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Tweak says, "Put your legs up"

Rodolphus Lestrange (parentalia) wrote in the_recruitment,
@ 2012-03-11 16:03:00

Entry tags:

! 03/1977, char: rabastan lestrange, char: rodolphus lestrange

Who: Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange
What: Brotherly bonding and setting traps
Where: Lestrange Manor
When: Saturday late/ Sunday early depending on when Amycus comes back.
Status: Incomplete
Rating: PG

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.

The weekend Rodolphus had anticipated with his brother had not gone anywhere near what he had planned. That wasn't to say he had actually planned anything to begin with but he certainly hadn't anticipated Amycus being brought into the thick of things. He got along with the male Carrow well enough when it was just the two of them together but whenever Rabastan was added to the equation Amycus turned into an entirely different person. It was almost like Rabastan was Amycus' brother instead of his own and he couldn't fathom what it was about Amycus' personality that forced him to cling to siblings so fiercely.

It wasn't like he had planned to lure Rabastan home to murder him or anything. It wasn't like he hated the little bugger. He just wanted to toughen him up, to help turn him into the wizard he knew Rabastan was capable of. He'd seen his wand work, watched as he learned all manner of Dark Magic to impress him and although he'd never admit it, Rodolphus was impressed.

But that was beside the point, it was all beside the point. Amycus was the problem. Amycus was the one who had wedged himself into his life and then set off to have dinner with the woman Rodolphus planned to marry. The boast before a hasty exit still left him feeling sour and violent and proved to him that nothing about his relationship with Amycus was friendly any longer. He felt like an idiot for believing it in the first place, not that he truly cared about Amycus or their friendship, but he had been convinced it was real for at least one of them.

Now that both his parents were home, once Rabastan was in and Alecto had retired to her room for the evening, Rodolphus, out of sheer bitterness, prowled the house moving from door to door setting traps for Amycus whenever the little backstabber decided to return. He was going to see Bellatrix? He was going over to her house for dinner? Well the moment he stepped in through any of the doors upon his return he'd know the true meaning of en flambe once his clothes started on fire.

Maybe if Amycus begged he'd be benevolent enough to put him out.

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_alwaid
2012-03-11 09:29 pm UTC (link)

Rabastan was worried about his brother. He knew Rodolphus hadn't really wanted Amycus to come, and now that he was going off to see Bellatrix he knew the animosity could only have grown. He needed to make sure Rod was okay, and to hopefully smooth things over before Am got back.

And besides, he was here to see his brother after all. It would be stupid to come for the weekend and not spend any time alone with him. He had gone by his room, but wasn't too surprised when Rodolphus wasn't there. His brother had never been one for sitting still when he was unhappy.

He's probably pacing around the house, brooding. Or setting traps. Rodolphus had always been fond of traps.

It didn't take Rabastan all that long to find him. He stood at the end of the hallway for a moment, wondering if his brother would notice him, before clearing his throat quietly.

"Rodolphus?"

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parentalia
2012-03-11 09:57 pm UTC (link)

As he set the final trap, Rodolphus lowered his wand and took a step back but there was little he could do to survey his work without testing it out. The problem with that was if he did test it out he would have to reset the magic which would, inevitably, leave him back exactly where he'd started. He contemplated tugging open the door just for sheer curiosity sake but before he could he heard his name behind him and wasn't at all surprised to see Rabastan waiting.

His smile was tight and short lived. Hopefully Rabastan wasn't too attached to Amycus.

"Isn't it way past when curfew would be at Hogwarts?" He couldn't remember, personally, what time that was but it was late enough in the night that all minors would certainly be required to be tucked into bed. "Are you still pleased with yourself for allowing him to come with you?"

	_alwaid 2012-03-11 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	Rabastan frowned and shook his head. "N-no." He bit down on his tongue, wishing he could control his stupid stutter. Rodolphus was his brother, that should make a difference! "I c-came here to see you. Amycus j-just came for the library." He smiled, small and slightly crooked, but a genuine smile none-the-less. "I've m-missed you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_alwaid 2012-03-12 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Rabastan thought he might pass out. Rodolphus had, he had really done it. He had really kidnapped and tortured sweet Lily Evans, because she was muggleborn. Oh Merlin. Is this what the Death Eaters are? He took the cup, filled it absently, and drained it in one gulp. "W-what a-are you g-going to d-d-d-do?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)