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Serafina Lucia Aurelius University of California Gold #B78727/ Dollar Bill #85BB65/ Wild Blue Yonder #A2ADD0/
Notes for playing
Primary tension: Loyalty --- Marked by ##### .
Character development xx Broken by self insight xxx
~Ladylike aesthetic.She's about being in charge and having control. It's her way or the highway. ~Food ~Nature aesthetic but not outdoorsy aesthetic.
xxx🧶BASICS🧵xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PRONUNCIATION sere-ah-FEE-nah loo-SEE-ah or-REY-lee-us NICKNAMES Fina, Fifi, Sera? GENDER female SEXUAL ORIENTATION straight AGE 13 BIRTHDAY February 4th, 2046-- Aquarius LANGUAGES English, Italian, BSL (fluent) French (basic)
BLOOD STATUS pureblood WAND Pear wood and amethyst powder, 12 inches, solid. Straight black-painted shaft shaft fading to reveal the pear wood at the tip. The handle is pain accented with swirling gold motifs and a chunk of amethyst.
PATRONUS # MORE-THAN-AVERAGE Might pursue an animagus?not learned yet
FACECLAIM Meika Wollard HEIGHT 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) WEIGHT 100 lbs (45 kg) APPEARANCE pierced ears
xxx🧶SCHOOLANDCAREER🧵xxxxxxxxxxxx ATTENDING Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry YEAR third HOUSE Hufflepuff
CLUBS ■ Creature Appreciation Club ■ Order of the Stick ■ Culinary Club
BEST SUBJECTS ■ Charms ■ History ■ Care of Magical Creatures
WORST SUBJECTS ■ Astronomy ■ DADA ■ Divination
Other Electives
Advanced Flying: (year 2,3) Proficient. Agile in the air like sky-dancing. Animagus: (year 6) (not yet taken) – Not yet decided if she does it. Apparition: (year 7) (not yet taken) –
DREAM JOB Model? Princess?
xxx🧶PERSONALITY🧵xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WILLFUL Loyal to her loves but flighty about everything and everyone else just about sums up Serafina’s underlying demeanor. Be it hard decisions or hard labor, Fina will do whatever it is she needs to in service of her goals–and the only one who sets those goals are herself. While the precise hobbies or fashions change by the week, Fina is quite consistent in her love of food, nature, and family-- these are loves, and they can do no wrong.
CERTAINOnce she has made up her mind, Serafina is absolutely and utterly convinced of her righteousness and correctness; to disagree is either foolishness, ignorance, or betrayal. If she does discover new information before she's done anything, she might change her mind, but she does not like to linger in indecision too long: Results are king, and planning is rarely as productive as doing. Fina's absolute confidence in herself is what makes her remarkably disciplined and thorough once she has committed to a path of action, but it also makes her rather closed off to criticism. If Fina hasn’t asked for criticism, it is quite frankly, rude and unnecessary to offer any.
DECOROUS Raised with her parents’ ambitions of wealth and society instilled in her, Serafina prides herself on being the picture of ladylike behavior no matter what situation she’s in. At a high society London soiree, she’s polite, friendly, and gracious, with a keen eye for the ongoing social movements and motivations. At the local craft store, she is knowledgeable and helpful, shopping for her next project or looking to learn a new pattern and share her work. Out of her familiar gilded life, Fina has no particular aversion to asking for help or getting dirty herself– she knows her limits, and there's nothing shameful about being a bit sweaty. She’ll try to stay neat and presentable, but appearances won’t stop her from doing and being what she wants to.
ECONOMICAL At first glance, Serafina might appear to be a vain and posh lady, but she is almost anti materialistic– people are precious, ideas and knowledge are fascinating, and time is meaningful. By contrast, stuff–even precious jewels and unique art– can be easily replaced. She could, of course, buy new clothes or jewelry without looking at sale prices, but finding a sale or even better, making something by hand with her own flair was enjoyable and praiseworthy. Of course she and Val could indulge their love of food with every meal, but they are abstemious enough not to. Sher adores the quarterly gala where everything comes together, but it's meaningless if there's no time to work up to the event. For all appearances and actions, Fina strikes a delicate balance between frugality and generosity–If someone who seemed to be down on their luck or of lower social-economic status and complimented her earrings, Fina would easily pop them off and give them away right there. After all, she could always make a better pair for next season. Serafina is much more protective of her time and energy– gifts are meaningful because of how much they might be appreciated– the stuff itself is quite trivial.
PHYSICAL “Pain is weakness leaving the body. Pushing our limits is how we grow.” Serafina is a very hands-on person. She is as comfortable dancing as she is embroidering and enjoys both athletic endeavors and more dexterous crafting. She prides herself on her appearance and health, keeping it in careful balance. And while the external validation is nice, Fina’s real point of pride is feeling completely comfortable and capable in her own skin in any situation. Socially, her manners are very open and affectionate like her Italian parents, although her experiences in more conservative British culture has tempered her behavior to how people reciprocate.
🧶🧵HOBBIES ■ Dancing–particularly in pairs, but she’ll do a bit of anything ■ Embroidery and crafts– sitting with an audiobook and just stitching is Fina’s definition of unwinding. ■ Shopping–picking out a gift or contemplating a project or book with her brothers is always productive.
🧶LIKES ■ Princess aesthetic, jewelry ■ Food– trying new foods of any kind. ■ Nature–magical creatures, plants, and the biological world are perfect by definition ■ Politics ■ Audiobooks, podcasts, movies, and other art productions.
🧵DISLIKES ■ Critics– anyone telling her she’s wrong is, really, wrong themselves. ■ Piles– disorganized, messy piles of anything. ■ Fast fashion– poor quality replicas ■ Waste– If it can be recycled, it needs to be. ■ “Should”-- the only person who can tell her she “should” is herself.
🧶STRENGTHS ■ Socially perceptive and keen ■ Takes very good care of herself without having a warped view on diet or exercise.
🧵WEAKNESSES ■ Pride– Fina is thoroughly and absolutely convinced she is right. ■ Sensitive to criticism (see Certain personality trait)
🧶DREAMS ■ Becoming royalty– having a fairytale romance and marrying a prince or duke or tycoon. ■ Owning multiple, thriving businesses
🧵FEARS ■ Being alone in life or abandoned– her family being split off and even more disconnected from its roots. ■ Paralysis– Losing her sense of touch or ability to move.
xxx🧶BACKSTORY🧵xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 🧶🧵EARLY CHILDHOOD Serafina Lucia Aurelius was the youngest child and only daughter of Cato Aurelius and Audenzia de Luca. With Valerius’s disinterest in the family fortune and affairs and Aurais’s cursed silence, both boys had spent their childhood not particularly concerned with the family fortune or money. Young, bubbly Serafina was both the ideal and last hope for “fixing things”-- she was molded from a young age to be the perfect companion to marry into money and restart their family fortune. Some part of this must have worked–Serafina herself doesn’t quite think about her own preferences or methods– her parents’ intended effects are simply ingrained into who she is.
In contrast to her brothers, Serafina grew up believing that their family was always financially successful. With the apparent windfall that the family encountered when Fina was just young enough to remember, she knew how to use money, but didn’t seem preoccupied with it.
🧶🧵SCHOOL YEARS🧶FIRST YEAR After years of not being able to see her brothers for most of the year, Serafina was eager to attend Hogwarts for herself. The Hat wisely decided to agree with her and dubbed her the latest Hufflepuff Princess. But despite her initial excitement, Fina found herself a little...underwhelmed. Sure, she enjoyed her classes and being around new people, but she was unfamiliar being around so many people her own age. She did immediately click with Barabara Luney, an enthusiastic and bubbly Gryffindor and soon made friends with a group her own year. She visited every club she could in the first few months but settled on the energetic Order of the Stick, and the cozy Cooking and Creature clubs.
🧵SECOND YEAR Serafina was again sick for the sorting feast but rallied quickly enough. This year, she had a young bird familiar of her own-- a crow that had hatched only just that summer, whom she named Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, the only Italian nobel peace prize laureate. (Of course though, the first day of the second year, she tracked Professor Ernesto Valdez down before DADA and asked him to approve of his name twin). As Aurais made friends with her friends, she found she fancied his friend Prince Lucian Valentine.
🧶THIRD YEAR
🧵FOURTH YEAR 🧶FIFTH YEAR 🧵SIXTH YEAR 🧶SEVENTH YEAR
FRIENDS ■ Best Friend:Barbara Luney ■ Her year: “Elementals” Group: Tamhas Ghobhainn, Aedan MacInnes, Giovanni Nardovino, William Thomas ■ Older years: Lucian Valentine, Aurais’s best friend; ##Val friends
■ Let's be friends too!
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Typicals Non-uniform outfit xx Hobbies: xxx Handwriting xx Smells like xx
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Misc Wand Pear -warm hearted, generous, wise, popular, respected. resilience 12 in. Solid, straight black shaft, fading to gold at the tip. The handle is accented with swirling gold detailing and an amethyst chunk. [link] Amethyst powder– humility and modesty despite the fact that the most powerful monarchs have used amethyst crystals as a symbol of royalty. Calming, protective. (requires request)
Patronus xx Amortentia xx Boggartxx
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Lyrics to use You can hear it humming see it coming feel it everywhere you go It's tomorrow morning the future dawning with a bright and shining glow It's the land where golden chariots are molded out of dreams (getting married or encouraging someone) ~"Detroit" from The Happiest Millionaire, sung by John Davidson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INt_fRrKsic
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🧶🧵SERAFINALUCIAAURELIUS third year || Hufflepuff || pureblood Order of the Stick druid || Creature Appreciation Club crow-mother || Culinary Club gourmet _______________
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There's a shining city west of here Where dreams are booming into gear It's no humdrum, nine-to-five town It's a growing, going, bright, alive town Golden sparks light up the skies there Like a thousand Fourth of Julys there How I want to stake a claim and Roll my sleeves and make my name 🧵🧶 "Detroit" from The Happiest Millionaire sung by John Davidson.
YEAR 3 SCHEDULE
Generally: ~ Wakes up 7:30 and gets dressed, hypes herself up in the mirror before going out. She doesn't miss the moment to hype herself up even if running late, and it calms her. ~Fina is usually back in the dorm around 21:00, showers and relaxes in the common room by stitching something while talking or listening to the radio. She tries to get to bed around 22:00 but sometimes loses track of time while stitching so it's usually more 23:00.
MONDAY/ WEDNESDAY: 2. Herbology -- always early. She doesn't understand anything from Herbology 6 during first block but she's usually there with Ernesto, tending to her own things or reading. 3. History of Magic
4. DADA 5. Transfiguration 6. Potions 7. Charms
+ LARP (Monday 19-21) Wednesday goes flying with Aurais after classes to destress.
TUESDAY:
3. Ghouls and Ghosts (usually grabs a small sandwich at breakfast and just eats it outside the ghouls and ghosts or law classroom). 4. Wizard Law -- gets in debates all the time and often stays late.
Studying day.
THURSDAY:
2. Art-- Fina doesn't like Art History as much as the actual making the art. She'll sometimes show up early and sit at the back of the Art 7 class just embroidering
Homework day. Really hits everything hard to get things done.
+ Sword (Thursday 19:30- 21:30)
FRIDAY: 1. Wandless 2. Advanced Flying II
4. Divination 6. Care of Magical Creatures
Best day ever/ the perfect end of the week. She'll take a break and try to get Creatures and divination homework done
8. Astronomy-- She brings her divination homework up sometimes if she's not done yet or if she had an idea.
SATURDAY: + Cooking (Sat 10-12) (+ Drama (Sat 13-15) -- occasionally goes on like improv days if there're no dance classes.
SUNDAY: + Creatures (Sun 10-11:30) After creatures will usually shower then goes to spend the afternoon at Rhea's dance studio. + Herbology (Sun 15-17)
