I… actually don’t know where to start lowkey. You're an amazing friend and I love yapping with you. You match my freak on an insane level. Like. It's crazy. You know what I'm thinking before I say anything. We’re on the same brain length.
Words cannot express how much I adore you and appreciate you being my friend. I love you, and happy 18th.
Full Name: Klara Sergeyovna Belikova
Birthday: December 19th, 1892 (Sagittarius)
Pronouns: she/her
Sexual Orientation: lesbian
►academics:
Best Subject: Charms
Worst Subject: Potions
Extracurriculars: Duelling, ice swimming
Languages spoken: German, Russian, French, very little English
►magic:
Wand: Red oak, 10¾”, unicorn hair core
You will often hear the ignorant say that red oak is an infallible sign of its owner’s hot temper. In fact, the true match for a red oak wand is possessed of unusually fast reactions, making it a perfect duelling wand. Less common than English oak, I have found that its ideal master is light of touch, quick-witted and adaptable, often the creator of distinctive, trademark spells, and a good man or woman to have beside one in a fight. Red oak wands are, in my opinion, among the most handsome.
Patronus: Wolf
Wolf Patronuses see their casters as part of their pack, and they are ready to defend them at any cost. Wolves have incredible instincts; they will attack all Dementors in the immediate vicinity and hunt down any stragglers remaining at a distance. No Dementor should cross a wolf Patronus - they are fierce protectors and loyal to their casters beyond any other guardian.
►appearance:
Faceclaim: Alicia Agneson
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Dark brown
Height: 5′ 2½″ (159cm)
►relationships:
Parents: Sergey Belikov and Gisela Leibniz
Sergey is a pure-blood wizard of Russian decent. He married Gisela, a German pure-blood witch and together they have four children. Sergey is a Durmstrang alumnus, so the family sent all of their children to attend the institute, too. Klara, the second-born and first daughter, spent her childhood surrounded by wealth and power. Her family holds pure-blood supremacist values and they were instilled upon her at a young age. Her parents also made sure she knew she would have to marry a suitable man to further the family's social standing. Klara doesn't have a close relationship with her parents, being mostly raised by nannies and tutors, as well as spending most of her teenage years at school.
Older brother: Stepan Belikov
Stepan is the eldest of the Belikov siblings. He was born in 1886, attended Durmstrang and excelled academically. Klara admired Stepan greatly growing up. He is the heir to the vast fortune of his parents and shares their beliefs and values.
FC: Ivan Kolesnikov
Younger brother: Andrey Belikov
Andrey was born in 1893 and attended Durmstrang like Klara. Andrey was never one to conform to society's expectations, unless he felt like it, which infuriated his parents. Klara was not close with Andrey growing up, but after their parents cut ties with them both, Andrey and Klara move to France and became each others' only family.
FC: Evgeniy Shvarts
Younger sister: Anya Belikova
The youngest of the bunch, Anya was born in 1898. She also attended Durmstrang. Anya admired Klara and felt betrayed by her, after Klara's refusal to marry Gerold Faust (@potionboy3). Especially, sine their parents put a lot of pressure on Anya to find a good match, since things didn't work out for Klara.
FC: Ulyana Vaskovich
Friends: OPEN!
Alexej Kavinsky and Fiete Tegeler by @potionboy3
Kateryna Von Engelhardt by @cursebreakerfarrier
In school Klara was close friends with Alexej, Kateryna and Fiete. Klara, Kateryna and Alexej all came from similar backgrounds and shared the same type of values. Fiete was different, being a half-blood and coming from a working class background. He didn't have strong opinions against muggle-borns and most importantly, he was kind. The three would often claim that Fiete was a pure-blood to avoid controversy among the other students. This bothered Fiete, but loving his friends, he let them keep their perfect picture. The group would often pair up during balls and they spent holiday breaks together being practically inseparable.
During their seventh year Alexej managed to gain a few enemies in school after sharing information he was not suppose to. This lead to the boys attacking him and Fiete while the girls watched, trying to stop it from happening. The fight ended with Fiete's death. After his passing away it was hard for the group to spend time together as just a trio and it took a long time for them to get close again.
FCs: Tom Schilling, Max Schimmelpfennig, and Alina Kovalenko
Love interest: OPEN!
►about:
Klara was raised to be a proper pure-blood witch, including holding blood-purist views and seeing muggles as lesser beings. She began to question her parents' values as a teenager but only truly broke out of the mold after graduation. She refused to marry the man she was supposed to and moved to France, leaving everything she had known behind. Her brother Andrey joined her shortly after, upon being disowned by their parents.
Growing up, Klara is guarded, haughty, cold, and proud. She knows her value exactly, and doesn't question many things in her life. Only after Fiete's death, her world-view begins to crumble and she has to face some uncomfortable truths about herself. She spends years trying to figure herself out.
Meaning of name: Alexej means “defending men”, “defender of men”, “defender of the people” or “protector of men”. Emil means "to strive", "excel", "rival", "eager"
Nickname: Lexi, Alex
Pronouns: He/him
Sexual Orientation: Gay
Nationality: German father, from mother's side Chzech and possibly Russian.
Birth date: December 16th, 1892
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
A December 16 Sagittarius is extraordinary. They have a disciplined nature and can live on little, as long as they can express their inner fire. Blessed with an artistic temperament, they understand that success equals creative accomplishment, not money. They have much wisdom.
Is this soft spot obvious to others? It's not obvious at all and Sydney is the only one to see through him. (Well Knusper might.)
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: He thinks it's using his heart and not his head. But really his weakness is his own fear and anxiety. For the longest of time he did as he was told out of fear and later he still panics easily.
Biggest regret: Joining the anti-muggle group AM
Secrets of the character: He was in love with Fiete
Does anyone else know?
Kateryna and Klara might guess it, as well as his father.
Drives and motivations: Future where he doesn't need to follow anyone's orders.
► Past
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Type of childhood: Alexej's mother died when he was born. His father was strict and raised him to respect his values rather than finding his own ones. He had a mongrel dog before starting school, whom he loved very much. His father was wealthy so he got used to having luxurious things around him. From early on Alexej was raised to despise the muggle-community and he didn't see muggleborns as part of the Wizarding community.
Religion: Not religious
Dream job: Artist
► Present
Current location: Germany, then France during the war
Currently living with: Lived in the base of the AM movement, later goes to France and joins the dark wizard alliance called TOWER and lives in their base.
Pets: He bonds with a wild wolf with a broken leg during the war. The wolf becomes his companion. He names him Knusper.
*Author's note, thank you @cursed-herbalist for naming this little bastard!*
Occupation: Worked for German Ministry of Magic as an auror but was secretly part of the AM movement. During the start of the war Alexej was part of the German Army still working for the Ministry and AM. After leaving AM he joined TOWER and worked with them in hopes of helping Lunas Avery out of the movement's control. After leaving TOWER Alexej was hired by the British Ministry of Magic because of his knowledge and actions against TOWER. After the war he cut his connections to the Ministry and started a career as a freelance artist.
► Magical info
Blood Status: Pureblood
Education: Durmstrang
Wand: Holly wood with a dragon heartstring core, 10 ¾ and unbending flexibility
Holly is one of the rarer kinds of wand woods; traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming a tendency to anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly wands often choose owners who are engaged in some dangerous and often spiritual quest. Holly is one of those woods that varies most dramatically in performance depending on the wand core
Patronus: Mongler dog
Just like a wizard doesn’t have to be a pure-blood to be great, a dog doesn’t have to a purebred to be your best friend. While a mongrel’s ancestry might be a mystery, they tend to be intelligent, energetic, and good-natured. Your mongrel dog Patronus will be loyal and friendly toward you but fierce against any Dementor that seeks to harm you. Their scrappy nature makes them a perfect partner in any situation.
*Author's note, I find this patronus so ironic but fitting!*
Patronus Memory: Spending time with his friends in Durmstrang and having fun.
Boggart: Fiete dying but the person killing him is Alexej himself.
Specialized/Favourite Spells: Alexej is talented in memory spells and quick to disarm his enemy. He is really bad with cleaning spells.
Favourite subject in school: charms and divination
► Family
Father: Anton Vogel
Face claim: Oliver Masucci
Relationship with him:
As a child Alexej wanted to please his father and followed his orders and wishes. During his Durmstrang years Anton didn't think his son was strong enough and wasn't pleased with the close friendship he had with Fiete. He started to see Alexej as a weak link which the teenager desperately wanted to prove wrong.
Anton wasn't a very strict or serious father but rather bantered with his son and complimented his success if he saw such. Alexej liked spending time with his father despite wanting to prove himself worthy and the two were close in his youth.
After graduating, Alexej joined the AM movement that worked in Germany under Grindelwald's alliance. His father was secret supporter of the movement but being a politician he had to ensure that his name stayed out of it, so Alexej started using his mother's last name.
After Alexej killed Anton's friend Adalmar Nachtnebel in 1916, he didn't contact his father until the end of the year. His father was pleased that Alexej had joined TOWER but later found out that he didn't actually value this alliance either. Anton was disappointed and Alexej didn't contact his father after the war. Later Anton became the German Minister for Magic but claimed that his son had died during the war.
► Love interests
Sydney Barlow @gaygryffindorgal
Face claim: Rami Malek
Relationship with him:
Alexej saves Sydney's life by shooting Nachtnebel instead of executing Sydney when he was told to. Alexej lets him go, leaving him with Nachtnebel's wand. The two meet again in a small town while Sydney is looking for his company and Alexej is on a run. The two spend time together and get to know each other a little but eventually Alexej leaves for his own adventures.
They later meet again and Sydney gets his chance to save Alexej's life when Alexej gets shot.
to be continued...
► Enemies
His father, Adalmar Nachtnebel, Ren Godfrey and the whole of TOWER, The whole of AM, Grindelwald's Allience, and some of the students of Durmstang.
Adalmar Nachtnebel:
Nachtnebel was a member of the AM and Alexej's father's good friend. Nachtnebel put a lot of pressure on Alexej and tried to shape him into a ruthless soldier. Alexej never liked him and after he was forced into crimes against the muggle community under Nachtnebel's command, he started to resent him. When Sydney Barlow escaped from the AM base after being taken there as a prisoner, Nachtnebel commanded Alexej to shoot him after the two found him from a near by forest. Alexej chose to shoot him instead.
Ren Godfrey:
Alexej joined TOWER (Transnational Order of Wizards Exposure Rights) after leaving AM. Ren Godfrey was one of the founding members of the said group of dark wizards. Alexej claimed to be loyal to TOWER but he actually joined because of Lunas Avery. His real goal was to get Lunas out of the blackmailing situation he had going on with Ren. Eventually Ren finds out the truth about Alexejs true alliance but he has more anger towards Lunas than Alexej.
*Author's note, @cursed-herbalist, this beautiful smarty-pants also named both AM and TOWER when I've been struggling with both. so all the love and respect and my undying gratitude*
► Favourites
Colour: gray
Food: likes to test different type of cocktails
Literature: Reads a lot and in different languages. He likes historical fiction.
Most loved possession: his mothers old ring.
► Habits
Spending habits: Alexej is used to luxury but later becomes more strict with money.
Smokes: Yes a lot
Drinks: That too
Other drugs: Not regularly
What does he do too much of? smoking, shaking Sydney's hand
What does he do too little of? relaxing
Extremely skilled at: art, making drinks, learning languages
Extremely unskilled at: talking about his feelings, hugs and public affection
►Traits
How he feels about himself: As a teenager he feels proud and above everyone else but it starts to change as he grows up. He's not much for self pity but he does get angry at himself.
How do other people perceive him:
entitled and annoying, violent, problematic, or fascinating and talented
Style:
► Relationships with others
Does the character hide his true opinions and emotions from others? Alexej is hard to read and people often don't know if he's joking or not. His loyalties are often a mystery.
Person character most hates: Adalmar Nacthnebel
Best friend(s): Fiete Tegeler, Lunas Avery, Kateryna Von Engelhardt and Klara Belikova
Fiete Tegeler, Klara Belikova @gaygryffindorgal & Kateryna Von Engelhardt @cursebreakerfarrier:
During his studies in Durmstrang, Alexej was close friends with Klara, Kateryna and Fiete. Klara, Kateryna and Alexej all came from similar backgrounds and shared the same type of values. Fiete was different, being a half blood and coming from a less wealthy background. He didn't have strong opinions against muggleborns and he was much kinder than Alexej. Still he became his closest friend who he secretly developed feelings for. The three would often claim that Fiete was a pureblood to avoid controversy among other students. This bothered Fiete, but loving his friends he let them keep their perfect picture. The group would often pair up during balls and they spent holiday breaks together being practically inseparable.
During his seventh year Alexej managed to gain few enemies in school after sharing information he was not suppose to. This lead to the boys attacking him and Fiete while the girls watched trying to stop it from happening. The fight ended with Fiete's death. After his passing away it was hard for the group to spend time together as just a trio and it took a long time for them to get close again.
Faceclaims: Max Schimmelpfennig, Alicia Agneson, Alina Kovalenko
*Authors note, thank you @gaygryffindorgal for choosing my fiete and loving him*
Lunas Avery @cursed-herbalist:
Alexej meets Lunas when he's posing undercover as an auror to snoop details of the ministry's agenda for the war. They became good friends and Lunas is a big reason why Alexej starts to question his beliefs. Eventually Lunas finds out his true intentions and Alexej has to flee and go back to his AM group.
After Alexej leaves the allience he decides to find Lunas again and because of this he ends up joining TOWER. His true intentions are to help Lunas and possibly gain pardon by doing so.
Ione Avery @cursed-herbalist:
Ione and Alexej became friends when Ione was visiting Lunas in Berlin. They have similar struggles and get along well. They have a playful sibling like relationship. He wants to protect her.
Ares Gaunt @gaygryffindorgal:
Ares worked for TOWER at the same time Alexej was there. They had few missions together and Alexej admired Ares's way of handling the situation which was different from the other members of the group. Alexej wasn't aware that Ares was actually an auror working for the ministry.
Zedric Faust:
Zedric and Alexej went to Durmstrang at the same time but they were not friends. Alexej thought that Zedric was annoying. Though he was polite to Zedric, he called him Kartoffel (potato) behind his back.
After graduating Zedric and Alexej both joined AM and were often paired up together from Zedric's request. Usually Alexej did all the work while Zedric took the credit.
After the war Alexej ended up defending Zedric and telling the truth about him not taking much part on the actual things that AM did and being more talk than action. While he never liked Zedric, he didn't feel that the man deserved the worst kind of sentence. The two found mutual respect for each other for surviving their youth and became actual friends.
Colm O'Shea @unfortunate-arrow
Alexej got to know Colm through his friend Ione. The two were also in the same company. After the war Alexej stayed good friends with the couple. Alexej was a regular guest to their house.
Linus Sullivan @unfortunate-arrow
Linus and Sydney were friends during the war and shared the same company that Alexej was in. He got to know Linus after getting closer with Sydney and the two stayed friends.
Maritza Krum
Alexej and Maritza attended Durmstrang at the same time but were not friends. He met her again through his connections with the British Ministry while she was working for the French Ministry of Magic. Later he got to know her also as Linus's wife.
Cayetana Narváez @endlessly-cursed
Cayetana and Alexej met because of her connection to Lunas and later became friendly. *more to be added*
Andrey Belikov @gaygryffindorgal
Alexej and Andrey knew each other through Klara and once spent a night together though neither remembers that much of the occasion. The two stayed friends.
Anthony Vallen @kathrynalicemc
Andy was the scientist who was investigating the TOWER guns that Alexej,Lunas, Kit and Ares were sent to find during his time working for the British Ministry of Magic. He later also knew Andy through his relationship to Andrey Belikov.
Person character goes to for advice: Kateryna, Klara or Lunas
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Fiete during school, later he wants to help Lunas when he's being blackmailed by Ren Godfrey. He also wants to protect Ione after befriending her.
Person character feels shy or awkward around: People who flirt with him or who he finds extremely attractive. He's the type of person that when you're having a romantic moment, he will chicken out and insult you instead.
DURMSTRANG • GERMAN • PUREBLOOD • TAURUS • INFP • MAGIC GRAPHIC DESIGNER • CASUAL WANDMAKER • PROFESSIONAL ART HOE
➔ portrayed by Troian Bellisario
Lotus was born on April 21st 1995 and lived in Germany for most of her life. She attends the Durmstrang Institute for her magical education but decides to move around after her graduation and open her own magical graphic design business. With her grandfather being the famous wandmaker, Mykew Gregorovitch, she naturally has an affinity for design and transfiguration, although, Garrick Ollivander would likely deny that she inherited her keen eye for aesthetics from him.
Physical Quirks/Scars: one burnt hand that feels barely anything, scars all over from raising dragons, Runes tattooed over her body
Speech: high, lilty,
Patronus: Brown Hare
School Pet: non
Family: Sherry Healey(mother, dragon trainer), Florin Nevena(father, dragon breeder), Rasvan Nevena (brother +14 years, dragonologist), Vilhelm Nevena (brother +12 years, alchemist), Cornel & Cosmin Nevena (Twin brothers +9 years, Quidditch stars (beater& keeper), Gunvor Nevena(sister +7 years, Dragon Keeper)
Friends: Bo Tofte(OC), Nikolai Kozlov(v oc), Florean Beaumont(OC), Alicia Spinnet
Love Interest: Didina Vinet(OC)
Personality/Extra things: Eira is the runt of her family, looked down upon because she’s physically less capable than her siblings, especially after she nearly lost all usage of her left hand after a dragon burned her as a child. She’s very ambitious in everything she does and also, like most durmstrang students, has a strong connection to the beyond(channels it through kulning). She cares a whole lot about others, and she will offer the help they need (even if some of it may be a lil bluntly worded). She’s also got some snark if you know her well
Aaaah it's so hard to chose!! But I'm gonna ask for Adrian and Lena because I'm curious about them... either 📌 or 👯 !
I’m gonna choose 👯 - with their best friend, for both Adrian and Lena
Lena:
She’s very good friends with @wickedica ‘s twins Boris and Vladislav. They sneak out to the club together and Lena is one of the only people who can actually tell them apart. However, Lena helps them fuck with people by purposely mixing them up. And due to her serious nature people believe her every time.
Adrian:
as for adrian… all he wants is for someone to genuinely care about him and well, that’s exactly what he doesn’t have…
The Durmstrang Institute isn't very forthcoming about their location, but Edgeøya, Svalbard is home to their castle. Considered one of the more elitist schools, there is still a movement appealing for them to accept muggleborn students.
Invitations to the school are accompanied by a small, blood red zircon; many students have it embedded into their wand or staff before arriving at school. Instead of duelling, branch fighting (grenkämp) is popular at Durmstrang, with a combination of martial and magic skill.
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