angelsotherlove@gmail.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:10:26 GMT

Out of Character
Name: Kat
Age: 22
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In Character
Full name: Bellatrix Persephone ~~Black~~ ~~Lestrange~~ Black ~~Lestrange~~
Birthdate and age: September 17, 1951. 34.
Sexual orientation: Heterosexual
Occupation: Full time Death Eater. She doesn't have the time or the want or the desire to be anything else.

Alumnus: Slytherin, 1968
Bloodline: Pureblood
Hometown and current residence: Please describe, if you wish!

Family: Father: Cygnus Black
Mother: Druella Black nee` Rosier
Sisters: Narcissa Malfoy and ~~Andromeda Tonks~~
Cousins: ~~Sirius Black, Regulus Black~~

Personal background: At first life was good. Being the oldest child Bella was spoiled rotten. Anything she wanted she got, until her sisters came along. Then things changed. She was still the favored of the three, but with Narcissa and her good looks and Andromeda with her humor Bella was over looked, until it was time to start to learn the family motto. Bella excelled in living up to the pureblood supremacist's code and she excelled even further in the Dark Arts, granting her special favour and recognition in her fathers eye. She was once again the favorite child as far as her father was concerned. While her mother insisted on her sisters attending lessons on how to be a proper lady, how to walk, talk, sit, and whatever else lady was supposed to do in public Bella and her father shut themselves away in his study as he taught her about politics and the family motto. Taught her about their family itself but most importantly he taught her the Dark Arts. She was fascinated by it all. She couldn't understand how something as simple as magic could be divided into good and evil. Even at such a young age in her mind magic was magic. It wasn't what the spell could do that made it dark or light, it was the intent of its caster that made it so.

By the time she was nine Bella had a firm grasp on the Dark Arts, the easier spells coming naturally to her and earning her constant praise from her father. Her mother disapproved of what her father was teaching her, often accusing him of treating her as though she was a son instead of the daughter she truly was but it never bothered Bella. Her father treated her like a girl from time to time. Often taking her for ice cream in Diagon Alley after a lesson or buying her a new doll while they were out. Bella cherished her time with her father when they went out but she secretly coveted the times when he taught her about the ways of the world and the Dark Arts. It was always her favourite time.

As she grew closer to her father she grew further away from her sisters. She still loved them and looked out for them as she should as the oldest but they were not as close as they had been before she started her lessons with her father. Andromeda often called her on it, accusing her of being more of a boy then the proper girl she was. Bella had thrown mud in her face and pushed her down for that before stomping off to the house, hurtful tears forming in her eyes.

It all changed soon though once Bella received her letter for Hogwarts. Her sisters were not able to go with her yet and the thought of freedom excited her greatly.

Until she entered Hogwarts.

Upon entering Hogwarts she was sorted into Slytherin like every Black before her. She has served her family well. Excelling at being the perfect Slytherin and the proper pureblood girl by not associating with those of lesser blood or those who come from traitorous families. She done well in her studies, Ancient Ruins and Charms being her best subjects followed closely by Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts. She would have excelled in the Dark Arts, only Hogwarts didn't offer them, Dumbledore thought them to be a bad sort of Magic. To Bella though magic is magic, even is she does have a strong liking and preference for the Dark Arts. They quickly learned though that Bella was not to be allowed to brew in Potions. While everything else came easily to her or with a bit of studying she was able to perform the spell or charm, when it came to potions she was utter rubbish. She did not have the patiences to stand by and wait for a cauldron to bubble, or for the liquid to smell a certain way or turn a certain colour.

In her third year she managed to make it onto the Slytherin Quidditch team, more precisely into the Beater position. It was a position that gave her great power and one that allowed her to spend some of the pent up frustration at not being allowed to use the Dark Arts while at Hogwarts, something she had gotten into trouble numerous times for. The teams quickly learned to stay out of the way of her bat and the ball, lest they find themselves in the hospital wing after having a nasty run in with one of her swings or hits. She spent the rest of her years as a first string beater, and enjoyed every second of it.

She kept to a small group of friends, mainly Lucius Malfoy, her sisters (once the arrived at Hogwarts and realized she wasn't as mean and as evil as they had thought her to be while still at home), the Carrows, and a few others of whom she had grown up with and her parents approved of her associating with. Anyone else who got too close or tried to get close to her got a cold shoulder. She didn't have the time for anyone else. Especially once she learned of the man known as Tom Riddle during her seventh year. The Dark Lord on the rise and looking for new potential recruits and Bella desperately wanted to be one of those recruits, especially after her father arranged a meeting between the two of them over the Christmas holidays. His thoughts and ideas for the wizarding world were ones that Bella approved of immensely and so upon her leaving Hogwarts she joined up with him immediately. And she hasn't looked back once since then.

Appearance: Bella has a very commanding presence. From her long black hair to her silver blue eyes everything about Bella demands that people pay attention her. Most underestimate her though due to her small frame. She stands at just a bit over 5'5 and weighs about a 125lbs. But do not think that because she is small and thin that she is something that should be tampered with. You will quickly find that that is not the case when it comes to Bella.

Her years of training to be a proper lady with her mother have rubbed off on her. She carries herself in a manner very befitting of a person of her stature and demands that when she walks down a street or enters a room that everyone look at her and automatically know who she is. While she may carry herself like a lady....she does not dress as so. She shies away from the traditional skirts and dresses that most pureblood women wear. Instead opting for tight fitting pants and shirts that show of her figure just as much and as well as a dress would. After all one can not properly duel in a dress. And being a Death Eater it is required that you be able to duel and move around.

Personality: Bella has a wicked twisted sense of self. Dark Arts being the only thing she has known cruelty tends to be her specialty and it takes a special kind of person to understand her sense of humor. Pain brings her pleasure, especially other peoples pain. She has a quick tongue and even faster mind. After all when you grow up in the Black household you learn one of two things; either embrace the pain or it will destroy you.

But that's the personality she shows to the public, to those she doesn't think worthy enough to truly know her. Others, like her family and her Lord know differently. Bella is fiercely loyal and protective of those she loves and cares about. IF you are lucky enough to be considered one of them then you know how Bella is. She will kill to protect those she loves.

She's also a master at deceit. She can play the part just as well if not better than most people. She can have you convinced one minute that she is your absolute best friend and then in the next have you think she is your absolute enemy. When you lead the life she has though and you walk with the people she has you have to learn how to play everyone against the other while still keeping yourself safe. And she has.

She also has a spitfire temper. It doesn't take much to bring her temper to the surface nor does it take much to piss her off and make her lash out. Her temper burns hot and it burns hard and she is not one to normally back down…from anything. Holding a grudge is something she is good at. Normally she does not forgive people for anything but on occasion there have been a few people who's actions she has over looked and forgiven but not many. Nor does she plan on making a habit out it.

In essence Bella is a true Slytherin.

Affiliation and reasoning: Death Eater through and through. There never has been and never will be any other way for her. She took an oath with her mark and she'll stand beside it until the day she dies.

Purity beliefs: Purebloods always have been and always will be the best in her mind. Being a Black she views herself to be at the top of that chain, none are better than she is. And while in her mind no other purebloods measure up to her the purer your blood is the better in her mind. To marry or interact with anything or anyone other than a pureblood is simply unheard of in her mind. Doesn't mean she doesn't though. She may not like it but she's been forced to do so and every interaction only strengthens her beliefs that none are as good as purebloods are.

Bellatrix Persephone Black