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Congratulations Nat!

Your application for Lucius Malfoy has been accepted. So excited to be getting more former/ex/reformed(?) Death Eaters around. Be careful, too—Death isn’t resting so easy these days and how’d you’d feel about the people who tried to ‘Eat’ you?

Please look to the checklist for the next steps and reach out if you have any questions!

OUT OF CHARACTER

NAME & PRONOUNS: Nat | She/her/hers

TIMEZONE: EST

ACTIVITY LEVEL: Better than initially expected?? Available 3/7 days a week most days. Working full-time M-F and taking two classes so that may change but I should be able to maintain that 3/7 days for the time being.

ANYTHING ELSE: N/A besides me going hi, I would (happy) CRY at the setup of Lucius and Narcissa needing to like… rebuild trusting each other and that sort of stuff after nearly losing their son. I freaking adore that ship but am under the impression some sort of fallout had to happen between Lucius coming back from Azkaban, Voldemort living in their home, passing, and realizing they were on the wrong side of things.

CHARACTER DETAILS

NAME: Lucius Abraxas Malfoy

BIRTHDATE: September 18, 1954

DEATHDATE: N/A

GENDER, PRONOUNS, and SEXUALITY: Male, he/him/his, demisexual - where that was not a term that was used while growing up, Lucius would say he is straight. He simply didn’t find people attractive in the traditional sense of being able to check someone out and be like “damn I’d tap that.” It was a little more difficult for him since he needed to get to know someone on an emotional level before allowing things to get physical or sexual.

BLOOD STATUS: Pureblood

HOUSE ALUMNI: Slytherin

OCCUPATION: Owner - Malfoy Apothecary When overly stressed, Lucius can be found working at the Malfoy Apothecary. Either stocking shelves or working on organizing the storeroom. He tries to avoid working the register since he isn’t looking for confrontation at the moment.

FACECLAIM: Alexander Skarsgård

CHARACTER BACKGROUND

POSTBELLUM

Lucius is a shadow of himself. Still proud and sticking to the few friends and family members he has left, but less confident when it comes to letting his voice be heard. His dark mark serves as a mark of shame — his father encouraged him to take it and his supporting the Dark Lord’s ideals turned into his own son taking on the mark. His biggest regret thus far was his stint in Azkaban. Draco took the mark during that time and he got out of prison and was hit with the news that his father passed away, his son was marked because of his actions, and the Dark Lord was using his manor as headquarters.

The war served as a reminder that family was the most important thing in his life. There were several times leading up to (and during) the second war where he truly feared he would lose his wife, his son, or both of them. Having made it out without losing either of them was a blessing. He considers himself truly lucky to have had his small family come out without loss. The trauma and impact of a year spent fearing for his life and the wellbeing of his wife and son left him rather shaken. His ideals were challenged and he was forced to give up his wand, stuck at the Dark Lord’s side with no way out.

Although a few years have passed since the war, Lucius still has nightmares. He is riddled with guilt after what his son and wife were put through and fears what will happen if his father, Bellatrix, or the Dark Lord comes out of the veil. Defecting was unthinkable during the first war and the second resulted in his sucking up his pride and shifting his focus on getting his son and wife out alive.

The war may be over but he knows there is a target on his back. One wrong step, and it could be a reason for people to believe they made a mistake in not making him return to Azkaban.

PERSONALITY

What are they good at? What do they struggle with? What are their strengths and weaknesses?

Lucius is good at lying his way out of trouble. A keen mind and a sharp tongue left him with several friends in the Ministry. It gave him the ability to be in the know about everything without needing to actively hold a job there. He is incredibly family-oriented. One look from his wife is all it takes to get him to rethink speaking out of turn or behaving foolishly. Lucius can speak French, Italian and Latin. He is a skilled piano player and occasionally sings but that is usually only done in his wife’s presence.

Traits:

— Arrogant: This trait is a struggle for Lucius since his opinion of believing he was better than everyone got him into more trouble than it was worth. He is working on downplaying his arrogance but still has the habit of turning up his nose at certain people (Arthur Weasley). He prides in his appearance and has dropped a lot of money on clothes, hair supplies, and making sure he has a decent skincare routine.

— Wily: Lucius has a sharp tongue. His arrogance and money allowed him to wiggle his way into a high ranking position at the Ministry before he married. He is a skilled liar and will do whatever it takes to get his thoughts across.

— Family oriented: At this point, family is all Lucius has left. There is a lot of guilt surrounding that trait since he nearly got everyone killed but he is using it as an excuse to grow and learn from his mistakes.

— Cowardly: Lucius dislikes getting his hands dirty. It is easier to play as puppet master and have others take the fall for his actions or ideas. Although a death eater, he seldom got his hands dirty. Torturing was his specialty but anything that came with the risk of getting another person’s blood on him left him talking someone else into doing the dirty work for him.

— Well-spoken: Lucius’s parents wanted the Malfoy heir to be a positive reflection on the family. They hired a tutor to come in and work with Lucius from a young age. Any sort of stammering and stuttering were quickly discouraged. He was taught simple coping mechanisms for his feelings since bottling them up left him prone to exploding and not being able to watch his tongue when everything became too much. He prides in being articulate and has an eloquent way of writing.

— Ex-Elitist: Abraxas Malfoy made sure his son knew purebloods were on top. Lucius was taught that at a young age and only recently realized that way of thinking was wrong. Although able to keep his thoughts to himself, he is struggling to come to terms with unlearning the beliefs he was raised with and carried for the majority of his life.

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FAMILY

Lucius is the only son of Abraxas Malfoy and Katerina Malfoy née Selwyn. His mother passed away when he was five years old. Things were just him, his father, and the occasional woman Abraxas kept for company. Having never remarried and having blamed the birth of his son on weakening his wife’s health caused Abraxas to keep Lucius at a distance. The boy spent more time with house-elves and nannies than with him. They were only ever seen together forcing the image of a happy family at pureblood gatherings.

Abraxas had strict expectations of his son. Lucius was required to learn several languages (French and Italian among his favorites), instruments, and show he understood his father’s values from a young age. He wasn’t given much of a chance to be with other children so Hogwarts came as a bit of a shock. One letter home from a professor about his behavior and a howler back in response was all it took to ensure Lucius didn’t do anything to bring shame to the family.

He took the dark mark as a teenager and thought little of it outside of knowing it was something that would make his father proud. Although proud, Abraxas only ever showed contempt for his son. He feared the young man would get cocky and do something to get himself killed before he got the chance to prove himself.

Draco is Lucius’s pride and joy. He is of the belief he and Narcissa couldn’t have created a more perfect child. While he would have appreciated having a sibling for Draco it wasn’t in their cards. Narcissa is currently the only person Lucius would trust with his life. (Severus Snape would have been a close second if he hadn’t gotten killed.) He loves his wife and son dearly and regrets the situation the family was put into. If given a chance he would have never taken the mark in the first place. There’s no way of changing that though so treading carefully to avoid risking conflict has been his best approach at mending the uneasiness he gets when thinking about what he put his wife and son through.

HISTORY

Family proved to be the most important part of Lucius’s life. His marriage to Narcissa made it clear he is absolutely smitten with his wife. He trusts her with his life and she has seen him at his weakest points. The stint in Azkaban left him fearing she would leave him but she stayed at his side. Whether this was to save face for Draco or her assuming he would eventually do the right thing is beyond him. He hasn’t had it in him to ask why. At his lowest points, he can be found questioning why she stayed with him and doing small actions to make it known he is indebted to her for putting up with the ridiculousness that nearly got the whole family killed.

Pre-war of ‘98 involved Lucius planning moves for the death eaters once Voldemort returned. Before that, his focus was on his wife and his son, appreciating the little life they made for themselves. Lucius was close to Lord Voldemort and considered himself one of the most trusted of the death eaters until he lost the prophecy. To add insult to injury, he was arrested and spent several months in Azkaban for his blunder. Returning from jail came with the shock of learning his son took the mark and Lord Voldemort claimed his manor as headquarters. A lot of unspeakable things happened and his life spiraled to a point where he felt as though he was no longer in control. It left him paranoid and extra jumpy, turning into a submissive shell of the man that once oozed confidence and a better-than-everyone sense of self-esteem.

OOC EXPLORATION

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO?

I’ll be honest — I’m trash for Lucissa. There is something about the two that makes that ship one of my favorites. On a non-ship related note: I want to see Lucius face his demons — people challenging his ideals and/or using his past against him, him feeling guilty over Severus having died, etc.

ANYTHING ELSE?

Headcanon wise, I’m going to be working with Lucius having chopped his hair off shortly after the war ended. He’ll be claiming losing his locks was his turning a new leaf but it was definitely because it reminded him of past decisions and had thinned out from the amount of stress he was under. He currently has no plans of growing it back to its old length.

As a note, I don’t view the Malfoy family as having gone out of their way to abuse/mistreat their son. Perhaps indirectly from Lucius’s end since his own upbringing wasn’t ideal, but my version of him doesn’t involve him going “let me do what my dad did to me to you.” I also do not support Cursed Child’s erasure of Lucius and Narcissa running around wandless in search of their son in Deathly Hallows and Lucius coming out of that not wanting to change his ways/hating on his child’s spouse. While I know the epilogue/cursed child isn’t considered canon for this group it’s still me just wanting my opinion of nah we’re having a Lucius that’s trying to learn from his mistakes out in the open.

https://lusciousviper.tumblr.com is the original Lucius I played. It’ll be interesting taking him on about fifteen years older than the age I am used to playing him at but I’m happy to take that challenge.

https://iheardaboutit.tumblr.com/ mock blog

EXTRA FOR NON-BIO CHARACTERS

CHARACTER CONTRIBUTION

He’s fallen from grace. Lucius nearly lost everything to the second war. He is attempting to learn from his mistakes and that unlearning is taking more patience than he was aware he had. The second war left him well aware that his wife and son were the most important parts of his life. Losing them was practically unthinkable to a point where he would have given his own life up for the sake of ensuring Draco and Narcissa survived.

Where Lucius was very active with officials in the ministry and had a high societal standing, this leaves him open to having countless friends and enemies. I assume there are several people that may be skeptical of his having avoided jail time and all too eager to prove their suspicions right.

PRESENT

Having taken in a ward has left Lucius a little concerned about the returned. Thankfully, it happens to be his wife’s youngest cousin but that has done little in easing his nerves. He knows little about Regulus outside of the rumors that spread when the young death eater went missing and never returned. It isn’t necessarily a problem but he doesn’t know what he’ll do if Bellatrix, his father, or someone worse comes out of the veil. He’s taken to working at the family’s apothecary as a way of keeping busy but there is only so much work that can be done before he runs out of things to do.

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“I’m sorry, did you say Regulus?” Lucius quirked a brow at his wife, the look of disbelief planted firmly across his face. There had only been rumors about the returned — the stray whisper from the few trusted acquaintances he had back at the ministry. Nothing about anyone of relation to him or his wife coming through. “And they are expecting us to…” He trailed off when his wife fixed him with a look. The nonverbal eyebrow raise was enough to make it clear her cousin would be staying with them. His opinion on the matter was useless since there was no room for him to have a say— wasn’t his cousin and attempting to stay in his wife’s good graces. “Whatever you say, love,” He sighed. “We have space. I just wish we knew what accepting him into the home would entail. You know, he tried leaving and the rumors were the dark lord went—” He trailed off after another look from his wife. “Right, right. I won’t be mentioning that to him in person.”

#prioriacceptance #lucius malfoy

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