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Middle name for Pollux Black?

Pollux Lynceus Black

The name Lynceus means "lynx-eyed" or "lynx-like".

Pollux (son of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology) killed Lynceus in revenge after the latter murdered his twin brother, Castor.

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I posted about Melania 😊

Sorry, I might be late to this! I’ll take a look! 💗

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I'm absolutely in love with the name Celandora!!! What does it mean and where did you find it?

Thanks so much! I didn't necessarily "find" the name. I made it up myself!

Here's a similar ask with an answer to your other question.

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Yaxley family tree?

here's a draft including some yaxley family descendants

Carodista Vlinder and Lymantria Yaxley are original characters of @mars-and-theknights.

Calderic Weasley, Óswine and Lysithea Longbottom are original characters of @olyushka-writes.

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Lysandra Black (née Yaxley) (b. 10 October 1887 — d. 15 January 1950) was the daughter of Carodista Vlinder and Lysimachus Yaxley. She came from a family deeply associated with the British Ministry of Magic, many of her relatives having served as Aurors or high-ranking Ministry officials. Lysandra had two younger siblings: Lysistratus (b. 1890) and Lymantria (b. 1893).

Yaxley attended Hogwarts between the years of 1898 and 1904, as a member of Ravenclaw House. In her early adulthood, she pursued a career within the Legislative and Judicial branch of wizarding Britain as a Juror on the Wizengamot Council. During this time, Lysandra advocated for the strict blood purity laws, believing that the integrity of the wizarding community depended on its traditional values.

In her late twenties, Lysandra married Arcturus Black (II), a diplomatic and shrewd member of the prestigious Black family. Yaxley’s husband held a position as a lawyer within the Ministry and would often come to the defense of pure-bloods embroiled in legal disputes regarding their persecution against muggles.

Together, the couple had three daughters: Callidora, Cedrella, and Charis. In spite of their bountiful number of three beautiful children, Lysandra and Arcturus would be met with devastation in 1942 when their middle daughter, Cedrella, ran away with blood-traitor, Septimus Weasley. After this tragic misfortune, Mistress Black was keen to erase all traces of Cedrella from the family, even going as far as to suggest that her estranged daughter had died, if only to lessen the aching betrayal she felt in her heart.

In 1950, Lysandra died at age sixty-three as a widow, her mind broken from her constant use of memory charms to extract painful memories of Cedrella. Over the years, the repeated use of these charms took a toll on the elderly witch’s mental state, leading to disorientation and confusion in her old age.

@zhenya-writes helped me write this.

Lysistratus and Lysimachus Yaxley are original characters of @knights-0f-walpurgis. This creator continues to develop their ocs and graciously allowed me to utilize them for my AU.

Side note: Lysistratus used to be a cousin of Lysandra Yaxley, although we’ve changed it so that they are siblings instead.

Original post by @evgeniawrites is here.

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Pandora has a “feelings stick” so that whoever is holding it can express what their feeling without being judged by others in the group.

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Short Headcanons for Orion Black

he gets squeamish at the sight of blood.

orion and walburga were best friends and married each other for duty. they loved each other, but only platonically.

black may appear cold, distant and aloof, but he's actually quite sensitive and secretly soft-hearted.

initially orion had planned to marry a witch from the greengrass family that he had genuinely grown to love, although arcturus disapproved because of their blood curse.

orion kept greengrass as a mistress, but his wish of marrying her remained unfulfilled, as the pressure from his family weighed heavily on his shoulders.

despite the passion they shared, he knew that marrying her would invite scorn and rejection from his father, who viewed the greengrass bloodline as tainted.

orion would never admit this, but he was devastated when sirius had been disowned from the family. the man would lock himself in his study for hours, claiming that he was tending to important matters regarding the estate and his job.

truthfully, orion was wallowing in sorrow and regret, grappling with the emptiness that Sirius's absence left behind when he left.

only lucretia and melania about how orion felt about his son's disownment, but they would never be inclined to tell anyone.

when orion was six, he wandered outside the gates of 12 grimmauld place, having been curious about the world beyond the confines of his family home.

as a result of this little excursion, black found out the reason why his father had always forbidden him not to step foot outside of the gate's threshold.

orion came across three muggle boys and showed them a display of his magic, but due to his young age the trick that he performed was uncontrolled. the children became fearful of the young wizard, prompting them to attack him as they believed he posed a threat to their safety.

after the assault, black returned to 12 grimmauld place covered in black and blue bruises with tears streaming down his face. arcturus was furious with orion, and the knowledge of what those boys did to his son only fueled his rage.

melania's heart was completely shattered at the sight of Orion utterly traumatized and refused to continue living in such close proximity to muggles.

they moved back to the black family's ancestral home shortly thereafter and rarely ever visited 12 grimmauld place whilst orion was growing up.

when he did return once married to walburga, the fear of muggles attacking him slightly dissipated, but somewhere buried in his memory, the incident from his early youth lingered.

orion was older now and his magical capabilities had grown significantly, using the skill he honed to cast protective enchantments over the house to keep his family safe.

(especially once sirius and regulus were born because he didn't want what happened to him to also happen to his sons, as well)

during his second year at hogwarts, orion became a close acquaintance with tom riddle. the two would start up a friendship, much to walburga's displeasure.

orion would never become a follower of voldemort, nor did he believe in riddle's extremist values. after they both graduated hogwarts, black began distancing himself from tom.

they were still friends, but barely saw one another due to riddle's schemes and ambitions that orion wanted no part of.

even so, both of them remained respectful and cordial to one another on the few occasions they did interact.

thanks to @knights-0f-walpurgis for the headcanon about orion's mistress. i absolutely love the idea of him engaging in an affair with a witch from the greengrass family!

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Headcanon that the Black sisters had Poliosis (natural streaks of white in their hair)

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Whats something Orion struggled with?

Paranoia, anxiety, depression, etc.

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Orion held Lilii Borea’s body in his arms before the morticians came to collect her. He hummed soft lullabies to her in Scots, the same gentle melodies that Melania sung to him as a child.

When Lilii was finally taken, it felt as if the entirety of Orion’s soul was being ripped from his body. It took everything in him to let her go, even if he knew that keeping the baby for a bit longer would only prolong his suffering.

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imagine walburga wasn't allowed to hold lilii borea after giving birth to her. all wally wanted was to cradle the little baby she had been carrying in her womb for nine months, even if the infant was already dead.

the mourning mother wished to see what could have been, a lost dream she would never get to live out. walburga cried for her daughter, outstretching her arms towards the small corpse in a desperate attempt to reach her.

the doctors refused.

"not without your husband's permission," they said to her, as if walburga had not spent countless hours in endless loops of agony delivering the faded soul she deserved to see at least once.

the master black was not currently present to give an order, for the birthing room was no place for a man. only doctors and nurses were permitted, as it was not deemed respectable for a lord to watch his lady wife give birth.

to hell with orion. to hell with these men and their sterile policies, their insensitivity to the profound ache that consumed her. mistress black made a grab for her wand, pointing it at the physician who held a limp bundle in his arms.

before she could do anything, a nurse managed to tranquilize her, unapologetically sinking the syringe into mistress black's vein with very little warning.

when walburga woke up, the baby was gone.

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What if Regulus was the son of Orion’s mistress rather than Walburga?

(this thought was inspired by the black cat photo you included in the greengrass mistress aesthetic)

I didn’t even think of the connection when I added that picture into the aesthetic 🫢

First off: I love how you think. The idea has never crossed my mind before and I think it’s perfect.

As for the specifics, idk what to say, honestly. Perhaps Orion and Walburga required a spare just in case something unfortunate happened to Sirius?

…Or maybe for the sake of his mistress’s reputation, Orion took Regulus and raised him as a legitimate son with Walburga posing as the mother?

There are so many potential scenarios running through my head.

Oh my gosh and to imagine how Walburga felt about the whole entire thing??? I don’t think I can fathom it.

Both Regulus and Sirius take after their father in looks, but the only difference between them that can help decipher their maternity is that Sirius has the sharp silver-blue eyes of the Blacks, whilst Regulus has the soft meadow green eyes of the Greengrass family.

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Lyall Lupin and Orion Black were study buddies.

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What if Regulus was the son of Orion’s mistress rather than Walburga?

(this thought was inspired by the black cat photo you included in the greengrass mistress aesthetic)

I didn’t even think of the connection when I added that picture into the aesthetic 🫢

First off: I love how you think. The idea has never crossed my mind before and I think it’s perfect.

As for the specifics, idk what to say, honestly. Perhaps Orion and Walburga required a spare just in case something unfortunate happened to Sirius?

…Or maybe for the sake of his mistress’s reputation, Orion took Regulus and raised him as a legitimate son with Walburga posing as the mother?

There are so many potential scenarios running through my head.

Oh my gosh and to imagine how Walburga felt about the whole entire thing??? I don’t think I can fathom it.

Both Regulus and Sirius take after their father in looks, but the only difference between them that can help decipher their maternity is that Sirius has the sharp silver-blue eyes of the Blacks, whilst Regulus has the soft meadow green eyes of the Greengrass family.

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Maybe if they weren’t considered members of House Black by name then the children could be unaccounted for once it’s confirmed that only Sirius is the last living Black?