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I've picked up yet another character in my HP game over on GreatestJournal: Fenrir Greyback. Yeah, whoa. He's scary and I wasn't sure I could even play him well. I feel a little more confident after doing a scene with someone, but he still rather makes me nervous.

Oh, and the scene? Was with Bellatrix. He thinks she'd make a fantastic ~~alpha female~~ werewolf and doesn't bother disguising that much, which sort of puts her off. Bwa ha ha! Fenrir has a wonderful big scary grin (which, alas, Sean Connery - my avatar for him - does not, so people just have to use their imagination!), which puts her off even more:

She didn't quite like the look in his eyes. Only certain people could bring the fear out in her, and so far Fenrir seemed to be one of them. "And I do not like that look in your eyes." She said bluntly, with a cold stare back at his grin.

"What look?" Fenrir asked innocently, "I'm just enjoying having civilized conversation with you."

"The innocent act doesn't work with me Ro- Fenrir." She shot back at him, then mentally scolded herself for even thinking of her husband around Fenrir. "The look that says you're thinking about something." Bellatrix added, in answer to the question.

"Well, I am," Fenrir insisted, letting slide the opportunity to needle her about confusing him with her husband. "Enjoying it, that is. And in regards to thinking," he shrugged, "Same as always, darling. Mostly about dinner."

"I'd never consider you innocent in a hundred million years." Bellatrix shot back, thankful that he'd either missed her confusion or chose to ignore it. "But I'm glad you're enjoying civilized conversation, with probably the only self respecting Death Eater that would speak with you and not hex you." At his mention of dinner, she couldn't help but to breathe in some, surely he wasn't blood thirsty all the time?

Fenrir noticed her little hesitation. "Oh, not you, of course," he said, "You're much too good for dinner. Could only enjoy you once, that way. You're the type of girl a man likes to keep around for a while." He gave her his best grin.

Bellatrix didn't know whether to feel flattered or slightly creeped out by his comment. "I- thank you, I think?" She asked more than said. Maybe that meant he wouldn't touch her even if this had been a full moon, which thank Salazar it wasn't. One in a million could confuse Bellatrix to this point, and Fenrir certainly was the type.

"You're most welcome," Fenrir replied, still relishing in how off-balance he could throw her. He'd never been allowed to play with her like this while they were working together, and he rather liked the new arrangement.

So I think Bella/Fenrir is my new crack pairing of the moment, and the girl who plays Bella seems to enjoy them, too:

OOC!Bella: You know... Fenrir's not so bad...
OOC!Fenrir: *big cheesy grin*
OOC!Bella: *glare* Ok no cheesy grins. That isn't how Rodolphus won me over...
OOC!Fenrir: Do you want me to win you over?
OOC!Bella: I don't know... I already have Rod... then Augustus and you. So many to choose from!
OOC!Fenrir: *pouts* I'm third?!
OOC!Bella: But you could try and win me over? And no, you're tied at second with Aug.
OOC!Fenrir: That would be a long and delicious courtship
OOC!Bella: So long as you don't turn me... yet
OOC!Fenrir: They'd only be love nibbles, precious
OOC!Bella: So long as you promise they are only love nibbles. And not I'm-biting-you-so-you-will-join-me nibbles.
OOC!Fenrir: Believe me, you'll know the latter when it happens
OOC!Bella: It better not for awhile.
OOC!Fenrir: As you wish.

Ahh, I love these moments that make roleplaying worthwhile.

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I liked that you gave him Sean Connery as an avatar. And Narcissa is my favourite character in the soap.

Yeah, Cissa's still my love, though she's rather shiftless without Lucius.

And yes, I got so man swoons on Fenrir's introduction post because of lovely Sir Sean. He scowls so beautifully.

Come, join us! Fenrir needs a pack!

Er... don't know the rules?

main page, with links to rules, application, etc.

It works just like LiveJournal, and characters have conversations through comment replies (makes it much easier when people don't have to be online at the same time), so it's rather like a play-by-email game in that.

The universe is Harry Potter, set in 1999. Voldemort and the Death Eaters overthrew the Ministry in the summer of 1998, so everyone's living in a bad-guys-win world, with the Order hiding out ~~like cowards~~ in Grimmauld Place, and Fenrir rallying the werewolves to strike against the condescending humans.

Werewolves can be either bitten or born. They only transform on one night of the full moon (thank goodness), but even while human have some wolfish traits (heightened senses, increased speed and strength, etc.). I think those who give themselves more to the wolf exhibit and use more of these. People like Remus who try to cling desperately to their humanity might have suppressed them to a point that they hardly exist anymore.

Werewolves are big-time stigmatized, thanks to one (Jace Dorny) rampaging through Southampton and killing 39 people in one night. The Ministry has passed strict laws that werewolves are to be registered and issued dog tags and are to report to the refitted Azkaban prison for transformations. Also that any werewolf working against Voldemort and the Ministry is to be killed on sight. So Fenrir gave Voldie the finger and bailed. On the moon in early December, packs throughout the country killed/maimed 1,500 people. Fenrir's still glowing about that.

Or, hell, we need a Draco, too (we've had the worst luck keeping them).

And I just thought of a werewolf character I'd have fun playing, based on my friend's dog Twyla.

But time! Not having games eat my life! Aargh! (I'm not sure I could keep up with the play.)

I'd been wondering about Draco - his relationship with Tonks changed rather drastically...

How does one join up? Not that I'm volunteering, no m'm. I'm just... curious.

Fill out the application, which is linked to from the main page, and either post it to that entry (you'd probably have to post it in multiple parts, because of character restrictions in comments, or email it to the mod... whose address I forget at the moment, but I'll look for it and get back to you.

Time and games eating your life is indeed a problem; I totally understand.

If one does pick up a character who had been played previously, it's perfectly acceptable to rewrite some or all of the backstory so it meshes with one's own view of the character.

Could you use a fourteen-year-old offsider who's always chasing rabbits?

Umm, 's long as she doesn't reek of Mary Sue and doesn't annoy Fenrir (the grumpy old bastard).

For that, her first name shall be ... Susan. ("Here Sue, Sue, Sue...")

I'm thinking, a junior member of Fenrir's pack, very canine-like, who is in London to acquire town-polish while they get some serious work done. They've just disappeared and Sue is sleeping in Hyde Park trying to get people to "throw the frisbee already!" and possibly find a member of her pack to tell her what to do.

Short, solidly built (runs with a rolling gait), intellectually lazy, extremely good senses. Cheerful, friendly, fights above her weight if she ever gets into one. Has not a trace of malice in her as she hunts and devours rabbits, and possibly humans when the moon is in the appropriate phase.

Agreeable? (If not, I can tinker some, or come up with a new character concept, no biggy.)

Sounds fine, I'm just concerned about how conspicuous she is (the Ministry not being fond of werewolves at the moment). But Fenrir does indeed need townies. I figure he's got packs in the major cities to be his eyes and ears in general and to specifically watch out for survivors of attacks, to bring them to him. But cute and disarming he would definitely make use of.

(Also she doesn't _have_ a pack at the moment because we're sadly lacking in werewolf players, so we'd either have to NPC them or say she's going solo? Hmmm....

Right. I have put in an application, though it hasn't been answered yet. I look forward to working with you. Hopefully I can provide an interesting foil for Greyback. If this one works out, I may try and create a few more werewolves for kick-butt-ness.

Yay, cool! (for this you get my fabulous ooc!Fenrir icon)

Werewolf No. 2: Aristophilus Goyle

The fraternal twin of the Goyle of the books, whose name escapes me, Aristophilis was brilliant, witty, handsome, athletic, and in addition a near-prodigy at music.

His years at Hogwarts he intended to be a dazzling panorama of academic, social, and athletic success - he would equal Tom Riddle and go beyond him. Alas, shortly after his eleventh birthday he was mauled by Greyback and showed the lycanthropic physiognomy at the next full moon.

School was out of the questions. His mother's loud cries of "Why didn't they take the other one?" while presumably well meant, were not materially helpful. Aristophilus was shuffled off to a discreet nursing home in the north of Scotland, something of a specialist area for the ... lively ones. He hated it there, the patronising nurses, the braindead patients, the clammy stone cells he was stored in at each turn of the moon - he escaped when he was thirteen and lived wild for some time, eventually coming into contact with and joining Fenrir's pack.

He hates his twin brother for getting everything he wanted and not doing anything with it. He hates Fenrir for taking his life away with him. He will enact his vengeance on both of them.

Fenrir, he plans to destroy, and then take over the whole pack - when he is strong enough and sure enough. For now, he is a very competent henchman. His brother - he will find out what the clod loves and take it from him, slowly and painfully, and then kill the wretch.

In appearance he is a very dapper young man, with styling somewhat antique - suit, tie, gloves, hair swept back with hair-cream. He has maintained his study of music, and is a very fine violinist. While he owns a wand, his use of it is childish and crude - he avoids taking it out in public.

Overt purpose of being in London: bring Morgana Wood into the fold, and possibly recruit her as the next Alpha Female, when he rules the pack.

How does that sound?

Ooooooh, shiny!

btw, canon!Goyle's name is Greg.

Ta. I couldn't remember, and I wasn't looking forward to ploughing through all the books to find one of the _rare_ times he wasn't called by his surname. Thanks.

If the mod responds in a timely manner, he can come with Fenrir when he goes to talk to Morgan on Wednesday....?

My first attempt at getting into his head

And when he says "As you wish," he really means "I love you."

And when Fenrir says "I love you," he really means, "I want to bite you and have you join my harem."

And so it begins. She has a pic saying that Voldemort is her boyfriend.

And then she plays number two on Voldemort's hit list.

This is going to be interesting... *chuckles*

'Cause, you know, our relationship doesn't already have enough tension.

I love you, Alanmort!

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