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hw; event 19 - masquerade ball

once again we have an extremely long plotting and starter call combo from jodie! hello friends! welcome to my plotting call for hidden's 19th event! you'll find each of my character's outfits on their names so if you fancy being nosy, which I've been doing to everyone else hehe, that's where you'll find them!

please hit the heart on this post and I'll come into your dms and we can plot out some stuff - I have some characters I might want to cause some chaos on and some that are down for just chill plots - but if you'd like to plot, you know where the heart is! as soon as this has been posted, I'll be messaging everyone who I'm paried with for a blind date if there hasn't already been a message sent! dw, I will be sliding into ur dms shortly! hehe!

starters are capped at five per character to begin with, if needed, I may do a random starter call in the discord or just individual starter calls! but as usual - please let me know who you'd like one for & pls be specific! also pls don't request more than four starters!!

anakin skywalker ,, going with padme amidala

anakin's never been a fan of big parties, but he's here for padme and padme alone. can't let his wife come to a party without her former jedi husband. is trying to ignore everything that's happened lately and ignoring how he's been feeling about himself by spending the night with padme, may even be convinced to dance if he's had enough to drink.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting (with padme) || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 3 / 5 )

obi wan kenobi, padme amidala, ahsoka tano

astraea illen ,, going alone

astraea isn't a big fan of parties, but loves wearing a fancy dress so, she's attending. it means there's a chance at some chaos and she loves that. will be drinking and mostly sticking to the sides of the party - isn't much of a dancer, but might indulge in one or two if they're asked by someone interesting.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

helly riggs

azula ,, set up on a blind date (nyssa solo)

azula is used to parties, esp since she's a princess back home, but the whole blind date thing is so out of her comfort zone - but she's somewhat excited about the whole thing. to wear a pretty dress and have a good time at a party without being held to the standards she was before. will probs explore a little and maybe dance as well. azula doesn't really know how to have fun because of her upbringing, so this is all sort of new to her.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 2 / 5 )

verosika mayday, toph beifong

ben solo ,, going with ariana dupont

the kids are with a babysitter for the night and ben is going to use the night to spend with his fiance without there being any interruptions - have some adult time while having adult juice lmaooo (no more solo babies tho, yall are safe). is also going to be slightly on edge because of what's been happening with his family lately, but he's attempting to avoid that in order to have a good night.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 2 / 5 )

jaina solo, ariana dupont

cami o'connell ,, going alone

cami currently is unaware and still a vampire - so no emotions cami hehe. she's here for a good time, not a long time tbh. came to just be nosy, if she's really being honest - might cause some chaos - so if someone wants to become a lil snack then we can plot that hehe. will probs be dancing too, despite being a vampire, she loves the mundane things of parties, like dancing and getting drunk. will maybe leave with someone if she finds them interesting enough.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 3 / 5 )

jane, drusilla keeble, elijah mikaelson

dorian havilliard ,, going with manon blackbeak

mans is so used to parties and things like this, he's a king and was a prince before that - and it's an excuse for him to walk around with his scary girlfriend on his arm so win-win for dorian. will probably sneak away at points to just explore around, could also be convinced to dance as well tbh. just really wants to have a good night without anything happening.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting (just with manon) || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

manon blackbeak

eros vane, going alone

eros loves a good party! any occasion they can get to wear something fancy and cause a little trouble is an amazing night to him. will be drinking and dancing, also probs exploring around to see what's around. will also be open to causing a little bit of chaos, mans thrives on that sort of thing. will also talk to pretty much anyone, so be aware, they are a massive yapper - even more so with a drink in them hehe.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 2 / 5 )

angel dust, zoe rivas

fen riorson ,, going alone

mans was a duke, so he's used to parties like these - but he's just recently alive again and seeing his wife again. will probably be sticking to the sides of the room and leaving as soon as he possibly can. unless something interesting happens or something happens with his family, he won't stick around for the full night.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

lilith sorrengail

fern bishop ,, going alone

fern still isn't 100% and really didn't want to come to this ball - but she loves a pretty dress and wants to annoy her siblings now she realises that they're real and not part of her imagination. will probably be getting drunk to take the edge off and will probs be dancing, big rip to anyone who she forces to dance with her! will also be wandering around to look at everything too.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 3 / 5 )

usagi tsukino, nora bishop, marley bishop

helaena targaryen ,, set up on a blind date (erica reyes)

helaena managed to find a babysitter for the night to watch her children and is determined to have a good time. signed up for a blind date and doesn't really know what it is tbh? girlie has been sheltered and lived in basically medieval times, so she's kind of clueless. will be wandering around looking at things and will probably talk to anyone who talks to her and maybe even dance too.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 3 / 5 )

myrcella baratheon, erica reyes, baela targaryen

imogen cardulo ,, going with garrick tavis

imogen hates parties, but is actually determined to have a good time despite the fancy get up they're wearing. will be making garrick dance with her and will probably dance with friends too if she's bullied into it enough. will be getting drunk (sorry gar, ur gf is gonna need carried home). will be avoiding anyone from work like the plague (that means you violet), esp after the incident where she almost murdered a cadet oops.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting (with garrick) || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

garrick tavis

jiang cheng ,, going with wen qing

jiang cheng is not entirely looking forward to this - but he's here and glad that he asked wen qing to come with him. he's not really one for parties, so will probably stick to the sides of the room, unless he's forced to dance or explore the exhibits. he's hoping that there's not anything going on this time around, he doesn't want any chaos.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 0 / 5 )

none atm.

kirei monsula ,, going with omega (they're just besties)

is kirei old enough to be getting drunk? no but that's not gonna stop them (sorry mom) asked omega to come to the ball with her, this isn't a date tho, friends just ask other friends to be their dates! just wants to have a funky fresh time tbh, will be dancing and exploring to see what fun things there are to see. will be taking photos will all of their fam and friends, so you'll probs be dragged into a drunk selfie or two (maybe five).

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 4 / 5 )

omega archeron, elira monsula, hunter, kaiden monsula

lehabah ,, set up on a blind date (ryden varek)

lehabah isn't entierly sure of the purpose of all of this? but she's got a petty dress on and is happy about that! signed up for a blind date because of the fun of it, will probably not shut up all night (sorry ryden). will probably get a lil drunk and dance the night away, so if you're down for a drunk fire sprite, lele is ur gal.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 2 / 5 )

fitzwilliam darcy, bryce quinlan

lucien vanserra ,, going with elain archeron

they aren't much a fan of parties, but lucien is here for elain. he'll indulge in dances with her and will chat to mostly anyone. will be wandering around to explore the museum to see what it has to offer. but other than that, he'll be spending time with his wife and friends - hoping that there's nothing going to happen.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

elain archeron

mira sorrengail ,, going alone (but if ya see them leaving with a certain person, no you didn't)

mira's used to parties, they're the daughter of a general so it's a given that she's been to a few formal parties over the years. but mira hates all of this, does not want to be at a big party rn - but at least she's wearing a pretty dress. may or may not also have a few daggers hiding on their person. they're probs going to be getting drunk to avoid having to deal with any family or ex-girlfriend dramas. will be wandering around to look at the exhibits as well tbh.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting (mostly with kat, or are they fighting?) || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

abby anderson

nesta archeron ,, set up on a blind date (ghost)

nesta loves parties and will take any chance that she can get to dance - be it with someone or just on her own, she doesn't care. will also be getting drunk. signed up for a blind date for a joke when she was drunk but will probably slip away as soon as it's polite to do so she can find people she knows. maybe nesta will get her memories back, who knows - feyre, elain, come bother her a bit!

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 2 / 5 )

elain archeron, feyre archeron

penelope ,, going alone (will be wooing her husband)

penelope is still confused about whatever this place is and is really pissed that her husband still doesn't remember her! so she'll be spending the night probably trying to woo him and bring back his memories. but she'll also be wandering around learning what she can about this place and probably mingling. she's used to these kinds of things, she's a queen and was a princess before that, so a little party never bothered her.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting (with her husband) || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

tabitha hayes

sarra palpatine ,, going alone

sarra isn't much in the mood for a party, but she's going to save face and to make sure her children are okay. will probably be chatting to people and exploring around. will be having a drink, but won't be getting drunk - could also be convinced to dance. will mostly be people watching and wandering around to look at things.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

sion palpatine

sawyer henrick ,, going alone

has no idea what's going on? but he's just happy to be there with his friends with no chaos going on tbh. will probably be sticking to the sides of the room or just chatting with people, doesn't know how much of a dancer he'll be bcs of his leg (he's got a prosthetic leg), so will be staying away from dancing - will probs explore as well, since he's new to the city.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 4 / 5 )

carlos garcia, violet sorrengail, faye chamberlain, jesinia neilwart

tairn ,, going alone (will be wooing his wife)

tairn could not care less about this party, he's used to being a dragon, so anything that a human would enjoy is still lost on him. he's only here to make sure his human doesn't do something stupid - looking at you vi, he knows what you're like, don't try it. will also be attempting to find his wife again, since she has no idea who he is and is with someone else - be warned he can breathe fire still, sorry not sorry for the light char xaden.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || brooding in the corner || flirting (with his wife, who's forgotten him) || looking for an out || chaos || keeping his idiot human out of trouble

owed starters ;; ( 3 / 5 )

abby anderson, andarna, sgaeyl

winter celchu ,, set up on a blind date (bubbles utonium)

winter forgot that she'd even signed up for the blind date, isn't exactly enthusiastic about the whole idea of a ball - but if there's one thing winter is good at it's pretending things are fine. will probably be polite to whoever the date is but get away as soon as she can. she's not really in the mood for dancing, but could probably be convinced. will be getting drunk and forgetting about all of the shit her family are doing rn.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

owed starters ;; ( 1 / 5 )

bubbles utonium

[mishkakagehishka]

But i love this CG so much. Poor guy just wanted to have some tea, and instead he was being confronted about porn found in his room. Right in front of his croissant.

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Me: yeah Death of a Bachelor is a very Felix song but that's the only LL-p!atd connection I'm making I'm not going back into that brainrot

Brain: ok but doesn't the transition from This is Gospel to Emperor's New Clothes remind you of Rime

Ough esp the "If you love me let me go" part,, Rime comforting Felix as he dies in his arms, except Felix DOESN'T let go. We don't know much about afterlife in Astraea but I can imagine the Emperor's New Clothes intro where Rime was supposed to head towards wherever it is that that heros were meant to go, only for Felix's necromancy attempts to snatch him back into the void, and thus begins Rime's corruption,,

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HI I REALLY ADORE UR LL DRAWINGS the way u draw is so :((( cute im so obssessed,, what are ur feelings about rime/thoughts on rime/felix/mc since its such a popular ship rn?

I'm mostly mono so its not my cup of tea personally!! But I DEF love how complex the whole relationship (romantic or platonic or love corner/triangle-y) between felix, MC and Rime.

I feel for each and every one of them and their specific struggles to romance (AT LEAST my iwn interpretation of MC because I sometimes find the LL mc extremely slappable in a non sexy way)

Felix's ritual seemingly failing is a v important point on my own hcs because I think that experiencing loss for the second time is what really allows him to finally grieve properly and let go of his unresolved feelings for Rime; since it put the nail on the coffin on how Rime would really never be back.

For my MC, they immediately caught on that the ritual was to revive Felix's past lover (i thought it was obvious when i first played?? Haha) so Noel feels extremely guilty and unfit to be in Astraea. As they develop a crush on Felix, they start feeling even WORSE because they know all those sweet words and soft glances that made them swoon in the beginning were never meant for them, and as such they feel like a cheap replacement and an intruder in Felix's world; Even after Felix starts showing hints of attraction towards them.

Felix has mentioned time and time again how guilty he feels he stole MC from their life back on earth and has involved them in his own messy family problems, so I imagine he must feel like absolute shit over how much he loves MC, wishing theyd stay with him and abandon earth knowing how selfish that is

I feel for Rime the most I think... and thats why I think I can't bring myself to fully hate him despite how much I want to sock him in the face in his scenes. He was robbed of a peaceful death (which to me, a death lover and extremely death positive person felt like a punch to the gut); then, when he finally got himself through hell to be back with the person he loves, he finds out Felix, the love of his life, has moved on! With the person that usurped his revival ritual no less! I feel its very interesting how in Ch5 Rime mentions how he won't allow us to steal Felix from him, which is weird at first given MC and Felix at that point were kind of sort of flirting but very passively? Kind of like dancing around each other's feelings. If anything, Rime killing us was the catalyst for Felix and MC to get together so imagine the FRUSTRATION he must feel. Esp since after Ch5, Rime must feel like he has no purpose anymore; He was brought back to life BECAUSE Felix is in love with him... so if Felix doesn't love him anymore, what else can he do?

Do I think Felix still loves Rime? 100%. Felix's feelings must be SO complicated and he must feel in between a rock and a hard place with his feelings for two people he feels he owes so much to. Is his love strictly romantic, though? Or has it morphed through time to other kinds of love? That's up to the reader! I myself believe Felix is going through this phase where his romantic feelings for rime ar morphing into smth more platonic and a kinship. Maybe starting to recognize how unhealthy his desire to bring Rime back was? Hm.

Do I think they could work as a polycule? No idea! I am not knowledgeable enough to give my opinions but I def see how it would appeal as a VERY good hurt/comfort kind of ship

I myself, prefer to make my MCs suffer :3c

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Transformers: Stalemate 'con design refining finishes up with Thunderblast and Astraea! mostly streamlining again, but I'm esp. happy with how 'blast turned out. I changed her color scheme to have a sort of wetsuit look and I think it turned out cute? also Decepticon group pic 2.0!

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I'm hopefully dragging two people into gundam 00 within the next couple months and. One of them found gunpla I can actually get my hands on and the other one wants to build them with me and I'm excited to get more people into the show so. Thank you for convincing me to watch it

OH this is WONDERFUL I'm so glad to hear you're getting more ppl into 00!! we can always use more ppl to you know, suffer

Also NICE some 00 gunpla can be a bit disappointing (in terms of like color separation and mobility), esp the older ones, but it's still super fun to build! I highly reccomend the dynames line and the astraea if yo ucan get your hands on it!

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im the type of person to be following my mutuals 3 months after they’ve abandoned their blog in hopes that they will come back

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beyond-far-horizons replied to your post “Warning: TDP Season 2 spoilers and considerations of my own stuff Ok,...”

I am also in love with the Prometheus theme - I have it in my story also. I think you will like that, esp as it is a badass woman escaping on a magic horse with a talking kitten in her pocket whilst being fired on by valkyries. They are part of this religion which she used to belong to but now she realises they have become dogmatic and must leave them. She becomes a hate figure but she is all about science and magic and doing the right thing. :D

I know you like it and also Ulmo and stuff :3 and also Sparda which is a major baddass and a favorite of mine.. When I read the Silm. as much as I like it I felt a great distaste for most Valar (for basically doing nothing) so I want to work the deity-like entities of my universe very carefully.

I love the Prometheus figure so much because it defies the pre-established order and look with kind eyes to those who don’t have power or knowledge. I really like mythology but I like to wreck it a bit with defying figures which are considered ‘holy’ and is there’s a theme I really love it would be ‘rage against the heavens’ or ‘rage against pre-established orders’ if you wanna. 

So you can expect my mythology end up being subversive and not what it seems at first.

About the Prometheus/gifter theme I’m having some trouble working with this theme and pretty much I wish to make it balanced so it doesn't look like I’m just saying the humans must learn magic or they are inferior, but that its an option for them too, sort of. Of course magic is cool af and imo it works as a bit of a parallel to real life that people should have the option to do things, if they don’t feel like doing them they had the ‘option’, and that’s what matters...

That’s also why I made Astraea so we have humans just being resourceful and breaking boundaries and not depending on magical beings... I hope this makes sense.

Of course I dislike the ‘holier than thou’ position so I make sure to challenge it within the narrative and have characters who think themselves holy being systemically disproved but to construct it I need first to develop the ‘heaven’ so I can torn it down afterwards... I must first create the evil I want to destroy afterward and I don’t know if this will work and if people would get it.

Anyway, this is a very complex situation I mean to work with. The fact that my universe has a built in power hierarchy doesn't mean I approve of it and I expect my characters to unveil the truth and challenge it.

And also what you described here sounds awesome! I talked about this a few months ago but I really struggle working with religious themes without being too personal about it, as you can see above I’m kinda prone to challenging religious themes. Even when I make a fictional religion which has imagery which is pleasant to me I keep finding flaws in its rhetoric and it starts showing a darker side... idk. That’s why its becoming so complex.

I decided to have Damaris struggling with the avian religion so it isn’t perfect from the start and she is a very dogmatic character but things happen and she faces a lot of cognitive dissonance... finally she is able to see its flaws, and idk... she starts doubting it and it brings her great pain. But she doesn't abandon her faith, she reforms it so it shows my desire to work with a character very different from myself.

What’s interesting is that in my universe the ‘gods’ are visible so there’s no way you would doubt their existence, Damaris worships a flame which is basically a shard of her goddess... but even so one could doubt their perfection or their attributes...

Anyway, I really like the character you described, I’m all about finding our own way and stuff instead of following others... oh noes! my individualism is showing xD I really love this.

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Tony Harrison ~~~~~

pathic - suffering; passive; a catamite

harmattan - a cool dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara and is strongest from late November to mid-March

maigardai (Hausa lang.) - heirs

arctotis - African daisy

sjambok - African leather whip

inselberg (monadnock) - isolated hill, ridge, or small mountain that abruptly protrudes out from a virtually level surrounding plain

spindrift - sea spray

tannoy - a type of public address system

Tuareg - Sahara, living mainly in Algeria, Mali, Niger, and western Libya, traditionally as nomadic pastoralists

couchette - a railway carriage with seats convertible into sleeping berths

tachycardia- rapid heartbeat

anopheline - mosquito

diptera - flys

Cantharides - Spanish fly

tampan - African tick

trypanosome - sleeping sickness parasite

laterite - soil layer that is rich in iron oxide

skivvy - do menial household tasks; work as a skivvy

Astraea - in ancient Greek religion, is a daughter of Astraeus and Eos. She is the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision.

Pomona - goddess of fruitful abundance in ancient Roman religion and myth. Her name comes from the Latin word pomum, "fruit", specifically orchard fruit

wassail - is a beverage made from hot mulled cider, ale, or wine and spices, drunk traditionally as an integral part of wassailing, an ancient English Yuletide drinking ritual

Ultima Thule - farthest point

spirochetes - mammalian bacteria which cause diseases such as syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever and leptospirosis

posser - a short stick used for stirring clothes in a washtub

trophallaxis - the exchange of regurgitated food or saliva between two individuals

thole (Scot) - endure, tolerate

fash (Scot) - feel upset or worried

alabarch - title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors

moke - donkey

caret - a symbol that is used to indicate where material is to be inserted in a document

conk - nose

palliasse - straw mattress

caffre (kaffir) - black man

girning - complain; pull a face

burnous - a long, loose hooded cloak worn by Arabs

jereboam - large wine bottle

branks - scold’s bridle

rebarbative - unattractive and objectionable.

blackleg - strike breaker

knurr and spell - old English ball game

glossolalia - speaking in an unknown language, especially in religious worship

dulciloquy - way of speaking that is mellow and agreeable

reif - robbery

pele - small square defensive tower of a kind built in the 16th century in the border counties of England and Scotland

assegais - slender hardwood spear or light javelin usually tipped with iron and used in Southern Africa

Meissen - fine hard-paste porcelain produced in Meissen since 1710, in Britain often called Dresden china

hammam - a bathing establishment, such as a Turkish bath

foss - a ditch or moat, esp one dug as a fortification

Felis Pardalus - ocelot

Margay - South American cat

cynghanedd - Welsh poetic metre

oviparous - egg laying

manucode - bird of paradise

nenuphar - water lily

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ALESSANDRA “ALICE” LESTRANGE

28 who works as a AUROR. They are a PUREBLOOD who currently sides with the ORDER.  Their pronouns are SHE/HER and look like IVANA BAQUERO.

ABOUT THE CHARACTER

Personality

Negative Traits: headstrong, opinionated, single-minded, presumptuous Positive Traits: conscientious, generous, idealistic, curious

School

They went to HOGWARTS and belong in HUFFLEPUFF. Extracurriculars: Hufflepuff Beater Best Classes: Muggle Studies, Herbology, Potions Worst Class: History of Magic

Bio

Once she had produced an heir and a spare for her husband, as was her duty as a pureblood wife, all that Astraea Lestrange wanted was a daughter she could raise just like her mother raised her. Unfortunately, she only got half that wish. Alessandra Lestrange was a beautiful baby, there was no denying, and that fact filled her mother with hope. But as Alessandra grew older it quickly became obvious that she had no interest in being the perfect daughter her mother wanted her to be. For one thing, almost as soon as she could speak she insisted on being called Alice instead of the beautiful, lyrical Italian name her mother chose for her. Another thing that frustrated Mrs. Lestrange to no end was Alice’s habit of abandoning her lessons in etiquette and music to play out in the garden or, far worse, sneak off the Lestrange estate entirely to explore the nearby Muggle village.

Yes, it turned out that little Alice was nothing like her mild-mannered English mother, something Devonshire-born Astraea blamed on the Scottish highlands the Lestrange family claimed as their ancestral home. There was something wild in Alice that, try as she might, Astraea simply could not tame. Alice was happy enough with her dancing lessons, excelling at both ballet and ballroom styles, but when the time came to sit down and be still she found herself gazing longingly out the window at the rocky landscape. Worse still, Alice was never very good at being quiet, refusing to follow her mother’s edict that little girls should be seen and not heard; she was forever pestering Astraea and her brothers with questions and inserting herself into adults’ conversations.

By the time she turned eleven there was one thing everyone who knew Alice was sure of, she was a born Gryffindor. Her mother lamented it, her brothers teased her for it, and she looked forward to it, but the Sorting Hat had other ideas. It whispered in Alice’s head to remember that it knew best, and promptly declared her a Hufflepuff before she had any opportunity to argue. At first Alice was utterly baffled by her sorting, and her mother heartbroken. In Astraea’s eyes the only thing worse than being a Gryffindor was being a Hufflepuff, but she resolved to make the most of it, hoping that the house of patience and loyalty would help to curb her daughter’s defiant temper. And it did, but it also didn’t. Yes, being in Hufflepuff taught Alice the importance of kindness, something rarely valued in the Lestrange household, but it also unlocked her latent passion for fairness and justice.

As a child Alice had always questioned the rules her mother laid out for her. What makes Muggles different from us? Why are they bad? But if muggleborn wix have magic then what’s wrong with them? Astraea never gave her daughter satisfying answers to those questions, but her fellow Hufflepuffs did. The first time Alice asked a prefect if it was okay to have children of mixed heritage share a dorm, something she was sure her mother would never approve of, they quite cheerfully told her it was perfectly fine, and even went so far as to explain why. What Alice learned in her Hogwarts house made so much more sense to her than what her mother had always said, and the older Hufflepuffs gave much better answers to her many questions about the world than simply, “that’s just the way things are.”

So Alice was happy to settle into Hufflepuff and make friends with her classmates regardless of their last name or blood status and she especially loved when her muggleborn friends would patiently explain the workings of their world. She was positively giddy to sign up for Muggle Studies as one of her electives and many of her friends were relieved that she would finally have a professor to ask her questions of. At Hogwarts Alice discovered the thrill of flying, joining the Hufflepuff quidditch team her third year, and also that learning could be fun, if the topic was interesting enough. She excelled in hands-on classes like Herbology and Potions, but sometimes struggled in the more technical courses like Charms and Transfiguration. Defense Against the Dark Arts was fascinating, but History of Magic was deadly dull, and Alice couldn’t wait to get rid of it after her OWL.

Of course all was not sunshine and roses for Alice, even at Hogwarts. While she was generally well liked and quite popular, there were those at school that Alice simply couldn’t get along with. Some people looked down on her and her housemates as weak, while others mocked some of Alice’s closest friends. Her housemates had taught her the importance of turning the other cheek and giving the benefit of the doubt, that you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar and it’s easier to change someone’s mind if you haven’t insulted them, but nothing could completely quench the fire of Alice’s temper. She was willing to give second chances, but third ones were hard to earn. Alice found herself getting into fights and starting arguments that lost her house points and saw her sent to detention more times that she should strictly be proud of, but she was never ashamed to stand up for what was right, no matter the consequences.

For the first time in Alice's life, Roderick Lestrange took notice of what his daughter was doing. Of course he was askance, being sorted into Hufflepuff, openly fraternizing with mudbloods, and picking fights and getting detention was not the Lestrange way. Every summer when she came home from Hogwarts Alice would be punished for her behavior the year before, but negative attention is still attention so she just leaned into it. Long lectures from her father were opportunities to ask more questions, share what she’d learned, and practice arguments she could use on her classmates back at school. She knew if she could stump Roderick Lestrange, then teenagers parotting their parents’ opinions would have no chance. Astraea took a more punitive route, cutting Alice’s pocket money, selling the racing broom she’d saved up to buy, and even intercepting Alice’s correspondences. Instead of allowing herself to be cowed Alice took matters into her own hands, posting her letters from the nearby Muggle village and even making an email account at its internet cafe.

There were several years where mother and daughter were at an impasse. Each attempt Astraea made to shape her daughter into who she should be was met with failure and Alice resisted her mother’s influence at every turn. Eventually it became almost habit for Alice to do the opposite of what Astraea wanted, an instinct as much as a choice. Things reached a tipping point when Alice arrived home from her fourth year and Astraea announced her daughter’s engagement to the rest of the family. It was a last ditch effort at control on the mother’s part, and it completely blindsided Alice. Arguments between Astraea and Alice were not uncommon, but the one that resulted from the proposed engagement was of truly epic proportions. Things were said that couldn’t be taken back, and even Roderick took notice and put his foot down.

Looking back, Alice does not entirely remember all the details but before the evening was over she’d hastily packed her school trunk with her books, an assortment of clothes, and a handful of jewelry she hoped to be able to pawn for quick money. Typically, Alice liked to be prepared for things and have a plan for how to accomplish her goals, but that wasn’t what happened when she left home. She suddenly found herself alone with no backup plan and no place to spend the night. At her wits end, she showed up at a friend’s doorstep with nothing more than her trunk and a sob story. Luckily for Alice, both her friend and their parents were happy to take her in. They became her new family, giving her a place to stay when she wasn’t at Hogwarts and the kind of love and acceptance that she’d never found with her birth family.

When the time came for her graduation, Alice knew exactly what she was going to do. She’d gone into her fifth year career consultation knowing she wanted to do something where she could change the world, making it a better place. Her head of house had recommended the Wizengamot, and that became Alice’s goal. She liked the idea of writing laws that would shape the world for years to come. She started out small, just one of many all but anonymous clerks, but she was a Hufflepuff to her core; she wasn’t afraid to put in the hard work it would take to achieve her goals. Alice spent two years working for the Wizengamot after graduation, but as the war got worse and worse, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she wanted to do more. So she quit her job and signed up for the auror training program.

The career change was a shock to many people, both those who didn’t know Alice and those who did. Despite getting in trouble for fighting at school, she’d never been a terribly aggressive person, and she certainly didn’t look like an auror. Short and curvy with soft features and a baby face even at the age of twenty, Alice was not intimidating but her fellow trainees quickly learned to underestimate her at their own peril. She’d always been athletic, excelling at any physical activity from ballet to quidditch, and it showed in her dueling. Alice put as much effort into excelling at her auror training as she had working for the Wizengamot, putting in extra hours and usually one of the last to leave the office. By the time she completed her training Alice was one of the most promising new aurors.

Alice found being an auror far more fulfilling than working for the Wizengamot, but it still was not enough. Never a rule follower by nature, Alice chafed under the restrictions of working for the government. It was after a few years of being a full-fledged auror that she was invited to join the Order of the Phoenix. Finally, Alice began to feel like she was doing absolutely everything she could to make the world a better place. Once again she found herself having to earn her place as many of the other Order members were reluctant to trust a Lestrange, but once again she worked tirelessly to wear down all doubt. These days when she isn’t fighting the war officially as an auror she’s fighting it unofficially with her fellow Order members. It leaves her exhausted sometimes, but it’s more than worth it.

Wanted Connections

The Doubter: Alice is a Lestrange, and a Hufflepuff, and an auror. As a result, most people don’t know what to make of her and this character would be someone who doesn’t trust her because of any number of these things.

The Almost-Fiance: The catalyst for the argument that resulted in Alice leaving home; this character could be someone who is or is not aware of their role in Alice’s disownment.

The Life-Line: when Alice’s parents kicked her out, one of her friends from Hogwarts took her in. This character would be someone Alice was already close to, and now sees as a surrogate sibling.

The Mentor: someone in the auror department who’s taken Alice under their wing. This character would be someone who saw Alice’s potential when she first joined the program and helped her work to reach it.

Frank Longbottom: (can be edited depending on the Frank player’s preferences) since Alice moved to the auror department they’ve become close and Alice has come to consider Frank a good friend. She’s been keeping her more-than-platonic feelings to herself for fear of ruining that.

Snippets from canon and admins

Alice’s job in canon is an Auror, if you feel you wish to change her occupation please explain why in your app.

Alice’s surname is added by the admins and it can be changed to suit the player.

Alice is currently TAKEN and played by BREE.