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AGE: Thirty Five
BIRTHDAY: 31 October
BLOOD STATUS: Pureblood
PREVIOUS HOUSE: Ravenclaw
OCCUPATION: Co-Owner of Borgin & Burkeโs
FACECLAIM: Jessica Chastain
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POSITIVE TRAITS: Intelligent, Observant, Loyal, Reliable
NEGATIVE TRAITS: Cold, Acts before she thinks, Secretive, Un-Trusting
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I. CHILDHOOD AND HOGWARTS YEARS: The youngest child by only a matter of minutes, Ophelia is the only daughter of the late Edmund and Cressida Borgin. Along with her twin brother Atticus, there was never any competition for their parents affections while growing up. Each sibling had their own merits, and unlike many other Pureblood families with multiple children, they were loved equally by both their mother and their father. Although the family was not part of the Sacred Twenty Eight, the Borginโs insured that their children grew up knowing exactly what it meant to be true Purebloods, and so it is no surprise that Ophelia shares many of the views of the other notable families.
Given that her family co-owned Borgin and Burkeโs, one of Knockturn Alleyโs most notorious stores, Ophelia was never a stranger to the Dark Arts and to objects that were both unusual and ancient. While the store is, and has always been, avoided by make, Opheliaโs heart had been captured by it from a young age. When she was not at school, many hours were spent under the watchful eyes of her Father, reading and studying various items that were sold there, knowing that one day the reins would be handed to either her or her brother.
Although both the Borgin twins were sorted in to Ravenclaw, Ophelia always felt that perhaps she would have been better suited in Slytherin house. She is cunning learned very quickly how to get exactly what she wanted, whether it was by doing it herself or by getting someone else to do it for her. There was no denying her love for knowledge though, and many hours of her schooling was spent cooped up in the Ravenclaw Tower scouring over every book she could get her hands on. She had never been the best at making friends, and so she threw her all in to her studies, allowing her to graduate with Outstanding grades.
II. DURING THE WIZARDING WAR: Growing up surrounded by people with particular options regarding blood purity, Ophelia had heard of the name Tom Riddle quite a lot while growing up. Her Father, though he kept out of their business as much as possible, was a supporter of the Death Eaters from when they were established in the 1950โฒs. The stories Edmund told her were fascinating, and made her believe that their family would not only get a front row seat to see a new world one day, but that they would also be under the protection of the Dark Lord, meaning no harm would come to them.
The idea of protection, however, would turn our to not be enough as both Cressida and Edmund Borgin were found dead in Knockturn Alley, leaving Atticus and Ophelia orphaned at just eighteen years old. With no clear reason why the couple had been murdered, grief gripped Ophelia so tightly that it turned to anger and she wanted nothing more than revenge on whoever had taken her parents from her.
It was around this same time that Tom Riddle, now being referred to as Lord Voldemort, had caught wind of Opheliaโs potential. It wasnโt long before he was able to recruit her in to the ranks of the Death Eaters, convincing her that he could offer her a way to channel her rage that would help not only her, but a cause much bigger than she was alone. And so in the years that followed, Ophelia followed the Dark Lords orders without question, working her way through the Death Eater ranks until she earned her seat at the inner table. It was a seat that she was never truly interested in having though. Her position was just a means to an end in her eyes, allowing her to search for her parents killer behind the mask of a โbigger causeโ. Sure, she believed in the Dark Lords ideals, and was prepared to back the cause in any way she could, but she just didnโt have the same drive to prove herself to the man himself like so many others around her did.
Although it took her a few years, Ophelia was eventually able to pick up where her father left off with their families half of Borgin and Burkeโs. At first it didnโt feel right, not having him at her side watching over her, but after some time she found comfort in the old shop once more and was able to take full control of the Borgin side of things. Working in the old shop went hand in hand with being a Death Eater, and so she was able to do both very easily while maintaining the public appearance of just being a seller of old antiques.
There had always been rumours whispered about Borgin and Burkeโs though. The shop had a reputation for itโs less-than-honest dealings that had never been proven to be true. But when Voldemort fell, bringing and end to the war, Ophelia could feel the target being painted on her back. For a while it felt like the walls were closing in on her, the dark mark on her forearm was fading, but she still placed a concealment charm over it and wore long sleeves just in case. She was sure that the Ministry already had a file with her name on it due to her work, of course they did, but she knew she had to be extra careful not to give them anything that would tie her to the Death Eaters.
III. WHERE ARE THEY NOW: For the first year or so after the end of the war, the easiest way for Ophelia to stay out of the firing line was to simply not be present when the Aurorโs came knocking at the door. It was easy enough, since half of the shop was owned by the Burkeโs, so there would always be someone around when she conveniently left on a business trip. When they were able to pin her down though, she plead ignorance, claiming no knowledge of the Death Eater activities and offered to assist in any way possible. That assistance may or may not have involved selling other Death Eaters down the river, but if it means the Ministry would stop looking at her and she could get on with her life, she was prepared to do it.
What Ophelia hadnโt expected when the Dark Lord fell, was the sense of relief that came with knowing that he was gone for good. Yes, she had been devastated when she first found out about his demise, but in the latter years of his reign she had begun to doubt his actions as more and more violence occurred in the name of the cause.
She knows there are still a lot of his followers out there that believe the Dark Lord can be resurrected, but Ophelia has decided to throw herself into her work in the hope of turning some kind of corner in her life. There is a lot of darkness hanging over her head of course, and she knows that even now, she still has to be very careful as one wrong move could see her locked up in Azkaban for her crimes.
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