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CONCERNING BILL’S PATRONUS

Being exceptionally skilled in most areas of Defensive magic for his job, Bill is capable of casting both incorporeal and corporeal patroni. He didn’t learn it until after he had graduated Hogwarts and was undergoing training to be an Auror – a brief stint of an idea that didn’t last long ( In fact, he didn’t even finish the three years of required training before he backed out)but ultimately led to him finding his job at Gringotts, which suited him much better.

When casting, Bill thinks of the day the twins were born. He’d never admit it, but when his dad set them both in his awkward eight year old arms, he’d felt so elated by the trust his father felt in him not to drop them, and so awed by their tiny, scrunched up little faces. Of all his happy memories, its the one that gives him the most strength. He grew up into a proper big brother that day, even more so than when Charlie and Percy were born.

( That is not to say he loves Charlie or Percy any less – merely that he was old enough to fully understand and appreciate his ‘responsibilities’ as an older brother, and matured enough to maintain the long term memory. )

When it takes full form, Bill’s patronus is that of an Irish wolfhound.

BILL’S STORY UP TO HALFBLOOD PRINCE

BIRTHPLACE:

St. Mungo’s, London

RESIDENCE:

Recently returned from Egypt and currently bunking down at the Burrow in Ottery St. Catchpole.

PARENTS:

Arthur Weasley | Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office
Molly Weasley | ~~Housewife~~ Mum

SIBLINGS:

Charlie Weasley | 24 | Dragon Wrangler
Percy Weasley | 20 | Junior Assistant to Minister Fudge
Fred Weasley | 18 | Joke Shop Proprietor
George Weasley | 18 | Joke Shop Proprietor
Ronald Weasley | 16 | Gryffindor 6th Year
Ginevra Weasley | 15 | Gryffindor 5th Year

IMPORTANT RELATIVES:

Septimus and Cedrella Weasley | Paternal Grandparents
Gideon and Fabian Prewett | Maternal uncles

OVERALL HISTORY:

Born the first of seven siblings, Bill never really had a dull moment growing up. He was pretty blessed to have Charlie right from the beginning, and as a result of their toddler-age shenanigans, the two were fairly close by the time Percy came on the scene. Being only four at the time, Bill hadn’t really thought much of Percy beyond the fact he was smaller than himself and Charlie, and made a right stink whenever he was hungry ( Not to mention after he was fed! )

Things became different for Bill when the twins were born. By that point, he was old enough to understand what little brothers really were, and for the most part responsible enough to recognize they were fragile when they were that little.

His father let him hold Fred and George shortly after they were born, and to this day it remains one of his strongest and happiest memories. In that moment, he stopped being Bill, the playmate of Charlie and Percy, and he started being the big brother he’d always been, but never really understood how to be.

Helping his parents with Fred and George was something Bill took a lot of pride in, and in a way he sort of inserted himself as the ‘twin watcher’, often giving Charlie or Percy lectures on how to hold them under Molly’s keen eye, or following around after them to make sure they didn’t crawl into anything too dangerous. ( Having discovered all the Burrow’s bad little secrets by the time he was four, Bill felt that he was the most knowledgeable in this area and so naturally, this should be his job. )

By the time the twins were three and Ron was just an ickle thing in Percy’s old crib ( Charlie somehow managed to trash Bill’s old one with some impressive accidental magic as a toddler)Bill had settled into the role of older sibling rather well as far as he was concerned.

It was hard to leave home for Hogwarts ( As exciting as it was to go to school at last ) and Bill left very firm instructions with Charlie to make sure that Percy. the twins and Ron were alright, because he was the big brother while Bill was away. At eleven, Bill felt this was very important to impress on Charlie – when he was away, Charlie had to take care of the siblings, because Mum and Dad could only see so much.

It wasn’t until Bill was around thirteen that he fully decided he wanted to be someone his siblings could look up to – something worth emulating beyond giving greys to the parents. He applied to every extra-curricular O.W.L. study course and spent his remaining years at Hogwarts using a Time-Turner to get to all of his classes.

It was harrying work to be sure, and at times Bill considered dropping certain subjects ( Such as Divination ) simply to lighten the load on himself. yet when he looked at all of his siblings, he felt as though dropping out would be like failure in their eyes and, not wanting to disappoint them and genuinely wishing to leave Hogwarts with the most impressive track record possible, he kept on.

In the end, Bill left school having obtained the maximum count of twelve O.W.L.’s, high scores on his N.E.W.T. examinations and the titles of Prefect and Head Boy under his belt. He’d felt accomplished then, but knew he couldn’t stop there.

He had a love of defensive magic and was a dab hand at it, so he entertained the notion of becoming an Auror. He passed the examinations without too much difficulty, but after six months of training he became rather certain this was not the field of work he really wished to peruse.

One of his trainers took note of how he was beginning to lose his lustre, and pulled him aside for a talk about careers. It was that talk that eventually led him to Gringotts and Curse-Breaking, and since then, Bill has been in his element.

Every day, he got to live in his element – in the moment, on the edge, working his brain around complicated ideas and incredibly complex spellwork to find his way through. He got to travel as a result of his job, which was a perk he never would have been able to afford elsewise, and in all truth was extremely happy with how his life was going.

When his father won the annual galleon draw put on by the Daily Prophet, Bill had been over the moon for his family. Getting to see them in Egypt and show them around the tombs he was working on had been a blast ( Though it was a wonder and a testament to his skills as a big brother that he didn’t lose the twins, what with their mischievous ways. )

Unfortunately, this was also around the point when things started to turn darker for his family. He received a letter informing him of the family rat being one Peter Pettigrew and nearly choked to death on his meal at the time. From that point on, the letters from home seemed more and more tense, until finally Bill couldn’t take being so far away from his family with danger so high on the rise.

Hate the idea of sitting at a desk though he did ( And oh, how did he ) Bill pestered his bosses until they gave in and gave him a temporary desk job in the Goblin Liaison office. A joke, in many ways, but one Bill could easily appreciate.

Since then, Bill has been an active member of the Order of the Phoenix, waiting on high alert for the call to battle and always keeping his eye on his siblings.

SECONDARY PERSONALITY PROFILE

LIKES:

Adventure:
Never one to pass up a good adrenaline kick, Bill has always been fond of finding new ways to increase the amount of gray in his parents’ hair. Ever since he was little, Bill loved the idea of doing impossible – and often death defying – things. There’s just something about the thrill of life and all the madness in it that keeps Bill from being the sort of fellow interested in sitting still.

Mysteries and Puzzles:
One of the primary reasons Bill became a curse-breaker in the first place was a combination of his love of adventure and his obsession with puzzles. He’d always prided himself in his ability to think his way out of tricky situations and complicated mental exercises, though admittedly the thought of doing such things for a living didn’t occur to him until he was much older than the five year old self who figured out a way to weasel into Dad’s garage of Muggle-wonders despite all the anti-baby wards about the place.

Academics:
Truth is, much as Bill loves to do dangerous things when he can, he’s just as dedicated to furthering his knowledge in as many areas as possible. Much of it is a result of his endless curiosity about the way things work – probably something he picked up from his Dad – but part of it also stems from the responsibilities he placed on himself when he was younger. Bill loves to learn new things and is generally among the first to test a new idea, rather than turn it away because its not traditional.

His Parents:
Bill’s always been close to his parents – particularly his Dad – and no matter how crazy he makes them, he’s always enjoyed the fact that he’s always accepted when he comes home. He takes a secret enjoyment out of harrying his mother ( His favorite earring is loved for just such a reason, among things ) and has always enjoyed sitting out in the garage with his father, trying to figure out the mechanics of some outlandish Muggle contraption. ( He still isn’t too sure about toasters… )

The Siblings:
Bill has a special fondness for all of his younger siblings, and that fondness is generally unique to the sibling. Charlie is his favorite ( Don’t tell the twins! ) simply because he was around the longest, always dogging him and being a right little pest. Bill’s convinced his dragon-chasing ways are a direct result of catching his big brother’s adventure fever. Percy wasn’t always a prat, and to this day Bill still isn’t sure where the family went wrong with him. The twins, of course, are a close second to Charlie, being right little hellions with a penchant for mischief he deeply admires. Ron’s great, in that baby-of-the-brothers sort of way; he tries a bit too hard sometimes, which makes him a bit silly now and then. Ginny, of course, will always have a special place with Bill, knowing as well as his parents how much of a surprise she was. There’s a lot of years between him and his baby sister, but that doesn’t stop Bill from loving the little brat.

DISLIKES:

Blood-Mania:
Bill never really saw the point in it. Sure, wizards and Muggles have completely different lifestyles and realities, but at the end of the day human is human as far as Bill sees it. Not only that, but having grown up with frequent exposure to Muggle artifacts, Bill has a healthy fascination for the way Muggles live. He finds their ingenuity to be admirable, and their ability to overcome their lack of magic through nicks and knacks simply marvelous. Wizards could learn a thing or two from them, he’s sure of it.

The Obscenely Wealthy:
Economy is a good thing, and as far as Bill’s concerned, the wizarding one is a bit deficient at times. There are a lot of families just sitting on heaps of wealth and not doing anything to contribute to the society as a result of it, or worse, are over-inflating certain areas that simply don’t need the monetary aid. Maybe it comes from growing up in a household where money was tightly budgeted, but the free way certain families are with their wealth is just distasteful to him.

The Fudge Administration:
If ever there is corruption in the government, it is when things outside the perfect rose colored world start to tint darker. Fudge’s response to the return of Voldemort was not only deplorable, it was dangerous. The wizarding world was in desperate need of strong leadership, not a determinedly blind eye. Then, with Voldemort’s return too obvious to ignore, it was too late to fully prepare for what is coming, and for Bill, that is something simply unacceptable.

Injury to Family and Friends:
Bill is a fiercely loyal and protective person, a result of being the oldest of seven siblings and the son of two very loving and practical parents. His family means absolutely everything to him, and just the thought of losing one of them is enough to make him go cold. There is no replacing any of them in his heart – even Percy is dearly loved, no matter his mistakes and moments of questionable judgement. Bill does not take well to seeing anyone in his family hurting, and he’s just as bad when it comes to his friends.

Rats:
Bill never really cared much about rats either way when he was younger. He easily became used to his brother Percy’s pet rat and at Hogwarts, was generally not bothered by them(Unless he was having to deal with bits of them for Potions class. that was always a bit disconcerting, really. )

After a few years in Egypt dealing with more than a few swarms of rats in badly sealed off tombs and a particularly nasty fight with a bandicoot rat, Bill went from being neutral to having a rather heavy distaste for the creatures.

When it turned out that Percy’s rat ( Who by that point, was Ron’s ) was in fact an animagus who had spent years living with his family in his animal form to hide from the justice he well deserved for betraying Harry’s parents to Voldemort, Bill fell onto the rather firm opinion that rats are despicable, and will not be shaken of this notion.

STRENGTHS:

Puzzle-Solving:
Bill loves to put his mind to the test as often and in as varying ways as possible. Mysteries intrigue him and puzzles have always been a source of entertainment for him. Ever since Bill was a child, he had a highly developed sense of curiosity that caused him to question how things worked and find ways to make things work differently. He has a highly analytical mind that is touched by bits of imaginative fancy that makes him perfect for a Curse-Breaker; his love of brain-teasers and solving riddles tending to give him a bit of a leg up in the job more often than not.

Defensive Magic, Transfiguration & Dueling:
One doesn’t really get to become a Gringotts Curse-Breaker without a very well developed understanding of Defensive magic and how it works. Combative magic had been one of Bill’s special interests at school ( Which had lead him to entertain the notion of becoming an Auror after Hogwarts ) but what marked him as a unique duelist was his frequency to casting creative bits of Transfiguration as opposed to the traditional offensive hexes and jinxes a skilled duelist would block automatically. Due to his unique approach to fighting Dark magic, it was noted that perhaps he ought to consider a career in Curse-Breaking, where creative spellwork and an analytical mind would only prove to be beneficial.

~~Recklessly~~ Brave:
Although it has been mentioned prior to this, it does bear repeating as it is such a quintessential aspect of who and what Bill is. He has an obsession with the thrill of adrenaline, which often gets him into interesting situations at work, but he is not entirely foolish. While he is always among the first to join in on a fray, Bill hangs back just long enough to formulate a plan. He tries not to rush headlong into things, but sometimes, it looks too entertaining to resist.

WEAKNESS:

His Family:
Bill has a bone deep terror of losing any member of his family in the coming war, and the thought of any harm coming to them is enough to give him nightmares. He will stop at nothing to keep his family safe, but there are so many of them and they are all so scattered, that there is only so much he can do to keep them safe.

Divination:
Being a rather analytical individual, Bill finds Divination to be a bit of anathema. It’s a little too inexact an art for him to fully appreciate it. He accepts that there are those who are legitimately capable of viewing the future, but he also feels that divination is not something that can really be taught. Either you have it, or you don’t – you see, or you can’t.

Women:
Bill would be the first to admit that he has a fondness for the fair ladyfolk, and would be just as quick to confess that fondness has at times gotten him into trouble. It’s not so much that he is unfaithful or flighty, so much as he just isn’t one to sit still and more often than not, that’s what women want. A stable man to rely on, and while very responsible, Bill is far from stable. He’s always travelling, always moving, and isn’t really the settling down type of bloke. Or at least, he figures he isn’t.

Quidditch / Flying:
Bill never really got the hang of it ( Much to Charlie’s endless entertainment ) To this day he tends to find other methods of travel, from Floo to Portkeys. If he absolutely must fly, he’d rather do it on an animal like a Hippogriff than a broom. He’s just rubbish with them, and frankly, with as many Quidditch-oriented little siblings as he’s got, its rather embarrassing for him, truth be told.

Stubborn:
While he tends to be laid back most of the time, Bill has a stubborn streak a mile wide and ten feet deep. If he gets his mind set on something, there is nothing and noone who can make him budge until he is ready to do so. While it can certainly be a benefit in his line of work, more often than not it leads to Bill butting heads with his family in ways that aren’t meant to tease, but are genuinely tense. It happens with his friends, even his colleagues – and more often than not, it is not a very redeeming quality.

FUN FACTS ABOUT NARCISSA

Narcissa deeply dislikes it when anyone other than Bellatrix or Andromeda calls her Cissy. Even with her sisters this particular moniker can be met with cool disdain as overall, she is not very fond of it. By extension, Cissa is reserved only for those dear to her. Narcissa will refuse to respond, or will clip out what she would prefer if you are quite persistent on it.
In the event that she prefers the formality of her surname, she does not consider you anything more than an acquaintance whom she is still determining her respect for, while first name is for those whom she is currying favor or genuinely enjoys the company of.
Narcissa was never involved in the diary debacle – it was not a plot to which she was privy as the fact an artifact infused with the Dark Lord’s soul residing in the home in which she was raising her son was rather wisely never mentioned in her presence. In the event she were to uncover the truth of the Chamber of Secrets, you can trust very highly that cross does not even begin to cover the fury that it would invoke within her.
Despite their poverty and class as ‘blood traitors’ Narcissa genuinely holds no ill will toward the Weasley family. While she would hardly go out of her way to be kind – she also would not make active efforts to be needlessly cruel, either. It is more that they escape her notice entirely, then that she actively seeks to goad them as her son and husband do. This is not to say she doesn’t hold a sense of superiority – it is more that she sees no reason to laud herself above them because she is confident in her position and sees no reason to utilize it as a means of degrading others, even those she has reason to feel are inferior to her.
Narcissa was at her most vicious after Lucius was arrested, and this stemmed from many factors. Her home was invaded, her son was placed in danger, her life was in duress, her reputation in shambles, her husband maligned by all sides. She effectively lost every support system she could have turned to, and her response is to lash out and do what she can to protect what dignity was left.
Lucius damned them all with his failure at the Ministry, and Narcissa was as blackened as he was by association. Her options were to denounce Lucius and place herself and her son as targets for the dark as well as the light, or to dedicate herself wholly to Lucius cause and present a united front as best she could. She chose the latter, and this in turn made her sharp with anyone who would deride Lucius to her face, even someone as innocuous as a boy her son’s age who was in no better position than she was.

Upon reflection, Narcissa came to regret goading Harry with the death of Sirius, both because it was ill done of her and not befitting a woman of her age and status, and because Harry proved himself to be someone of great dignity in his own right. While she may have come to regret it on account of him being a boy at the time even if he had been lacking in dignity, chances are it would have taken longer for her to acknowledge the error for what it was.
Narcissa was utterly unperturbed by the indignities of parenting. From diapers to sick up to wailing in the middle of the night, she never flinched nor abandoned her duties as a mother. Though it would have been perfectly acceptable for her to leave changing and burping to the house elves, Narcissa was determined to be a hands on parent and to do everything she could for Draco herself. She never wanted their relationship to be the sort of cold and distant thing she had shared with her mother, and she took active steps to ensure it.
Narcissa was a little too dedicated in the respect though. She tended to carry Draco with her everywhere and it was usually only Lucius and ( in some cases / verses)Severus or Andromeda who could actually get her to part with her baby long enough to let someone else hold him. She also had to be gently coaxed into letting him learn to walk, as her habit of carrying him everywhere made such lessons rather difficult.

NARCISSA & PHYSICAL INTIMACY ( NSFW )

Narcissa tends to keep her desires quite tempered, careful not to give too much of herself away for fear of something deeply true to her being rejected. She prefers to follow the needs of her lover, and though she will direct matters in order to ascertain her own pleasure is also obtained, for the most part she avoids being too adventurous as a result of her inner refusal to grant anyone control over her spirit.

What is important to understand is that prior to Andromeda being cast from the family, Narcissa was a very passionate woman. She had a great many fantasies, some of which she enjoyed living out with her girlfriend in private and deep secret, always careful to never go tofar, both quite aware they would be in great trouble if they damaged one another somehow. Narcissa was raised to hold value in herself based on what she could provide for her family – prestige through marriage, which could not be obtained if she were in some way ‘sullied’.

These pressures left Narcissa with a sense that her body was hers only so far as her family would allow – in that, as a daughter of the Black household she was expected to marry and expected to bear children, particularly sons. In her marriage with Lucius she maintained her own control by ceasing attempts for children after Draco was born – she had achieved a son, which was the height of what was expected of her and so, she took to a ferocious contraceptive regimen to ensure no others would follow him.

Narcissa had a very deeply trying pregnancy, and had no desire to suffer as her mother had with each and every one – not to mention it was difficult for her to obtain a child in the first place. Sex – for her, for so long – was based solely on conception and very little on passion, as she had many fears and deep, terrible anxieties about failing her family and Lucius. So much of her self value was bound to her ability to bear a healthy, male child that sex for the mere passion of it, for the feeling of holding someone close, for the fulfillment found in being intimate with another was literally beyond her.

Narcissa was very driven in her first years with Lucius, and sex was very much amission towards obtaining success in the eyes of her family and husband. Each time she failed to conceive left her devastated and stressed, certain she would lose all value if she could not produce an heir. She was constantly in a state of internalized war until Draco was born, so more deviant needs and desires took a long time to form and develop. In that time the passion that had defined her before – in many ways – died in anxiety-induced terrors.

Motherhood proves a grand distraction though and, depending on the verse, her passion does return to her once the pressure to perform is alleviated. For Lucius, the likelihood of enjoying his wife after Draco is quite slim, and pressures toward such would only drive Narcissa farther and farther away, as with her upbringing and the nature of their marriage, his desire for her would be misconstrued as a want for another child, rather than a passion for her particular company.

It would take open discussion for them to find passion in their marriage – for though Narcissa loves him and plays her role of wife well, without those discussions she keeps her heart locked to him in many ways. The soul of her is lost to him, and it would take work for him to find it, and gain the trust necessary to have his wife completely. To know her for who she truly is and all that she truly wants and needs, Lucius would have to be willing to look and above all else, work to prove himself true to her, and it is unlikely – in my opinion – that he would deign to bother doing so with a woman he has already bound to him.

So in marriage along the canon vein, I can definitively say there are no kinks or fetishes – there is no passion, though there is love and loyalty in it’s own right. The marriage is not an inherently physical one after Draco is born – Narcissa keeps too much of herself hidden from Lucius to allow for it, though she may, depending on the verse, be more willing to indulge her needs with him from time to time – for the most part in canon she actually leads a rather celibate lifestyle.

However.

In verses that veer off from canon, such as her single mom verses, Narcissa holds a lot more autonomy and sense of freedom with herself. Any lover she takes in these verses, she takes by choice and personal desire – for though she absolutely had a say in Lucius, Narcissa’s position was Lucius, or someone else on the list of Parent Approved Suitors.

In the verses where she is not with Lucius, Narcissa for the first time experiences the right tofreely choose without fear. There is a great deal more abandon in this, as the sex in these relationships is born of passion and pleasure and the true, genuine desire for intimacy. In these verses she is a highly active partner, and she loves exploring broader ideas because it has nothing to do with conception and everything to do with the ecstasy of being loved by another.

Narcissa loves going down on her partners, and she adores it when they return the offer. She is fond of being lifted up and maneuvered, and for long make out sessions that involve lingering touches and fingering. She has a great deal of stamina when she is enduring foreplay, but there are some things that get her hot and bothered quickly. Breathing on her neck or soft sounds in her ear tend to be the height of them, though she also has a secret love for having her hair pulled and will never admit to it even when it is painfully clear.

When it comes to kinkier matters, she enjoys certain elements of bdsm – particularly binding(of her partner, she prefers control, though is known to submit on occasion ) and sense play. She does not tolerate pain in the bedroom for any reason, no matter the discussion on it.

She loves lingerie ( her own, and on her partners ) and she adores beautiful skirts and dresses being worn during the act, as if to conceal what is happening beneath. There is something delightfully lewd about it – and if she were properly propositioned, she would not be opposed to a more public venue and the strain of keeping her pleasure obscured in such a scenario. She is both an exhibitionist at heart and an active voyeur with her partners, so things can get a little risky and adventurous quite quickly depending on personality and daring.

CONCERNING NARCISSA & FASHION CHOICES II

A trend I picked up on as I queued fashion posts in the past is that when Narcissa is single / in her verses where she is not married but is still very much Draco’s mother, is that she dresses softer. Splendor and jewels are traded in for sweaters and practical wear. Her hair is done in utilitarian manners, unless she is going out on the town deliberately.

What gets me most about this is that while she abhors being on display, or a mere trophy wife, she also feels – distinctly uncomfortable dressing comfortably when Lucius is home. She feels obligated to present herself as the elegant Lady of the House at all times, and while she does find ways to enjoy this aspect of their relationship, by consistently adorning herself in things she knows he will enjoy – if left to her own devices, Narcissa is more liable to be found in simple leggings and a long sweater, curled up by the fire and drinking tea than she is to be found in an elegant gown tending to paperwork and other affairs.

Narcissa has, as a result, developed a habit of dressing down when Lucius isn’t home and has a hidden closet in the manor dedicated entirely to creature comfort clothes. When the alarm indicates that Lucius is on the premises, she immediately slips off to attend to herself so that she is precisely as resplendent as he left her.

This, of course, only ever applies when she has no company save for Draco, as the arrival of anyone will again have her dash off to make herself presentable; which of course means I need threads with Narcissa getting caught out being comfy for a change.

CONCERNING NARCISSA & FASHION CHOICES I

–01: Narcissa is a woman of means who takes great care in her appearance, no matter what the situation happens to be. She could be eight months through a complicated pregnancy and her hair will still be absolutely pristine, her dress flattering and her neck dripping in adornments. Alternatively, she could be slowly slipping into a personal and quiet void of depression and her make up will be more lovely than ever, her polished jewels a shining contrast to the darkness welling inside of her.

For Narcissa, her beauty and her adornments are shields against the world. They are her masks and her way of communicating an air of pride and nobility regardless of what is happening for her within. She uses beauty to mask pain regularly, for as surely as it is a means of bringing her genuine joy it is also a cloak in which she shrouds her true self.

She is never without some form of jewelry – her neck always bears decoration, her ears always have either a gem or a drop, whichever is more appropriate for the occasion, and her hands are generally glistening with rings and an acceptable amount of bracelets for whatever her goals of the day may be – which can be anywhere from one to a dozen.

Narcissa is not always in robes, either. Stately and flattering dresses are also common – one will only catch Narcissa in pants in verses where she is not the Malfoy matriarch, or she is out of the country visiting France or Italy, in which case she tends to be in nothing but pants, blouses and high boots as she tends to frequent areas where she will not be recognized.

–02: Despite the Gryffindor connotations, Narcissa adores deep crimsons and certain bright reds. She has a few rose hued dresses, cloaks with red lining, shoes with red soles, and even a few crimson blouses. When it comes to lipstick, if she is not going for a natural look, Narcissa’s lips will always be coated in rouge.

–03: Typically speaking, Narcissa tends to stick to Victorian styles for her hair, as is befitting her position as an heir of the Black family and the Lady of Malfoy Manor. If she is at home and does not predict to be entertaining company, she simply pulls her hair back into a simple ribbon, but if she does expect company her hair is generally curled and pinned back, or is piled and pinned depending on the status of who she is entertaining.

However, at night when she is hidden away in her little apothecary, or working in the garden when it will be least notable ( Generally when Lucius is away on business ) her hair tends to be whisked into a messy bun, sometimes with various implements settled into it as though it happens to be a secondary storage option to pockets, and more often than not small strands will escape to grace her cheeks and whisp about her ears in a fashion far more sweet than aristocratic.

MUN NOTE: These are taken from Abernathy’s old blog and are from various headcanon memes reblogged and consequently requested.

SUITCASE: IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO?

“I’d really like to go to Scotland, actually. I was in England for a brief while, but it wasn’t exactly for sight seeing.” More for gathering equipment and filing out to the front lines, actually. “I’ve heard a lot of great things from folks across the way, and it’d be nice to see it for myself someday. I don’t think I’d like to go anywhere more exotic though – I’ve heard some horror stories about the creatures down south, and I’d rather not tangle with em.”

☃: WHAT MY MUSE DOES WHEN IT SNOWS

Abernathy tends to see snow days as optimal work days more often than not; it’s as good an excuse as any for hot cocoa while doing paperwork and other filing, though if it happens to occur on one of his days off, he may go out skating for a brief while before heading home and curling up with a book and a mug of something warm.

ENGLAND: DESCRIBE WHAT HOME SMELLS LIKE.

“Probably whatever I’m cooking at the time, really.” The apartment tends to smell a bit like fresh bread at all times, since he bakes his own. Depending on the time of day it may smell a bit like his cologne and aftershave or, as he stated, whatever he happens to be cooking.

On a more sentimental level, the scent of dirt, pine and perennial flowers brings him back to memories of growing up, while orange, jasmine and sandalwood tend to remind him of his mother’s perfume, Caron Narcisse Noir.

✔ ARE THEY HOLDING A GRUDGE AGAINST ANYONE?

Does the whole of MACUSA count? Because if not, then there’s also HIMSELFand Grindelwald. He genuinely cannot forgive the oversight of Graves’ replacement, and though he wasn’t close enough to the man to hold the guilt that he does, it doesn’t stop Elias from being absolutely furious with himself.

In – a painful and somewhat distant sense, Graves reminds him a bit of his older brother. Not particularly kind to him, not particularly cruel; he sort of just didn’t exist to the man unless it was convenient, but that didn’t stop Graves from being deeply admirable by Elias’ estimation.

Because of the relationship he had with his brother – one always on the periphery, desperately trying to look out for an older sibling he didn’t truly understand – Elias developed a sense of dogged loyalty that usually pins itself to people, likely without a discernible cause as far as that particular individual is concerned. For Elias, its because something about that person is at once admirable and dangerous, but respectable.

Graves is someone who has Elias’ loyalty – and the fact that he failed to notice someone he personally ascribed himself to is a deep and personal blow he will not forgive easily. It is for this reason that he places his entire career at risk on the slender hope of making it right.

JACOB & HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH NEWT’S BOOK

Applying to Jacob’s verses in which he ends up vaulting off on suitcase adventures, when Newt’s book comes out he immediately does what he can to get hold of not one, but three copies.

One is a small paperback edition he keeps on his person at all times, and is absolutely littered in shorthand notations cramped into the margins, making it look as overflowing with information as his favorite cookbooks. These notes are all how to care for notations picked up during his stay with Newt – ranging from what they eat to how best to build nests and sleeping spaces for them that will suit their needs. He even includes some small things he figures out on his own, and probably some things Newt won’t appreciate – like favorite snacks, because you know he spoils those animals every chance he gets.

The other is an unmarked copy that he just sits and reads from time to time – not distracted by all his notes, he merely enjoys the book for its content and nostalgia, and the utterly astonishing fact that he knows these creatures. There is only one thing about this book that stands out from any other that might be plucked off a shelf in Flourish and Blotts – and that is that some titles have exclamation points beside them ( creatures Jacob has personally met – aka, ‘I know these guys!’ ) and others have the Ministry Rating X’s transformed into hearts because Jacob loves those guys.

Presently hearted animals are:

Bowtruckle ( Pickett’s won his heart )
Crup
Demiguise ( Dougal saved his life once ! )
Erumpent ( Jacob’s developed a strong friendship with Miss Giant Hippo )
Golden Snidget
Kneazle
Mooncalves
Niffler ( Jacob calls him Trouble! )
Occamy
Swooping Evil ( The hearts are tentative, but he really does like the odd fellow )
Thunderbird

He hasn’t met a thestral yet, nor hippogriff, nor dragon – all of whom I imagine with Newt, he would end up loving wholeheartedly ( after a moment of frank alarm in some cases! )

The last is a special edition he has asked Newt to sign – and one that he secretly had Tina and Queenie also sign, that he keeps hidden among his belongings ( and took care to conceal when Queenie wasn’t around ) so that in the event his memory is ever threatened again, he will have something solid to remember everyone by.

THE BACKSTORY OF JACOB KOWALSKI

Jacob was born and raised in a working middle-class family in Michigan. As the war began to have more and more influence in American politics, stances on America entering the war were heavily divided in the household. Jacob’s mother and father – strict Republicans with a deep distaste for Wilson’s policies overall – eventually allied their arguments toward the Preparedness movement after the sinking of the Lusitania.

Jacob however was more in line with his sister, who supported pacifist movements and attended rallies in support of peace. They were both fans of Henry Ford, and got into frequent arguments with their parents over the necessity of American action. After the sinking of the Lusitania however, Jacob grew increasingly concerned about the staggering lack of morals presented by the Germans.

Unfortunately for Jacob’s pacifistic ideals, the Selective Service Act came into effect and he was consequently drafted at the age of twenty-two. Not one to escape duty and frankly being quite fit at the time, Jacob was among the first of those in conscription age to take part in compulsory training before being shipped to France.

Jacob was assigned to the 339th Regiment. On July 14, 1918 he was deployed alongside his fellow recruits under the impression he would be heading to France. Instead, he found himself landing in England and being fitted with Russian guns and winter equipment before being sent to fight the Bolsheviks.

En route to northern Russia, an outbreak of Spanish Influenza killed seventy-two soldiers. Three who died as a result of this were men whom he had grown quite close with over course of training, and genuine alarm fully settled into his bones at the weight of what he was about to face in battle itself.

Jacob was immediately utilized in offensive battle campaigning as he was part of the regiment sent up the Dvina River to engage in battle against the Bolsheviks for six weeks. Due to much of what he witnessed, Jacob followed suit with several of his fellows and wrote letters to American newspapers and Congressmen begging for withdrawal. He never signed off as anything more than A tired soldier.

Upon withdrawal and the end of the war itself, Jacob found little solace with his parents. His mother was unforgiving of the change in his regiment’s orders and was extremely vocal on how the fault was entirely on Wilson; she had little time or care for Jacob’s emotions amid her rhetoric. Meanwhile, his father found his despondency to be unnatural and could not understand his lack of patriotism or motivation.

After a particularly horrendous nightmare woke the household, the ridicule Jacob faced from his father caused him to move out and take up residence with his grandmother in New York, whose letters had been his only real solace up until that point. Through her, he found healing in food and baking, and in simply talking of what he saw and being permitted the right to feel and emote. She helped him and encouraged him, and ultimately it was her support and all the catharsis he found in baking with her that lead him to dream of owning a bakery of his own.

There was therapy in cooking, in eating, in making beautiful and delicious things that could make even the saddest soul smile for but a moment. It filled him with more than just joy, but purpose. It was a way to give back, a way to find his happiness and also perpetuate happiness and eventually, he became quite stable as a result.

Though he gained exceptional weight and failed to bother with upkeeping his fitness, this was as much a result of therapeutic eating as it was a desperate desire to never be draft worthy again. A part of Jacob feels genuinely guilty about this, but honestly the rest of him is just happy to enjoy eating something wonderful without worrying about how many reps he would need to work it off later.