#corvus lestrange iv

[harbinger-0f-spring]

Children of Corvus IV

Zoë Kravitz as Leta Lestrange

Regé-Jean Page as Corvus Lestrange V

Georgina Campbell as Eglantine Lestrange II

In which Laurena lives...

[argentsnake]

As my first post here is the family tree of my MC, Ariel Argent.

He is Corvus Lestrange's (yes, that Corvus) bastard child.

CW: grooming, and Corvus Lestrange being a creep and a predator in general.

p.s. The origin story of my MC was somewhat inspired by a certain original character from the amazing fanfic series, Draco Malfoy and the Mirror of Ecidyrue . If you know you know. Ultimately the character is a product of how I play him in the game, but the fic is so beautiful it'd be a crime not to pay omage to it when it's the origin of this character.

Belle Argent • 1857 to 1881

Ariel's mother Belle was born in France in 1857 to a muggle family, who knew nothing about magic despite being descendants of a disowned Malfoy squib. That Malfoy was so hurt by his family's callousness he wanted nothing to do with them or the Wizarding world, and thus he took on the name Argent, and married a muggle, never mentioning the existence of magic to anyone.

He died before meeting his granddaughter, who ended up inheriting magic. However, Belle's parents were utterly terrified of magic, and fought to hide and supress their daughter's abilities, lest they be lynched or worse. When Belle was 12 things got so bad that she ran away from home. She bumped into one Corvus Lestrange, who at the time was focused on establishing himself in Paris. He was charmed by Belle's unique coloring, having Malfoy blonde hair and aqua eyes, and after learning about her parents Corvus decided to stipend Belle and sent her to Beauxbatons.

Corvus being Corvus, had immediately thought that if he were to wait for Belle to grow up and have child with her they'd be making the most beautiful and powerful Lestrange heir, and so began his years long attempt to seduce his ward.

And indeed, when Belle graduated at the age of 17 she had already fallen in love with Corvus, and it took only a year for her to become pregnant and have their child. Corvus had already been convinced that it'd be a son, but thought that if it was a girl they'd have plenty of time to try again. But when Ariel was born it seemed that he was neither. He was born with an intersex condition, that at the time in the 1800s was barely understood. Seeing this Corvus was enraged. He changed completely from a loving man to having fits of rage, and discarding Belle and her newborn child with the words "That is no child of mine." He warned Belle that should he ever even hear about the two of them threatning his legacy they would regret it.

Corvus had never married Belle, because he'd wanted to be sure she could actually deliver him the heir he already then desired. This made it very simple for Belle to disappear, to nurse her child and her wounds elsewhere. She was understandably shocked, and the more time passed the more horrified of Corvus she became, seeing only in hindsight what a monster he was. For a few years she remained in Paris as an assistant in a small flower shop. Her affinity with herbology made her a 'miracle worker' among muggles, and that secured her a small salary. It wasn't nearly enough.

Growing more fearful that Corvus would come for her and her little child every day, Belle scrounged up enough savings for a boat ride to London, where she planned to raise Ariel in anonymity, safely away from France. Returning to her parents was never an option, she viewed them as bad as Corvus. Once they arrived in London Belle finally changed her and Ariel's family name to her mother's maiden name, Argent. It was another layer of subterfuge to hide them from Corvus, and perhaps some small part of her yearned for her old family, the way she remembered it being before she manifested magic. But never once did Belle loathe magic itself, despite being mistreated by both wizards and muggles alije for it. She always made sure that Ariel knew what a gift magic was, convinced that Ariel would some day receive that gift as well.

In the meanwhile, in London Belle managed to get a job at an herbalist's shop located in Diagon Alley. Again, the old shopkeep couldn't pay her much, but Belle was greatful for him anyway. She began making some rarer types of potions on the side, not all strictly legal, for extra money, and still found the time to teach Ariel as much about magic as she could. When he began to walk she made the decision to raise Ariel as a boy, since that would be most convenient for him, and from Ariel's perspective all this was quite normal.

The quality of Belle's potions garnered her a reputation as a skilled and discreet potions master, and her clientele began to include some more shady characters in the mix. She couldn't afford to turn anyone away, so she simply made sure to keep her potions work away from Ariel. She could afford her own small workshop, and while she was at work a kindly widowed neighbour took care of Ariel, sometimes along with the widow's two hrandchildren.

Then, when Ariel was 6 years old and walking down Knockturn alley, for Belle needed to get some ingredients for a client's potion, a young man accosted them on the street. He pulled Belle into a cramped alley, and began to argue with Belle about something Ariel never understood. He later thought that what happened that day had been a robbery gone wrong. One second his mother was pushing him roughly out of the alley, the next there was a green light, and his mother's limp body fell on top of him.

Ariel Argent • 1881 to 1890

After his mother's death Ariel was sent to an orphanage in muggle London. He escaped many times, trying to find the magical world of Diagon Alley that was so different from his new home, but he never succeeded. The other children thought he was crazy whenever he spoke of magic, so Ariel stopped speaking of magic. They thought he looked weird, with his aqua eyes and pale blond hair that curled wildly in thick ringlets, and his otherwise Asian features. Whenever the orphanage's matron tried to tame his hair or cut it it would grow back overnight, so instead she began putting it up in a bun and told Ariel to wear a hat.

By the time Ariel was 12 he well and truly loathed the orphanage, and he was becoming desperate, waiting for a Hogwarts entrance letter that never came. For all intents and purposes he was a muggle. But Ariel was convinced that just as his mother always promised, he would someday get his magic. In that belief he tried to write letters to Hogwarts, telling them as much, but he had never seen an owl in muggle London, and had no idea what adress he should direct the letters to, so he just wrote "to Hogwarts" on the envelopes and hoped for the best.

By the time he was 14 Ariel had perfected the art of sneaking out of the orphanage, and finally, one evening as he was walking around London he noticed a woman wearing a delightful green pointed hat, with a miserable looking taxidermy rat adorning it, enter what looked to be just a piece of brick wall. But looking at it again Ariel could see a faint blue glow, which revealed the door to The Leaky Cauldron. Ariel made it as far as the enchanted brick wall, the entrance to Diagon Alley, when he realised in order to open that path he would have to perform magic. And he could not do that.

Defeated, he made his way back inside the Cauldron, and sulked around, but still. Even just seeing the decidedly unmuggle fashion of the patrons brought back memories of his childhood surrounded by magic.

In the coming days Ariel spent almost every day hanging around in The Leaky Cauldron, occasionally striking up a conversation with a curious and slightly tipsy customer. And it was one of those days, that Ariel was spotted by the widow who used to take care of him. She was so surprised to see him she nearly screamed, because she had thought the boy had been killed with his mother. Finding him alive after all this time made a weight she hadn't known was there lift from her shoulders, and she scrambled to introduce herself to the now teenaged boy. Ariel only remembered the woman vaguely, but was practically starving to hear every detail about his mother's life the woman could share.

"I'm afraid it's all too little. Belle was such a quiet girl, private. I always got the feeling se was desperate to disappear. Oh! But now I remember! Before they cleaned out your apartment I managed to find a diary of some sort. I assumed it was your mother's, and I hoped I'd find some clue as to what happened, maybe who did it in there. But she'd enchanted it shut, clever girl. The pages are all empty, but I'm sure there's more to it than just an empty book. You should have it. Maybe you can figure it out."

Thus Ariel was given his mother's mysterious diary, and it became his mission to crack it.

He was off to a poor start, having no magic of his own, but he made a valiant effort. He continued meeting with the widower as well, and together they pondered on the book. The old woman became an invaliable resource to Ariel, being a way to access Diagon Alley. She suggested to Ariel that he was probably a squib, though she was sorry to say it, but Ariel remained firm in that his mother's promise would come true. He was a wizard. It took them a month for Ariel to realise, that perhaps the diary wasn't so much enchanted, as the ink was. Mother had spent all her days brewing potions after all, and the other day Ariel had read about substances used in potions to make invisivibility. The two then turned their focus on agents used to counter such ingredients, and managed to come up with a solution that, when rubbed against the diary pages, would make writing slowly appear in a coppery color.

The diary was Belle's record of her history, from her parents to Corvus to moving to London, and all the people she got to know there. In the last pages Belle had written a warning for Ariel, having felt watched lately, seeing much of the same stange faces. She had never wanted Ariel to know about his father, or have anything to do with the Lestrange family, but she felt that if something were to happen to her she would need to warn her son to stay away from them. That if he didn't it was likely they would have him killed, as it was likely that were she to die under unnatural circumstances the culprit would be the same.

After reading this passage all at once, Ariel was so distraught he caused multiple explosions all around him, wrecking the old woman's house. Luckily no one was hurt, but after cleaning up the damage both of them were grimfaced. The only good that came out of that day was Ariel's newfound fervour to get into Hogwarts. This time when he wrote his letter it reached its recipient, and Ariel was accepted into Hogwarts as a 5th year.

[dragoneyes618]

It was Clarisse Lestrange, née Tremblay, who named Leta, after marrying Corvus IV and finding out that her three-month-old stepdaughter had not yet been named. She thought Leta sounded nice, and a little bit like her own mother's name, Leonie.

[churami-nakahara]

Nastya Zhidkova as Florence Ops Eglantine Scamander (nee Lestrange) (b. 1897)

Short Background; Florence was born in 1897, to parents Corvus Lestrange IV and his mistress Ops Terra Gaunt. It was clear from the start she was considered a freak by her father for her albinism making her self conscious about her appearance for years.

Florence was the third daughter among her other 5 siblings [Seraphina Minette Gage (nee Lestrange), Leta Lestrange, Phoebus Corvus Lestrange. Corvus Lestrange V and Adorabella Clarisse Rosier (nee Lestrange)]

In 1935 she became a Scamander after marrying her husband Theseus Scamander who had been her older sister Leta's fiance; the two went on to have their oldest son Achilles Newton Scamander in 1940 followed by their daughter Leta Clarisse Scamander in 1951.

[queerrebelbitch]

Lilith Lestrange, my hogwarts legacy MC! I absolutely adore her and want somewhere to share her and her backstory. I've been doing my best to keep everything about her within the canon of the wizarding world, but since I wanted her to come from a known bloodline, there are things that conflict a bit.. but hopefully that's okay and you'll like her as well!

Lilith Lestrange, a pure-blood Slytherin girl. She has long black hair that she keeps in a low bun and emerald green eyes. She's very proper in how she carries herself due to her strict upbringing, but she's also very witty and sarcastic. However she also has a lot of self doubt and wants to help anyone she can in order to prove her self and earn people's approval. She usually wears her school uniform with a long grey skirt, a green ribbon around her neck and the diamond pattern green blazer. Often times skipping her cloak entirely. She was thought to be a squib for a long time, much to her father’s disdain, as her magic didn't show itself until she turned 15. Her father, Corvus Lestrange IV, had never revealed to her who her mother is, only that she was a pure-blood witch and that he had made sure to "aquire" Lilith after her birth. Due to this, she would be homeschooled and more or less hidden away until she got her hogwarts letter to start in her 5th year. Her closest friends are Ominis Gaunt and Sebastian Sallow. Lilith and Ominis had a lot in common, both having been their families’ black sheep, the one that didn't belong and didn't agree to the use of dark magic and unforgivable curses.

[marvol0]

OUTSIDER || A Rabastan Lestrange Series

Synopsis: When the truth comes out about the future inside the walls of Hogwarts, on the first night back in 1977, what will happen for those involved with the chaos that ensued?

Secrets outed, Lies revealed and true intentions determined.

Warnings: Watching the movies, not canon compliant, fem!Regulus Black x Rabastan Lestrange, OC Atlas Corvus Lestrange belongs to me.

Status: Ongoing (13.08.23–?)

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

…

[sallow-gaunt]

Angrboða Lestrange (OC)

For anyone curious, Angrboða is my Hogwarts Legacy OC for the purpose of this playthrough!

Etymology: Angrboða is the name of a jötunn in Norse mythology. In Norse legend, she is the mate of Loki and the "mother of monsters"; Fenrir the wolf, the Midgard serpent Jörmungandr, and the ruler of the dead Hel. The Old Norse name Angrboða has been translated as 'the one who brings grief', 'she-who-offers-sorrow', or 'harm-bidder'. The first element is related to the English word "anger", but means "sorrow" or "regret" in Old Norse. The second element "boða" is cognate with the English word bode as in "this does not bode well". Angrboða is also the name of one of Saturn's moons.

Nicknames: Bodhi, Boda

Birthdate: 13th January 1875

Blood-Status: Pure-Blood

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Biography

Angrboða was born in 1875 to the wealthy Lestrange family, an ancient and wealthy pure-blood family that originated in France but has branches in Great Britain. Her parents were Corvus (III) and Eglantine Lestrange, and she had an older brother who was eight years older than her who was named after their father, Corvus (IV).

As a child, Angrboða didn’t seem to show any signs of magical power, much to the disgust of her parents who despised the idea that their daughter was a Squib; the only reason they didn’t rid themselves of her is because of the Lestrange family motto, “Corvus oculum corvi non eruit” - “a crow will not pull out the eye of another crow”, representing how members of the family will not turn their backs on each other. Still, the shame of having what they thought was a Squib for a daughter made them try to hide her away, and many people - including many of their own family - didn’t even know that they had a daughter. As a result, Angrboða was not included on the Lestrange family tree that would later be found by her niece, Corvus’ daughter Leta, at the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris in 1927.

Growing up, Angrboða tried hard to show her family that she wasn’t useless - that even if she didn’t have magical abilities, she would still worth something to them. It was to no avail, of course; her family despised muggles, muggle-borns and Squibs, and the fact she didn’t appear to have any abilities meant she was completely loathsome to them. Over time, Angrboða developed a love of reading and writing, pastimes that she spent hours doing when locked away in her room or trying to hide from her brother, who quickly developed a penchant for practicing certain spells on her - he never did it in front of their parents, but she knew that they were aware and simply chose to turn a blind eye to it.

Angrboða’s magical abilities only began to show when she was fifteen, and she was both surprised and overjoyed to learn that she was not a Squib after all - she had thought that perhaps her parents might then care for her, that her brother might apologise for bullying and mocking her all those years… but the damage was already done. Of course her parents weren’t going to forbid her from attending Hogwarts, of course she would attend now, but they made it clear that it changed nothing: she would always be a disappointment to them, and nothing she did would ever change that. Still, a small part of her hoped that they might change their minds if she proved herself to them, if she showed them how good a witch she could be.

Other Things

Boggart: Spiders (she's about to have a REALLY bad year)

Wand: Dogwood with Dragon Heartstring, 13 inches and pliant

Favourite Class(es): Care of Magical Creatures, Defence Against the Dark Arts

Least Favourite Class(es): Divination (sorry Professor Onai!), History of Magic (but only because it's delivered in such a dry and dull way - she might like it if it was delivered in a better way)

Favourite Magical Creatures: NIFFLERS. They're little thieves and she adores the absolute fucking shit out of them. She loves all magical creatures except Acromantulas fuck those assholes and if she could, she'd totally try to put a dragon in one of her vivariums.

[exmachina2014]

Corvus Lestrange the 4th really hit the lottery on the "World's Nastiest Motherfucker"

Rapist - had Laurena Kama bear a child of his while having her under the influence of the Imperius Curse? ✅

Kidnapper - had Lorena brainwashed to leave her family to be with him just because he "desired her"? ✅

Misogynist - hated his daughter for not having been born a man, has a freakin family tree where the female members are basically nameless and nothing but pretty objects - in addition to fuckin kidnapping a woman away from her family and leaving her to die when she gives birth? ✅

Probably only saw his son Corvus the 5th as an extension of himself and as an heir of the Lestrange family? ✅

[adamamike]

anyway FUCK CORVUS LESTRANGE IV.

[nifflersgelt]

And it definitely was a racial issue.

Also, having Laurena die in childbirth? Not a great choice given how high maternal mortality rates are for black women in the US! (I know that JKR is British but a large portion of the market for this film is in America.)

CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD SPOILERS

JKR really went and wrote a whole ass movie wherein her Jewish witch character, Queenie, decided to sympathize with and join wizard hitler who suggests he can stop the real life Holocaust but also in order to do so, he needs to commit another holocaust and only keep some non-magic users alive as slaves. despite being in love with a “no-maj” and being able to fucking read minds, Queenie thinks following this guy could help her out somehow. 

Truly, what the ever loving fuck. 

[was-wicked]

Tag Drop

Because apparently mine got deleted (sigh)

[partxilos-blog]

me: [thinks about how corvus must've felt when he sent lil corvus away and never saw him again]

me, softly: fuck

[dragoneyes618]

Leta's father purposely sent his son to Mary Lou, figuring that Yusuf Kama would never suspect that young Corvus was in the care of a magic-hater, and that he would come retrieve him once it was safe. Only, when he came to get his son back, Credence was there instead.

[churami-nakahara]

Hannah Dodd as Adorabella 'Dora' Clarisse Rosier (nee Lestrange) (1901-1998)

Short Background; Dora was born in 1901, with her older twin brother Corvus Lestrange V to parents Corvus Lestrange IV and Clarisse Lestrange (nee Tremblay).

Dora was the youngest of 5 siblings [Seraphina Minette Gage (nee Lestrange), Leta Lestrange, Florence Scamander (nee Lestrange) and Phoebus Corvus Lestrange].

In 1946 she became a Rosier after marrying her husband Marcellus Sulien Rosier; the two went on to have their oldest son Evan in 1958, with their twins Lycidas "Luci" and Pandora "Dory" Rosier then 9 years after the twins they had their youngest Felix Rosier.

[eveneechan]

Antis and dudebros keep telling that Tina only have 2 scenes (including scene of her photo inside Newt's case) blah blah

But now it's proven how their "sources" are wrong

We already have 3 DIFFERENT SCENES OF TINA

Now the question is why she didn't have poster? Why her wand didn't even appear in wand list fbtsod?

Meanwhile back then,

Gnarlack & Irma only have 1 scene, but they can have character poster individually/group

Skender & Corvus Lestrange IV also only has 1 scene, but they can have their wand in CoG merch

So, what makes Tina didn't have it all now? She even at least have 3 SCENES in different place/time and not just 1 scene!