bellatrix smiled as people went past her- there was a time when people would annoy her somehow- try to talk to her, try to rile her up, but ever since the news about the death eaters escaping, they would only run away from her and it made her feel the power sheโs always wanted. so, she just watches people go by, with a smile that ainโt anything but murderous. although, she does look like sheโs waiting for someone, anyone to start a conversation thatโll make her enjoy this even more.
โย bella,ย โย narcissa nods in cordial greeting.ย in the sea of ALARMEDย expressions surrounding the two sisters, the smile resting upon bellatrixโs face does not go unnoticed โย frightened citizens shuffle past them,ย staring down as they quicken their pace. ย โย how are you faring ?ย ย โย ย she flashes a pointed look towards the elder witch, hopingย to convey the real question upon her tongueย : did you have anything to do with itย ?ย
laura harrier, thirty, cis female, she/her + i just saw narcissa malfoy down at diagon alley. apparently theyโre working as a socialite these days, who knew? guess it makes sense, they were always pretty meticulous & loyal. i wonder how their aloof & sycophantic behaviours have been treating them during the war. where do you suppose a pure-blood like them stands, anyway? with the death eaters, i bet. they always make me think of wilting daffodils, glistening ball gowns, a babyโs cry.
i am LATE to the party but whatโs up pals ! iโm winnie ( 20, mst, she/her ) and iโm super excited to start writing with you all :~)ย also, if youโd like to plot, please donโt hesitate to send me a dm OR like this post and iโll come to you !!ย
i tried writing a full-fledged bio, got irrationally frustrated about halfway through, and finally said fuck it iโm writing bullet points instead ! said bio will be posted eventually lmao
narcissa elladora black was born on january 7, 1955 on the coldest night of the year. she was the third girl born to cygnus and druella black, and, suffice to say, her birth was deemed a failure right from the start. consequently, narcissa spent the first few hours of her life in the arms of the midwife, as her mother couldnโt bear to gaze at yet another disappointment.
narcissa was not a remarkable child โ too quiet, too skinny, too shy.ย not as intelligent as andromeda, not as confident as bellatrix. ever the opportunist, her mother saw this not as a disadvantage, but as a chance to morph her youngest daughter into whatever she wanted. narcissa went along with her motherโs demands with little fuss, steadily learning how to become a proper pureblood lady. before long, she had become druellaโs mini-me, complete with the same condescending scoff and upturned nose whenever she came across something she disliked.ย
a trait that was uniquely narcissa, however, was that she was extremely observant. unlike other children her age, narcissa spent much of her time watchingย rather than playing. this sparked her interest in people-watching, as she became quite skilled in reading emotions and predicting the actions of those around her. for example, by observing her father, she could detect small mannerisms that most girls her age often would not โperhaps the way he clenched his fork a little too tightly or the way her mother would fidget with the corner of her napkin โ that would signal an oncoming screaming match. these were always the evenings where she excused herself early.ย
hogwarts was an important time for her, as this was her first glimpse of the real worldย outside of her sheltered pureblood life. her first year was a steep learning curve, but she gained her footing after that. she learned that the way to the top is not with cruelty ( like many of her slytherin peers seem to believe ) but with deception. just like with her mother, she was always good at becoming exactly what others wanted her to be, and now she could finally put those skills to good use.ย
while narcissa is technically a socialite, she personally believes that her quote-on-quote job is much more nuanced than that. she is famous for her parties โ whether it be for her modest tea parties with the death eater wives or extravagant new years balls โ and uses these events as opportunities to gather information. she plays the part of a dutiful wife and party hostess extremely well, flitting from guest to guest and overhearing conversations she shouldnโt.
she is fiercely devoted to her family and will go great lengths to preserve their safety. for her, part of this means upholding an impeccableย reputation for both the blacks & the malfoys. itโs important that they demonstrate their loyalty to the dark lord, but, at the same time, seem innocuous enough as to not alert the ministry.
because of her family devotion, regulus, andromeda, and sirius are very much sore points for her ( though for different reasons ), so itโs probably not best to bring them up. but actually ? please do. iโm a slut for angst.
speaking of family, she has a son that i probably shouldโve mentioned earlier ? draco lucius malfoy was born on july 5, 1984, and he means the world to her. she vowed that, despite the raging war, dracoโs childhood would be filled with nothing but love โ something she rarely received in her own childhood. the pregnancy itself was a difficult one ( lucius and her tried for eight+ years before being successful, though more on this when i finally get around to writing that bioย ).ย she would do anything to keep him from harm, and his birth completely shifted her perspective on the war. when it first started, she firmly believed that the dark lordโs violence was a necessary evil. now, she just wants it to end.ย
Nobody speaks to me. People fall in love with me, and annoy me and distress me and flatter me and excite me andโand all that sort of thing. But no one speaks to me. I sometimes think that no one can.
Edna St. Vincent Millay, from a letter to Arthur Davison Ficke featured in Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
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