaking with relatives of the lestrange family when rod stated, “i’ll admit, i am impressed. this does give my mother’s party-planning reputation a run for her money.”
rodolphus: dearest rita, i'm writing you to inquire about the status of your date for the upcoming charity ball. if you still find yourself without company it would be my pleasure to ask you to come as my date.
“I enjoy any place where I can just be alone with my thoughts” Severus said and nodded. Normally people ran away from their thoughts, didn’t want to face the issues head on. But that wasn’t Severus. He never got the chance to avoid how he felt, the crushing shame he often carried around like a heavy stone.Â
“and your first choice was here? come on now, severus. i know you’re smarter than that. this place comes alive at night. wouldn’t want to be wandering the streets deep in thought when that happens.” knockturn wasn’t for the faint of heart. and while he had a stake in many of the storefronts that lined the street, even the eldest lestrange knew to steer clear of the scum that crawled out the alleyways after the sun set.Â
“I can see you staring, honey,” Eurydice spoke over her shoulder as she carefully pulled her sleeve into place in front of the mirror. She had to look perfect if she was to return home without questions, and blaming a shambles of attire on her job would not cut it. She certainly couldn’t show any signs of her tryst, lest she want to be disowned.
he laid in his bed, watching her in complete awe. rodolphus adored the woman, deep down perhaps there was even love he would never dare speak aloud. the two had been together for quite sometime behind closed doors. the wizard had found himself publicly attached to another witch for a considerable time. a longstanding arrangement that was barreling full speed towards an engagement. and while the other was perfectly fine, she wasn’t eurydice. “can you blame me? i could enjoy this view all day, love.”
Blythe turned a critical eye toward Rodolphus and his outfit. Perhaps the outfit itself wouldn’t have been so bad, but… “You…could be doing much better,” she admitted, tilting her head. “You’re just so…dirty.” Her nose wrinkled slightly at her words. “We need to get you cleaned up.”
“point taken, but i’ll pass on the cleaning up part. it’s proof of a hard day’s work.” he flashed her one of his famous grins before continuing. “anyways, i don’t have time to run home. gringotts closes in exactly thirty-two minutes and you know how prompt those goblins are with locking the doors.”
while the majority of his business was conducted all throughout london, both muggle and wizarding world alike, knockturn always had a special place in his heart. it was there he bought out his first store, a small potions shop. with a deep inhale he spoke to the person nearest him, “i’ve always enjoyed this place when the sun starts to set, you?”
“Is he truly wearing that?” Blythe asked blindly, her nose wrinkled daintily.Â
“oh come on,” he mused while looking at the wizard the woman was referring to, “if you’re insulting his choice of apparel, mine must be disapproved along with it.” he had chosen to dress down for the day, as his presence was required earlier in the day at a broomstick factory he had invested a large fortune into. he’d been dirtied by the equipment, not yet having time to run back to his flat and change.
“how can you possibly relate to what i’m going through?” bellatrix rolled her eyes. “stop feeling bad for me. i’m tired of the pity looks.”
“never said i related, love. just saying i’m here. whether you want someone’s shoulder to cry on or an accomplice to a horrible, horrible crime.” he allowed himself to form a small grin, one bellatrix was privy to see often. “how about we get out of here, hm?”
〔 peter gadiot, thirty-six, cis male, pureblood 〕⟶ i believe rodolphus lestrange just walked into the leaky cauldron. that is the former hogwarts student now working as an investor . i heard they can be ill-tempered & disingenuous these days, lets hope they are still generous & diplomatic as well. i believe he is siding with the pur societatis after the reconstruction of the ministry of magic.
character basics.
name: rodolphus lestrange
nickname: rod, roddyÂ
age: thirty-six
gender: cis male
ethnicity: hispanic
nationality: britishÂ
pronouns: he/him
education: hogwartsÂ
occupation: private investor
hometown: southampton
current location: london
affiliation: pur societatis
blood status: pureblood
character appearance: tall, unkempt black hair, has a smile that can charm the pants of nearly anyone off.
face claim: peter gadiot
height: 6′3
weight: 170 lbs
hair colour: black
eye colour: brown
dominant hand: right
distinguishing features:Â
magical extras.
patronus: cobra
wand: yew wood, dragon heartstring, 13 and 2/3 inches in length.Â
boggart: the dark lord feeling betrayed by him.
hogwarts house ( if your character didn’t attend which house would they have been in if they had): ravenclaw
meet my devilish, lowkey suspicious, charmer rodolphus lestrange.
rod is the eldest son in the lestrange family, thus having many expectations placed upon his shoulders. always needing to have the best grades, the best social life, and the best future whilst growing up.
he has a very bad temper and has since he was a boy in hogwarts, often ending up in detention for getting too rough with people who don’t exactly agree with him. as he got older this trait aged and while he is still short-fused, it is much more lowkey now.
he was an active death eater during the war but was able to make a clean break due to his father’s connections with the ministry/founding the charity.
he invests BIG money into a lot of various businesses, and really likes to get his fingers into as many pots as possible. wants all the reward without the work.
has a girlfriend who he adores but is not the most faithful too?? (a wanted connection) he is pansexual and all over the place but this person is most likely a pureblood who is well-established socially? doesn’t have to be though, i’m up for plotting things out!
my bad boi lives in a very posh flat in the heart of london and is always hosting parties for the younger characters who are members of pur societatis.
he is a people please through and through. it was how he was raised to be.Â
this sucks there will be a bio soon :)))
wanted connections
girlfriend, soon to be fiance: this person i talked a little bit about below but they are good for each other in the eyes of the public. purebloods, socialites, successful power couple is what i envisioned.Â
romantic endeavors: over the years, rodolphus has gotten himself into quite a few relationships. serious, flings, you name it pretty much everything is on the table.
enemies: as a poster child for the charity and a known death eater, i’m sure there are quite a few people who aren’t in rod’s fan section. whether its someone who was in the order who has fought against him before or just someone who is aware of his reputation, i want it all.Â
pureblood friends: give me childhood super rich kids who may/may not have the same ideals that rod still believes in.
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