The Doubter: Alice is a Lestrange, and a Hufflepuff, and an auror. As a result, most people don’t know what to make of her and this character would be someone who doesn’t trust her because of any number of these things.
The Mentee: Alice is deeply grateful to her own mentor and is definitely someone who’d want to pay that forward. This character would be someone who has been in the auror program for less time than Alice who she’s taken charge of. They may or may not be happy about it.
Flings and Flames: Alice is a very social person, who also very much enjoys flirting. She tells herself she's too busy with work to commit to a serious relationship, but she likes to have fun.
In "About Alice," author Calvin Trillin writes about the love of his life, Alice, and how she was equally at home being a wife, mother, educator, writer, and friend. This discussion with the author took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.
When Alice was five, she snuck out at night to test out her brother’s new broom. She loved it, it was glorious, until she crashed into a tree. When she fell, she landed awkwardly, trying to brace herself with her left hand and not entirely succeeding. Afterward, her wrist hurt, a lot, but rather than tell anyone, and admit to sneaking out and stealing her brother’s broom in the process, she just waited for the pain to go away. It took longer than she thought it would, not realizing at the time that her wrist was actually broken, and while she was waiting she just did as much as she could with her right hand.
So Alice ended up being ambidextrous, completely by accident. Over the years she’s cultivated the skill, especially in her dueling, but it’s still most apparent in her handwriting. She’s more confident with her left hand, which actually makes her handwriting worse since she’s not paying as much attention to it. It usually ends up looking like squished together scribbles. Her handwriting with her right hand is print, which makes it more legible, but it still has a rushed, slanting scrawl to it.
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Alessandra “Alice” Esmee Lestrange: ‘Holiday with Hags’ Book Launch Party
While Alice is absolutely a party person, she’s not exactly a party clothes person. She prioritizes comfort and practicality in her wardrobe and her appearance, typically dressing in jeans and t-shirts and slacks and sweaters and eschewing hair and makeup routines for a freshly washed face and a scrunchie. However she will, occasionally, be imposed upon to dress up, which usually involves an outfit someone else picked out for her and a tube of lipstick she borrowed from a school friend as a teenager.
For the book launch she had great fun picking out a bright and sparkly dress-that-is-not-a-dress with the help of her favorite niece, little Dora Tonks. The saleswoman called it a “jumpsuit” and Alice liked that it had pants instead of a skirt, and pockets to stow her wand in. Never one to give accessories much thought, when it came time to leave for the party, Alice pulled out her trusty, second hand lipstick, still hanging on after over ten years, and a little mascara. She dealt with her hair by tying it in a french braid that wasn’t too messy and called that good enough. On the way out the door, she put on one of her two pairs of fancy boots, opting for the pair with the short leg-part instead of tall, and grabbed her jacket, which matches the boots because it is also black leather.
Her jumpsuit pockets are loaded with her wand, wallet, and newly reacquired auror badge, just in case things get out of hand. Her jacket pockets carry her keys, emergency bubblegum, and a claw clip, just in case her hair gets out of hand.
Alessandra “Alice” Esmee Lestrange: general aesthetic
“The army in you will not stand by and watch them steal away your self-respect. In a world that demands you to safeguard what’s yours, be prepared to put up a fight.” —Noor Shirazie
Alessandra “Alice” Esmee Lestrange: character introduction
Basic Information
Full Name: Alessandra Esmee Lestrange
Nickname(s): Alice
Age: 29
Date of Birth: 6 December 1952 at 12:06pm
Hometown: Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Current Location: Hogsmeade
Ethnicity: white
Nationality: Scottish
Gender: Cisfemale
Pronouns: She/her
Species: human, witch
Orientation: bisexual
Religion: atheist
Occupation: auror
Living Arrangements: a cottage on the outskirts of Hogsmeade
Language(s) Spoken: English, some French and Italian
Accent: Scottish
Left or Right Handed: ambidextrous
Magic Information
School Attended: Hogwarts
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
Blood Status: pureblood
War Alliance: Order of the Phoenix
Wand: cedar, dragon heartstring, 11”, slightly springy
Patronus: bay mare
Boggart: her father
Amortentia: coffee, pine, pencil lead, tea
Quidditch?: yes, beater
Prefect?: no
O.W.Ls: Potions; E, Charms; A, Herbology; O, Transfiguration; E, Defense Against the Dark Arts; E, History of Magic; P, Astronomy; A, Care of Magical Creatures; E, Muggle Studies; O
N.E.W.Ts: Potions; O, Charms: E, Herbology; O, Transfiguration; E, Defense Against the Dark Arts; E, Muggle Studies; O
Physical Appearance
Face Claim: Ivana Baquero
Hair Colour: dark brown with auburn highlights
Eye Colour: russet brown
Height: 5’3”
Build: curvy
Tattoos: thistle half-sleeve on upper right arm, badger on left hip
Piercings: two lobe piercings
Clothing Style: simple, casual, and comfortable; lots of jeans and t-shirts and sweaters for off hours or slacks and button-downs at work with an emphasis on muggle trends
Distinguishing Characteristics: full lips, round eyes, apple cheeks
Health
Physical Ailments: none
Neurological Conditions: ADHD, undiagnosed
Allergies: dust
Sleeping Habits: Alice sleeps when her day is done, but her days are so packed she usually only gets 4-5 hours of sleep a night
Eating Habits: Alice generally tries to eat healthy, but she isn’t above getting distracted by work and skipping meals
Exercise Habits: Alice is very physically active; she still practices her ballet and goes flying regularly, she also practices her dueling and hand to hand combat, and has a routine that balances cardio and strength training
Emotional Stability: medium
Sociability: high
Body Temperature: average/warm
Addictions: none
Drug Use: none
Alcohol Use: social
Personality
Positive Traits: assiduous, generous, idealistic, curious, self-confident
Negative Traits: headstrong, opinionated, single-minded, presumptuous, recalcitrant
Goals/Desires: to make the world a better place, to live authentically, to help people
Fears: getting trapped in a life she doesn’t want, losing her sense of self, marriage, being unlovable
Hobbies: quidditch, sketching, ballet, various outdoorsy activities
Habits: doodling, fidgeting, playing with her hair, chewing on things
Father: Roderick Lestrange
Mother: Astraea Lestrange, nee Carrow
Sibling(s): Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange
Children: none
Pet(s): black cat named Pepper (d. 1976), brown and white cat named Cinnamon (b. 1978)
Relationships and Connections
Relationship status : single, married to work
People they admire : [tbd auror mentor]
Someone they’ll talk to about anything : Ted Tonks
Someone they couldn’t live without : specifically? no one; but Alice needs some sort of social life (friends, coworkers, etc) she wouldn’t do well as a loner or isolated
Do they want to get married? : no; despite having some evidence to the contrary Alice still thinks of marriage the way her mother taught her to, as a state where she would have to give up her independence and her identity
Do they want kids? : yes and no, Alice loves kids but doesn’t really fancy being a single mother
Someone they wish things had turned out differently with : her family; even though Alice doesn’t regret cutting ties with her family, she still wishes they could have been the sort of family her friends have
Someone that makes them laugh : could be anyone, Alice laughs easily
Extra
Zodiac Sign: sun; sagittarius, moon; leo, rising; aquarius
MBTI: ESFP
Enneagram: 6w7
Temperament: sanguine
Moral Alignment: chaotic good
Primary Vice: wrath
Primary Virtue: diligence
Element: fire
I spotted ALICIA ‘ALICE’ IMELDA LONGBOTTOM NEE CROUCH in Diagon Alley early today. Have you heard the rumors? Supposedly the PUREBLOOD is affiliated with THE ORDER. Born on FEBRUARY / 29 / 1957, they are TWENTY-FIVE and identify as CIS FEMALE (SHE/HER) and BISEXUAL. They work as a AUROR / are EMPLOYED; it makes sense, given they are FIXATED & ABRUPT but also TENACIOUS & VIVACIOUS. When I think of them, I think of sun shining through thick green leaves in the canopy of the rainforest, the crack of a pencil’s lead, laughter induced hiccups.
Faceclaim: Adria Arjona
Biography
Plenty know the story of the Longbottom’s. Plenty know the story of the Crouch family. Few know what they have in common. Alice. Alicia Imelda Crouch was born to the brother and sister in law of Bartemus Crouch Sr, not in England but in South America where they resided ( and flourished ) until the family moved to Britain for Guillermo’s new position as the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation.
The first Crouch child born to the brother’s Bartemius and Guillermo; was a girl. Born to Guillermo Crouch and Xiomara Vázquez in a leap year; Alice was expected to be a boy. This expectation was further enforced by the doula looking after her mother and herself during the pregnancy; insisting she was a boy. She’d used a family tradition which had never failed her, until Alice’s birth. To cover his embarrassment ( the family had announced and celebrated the baby boy they were to have ), Guillermo announced that he and his wife were surprised at the birth with twins, a boy and a girl, and unfortunately his son had perished. So little Alice grew up mourning a brother she’d never had to begin with.
Alice grew up with a mother who encouraged her to explore her home and magic, and strive to be unapologetically herself; unapologetically Crouch. Her father’s reception to her differed on the situation and company they were in. Alice learned early on that her father had an unfortunate care for what other’s thought about the family; and he did not look favourably upon anything that could cast a shadow upon their name. Magic and ettiquette lessons before schooling were different in South America to Britain ( from what Alice could ascertain when she inquired with peers when at Hogwarts ) teaching was based a lot less on theoretical practices and more on the practical; children were taught to feel the magic; the crackling in the air around you, the tingles under your skin. It was these early lessons that lead Alice to be able to cast somewhat wandlessly when she grew. She didn’t start her schooling at Hogwarts until third year; having spent the first two years of her magical education at Castelobruxo in Brazil. However, when her father was given a position within the British Ministry of Magic; they family moved over and her education was transferred to Hogwarts.
Language wasn’t as much of a barrier than you would like; Alice was taught English from birth so that she could communicate with extended family more easier, and also because a multi-lingual person was better equipped for the world ( according to her father ). However, she did find some things about Britain odd; one being the lack of greenery; concrete seemed to be favoured surface. Riding the train to Hogwarts for the first time, Alice was curious, but unsure. Friendships had already been forged, and lessons taught. Although it had been decided her education at Caselbruxo had prepared her for the same level as those she was joining; she was concerned that the schools focused on different things. There was also the fact she had to enter the hall with the first years, of who she stood well above, to be sorted. Six minutes passed before the hat uttered where she’d stay; Ravenclaw.
Making friends turned out not to be too difficult for Alice; she was enigmatic and engaging, she threw herself fully into anything she did. She was honest and fair. She learned half way through the third year that she excelled in offensive and defensive magic; finding Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms and Transfiguration her favourite lessons ( other than Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology ). Alice joined the duelling club, astronomy club, herbology club and was invited to dine with the Slug Club. She joined the Quidditch team in her fourth year to burn off excess energy that seemed to sit in her bones and cause her to stay awake deep into the night.
As the whisperings of war began to surface, Alice felt a divide ( that had already been there ) shift. The gap between them widened and those who didn’t sit with either side fell into the gap between. Her family became divided; and although she’d already rocked the boat by making friends that weren’t just purebloods, and speaking up against prejudice at dinner parties ( much to her father’s discomfort ) expectations fell upon her. She was relieved when her father expressed that it would jeopardise his position at the Ministry if he annouced a side; it meant she could sit under that and focus on her studies. Exams were hard enough without blood politics coming into it. And when she achieved Outstanding’s and Exceed Exceptions; her future was wide open for her. Politics had never been her strong point however ( far too people pleasing and boring ) that she decided that although she wanted to make a difference; she could do that better by being involved and being hands-on. And so her sights were set of becoming an Auror.
When pressure became too much, her father crumbled and joined the Death Eaters ( although it should be said that fear for your safety and life should count for something ), but Alice did not follow suit. She refused; caring for her friends and those she had grown close too who had shown her that life was more than who your parents were and what blood you possessed; and magic wasn’t determined by that either. In her final year; she was cast from her familial home ( that obvious issue of caring what other’s thought too much proving once again intrinsic to her father ) for her refusal to join the cause, but was taken in by The Weasley/Prewett Family. It was with their support that she passed her NEWTS and was accepted into the Auror Programme, and joined the Order.
Training and qualifying to become an Auror was an incredible feeling and Alice had never been happier; that was until she married Frank Longbottom. The man who had taught her that her ambition and cunning was an assett and endearing. The man who had shown her that her laugh could make brighten any room. The man who stayed up giggling with her all night. The man who made her feel wanted and loved again after her parents turned their backs on her ( even her mother who wouldn’t have if not for loyalty to her husband ). The man who had helped her create the perfect little human; one of the greatest loves of her life, her son, Neville.
