Marcellus Frump

**Marcellus Frump** is a fictional Death Eater invented by Rufus Scrimgeour and portrayed by Regulus Black.

## Biography

### Fictional Biography

Marcellus Frump was a Metamorphmagus born to an unknown Pureblood family, who changed his name to avoid the Magical Conscription Act. At an unknown point in time, Frump fathered three children, and joined the Death Eaters in hopes of having his family raised to the Wizengamot as a Noble House. Frump, called Mr. Proteus by his fellow Death Eaters, received a Dark Mark, and joined a Death Eater cell consisting of Bellatrix Lestrange, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange, and Narcissa Malfoy. He was given the task of Imperiusing various influential members of the Wizengamot, including Lucius Malfoy, Tiberius Nott, Gregory Goyle, Andrew Parkinson, and Duncan Crabbe, which he did disguised as Sirius Black.

In the early 1990's Frump was dying of an incurable magical illness, and wished to repent for his sins. He instructed his three children to exonorate Sirius Black. The Frumps discovered that Gilderoy Lockhart was behind the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, and forced him into confessing to his crimes and Obliviating himself with the Tabula Rasa curse. On July 31, 1993, Frump's children broke Sirius Black, the Lestranges, and Augustus Rookwood out of Azkaban, extracting their memories to prove Black's innocence. They were eventually succesful, though one of them was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange, which led to a duel in which Bellatrix herself was slain.

### Book 1 - The Prince of Slytherin

While trying to stall Voldemort, who has possessed Quirinus Quirrell, Harry Potter asks him about Halloween of 1981. Voldemort says that the traitor came to him a week before Halloween, despite Sirius Black's trial revealing that he had served Voldemort for years, which sparks Harry's investigations into Sirius Black, and eventually the creation of Marcellus Frump.

### Book 3 - The Death Eater Menace

After Professor Rufus Scrimgeour assigns his students essays on specific aspects of the Death Eaters, Harry Potter requests Sirius Black's trial, whose innocence he hoped to prove. Scrimgeour secures the trial transcripts, and sips Veritaserum into Harry's drink while they're discussing it, leading Harry to reveal his involvement in the Azkaban Conspiracy.

## Physical Description

Marcellus Frump was a nondescript man with brown hair and eyes. His appearance was taken by Regulus Black from a Muggle factory worker in southern France.

## Magical Abilities & Skills

Marcellus Frump was a Metamorphmagus, giving him the ability to change his physical appearance at will, to the point where he could even change his gender.

## Behind the Scenes

Marcellus Frump's name was derived from a Victorian Name Generator

## Canon Divergence

Marcellus Frump is an original character of the Prince of Slytherin universe.

## References

Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 117 - The Month of January,

Rufus Scrimgeour begins inventing Marcellus Frump.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 121 - Conspiracies in Action,

"Well done… Sirius Black! Or should I say, Marcellus Frump!".
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 128 - Redux (Pt 2),

Ministry officials view the confessions of Marcellus Frump's children.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 30 - Final Exam (Pt 2),

Harry stalls for time by questioning Voldemort.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 99 - Feasts, Electives & Student Organizations (Conclusion),

Harry chooses Sirius's trial as his research topic.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 111 - Dreamscapes, Memories and Nightmares (Finale),

Harry and Scrimgeour discuss the trial transcript.