January 4, 2021 – 7:49 PM
Antigone Lestrange — Played by Olive
December 31st, 1890 — Oakshire Hall, Kent
Well wasn't her ball quite the success? Tig was quite pleased with herself yet equally impatient to see people get caught out by her little traps. So far she thought she'd spotted someone burn their hand but the reaction had been underwhelming and she wasn't entirely convinced.
Tig spotted a female with red hair and out of habit turned to her side only to realize that Angeline wasn't there but of course she'd known that. Feeling a little foolish and also annoyed at having been denied the opportunity to make a scathing remark about how the woman's hair matched the fire. She looked back at the redhead only to see that she'd turned around and it was Ellory.
Since Ellory's wedding Tig had done all she could to keep a safe distance from her but she couldn't really snub her for an invite either. Unlike any other social event, however, this was her territory and she wouldn't be forced to furtively skirt around her all evening in her own damn ballroom. Best get the unpleasantries out of the way.
Antigone stalked across the room and accosted her. "Cousin Ellory, what a pleasant surprise! I didn't think you'd dare show your face this evening."
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January 4, 2021 – 10:13 PM
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Ellory Lestrange — Played by Soph
Ellory didn't want to attend Antigone's ball. Claude didn't want either, but they both agreed that they couldn't snub their cousins' event. They would attend, wait for the year to change, and then politely leave. Thanks to Ellory's condition, they could do so without being taken the wrong way. She was pregnant, she couldn't get strained when she could be carrying the next Lestrange penis-bearer.
The ball wasn't even that enjoyable. What did fire have to do with the New Year? Antigone had no talent for hosting parties. At least Ellory spiked some of her drinks with mild hallucinogenic potions, Antigone's parties didn't even have that.
She didn't leave Claude's side since they had arrived, so they could quickly leave once the time came. However, he had been called by some relatives, leaving Ellory on her own.
Ellory got a weird feeling in her stomach and then Antigone showed up.
"And why wouldn't I? This is a ball, not the Triwizard Tournament," Ellory replied with fake politeness. She wasn't afraid of Antigone, but she didn't feel like spending time with her either. Now that she was pregnant, she felt a need to protect her unborn child. This had tamed Ellory's desire to fight Antigone a bit.
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SET BY MJ
January 10, 2021 – 5:13 AM
Antigone Lestrange — Played by Olive
"Doesn't make you any less of a coward now, does it?" Tig retorted, lowering her voice a little so her snark wouldn't be overheard. "You look dreadful, I'll show you outside for some fresh air." Her tone made it quite clear she wasn't giving Ellory a choice.
Tig placed a hand on her upper arm and immediately regretted it. "Here, this way."
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January 10, 2021 – 9:26 PM
Ellory Lestrange — Played by Soph
"What do you want, Antigone?" Ellory asked with obvious tension in her voice. Her current condition made her less than thrilled to get in fights with Antigone. Not that she would dare provoke her in a duel, not after what happened at William's wedding.
They made it to a terrace and Ellory released herself from Antigone's grip with an aggressive shake of her shoulders.
SET BY MJ
January 23, 2021 – 3:46 AM
Antigone Lestrange — Played by Olive
Ellory didn't sound her usual smug self, if anything she sounded strained. This was different. Tig liked this. "I just want to make sure all of my guests are properly taken care of," she replied with fake sincerity.
Tig led her out to the garden and suddenly slowed pace. She looked about and was satisfied to find they were alone. There were a couple voices but the owners were some distance off and not visible from where they were. "How do you feel now?"
| Ellory Lestrange | OUTFIT |
January 23, 2021 – 8:25 AM
Ellory Lestrange — Played by Soph
There was no way Antigone was truly concerned about her well-being. She had some ulterior motive for bringing her to the terrace. Perhaps she'd try pushing her off it and then make it seem like an accident? Ellory took some steps closer to the wall and away from the rails.
"I'm fine," Ellory replied. "Surely as a hostess you are needed inside more than here? You wouldn't want for something to catch fire accidentally."
SET BY MJ
January 28, 2021 – 6:43 AM
Antigone Lestrange — Played by Olive
"Don't be silly!" She punctuated this with a false laugh. "I'm not inept, I made sure there'd be no risk of the house burning down." She did take a little umbrage at the suggestion she'd be so careless but then she was also stretching the truth a little by making her safeguards sound completely infallible.
"I won't be blamed for leaving you in a state." Tig's intention had been to enact some violence upon Ellory and had even eyed the steps but they now seemed too pitiful to be worth the effort. Now she thought about it, it just so happened that there was a place outside with even more steps... "Have you seen my dragon yet? You simply must!" She proceeded to yank her further into garden towards the dragon.
| Ellory Lestrange | OUTFIT |
January 28, 2021 – 7:29 AM
Ellory Lestrange — Played by Soph
Antigone had a dragon?
As ominous as that sounded, Ellory perked up. She loved magical creatures and occasionally filled her new house with them as well. She had never seen a dragon up close, only eggs that her Care of Magical Creatures professor had brought in class.
Why did Antigone have a dragon? She had surely bought one to spite her, to make her jealous. Everyone in the family had heard of Ellory's adventures with the billywig from Australia. Antigone had gone and gotten an even more impressive creature to spite her!
"Baby dragon, I assume?" Ellory replied as she slowly followed Antigone to wherever the creature was kept. Antigone couldn't have an adult dragon, her estate wasn't that big.
SET BY MJ
February 3, 2021 – 5:28 AM
Antigone Lestrange — Played by Olive
Was she... following her willingly? That was perplexing, more so was Ellory suggesting she had a real live dragon. Why would she have a baby dragon?! Maybe she should get a baby dragon. Aside from cats, Tig generally disliked animals but a fire-breathing flying lizard wasn't quite in the same category as a yappy Pomeranian.
She opened her mouth to scoff at her for thinking she'd have an actual baby dragon but suddenly closed it again without saying anything. Was it the idea of a baby dragon that was making Ellory follow her? If she denied the existence of a baby dragon then the little idiot wouldn't follow her anywhere and then she'd have to try using force and it would be so much better if she came voluntarily.
"You'll have to wait and see. Come on." They were now stood just behind the large dragon structure she'd had put up for the event - the dragon she'd actually been referring to. "Up here." She lead Ellory over to the opening in the dragon's hindquarters (it was not positioned like a butthole) and gestured for her to go first.
| Ellory Lestrange | OUTFIT |
February 4, 2021 – 9:07 PM
Ellory Lestrange — Played by Soph
Ellory followed to something that appeared like a giant dragon statue? All she could see from their point of view were the wings.
"Did you have a dragon-shaped house built for it?" Ellory asked, adding then: "How tacky, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you." This was rich coming from Ellory, who was probably wearing five different colours that evening.
She gathered up her skirts a bit and entered inside.
SET BY MJ
February 8, 2021 – 1:54 AM
Antigone Lestrange — Played by Olive
Tig shot the back of Ellory's head a scathing look. Ellory wouldn't know tacky if it hit her over the head with a lead pipe! The joke was on Ellory though, not that she'd had any reservations about what she planned to do but if she had she wouldn't anymore.
She followed her up and quickly overtook. "Right at the top, come on." Tig grabbed her by the wrist again and scaled the next stairs with gusto. She didn't stop until they were at the very top and of course there was no baby dragon. Tig hadn't let go of her. "Over here, it's only small." The little viewing spot at the top of the dragon looked out from the dragon's mouth and the snout cast dim shadows. Tig ushered her forward.
| Ellory Lestrange | OUTFIT |
February 8, 2021 – 9:10 AM
Ellory Lestrange — Played by Soph
Antigone had to be really eager to make her feel jealous about her baby dragon. She must have complained to Tiberius for weeks to allow him to get her one. Or perhaps he'd been easy to persuade because he and Tig were planning on eating the baby dragon once they no longer needed it to make her feel jealous. Eating dragons was just the kind of thing Ellory expected from her weird cousin.
She started feeling uneasy the closer they got to the dragon. It was unlike Antigone to be so enthusiastic, so eager, even if the whole point was to make her feel jealous. While she was pulled by the one hand, the other slid inside her wand pocket — just in case.
"Where is it then?"
SET BY MJ
February 9, 2021 – 6:54 AM
Antigone Lestrange — Played by Olive
Tig gave her a prod forwards toward the mouth of the dragon, she had a second or two before the penny dropped and Ellory was likely to skitter away from the edge. She had the briefest moment of hesitation where she was torn between rushing at her and pushing her out with her bare hands instead of using magic but the latter was probably safer, that way she wasn't likely to be seen by anyone who might happen to be in the garden.
In one fluid motion she drew her wand and wordlessly sent a knockback jinx at Ellory.
| Ellory Lestrange | OUTFIT |
February 9, 2021 – 10:38 AM
Ellory Lestrange — Played by Soph
Ellory was growing impatient to meet the baby dragon. Something wasn't right...
A flash of panic and then—
She woke up in the grass. Someone was standing above her, evidently concerned. "What happened?" Ellory asked.
She had been lucky that someone had seen her fall off the dragon statue and cast a cushioning charm before she was met with an untimely death. Due to the shock, Ellory hadn't registered all that.
SET BY MJ
February 18, 2021 – 9:50 PM
Antigone Lestrange — Played by Olive
Tig had watched wide-eyed as Ellory actually fell out of the dragon. She'd have been more surprised if the spell had hit her and she hadn't fallen but it was different imagining such a thing than it was actually witnessing it for real. She'd wanted to peer over the edge to see where she'd landed, to admire her handiwork, but she caught herself after two steps. She couldn't afford to be seen at the top of the dragon, she also couldn't afford to be seen leaving the dragon and it would be incredibly difficult to check if the exit was clear from inside.
Short of miraculously finding an invisibility cloak her best option was to disapparate which is exactly what she did. As this was her house she could apparate directly into her own bedroom and quickly rejoin the party, hopefully before anyone found Ellory. As the adrenaline started to subside, Tig began to hope she hadn't actually killed Ellory. All she'd really wanted was to cause a miscarriage but if she was actually dead it would've been rather anticlimactic. It would also ruin her party if Ellory's corpse got in the way of the New Year fireworks. Maybe she shouldn't have pushed her out of the dragon, a flight of stairs in the servants quarters would have worked just as well - if not better - and been a great deal more private.
| Ellory Lestrange | OUTFIT |
