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Goblinfrog · 04-22-2019, 08:37 PM

Alice O'Hara

~Basics~

Name: Alice O'Hara
Name of School: Hogwarts
House (If Hogwarts) : Ravenclaw
Date of Birth: August 21, 2058
Dates at School: 2069-2076
Significant Other: None
Children: Godmother to her niece, Kitty Valentine
Current Occupation: History of Magic professor, Fall 2096-
Previous Occupation: History of Magic professor at the Romanian School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, 2073-2096
Picture of model / model name: Obsidian Kerttu

~History~

"I was put into Ravenclaw," she answered, looking back at Anna with a vague expression on her face, as if she were remembering those years. "But I could never do magic very well, and yet I was a good student. I could memorize almost anything. That is probably why history of magic became my best subject. It rarely requires brandishing a wand and it involves lots of memorization. Being part goblin, I was also intrigued by the goblin wars. But I always hated the Hat for placing me in Ravenclaw instead of Gryffindor. I felt robbed of the chance to ever touch the Sword which I had fallen so much in love with through reading about. On my worst days I felt envy towards all Gryffindor's, for in my mind, the Sword belonged to me just as much as it did to you. Surely the Hat had placed me in Ravenclaw as part of a plot in order to make sure no person with goblin blood ever touched the Sword again, or so I thought back then." Thinking back on it was almost painful, but Alice went on. She had started and she wasn't about to stop mid-story. "I remember in my third year I tried to prove the hat wrong. I visited the headmistress office and begged him to change his mind...but he refused. Later that day I tried to sneak into the Forbidden Forest to prove my bravery. The caretaker caught me before aiI had even started and I was given detention. It was my only detention. Looking back on it now, I have to admit that the real reason I could never be Gryffindor is because I never was that brave. Even on that day in the Forbidden Forest, I was secretly glad that I was prevented from entering. But it was not until I was twenty that I realized it was unlikely that the Sorting Hat plotted against me. And yet, all this time, there is a part of me that still wants to hold the Sword."

The misty look in her eyes vanished as she snapped back to the present., her gaze focusing back on Anna. "My history is part of what made me who I am, just like your history made you who you are. It is the same thing with everyone. Just because it's in the past doesn't mean it should be forgotten...

---------------- Alice to Anna Meriwether while giving her detention

~Personality~

In her two years teaching at Hogwarts so far, Alice has gained an unpleasant reputation among some of the students and even a few of her fellow professors. While natural that she would have been regarded as slightly more harsh than usual (having previously been a professor at a strict school in Romania), this was made much worse by the presence of Headmaster Julian during her first year. Julian's methods were cruel and over the top, and led to several teachers being fired. Alice was the only professor not hired by the man to remain loyal to him until the day he was fired by the Board of Governors. In this year she gave out two detentions: one to Jessa Cambridge and the other Anna Meriwether. She was also present when Professor Kennedy was fired and would later justify his firing to her class. Alice did stand up to Julian's minions near the end of term when one of them cursed student Jessa Cambridge - who, ironically enough, she had given a detention to just weeks prior. Despite her unwavering loyalty to Julian's order, Alice was disrespected by all of his minions - and even by him near the end.

Next year would be different, or so Alice had told herself. She made amends with Professor Kennedy (the professor whose firing she had been present for and which she had justified) and made efforts to be kinder to the students. Unfortunately, much of her progress would be undone when a horde of seemingly innocent mutant fuzzballs gobbled up Professor Dolly and ran wild through the halls of Hogwarts. Alice's desk had previously been eaten by the creatures and their very presence ruined the sense of order and discipline which she valued so much. Upon the news of Dolly's death, Alice finally snapped. In front of all the students and staff, she screamed about hunting down the mutants and how "THEY ALL MUST DIE!!!!" She got into a heated argument with Professor Tristan and was jumped on by house elf Toddles.

Perhaps this was all inevitable. Alice never really valued non-sentient life, and her sense or order and discipline was always far more strict than her colleagues. Despite all this, Alice does care for the students - and she is friendly with some of her colleagues - like Professor Stewart of Muggle Studies. Are they friends? Maybe, maybe not - but Alice still tries to be nice with her. Alice's favorite person in the castle is Gryffindor Anna Meriwether, who she had given a detention to in her first year at Hogwarts. They bonded during that detention. Alice feels very protective of Anna and is not as strict with her as she is with the others.

04-22-2019, 08:37 PM	#890 (permalink)
Goblinfrog DIMC & MO Billywig Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Riley's Brain Posts: 3,262 Hogwarts RPG Name: Lola A. Second Year	Mischievous Niffler Alice O'Hara ~Basics~ Name: Alice O'Hara Name of School: Hogwarts House (If Hogwarts) : Ravenclaw Date of Birth: August 21, 2058 Dates at School: 2069-2076 Significant Other: None Children: Godmother to her niece, Kitty Valentine Current Occupation: History of Magic professor, Fall 2096- Previous Occupation: History of Magic professor at the Romanian School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, 2073-2096 Picture of model / model name: Obsidian Kerttu ~History~ "I was put into Ravenclaw," she answered, looking back at Anna with a vague expression on her face, as if she were remembering those years. "But I could never do magic very well, and yet I was a good student. I could memorize almost anything. That is probably why history of magic became my best subject. It rarely requires brandishing a wand and it involves lots of memorization. Being part goblin, I was also intrigued by the goblin wars. But I always hated the Hat for placing me in Ravenclaw instead of Gryffindor. I felt robbed of the chance to ever touch the Sword which I had fallen so much in love with through reading about. On my worst days I felt envy towards all Gryffindor's, for in my mind, the Sword belonged to me just as much as it did to you. Surely the Hat had placed me in Ravenclaw as part of a plot in order to make sure no person with goblin blood ever touched the Sword again, or so I thought back then." Thinking back on it was almost painful, but Alice went on. She had started and she wasn't about to stop mid-story. "I remember in my third year I tried to prove the hat wrong. I visited the headmistress office and begged him to change his mind...but he refused. Later that day I tried to sneak into the Forbidden Forest to prove my bravery. The caretaker caught me before aiI had even started and I was given detention. It was my only detention. Looking back on it now, I have to admit that the real reason I could never be Gryffindor is because I never was that brave. Even on that day in the Forbidden Forest, I was secretly glad that I was prevented from entering. But it was not until I was twenty that I realized it was unlikely that the Sorting Hat plotted against me. And yet, all this time, there is a part of me that still wants to hold the Sword." The misty look in her eyes vanished as she snapped back to the present., her gaze focusing back on Anna. "My history is part of what made me who I am, just like your history made you who you are. It is the same thing with everyone. Just because it's in the past doesn't mean it should be forgotten... ---------------- Alice to Anna Meriwether while giving her detention ~Personality~ In her two years teaching at Hogwarts so far, Alice has gained an unpleasant reputation among some of the students and even a few of her fellow professors. While natural that she would have been regarded as slightly more harsh than usual (having previously been a professor at a strict school in Romania), this was made much worse by the presence of Headmaster Julian during her first year. Julian's methods were cruel and over the top, and led to several teachers being fired. Alice was the only professor not hired by the man to remain loyal to him until the day he was fired by the Board of Governors. In this year she gave out two detentions: one to Jessa Cambridge and the other Anna Meriwether. She was also present when Professor Kennedy was fired and would later justify his firing to her class. Alice did stand up to Julian's minions near the end of term when one of them cursed student Jessa Cambridge - who, ironically enough, she had given a detention to just weeks prior. Despite her unwavering loyalty to Julian's order, Alice was disrespected by all of his minions - and even by him near the end. Next year would be different, or so Alice had told herself. She made amends with Professor Kennedy (the professor whose firing she had been present for and which she had justified) and made efforts to be kinder to the students. Unfortunately, much of her progress would be undone when a horde of seemingly innocent mutant fuzzballs gobbled up Professor Dolly and ran wild through the halls of Hogwarts. Alice's desk had previously been eaten by the creatures and their very presence ruined the sense of order and discipline which she valued so much. Upon the news of Dolly's death, Alice finally snapped. In front of all the students and staff, she screamed about hunting down the mutants and how "THEY ALL MUST DIE!!!!" She got into a heated argument with Professor Tristan and was jumped on by house elf Toddles. Perhaps this was all inevitable. Alice never really valued non-sentient life, and her sense or order and discipline was always far more strict than her colleagues. Despite all this, Alice does care for the students - and she is friendly with some of her colleagues - like Professor Stewart of Muggle Studies. Are they friends? Maybe, maybe not - but Alice still tries to be nice with her. Alice's favorite person in the castle is Gryffindor Anna Meriwether, who she had given a detention to in her first year at Hogwarts. They bonded during that detention. Alice feels very protective of Anna and is not as strict with her as she is with the others.