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"Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind."
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Founder: Rowena Ravenclaw Animal: Eagle Element: Air
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House Cup Championships
2049-2050, 2051-2052, 2054-2055,
2055-2056, 2058-2059, 2059-2060,
2067-2068, 2070-2071, 2088-2089
Quidditch Cup Champions
2051, 2052, 2053, 2059, 2060, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2074, 2078
Gobstones Championships
2071, 2089
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Welcome to Ravenclaw, the house of intelligence, wit and wisdom. You've been sorted here because you possess the qualities that Rowena Ravenclaw herself deemed important. So while you're here, why not take a moment to introduce yourselves? You can also find out who your dormmates are and who you share some qualities with while you're at it.
House Leaders Ravenclaw Head of House: Professor Roderik Hirsch (hermionesclone) Ravenclaw Male Prefect: Rooney Bronwyn (Shanners) Ravenclaw Female Prefect: Kitty Valentine (Goblinfrog) Ravenclaw House Ghost: Lady Helena Ravenclaw (Grey Lady)
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Basics Full name: Nickname: Date of Birth: Age: Year: Place of Birth: Current residence:
Magical info House: Ravenclaw Wand:
(feel free to include any other info such as Boggart, Patronus and Amortentia)
Looks Height: Hair Colour: Eye Colour: Other notable features:
Family: Mother: Father: Siblings: (if any)
History: Early history: Time during Hogwarts: (you can break this down into year by year categories)
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Roderik Nikolas Hirsch Model: Andre Hamann Post colour: #704343
♠ basics:
Name: Roderik Nikolas Hirsch Nicknames: Hirschy, Sir Knight Gender: Male Date of birth: 29th September 2059 Current Occupation Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor Previous Occupation Teaching at the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) Place of birth: Hanover, Germany Current place of residence: Fluent in: German, English, Relationship Status: Eh.
♠ magical info:
School/House: Durmstrang Heritage: Mixed Blood Wand: TBD Patronus: TBD Boggart: TBD Amortentia: TBD If I looked in the Mirror of Erised, I would see: TBD
♠ appearance:
Height: 6’2” Hair colour: Dark brown with a few lighter brown highlights Eye colour: Green Other notable features: Dimples, arms laden with tattoos, he usually wears glasses as well
Before Durmstrang:
Roderik was born towards the last ticking hours of the 29th of September 2080 to Ludwig and Annaliesse Hirsch. He is the youngest of three children and is also an only boy, so he knows how to gain the attention he needs. While his sisters were both the quiet, indoorsy type, Roderik grew up to balance that trait out in the family by being exuberant and fairly confident. He was always one to be more into activities that are action packed and require a more physical approach than a theoretical one. It was because of this that he picked up a hobby of boxing at the age of ten; something that his father was very keen on. He even encouraged the young boy to join a club of sorts where he could take part in competitions and learn to fight for himself, even at a tender age.
He was even made to attend a, then, fairly new Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence). As with anything you do in life, you have to start from the bottom. And so, Roderik had started off in this Academy as a young, carefree individual who was bright eyed about anything to do with fighting. The Academy further helped him with the anger issues he had faced, where he felt that he could really take out his inner turmoil on the boxing bag in front of him.
Time at Durmstrang, Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) and the Wizarding University of Berlin:
His time at Durmstrang was one in which he used to harness his love for anything action packed and turned that to his advantage: namely, in terms of using magic rather than just learning about the theory. He found himself becoming better and better at Defence, especially when he learnt to harness his anger into it. His main struggle, however, was remembering that Defence at Durmstrang required using your wand to defend yourself and not just your fist. Puberty only made this worse when his anger got out of bounds and he found himself in more sticky situations than he wanted to be in.
Roderik had managed to progress within the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) very well from a newbie to a mentor to the younger kids, but he also came across a dilemma when he found out that he couldn’t study further in the school due to the age restrictions. He could certainly use his knowledge anywhere else in the real world but the boy had grown an attachment to the school itself. During his time there, he had liked the idea of being around people like himself and helping some of the younger kids as well. It was because of this that Roderik found himself going back to university to gain a teaching degree. It was much more boring than theoretical defence but his aims were clear and his goal was set and not even Merlin himself could steer Roderik away from achieving this.
While reigning in his anger issues was quite hard, figuring out what he wanted to do wasn’t. His love for anything action-packed and his grades in his Defence classes meant that he went on to study Defence Against the Dark Arts in the Wizarding University of Berlin. At this point, Roderik found himself getting more and more bored of the usual theories behind the practical work. He was starting to grow impatient of the tedious, mundane life of everyday university students.
It was his deepest fear of landing himself a boring, everyday job that stopped him from being an Auror. Being out on the field sounded great but the idea of being cooped up in a government job wasn’t appealing in the slightest sense. It was largely due to this and the dilemma with the Defence Academy combined that led him to take on a teaching degree alongside his Defence degree.
After WU:
When he had gained the degrees he’d wanted, Roderik went back to the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) to teach a variation of boxing and karate. While the man isn’t the most warm hearted of people, he found that he very much enjoyed the enthusiasm portrayed by such tiny beings. Maybe that’s why he decided to stay for so long and focused on teaching some of the younger kids. The Academy itself was becoming more and more popular, especially once crime rates were rising upwards. It was because of this that they decides to expand and further their horizons. Schools were set up in various parts of the country as well as the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Sweden and, funnily enough, England.
Three years into his job, he was able to travel to London to oversee the work being held there. Roderik moved to the busy capital and stayed to teach Muggle kids self-defence for a further two years. It wasn’t Germany and he found that the kids themselves were very different to the ones back home but it would have to do. When the announcement of an opening in the Defence Against the Dark Arts position reached the man’s ears, he jumped at the opportunity. Teaching Muggle kids was one thing but teaching magical ones? That was going to be a challenge in itself and it was a challenge he was happy to take.
♠ personality:
Ever since he was a little boy, Roderik has always been one to tackle things with a more physical approach. He’s always been incredibly curious and has believed that a hands-on approach is the best way to learn. He’s usually one to go with the flow and you’ll rarely see him stressed out. Confident, practical and charismatic are often ords used to describe the man. He knows how to deal with people, especially kids, whom he’s able to let his more spontaneous side shine. He’s also one to not be scared to get his hands dirty if the situation calls for it.
However, his confidence can go slightly out of bounds and he can be known to act too soon. Reckless is another word used to describe the man, especially when he lands himself in a situation that wouldn’t have happened if he had just paused for a moment to think. This lack of thinking capacity means that the man is often known to say things without thinking about them first, making him come across as slightly rude and insensitive. He also finds it difficult to deal with emotions, especially in terms of empathy. Counselling isn’t something he signed up for but it’s something that he’s had to do with little positive results. Because of this, Roderik also finds it difficult to commit to one person, choosing instead to bounce from person to person, just to stop himself from getting bored. This fear of boredom is known to leak into his everyday life as well.
With all of this, it’s never easy to get to know a man like Roderik. Just when you think you know him well, you find out that there’s still a little locked box in the corner that cannot be opened, no matter how hard you try.
♠ likes:
Boxing, skiing, tattoos, self-defence, playing the guitar, tattoos, coffee (caffeine addict over here), action movies (particularly Indiana Jones), just all the tattoos,
♠ dislikes:
Boredom, commitment, just relationships, anything decaf (what is the point?!), bright lights, rain, being cooped up
∞ 17 | RP entrepreneur | defies gravity | Miss George is flawless | blanket burrito lyfe
>> VITALS
FULL NAME Rooney Alexander Bronwyn BIRTH NAME Rooney Alexander Allerby NICKNAMES Roo, Kangarooney, Boo-Bah, Rooston, Gentle Prince, DATE OF BIRTH August 1st, 2075 PLACE OF BIRTH Surrey, England PLACE OF RESIDENCE Paris, France BLOOD STATUS Half blood HOGWARTS HOUSE Ravenclaw HOGWARTS YEAR Sixth WAND TYPE 9 ½ inch springy Alder with Unicorn Hair CLASS OF 2093
>> EDUCATION
EDUCATION TO DATE Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Scotland [2086 - present], ACHIEVEMENTS
Ravenclaw 3rd Place Points Earner (Term 41) (Maintained 2nd place for the majority of term)
Term 41 Muggle Studies Top Duck
"Most Likely to become Minister for Magic" - Term 41 Yearbook
Term 42 Dueling Club: Most convincing actor
"Most Likely to Invent or Discover Something" - Term 42 Yearbook
Ravenclaw Prefect, September 2089 (Term 43)
Ravenclaw 5th Place Points Earner (Term 43)
"Most Likely to Host a Fashion Show" - Term 43 Yearbook
Ravenclaw Prefect, September 2090 (Term 44)
Ravenclaw Prefect, September 2091 (Term 45) OWL GRADES (Term 44)
Ancient Runes – Outstanding
Arithmancy – Outstanding
Astronomy – Exceeds Expectations
Care of Magical Creatures – Outstanding
Charms – Exceeds Expectations
Defence Against the Dark Arts – Outstanding
Divination – Outstanding
Herbology – Outstanding
History of Magic – Outstanding
Muggle Studies – Exceeds Expectations
Potions – Outstanding
Transfiguration – Outstanding NEWT GRADES (Term 46)
N/A LANGUAGES SPOKEN English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (learning), Italian (learning) INSTRUMENTS PLAYED Guitar (good at), Piano (great at, currently teaching), Milk bottles (professional)
>> APPEARANCE
HAIR COLOUR Blonde EYE COLOUR Brown HEIGHT 5' 11" MODEL Tom Fletcher PREVIOUS Bertie Gilbert, Mason Vale Cotton
>> PERSONALITY
LIKES cheese puffs, musical theatre, anything theatre, anything musical, acting, spotlights, long novels, interesting facts about interesting things, kittens, planning with his best friend, kissing, getting people to think he's a nice person by calling them 'Miss' or 'Sir' or 'Mister', formal greetings yo, being the centre of attention (in a good way), lyric references, recreating pivotal scenes from things, DISLIKES his new contact lenses, sharing his friends with other people, having to understand other peoples emotions when they aren't showing them, not having a character to slip into in difficult situations, having to rely on his acting experience to get through those difficult situations, other males, his birth father, admitting he doesn't fully understand instructions, HABITS pushing his hair back, meowing and nuzzling, being distracted by romantic things, pushing people away so they can’t just walk away, BEST FRIEND Olivia Phillips GIRLFRIEND NO. PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS Olivia Phillips (May 2091 - February 2092), Minnie Darling (14th February, 2090 - 1st September, 2090) CRUSHES Olivia Phillips, Charlotte Kettleburn, Norah Kittredge, Miss Sophie Brown, Grey Lady, Professor York, Clara Wilde, Amur Neverwinter
>> BACKGROUND
GRANDPARENTS Maternal: Abigail Marie Wood (2035 – 2068, died in a fire) and Artemis Constilton (2034 – 2054, died in a car accident) Paternal: Demitria Bronwyn and Derek Bronwyn PARENTS Tamzin Lianne Bronwyn (nee Wood, mother) & Dexter Nico Bronwyn (adoptive/step-father) SIBLINGS Calliope Rook Bronwyn (b. April 2075), Brinlee Eve Bronwyn (b. July 12th, 2076) , Luca Reid Bronwyn (b. December 13th, 2082) , Deacon Cruz Bronwyn (b. September 2084), Teddy Matthew Bronwyn (b. July 4th, 2085) OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS Lachlan Alexander Allerby (birth father, secret contact), Cerrah Tamara Wood (2067 – 2068, died in a fire), Hamish Alexander Allerby (birth paternal grandfather, no contact), Sorcha Lesley Anne Allerby (birth paternal grandmother, no contact) PETS Pomegranate (cat), Elphie (West Highland Terrier, lives at home)
>> EXTRA
[*] Post colour - Plum Pie / #7D0541
[*] Rooney’s mother is ex-Hufflepuff Prefect Tamzin Wood, who graduated in 2070. His Godmother is ex-Hufflepuff Prefect Elodie Robertser, a graduate of 2084.
[*] Rooney has recently traded in his red glasses for contact lenses even though he struggles to see with them.
[*] Roo has a love for the theatre and being on stage, giving up a place at a performing arts academy to follow in his mother’s footsteps and go to Hogwarts. His interest comes from the years that his Mother brought him up without magic after his father’s arrest and their move to New York. Previously, he has had the role of Gavroche in both a New York and London production of Les Mis and dreams of playing Marius in his adult life. His complete favourite musical is Wicked, and was the inspiration for the family dogs name.
[*] Rooney's two sisters are also at Hogwarts right now. Calliope is in the same year and house, and Brinlee is a Gryffindor and will graduate in 2096.
Name: Kitty DuGray Valentine Nicknames: Kitty-Cat (from Haddie) and Lady DuGray (from Julie.) Gender: Female Heritage: Mixed Blood Description: Long black hair and pale (vampire like) skin. Painted black nails, lips, and eyeliner. Usually wears black robes or dresses. Age: 14 Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland Relationship status: Single
~ A History of Valentine ~
Early Years: Kitty was born in Glasgow Scotland, the daughter of a Muggle man named Aaron and a rich witch named Emily. She grew up with quite a lot of luxury. They lived in a large mansion surrounded by exotic plants and filled with books and all sorts of muggle devices. Most of Kitty's possessions were Muggle made and she knew about the Muggle world more than she did the magical one. That is not to say that she was ignorant of the magical world - aside from what her mom told her their library was supplied with magical books and they were often visited by reporter friends of her mom.
Romania: Emily Valentine continued to be active in journalism while she raised Kitty. Her contract required her to move to Romania to do some reporting on the government there. She and Kitty had to stay at an apartment complex, something which annoyed Kitty at first (having become so accustomed to the joy of living in a large mansion.) While in Romania Emily decided to enroll Kitty in a wizarding "pre-school" of sorts. Kitty studied for one year at a school in Romania. At Romania Emily bought her a black cat for Kitty to keep as a pet. While at school she was extremely shy, but she found herself attracted to the Gothic sub culture. She also got disgusted by her middle name (Dugray) and decided to change it to Darkness, much to the chagrin of her mother. She befriended two of the house elves, but was bullied by some of the other students who thought she was stuck up just because she was rich. After one year was over they moved back to Scotland - just in time for Kitty to begin her first real year of wizarding school.
First Year: Kitty's first year at Hogwarts passed without major incident. She devoured Hogwarts A History and soon became very interested in a mysterious Tapestry on the fourth floor near the library. A paper she had discovered inside Hogwarts A History suggested a dark past for the Tapestry. It was an exciting mystery but Kitty wouldn't find the answer of the mystery until her next year. She didn't make any friends but it was a much better experience than her time at Romania. The main reason why she didn't make friends during this term was because of her natural shyness - shyness which began to wear off as the term was coming to a close. The first time she truly came out of her shell was at a Ravenclaw slumber party held the day before the feast. Then at the feast she got into a friendly conversation with The Grey Lady, who complimented her nail polish.
Second Year: The second year of Hogwarts began with a bang. Kitty became friends with several of her fellow Ravens right away. There was Julie, who convinced her to drop the "Darkness" and to use her proper middle name. Shortly after the feast Julie became the first person she talked to about her interest with the Tapestry on the fourth floor. Then there was Hadley (Haddie) Denaker, a spirited first year Raven who had a knack for mischief. During the Star of Term feast Kitty got drawn into a food fight with Haddie against the Gryffindor's, which resulted in the feast being ruined for everyone when one of the teachers caused it to rain over the entire hall. They both lost ten points from Ravenclaw and were sentenced to clean the library. (Which Peeves interrupted by starting a food fight of his own.)
Another close friend was Esme Darcy, a Hufflepuff girl who Kitty first met on the pathways on a sunny day. When Kitty informed her that she was going to visit Professor Ursula Black (a Hag who was the Divination teacher); it was Esme who strongly warned against it. Despite her reputation of being a worrier, Kitty couldn't believe that the staff would hire a dangerous person. Esme turned out t be right: When Kitty dropped by for a visit it was to find Ursula trying to eat fellow Ravenclaw Rooney, and the two of them barely got away with their lives. Kitty would have gone straight to the headmistress but the other students were already leaving to take their first lesson with Professor Black - right next to a burning cauldron. Kitty disguised herself in gray clothes and observed the class from behind a rock, planning to get help if the Hag tried to harm anyone. Unfortunately, Professor Black's pet crow noticed Kitty, and before Kitty knew it she was being dragged towards the cauldron. Hadley stood up and demanded the Hag let Kitty go, but the Hag responded by dragging her over to the cauldron with Kitty. The situation escalated and soon the Hag had bewitched half the class, (including freezing Hadley and Kitty) and was throwing a Hufflepuff boy (Brady) into the cauldron. The teachers arrived just in time to save everyone, but the Hag escaped into the woods. Kitty's nightmares about her continue to this day.
Thankfully not everything was so scary at Hogwarts. Kitty got ahead in many of her classes and eventually overcame much of her initial shyness. Her best classes were Muggle Studies and History of Magic. The Dueling Club semed like it would be scary at first, but aside from a minor injury during her second duel; it turned out to be great fun and a way to make friends. Hadley invited Kitty to the Room of Requirement for a hide and seek party hosted by their awesome prefect Penelope.
The case of the Tapestry continued to occupy Kitty's mind. She recruited a first year Slytherin mischief maker (Mason Stevens) to investigate the mystery of the Tapestry. Kitty thought a book on the Tapestry would be found in the Forbidden Section of the library; and Mason got the brilliant idea to use an aging potion to sneak in at early morning. Mason wrote to her grandfather for some of the ingredients and Kitty got the rest from the kitchen. Then they met up in an abandoned bathroom and successfully brewed and drank the potion. It was all very epic but it turned out the Forbidden Section was locked and they weren't able to get in. Kitty did eventually learn the secret of the Tapestry when she asked Professor Ansley (History of Magic.) He told her how it had been used to protect a powerful magic book called The Book of Mysteria from a dark wizard named Voltemortist. Curiosity satiated, Kitty shared the news with Mason victoriously.
Near the end of the term, Kitty and Rachel Watson (a Ravenclaw friend) plotted to visit Professor Draper and get permission to bring their pets to Hogwarts. Kitty had nine pet worms and Rachel had a Jack Russell Terrier. Unfortunately Rachel wasn't allowed to bring her puppy but luckily Kitty was allowed her worms.
The school year ended like it had begun. Right in the middle of the feast Peeves and his girlfriend Miffy (who had been causing all sorts of trouble that year to impress Peeves) bombarded the Ravens with feathers and paint. Outraged at the destruction of her makeup, Kitty challenged Miffy to a duel. Luckily cooler heads prevailed and Kitty was sent back to her seat.
Third Year: Kitty couldn't wait to rejoin her friends at Hogwarts for her third year. Duing summer vacation she and her parents visited America and Kitty took some classes in a journalism school. While shopping for school supplies in Diagon Alley Kitty met up with Elsa (a Slytherin friend she had met at the end of last term) and got the pleasure of giving her fashion advice on what clothes to wear. She also met up with Mason they talked about their shared experience of living in a rich family.
Classes continued to be a source of endless wonder and fun. Kitty continued to be active in the Dueling Club, though she won no duel. During Herbology the class was shrunk like in Alice in Wonderland, and Care of Magical Creatures featured Kruppies. Kaysha Stewart, the Muggle Studies teacher soon became Kitty's favorite teacher. Kitty had lots of questions about the Statute, which was a law that Kitty believed had passed its usefulness and should be repealed. Stewart understood Kitty's dislike of having to keep her identity secret. Unfortunately Kitty embarrassed herself in front of her other favorite teacher (Ansley), though no one could blame her. It turned out she had been under the influence of a zombifying spell:
Music and a mysterious green light lured several students into the Forbidden Forest. The students who heard the music became temporarily brainwashed, lumbering around the castle in search of different objects and only being able to repeat fragmented, confused sentences. Kitty was one of them, and she and several of the others wrecked havoc across Hogwarts - interrupting lessons and annoying their fellow students everywhere. The music tasked Kitty with finding rose thorns and Moonstone powder. Moonstone powder she had no luck with, but a Gryffindor student gave her his rose thorns in exchange for coming with him to the hospital wing. When the spell wore off neither Kitty nor any of the others had any memory of what they had done. It was all very embarrassing and more than a little creepy.
But that would not be the only creepy thing to happen that year. Ursula Black, the Hag who had haunted Kitty's nightmares for a year, was back, and in the courtyard. She had been the one behind sending the students to get objects for her. She grabbed Kitty and Brady (who she had thrown into the cauldron last year) and dragged them off to the forest. This time Kitty went with Brady into the cauldron, and they both became very close to being Hag food! Several teachers and students chases Ursula into the woods and freed Kitty and Brady, along with arresting Ursula.
Kitty was sad to say goodbye to both Professor Kitridge and Penelope, who was graduating that year. She promised to keep in touch and agreed to take care of her living pet rock, who used to be cared for by the Grey Lady.
Emily and Aaron could not have been prouder when they found out Kitty had been appointed prefect. Deep down she's scared of disappointing the staff by not being a good enough prefect, but she will try her absolute best to make them happy, and to honor Penelope.
~ Personality ~
Kitty is very self aware - she rarely goes out anywhere in public without a lot of Gothic make up and dark clothes. She loves Muggles. Her self awareness has made her shy about making mistakes in front of people, and she sometimes imagines that she is being judged even when she is not. This does not mean that she is mean or judgmental, she is actually quite nice and is very loving to her friends and with most people.
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Cassandra McNally You might be a Ravenclaw
*The Wand Choses the Wizard*
Nicknames: Cassie, Cass Date of Birth: February 2077 Year of School: Third Year Wand: Familiar: Milo the Cat
Hair: Long, straight brown hair Eyes: Dark Brown Height: 4’ 9 inches
*Its Our Choices That Make Us Who We Are*
Friends: Juliette McDean, Olivia Phillips Favorite Colors: Orange and Teal Favorite Subject: Charms, Transfiguration Least Favorite Subject: Ancient Runes
Year One: To Be Added Year Two: Her second year at Hogwarts marked the appearance of her good friend Juliet among the hallowed halls of the school. The slightly older girl had been previously home-schooled yet Cass was more than eager for a long-familiar face. Year Three: Cass proved to be more free-spirited and open this term, gaining more friends in the process. At the end of the term, she found out she had made the Top Charmers, making her proud to have continue in her father's footsteps. Year Four: TBD
Nationality: British Hometown: Carlisle, Cumbria
Mother: Natasha Cassandra McNally Father: Gavin Dane McNally Brother: Grayson McNally Godfather: Samuel McDean Godmother: Frida Brown
Atypical Ravenclaw Bookworm // Hair Flipper Pro / / the edgy starbuckian // Hot Messie
modeled by Mackenzie Foy
Text colour: Eton Blue #96C8A2
❦ Basics ❦
Full name: Zara Gwendolyn Monroe Nickname: Zar, Gwennie Date of Birth: 16 March 2080 Age: 11 Year: First Place of Birth: London, England, United Kingdom Current residence: Orchard House, Clockhouse Close, Wimbledon Common, London SW19
Name: Hadley Holland Denaker Nickname: Haddie, Hads, Dazzling Denaker Date of Birth: September 2, 2076 Age: 15 Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California Current Residence: London, England
❧ Appearance
Hair color: Blonde Eye color: Blue-grey Height: 5’6” Defining physical features: A birthmark at the base of her neck on her left shoulder that vaguely looks like a capsized sailboat ~ If you tilt your head to the right and squint while cross-eyed.
Haddie Denaker is, actually, quite smart. Her grades don’t always show this, however, as Haddie, as well as her twin, Nat, more often prefer to apply their intelligence to their own fun and amusement, usually in the form of harmless pranks. Hadley is adventurous, independent, and fiercely loyal to those she cares about, but if you break her trust, you’ll find quite impossible to regain.
She can be self-centered at times, without realizing it. She can also be exceptionally patient when she wants to be, and extremely impatient when she doesn’t. Haddie is also known to stubbornly hold onto a single goal, even long after it should have been abandoned. She can have a mischievous streak at times, and will, at times, willfully disregard rules when it suits her.
Natalie, her twin sister, isn’t all that different. She just tends to be better at hiding it when she’s getting into trouble.
Haddie also has a habit of naming everything.
❧ Background/History
SPOILER!!: EARLY YEARS
Natalie Denaker was born on September 2, 2076, at 6:23 A.M. Her twin sister, Hadley, came into the world exactly 13 hours and 11 minutes later. The two have been nearly inseparable ever since. Which is why it took so long for their parents to realize the truth…
Bizarre things seemed to happen around the girls quite often. Sometimes it was easy to explain away – I’m sorry, Mark, I didn’t realize the bike was purple (Haddie’s favorite color at the time), it looked red under the lighting at the store – And other times, it just defied all rational explanation, like that time in first grade a boy, who had been picking on Nat, suddenly had the misfortune to sprout fur all over, leaving everyone scratching their heads, except Mr. and Mrs. Denaker, who simply gave their girls a stern look, and kept silent.
The girls secretly loved the strange things that happened, especially Natalie. To them it was a sign they were secretly fairy princesses sent into hiding to be raised by humans for their own protection and Nat would often regale Haddie with stories of what their fairy kingdom was like. Naturally, being older, she remembered such things.
It was assumed the odd things that happened centered around, or maybe were even caused by, both girls. Until the third grade that is. At the end of their second grade year, their school expressed concerned the girls weren’t branching out and making friends beyond each other, and it was decided that the girls would be in separate classrooms next year. This did not go over well with the girls, both of whom remained stubbornly upset about it well into the school year. Natalie’s class remained perfectly, boringly ordinary, much to Nat’s dismay. Haddie’s on the other hand… In the first month alone all the textbooks in the classroom became illegible gibberish, the teacher found herself stuck firmly to her chair for an entire day, and half the class came down with a temporary case of laryngitis that doctors couldn’t explain, given that none of them were actually sick. It was decided, discreetly, to put the girls back in the same class for fourth grade.
Recently, Mrs. Denaker, an award-winning chef, was offered a job as head chef of a five star restaurant in the heart of London. So, the summer before their 11th birthday, the girls moved with their family to England. Not everyone was completely thrilled about moving. It did, at least, answer questions about their daughter’s unique gift by way of their new neighbors, who, as part of the wizarding world recognized Haddie’s talents for what they were. Also the small clerical error which mislabeled Haddie’s birthday, resulting in her getting an acceptance letter a year earlier than she should have, helped. The mistake was quickly fixed and Haddie received a hearty “see you next year” in its place.
After a month of begging and pleading, Haddie finally got her parents to take her to Diagon Alley to see her new world for the first time, their neighbor acting as escort. There she met Rachel Watson, and the two became friends, keeping in touch via Haddie's owl, Wimple (a birthday gift from her neighbor). She has also spent the year babysitting for their neighbor, earning some spending money for the wizarding world.
Natalie, however, hasn't taken the news that her twin sister is a witch and will be attending Hogwarts without her very well. This has left the girls' relationship increasingly strained over the year.
SPOILER!!: FIRST YEAR (2088-2089)
Hadley's year started off with the discovery her cousin, Ailsa, who she hadn't seen since she was 7, was also a witch starting Hogwarts. The two couldn't be more different. It was no surprise when Ailsa, as well as Haddie's best friend, Rachel, were sorted into Ravenclaw. It was, however, a shock when Hads was also sorted into Ravenclaw. Hadley is still convinced that the sorting hat made a mistake and she should have been put into Gryffindor. Many of her housemates feel the same, and avoid the un-Ravenclaw-esque Eagle as much as possible.
Trouble started at the feast, when a food fight was started by the Gryffindors. Though ordered by the Ravenclaw Prefects not to throw food back, Hads still joined in, using a loophole: instead of throwing the food, she dumped, smashed or splattered the others with it. As punishment she was made to help clean the bookshelves in the library with Mr. Kitridge and Kitty Valentine the next morning (her birthday). Peeves, upset he missed the fun the night before started another food fight in the library. Later that night during the Eagle raffle, more mayhem broke out when the prize chest turned out to be full of ferrets and pygmy puffs. After helping to capture all the critters, the Eagles were allowed to keep one of them as a pet. Haddie snuck a pygmy puff in her pocket while openingly choosing to keep an ash grey ferret she named Asher. She later gave the pygmy puff to Noelle, a second year Gryffindor that lost hers over a terrible incident over summer.
Hadley's first Nemesis was Davie Truebridge, the horrible 2nd year boy that blew up at her for not knowing who Harry Potter or George Weasley were. The boy Rachel was crushing on. This came to a head when, later in the year, Rachel invited Davie to a magical hide-and-seek game Hadley had set up with Prefect Penny. Hadley felt betrayed and refused to speak to Rachel for months. The two eventually made up, in part due to the help of Natalie, Hadley's twin, over the Christmas break. Nat and Hads made up, and Nat helped her come to her senses. Hadley then had to drop the bombshell that she wasn't going to be returning to Hogwarts next year, thanks to her Dad somehow finding out about both the Hag trying to cook them all, and the Potions Professor poisoning the class.
Davie was eventually replaced as Hadley's Nemesis with the Care of Magical Creatures Professor, James Draper, who she secretly hexed at the end of term feast, causing him to dance uncontrollably. She was assisted by the Herbology Professor, Paul Myers, who magicked up a tutu for Draper.
Upon returning home, Hadley learned that it was more than just not returning to Hogwarts. Her Dad didn't want her to have any contact with the Wizarding World, feeling it was too dangerous. That included seeing or communicating with her friends. Haddie didn't accept that and disobeyed as much as she could, forcing her Dad to take some rather extreme measures to get his daughter's obedience. It worked, but hasn't helped their relationship much, and the two are almost constantly butting heads, often quite explosively. It became clear to Haddie's Mom and siblings that putting distance between Hadley and her father might be the best thing at this time...
Confusingly, Hadley was one of the nobel prize for potioneering recipients despite being horrible at potions.
SPOILER!!: SECOND YEAR (2089-2090
Hadley started off the term on a good note by not having her robes for the start of term feast. This resulted in lose of points and her having to wear Rooney's, the new prefect, robes, which Hadley returned to him in dramatic fashion after getting into another fight with Mossy. This resulted in yet another Ravenclaw enemy in Rooney.
During a Potions class dealing with aging spells, Hadley managed to mess the potion up so spectacularly that it aged her backwards, leaving her seven years old and without any memory of Hogwarts. The girl ran amok through the castle, and stumbled upon Professor Hirsch, whom she thought was a knight there to protect her. Professor Newton was able to brew an antidote and return Hadley to normal. This incident force Mossy and Hadley to talk out their differences and the two became friends finally.
Just before Christmas Hadley was turned into a mindless zombie bent on finding a book. She completely unshelved the library, as well as Professor Primeaux's personal library, where she ended up pushing Prefect Dot. After Primeaux's office, zombified Hadley made her way to the Ravenclaw tower and was knocked out and restrained by Penny before being taken to the hospital wing.
She spent Christmas with her best friend, Rachel, and ended up dying her hair dark red. When school started again, the new red head finally pushed Professor Primeaux too far and was given detention for being disrespectful as well as the incident in his office. She finally broke down, leveling all her pent up emotions about her father and her summer on the man during detention.
The rest of the year went rather quietly for Hadley. Kitty let it slip to Tenacius that Hadley had a crush on him. He was cool with it. She spent the summer hanging out with friends, playing quidditch for a regional team, acting in a play, getting tutored in Herbology and Potions and babysitting Octopus, her next door neighbor.
Surprisingly, Hadley again made it on the Nobel prize of Potioneering list. She also made Hirsch's black belt dueler list and was top dueler for the first and second years.
SPOILER!!: THIRD YEAR (2090-2091
Nothing of importance happened to Hads this year. It was quite dull for her. Like she wasn't even there... She did spend the year being tutored in potions by Professor Newton.
During summer, she spent the first half hanging with her friends and the usual. The second half of the summer was spent in California, visiting her Dad with Natalie, Rachel and a friend of Natalie's from her own school. In California they surfed, hung out at the beach, visited all the amusement parks and even went hang-gliding. It took a lot of convincing to get Rachel to try that last one. Rachel and she also got to explore the US wizarding community a bit.
Basics
Full name: Jacob Alexander Hawthorne
Nickname: None -- just Jacob, please.
Date of Birth: August 27, 2076
Age: 15
Year: 5
Place of Birth: Albany, New York
Current residence: London, England
Magical info
House: Ravenclaw
Wand: 10 inch, cedar wood, unicorn hair core
Patronus: Cat
Looks
Height: 5'10"
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Mother: Andrea Hawthorne (nee Billings) (40) -- Healer at St. Mungo's -- kindhearted and doting, takes a lot of pictures
Father: Arthur Hawthorne (43) -- Obliviator in the Ministry of Magic's Department of Magical Law Enforcement -- supportive but busy, moved his family across the ocean for a new job at the Ministry
Aunt: Regina Hawthorne (40) -- current Hogwarts Headmistress, former Ilvermorny Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher -- ambitious, intelligent, determined
Siblings: Jared Hawthorne (21) -- Assistant Charms Professor at Ilvermorny -- idolized by Jacob growing up, top of his class, on a tenure track at the American wizarding school
Pet: Artemis, 2-year-old female tabby cat
History
Early history: Jacob grew up in upstate New York, and he attended Ilvermorny until the end of his fourth year, when his father got a job at the Ministry of Magic.
Jacob idolized his older brother, Jared, growing up. Jared was popular, outgoing, and extremely intelligent. He was destined for great things from the start. He never made Jacob feel like a pest or annoyance, although the siblings were six years apart. When Jared graduated from Ilvermorny (Horned Serpent), he worked a few low-level jobs at the MACUSA before returning to his alma mater to teach Charms. He stayed there while his family, including Jacob, moved to Europe.
Jacob's father, Arthur (Thunderbird), had always been courageous and adventurous, and with a true desire to protect those who needed it. He still bore the scars of a rougarou attack he endured at eight years old, when he had fended the beast off in order to give his younger sister, Regina, the chance to escape. His adventurous spirit did not dissipate in adulthood, and he dreamed of venturing into new places and experiencing new and exciting things. He had been dreaming of a job at the Ministry since his own graduation from Ilvermorny, but it was not easy for him to get a foot in the door without any important connections. Like Jared, he worked at the MACUSA in a mid-level job, mainly Obliviating No-Majs who had witnessed something they weren't meant to. He proved himself to be a hard worker and when an opening appeared at the Ministry in a comparable position, his boss gave him a favorable reference. He was offered the Ministry job, which was a dream come true for him, and he uprooted his family and moved them across the pond. Jacob was understandably upset at the prospect of changing schools, and he struggled to fit in at Hogwarts with only a month left in the year.
Jacob's mother, Andrea (Pukwudgie), had not particularly wanted to move to another continent, but she knew how much it meant to her husband. She was kindhearted and compassionate by nature, and her employment as a Healer reflected that. She always attempted to soothe and comfort anyone who needed it, but this was a difficult situation. On the one hand, her husband was so excited about this new adventure that she couldn't bear to tell him she liked her life in America and didn't want to leave. On the other hand, Jacob seemed pretty distraught, and she needed to find a way to make the transition easy for him without making it seem like she didn't support Arthur's dreams. In an effort to reconcile these thing, she acted enthusiastic about the change and tried to convince Jacob that it would be fun -- and good for him to break out of his shell and make some new friends. She knew it would be hard on him since he was shy, but, as she reminded him, "Thunderbird wanted you for a reason. There's an adventurer in you yet!"
Jacob was not excited about the idea of leaving all he'd ever known behind, including his few hard-won friendships and comfortable classes where he knew what to expect. Still, he tried to remember his mother's words and act as though he was not petrified at the whole idea. He carries a Thunderbird badge with him to remind himself that he is an adventurer somewhere deep down.
Time during Hogwarts:
Jacob transferred to Hogwarts during his fourth year with about a month left of school. He struggled to fit in and make friends when everyone was so established already. He has sworn that his fifth year will be different, especially since it is his OWL year, and he doesn't want to wallow in misery alone through that.
Personality
INTJ-A, "The Architect"
Jacob is very analytical, as well as being insecure about most things other than academics -- that is where he is entirely confident. He overthinks his interactions with others, always worrying about whether he will be accepted or not. He is reluctant to start conversations himself, but tries to insert himself inconspicuously to be invited into interactions. He is often lost in thought or a good book, and if someone attempts to talk to him during one of those reveries, he usually doesn't even notice.
Likes
Reading
Cats
Pizza
Charms
DADA
Dislikes:
Divination
Loud parties
Books with stupid endings
Stuck-up people
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Basics Full name: Harvey Jarvis Date of Birth: 13 August 2079 Age: 12 Year: Second Year Place of Birth: London
Magical info House: Ravenclaw Wand: 12 2/3 inch supple Pine with a Jobberknoll Feather
Looks Height: average Hair Colour: brown hair, straight Eye Colour: greenish - grey eyes Other notable features: dimples
Family Pureblood Mother: Eva Jarvis (Slytherin) Father: Oliver Jarvis (Ravenclaw) Siblings: 3 older sisters - Kaylie, Isabella and Teresa (all Slytherins)
SPOILER!!: History
History - The Basics:
Harvey is a Pureblood. He has three older sisters - Kaylie, Isabella and Teresa. All three of them, like his mother, Eva, were Slytherins. His father, Oliver, was Ravenclaw, and before Harvey's birth he was a professional Quidditch player. Since Harvey was a bit of a surprise (all of his sisters have already graduated Hogwarts), by the time he was born his father had already retired, though he still trains some teams.
Harvey loves everything related to Muggles - his sisters, Isabella and Teresa, brought back some games (boardgames, cards etc.) over their holidays, which they played with Muggleborn friends at Hogwarts, which is how Harvey's fascination started. His eldest sister, Kaylie, and his mother do not approve (though they wouldn't admit it if you asked).
He always felt like the odd one out in his family (most of them Slytherins, which he knew he wouldn't fit into from the moment he learned of the houses), and his father a Quidditch player (Harvey is terrified of heights). This might be a contributing reason to his pursuit of interests his family doesn't quite understand.
If he's going to be the odd one out, he might as well own it, right?
Hogwarts
SPOILER!!: First Year
Harvey loved his first year. And he didn’t do badly in getting points for his house, either, which made him feel rather smug (not that he’d own up to it if you asked). The year did make him realise he was never going to not be scared of flying - and that he was a lot better at theory and a lot worse at any practical work than he had anticipated. Which wasn’t great, because it’s not like he could practice the practical stuff over the holidays. And since during summer after first year he got really ill, he just got better and better at theory. Not that there was anything wrong with books, especially not for a Ravenclaw, but still. He needed more fun.
SPOILER!!: Personality
Personality:
Harvey has greatly bonded with his paternal grandparents, Daniel and Wendy Jarvis, both of whom were also Ravenclaws. They were both historians, now retired, but have rediscovered their passion for it when Harvey began showing an interest in Muggles. Harvey spends most of every holiday with them (and hopes to do so even when he's at Hogwarts), and together they discover and share facts. They all like facts. And, it turns out, Muggle electronics and baking, much to Harvey's Mum's confusion.
Harvey likes doing exactly what he knows he shouldn't. This could be in part to get attention - he never had much in common with his Mum, and even though he knows she loves him, he feels that exasperating her at least gives them a reason to talk (and argue, which, in Harvey's view, is almost the same thing, having grown up with three sisters).
Despite his fear of heights, Harvey and his father, Oliver, have bonded over their love for stories, magical and Muggle alike (none of his sisters indulge in the imaginary that much).
Harvey has always looked forward to Hogwarts, though he's a bit worried about the shellwork, as he has always felt that books were his forte, really. He is determined to prove himself, though (he hopes this is more of a thirst for knowledge than a streak of Slytherin ambition coming through here).
Likes:
- chocolate
- animals (to spite his mother)
- Muggle games (to spite his mother)
- Muggle things
- pirates (it used to be ninjas, but he has moved on)
- baking
- Christmas
- snow
- Shakespeare plays (went to a variety with father)
Dislikes:
- prejudice
- orders
- rules
- brussel sprouts
- heights
- fizzy anything
- Bertie Botts Beans
- excessive heat (they went to Portugal for a summer holiday onces. Harvey thought he’d melt)
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