Model: Keiko Kitagawa
{ cookies are made of butter and love }
■■ basics

Name: Kurumi Hollingberry
Nicknames: cookie girl
Age: 14
DOB: May 12, 2061
POB: Yuzawa, Niigata, JAPAN
Current residence: Yuzawa, Niigata, JAPAN
Heritage: Half and Half
House:Gryffindor PREFECT
Year: forth
Relationship status: single
Patronus: too young to produce one
Wand: 11.4 inch, Holly wood, Griffin feather
Favourite subjects: COMC, Arthimancy, Muggle Studies
Least favourite subjects: Potions, Flying

■■ appearance

Hair colour : ebony
Eye colour : violet
Height : 152.5cm (approx. 5'0)
Weight : 42 kg (about 93 lb)
Defining physical features : besides her violet eyes, she also has the tendency to bow when she greets someone. Her hair and eye color also change depending on her mood. She spent most of her first term trying to figure out ways to control these changes (thinking of boring things has worked the best). She is still unaware that her violet eyes and color changing abilities are that of a Metamorphagus as she has been too afraid to ask about it.

■■ family
Father: Charles Edward Gaunt Hollingberry
Mother: Yukie Hollingberry (nee Kurokawa)
Siblings:
Ryunosuke (26)
Takashi (24)
Junichiro (22)

■■ personality & quirks

• painfully naïve & innocent
• very determined & headstrong
• a slightly passive rebel with a cause
• very good with animals and downright obsessed with them
• brothers sometimes describe her as “really strong, but never fully happy”
• fluent in Japanese & English
• spends free time in the kitchens making cookies at least three times a week

■■ likes

• kendo
• eating sweets & making sweets
• animals & all magical creatures
• studying & reading books

■■ dislikes

• flying
• bullies
• spiders & cockroaches
• ghosts
• dark places
• scary stories
• confrontation
• her special ability

■■ history

Kurumi was born to a muggle mother and a pure-blood father, making her half and half. Her mother, Yukie Someya, is Japanese and her father, Charles Hollingberry, is British. Her parents met when her father was on a research and ambassador mission for the Ministry to meet with representatives of the Japanese Ministry. He met Yukie while sightseeing, and kept the fact that he was a wizard from her until he had to return to England for a short period of time. He eventually transferred to Japan and married Yukie who bore him 4 children: Ryunosuke, Takashi, Junichiro, and Kurumi. Kurumi, being the youngest and the only girl, grew up doing everything her brothers did including intensive kendo training as her mother’s family owns a dojo. Because her family lived in a small town with very few non-Japanese, Kurumi and her brothers were always severely bullied for being “half breeds” – meaning only having half Japanese blood. It is due to these unfortunate circumstances that her parents decided to keep their magical abilities a secret until an owl arrived from Hogwarts. Kurumi, who took the most severe bullying, was told her siblings had to study abroad in England and that they would explain why to her when she was older. It was not until she received her first letter not two weeks before the start of the term did she know that an entirely different world awaited her.

■■ hogwarts a history: year one

Kurumi spent a good portion of her first year studying and studying and studying to catch up with everyone. She got full marks on all her exams and was the top point receiver for her house and the school with 619 points. On a social front, Kurumi made many friends and there was much drama between her best friend and now current boyfriend, Adam Burn, and Slytherin, Katie Star.

■■ hogwarts a history: year two

During her second term, Kurumi spent hours in the library with newfound Ravenclaw friend, Eino. Kurumi and Adam's relationship continued to blossom, until Adam's parents made the decision to pull him from Hogwarts and move to Mexico at the end of the term. This terrible news, along with discovering that her father isn't who he says he is, AND the appearance of Mr Ikenna, Kurumi's confidence and mind went into overload. She was invited to Lord Borr's party in Diagon Alley where he took a liking to her because of her cookies. She was once again the top point earner in Gryffindor house as well as the entire school (761 points), but none of that seemed to matter as her and Adam ended their relationship knowing that they may never see one another again.

■■ hogwarts a history: year three

Facing her third year with a hole in her heart that she thought would never be filled - a hole made from the absence of Adam - Kurumi returned to Hogwarts with a sense of uncertainty. She continued her research in the library about her family, and these sessions brought her closer to Treyen Lockhart. Kurumi's feelings for the Hufflepuff grew and she eventually confessed to him, but not before she found an Aparecium article surfaced revealing that Treyen was already in a 'sort of' relationship with someone else. While the two were giving each other some space, a Polyjuice assignment where Sierra and Kurumi were partners took a turn for the worse and ended in Treyen never wanting to see Kurumi again - although the one who made him feel that way was Sierra Polyjuiced as Kurumi. Despite all the emotions floating around, she still managed to earn 760 points for Gryffindor and, as the top point getter in her house, was offered a special tour of the Ministry by Lord Borr.

Pets:

Walnut is going through his King of the Castle phase and you may find him wandering around (look for the Sea Green posts)


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OOC: Hello lions! My name is Pixie and I live in Japan working as an English teacher at Japanese elementary and Jr. high schools. I, unlike my character, am not the best of bakers, but I am a soccer player have been playing since I was 5. This is, just like Kurumi, my 4th term on SS and I am looking forward to RPing and getting to know you all!

Outside of the school RP I am one of the site mods, but I mostly keep to the Fan Fiction section and co-run the Challenge area.