Your application for Narcissa Malfoy has been accepted. I am so excited to have both halves of one of my favourite pairs around, and to see Narcissa being amazing and calm and collected even when facing a total upheaval of her world—again.
Please look to the checklist for the next steps and reach out if you have any questions!
OUT OF CHARACTER
NAME & PRONOUNS: Rachie / She/her
AGE: 29
TIMEZONE: GMT
ACTIVITY LEVEL: I can generally be on every day for a few hours, and then a little bit more at the weekends! I work full time (and am currently in temp housing) but I try to find time each day to be online cause rping is my stress relief!
ANYTHING ELSE: No triggers. But I’ve been rping in the HP world for approx 10ish years? I’ve rped on a dedicated site, and then more recently on tumblr. I’ve also been rping non-HP role plays on tumblr on and off for about five years.
CHARACTER DETAILS
NAME: Narcissa Violetta Malfoy (neé Black)
BIRTHDATE: 31st August 1956
DEATHDATE: N/A
GENDER, PRONOUNS, and SEXUALITY: Cis Woman, she/her and Demisexual. When asked, Narcissa would more than likely say she was straight, and has probably never been attracted to anyone not male. But in actual fact it is the emotional connections she has with a person that really leads to the eventual sexual attraction. In actual fact since she has had a strong emotional bond, and relationship with Lucius, she has never looked at anyone else in that manner at all.
BLOOD STATUS: Pureblood
HOUSE ALUMNI: Slytherin
OCCUPATION: Technically Narcissa is unemployed, and most of the Wixen world would view her as a housewife, and having never worked a day in her life. In actual fact Narcissa has ‘worked’ as a private potioneer ever since she graduated Hogwarts. She brews and works out of Malfoy manor. Of course, she’s very exclusive, and charges very high rates. It was generally the other purebloods that she would brew potions for.
FACECLAIM: Charlize Theron
CHARACTER BACKGROUND
POSTBELLUM
If there was one thing that drove Narcissa more than anything it was her family. She had always been a family person, and to her there was nothing more important than the family she had created. They were the reason she made the choices she did, and why she betrayed the Dark Lord. One might not even call it a betrayal. Technically she wasn’t a death eater. She was never marked. But it was clear to the Wixen world the side she had chosen. But she had chosen to betray the cause anyway, and she does not regret it. The war hadn’t been anything she had really wanted, and so for it to end, was something she was grateful for.
She isn’t the woman she was then though. Not anymore. In the manor, she might seem more like herself. But she sometimes finds herself more clingy, or more in need of physical contact. It sucks because she doesn’t really have many people that want to hug her anymore. Her relationship with her husband sometimes feels strained. She still adores Lucius, but it’s been more difficult since the war. They both went through so much, and are both still working through things. But what Narcissa knows is that she will always love and be dedicated to her husband, regardless of the choices he made.
These days Narcissa is just taking each day as it comes. She still worries that someone might change their mind about the Malfoy’s getting a pardon. She could probably talk her way out of getting imprisoned, technically she was never actually involved. But she worried about what a jail sentence would do to her husband and son. She tries to hold her little family together and navigate through the world.
But she is fearful. Fearful of what will happen if her sister, or the dark lord come back through that veil. She betrayed them, and she knows they will come for her if that happens. Now she’s just praying it won’t happen.
Narcissa has always been a loving, loyal and protective person. She has always been a person with a huge heart, even if from the outside people might disagree. When she loves, she loves hard, and it is almost impossible for her to stop loving someone. This of course was tested when Andromeda left. If being honest, Narcissa still loves her sister, but she had to turn away, if only to protect herself. The bonds she forms are deep, and very emotional. They can be taxing, and sometimes too much.
As loving and friendly she is to those lucky enough to be close to her, Narcissa is also incredibly calculating, cold and manipulating. She has an extraordinarily strong talent in manipulating people to do her wishes. Add a cold exterior, and she managed to get a ice queen reputation. To be honest, it kind of amused her, as it was really so far how she would describe herself. But it fended off the people that she once thought weren’t good enough to be around her. It’s been a reputation she’s found hard to shake off in recent years, and she stills finds herself having to prove that she is kind and caring. Narcissa still doesn’t care too much about what people think of her though. People will talk about her regardless.
Narcissa is incredibly academically talented. Sadly at school she wasn’t really allowed to pursue a career, and her parents didn’t want her to focus too much on her schooling. But Narcissa was very clever. Her best subject was potions, and she was determined to carry on brewing, even after she graduated. It was a huge stress reliever for her, and she know being able to brew, and escape from reality, is something that kept her sane over the years.
Family has always been important to Narcissa, and if anything was the main driving factor in everything that she did. That is something that is being tested at the moment, especially with Bellatrix being back. She always said she would be loyal to her family, but this was a little too far. It is something she is really struggling with, and she finds that she really doesn’t have anyone to talk too about it.
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FAMILY
The one thing striking from her childhood was the need to always be perfect. The Black sisters had to be perfect in every sense of the manner. It was a tough childhood, one filled with distant parents that never seemed to be quite happy enough. Narcissa was lucky in the sense that she was the baby of the three, but even then, she wasn’t a boy, and so her father would always be disappointed. Along with the need to be perfect, became the need to be pure. The law of being pure was pressed into her from a young age, and breaking that law became something that the young girl would become terrified.
The only decent thing really was her sisters. The three Black sisters formed a bond like no other, and Bellatrix and Andromeda were big factors in making her happy. Having her sisters love made the disappointment her parents expressed a little more tolerable. Everything would be okay as long as she had her sisters.
But then suddenly she didn’t have Andromeda, and it felt like her world was collapsing around her. The net suddenly got tighter then, and Narcissa probably couldn’t have left even if she had wanted too. Narcissa was just lucky that she was soon an adult, and could at least escape her parents house. They might have still had some influence on her, but she had a bit more freedom then.
Growing up in the Black family was hard. She always had to be perfect, and she always had to be pure. But the love she got and expressed for her sisters helped to shape Narcissa into who she became, and for that she couldn’t regret, or want to change anything that she had gone through.
HISTORY
To be honest, just before the end of the war her life was pretty terrible. The death eaters were running out of her house, and she felt like her life was being dictated. This wasn’t what she signed up for when she married Lucius, and she hated it. She hated not feeling comfortable, or happy in her own home. Tensions were high, and the only reason she survived was because of her family. It was tense with Lucius too, but he and Draco kept her going. She had to keep them safe, and that gave her a purpose.
Before then, before the dark lord had returned, her life has been pretty great. She got to do basically whatever she wanted, and it made her happy. Sure, she should have been upset that they hadnt won the first war. But, she was just happy that she got to live the life she wanted. She brewed her potions, and she had her family close. Family was the most important thing to her, and she was just glad that they were safe. The world might mistrust them, but they were safe, and for that she would be forever grateful.
The second wizarding world was hard for Narcissa. She shared the view points of the death eaters, but it took her husband away from her. First, at night, when he went on tasks for the dark lord, and then completely when he was sent to Azkaban. It was only her loyalty, and her love of her family, that kept her in that manor. Her love for Lucius was tested, but her marriage vows never faltered. For better, for worse.
She was a Black and a Malfoy, and so, at Lucius’ side was where she stayed. If that was the right choice….. only time would tell.
OOC EXPLORATION
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO?
Narcissa has always been one of my favourite characters in the harry potter world. I love being able to really delve into who she is, and what drove her to become who she did. We get so little about her in the books, and so I love basically having a blank slate to work on. It really interests me in being able to play Narcissa, and see who she is as a person. There is so much more to Cissa than just being a mother, and I love the opportunity to explorer this.
This roleplay has such an interesting idea. Not only does it have the post-war to explore, which is so interesting for the the Malfoys. But it also has the fact that people are coming back from the dead. Technically Narcissa is a traitor to both sides, and it’s something that I am really looking forward to exploring! I’m also looking forward to exploring the relationship between Lucius and Narcissa, and seeing how this was shaped and changed by the outcome of the war. Lucissa is my fave HP ship, and this is something that really excites me!
ANYTHING ELSE?
Nothing right now, but i’ll probably set her up an pinterest cause I love creating aesethetics for my charries!
No, we aren’t dead. Just a little slow; all of our members are 21+ with busy day to day lives. We are also going through a bit of a reset. But, our members are active and enthusiastic, and we have a Narcissa application that is being reviewed tonight, which we are very excited about as well.
That is like asking which hand I like more! Both would be so exciting and interesting to have in play, and I’d love to see either. Our members might be more biased in their wants, though.
We’re a pretty moderate dash. Nothing too busy, definitely something that could be kept up with easily. Discord stays pretty busy, though, even if we’re not posting. A good little community I think.
I would /love/ to see an app for Parvati or any of the Black sisters! Just figured I’d say. 🙂
I guess this will go in our most wanted tag, then! All three Black Sisters and teh Parvati sisters, who may not have Skelebios but would be great to see regardless!
Is there anything specific that you would be looking for from a Draco Malfoy?
As with all our characters, we’d look for how the war has affected him and the lasting impact it’s made in his life even now, four years later. More specific to Draco I’d like to see how he has and still is facing the consequences and responsibility for his culpability in the war. How has he tried to move on—or not moved on. Then of course there’s the reaction to the dead coming back, making those reminders of war and the damage it did all the more real.
For anything else, I’ll leave it to our members, if they have plot ideas for a potential Draco! What do you guys want to see in a Draco Malfoy?
most wanted female? also will any other skeleton bios be posted?
There are only two female skeletons left at the moment*: Susan Bones and Bellatrix Lestrange. I know a lot of people want Bellatrix to be around! As for non-skelebio characters (because we do accept those), I’ll leave it to members to suggest who they want to see.
On other skeleton bios, there are plans to do so sometime in the future when I have time to work on them. However, don’t let that hold you back from applying for anyone now!
* By female skeletons, I mean the characters that are canonically ‘female’ coded in the books by the author. We are open, accepting, and welcoming of all gender identities and stages of recognition of self-identity. That non-binary and trans identities are recognized in the Wixen world without our real, Muggle world prejudices attached to them is established in our game lore. If you want to bring me a Gregory Goyle who has gone through fiend fire and death and come out re-evaluating, among other things in their life, if ‘Georgianna Goyle’ in fact suits them better, I am for that.
Follow @lavlavbrown, aka Lavender Brown as played by Nat
Lavender Brown returned on August 14th, 09:13. She is detained through the full moon on August 22nd, for observation. She is expected to be released on August 23rd to her mother.
Your application for Lavender Brown has been accepted. My werewolf(?) flower child! Let’s focus on the trouble she’s going to get into and NOT how this is a day late.
Please look to the checklist for the next steps and reach out if you have any questions!
OUT OF CHARACTER
NAME & PRONOUNS: Nat, she series
AGE: Old enough to have played Neopets when it was considered a popular thing
TIMEZONE: EST
ACTIVITY LEVEL: Usually around 2-3 times a week. Sometimes more frequently. Sometimes I may be on once a week if my chronic illness decides to throw me for a loop.
ANYTHING ELSE: No triggers.
CHARACTER DETAILS
NAME: Lavender Brown
BIRTHDATE: April 27, 1980
DEATHDATE: May 2, 1998
GENDER, PRONOUNS, and SEXUALITY: Female, she/her/hers, pansexual - openly
BLOOD STATUS: Pureblood
HOUSE ALUMNI: Gryffindor
OCCUPATION: N/A due to recently returning
FACECLAIM: Sydney Park
CHARACTER BACKGROUND
POSTBELLUM
Returning brought the news that Lavender’s father died several months after she did, leaving the Ministry with the option of handing her over to her mother. The woman is rather uneasy about the whole situation since she has no training in regards to what to do if the attack on her daughter results in the full moon affecting her.
Coping is confusing and has left Lavender rather anxious. The last thing she can recall was a searing pain in her neck and Fenrir Greyback being bent over her— the one face that truly haunts her memories. Having fought for what was right and just leaves Lavender with little regret toward the side she chose. After all, her father always encouraged her to follow her heart, and doing so meant not risking allowing the Dark Lord to take over. It will be a bit of a relief to know her death wasn’t for nothing (a big fear of hers includes discovering that their side lost) but the after-effects will haunt her waking moments.
Being attacked was certainly not how she imagined her life to end, with her returning focused on fretting about what will happen the first full moon she experiences. Her parents carried prejudices toward werewolves that she didn’t exactly support or question as a child past deciding she would come to a conclusion based on her own experiences. With Remus Lupin as the only werewolf she came across before the one that ended her life, she has some hope that things won’t be too unbearable. There’s just the matter of her mother making occasionally rude remarks and not wanting to spend long periods of time with her.
PERSONALITY
Before her passing, Lavender could be described as boisterous. She appreciated being the center of attention and was prone to being loud and behaving in ways that would get others to pay attention to her. Some would even go as far as describing her behavior as childish. It was merely a matter of getting the attention that her parents didn’t provide while growing up.
Although friendly, her personality had a way of grating on people. She had few friends and was grateful for the ones she kept throughout her time at Hogwarts. Reading situations is something she struggled with, often relying on Parvarti to keep her in check if she seemed too overbearing.
Divination was easily her favorite school subject, with care for magical creatures as a close second. She was rather clever, hiding behind the habit of playing dumb around her classmates.
Returning has left Lavender on the anxious side, feeling like people are paying extra attention to her because of the mystery around coming back from the particularly gruesome way she died. Falling from a balcony could have left her alive (damaged but alive). The attack from Fenrir, however, was too much to handle. Knowing he was what caused her to perish has her fearing the attention that is on her. There are too many unknowns and she feels as though the attention she is receiving is out of treating her as an experiment - not people being relieved to see her as one of the familiar faces among the returned.
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FAMILY
Lavender is the only child of Isaac and Seraphina Brown. She was a welcomed addition to the family, with her parents doting on her during the first few years of her life. The novelty of having a child wore off once Lavender was old enough to have her own opinion. Her mother didn’t appreciate the attention-seeking ways of her child and kept the girl at a distance. Her father loved her but wasn’t overly affectionate, relying on material goods as a way of showing his feelings toward his child. She was rather spoiled but her childhood lacked the traditional warmth most parents provided their children with.
Although purebloods, the Browns did not officially pick a side during either war. Her father focused on the Ministry and managed to avoid being recruited by the death eaters. The main family values involved her father mentioning Lavender was destined for greatness that would be guided by her own decisions. He wanted her to have the confidence to think for herself and use her mistakes as learning experiences but did not have a constructive way of instilling those values that didn’t involve lecturing at his daughter.
HISTORY
Spoiled and lonely. The years leading up to going to Hogwarts were spent getting whatever she asked for from her father. It didn’t matter how expensive the item was or whether or not it was an appropriate item for her age. Although grateful the threat of tears served as a way of getting whatever she wanted, material goods did not make up for the emotional distance her parents used while raising her. The Browns were not overly social and Lavender spent her early life surrounded by books, dogs, the outdoors, and having minimal contact with other people.
Hogwarts was challenging since it meant meeting children her age. She didn’t know how to behave around others and struggled with understanding social norms during her first two years of school. The little guidance from her parents and peers made making friends hard but she did manage to befriend a few of the girls in her dormitory.
She was quite close with Parvarti Patil and the two were inseparable for most of Hogwarts — the teen serving as one of the first thoughts on her mind moments after coming through the veil.
Voldemort’s return was something Lavender didn’t immediately acknowledge. Her mother had made scathing remarks about Harry during the summer after the first bit of news spread about it and she went along with it in an attempt at getting attention from her mother. Peer pressure eventually led to her accepting Harry was telling the truth.
Lavender sided with Dumbledore’s Army and spent her last year of life being quite vocal about disliking the Death Eater’s interference at Hogwarts. She eventually took to hiding in the room of requirement since running her mouth was too risky and the castle had taken a rather dark turn.
OOC EXPLORATION
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO?
Ugh. I would never - how dare you even suggest I enjoy this group enough to take on two characters, let alone three. I said the third would be a calm muse and here we are with the dice gods deciding the possibility of postmortem lycanthropy means chill.
Anyway, oof. Let me see the chaos of returning after being attacked by a werewolf and the uncertainty of not knowing if Fenrir did enough damage to have caused her to become one. (Emmy side note of we’ll need to further discuss this since I’m fine with either her getting a few wolf-ish traits from the attack or her returned life getting the hiccup of transforming on the full moon :|)
I would love to see Fenrir come into play and know that is rather wishful thinking but he could prove to be an interesting addition.
I’m mostly wanting to further explore Lavender’s character traits. I feel like J.K. Rowling deliberately made her annoying and gave her few reasons for readers to forgive her for her personality/basically went “wow loud girl that giggles too much and is emotional. Let’s keep her development at that.” Returning would mean those overly obnoxious traits being a little muted since she no longer likes the idea of all eyes being on her.
is there an maximum activity limit for auxillary characters? how much would that be considered since they are supposed to be used infrequently?
This is sort of a moving target that is still being developed. Essentially admins will be monitoring and speak to people if we think an auxiliary character is being utilized and developed beyond the scope of the ‘auxiliary’ program and then be asked to fully app them.
It might help to think of auxiliary characters as repeat NPCs with a bit of a fleshed out background, but not much of a story arc to them. The chorus of the show, if you will.
i love this rp so much!!!!! it is one of the best rps ive ever been in and that is completely due to our amazing admin emmy & everyone else here who is so insanely talented and creative. i feel so blessed to write with and get to know you all. love u all so much!! 💕
Thank you so much Nonnie. This really means a lot to me, as I’ve been trying so hard to make this game a good experience for all of us involved. I needed to hear this right now. So I hoarded this message in the inbox for a day.
But now I’m sharing with everyone else because I too love you all! We are so lucky. <3
From our skelebios, we have Bellatrix Lestrage and Edgar Bones still open as ‘older’ characters. From OOC chat, we’ve also had people getting excited for a Minerva McGonagall, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Rita Skeeter. I’ll leave it to members to mention more in the replies.
How does the connection between older characters that died in first world war and newer trio characters work? Is there any cliquing in this roleplay, or is it open?
There is a lot of common ground of loss and grief and the trauma sustained during a war, whether the first or the second, that is working to bring a lot of people together. Additionally, as we’re outside of a school setting, there are all sorts of possible work relationships available. People work cross-generationally all the time! We also make a point to make opportunities for all sorts of people to interact even in seemingly random ways; for example, we’ve just implemented the ConFLOOsion and its related minievent where people can sign up to be randomly matched for threads based around the idea of Floo travel being all messed up.
As for cliques, it hasn’t been an issue that we’ve seen. The discord chat is active and talkative and always ready to welcome new people and fold you in to the discussion. If anyone ever does feel like there is an issue with cliques, the admins would do everything they can to address that. This game is meant to be a positive place for all sorts of people to come together through.
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