Christopher and Azalea Cullen

**Azalea Esmie Lestrange Cullen and Christopher Ethan Salvatore Cullen** are the main couple in the sub-story *The Hogwarts Legacy (Bloody Blossoms)*. They are members of the Olympic coven and the parents of Viola, Marian, and Harrison Cullen. Respectively, they are the biological children of Rodolphus and Bellatrix Lestrange and Seth and Maya Salvatore.

## Prehistory

### Azalea Lestrange

> About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Christopher was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him―and I didn't know how potent that part might be―that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. He called to me like a siren, and I was unable to pull away.
>
> Azalea's feelings for Christopher

Azalea Esmie Lestrange's parents were imprisoned in Azkaban when she was a month old, after which Narcissa took Azalea in to raise as her own.

Azalea did not fit in very well at school. She never had many friends, and spent a lot of time with her aunt. She briefly took dance lessons. In 1998, she participated in the Battle of Hogwarts and witnessed her birth mother's death at the hands of Molly Weasley.

By the time Azalea was eighteen, her father had remarried to a young Asian witch named Isana Miran. From her father's new marriage, Azzy had a younger half-sister named Yanli. At the time of her transition to vampire life, Azalea was completely unaware that she had a younger half-sister from Azaleatrix's affair with Voldemort named Delphi, or that she had died.

### Christopher Cullen

Christopher Ethan Salvatore lived in the late 1900s as a human. Chris wanted to be a duelist, but that changed when he and his parents fell victim to the Spanish Influenza in 1987. His father, Seth Salvatore, died in the first wave of influenza. Before she died, Chris's mother, Maya Salvatore, begged the doctor who was taking care of them, Dr. Xavier Cullen, to do everything within his power to save her son. After Maya died, Xavier took Chris from the hospital, brought him to his house, and there changed him into a vampire, causing Christopher to gain the ability to hear people's thoughts.

By the time he joined, their family was expanded by the additions of Elsa Hale, Matthew McCarty, Selena Crabbe, and Jace Whitlock.

## History

### 2007

Azalea and Chris were married in a beautiful ceremony orchestrated by Selena. Chris and Azalea ask Mr. Weber to change the words, "till death do us part" to the more appropriate "as long as we both shall live". After they were wed, Azalea and Chris share their customary first dance during the reception. He comments on how "heart-breakingly beautiful" she is and frequently addresses Azalea as Mrs. Cullen and his wife. Jason comes to their wedding and when Azalea insists that she can have a "real" honeymoon, he is upset, as he believes Chris will kill her if they make love while she is still human and threatens to kill him. Seth and Sam were forced to take him away from the reception.

Chris takes his wife to Isle Esme for their honeymoon, where they consummate their marriage. The next morning, Chris is horrified that he has bruised most of Azalea's body with his hard skin and strength. He refuses to make love until she is turned into a vampire. However, Azalea convinces him otherwise after waking from a dream so good that she cries, wanting it badly to be real. She pleas with Chris to realize her desire and he gives in.

Azalea soon after feels a bump on her belly and misses her period. She then realizes she is pregnant with Chris's children. Her pregnancy progresses at an extremely fast rate, and she becomes very sick. She can't digest her food, as she vomits most of it, and is dying, for the babies is part vampire and not accepting food that Azalea eats and therefore starving her. Also, the babies inside of her were so strong that they have been accidentally breaking her ribs. Chris asks Jason to help him convince her to kill the babies that were killing her, but Azalea refuses, because she has already developed a love for her unborn children. Chris also tells Jason that if she wants kids, she can have "puppies" with him. Jason then has a thought that "the monster craves blood", and Chris is intrigued by the idea. They let Azalea sample human blood, and she finds it appealing, and she is almost instantly revived when she drinks it. Throughout the pregnancy, Azalea drinks gallons of blood to sustain herself and the baby. Near the end of the pregnancy, Chris begins to hear the babies's thoughts, and when he heard that the babies "absolutely adore Azalea", his hatred for them is replaced by newfound love. Jason remarks that Chris could never hate anyone who loved Azalea, which is why Chris does not hate him.

Chris delivers the babies when Azalea unexpectedly goes into labor. She names their children "Viola", "Marian", and "Harrison", and Chris injects her heart with his venom, turning her into a vampire. Jacob imprinted on Harrison, unknown to Azalea until she is immortal. During her transformation, Chris stays by her side, refusing to leave the room.

After Azalea's transformation is complete, she surprises everyone, including herself, with an extreme amount of maturity and self-control for a newborn; when Chris takes her out for her first hunt, they cross a human scent. Rather than going for the kill, Azalea freezes and runs away, which amazes Chris, and even more Jasper. Azalea is also happy to finally be Chris's equal and that he no longer has to hold back his feelings and strength for her safety.

Later on when Chris explains what had happened to their family and Jacob while she was converting, they were all in shock. Azalea, Chris and the triplets were given a cottage as a gift from their family. Jacob does them a favor by telling Charlie about the supernatural world without mentioning vampires, and telling him to accept that Azalea is different now. When Charlie comes to accept her change and Azalea exerts enough control to avoid hurting him, they were all allowed to stay longer in town, much to Azalea's pleasure.

After a vampire named Yelena mistook Harrison for an immortal child: a creation that is forbidden in the vampire world, the Volturi set out to destroy the Cullens as punishment for the alleged transgression. In hopes to prevent this threat, their family gathers allies from many places to witness that their child is not a full vampire and poses no threat to their existence. In the meantime, Azalea uses the remaining time to learn fighting skills and how to shield other people with her power, while also secretly forging legal documents to save the triplets in case they had failed to stop the Volturi. Chris is mainly busy tending to their house guests, but he also finds time to volunteer as Kate's subject to help Azalea learn to control her power.

When the Volturi arrive, Chris is to present the evidence due to his telepathic power that allowed him to access everyone's mind. Azalea becomes so furious at the situation (having to watch Chris walk into danger while she is forced to stay behind and protect their daughter) that she immediately asserts absolute control over her shield. Though they and their friends manage to convince the Volturi that the triplets were not immortal children, their existence is still claimed to be threatening. When the confrontation is about to turn into a fight, Azalea and Chris say goodbye to their children and hand them over to their most trusted friend, Jason. However, Selena and Jace arrive in time to prevent the fight from breaking out and present two prominent witnesses (Nahuel and Huilen), who manage to end the confrontation peacefully. Because Nahuel is a full-grown vampire hybrid, Azalea and Chris learn about the triplets's eventual maturity.

Once the Volturi left the Cullens, Chris and Azalea were free to live their lives in peace with their children.

At the end of the saga, Azalea removes the shield on her mind to let Chris read her thoughts for the first time, which brings them even closer to each other. Though her removal is not perfect, she states that they have forever to work on it. In the movie adaptation, she first does this at the meadow months after their confrontation with the Volturi.