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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:30 pm
Name: Gwendolen Mehra Gender: Female Birthday: May 14th House: Ravenclaw Blood Status: Half-blood Wand: The wand is made of rowan wood and has a core of unicorn hair. It is 13 and 3/4 inches long and is rather bendy. It is very lightly colored and is loosely carved with a twisting design for a handle. Wand Hand: Left
General Personality: While she is quite intelligent, Gwen’s mother always joked that her brain only works when her body is in motion. She tends to keep herself moving in one way or another, be it jogging around the common room while reading or, when she’s able, strapping on roller skates and zooming through the walkways of the grounds while reciting facts to herself. Gwen tends to come off as a bit of a space case to those who have just met her, what with her rampant multitasking, she actually has an immense amount of focus. That said, she has been known to accidentally knock down the occasional passerby who was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. You should hope it isn’t you, as Gwen has a wicked temper when disturbed. She can go from smiles and laughter to screaming in a matter of moments when her focus is broken. When not studying, Gwen is actually quite a sweet girl. She usually won’t turn someone away if they ask for her help (especially with homework!), and will nearly always give someone the benefit of the doubt unless evidence is clearly available against them (such as them having made her drop a book or something of the like, which is simply an inexcusable offense). Of course, that’s not to say that she will always give someone help, especially if they obviously aren’t trying on their own. She has immense pity for those who simply aren’t at her level when it comes to studying, but has no patience for those who are simply too lazy to do their work on their own. When it comes to her own homework and classwork, Gwen is a typical Ravenclaw. Whenever possible, she will always go above and beyond what is required by her teacher, as her homework policy will always be that the teacher’s requirement is only a minimum guideline and that they must obviously be expecting more. She always encourages her classmates to do the same, even after constant and repeated reminders that it is just simply not going to happen, as not many people are nearly as enthusiastic about homework and studying as she is. The only time that Gwen is truly calm is when she is relaxing with her tea from home. One of her possessions that she made sure to bring from home was a small wooden chest of various herbal teas, a going-away-to-school gift from her father. While she can’t make tea in the common rooms without assistance of an older student, she is known to bring the chest to meals with her so that she can have tea with her meals. When asked by other students to share, she will most politely tell them to get their own because her tea is one of few things that she would never share on her life. Habits: Gwen has a tendency to fidget when sitting for long periods without something interesting to keep her attention. Most specifically, she will twist and untwist the curls in her hair and swing her legs under her seat. Even when active, however, she will near constantly mess with her hair to keep it out of her face (rather than simply pull it up into a ponytail or the like). She also gets far too into her studying and snaps at people who disrupt her. Hobbies: Being an active child, Gwen loves to participate in whatever sports she can get herself into. At home, she played football with the other children in her neighborhood, though this isn’t something she is really able to do at Hogwarts. Instead, she keeps herself entertained by jogging about the school between classes and in her free time, as well as keeping up with aerobics and the like in the common room. During the night, when her activity has to be kept down for fear of upsetting other students, she pores over whatever books she can borrow from her classmates, even going as far as to borrow and read textbooks belonging to older students. Likes: Sports (football and roller skating in particular), reading and studying, herbal teas Dislikes: Being disrupted or interrupted, those who don’t strive for their full potential, inactivity
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:37 pm
General History: Gwen’s mother, Priya, after graduating from wizarding school in India, chose to continue her education in muggle school instead of going into a magic profession. She met Gavin, Gwen’s father, at the school in Cardiff where he teaches classic literature classes. Her exotic beauty and unexpected mystery drew him to her like a fly to honey. Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be, for she fled to England and cut off all contact with him upon finding out that she was carrying a child. She simply didn’t have the heart to tell him about her world and risk him hating not only her, but her unborn child as well. Slowly, as Gwen grew older, Priya began to tell Gavin of her, leaving out any trace of magic from her words. She was wary of telling him too much, but found that he didn’t question her any more than she was willing, only asking for the chance to see his daughter whenever possible. The bridge between Priya’s world of magic and mystery and Gavin’s world of literature and learning slowly mended and when Gwen was six, she was able to visit her father, who had taken a muggle woman by the name of Caitlyn as his wife and had two young sons, for the first time. Things in her family life grew peaceful after this. After reaching her 11th birthday, Gwen was happily greeted with her Hogwarts letter, something that set about a bit of unease with her mother. Her entire family line had studied at the same school for generations, and yet here Gwen was, the half-blood offshoot, about to attend Hogwarts unlike every other member of her family. Still, her mother refused to turn tail and return to India, so she granted Gwen permission to attend a school that she had only ever heard about in passing.
Mother: Priya Mehra, Pureblood, Mid 30s. A compassionate, easy going woman with a love of cooking and reading. Cares for Gwen as a single mother, as to not disrupt the life of Gwen’s father. Attended wizarding school in Asia and currently lives off of a decent inheritance left to her by her parents. Father: Gavin Craddock, Muggle, Early 40s. A stern but gentle man who spends most of his time working. Sees Gwen on holidays and occasional weekends. Remarried to a muggle woman named Caitlyn. Is completely unaware of the wizarding world. Siblings: Two younger half-brothers, Reese and Lloyd, both muggles. Live with Gavin and are also unaware of the wizarding world. Extended Family: Gwen knows little of her extended family. Her mother’s living relatives are all located in India and she has not had the chance to meet any of them. She spends very little time with her father, and thus does not know much of the muggle side of her family either. Relationship with Family: Though her family is not entirely intact, both sides of Gwen’s family are quite loving and supportive. Gwen stays with her mother in Leeds, while her father and his family live in Cardiff. Gwen and Priya have a peaceful relationship, peacefully coexisting in their cozy, book-infested apartment, while Gwen’s relation with Gavin is a bit strained, mostly due to her having to hide he knowledge and life in the wizarding world from not only him, but his muggle wife and sons as well. Still, she gets along well with both parts of her family, especially her two younger brothers, who enjoy having someone who will run and play with them.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 10:07 pm
The Sorting: The sorting hat initially wasn’t sure quite what to make of Gwen, but it had a decision fairly quickly. While a few of her traits lent to each other houses, such as her quick temper and her constant need to help those less capable than herself, her unbelievable search for knowledge eventually won out, landing her in the Ravenclaw house. Boggart: For Gwen, the boggart would take the form of her muggle father, under some form of spell, who is visibly terrified of the unknown wizarding world that he is seeing and specifically horrified of Gwen herself. Mirror of Erised: Were she to look into the Mirror of Erised, Gwen would see her mother together with her father’s family, peacefully introducing them to her and Gwen’s world. The muggle side of her family looks on with love and understanding instead of fear. Patronus: Gwen’s patronus would likely be an indian elephant, as she feels safe under the care of Ganesh, the Hindu god associated with intellect and wisdom among other things, who is revered highly in her mother’s home. Greatest Treasure: Buried at the bottom of her tea box is a tiny, carved ivory elephant. All of the fine details have been worn smooth, as it has been a keepsake in her mother’s family for generations and almost always carried to and from classes in school by every member of her family that held it. Manner of Dress: Gwen would never be caught dead in anything that she wouldn’t be able to modestly do a cartwheel in. That rules out any manner of skirts, dresses, and really any flowy clothing in general. He usual clothes are comfortable jeans or slacks and, when not in classes, plain tee shirts or tank tops. She does, however, keep herself tidy in classes, with her shirts neatly tucked and her sleeves left unrolled. Favorite Class: History of Magic Worst Class: Flying
Student information Student full name: Gwendolen Mehra Student Year: First Which Assignment
Year: First Class: Flying Number: One
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Thunk thunk. Thunk thunk. Gwendolen kicked her legs repeatedly into her pillow, surprisingly dreading the last bit of homework she had on her plate. It was just an essay. This was nothing to worry over. It wasn’t as if she could be graded negatively for a negative opinion, right? Tat. Tat. Tat. Tat. Tat. She tapped a dry quill against her stack of parchment, nose wrinkling and her free hand wound into her curls. There was no sense in putting it off any longer, as much as she hated to write such a paper.
“What can I say about my first time flying? Shall I compare myself to a lark on the breeze, drifting on the...”
She scratched her quill through the words in frustration. She couldn’t possibly lie on a class assignment, but at the same time... What could she say? That is was one of the most terrifying things she had ever done? That she was unbelievably worried that she would never have the nerve to learn to fly properly? She twisted and tugged at her curls, sinking her head down onto her pages in frustration. There was no way she could live with herself after disappointing her family in such a way.
Oh! Her family! Gwen dropped her quill down onto her bed and rolled to the edge of it, scrambling down to grab a box from beneath it. Sitting herself on the floor beside her bed, she cradled the ornate chest in her lap, running her fingers over the delicate carvings before gently pressing the lid open. Inhaling deeply, she looked down at the tiny ziploc bags of various teas it contained, sifting through them until she found a larger, much older leather pouch, which she fished out before closing the box and returning it to its home beneath her bed. Gingerly, she worked the ties of the bag open, upending the lone item within into the palm of her hand.
Gently grasping her tiny white elephant statue, Gwen began her essay again. Somehow, despite her worries and fears, the words flowed from her quill and onto her parchment with hardly a thought. Maybe there was nothing she needed to worry about after all.
Sitting at their desk with a hand holding up their head, the professor read the paper in his hand. He could tell that the student wasn't 100% in love with flying. There were so many papers on the majestic, wonderfully exciting feeling. This one was carefully written and seemed to come from the heart. He marked an E on the paper, which was higher then the other papers and then moved on to read another.
Gwen has Earned an Exceeds Expectations on this paper.
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