InsaneJournal

PB: Jeremy Irons

In his youth Rodolphus was an attractive and striking man. He had brown hair, which he used to normally cuts short. He has bright blue eyes, that while they can be seen as an attractive feature, are hampered by the fact that they are usually glaring and frighten people away. This is not helped by the fact that he used to have a very large and muscular build, that was useful when he wanted to be a threat without using magic.  

However as you would expect, three trips in Azkaban and his age has taken a tool on his looks. Only shadows remain of his former looks leaving him gaunt and down right frightening. His once toned body has faded, his skin is now wrinkled and his hair is now graying. But worst of all are his eyes. All around is gaunt, and his eyes appear to have a dead look about them, like nothing could ever make them happy.  

In many ways Rodolphus is the perfect Slytherin. He is a rather cold and he rarely shows his emotions to anyone. As well he is not social, and thus does not bother communicating with many people. He much prefers staying quite, and waiting for the right opportunity to say or do something. This leads him to scrutinize those before he meets them and automatically judge them. Luckily, he is usually accurate, but when he is wrong he ends up with egg on his face. 

On the other hand it is very different if he respects you and you are a good acquaintance. He can be friendly and above all loyal. While it is hard for him to be close to anyone if earnt it will last forever. In some ways it may lead him to be slightly naive in assessing anyone he is truly loyal too. 

Moreover he is a determined and ambitious individual. He seeks to do his best in anything he does and to get the highest rank in life. He will do whatever it takes, if ethical or not, which is assisted by the fact he is pretty resourceful. This could lead him to do anything particularly involving violence which he enjoys in a sadistic manner. 

 His age, Azkaban, and his wife’s death has seriously affected him. His is now more withdrawn rarely saying anything. But he is always thinking, almost being left lost in his thoughts. There is rage bottled up in him, eager to get out like a bomb. He seeks revenge and he is gong to do whatever it takes to get it.

Rodolphus was born to the traditional pure blood family. While in some respects they were strict (to ensure he grew up the right way) he knew that they were tough but fair. In fact he loved his family dearly, especially his little brother who was his best friend  

At Hogwarts he went reasonably in school, being interested in academics and theories of magic. He had a small group of friends who were all Slytherin and passionate about their heritage as his parents wanted. As they aged they became interested in the Death Eaters, but Bellatrix always the most extreme. At eighteen Bellatrix introduced him to the Dark Lord and it slowly became his focus as his rank as a pureblood required. He rose through the ranks and was high in the inner circle when the Dark Lord originally fell. 

His relationship with Bella was also a large part of his life. They dated a few times at Hogwarts, but always Rodolphus cared about her more then she did for him. When they were in their early twenties they began their relationship again, more seriously this time. By Bella’s encouragement they married. He loved her dearly, and for a while they were happy. However her obvious fondness for the Dark Lord led to issues in the couple. 

When the Dark Lord fell Rodolphus followed Bella to find the Dark Lord. While he did want the influence of the Death Eaters back, he was no where near as passionate as her.  They got caught and sent to Azkaban. As you would expect it was unimaginable and was obviously the worst part of his life. 

He was thankful when the Dark Lord freed him and he was eager to prove his worth. But it did not work out like that, after less than six months he was sent to Azkaban again. After he got out he was seriously injured when trying to attack Harry Potter as he moved from his muggle relatives. Life with Bella was never the same. They grew distant, as Bella became increasingly uninterested with her husband, however he still cared for her dearly. 

As a Death Eater he was of course involved in the Battle of Hogwarts. There he fought by his wife’s side, as often as possible, it was one thing they were at least connected through. He was thrilled when Harry Potter died, it just seemed that everything would go right, and he and Bella could maybe rekindle some sort of relationship with the battle won. 

But that never happened. It seemed Potter’s death inspired everyone and they all fought back. He lost Beallatrix in the crowd and he was too distracted by his own opponent. Fighting his way around the room he entered the Great Hall. A stray incarcerous spell hit him and he fell to the ground still conscious but unable to move. Laying there he spots Bella and watches as she duels her three opponents. When Molly Weasley joins the fray his laughter echoed with his wife, but then a curse hit her. He was shocked and he watched as his wife fell to the ground. He remembered tears fell down his face and all he could focus on was where his wife had fallen. 

When the Dark Lord too joined his wife among the fallen he just felt numb. He was in too much pain already. They dragged him to Azkaban and there he stayed for three years. He was sure that if there were dementors and with Bella’s death still fresh in his mind he would not have survived. But he did. He lived on pure anger sheer thirst for revenge. By the time he was freed he was thrilled and revenge was still on his mind.