BASICS:
Name: Rabastan Eltanin Lestrange Age & Birthday: 28, December 15th 1953 Gender & Pronouns: Cis-male & he/him Sexuality: Heterosexual Occupation: Curse-Breaker for Gringotts Wizarding Bank Blood Status: Pureblood House: Slytherin Affiliation: Death Eaters Family: Rodolphus & Rhysand (brothers; eldest & middle), Bellatrix (sister-in-law; Rhysand's wife) Languages: French Residence: London townhouse, hidden from Muggles (staff: 1x house-elf named Trinket) Former Residence: Lestrange Manor
MAGICAL:
Boggart: Himself without magical ability. Patronus: Lynx Amortenia: Leather, parchment, rain. OWLs: Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Astronomy, Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, History of Magic, Potions, Transfiguration. NEWTs: Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Defence Against the Dark Arts.
WAND:
14", unyielding. Core: dragon heartstring ; "As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner. The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental." Wood: hornbeam ; "My own wand is made of hornbeam, and so it is with all due modesty that I state that hornbeam selects for its life mate the talented witch or wizard with a single, pure passion, which some might call obsession (though I prefer the term ‘vision’), which will almost always be realised. Hornbeam wands adapt more quickly than almost any other to their owner’s style of magic, and will become so personalised, so quickly, that other people will find them extremely difficult to use even for the most simple of spells. Hornbeam wands likewise absorb their owner’s code of honour, whatever that might be, and will refuse to perform acts - whether for good or ill - that do not tally with their master’s principles. A particularly fine-tuned and sentient wand."
PERSONALITY:
+ ambitious, logical, diligent, loyal, reliable. - prejudiced, arrogant, selfish, unforgiving, cold.
APPEARANCE:
Height: 6'0" Eyes: Cold blue Hair: Dark brown Build: Mesomorphic
BIOGRAPHY:
Born not long after his older brother, Rhysand, Rabastan was a surprise. As a second spare child to a family already boasting two sons, it was hoped he would be a girl, providing his mother something to dote on while his father was occupied with Rodolphus. But alas, he was another son, and much to his mother’s chagrin, he was naturally more like his father than she had dared to dread. Young Rabastan showed little need for affection or companionship from the adults in his life. He was a quiet child, lacking emotion and content to indulge in his own company, occupying himself alone for hours without complaint. The only people he allowed into his personal games were Rodolphus and Rhysand. Blood was the thickest bond after all, and their blood could not be any more alike. For years, he watched as his father molded Rodolphus and encouraged his fierce pride and relentless ambition. Jealousy was never on Rabastan’s mind. He didn’t crave his father’s attention or envy his brother’s place as the heir. Rabastan greeted this way of life with cold apathy. He simply accepted his place and gripped the cards that fate had dealt him with an increasingly iron fist. He understood that everything had its correct place and purpose. He favoured order, logic and tradition. He loathed anomalies and change, and therefore he grew to despise those who threatened the ancient bloodlines and the position of their families at the top of the social tree; muggles and mudbloods were actively loathed before he even set foot in Hogwarts. Birthright became an almost religious belief. It was only when the Dark Lord began to rise to power that his father turned his sight onto his younger son, deciding to steer him more violently towards becoming a Death Eater. The endeavour was not unwelcome, but it was unnecessary. Rabastan knew what his father was, and he was already willing to devote himself to the same cause. He saw nothing more valuable than ensuring a future worthy of the Lestranges’ status. So, at school he studied hard and, unlike many of his Slytherin compatriots, he preferred to glide under the radar, biting his tongue in public and expressing his malcontented opinions from the shadows. One would not find Rabastan openly cursing mudbloods. But if harm mysteriously befell them, he would certainly be high on the list of possible culprits and he would deny responsibility with an arrogance so strong that it pierced even his remarkably icy demeanour. Excelling in arithmancy and ancient runes, and having an unhealthy interest in dark magic, Rabastan became a Curse-Breaker. He took pleasure in studying the oldest forms of cruel magic and twisting them to fit the Dark Lord’s purposes during the war. He travelled frequently for his work, which offered a useful front when the Dark Mark’s delicious summon trickled through his veins like the purest ecstasy. Though the Dark Lord has been vanquished, nothing has changed for Rabastan. He still has the same beliefs and goals, and does not intend to stop bringing them into fruition. There is simply no longer a leader to inspire and rally the troops. And yet, he can't quite accept that a wizard as powerful and knowledgeable as the Dark Lord has truly gone. If he could aid his return, he would do it in a heartbeat.
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