Bellatrix Lestrange - Blog Posts
Oh, I know, but you weren't around," Bellatrix tells him, clicking her tongue. "Oh well. All's well that ends well, I say. That's done now, yeah? He had it coming."
Who knew that Bellatrix Lestrange would be a swifty?!?!!?
She would be such a reputation/speak now girl. I did something bad is her favourite
@lancedoncrimsonwings Thanks for the tag, plus, why are them so relatable?
I have no specific taste, except they all fantasy or medieval, expect one.
Catarina - Deus Salve o Rei (God Save the King)
Isaac Lahey - Teen wolf
Merida - Brave (Think that's the english name, If not please correct me.)
Bellatrix Lestrange - Harry Potter
Had Hatter - Alice in Wonderland
Natasha Romanoff - Marvel
Clawdeen Wolf - Monster High
@dinogod you next
You: If we're gonna date, you may have to defeat my seven fictional exes. Them: ...seven fictional exes? You: Yeah Them: ...fictional. Is that seriously a thing? You: you can say no. Them: What do I have to do? Tear up a book? *laughs* Okay! You: Don't say I didn't warn you...
so the question is...who are your seven fictional exes?
Marlene was just mentioned ONCE!!
Bella maybe evil but she's so goddamn badass, served cunt in every single hp books, the second in command, nobody could match her freak except maybe Voldemort, she puts the boss in girlboss, straight icon, literally the definition of mommy and u pick Marlene?
MARLENE MCKINNON /// BELLATRIX BLACK
Vote for YOUR favourite character at this very moment in time.
Marlene McKinnon: I don’t think we need these anymore do we… I love Marlene more than anything, I am her, she is me
Bellatrix Black: The most iconic villain in the canon text and we all know it
{{ bellatrix art: @.cutegirlsart, marlene art: @.sophithil }}
THE WAY I LAUGHED THROUGH THE POST LMFAO HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
Canon Marauders meet Fanon Marauders
“I will kill him, James. I simply have to kill him. It’s a duty at this point,” Sirius whispers, at breakfast.
James is morally opposed to murder, to say the least, but now when he opens his mouth to automatically tell Sirius he can’t kill people, the Abomination walks into the Great Hall, and James closes his mouth, with a sigh.
He condones it.
“Can you kill me, too, please?” Remus asks, as he watches his counterpart walk behind the Abomination.
“Oh, come on! The Other You isn’t so bad.”
“They’re all bad,” Peter mutters. “Just unbearable to watch.”
They’ve only arrived in this cursed universe the day before, but it’s already too much to suffer.
When Sirius met this universe’ version of himself, he had to be restrained from committing unspeakable violence.
“What’s with the pranks?” James wonders. “Look, they’ve only just entered the Hall and they’ve already pulled a few pranks.”
“You call those pranks?” Sirius sneers. “Those lame jokes?”
“They probably take the ‘prankster’ label too seriously,” Peter bemoans. “And I’m missing again. It’s like I don’t even exist here, like those guys forget I’m their best friend.”
After the Other Sirius, Other Peter was done the dirtiest. He’s much uglier than the real one, far shorter, and so stupid Sirius thinks he shouldn’t even be allowed to attend school.
Not that Other Sirius is smart- oh, no. Other Sirius is a moron, apparently allergic to books.
Remus got an upgrade- he’s now a wise genius to rival Dumbledore, and he spends his days giving people chocolate frogs.
It’s a wonder the Abomination is so thin, with how much chocolate he’s getting from Other Remus.
So thin and short.
“Why am I short?” Sirius growls. “I don’t know mate, it’s like the creator of this universe misremembered our heights and switched them around,” Remus offers, watching his other self, a very tall bastard. He’s even taller than Real Sirius.
Outrageous.
“I could suffer you short,” James says. “But look at him, he’s - why is he so…is that ...nail polish? Gods, what have they done to my Sirius!”
“I asked him if he still has the bike,” Peter whispers. “He said he does, but I mean- he’s so fragile and dainty, how does he even manage that monster bike?”
Sirius shakes his head in horror. “I have to kill him, there’s no way around it.”
The Other Sirius whines in the distance. “MOOOOONY,” he pouts, and that's it, Sirius stands-
“Not here,” James pulls him by his sleeve. “You can’t have witnesses.”
(-)
It takes them a few days to figure out what’s wrong with Other James. At a first glance, he looked normal, compared to the others. Almost unchanged from his real version, if only stupider. But not as stupid as Other Sirius and Other Peter, of course.
A chicken wouldn’t be dumber than those guys.
When they do figure it out, James throws up.
“There, there,” Sirius pats his back. “Breathe, mate. Breathe.”
“I’m fucking your brother! Your brother, Sirius!”
“Oh, no, that is not my brother. That is Other Brother.”
This version of Regulus is apparently not a bigot at all, it’s all just a big misunderstanding. He’s an Animagus, too, somehow.
Sirius actually thinks Other Regulus is an alright lad- nothing like his brother, mind you, but alright, in general.
James throws up again. “Me! With Regulus Black! I’m not even gay! I love Lily, and she loves me-”
“Well, apparently she’s gay, too, in this world.” Remus says, which only makes James cry.
That isn’t so bad, really. Many things are wrong with this universe, but Lily and Dorcas look hot together. Sirius had a wank thinking of them the other night. It’s fine, he tells himself. He’s not betraying James. This Lily is nothing like their Lily back home. This one is like a goddess of beauty here, hair far more vibrant than the Real one, flawless skin and overall perfect in everything she does. Extremely selfless, saint-like, to the point she apparently offered to carry Regulus’ and James’ baby after Hogwarts.
Real Lily would hate her.
She’s still not worse than Other Sirius. Nothing is worse than that. Real Sirius has taken to bullying Other Sirius, daily. Hourly. The Abomination whines about it to Other Remus all the time.
“I want a word,” Other Remus hulks over, ridiculously muscular and, for some reason, with scars on his face.
What the fuck happened to this bloke? Who even is he?
Real Remus slinks back. He was never one for confrontations, their Remus, but apparently this upgraded version is all up for it.
“Listen,” Sirius tells him, because he doesn’t hate the man- sure, he’s not Remus, but he seems like a nice lad. “Why do you put up with that insufferable drama queen? He deserves to hang, and you deserve better.”
“That’s my baby! That’s my Pads,” Other Remus says, suddenly all violent, his eyes turn yellow- what the actual fuck?
But Sirius is already nauseous, stomach turning as soon as he heard ‘baby’ and ‘Pads” coming out of his mouth.
Real Remus cheers from the sidelines as Sirius wipes the floor with Other Remus. The Abomination cries somewhere in the distance, all helpless, until Real James hits him over the head with a candlestick. Other James is too busy sucking Other Regulus’ face to notice anything.
(-)
Other Snape has a split personality, as if someone out there can’t decide if he’s evil reincarnate or a mewling, innocent boy.
It’s jarring to see the shifts, day to day, and Sirius doesn’t know which version he hates more.
He never thought he’d miss Snape, but he does. He misses their Snape, gods damn it, the Real one.
(-)
He finds out his parents- or at least his parents in this world- torture Other Sirius on a daily basis. With the Cruciatus, even.
Other Regulus tells him this, all traumatised.
“Well,” Sirius says, shocked to the core. He almost laughs at the absurdity of it. “To be fair, if I had a son like the Abomination, I’d torture, him, too.”
(-)
Dumbledore is Evil. But stupidly so. Even a random eleven year old saw through his evil plans and humiliated Dumbledore at breakfast. Some smart arse kid, who’s apparently Lord Potter Black Gaunt Slytherin, and talks like an eighty year old politician. Apparently Dumbledore stole his money or something.
“I wonder how Other Voldemort is like,” James says, anxious to consider it.
“I don’t even care,” Peter says. “We should join him. It’s either him, or siding with these lunatics.”
They all nod in agreement. Voldemort can’t be worse- nothing can be worse than Other Sirius and Evil Stupid Dumbledore.
(-)
There’s two Voldemorts.
One is practically a ‘cartoon character’ Remus says. Sirius has no idea what that means.
This Voldemort is Ridiculously Evil.
Insane Bellatrix is his most loyal. For some reason Insane Bellatrix cackles all the time, and mutters about blood and the Cruciatus under her breath. She’s also dressed like a slut.
Real Bella, like the aristocrat she is, would never be caught looking like that in public.
Sirius takes her aside to have a few words with her, and then he finds out apparently she, too, was tortured daily by her parents, like Other Sirius.
“And raped,” she remembers, with a shrug.
Wow, and Sirius thought the Real versions of the Blacks were bad, but these people take the fucking cake.
If the Real Blacks would find out what these Other Blacks are doing to their children, there’ll be hell to pay.
His mum is a right basket case back in his world, insufferable and cruel with her words, unreasonably strict, but if she’d ever find out another version of herself is torturing her children- why, she’d cut that bitch in pieces.
(-)
The second Other Voldemort is some misunderstood good guy with a sob story. He whines about his tragic childhood as much as Other Sirius.
At least this Other Voldemort is still tall, unlike Other Sirius.
“It’s all Dumbledore’s fault,” he ends a monologue. “He made me do all I did. Or-” he checks a list. “Apparently sometimes he simply framed me and I didn’t do anything at all. Also, you can call me Tom, in private,” he invites them.
It’s a tragic state of affairs.
They decide to join Ridiculously Evil Voldemort, simply because he’s the only one that wouldn't protest to murdering everyone. He talks about murder every single day, and Sirius promises him he’ll do anything If he’s allowed to kill Other Sirius.
“Oh, by the way, you should deal with Good Guy Voldemort.”
“With who?”
“You know, the hotter you, the one that’s innocent of all wrongs and calls himself Tom.”
Evil Voldemort has a heart attacks and dies.
(-)
They’re on the run from everyone in that crazy world, when a hooded figure enters their tent.
“Is it you? Is it really you?” the man asks. “Potter? Black? Lupin? Pettigrew?’
“Yes, it’s us.”
The person lowers his hood. It’s Snape. Real Snape. With greasy hair and a large nose, but with intelligent, sharp eyes.
There’s no ‘Victim’ stamped on his forehead, nor is he an evil arrogant bastard, like the Other Snape.
“Fuck, Snivellus! A sane person! I could hug you!”
“I’d rather not,” Snape spits at James. “Alas, I am...relieved to have found you. We need to work together. I came here after you-”
“Of course you did, you berk! You were stalking us, as usually, weren’t you?”
“Yes,” Snape says, unashamed. “I killed the Other me.”
“Good job. I killed the Other me, too,” Sirius boasts. “I took my time with him.”
“I killed Other Lily,” Snape says. “She had to go. She was all ...wrong.”
James sniffles. “She was.”
And then they all sit down, and plan how to kill Good Guy Voldemort and Evil Stupid Dumbledore.
Thank fuck Wolfstar wasn't sapphic bcz it would've NEVER blown up like now if it was. Why you ask? You already know the answer.
"Sapphic Wolfstar this" "Sapphic Jegulus that" What about we start paying attention to all the Sapphic ships we already have instead of just transforming mlm ships into wlw???
You're onto something. You're CLEARLY ON TO SOMETHING. WAIT WAIT WAITTTTTT Somebody please write a fic the angst is gonna be so good oml
I think that Walburga and Tom Riddle were romantically and sexually involved during their Years at Hogwarts. Which is why Tom named his First Version of the Death Eaters the Knights of Walpurgis. Her Knights because she was supposed to be his Queen. But Walburga in the end broke up with him because she didn’t want to be married with a Half-Blood and cuz her Relationship with Tom was known she was already sorta defamed among Purebloods and thus could only marry her Cousin Orion.
She would probably also have hated Delphini if she had met her because she would be the living Proof of what she could have had and that ultimately she failed at everything in Life.
She chose her Family and the Pureblood Dogma over the Love of her Life and in turn she only got trapped in a Loveless Marriage with her own Cousin, whom she never loved as much as Tom, a Son who despite being talented spitted on everything she believed in and another who despite sharing her views simply couldn’t live up to her expectations.
All the while she would have to watch her own Niece living the Life that could have been hers because she loved Voldemort/Tom more than anything even her own Family and literally turned her back on her Pureblood Husband to be with him. Now Walburga would have had to watch as her Niece has a perfect little dark princess and is truly happy with the Man who Walburga actually loves and has an extremely talented daughter who is a perfect mix between Tom’s Beauty and Bellatrix’s and an Heiress of Slytherin and Grindelwald.
(I read somewhere that Druella could be Gellert and Vinda’s Daughter and since she was born in the 30s it’s not too far off given how close Vinda and Gellert seem.)
And Bellatrix gained that by truly loving and accepting Tom/Voldemort for who he is instead of what he could be and being brave enough to throw her Family aside for him. That would definitely have broken Walburga down completely and filled her with Jealousy beyond belief.
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ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY TRUE!! The way they write Regulus, Barty, Evan is so good jk could never but what about the BLACK SISTERS ??! LILY EVANS ??!! They are literally canonically baddest bitches and they still get ignored by the fandom only bcz they are women. Like- Narcissa had so much potential, girlie straight up LIED TO MFKING VOLDEMORT AND GOT AWAY WITH IT unlike regulus :( And Andromeda literally going up against the ENTIRE BLACK BLOODLINE JUST TO BE WITH THE LOVE OF HER LIFE ?!! Honestly fuck. And where do I even start with Bella, she is batshit crazy and there's so much lore about her honestly it's insane how much the fandom ignores these mothers and yaps about one time mentioned characters and gives them the most complex characteristics ever.
idk why im in such a bad mood rn but it actually PISSES ME TF OFF how the entire marauders fandom collectively decided to take this bum-ass loser character with one discernable impact on the storyline (regulus. im talking about regulus) and make him a super complex, three-dimensional MAIN character in the era that’s being literally paired with JAMES POTTER(???) when they could’ve taken a character who AREADY has existing complexities and everything they could ever want and develop them. but they won’t because that character is a fucking woman ☠️☠️
the way the black sisters would have the entire fandom in a fucking chokehold if they were boys. do you actually think sirius and regulus would be as cherished as they are now if they were women? hell fucking no, regulus would be hated on so badly. the way we were given narcissa and fucking andromeda too? here’s the entire fandom yapping on and on about how cool regulus is for rebelling against the dark lord when narcissa was doing it and fucking getting away with it too (because she’s better and doesn’t suck ass). here’s andromeda going against her entire bloodline ON HER OWN but yet shes still so overshadowed by sirius (who literally came after her). then you got bellatrix who is canonly one of the most powerful (and cuntiest) witches in the hp-verse and you decide to go and develop BARTY instead. think about it. they’re both crazy except one is more of a loser and is a male so of course the fandom will choose him.
and then. of course. lily evans who is literally the mother of the entire verse itself is still out here fighting for literal recognition and development from the fandom. and those mfs still give it to regulus instead ☠️☠️
regulus had a mullet, a tiny one but a mullet nonetheless you CANNOT convince me otherwise!!!!!
Regulus Black Headcanons
He was extremely pale but when he blushed his whole face turned red. He hated it, especially because of how easy it was to make him blush
He had hemophilia (as a product of inbreeding). Something about it just makes sense.
He resembled his father while Sirius resembled their mother. He was quiet, reserved, and was often seen as apathetic. (But he could scream like a fucking banshee, he had to get something from his mother)
He’s the kind of person to kick you when your down b/c he thinks it’s really funny. He only does it to his friends b/c he knows they can take it but he definitely talks shit about other people to them. Like, Barty would get a really shit grade on a test and Reg would say, “Well at least you’re good looking, oh WAIT”and run out before Barty can throw something at him.
He reads muggle books and enchants the covers so no one knows.
He lies about his favorite book genre because it’s trashy romance.
He was a hat stall because he was having a whole conversation with himself in his head and the hat couldn’t get a word in. After five minutes of him weighing the pros and cons of each house he says to the hat ‘okay, put me in Ravenclaw’. The hat stays silent for a second and screams ‘SLYTHERIN’
Regulus can hold a grudge like a BITCH. He’s still mad at the hat for not going with his decision (even though he knows it was right)
He had a hard time growing hair when he was little and was really insecure about it. Just imagine him with the worst little rat moustache.
He took pride in his hygiene. He had a skin and haircare routine, flossed, and moisturized. He clipped his nails and made sure they looked nice (or tried to since he bit his nails a lot). He even brought silk pillowcases to school.
He wrote music. You can’t convince me other wise. This bitch played piano and violin, two of the hardest instruments to learn, and wrote pieces for both of them.
He bit his nails. He thought it was really disgusting because he hated germs but he wouldn’t realize he was doing it until he was three nails in.
He absolutely had a blanky when he was little. He slept with it but hid it from his dorm mates in his first year. Bellatrix set it on fire and Regulus didn’t leave his room for weeks.
Dolores Umbridge
I was wondering what I could write about what we learned from Umbridge, did I really need to write about all the characters, did I learn from them? How people in power can be corrupt and self-indulging, how people can use their greatest insecurities or fears and inner hate as a foundation against others, these are things we know already from life and can see from other characters so why write about her. Well, there are two things—one is just a quandary. It is interesting that as she became more and more in power, more absolute in her hatred of others that she also became more ‘polite’ (a false-politeness as most is) and more ‘girly’ focusing on a love of kittens, the color pink and attempts in being fragile. Why? She didn’t want to come across as fragile or dainty.
Secondly, there are many characters that are hated for the level of pain or evil they caused: the Dursleys, the Malfoys, Pettigrew, while Voldemort, Bellatrix and Umbridge are usually at the top and considered the worst, Voldemort has never been considered high above Umbridge in this aspect, and for many falls beneath her. Here is the man who split his soul into seven pieces (then accidentally eight), had Cedric murdered just because he wasn’t useful (seriously, just knock him out), tried to kill a baby who might one day kill him (good job on that one), murdered his entire family (both sides), he’s just an evil guy. So how is he not automatically the big villain Umbridge is? Why is she even able to compete? It’s a personal opinion, and choice, and one that fluctuates for most. Umbridge is so hated I believe, because of how much power she was allowed to have, and how she was able to slip in, remain and grow within the Ministry and be seen as someone with intellect, someone who should be compassionate, engaging and encouraging was narrow-minded and without individuality. In comparison, Voldemort had to fight for his power and to promote his beliefs, and people fought against him and disrespected him for it. Being forced to respect either Umbridge or Voldemort will make them hated, but as Umbridge was considered by many adults as one of the ‘good guys’ or that her crimes and hatred against others weren’t important enough to be obliterated and that she was supported makes us hate her and the system more.
The respect, power and approval by the ‘good guys’ she was given is similar to my earlier point in how her affection for kittens and delicate things was in opposition, and a falsehood, of who she really was. I cannot speak for others, but I do feel that giving someone with the same hatred and cruelty in her as Voldemort, giving her the power and respect he wanted is what makes her so hated—what she does is approved and while teachers under Voldemort’s rule would torture students, they did it as it went against their beliefs and because that’s who they were. They didn’t pretend it was for the benefit of the other students or under the guise of someone else. With all her arrogance and self-importance, she really had no confidence or true pride.
Bellatrix Lestrange
It is not needed to be said that one should not have Bellatrix as a role model in regards to her morality; however, unlike other characters, she was a force of nature, an exemplary, strong and unique female character full of traits to be honoured and contradictions worth exploring.
First, as one of the top three hated characters and one of the two most hated women in the series, I thought it would be important to note how Bellatrix is different, and much better, than Umbridge. On the surface they would seem very similar, both elitist and cruel, but in reality, Bellatrix was so much more. With no limit of her devotion to Voldemort or the cause, she consistently held him in high esteem and never denounced him, even once captured and in Azkaban. Umbridge, on the other hand, more was interested in the power and the ability to put other beneath her than the actual belief that they were less than her, as we see with her father who she was ashamed of even though he was a wizard because he didn’t have enough status in the wizarding world.
What’s also interesting about Bellatrix, is how much her life is based on emotions, and how with her it is a very weakening characteristic. She was definitely the only person he came closest to loving and respecting, and had he felt a need for an equal or partner it definitely would have been her, but while her emotions and darkness made her eviler, they also are part of what scared him. An example is how both Voldemort and Bellatrix torture Harry and Neville; Voldemort is trying to gain information, power, immortality, but what is Bellatrix gaining? She is just being cruel, trying to show off. She didn’t see Neville as an equal, so why bother trying to egg him on and best him. Unfortunately the emotions also hurt her relationship with him because she was just so desperate to be even more to him than she already was, she wanted to be the one to kill Harry, was ashamed and would agonize when Voldemort mentioned her blood traitor sister and half-breed niece (btw, how the heck did they know who got married to whom and had a kid, this is some fourth-wall BS), and he would dismiss her constantly—even if not as obnoxious as he did with Pettigrew or Malfoy and whether this helped drive her mad or just made her more sadistic, I don’t think it did anything for their bond except increase her usefulness to him.
While evil and repulsive, she was a very strong character with depth. As she explained with Harry and the Cruciatus Curse—you have to mean it. She was honourable in that she didn’t back down from her beliefs even when it came to turning on family (I wonder what she would have done if she lived in regards to Narcissa) and that she demanded your attention and respect as someone who was brilliant and talented
Harry Potter characters as tweets cause why not:
Pt.2 Pt.3
Here are my Marauders height headcannons:
Sirius Black - 6’5”
Remus Lupin - 5’10”
James Potter - 6’0”
Peter Pettigrew - 5’3”
Lily Evans - 5’5”
Marlene McKinnon - 5’11”
Dorcas Meadowes - 6’0”
Mary MacDonald - 5’6”
Alice Fortescue - 5’8”
Frank Longbottom - 5’9”
Regulus Black - 5’3”
Evan Rosier - 5’7”
Pandora Rosier - 4’10”
Barty Crouch - 5’7”
Xenophilius Lovegood - 5’6”
Narcissa Black - 5’2”
Andromeda Tonks - 5’5”
Bellatrix Lestrange - 5’7”
Lucius Malfoy - 6’4”
Severus Snape - 5’9”
What other headcannons do I post?
PLEASE, SOMEONE???? Imagine if they all gang up because one of them gets hurt or smth??? Or one of them got in trouble with their parents and they all help each other out?? Bella being an overprotective sister to all of 'em???
Yet another fic request cause I was reminded of the idea THE BLACK FAMILY COUSINS BEING CLOSE AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER cause those 5 would be a powerhouse all together and I need to see that the fandom needs to see that so much potential (yes ik they've all got major differences and issues but if yall can make more male potters going back to at least the 1600s last I heard this is more than possible)
someone please write a “keeping up with the blacks” au it would be hilarious
Marauders era reimagined (part 2)
part 1
Andromeda Black - moodboard
The Black sisters - moodboard
Xenophilius Lovegood x Bellatrix Black
Do you see the vision?? I’m becoming more and more pulled into this ship
Inspo from: @regulusmoonbeam
i want to write a little story of the women of family black, like sort of portraits of them.
first chapter following walburga from her last years at hogwarts up until sirius’s birth.
second chapter following bellatrix since the moment she met baby sirius until his selection into gryffindor or maybe her decision to marry into the lestrange family.
third chapter following andromeda from sirius’s selection til she ran away with ted.
fourth one following narcissa from the moment andromeda left til she found out she was pregnant with draco.
that’s what i’m thinking so far, but i would love to read some fics centered around the black family or, at least, the black sisters, so if you have any recommendations pls let me know! 🙏🏻
Arcturus & Melania Headcanon
Arcturus and Melania were an odd couple that no one expected.
She was quiet and easily slipped by people, but also great at being diplomatic, and could've made a good lawyer or spy. That of course went hand in hand with Arcturus' aspiration to be a court judge in the ministry.
She had a kind heart, with a peculiar sense of humour, and just an overall warm person to be around. Arcturus was quite possessive of her, and got jealous easily, but he was covert about it. He didn't show her. A bit of a yandere, honestly. Any man he felt a little competition with? Critically injured, or never seen again.
Arcturus treated everyone he came across with respect, even mudbloods, which is why he was never suspected of being insane. He was recognised as one of the normal or civil Blacks.
Melania came from the Macmillan family, who were known for being a long line of Hufflepuffs. They were fairly middle class, but not to the same level as the Blacks.
The Black family didn't approve of Arcturus marrying her, but he stubbornly continued courting her, and they stayed together. It took 5 years for Melania to gain Sirius II approval, but it didn't stop the other family members from looking down at her. Out of all her inlaws, Lycoris was nicest to her, with Regulus I being second place. Being an unseen middle child, Lycoris understood what it's like to be visible when people wanted something from you, and confided in her. Regulus I was the baby of the family, and seen as harmless with the agonising need to prove himself. Melania couldn't help but see him the same way, and Regulus kind of hated her for it.
She didn't like playing favourites, but Lucretia was her favourite. Melania loved having a daughter to dote on and spend time with. She didn't love Orion any less, but found it hard to understand his interests.
Lucretia and Walburga didn't get along as children as they were constantly compared to each other: With Lucretia being the well behaved one, and Walburga being the spoiled brat. Melania would set up play dates for them whenever Violetta was unavailable to look after them, but Walburga hated visiting.
Orion inherited Melania's hardworking nature, and focused on his work, never thinking of dating. When Regulus I died, Arcturus started to worry and tried to match Orion with a suitress. Pollux took advantage of this, and convinced Arcturus to have Orion and Walburga wed. Melania was against it due to Walburga's beliefs on muggle hunting, and what that could mean for Orion's future children, but Arcturus' mind was set.
She was a very kind grandmother, and didn't voice disapproval over Sirius' ending up in Gryffindor. She tried to be a mediator surrounding Sirius' growing rebellion.
She occasionally volunteered to look after Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa since Cygnus and Druella were still in school. Melania worried that Pollux and Irma would poison their minds, and she had been correct to find that it had been the case with Bellatrix.
The Prewetts were lower classed, and everyone was horrified to find out that Lucretia became engaged to one. Melania convinced Arcturus to give his blessing, reasoning that if they could marry for love then their daughter could. She used the fact that Orion was an heir against Arcturus, thus being the only one they should truly worry about. It's thanks to her that Lucretia wasn't burnt off, especially after Molly Prewett married into the Weasley family.
A lot of the family members believe that Melania cursed the bloodline, and that Arcturus was a fool to fall in love with her.
Edit: I assumed Lycoris was a boy's name and always thought he or she was male. I like the idea of Arcturus, Lycoris & Regulus being a trio of brothers. I thought it would be funny if there was a doppelganger trope within the family.
Callidora, Cedrella & Charis. Walburga, Alphard & Cygnus. Bellatrix, Andromeda & Narcissa. Arcturus, Lycoris & Regulus.