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xslythcrin​:

      Lily had papers floating about in her living room . Notes and theories on who were the DEATH EATERS who attacked and killed the muggle-born family and used an explosion spell . Problem with that . It was used with a DEAD MAN’S wand . No way in tracing or knowing WHO casted it . She should have been a freaking AUROR . As a professor there was only so much she knew if it wasn’t for the fact that she was part of THE ORDER . Through them she gets everything she needs to know . Along with the fact that she can be a very resourceful girl . Hearing a knock on the door , Lily thought it was james or sirius . She did tell them to stop appearing in her room or living room out of nowhere and without notice unless it was an emergency . Sirius learning the hard way when she forgot her towel on her bed and ran to get it . “ Petunia .” The surprise in her voice didn’t go unnoticed . She was happy they had gotten close . Not closer but just close . She knew petunia HATED magic . Opening the door , the papers that were floating soon neatly hidden themselves and the slight mess of papers and string she had was no more . “ Come in . Is everything okay ?” 

when the door opened, petunia offered her baby sister a soft smile. while she was not crazy about magic she still had compassion beneath her bitter surface. the muggle nodded her head at lily’s question, she walked inside of the home and kicked her shoes that the door ; the thought of tracking in outside germs made her squirm. ❝ i’m fine, sister. it’s you i’m worried for.❞ she told her honestly, holding the bag up a bit in her arms. ❝ i’ve stopped off and bought bourbon and your favorite snacks mum used to get us as little girls.❞ the elder evans explained, placing it down on the counter. she didn’t need to say her feelings or where she stood, she was not fond of most magical folks aside from her sister but this war was getting out of hand. it was landing on the doorsteps of people like her sister and that did not sit right with her.  ❝ i’ve come to check on you, i must admit i was a bit worried you had attended that wedding..❞ and she was thankful it hadn’t been the case, she was trying to both check on lily and comfort her now. ❝ would you like some company for the night?❞ 

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mortemanducare​:

LOCATION: THE MALFOY MANOR WITH: NARCISSA BLACK @ofcarnelians​

lucius decides that he is going to do a face mask before narcissa gets here for dinner. he feels largely unconscious but despite this, he needs to maintain his vessel by taking good care of it and stay entirely physically normal; not raise suspicions, be who the modern world views as lucius malfoy. he has been doing it for years and has no reason to switch face yet. nobody sees the real him, he is more of a mirage drifting through some abyss than an actual human being whose decisions have consequences. every parallel he’s created in his mind is false. he knows this. when his sense of mobility begins to sink he’ll next to definitely be forced to try something new, but until then, he’s going to happily be swathed in what is his right now.

the mask smells rancid but it fits his face like a glove; its essence melding with his skin. moist and soft. there is something subtle and strange about it and as he traverses his home he feels slightly disoriented. slipping into his closet and tripping ungracefully on a pair of women’s shoes he did not leave there. and as he looks blankly around his living room he notices there is some dust accumulating in a corner. jesus fucking christ. “dobby! where are you, you useless elf!” dobby pops out of his hiding place, fearful, calling him master in that annoying screechy voice. “there’s dust - see?” he waves his finger in front of dobby’s face in an attempt to get him to understand the reasons behind his disappointment. the door ell rings, which means that the elf is saved by the bell.  “get the door, i’ll deal with you later.” 

he returns to his bathroom and then spends some odd amount of time scrutinizing what little of his face he can see in his mirror after appreciating that, and as it often does, his face looks drawn on. his peace is broken when he hears dobby again, screeching from the front door all the way to where he stood. “m-m-ms. narcissa b-b-black is here to see you sir.” he sighs, turning to face him. “and? why are you still standing there? go let her know i will be right with her and make sure the dining room is set for two.” 

truthfully, they hadn’t quite had plans to see one another tonight but narcissa knew that earlier in the week, lucius told her that he would be home this evening with no plans - so she wanted to surprise him, to give him plans. in the mind of most maybe they weren’t the most conventional couple and made sense as a power move but it was more than that, the two of them had grown to love each other somewhere along the way. her dark curls bounced as she walked the steps to the malfoy manor, knocking the handle against the door frame as she waited for dobby to allow her entrance.  ❝ take this. ❞  she said simply, tossing her coat at the house elf and her arms crossed over her chest. ❝  and let lucius know that i am here, he wasn’t expecting me tonight.❞ though she thought some quality time between them might be nice, after all they had been all work lately with the red wedding and she wanted a bit of time to themselves. once dobby was gone she made herself comfortable in an arm chair, after all the home would one day be hers as well. the black witch crossed her legs, grabbing a book that seemed suited for skimming through while she waited for her betrothed to join her. not long after she heard dobby scurrying away, he seemed a lot more timid than creature was, maybe that was better though because sometimes creature needed to be taught a lesson.

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narcissa found herself in the midst of a rather empty diagon alley, usually it was buzzing with talk, laughter and movement but after the events of the red wedding there weren’t many on the streets. the witch strut along the brick roads, her black heeled boots clicking against it and she had an almost smug look to her face but it was natural, she always sported. in her world things were going great — she was soon to become a malfoy and inherit more money, prestige and class honor than she even had as a black and she was aligned with what she was certain was the winning side. the youngest of the black sisters went inside of the three broomsticks and sat, she was to order herself a meal and enjoy her evening. ❝ quite empty in here then, isn’t it?❞ she said, looking over to whoever was next to her.

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theodorarowle​:

There was nothing like a murder to make people roam around in packs. It was frightfully frustrating. Especially when it was happening in Diagon Alley, considering that was where she was worked. Thea hated people at the best of times, but she’d lost count of the amount of people she’d had to move around, just to get a chance of getting to Gringotts. And now, she was feeling frustrated, and she’d not even interacted with a single Goblin. Her day was going to go so well, she could tell.

“Ugh….” She grumbled, taking a pause as she stood outside of Gringotts, and just took a deep breath. Time to prepare for the day Thea. Surely it couldn’t get worse than this?

narcissa was going about her day, she had just finished some errands at the bank and was headed out of gringots. she found herself quite famished, she thought maybe she would stop and grab herself some lunch. however on her way out she spotted a witch and made it a point to stop, her chocolate hues scanning over the other woman. ❝ you know, civilized people usually do not grunt.❞  she said simply. 

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there weren’t many things petunia was genuinely soft for, but dogs had always been one of them ever since she was a small girl. the muggle saw one outside when she was taking her bins to the street and she smiled, kneeling down to pet the top of its head. ❝  hello, you. ❞ she said softly, wondering who let such an adorable little creature loose and by itself. however she heard a movement, something that startled her and she looked up, icy hues daring around the dark street and she stood up to her full height of five foot six and tried her best to look intimidating. while she knew how to fight she also knew wizards didn’t play fair, especially the death eaters. 

❞ well don’t be a bloody pansy about it then, show yourself.❞ the muggle said, adding base to her voice while she slowly backed up to try and get herself to the nearest surface her back could touch so no one could sneak up on her.

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hitwixbones​:

“Excuse me?” Amelia fumed, she was used to comments like this while working but today she had no patience. “That’s no way to reply to someone who is trying to make sure you don’t accidently get yourself hurt or killed. I’m not the only one on edge.”

❝you heard me, or are your ears clogged?❞ she said, she wasn’t about to let the other nearly attack her then get off with being rude as well. ❝trust me when i tell you i’m not concerned with it, that’s the issue is everyone is so ready at the wand but can half of you even use your given instruments?❞ petunia thought she already knew that answer, none of them would be able to defend themselves in a physical fight without wands but that was besides the point. ❝fairly so, but that has given you no reason to take my head off. i’m simply walking so i’m going to need that aggression of yours dialed back or aimed elsewhere.❞

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while the events that had taken place weren’t directly affecting petunia, it was still a mass murder and that alone was enough to make her sick to her stomach. she may have been many things, a closed off bitch being the main one, but heartless wasn’t one of them. the elder evans knew her younger sister had friends that perished in the fight and she wanted to check in and see how lily was doing. after work she stopped off at a shop and picked up a few essentials; the first being a bottle of scotch and then a few snacks she recalled being comfort snacks of lily’s when they were growing up. it wasn’t to say by any means that the two sisters still didn’t have their differences but over the last near decade they had grown closer, especially after her issues with vernon. the drive from the shop to lily’s was short, a brown bag of items in one hand so she used the other to knock at the hardwood door. ❝ open up, lils. it’s me.❞ @xslythcrin​ | closed.

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bxcktoyou​:

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“Call it an old, Slytherin bias for the color green then.” He murmurs, long words pronunciation as the sarcastic quip lingers in the well scented air. “But naming conventions aside. It was a success. The focus is not on us, or our cause. But the Ministry’s inability to protect its own.” A glib, cruel smile emerges from the pages. Sharing in a long look of shared success with his intended, before adding; “And when the chaos descends, they’ll turn to us. To the natural order of things.” With the likes of the aristocratic, pureblood families maintaining their stronghold on society. There were many promises and expectations when one wed the sole heir to the Malfoy’s vast fortune. Most of which, were inherited solely by his circumstances. But he has no problem promising it to Narcissa, outright. They would be a family at the top of the proverbial food chain. “Of course,” he answers dutifully, a small smile in return. Although they were not yet wed, they quickly found their footing in the realm of domesticity and togetherness. “Even more, once the renovations are complete. Is your bed chamber up to snuff?” Her presence in Malfoy Manor was recent, but not unwelcome. It wasn’t a love match - but they seemed suited to each other all the same. And, though Lucius would not vocalize it, there was something to be said about not being alone in his palatial home. “Firewhiskey.” No need for the word please. Instead, he comes up from his lengthened seat, approaching Narcissa from behind. A tentative hand on her shoulder, as the house elf came and went. “Thank you, Cissy.”

narcissa simply smirked at his comment, she could take enjoyment in his puns. though the name had been quite fitting, had she been a woman with a warmer heart she may have felt some sort of pity for them but she didn’t, she wasn’t raised to. ❝such a shame they only lost two aurors though, it might have made our efforts easier to attain. i’ll have to recommend to bella she do a bit more next time.❞ her dear elder sister, always on the front lines and usually the only woman doing so. ❝t’s got good bones to work with.❞ she said in reference to her sleeping quarters, though she was now decorating it more for when they had guests because in enough time she wouldn’t be spending her nights there. ❝i think a change of wallpaper is in order, but that an a few small things here and there aside i do quite enjoy it.❞ it had been an adjustment not being in the black home, not that moving to the malfoy manor was an unwanted change on her behalf but she was training herself to become the lady of the house and that had certain responsibilities she hadn’t been given before. but it seemed that the air around herself and lucius had changed, she wouldn’t ever call it love, only fools married for that, but maybe a certain comfort? she couldn’t put her finger on it but it did feel as though she was finding her place with him in this home. ❝but of course, i’m more than happy to oblige, lucius. thank you for allowing me to test the waters tonight.❞

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bxcktoyou​:

@ofcarnelians​ | Late Evening at Malfoy Manor

“The Prophet’s seems set on calling it The Red Wedding.” Lucius drawls, upon setting foot into the manor’s parlour. The latest copy of the Daily Prophet in hand, as he steps into the threshold where their reception was held. A little coming together for a number of Death Eaters, looking to celebrate their victory and plan next steps from a bureaucratic level. It seemed only right that the prolific Malfoy’s, whose family helped spearhead the pureblood movement, host the not-so-noble event. And Narcissa Black, the future lady of the household, as the picturesque hostess at the helm. A number of the gentlemen made haste to Lucius’ study, before heading on their way. With the house elves busying themselves to clear the parlour, he thought it best to speak with his betrothed of the night’s grand success. “A little gauche, for my tastes. But it certainly has an impact.” Lucius settles onto the velvet chaise, skimming through the latest and greatest articles. “The evening was a success,” he peers up from the pages, sharing a smirk with the hostess. “I have you to thank for that.”

“I mean, it is quite fitting, is it not? may be a bit tasteless.. but fitting none the less.” narcissa said, moved closer toward lucius to take a look at what was written for herself, maybe it was an overkill, no pun intended but the point was proven none the less and the evenings events and celebrations she hosted had gone off without a hitch - she had every reason to be joyful. her hands were wrapped around a cup of tea, her own way of treating herself after the night had ended with many of their fellow followers leaving not long ago. being the lady of the household was shaping up to be everything her mother said it would be; the prestige, the honor, the talk of their circle and envy of other women. but the compliment from lucius seemed to rather cancel out the rest and she cracked a small smile. “it was my pleasure, it was the least i could do. it was a lovely evening, wasn’t it? i suppose we will have to do so more frequently. though now that we no longer have guests we should relax.. would you like some tea? or firewhiskey?” narcissa asked her betrothed, though of course she would not lift a finger but rather would ring the bell for the houseelves. 

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aliceelsbeth​:

It had been a tiring three days. To be honest, most of her years since qualifying as an auror had been tiring. But it was intense, and it felt like everything was getting worse. It almost felt like the death eaters were stepping it up, and that they were one step behind. So, Alice really was feeling frustrated, and exhausted. She’d stepped out of the office, just needing a break from all the tension, and the chatter. if she could just clear her head for a little, then that would be enough.

The girl had stopped at her parent’s shop, and found an excuse for a ice cream cone, before finding herself a bench to sit on. At least she could count on Fortescue ice cream to still make her feel better, even if the world was falling apart around her.

narcissa had been out for a walk, she was always a fan of being active at night - it suited her. the youngest black sister was walking through the town that was rather quiet, she knew quite well the reason for that and truth be told? she didn’t care, better for her if she didn’t have to run into some sniffling little fool. the brunette witch crossed over from the other side of the street as she was just about to go inside to get herself a cone of ice cream, a sweet treat sounded nice after the celebratory dinner that was just thrown at the malfoy manor. “i suppose we had the same idea.” narcissa said simply, though she was certain their reasons for it were far different. it was all she could do but to keep a smirk at bay, biting down on the inside of her lip.

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hitwixbones​:

OPEN STARTER | Set: anywhere

Fifty dead, 2 aurors injured and evidence destroyed. It was a nightmare. Amelia ran a hand through her lose hair and let out a sigh. A massacre. No mercy. You read about this stuff in horror stories, not see it first hand. Amelia had seen many things in her career but she doubted anything could top this or wash the image of those bodies and that crime scene from her mind.

Amelia was on edge, at work, at home. It didn’t matter where she was Amelia was ready. Despite her work load most certainly tripling in one evening she somehow managed to find a moment to herself. Coffee in one hand, papers in another, Amelia sat down to read them. Her attention was was on the papers until she heard footsteps behind her. She spun around, hand on her wand holster ready to draw. 

“Now isn’t the best time to be sneaking up on people” Amelia commented, glaring at the person in front of her. “You need to be more careful”

“oi!” petunia yelled, her eyes narrowing at the blonde witch before her. she was getting so tired of magic being the first thing people went for. “watch where you point that thing before someone takes it from your hand and shoves it right up your arse.” petunia threatened, not backing down from the stare off the two of them. her icy hues were all but burning a hole in the other womans, her jaw clenched tight. “i’m not bloody sneaking up on anyone, i’m trying to get by so i can get into my job. it’s not my fault you’re on edge, that sounds more like an issue you should resolve on your own rather than threatening others.” 

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endsinbits​:

open starter - the leaky cauldron

Benjy didn’t make a habit of drinking at the Leaky Cauldron for obvious reasons, but whether he cared to admit it or not, he was seeking out company. It was where anyone who was unable to healthily process the death of fifty people would be and that was a comforting presence.

Knocking back his firewhisky with an admirable ease, he waved two languid fingers to signal for another. Whilst the liqueor couldn’t unsettle his stomach, discussion of casualties certainly could. Biting his tongue for a split second, Benjy shook his head and gave into his baser instincts. “Not exactly bar talk, is it?” he interrupted, unable to keep the venom from his tongue.

sage sighed, a hand ran through long blonde locks as she looked down at the daily prophet. it was enough to make her stomach churn, all the casualties of civilians and fellow aurors. a large part of her wanted revenge but she knew that would get her nowhere.  “not quite.” the witch said finally, looking up to see the other beside her. “it feels like drinking it away isn’t enough to mourn them, but i’m not sure i know another way to do it.. other than going out and capturing every single dark wizard i see.” which was what she was leaning more toward in all honesty, but she lifted her drink and look a long swig. 

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ϟ.  → ayca aysin turan : cis female : she / her : bartender :  thunder by imagine dragons ϟ  did you see PETUNIA CEYDA EVANS ? you know ,  28 year old MUGGLE . some say PETUNIA can be quite passionate but are known to be cruel. they are aligned with the order .  maybe that’s why they remind me of CHEEKBONES THAT COULD CUT GLASS, LATE NIGHTS LOOKING AT THE MOON AND THE SMELL OF WARM VANILLA AND SUGAR .

name: petunia ceyda evans

age: 28

gender: cis female

sexuality: bisexual 

occupation: bartender

relationship status: single 

bio TW: drinking / alcohol , domestic violence 

The eldest daughter of Turkish immigrants, petunia grew up knowing two cultural backgrounds - that of their new home in London and where her parents came from. Most of petunia’s childhood was good, her relationship with her sister and parents were the typical heart felt types, that was until she was about thirteen years old and her younger sister received a letter from Hogwarts inviting her to attend. Petunia was sad she wasn’t given the chance to go, after a very eloquent letter to dumbledoor asking she would be able to join and a rejection - she became bitter toward her little sister and resented her for the way she quickly became the black sheep and lily was all their parents talked about and doted over.

It was hard for petunia, she felt like she didn’t belong in her own family and no matter the achievement she made it never seemed to be enough to have the same sort of sparkle and shine that lily did with being a witch. Petunia worked hard, she was captain of soccer teams in school and it ended being so good that it got her a scholarship to a school in America, Chicago to be exact. During her years in chicago she took self defense classes, earning multiple black belt levels. But when she came home for one summer, the same summer that lily graduated from Hogwarts there was a thaw between them and the once always at each others throats sisters began to slowly repair their relationship.

When she finished school, petunia came back home to work as an art appraiser and on the job she met Vernon Dudley. At first everything was all she could have hoped for, it was magical and she wanted nothing more than to live a life with him, a life where she was praised for her talents .. but it was short lived. Vernon had a temper and a drinking problem, it lead to lots of cheating and finally when it became physically abusive petunia left.

Now petunia is in the same town as her sister, the only person she has any sort of trust in and she has even taken a job as a bartender at the leaky cauldron. Though she is muggle, she was able to work out a position there being the sister of a witch and coming from magical blood, even if it skipped her generation. 

her personality is quite passionate and thoughtful but when her she can be beyond cruel and go very, very low to make sure her words hurt you if her fists don’t. 

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ϟ.  → nina dobrev : cis female : she / her : socialite : dollhouse by melaine martinez  ϟ  did you see NARCISSA BLACK ? you know ,  32 year old PUREBLOOD who was formally in slytherin . some say narcissa can be quite devoted but are known to be cold. they are aligned with  the death eaters  .  maybe that’s why they remind me of dripping in emerald jewelry, an icy winter day and the mouth of a sailor .  

name: narcissa black

age: 32

hogwarts house: slytherin

gender: cis female

sexuality: bisexual

occupation:  socialite 

relationship status: betrothed to lucius malfoy

bio

of course we all know the noble house of black and their expectations. growing up being a black meant certain things and narcissa followed through with them, she played the part of the perfect daughter well. the youngest sister of the black sisters was close to her sisters but especially to bella, she took note whenever bella would take extra punishments to keep herself and andromeda from getting them and never forgot it.

through her school years narcissa was quite wild, but not so much that she ever got caught or a letter home to her parents, and she upheld the black name very well. her nose always turned down to those she viewed beneath her and for the most part she only associated with fellow slytherins. 

now she is aligning herself more with with her future, she is officially engaged to lucius and working toward building the life as the power couple both of their families want and doing the bidding asked of them by voldemort.

narcissa is very devoted and passionate but she also can be cold, ruthless and calculating. there are very, very few people who are able to see a softer side of her.

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ϟ. → blake lively : cis female : she / her : auror : ring by selena gomez  ϟ  did you see SAGE AUGUSTUS ? you know , 33 year old HALF-BLOOD  who was formally in ravenclaw . some say sage can be quite charming but are known to be callous. they are aligned with the neutrals .  maybe that’s why they remind me of rings from coffee mugs on a wooden desk, the smell of whiskey and  dark circles from late nights under her eyes .

name: sage amelia augustus

age: 33

hogwarts house: ravenclaw

gender: cis female 

sexuality: bisexual

relationship status: single

occupation: auror

bio

sage comes from a family with an open mind; her father is a wizard and her mother is a muggle. she grew up in a relatively good home and childhood, nothing to complain about and she was happy. she and her younger sister are also close.

though her family is open minded to things and she is as well being a half blood and all, she doesn’t want to get in the middle of the fight - though she is an auror, she hopes that maybe she can capture enough of the death eaters that voldemorts followers will dwindle.

her personality is very charming and sassy, she uses her good looks as a decoy to catch people off guard and be able to catch them and turn them in to azkaban. but dont get on her bad side she is very callous, vengeful and spiteful when pushed too far.

she has a long list of ex lovers, both male and female alike and wizard / witch / muggle alike, she doesn’t discriminate at all - she is attracted all.