In-Character
Full Name: Violetta Louisa LestrangeNicknames: Vio (OOC)
Birthdate: December 19, 1864
Current Age: Twenty-Three Years
Occupation: Debutante
Reputation: 9
Has she started getting grey hairs yet? She doesn't want to think about that.Residence: Hogsmeade, Scotland
Hogwarts House: Slytherin Alumna ('83)
Wand: Ebony, 12¾ inches, Dragon heartstring, Rigid
Blood Status: Pureblood
Social Class: Upper Class
Family:
Aurelius Lestrange, Father [1823]Appearance:
Chrysanta Lestrange (née Scrimgeour), Mother [1834]
Rufus Lestrange, Brother, [stillborn, 1872]
Caspian Lestrange, Uncle [1818-1886]
— and family
Argus Scrimgeour, Uncle [1828]
— and family
Louisa Flint (née Scrimgeour), Aunt [1827]
— and family
Hadrian Scrimgeour, Uncle [1828]
— and family
Also distantly related to Goyles, Yaxleys, Bulstrodes, UCPBs everywhere, etc.
Standing at a petite five feet even and possessing adequate curves, Violetta is by no means an oddity among other woman — in neither a poor nor good way. Her features align with those typically inherited by members of the Lestrange family: fair skin and contrasting dark hair. The only non-Lestrange feature she seems to possess are her blue eyes, a trait passed down from her maternal side.History:
She dresses in pale gowns suited for a debutante, and frequently prefers ones that showcase her status. When dressed in color, pale blue is her preferred hue, both for the way it compliments her eyes and its significance as a feminine color. She is right-handed.
1864 | After almost a decade of attempting to produce a child by natural means, Aurelius and Chrysanta Lestrange welcome a daughter, Violetta. While the birth is celebrated by both parents, the glee subsides quickly for Aurelius, who had been desperately hoping for a son. To make matters worse, heavy bleeding following the birth causes Chrysanta to grow gravely ill, but by some miracle she makes a full recovery.Personality:
1867 | Violetta's first sign of magic makes its debut when she turns her yellow dress blue in the midst of a tantrum. While the sudden celebration causes her to stop caterwauling, her inability to replicate the action causes her to once again throw a fit.
1869 | Violetta is subjected to intense chaperoning while out and about after one of her mother's nieces is kidnapped in January. Though peeved by having her mother or aunt or anyone breathing down her neck when she's just trying to play, the thought of being taken away by some stranger is more frightening.
1872 | The family suffers a great loss when, at thirty weeks pregnant, Violetta's mother loses her second child. Insult is added to injury when the stillborn child is expelled and it's revealed that it was a male. The loss furthers the wedge between husband and wife, and the child — Rufus, as he was called — is buried.
1876 | A late birthday means starting Hogwarts the year after she turns eleven. The Sorting Hat pondered on her placement, suggesting both Slytherin and Ravenclaw as options. Desperate to please the father who'd always treated her as if she wasn't enough, she pleaded for the Hat to put her in Slytherin — and luckily it complied. Her strongest class was Transfiguration, but she was honestly never too skilled in any other class. She found far more enjoyment in learning magic as opposed to writing essays and homework assignments, and her drifting interests often caused her to slack in the coursework she was supposed to be doing.
1878 | Violetta adds Divination as her single elective, though does regret this decision. Her interests drift towards ancient magical societies, prompting her to annoy her year-mates and other students taking Ancient Studies about the material to the point where they ask her, "Well why didn't you take the class, then?"
1880 | Violetta's fifth year begins with a bang as her formerly kidnapped cousin is discovered. Her haughtiness begins to make itself more apparent when pretends as if the girl doesn't even exist.
1881 | After receiving her OWL examination results, Violetta decides to take the bare minimum of three NEWT-level classes: Transfiguration, History of Magic, and Defence Against the Dark Arts. She miraculously manages to cast a patronus (which takes the form of a foal!) in her sixth year, but never duplicated the results in the years that followed.
1883 | Violetta graduates with quality scores on all of her NEWT examinations and debuts. Sadly, her first season is a flop. She doesn't hold many memories from this year apart from the Hogwarts Coming Out Ball and the feelings of hopelessness that followed the end of the season.
1884 | Violetta's second season is a flop as well, but she blames this on the plague and fire that ravaged Hogsmeade. Not only did it ruin the festivities of the season, but it also thrust most of the eligible bachelors — at least the ones she'd be permitted to marry — into mourning for their deceased relatives. Many of her cousins also die, but she loses track of how many with all the funerals that are being held.
1885 | Another failed season, which doesn't surprise her as much as it had the previous years. Perhaps it was all the mourning clothes from the previous year, or perhaps she noticed a silver hair here and there; nevertheless, she tries to remain hopeful.
1886 | She catches herself talking about the "silly, young debutantes" and panics. Uncle Caspian dies, which sends her into mourning for just a few months — no biggie. It's not like she could have found her dream man in those months, right?
1887 | The Wizarding World Market disaster bring the most frightening, stressful experience of her life when she gets stuck under rubble with another, equally injured gentleman — and without being able to find her wand. The two bond and she takes a liking to him, but much of her hopefulness from previous seasons has already faded. When the two are rescued, her broken leg is promptly treated and she makes a quick recovery (and she finds her wand, too!). Many, however, are not as lucky as she is.
Other:PROPER. RESOURCEFUL. INSECURE. DUTIFUL. SUPPORTIVE. HAUGHTY.
Notable elements of her personality:
Maternal | Her mother's involvement with orphanages and other charities for children (and the quiet knowledge that women from her family struggle to have children) has made Violetta crave children of her own even more. Her desire for children, combined with the lack of clear marriage prospects in sight, has led to a fair amount of desperation on her part to snag someone — anyone! — as a husband.
Curious | Being raised by stern parents usually meant refraining from speaking unless spoken to, yet this is the one of the few things she was scolded for as a child. With an inquiring mind and a thirst for understanding, Violetta is prone to researching the oddest subjects or asking questions mid-conversation that might not relate to the topic at hand. Thought never especially strong in an academic environment, others who are on the receiving end of information-vomiting spiels might have difficulty believing so.
☛ Though raised to value blood purity, she truly fails to see what advantage it has given her—especially when other ladies of lesser blood are scoring husbands left and right! Nevertheless, she doesn't associate with muggleborns simply out of habit, though would by no means be openly rude towards one.
☛ Her patronus is a foal. She's always been curious as to why it's not a fully-grown horse, but always believed it had something to do with a missing part of her.
☛ She's lacking in typical "feminine" artistic abilities.
☛ She suffers from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), but it's definitely undiagnosed because #VE.
Out-of-Character
Name: BreeAge: 18
Contact: PM for Skype/Discord
Other Characters: All of them.
How did you hear about us?: I migrated with the flock.
☙ Post Log ❧
