a fire is burning!

history. 

eden dolohov is a woman for whom there have been little consequences for bad behavior. it comes with the territory of being in a family that values power over everything else  —  magical power, power that stretches across generations, power that comes from something deep and pure from time immemorial. 

antonin dolohov — her grandfather and guiding patriarch of the family — gains a compassionate release from azkaban by claiming insanity. and maybe he is, but he’s certainly not fragile. he returns to his son, maxim sr., daughter-in-law, aminata, grandson maxim jr, and granddaughters eden and dasha as a quieter man, but no less fanatical. no less dedicated to the dark lord, whom he believes to still be alive.

antonin sees eden’s fierceness and drive from a young age. she takes to magic like a grindylow to water, has a wand in her hand (lent from her mother) as young as seven. her tantrums are legendary. her power is frightening. but instead of being punished she’s rewarded for her violence, given toys and sweets and pretty things. “an excellent weapon,” antonin says, beaming. “you’ll serve our dark lord well.” 

maxim jr., the intended heir, tries, tries, tries, but just can’t manage to do the same things his sister can. his jealousy burns as bright as her talent. his frustrations? he takes out on dasha. 

dasha is a squib. there are never any bubbles appearing from nowhere, no literal bouncing baby girl, no levitating crayons. eden loves her little sister in spite of it — maybe because of it, as she’s never in competition with her non-magical sibling. antonin suggests the family toss her off of the third floor balcony to kickstart her magic during one of his drunken rants. only one family member takes this idea seriously. 

[ SIBLING DEATH, MURDER TW ]

when twelve-year-old eden finds nine-year-old dasha crumpled at the foot of the stairs, fifteen-year-old maxim jr. looming over her with a mixture of shame and triumph written all over his face, she absolutely loses it. she casts the first spell that comes to mind, a spell she’s never tried before, a spell she’s only seen her grandfather cast on training dummies. with a flash of purple flame, maxim jr.’s chest caves in on itself and blood spurts from his mouth. he’s dead before he hits the floor.

her father takes the fall for these murders — aminata can’t lose a third child in as many hours, and antonin can’t lose his prized gift to the dark lord. maxim sr. figures he faces time in azkaban that will end with a returned dark lord’s interference, but his children’s deaths coincide with a major child welfare reform bill (authored by astoria malfoy) being passed by the wizengamot, and he receives the dementor’s kiss. [ END TW ] 

within a year eden has a new stepfather and little sister. she finds it easier than she thought it would to let aminata become a borgin, to grow cold and unkind and attracted to violence as an outlet. she sees something of her own fierceness in victoria. likes her. she’s not dasha, that’s for sure —  but that’s a good thing.

present day. 

by day, eden serves the wealthy clientele of twilfitt and tattings with a mixture of hatred for the retail profession and a love for fine clothes and luxury. by night, she is an eager soldier for the death eaters, positively reveling in the destruction she is capable of causing. her particular brand of violence is calculated and specific. she regularly offers ideas to her fellow death eaters on ways to twist the knife (literal or figurative) deeper into their victims. 

for eden, cruelty is the point. after all, it’s all she knows.

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STATS 

name. eden natalya dolohov

birthdate. 14th february 1998

place of birth. st. mungo’s

family.  aminata borgin (formerly dolohov, née mbaye) — mother, maxim dolohov sr. (recipient of dementor’s kiss) — father, maxim jr. –– older brother, dasha (deceased) - little sister, victoria borgin — stepsister, nicholas borgin ii — stepfather, various younger half-siblings

occupation. designer and seamstress at twilfitt and tattings 

gender identity. cis-woman

romantic orientation. biromantic

sexuality. bisexual

blood status. pureblood

relationship status. single

pets. a bat named vladislav - vlad for short. 

HOGWARTS / MAGIC

house. former ravenclaw

allegiance. the death eaters

n.e.w.t. grades. defense (o), charms (o), herbology (o), potions (o), history of magic (o), ancient runes (a), care of magical creatures (p) 

wand. ash, 10 inches, dragon heartstring core, springy

boggart. her sister’s ghost, asking why eden didn’t protect her

amortentia. the deep woods, gillywater and gin, limes, clean fabric. 

magical strengths. hexes, curses, herbology, legilimency (to an extent), occulmency, potions.

magical weaknesses. transfiguration, care of magical creatures, spells that require positive emotion (ie. patronus charm, boggart banishing spell) 

PERSONALITY

zodiac.  

sun - aquarius - “…aquarians are generally very clever, witty, and intellectual. They value progress and frankness. It’s difficult to throw Aquarians for a loop–they’re generally on top of things…”

moon - aquarius - “…whether due to character or conditioning, moon in aquarius people often grow up feeling “different”. although rather sociable, they are often loners at heart…their inner feeling of loneliness–that they don’t quite fit in–puts them on the outside, looking in…”

rising - libra - “libra rising generally appear to be smoothing everything over. they have charming smiles, a gentle approach with others, and an easygoing image. even if they were not endowed with good looks, they are attractive. most pay a lot of attention to their personal appearance – the colors they wear, their hair, the way they walk…libra rising people can be enormously persuasive, although they will almost always use a “soft sell” approach when they want to win others over, which is all of the time!”

mbti.  - ENTJ

+ efficient, self-confident, strong-willed