Jean-Baptiste Is Incredible

Jean-Baptiste is incredible

Bellatrix Lestrange has a daughter who befriends Harry AU

So...conception. 

Well, Rodolphus and Bellatrix conceive a child on the order of Voldemort. Since Voldemort wants to live forever, he keeps in mind that his army would need an eventual replacement. And if Bellatrix is willing to spend so much time in Azkaban for Voldemort, than surely motherhood is less extreme than 14 years of torture. Plus, if they are unable to perform, well, Voldemort can always cast Impero. 

I think the couple would still end up in Azkaban, Voldemort would still diseappear and the Longbottoms are here also. Also, I headcanon that they were fed some pain-relief cancelling potions by Rabastan who spiked their tea. A potion that blocks the body’s natural soothing reflexes, thus making the brain overflow with cortisol to the point of nerve damage. And it makes more sense then just the Crucio thing, because I try to be more scientific than J.K Rowling. 

Now, in terms of name, the Lestrange family seems to be, for the British branch, have latinized Germanic names inspired by scavenging animals, and the French branche has Latin names based of creepy animals and concepts (although the girls seem to have perfectly normal names, if a bit rare). The Black family seemed to all have constellation names, mostly Greek and Latin.  However, we all know J.K Rowling loves name symbolisme. Peonies, in French flower language are associated with bashful love (especially pink ones), apology (especially white peonies), shame (french expression: rouge comme une pivoine), compassion, wealth, passion (especially red ones) and remorse. In british flower language, it can symbolize unluck and luck, while for Americans it can represent wealth and marital bliss. In China, it can mean honor, beauty, luck and wealth, and in Japan, it can symbolize honor and bravery. The peony plant is mildly toxic, but have been used historically as a pain killer in small doses. 

So for a character who tries to do good, and wash herself of the family shame to do what is right, the Peony seems right. So Peony Lestrange she is. 

Now, by who she will be raised. There are multiple possibilities, including: grandparents and aunt, Andromeda and Ted Tonks, the Malfoys, and Walden Macnair and his wife (who’s probably a psycho, because if he’s a walking stereotype and a more competant version of Jack Ketch, than he can be also married to a stereotypical Bourrelle, because why not pile up stereotypes at this point) or the Muggle foster system. I think the Muggle foster system would make her a bit to angsty for something like Harry Potter, but she can live with her grandparents and aunt, with maybe some cousins (I already made two OCs for this). Now, Andromeda and Ted Tonks would probably find it very strange having to raise the daughter from the family that disowned her, so that may not happen. Narcissa would probably welcome her niece with open arms, but Lucius, I don’t think he would want the attention of raising the daughter of the two most infamous Death Eaters when he tries to distance himself, although he could just as well craft a story of socializing her into becoming a “respectable young lady”, and Macnair might become responsable for the children of Azkaban thanks to some obscure law.  I think getting her raised by the Malfoys, and have regular contact with her grandparents and cousins, plus Macnair, would give her a nice “framework”. 

In terms of looks, none of the HP main characters are describes as particularly “hot”, mostly normal teenagers. However, many purebloods, at least from the “evil” families, are shown as good looking, but sickly. We can have a slight mixt of the two by having her get a pale, ashy complexion and reddish dark, intense circles (if snakes can blink, Harry have magical hair and Snape have pitch-black eyes, she can have a slightly unrealistic complexion, plus it’s not that flattering to current beauty standards) giving her a shadowy stare. 

And why would she rebel against her family. I think she would be someone who grows up feeling incredibly lonely, plus let’s not forget the casual relationships many pureblood wizards have with violence, and that’s already a very bad mixt. Plus, I think she would be genetically pre-disposed to enjoy the thrill of the chase, both as predator and as prey. So, Peony would grow up a very depressed child, subconsciously desiring real relationship. Also, might have reoccurring nightmares from living under the same roof as a sadist, even if they don’t harm her directly. Now, she would still be a proud pureblood used to grow up in an odd mixture of wealth and outcast hood, and be quite proud, and be hugely impulsive. Now, Lucius Malfoy is a sadist, it’s basically canon. Macnair is also a sadist (who tries to contend himself with animals, but is more than happy to move onto human victims), and Snape has some sadistic tendencies, but mostly show as verbal bullying and is not a serious threat. But I think her rebellion would be slow, and she would probably want, in the beginning at least, to still have warm relationships. Also, since the only reason she was born in the first place is to be groomed into becoming a death eater, so yeah, that’s also something to consider. Also, living in such a social environment, would require if she lacks cunning, a great deal of bravery. So, for her to be into Gryffindor were she would have more opportunities to befriend Harry, she will have to be a little dumb dumb, and frankly quite clueless, especially with social life.

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Anyways, Jean-Baptiste does, very occasionally show paternal affection, when his children behave how he wants. It’s very conditional affection, and very manipulative. 

Anime parents/guardians labled according to Baumrind’s parenting styles because why not

Authoritarian:

Parents/guardians who have high expections and give off low parental warmth towards their children. Disciplinary methods that are used to reduce misbehavior are often aggressive and punitive, and the parents/caregivers don’t respect their childrens’ perspective of things. May also be considered abusive.

General de Jarjayes (Rose of Versailles)

Uses physical force to punish Oscar for disobeying him, which involves slapping, hitting, throwing her down a flight of stairs in the anime’s first episode, and even going as far as to almost kill her. Becomes agitated when he gets word about Oscar’s plans of transferring to the French Guards in the manga, and later on, after being stopped by André, the general tells Oscar that she was pardoned beforehand, revealing that he planned to kill her while witholding important information. The general also arranges a marriage without Oscar’s consent, and when she argues how unfair this is, he misinterpret’s her comment and arranges a ball instead. The audience is told that the general loves her, yet this isn’t shown.

Charles Baptist Sanson (Innocent/Innocent Rouge)

Uses a torture device on his eldest son, Charles-Henri Sanson, in order to force him to accept his position as Monsier de Paris. Does not exhibit any paternal affection towards any of his children, and outright says that his son is weak at one point. Despite this, Charles-Baptist has been shown to be just as emotionally sensitive as Charles-Henri.

Anne Marthe Sanson (Innocent)

Has been shown using a spur to physically punish Charles-Henri, both during his childhood and his adolescence. However, she’s shown using torture devices and a hot iron brand on her youngest grand-daughter, Marie-Joseph Sanson, for the “crime” of being a girl who stepped on “the holy execution platform”. Anne Marthe has also been shown to emotionally manipulate her youngest son, Nicolas Sanson, into craving her maternal affection.

Authoritative:

Parents/guardians who have firm expectations and are high in parental warmth. Disciplinary methods use logic and age-appropriate actions to discuss why the misbehavior is wrong. Parents/caregivers are respectful of their children’s opinions and are supportive.

Madame de Jarjayes (Rose of Versailles)

From the limited interaction shown between her and Oscar in the manga, the Madame is a kind and warm mother. She is supportive of her daughter’s decision to choose her own path, and comforts Oscar when she tells her mother that she isn’t her father’s doll to control. Oscar is fiercely protective of her mother from the various times that there’s danger against the Madame.

Kaname Junko and Kaname Tomohisa (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

They are warm and loving to their two children, especially Madoka. She feels comfortable enough to talk to them about her problems - even when this involves withholding information that she’s a magical. Junko and Tomohisa are unique since Junko is the hardworker lawyer while Tomohisa is the kind stay-at-home dad.

Permissive:

Parents/guardians who are high in parental warmth but low in control. They don’t use disciplinary methods on their children, and that might even encourage misbehavior. Parents/caregivers might also become indulgent, and see themselves more as “friends” to their children than authority figures.

Otowa Kyougo (Classicaloid)

Leaves his stressed 16 year old daughter, Kanae, with taking care of the clones of famous Western composers/musicians, and travels around the world. He contacts her through a snarky iPad, and doesn’t discipline her. He has a carefree attitude despite his situation.

Marie-Joseph Sanson (Innocent/Innocent Rouge)

The audience isn’t shown how Marie raises her child, Zero, until they’re 10 and casually witness the gruesome display of Princess de Lamballe’s head waved around on a spike.  However, from what is shown between how they interact with each other since Zero’s introduction as a baby wearing a sack for a mask, and how Zero refers to Marie by first name, rather than using a variation of “Mom”, it can be assumed that Marie’s parenting is reflective of the permissive style. Marie loves Zero “more than anything else in the world”, and, according to the narration, raised them without teaching them to have a “sense of fear”.

Neglectful/rejecting:

Parents/guardians who are low on warmth and control. They put their own needs above their children and are neutral of their behavior. If disciplinary methods are enacted, they’re either harsh or inconsistent. The parents/caregivers might be under intense stress, unprepared, or might be emotionally distant.

Iwakura Miho (Serial Experiments Lain)

Lain’s “mother”, who actively doesn’t care about her interest in computers, nor does she care about what her other daughter, Mika does on her free time.  She doesn’t discipline her daughters for their misbehaviors.

Ikari Gendo (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Shinji’s father, who orders him to take on the mentally taxing responsibility of piloting a robot. He rarely interacts with Shinji face-to-face, and the only praise that he gave Shinji is through a telephone. It’s not until the film, “End of Evangelion”, that Gendo reveals why he was so distant with Shinji.

Other:

Kuroo Hazama (Black Jack)

His “style” of “raising” Pinoko in the manga seem to be a combination of permissive and authoritarian, what with his approach of her rehab, his cynical, snarky behavior and his way of curbing her misbehavior through yelling or physical action (such as spanking). In the manga, Pinoko stays at home for the most part. In the 2004 anime, Kuroo’s disposition is a bit warmer, and Pinoko accompanies him on his medical cases for the majority of the series.

Snape having long hair makes sense

Long hair is better for managing sebum. So, if your hair is very greasy, cutting it shorter might not be a good idea. My dad actually once came home with the fashionable haircut where the sides are shaved and the top is kind of longuish, and he never got it ever again because A: it looked silly, and B, it got greasy very fast, and actually demanded more care than simply having 5cm of hair all around the head. 

So yes, if Snape wants to keep maintenance to a minimum, than keeping his hair on the longer side would make the greasiness more manageable.