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[unpredictble]

barty crouch jr. — an introduction.

name — bartemius jonathan crouch, jr. age — thirty one. gender identity and pronouns — cis male, he/him. occupation — loan shark. affiliation — neutral (and/or the highest payer). aesthetic — handcuffs, surprising those who may doubt you with your intelligence, days passing by in blurs of time, sharp snide remarks cast at anyone, nightmares, gaudy printed shirts only buttoned halfway, the invisible reminder of bruises that once littered your skin, never meeting anyone’s expectations, the smell of nicotine, being selfish and self-sufficient, a hunger for power mixed with a lack of remorse, watching your mother cry over how much you disappointed her, empty pill bottles, secretly craving some sense of validation, gold chains and rings, knowing something about everyone, dark circles smudged under your eyes, white knuckles, the constant need to be one step ahead of everyone else

about / full biography ( tw abuse, tw violence )

barty is the only son of bartemius crouch, the former district attorney for new york city. crouch sr. was something of a public figure in the city for most of barty’s childhood, praised for cleaning up the streets and supposedly getting rid of any gang activity that existed on the streets. in truth, crouch sr. was more talk than action, feeding off of the attention and praise that he received for what he did while playing up the humble do-gooder role.

as the only son and given the reputation the crouch name had gained in nyc, barty had a lot of expectations on his shoulders, his parents having an idea of the person they wanted him to be - something of his father’s shadow. however, it was quickly seen that barty was nothing like that. cunning, naturally intelligent and cynical - he quickly realized that the biggest mistake he’d ever make was being born a crouch. his father held onto hope that barty would change or grow into the man that they expected, but when it didn’t happen he took matters into his own hands. 

he tried words first, hoping that barty would straighten himself out against the constant reminder that he was a let down or a disappointment, but it didn’t serve it’s purpose. when that didn’t work, he resorted to physical force. whether it was his smart mouth or his average grades or the time he’d been caught smoking, there was always an answer that came along in the form of his father’s fists.

his resentment growing into full blown hatred, it was during his late teens that barty started getting in trouble with the law. small crimes here and there at first - some drug use, some small robberies, a bar fight. they’d always let him off with a warning and a reminder of how much of a great man his father was, and how barty was doing a disservice to the crouch name. eventually, he committed one crime too many and was sent to prison.

during his time in prison, he vowed to take down the crouch name that was held in such a high regard, looking to turn it from the respected one his father had held into something tarnished and ugly - the name of an infamous criminal. the tattoo across his chest, written by himself with a needle and a bottle of ink in his cell, was a reminder that the name belonged to him. while everyone had been looking at him to change, he made up his mind - if he was going to be a criminal, he was going to be the best one.

through connections he made in prison, after his release he began to run a few get rich quick schemes to get himself into a better spot. and with the blossoming gang activity on the street, it was a perfect time to position himself as an asset to the two gangs involved in the war. his empire grew slowly, from a makeshift office into something bigger. and while he usually works as the loan shark, he’s willing to do whatever dirty underhanded things people need from him - as long as they’re willing to pay the price. a jack of all trade, you might even say.

wanted connections ; 

- former friends/enemies ; someone who knew him before his downward spiral. perhaps through affluent new york circles or educations, this would be someone who was familiar and perhaps even friendly with barty when they were younger. obviously, barty began his descent into a life of crime, and this person might’ve cut their losses.

- loan shark, and then some ; i imagine that barty isn’t above doing more than just writing out loans for people. i think he’d sort of comply with any sort of request that someone from the gang is looking for but isn’t looking to do themselves for whatever reason. stealing, killing, whatever it is he’s willing to do it.

- the highest bidder ; barty is currently in possession of some confidential files from the police department - one that he is willing to show or hand over to some of the gangs as long as they’re willing to give him a favor at some point. 

- the ex ; someone who had a serious relationship with barty before he went to prison. this might’ve also been a person who was in similar affluent circles, except the relationship blossomed into something more than friendship. with barty being arrested, this character would’ve eventually broken up with him because of the reputation that he brought along with him. 

- what is a friend ; barty doesn’t have a lot of friends for a lot of obvious reasons but this is one person who he does care about, and would be willing to do whatever was asked of him to give them what they need. they’re a reminder that maybe he’s not as far gone as he believes himself to be, and there might be some good left in him. 

#this is a fucking mess i apologize in advance #intro. #temp:intro

[n-arcissablack]

— basics

name.   narcissa odile black occupation.   socialite age.   twenty-three gender & pronouns.   cis woman, she/her affiliation.   black family, death eaters

full biography here.

narcissa’s the youngest daughter in the black family, and grew up with a tonne of expectations. she must be beautiful, but not reveal the lengths it took to achieve the beauty, alluring, but not so much that she appear too flirtatious, she must be, in ssence, perfect. and she did her best to succeed at all of it

she barely saw her father, but in witnessing his dismissal of all things feminine, and his attempts to suppress bellatrix, she developed a disdain for him. she was her mother’s daughter, hiding the cunning and ambition that she shared with her sisters, and presenting herself as the jewel of the family, soft-spoken, feminine and polite. she learned to manipulate early.

though she learned many a lesson from druella black, it was bellatrix and andromeda who she truly adored. even growing up, she learned to eavesdrop, passing on whatever inklings of useful information she could to her sisters, a practice she continues to this day. they’re her number one priority, always have been, though they have, in recent times, been joined by one emma vanity.

as you may see from her general... everything, narcissa’s a bit dismissive of all men. she sees their use, particularly within society, however women will always be her priority (she wouldn’t hesitate to step on other women to advance, however.) 

in related points, her sexuality is a little bit of a question mark. she’s certainly open to sex with all genders, and i’d perhaps classify her as bisexual, but i don’t think she’d be interested in anything romantic with a man, as a result of the above. partnerships are possible, and pre-emma she’d certainly consider marrying a man (and having his kids etc) for the influence and power it wuld bring her, but the only love she’d feel for him would be entirely an illusion.

she’s a socialite, primarily, enjoying the company of new york city’s wealthy and powerful, attending parties and drawing the ear of many, with a network of those she can draw upon to gain power for herself and her sisters. 

— possible connections

rich? young? pretending to be rich? you, too, can party with the one and only narcissa black. now seeking: people she can hobnob with, maybe even on the black dollar, if she finds you useful and/or likable.

in relation to the above point, narcissa will happily cultivate a relationship with anyone with anyone with any sort of power, anyone she could influence to the benefit of the death eaters and her sisters. 

she’s definitely stuck her nose in a situation or two where it didn’t belong, so perhaps there’s someone out there that she owes a debt to, for saving her skin. whether or not she’ll honour it remains to be seen, but there’s always a chance.

she’s not the type to make enemies, but if you’re emma’s enemy, or bella’s, or andromeda’s, you are then her enemy, and she’ll do what it takes to destroy you (in a social way, if nothing else). good luck!

has she seduced you to get information? left you in a precarious situation? whoops! she’s... not sorry. xoxo her reputation cannot be sullied by such nefarious claims of her having done any such thing.

#i may add to connections later #m. intro #also if i've confused cygnus and orion in the bio lmk i have two braincells and they bounce around my brain and rarely make any connections #temp:intro #also if anyone wants an intro header hmu

[strcetrat]

meet peter!

BASICS

NAME: peter andrew pettigrew

AGE: 24 / has no idea when his birthday is, has never celebrated it

GENDER IDENTITY: trans male (he/they)

OCCUPATION: informant / part time worker @ small shops

AFFILIATION: marauders

HOMETOWN: new york city

RESIDENCE: new york city

SEXUALITY/ORIENTATION: homosexual/romantic

MARITAL STATUS: single

PARENTS: unknown; abandoned @ orphanage

SIBLINGS: emma vanity (formerly; WE DON’T TALK ABOUT HER)

PETS: do the rats of new york count lol

LINKS: [ pinterest ]

CHARACTER SUMMARY (FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE shh i def didn’t finish the last parts)

(tw misgendering, transphobia, abuse, jail, law enforcement)

meet peter pettigrew, the street rat of the marauder crew

peter was left in the orphanage by his mother for reasons unknown, but the most likely being that she had him out of wedlock and keeping him would ruin her reputation. it was far from being prestigious or even particularly well run, the children were mostly left to their devices, except when they were “being naughty”, then the workers took delight in doling out punishment

his birth/dead name was annie, it’s the only part of his biological identity that he knows anything about, and he only knows it because of the hastily scribbled note that was tucked into his blanket when he was abandoned: ‘take care of annie’. he knows it’s not a guarantee that his mother was the one who wrote it or that his name really is annie, but given that not beliving in it would result in him having absolutely nothing to point to his coming into being, he would rather jump to all the conclusions.

the name peter he’d taken from the bible, as he used to use in the church late at night as refuge, his surname pettigrew he had gotten from a passing englishman and he’d adopted it because of his desire at the time to be anywhere but new york. he’d even given himself a middle name, andrew, because he thought that having two “male” names would further emphasize that he was very much masculine... it’s a hard era to live in

even from a young age, he already knew that his gender identity didn’t conform to what was expected of him, and it caused the conflict that eventually saw him leaving the orphanage. it was fine for a while, dressing up the way that they told him to, doing his hair up (he used to have long, curly hair that went past his shoulders) the way that they told him to, all in the hopes that someone would want to adopt him, but it all came to a head when he was six and he found out that he was on the verge of being adopted. which wouldn’t have been a problem if it wasn’t for two things: 1) he was going to be adopted by a family outside of new york and he didn’t want to leave the city, and 2) the family wanted a daughter because all they had were sons, and peter didn’t have the heart to be a disappointment to them. he reached this breaking point where he just cut off all his hair to ruin the appeal of adopting him (he had a clean record before then), and he was punished for it. he didn’t know if it was enough to break the adoption though, so he left a few days after and was living on the streets ever since.

he went to jail at one point because of a particularly vindictive man whose wallet he nicked, only to find out that he didn’t even that much money to begin with, and the man relentlessly pursued peter being punished to “teach him a hard lesson”. it was hard for him, particularly because of his gender, and because of the experience, he tries to err on the side of caution. it doesn’t help that some... law enforcement officers don’t really like him, but he doesn’t like them either, so at least it’s mutual

he met james potter after he stole mr. rich boy’s wallet and it’s been a wild ride ever since, from being introduced to sirius and remus, to doing bootlegging with them now in the name of “helping remus”. of the marauders, peter is the most apprehensive about what they’re doing, and he thinks it’s because he’s the one who has actual experience with the wrong side of the law and what is at stake if they get caught

CONNECTIONS

james potter: gOD DON’T GET ME STARTED i’ve ranted a lot about my perspective on peter’s relationship with james. on the one hand, he loves the man, they’re brothers, he wouldn’t have gotten into something as dangerous as bootlegging with complete trust in everyone involved... on the other, it’s hard for peter to ignore how the differences in their social standings affects their views on what they’re doing. like seriously, james, you’re loaded, just help remus and call it a day. peter has some contempt for rich people and their pursuit of more wealth when there are a lot of struggling poor in new york... and james is, unfortunately, part of that. talk to me later i’m stressed

remus lupin: he will die for remus, he will do what it takes to help remus. remus is the primary reason that peter is in this line of work, and his love for them is what makes him feel responsible that he has to do his part to pitch in. peter resents being poor because he can’t give a lot to remus, and bootlegging is a viable option to get enough for himself and remus, it’s a tough reality to reconcile with himself. there’s an added layer to their relationship because they come from the same standing, from not having a lot, and he doesn’t want to reach a point where they go too far and remus is placed in a worse position that he already is in

sirius black: honestly? peter can’t help but think sometimes that it’s their friendship with james that sparked the idea in james’ head to get into bootlegging, and it’s... lol. cause now here’s a friend who left their family to get into... the same business that they were in. same with james, peter is a little apprehensive of the group’s stated reasoning that they’re doing this for remus, when it feels like there’s also a bigger, much more personal reason driving both james and sirius aka james is in it for the thrill and sirius is in it to get back at their family? he loves sirius a lot but he’s also very pragmatic in his view of their problem where he’s just like... ok you got out maybe don’t go back in? it’s tough

amycus carrow: lol who knows. he’s the target. peter doesn’t know what happened, how he went from playing nice and slightly flirting at a bar to gain amycus’ trust, to the two of them back in his apartment, having long talks, sleeping in the same bed. what’s worse is amycus is the only other person who knows his big secret, which... should probably worry him, but it doesn’t? maybe cause amycus doesn’t know he’s a marauder lol but most days peter also tries to pretend that amycus isn’t a death eater so maybe it’ll all work out.... not

emma vanity: THE STRUGGLE IS REAL OKAY he loves her and he hates her in equal meaasure, which maybe is testament to how much he... does love her? lol this isn’t a romance novel. it’s hard to accept that someone can go from being your partner in crime, someone who understands how hard life on the streets is, to spitting in your face and denying your existence, your relationship, your personhood. he’s glad she got out of the streets, but since, to him, it came at the cost of her soul, he can’t be completely happy for her

OTHER THAN THESE FORMED RELATIONSHIPS i would love to plot out other things with peter. i still love mirroring his canon storyline in hp where he’s the weak link of the marauders. he won’t betray them, but he’s thought of leaving behind their bootlegging. he works hard to maintain his covert identity, so he doesn’t get immediately fingered as part of the marauders. maybe someone else that he’s pickpocketed? or someone that he’s helped? he sidelines with small shops who are familiar with him and give him odd jobs so he gets some money. i dunno i’m terrible with wanted connections

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[vxinglory]

INTRODUCING EMMA.

ok don’t @ me but i absolutely CANNOT find my old bio.....rip in fckin peace. so i’m gonna do my best to recreate the basic bullet points below the cut & i’m so sorry if this makes absolutely no sense at all!!

NAME: emma vanity OCCUPATION: actress AGE: twenty-four PRONOUNS: she/her AFFILIATION: death eaters

emma vanity has only been her name since she introduced herself to orion black for the first time, ~5 years ago. before that, she was called goldie schmulewicz.

goldie spent the early part of her life being raised by her grandparents in a jewish village in poland--- then part of the russian empire. her mother had been an embarrassment to the family, forsaking her upbringing to run away with her lover and live as an artist. they were quite poor, so when she became pregnant she had no choice but to ask her parents for help. she showed up at their doorstep two years after leaving to drop the newborn into their arms, and  neither they nor goldie ever saw her again after that.

her grandparents were stern and traditional, but loving. the rest of their neighbors didn’t embrace goldie as warmly --- her mother’s disgrace was well-known, and even if it wasn’t, the color of her skin still marked her ‘different’ from everyone else in her town. she started to figure out from an early age that if people were going to stare at her no matter what, she might as well give them a damn show.

became literally obsessed with the idea of becoming an actress, encouraged by her grandparents --- not because they thought she’d ever follow through on it, but just because they liked seeing her happy. they probably wouldn’t have let her carry on if they’d known the ambition would continue into her adult life.

when she was still a kid, her grandparents made the decision to migrate to america. russia seethed with discontent as the beginnings of revolution brewed, and antisemitic notions and attacks continued to rise. if they wanted to ensure a real future for goldie, there was no reason for them to stay. 

they moved into a tenement house on manhattan’s lower east side that was shared with three other families, and contained a single bed for goldie and both of her grandparents. it was cramped and loud, and they quickly discovered that in america, they were quite poor. goldie missed home, but still, there was so much more to do in new york. the cinema became her new favorite place (the first crime she ever committed was sneaking in unnoticed every week without buying a ticket), and she’d spend her time at home trying to mimic the glamorous looks of the women she saw on screen. goldie figured that was what someone important looked like. someone who commanded attention and had the whole world at her beck and call. that was what she wanted someday.

when she was in her early teens, a wave of influenza swept through the neighborhood, and her grandparents were killed. goldie, also deathly sick, tried to get to a hospital, but they were filled to capacity and after taking one look at her--- a filthy, unaccompanied kid who barely spoke english--- shut the doors in her face. she almost died on the street, shivering and feverish; and would have, if peter hadn’t found her.

the years that followed were the hardest of her life, but they were also when she learned how to survive. she had to be quick and smart to make it on the streets, and there was a definite learning curve.

after a while, goldie figured out that she had a knack for picking pockets. when she was still small, she could approach unnoticed, but this became difficult after a while. her looks made it likely that there was always at least one pair of eyes on her, so she had to adopt a different method. she would pick a male target and purposely catch his attention, drawing him close enough in conversation that he was mesmerized enough not to notice her sliding away his wallet or watch. it worked quite well for her, until she day she tried it on orion black. 

she was nineteen when she met orion, striking a deal when she’d been expecting to be turned into the police. instead, she found herself faced with everything she’d ever dreamed of. how could she say no?

so, goldie schmulewicz was left behind on the street and emma vanity stepped into the spotlight.

it’s felt less like a transformation and more like a fulfillment of what emma knew already existed inside her. if she’d been born into different circumstances, she figures she wouldn’t have ever needed the help from orion, but she can’t let herself dwell on that --- instead, she focuses on the fact that everything she achieved after that was her own. 

honestly, emma couldn’t care less about bad blood between gangs. she’s only there to play her part, because she has to. even with orion gone, she knows everything she’s achieved could be taken away if she ever tried to leave the death eaters behind, so she does what is necessary and no more. it’s all business to her, so she’s got nothing against the prewetts or any of them.

she doesn’t care if the death eaters are threatened, only if her career and/or reputation are. those things are just unfortunately linked now.

emma doesn’t have a lot of experience in caring about anyone besides herself, and she doesn’t intend to. narcissa is an unfortunate wrench in that policy; but aside from that exception, she views people as disposable, even the ones she likes (rip peter). she’s good at charming others and making friends, but don’t be fooled into thinking she’ll put anyone else first.

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