opening up the doors, she smiled when she saw him. “hi…” she said, stepping back to let him inside.

he can come by anytime.

she hasn’t stopped thinking about him.

❝He was a greater d a n g e r than all the rest of the Death Eaters combined.❞

Rodolphus Lestrange. Pure-blood wizard. Death Eater. Former prisoner of Azkaban. Mature themes and trigger warnings. Ships with chemistry. Reposts appreciated.

“you never wanted to learn anything about me or my feelings, orion. so you make up things in your head.” she said, crossing her arms.

“you won’t do such a thing. you can’t keep winning these battles. the war will he much worse.”

“i did love you. once upon a time.” she said, peaking over into the office where laurent was working.

“it’s out of my hands.”

“i’m just as shocked as you are and i’m conflicted.” she said with a sigh, putting her book down.

hmm.

walburga gently placed a hand on his cheek in hopes of soothing him. “she’s a bitch who deserves nothing but pain.” she whispered, looking into his eyes.

she gasped in shock. “that’s terrible! i’m glad you regained what you could.” she said, moving a strand of hair away from his face.

“i’m sorry.” she said as she placed her hands on his chest before she sighed softly. “orion basically did the same with me. big empty house…” she frowned in a playful manner.

“i see that.” she said as she placed her hands on his chest, tilting her head. “and how are you by the way?” she had heard stories about him. but they were rumors apparently.

shivering a little, she forced a smile at him. “laurent… hello.” she made sure to stand up straight as she looked up at him. divorce looked good on him.

walburga wasn’t used to this much attention from all these men. but she had to do this. find real love this time. taking a break, she went outside to breathe.

furrowing her brows, she felt someone behind her. turning around, she saw @nonlaurus.bsky.social. much to her surprise.

she really wishes what she did so wrong for orion to hate her so much.

if she did anything wrong then she’s sorry. very much so.

“i know, sweetheart. i loved you father. very much actually. almost infatuated, but… i just wasn’t the woman for him.” she sighed softly, putting on her best smile.

she wishes she had the marriage her parents have….

“oh, no. we can’t have that. this family can’t handle any more embarrassments.” walburga responded with furrowed brows. “hopefully, cygnus can fix this.”

“oh, dear. that’s not good at all.” she said as she looked at her mother with a slight frown.

“marriage can solve that i guess. for some.” she said, knowing it didn’t work out for her.

“oh, i’m sure her hair keeps you occupied.” she chuckled as she watched her through the mirror.

“how are the girls doing? and druella?” she was rather curious since she always assumed druella was too harsh for her brother.

once they got to her room, she sat down and allowed her mother to do her hair. it had been such a long time since she last did it.

“you did my hair on my wedding day. you made sure to tease it nicely.” she complimented with a smile.

“let’s get this hair done.” she said, taking a deep breath. she really needed to step out of her shell. hopefully, this would do the trick.

“oh, wow. that would look really good i think.” she said, giving her mother a soft smile.

“you know how much i loved her…” she said, taking her mother’s hands in hers. “thank you…”

“i decided to flatten the hair. didn’t want my curls to get too crazy.” she said with a smile, relaxing her arms.

after some time, she came down and cleared her throat. “what do you think?”

she’s getting ready now.