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GENERAL
Name: Faelan Hardt
Gender: Female
Birthday: December 17th
House: Ravenclaw
Blood Status: Half-Blood
Wand: Length: 9 1/2 in Wood:Redwood Core biggrin ragon Flexibility:Supple
Wand Hand: Left

PERSONALITY
General: Excitable and dreamy, Faelan tends to live half-in her out little world and half-out. She's pleasant enough when engaging with other students, but there are some social decorum that she never quite understood the necessity of -- such as personal boundaries. She's never shy of physically displaying her affection for others, whether it is reciprocated or not. At the same time, however, she's also quite content to not be spending her personal time with others. Growing up an only child left Faelan more than equipped to entertain herself. Curious as a kitten, she is pleased as a pea in a pod to be exploring the grounds and the halls all by herself with only her own voice for company - how could she not when there is such an abundance of interesting things around!
Habits: Faelan is used to daydreaming and spending a lot of time by herself so it's become habit for her to have almost entire conversations with herself to pass the time. It's not as if she's gone so far as to argue with herself, though...
Hobbies: Collecting muggle postcards and pictures of muggle celebrities, despite the fact that she does not know the names for either.
Likes: Exploring, disassembling whatcha-mi-callits, and rallying the cheers at the quidditch games.
Dislikes: Being stuck in any one place for very long, being forbidden from anything fun, people repeating themselves.

FAMILY
Mother: Emilie Hardt - deceased
Father: Bazil Hardt - Quibbler Editor on Magical Insects and Arachnids, Gryffindor.
Siblings: Only child.
Extended Family: One crazy aunt who enjoys spoiling her niece with muggle magazines and post cards, gotten by her muggle husband, Faelan's Uncle. A few cousins, all attending Beauxbatons (triplets).
Relationship with Family: Close to her Aunt & Uncle, but estranged from her cousins due to distance and difference of interests. Loves her father to bits.

HISTORY
General History: Born to a muggle mother and a wizard father, Faelan grew up with one foot in both worlds. Not that she ever minded, with curiosity the size of the UK there was hardly enough to satisfy her need for excitement. It helped that she has been easily excitable from a young age, beaming over something as simple as a muggle-made postcard given to her by her Aunt & Uncle, to a puppy... though they didn't keep the puppy for long due to some unforeseen allergies in her mother.

When she was nine, her mother passed away in a vehicular collision outside of London. She almost lost her interest in the muggle world entirely then, but her Father, Aunt, and Uncle (her mother's brother) created a close, tight-nit support system for Faelan and it wasn't long until she was back on her feet, chasing after pollen spores and butterflies.

It was around that time, though, that Faelan started displaying her affection for others openly, from a peck on the cheek for thanks to a tight, enormous hug when she was extremely pleased. Not one to discourage, her father accepted and encouraged this behavior and she has yet to outgrow it, despite her habit of practicing it in inappropriate situations.

When the letter for Hogwarts arrived, Faelan's father was at first proud, but then heartsick. Faelan was of course ecstatic, sending an owl to her Aunt and her Uncle immediately, because to her the distance between Hogwarts and Portsmouth. To her father though, saying good-bye to his daughter was more difficult.

Still, with her usual cheer, a cheerful Faelan bid farewell to her father and welcomed the adventure of the school of witchcraft and wizardry.

MISCELLANEOUS
The Sorting: The thought of having a talking, animated hat placed on top of her head was, to Faelan, absolutely... well, brilliant! "I've never had a talking hat on top of my head before!" She said to the hat.

"Neither have I..." The hat replied dryly.

Unphased by the sarcasm, Faelan pressed on, "I wonder what it would be like to sit on top of someone's head... I'm so glad that I washed my hair this morning, otherwise I imagine it might have been a fright!" Giggling, she looked upwards. "Of course, I imagine that not every body does wash... oh dear, that can't be good for your oral hygiene.. what with your mouth being so large, I mean, and so close to scalps with all those different sorts of health problems that can affect children our age. Of course, that's much more common in the mu--"

"RAVENCLAW!" Boomed the hat, bringing an end to that conversation.

Boggart: a speeding, out of control motor vehicle. Understandably, because it is how she imagined her mother's last moments.

Mirror of Erised: An all access pass to the restricted section in Hogwart's library.

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Patronus: Faelan's Patronus is a Lion; the symbol of her father's house.

Greatest Treasure: An empty picture frame, silver with fake emeralds bejewled within captivating patterns in the metalwork. It was meant to be a birthday gift from her mother, given instead by her Aunt after the accident.

Manner of Dress: Faelan could be called a messy dresser, though she never has stains or crumbs on her clothing. Sometimes they are wrinkled from spending too much time on her floor, but most of the time she simply tends to forget one item of clothing a day.. sometimes more often if she is changing for any reason.

Favorite Class: Potions class is the best fit for Faelan - she just loves to experiment with all the possibilities. Of course, this generally means straying away from curriculum which isn't good for her grades.

Worst Class: Faelan hates Divinations. What kind of fun can be had when someone is going to tell you exactly what your future has in store?

Accepted by Fig
Note: Please change the wood (since Elder Berry implies that the wizard is great and fated to something extraordinary) and remember the dark mark doesn't exist--though that was brilliantly funny. x D
GENERAL
Name: Jai Nejem
Gender: Male
House: Gryffindor
Blood Status: Half Blood
Birth Day: May 3rd
Wand: Holly, Unicorn hair, 11 inches, swishy
Wand Hand: Right
More on Wand
Holly is the strongest of the protective woods. It is used to guard against evil in fact Holly means "holy". Holly wands excel at combat, defense, and protection spells. It is also useful in glamour's and warding. This wand tends to pick an owner who's brave and pure of heart, not to mention has a high intelligence.
Holly's personality is Determined.

Unicorn Hair is best for those with pure intentions, and is almost never wielded by someone intending to use their wand for evil purposes. Especially good for love, defense and healing magic.

PERSONALITY
General:
Amicable-Jai hates contention and fighting and no matter what always stays cheerful and strives to bring harmony to those around him. He's super friendly and easy going, his smile is always genuine. His gracious and forgiving manner tends to win others over in the end. He doesn't really have a bad bone in his body.

Genuine- Jai is always real and true to himself no matter what people say or how they might judge him. He doesn't really take much stock with other's think. As long as he's happy with himself that's enough.

Eccentric- Jai is odd and that's a nice way of putting it. He has strange ideas that he'll fixate on and babble about at the most inopportune moments. If he notices any sort of insect he'll focuse on it and start babbling insect lore to himself. Half the time he forgets if he's alone or not.

Rash- Jai is often impetuous and acts before thinking things through. This has led to him getting into some pretty bad situations, which take him a long time to recover from. He's broken numerous bones, fallen off of roofs, gotten stuck in a chimney and gotten bitten and stung more than he can count.

Habits: Always adding more spices or pepper to food before he's tasted it. Constantly checking his pockets for insects or spiders before sitting down. Looking in corners and along the floor.
Hobbies: Collecting wizard cards, Playing the sitar, Eating Chocolate Frogs, Doodling animals and bugs, Collecting and caring for bugs and spiders.
Likes: Snakes, Repties, Reading, bugs, spiders, magical creatures,
Dislikes:Fighting, drama, People judging him because of his accent,

FAMILY
Mother: Anjari () Nejem -Half Blood, Witch, Gryffindor
Father: Devadas Nejem- Wizard- Muggle Born, Ravenclaw
Siblings:
Divya Nejem (Abdul)- Witch, Hufflepuff, *betrothed* 16
Harshad Nejem, 8 1/2, Non tested

Extended Family: Quite a lot of aunts, uncles and cousins.
Relationship with Family:
Jai has always been the odd one out in his family: his older sister is really close to her mother and his younger brother is the miniature verson of their father. Jai has always felt like he's on the outside looking in on what he wishes he could have.

He finds his father frightening because of how assertive and serious he is. His father rarely initiates time with him and that's the only way Jai would spedn time with him. He's too afraid to approach him about anything.

His mother is too busy running the household and keeping things running perfectly for her family to give him much attention. Jai tries to engage his mother in conversation but finds his choices often horrify and frighten her. She tends to scare easily and his talk of bugs, spiders and reptiles often cause her to freak out or faint.

He was at one time really close to his younger brother. Then his brother's interests turned to music where he showed a lot of natural born talent. Harshad is so focused at becoming the best he can be that he doesn't spend much time on anything else.

His older sister is the only one that will seek him out and spend time with him. For some odd reason insects don't bother her nor does his talk of them. If it weren't for her and his animals and insects he wouldn't have any friends. he's rather sad that she'll be done at Hogwarts and married within the next couple of years. He doesn't really look forward to her moving on with her life but he doesn't say anything because she seems so happy.

HISTORY
General History:
Devadas and Anjari first met when they attended Hogwarts as children. Anjari's sleek black cherry hair attracted Devadas' attention for the first time at a Quidditch match between their Houses. On impulse he made his way over to her and asked if he could sit by her. It dint' matter to him that she was a couple of years younger or that she was a Gryffindor. He just knew that she had stolen his heart.

He spent the next four years being a friend to her despite all the ribbing and teasing he was getting from his House mates. It wasn't until his last year at Hogwart's that he actually told her how he felt. Despite her youth, Anjari had also developed deep affections and love for the older Ravenclaw.

After he graduated, with high marks and honors, the two of them approached and spoke to their very traditional Indian families. Much to their surprise both sets of parents were happy with the match and rather delighted. It was decided the two would have a long courtship period of three years before their parents could get a proper Indian wedding together.

Those three years flew past rather quickly, and they kept in touch regularly while she was still in school and he was starting his training to become an Auror. At the end of those three years, they were married in a very fancy ceremonial wedding. Since his work was in England after the wedding they made their home in Essex and started trying to start a family; despite their parents' advice to wait awhile.

Two years later they welcomed their first child, Divya into the world. They decided to wait until she was older before they tried again. It wasn't until she was around four when Anjari found herself pregnant again. This time they welcomed a son; Jai into the family.

Jai was much different than his sister Divya; while she had been a calm composed child, he proved to be squirmy and a very light sleeper. As he got older, they noticed his fixation on bugs and thought it rather odd. They had no idea that it would prove to be something that would continue as an obsession of his as he grew older.

A few years later, Harshad was born, and he had the same disposition as Jai, only music seemed to help calm him. He and Jai were super close until Harshad turned six, then he completely became obsessed with music and let it consume his every moment.

Jai was taught about the magicking world, and often saw his parents, grandparents and older cousins using it all the time. His sister was in her third year at Hogwarts when he finally got to go with her and his father to Diagon Alley. He was enthralled and amazed by what he saw, and became very excited about when he'd get to attend the school. He could barely contain his excitement when he found out that there were magical creatures that were even more exotic than normal insects.

He spent the next three years begging his parents for more books on magical creatures and studying everything he could get his hands on. He slowly accumulated a rather large collection of strange insects, spiders, a couple of snakes and lizards. Despite his parent's fear of his strange pets, Jai was able to care for them and keep them from escaping..most of the time.

On the morning of his birthday, the breakfast table was visited by an owl with a letter in it's beak. Jai nearly had a panick attack, because he had one of his insects in his shirt pocket and the bird nearly ate it. Thankfully his father was able to distract the bird while he got his pet to safety. When he got back his father handed him the letter. Jai opened it and ripped it open. A grin filled his face as he read the letter aloud.

The rest of the day was spent in celebration and that weekend his parents took him to Diagon Alley to get all his school supplies. The first couple of weeks Jai read through all his school books in an eagerness to see what he would learn during the school year. After a month, he went back to playing with his insects and deciding which ones he'd secret away to Hogwarts.

MISCELLANEOUS
The Sorting:
Jai wasn't paying attention to what the headmaster was saying, though his eyes were fixed in the right direction. In actuality they were focused on the giant spider spinning a web behind the headmaster's chair. His fingers twitched and he held his breath as he watched in awe. He fervently wished he had his camera so he could take a picture. Sadly he hadn't been allowed to bring it, supposedly there was something about Hogart's magic that messed with electronics. He idly wondered if watches had the same problem, though he could have sworn he had seen a kid wearing several of them when he had first arrived.

"Hey! It's your turn!" Someone barked into his ear and nudged him forward with a shove. "Get up there!"

Jai nearly fell as he walked into the first marble step in front of him. He blinked in confusion and then hopped up the stairs to take on a seat on the stool there. he tried to ignore the laughter that wafted through the room when the sorting hat fell down completely engulfing his head and face. Inside he frowned and reached up and tugged it up and held it on top of his rather small head.

"Hmm..well you're an intriguing one. I don't think I've ever come across someone like you before. You have a little bit of that would fit in any of the Houses. Intelligence, but only about what you're interested in. Brave and true, and quite witty when you want to be. But just where to put you? What house do you think you would do well in?"

Jai blinked, a bit surprised to hear the hat asking him. He thought the hat was supposed to choose for him. "Well I do think I'd like Gryffindor. My mum says it's a great House."

The hat fell silent as it thought that over for a moment, then it roared, "GRYFFINDOR!"

Jai was rather stunned by the resounding cheering and clapping that erupted from the Gryffindor table. With a cherry smile he hopped off of the stool and bounded quickly across the floor to join them.
"Welcome to Gryffindor chap!" An older kid proclaimed slapping him heartily on his back.
Jai was enthralled by all the happy faces around him, welcoming him into their midst. It was like a homecoming, something he had wanted for a very long time. Strange that he had to travel from his real home in India to find his true home in Gryffindor.

Boggart: Jai stopped in front of the boggart nervously spinning his wand in his right hand, trying to remember what he was supposed to do. The Boggart suddenly shifted from the marrionette professor into a spinning black whirl and then into a giant snarling panther. Jai's eyes widened and stepped back in alarm as the panther shifted it's feet staring at him with shining green eyes.
"Remember, think of something funny to counter your fear." The DADA professor reminded him.

Jai's eyes suddenly focused in on the agitated swirling panther's tail. "RIDIKULOUS!" He cried, brandishing his wand at it. A flare of light swirled forth and hit the Panther's tail.

The tail began to suddenly lengthen and turn a bright green. The tail continued to morph until it became a giant python's head and body attached to the back end of the panther. It twisted and started to wrap itself around the panther's body and squeezed it super hard. The Panther's eyes bugged out and it tried to struggle to get out of the python's grasp but it had no hopes of escaping.

A moment later the python unlatched it's jaw and began to slowly devour the panther head first much to the horror of every one else in the room.
"I-I think that's enough of that." The professor said through a strangled tone and with a flick of his wand forced the boggart back into it's box.

"Aww, but we didn't get to see the best part!" Jai protested sadly.

"Ugh, weirdo." "Freaky kid, why would he think we would want to see that?" "That was super disgusting." Rang out from the other students in the room.

Jai just ignored them and walked back to his desk in disappointment. It just wasn't fair! He had always wanted to see a panther get devoured whole by a python. Why couldn't the others just allow him that one pleasure without ruining it? Spoilsports!
Mirror of Erised:
Jai gazed at the mirror, his eyes brimming with tears. It was so beautiful! So lovely! He was surrounded by the most exquisite, the rarest insects in the world! He reached out to touch them and was saddened to find that it was just a fake image. His face fell and he turned away. What was the use of seeing that what he most desired when it wasn't real?

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Patronus:
Jai looked around the Forbidden Forest warily as he tried to find the trail back to the Hogwart's grounds. Why again had he gone this far into the scary woods? Well there had been that trial of spiders going out of the boy's bathroom on the ground floor that had caught his attention. He still wondered where they had gotten off to. Though now he wasn't worried about them seeing as it was nearing dusk and he couldn't find his way back. He really needed to pay more attention to where he was going from now one. Getting lost in the forest was not his idea of a good time.

"If only I had a light of some sort that would tell people that I'm lost out here." He muttered rubbing his tingling arms. It was getting colder and he hadn't thought to wear his sweater.
"Oh duh." He pulled his wand out of his pocket and cried, "Expecto Patronum!"
A silvery light shone from the tip of his wand and then steadily grew into a ball of light that poured out to take the shape of a slithering snake which shot up into the now purple sky leaving a silver trail of glowing light behind it.
"Ooh," Jai exclaimed cheerfully as he watched his patronus slither back and forth in the sky. "It's soo pretty!"

Greatest Treasure: All his little insect and spider friends, and his Snake Raja.

Manner of Dress: At the beginning of the day Jai is normally very carefully dressed in his school uniform. As the day proceeds his clothes get a little more wrinkled and slovenly looking. At the end of the day they will be spattered with dirt and all manner of things, and he'll have spiderwebs stuck in his hair. He is constantly being told to take baths much to his annoyance, though he normally always does without complaint. He really doesn't know how he gets so dirty so fast.

Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures

Worst Class: History of Magic, Potions

Accepted by Fig
There's no proof that hags can even mate with humans, unfortunately, so Aglaia couldn't have hags realistically in her bloodline. o : But it could be something her great great aunt told to scare her o :

GENERAL
Name: Aglaia Caitriona Halloran
Gender: female
Birthday: October 31st
House: Gryffindor
Blood Status: Half Blood
Wand: Hawthorne, dragon heartstring core, 13 inches, quite springy
Wand Hand: Right
More on Wand:Hawthorn – Hawthorn is one of the three sacred Irish trees (along with Oak and Ash) and its wands have what could be considered a dual personality. They produce strong spells for those to which they belong. Equally effective for Dark magic as it is for good, the possessor of this wand has the potential to wield great power. The duplicity of legend runs deep in the wood of the Hawthorn and therefore it is excellent for protective and defensive magic as well as Charms. Those who possess this wand usually have strong powers of divination and heightened intuition.
Hawthorn’s personality is passionate.

Wands with Dragon Heartstring cores are excellent for hexes, or for dueling, not to mention fire magic. They tend to choose a witch or wizard who is strong not only physically, but also emotionally, and who usually has very strong opinions on things, though they often tend to be strong willed and thickheaded as well

PERSONALITY
General:
Confident- Aglaia is very sure of herself and what she is capable of. She's satisfied with who she is and doesn't really pay mind to people who say otherwise. Her self worth is not tied up in what she has or what other people think.

Fierce- She is fiercely protective of her fellow house mates and friends, she won't allow others to put them down or get away with bullying them. If she's challenged she'll accept, she won't walk away from any fight. She sees that as being weak. This can at times prove to be bad for her, especially when there is a group of kids that could gang up on her.

Obstinate- Aglaia is as stubborn as a mule, seriously. When she makes up her mind about someone or something no amount of reasoning will change her mind. Any sort of sudden change is hard for her to accept. She will need a lot of time and exposure to an idea or new place before she can come to accept it.

Boy crazy- She can often fixate on a boy and follow him around, discretely of course, for ages before actually letting him know she likes him. When she's obsessed with a boy her grades, other activities and friendships will suffer greatly because of all the time she's spending following him around. She can often become stalker like if the boy doesn't return the feelings.
Habits: Gnaws on her fingernails when she's nervous. She grinds her teeth at night or when she's angry. The noise can be very noticeable.
When she's in a particularly happy mood she'll go around and smell random kid's hair.
Hobbies: Making jewelry, her mother sends her new materials whenever she runs out. She mostly makes them for friends or people she likes. She knits a little of everything. She's just started trying to knit socks. She likes to write poetry when she has spare time. She likes to give and get makeovers, she usually gives herself some when she wants to attract boys she likes.
Likes: Autumn weather, scarves, crafting, swimming, accessories, jeans, walking, dancing, boys, outdoor activities.
Dislikes: Peaches, being ignored, bullies, Being stuck indoors because of bad weather, pesky little brothers.

FAMILY
Mother: Hollis (Gringold), 32, Halfblood, Hufflepuff
Father: Nyle Halloran, 38, Mixed Blood, Auror, Gryffindor
Siblings:
Breton Madoc Halloran, 8.
Cedric Murdock Halloran, 8.
Extended Family: *will work on later* A great great Aunt, Uncles, Aunts, lots of cousins.
Relationship with Family:
Aglaia, or Aggi as her family calls her has a very close knit family. They always tend to get too involved in each other's lives and are super nosy about everything. So when she has a chance to sneak off to get a moment for herself she'll jump on it. Not that she does it all the time.

She's rather proud of her fun and sometimes eccentric family and hates when others make fun of them. Her mother's strange manner of dress may be embarrassing and her father's ever changing hat collection seems to be bottomless and really quirky.

There's also the matter of her red headed twin brother's fascination with machines and their need to experiment on them One never knows whether the toeaster will belch fire or let loose a stream of sludge at breakfast.

And of course there's her Great Great aunt Gerta that Aggi believes to be part Hag, not that this is true. Aggi has a hard time knowing what Gerta tells her is true or just a joke..as she never changed her tone of voice. The worst thing is Aggi has to share a room with her. Try to sleep with Gerta's horrible snores and you'd go bonkers.

Aggi is close to everyone in her family; perhaps a bit closer to her Great Great Aunt cause Gerta lives in the same room as she does. She spends a lot of time helping care for the elder cantankerous old lady. She often wonders if Gerta is just acting at being an invalid.

HISTORY
General History:
Born in mid morning on the day of Halloween to mixed blood parents, the dark haired green-gray eyed baby was dubbed Aglaia Caitriona Halloran. She was rather big for Hollis' first child at 10 pounds 6 ounces and was 13 inches long. At first Nyle Halloran thought she might be showing off some of the giant blood that was in his ancestry, but when she didn't grow at an exceeding rate it was decided she was just a big baby.

She was not an easy first child for the new parents. She was constantly fussing and never really slept the whole night through. It wasn't until she hit 14 months that she began to sleep long periods of time. As a toddler she was constantly butting heads with her parents and was very willful. She never did understand the concept of "No" very well.

As she got older however, she mellowed out. She wasn't as demanding or as hyper. She would spend more time cuddling and being close to her parents, when at first she'd struggle to get away from them.

When she turned three and a half, her mother discovered she was pregnant with twins. Aglaia actually liked the idea of having siblings and would spend hours sitting with her head on her mother's stomach and trying to listen for any movements they might make. She'd even insist on singing to them and making her mother not move at all. She did her best to "care" for her mother when she was bed ridden for the last two months.

When her brothers were born and she saw them for the first time she was in awe. She'd touch their soft heads gently and croon songs to them to calm them down. She was a constant helper to her parents for the next year or so. Around the time they began to walk and get into her things she lost interest in them and started doing more stuff on her own.

She started school that fall and turned six a few month's later. She excelled rather well in making friends and did pretty well in class. She often would get in trouble for being too rough with the other kids or getting mad at kids who changed seats too often. She would also get in trouble for being too over affectionate with the boys in her class.

At nine years old, she started showing signs of having magic. If she got upset things in the room would explode or suddenly fly across the room. Her parents hated to withdraw her from a school that she loved but knew that it would only get worse. Thankfully she realized what was going on because her parents had always been up front with her about Magic.

She ended up attending classes with five other kids in the village to finish her elementary years. They like her, were starting to show signs of magic and couldn't really stop accidents from occurring. She had a lot of fun since the other kids were all boys and really enthralled with her. This is when she started to think more about her appearance and doing more about how she looked.

Aglaia was overjoyed when the owl arrived the evening of her birthday with her Hogwart's letter. Somehow, the poor owl had gotten lost and her letter had gotten delayed; She had been watching and waiting for it all day long. She ripped it open and danced happily around in her witch's costume singing, "I'm going to Hogarts" over and over. The other kids at her birthday party stared at her in envy and annoyance.

She was a bit miffed when she learned she'd have to wait an entire year before she could actually go to the school. At least it gave her and her family the time to plan a trip to England so they could get all her school supplies. Much to her dismay and annoyance, her Great-great Aunt Gerta insisted on going with them.

When they finally got to England, in June of the next year they spent time touring and seeing as many sights as they could. Aglaia was rather alarme and annoyed to learn that her parents' were planning on moving everyone to England. She was not very happy that part of the vacation was spent looking at homes. She was somewhat placated when they told her she'd have a vote on what house they bought. After looking at a dozen or so houses they finally found the perfect one.

From the outside it looked very much like the house they had left in Ireland but once you stepped inside it was three times as vast. It had six bedrooms and three bathrooms..which was a definite plus from their last home. Now she could have her own room but she'd have to share a bathroom with her Great-great Aunt Gerta.

The rest of the summer was spent moving the rest of their belongings from Ireland to t heir new home. Finally by the middle of August everyone was moved in. Aglaia rather liked her new room, but was a bit sad that she wouldn't get to enjoy it all that much, since she'd be leaving for Hogwart's in two weeks. She spent the rest of her summer working on some knitted scarves for her brothers' and her father. She was able to finish them; with a little help, the night before she left.

MISCELLANEOUS
The Sorting:
Aglaia waiting with her arms crossed and her left foot tapping impatiently. What was the reason for all this sorting business? It's not like it really mattered. She could have told you that she'd be a Gryffindor..since she took so much after her father. It wasn't bloodly likely that she'd get put in Ravenclaw or Slytherin. Well..there was always that chance she could be put in Hufflepuff but that was kind of far fetched for her because she was much more suited for Gryffindor, everyone in her family had said so.

And finally her name was called, "Aglaia Caitriona Halloran."
With a sigh of relief she stepped up the marble steps and climbed up onto the stool. Gosh, was this unnecessary, she should have just asked for them to put the hat on her head. It would have been over in seconds instead of minutes that way.

She wrinkled her nose at the slight dusky smell of the old hat as it was placed on her head. Great..now she'd have to wash her hair again. She hated it smelling like anything other than the cherry pomegranate scented shampoo she loved to use.

"Well now you are right, you're definitely a Gryffindor." The hat spoke to her.

Aglaia grinned, "Yes so I am. No need to draw this out dear old hat." She whispered back.

"Well then by all means, GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted out.

With a happy grin, Aglaia jumped down from the stool and made her way over to the rejoicing Gryffindor table. She happily accepted the shaking hands and the welcomes from the other Gryffindors as she took her seat. It was definitely going to be a fun seven years in this House.

Boggart: Aglaia's boggart would be a hag. She knows there are hags in her ancestry somewhere, mostly because her Great-Great Aunt Gerta has said so. So when the boggart is in front of her, she sees herself with a bulbous nose, warts, and green slimy teeth. When she uses her Patronus against it, the hag's warts turn into toadstools and her nose becomes a carrot.

Mirror of Erised:
Aglaia was still rather surprised that she had found the room of requirement. She continued to walk around admiring the strange and exciting items that were stored in the room. Her eyes alighted on a tall item that was covered by a long white sheet. Her curiousity now piqued, she grabbed hold of the sheet and pulled it up to see what was underneath it.

The shiny surface of a mirror gleamed as her candle flame hit it. Aglaia pulled the sheet off to get a closer look. She was momentarily stunned when she caught sight of the familiar faces of her younger twin brothers in the mirror. They were a bit older, but she could recognize them readily enough. After a moment of staring she realized her appearance had aged a bit, and that her two brothers were glancing at her affectionately.

What was going on? Why were they looking at her that way? They normally never had time for her nor did she think they thought kindly of her. Mostly because she was always ragging them out about one of the experimentations.


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Patronus: Aglaia gripped her wand tightly as the boggart began to spin and morph into a figure in front of her. Oh no, it had turned into a hag! A hag that looked a lot like her. Gritting her teeth, she brandished her wand and yelled, "Expecto Patronum!" A silvery muskrat popped out of the stream of magic and whirled around the Boggart, changing it's features ever so slightly and Aglaia couldn't help but laugh. The hag, was now a female scarecrow with button eyes, mushrooms on her face in place of the moles and a carrot nose!

Greatest Treasure: Her knitting needle set her mother and Great Great Aunt gave her. It's got circular needles (for hats), double pointed needles (For socks and hats) and long ones for scarves.

Manner of Dress: When not in her school uniform or not trying to attract the attention of boys, Aglaia wears clothes that are comfortable. She's got these super soft white and gray jeans that she wears all the time. She's got her favorite scarf that her mother made for her out of gray cashmere that she wears when it's cool outdoors, though sometimes she'll just wear it because she feels like it.

Favorite Class: Divination, She actually has a talent for it, much to her surprise. She supposes it's because of her heritage. It can sometimes scare her with how accurate it is.

Worst Class: Potions, she just can't seem to get them to come out right. She somehow tends to hurry through mixing potions..and often makes them explode.

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Notes:
1.) Eww the owlry is a terrible napping location. XD
2.) teehee Montressor cB
3.) I almost want to see the effects of their mother's death a little more, or perhaps have it develop later. Separation anxiety and the like. Maybe Jericho becomes clingy towards friends he develops a strong attachment to, for fear that they'll leave him for someone they like more. (Sort of how a young kid might interpret their mother giving up their life for a baby they don't know, when they really need her the most.)

GENERAL
Name: Jericho Neil Gibbon (may possibly end up going by 'Jeri')
Gender: Male
Birthday: July 20
House: Hufflepuff
Blood Status: Half-blood
Wand: Ebony with unicorn core, 14 1/4 inches, Rigid
Wand Hand: Right

PERSONALITY
General: This boy is quiet and of few words. However, this doesn't necessarily make him introverted. He just prefers to speak and interact with others through his actions so he doesn't 'waste' words. He likes to keep things concise and simple, especially to avoid misunderstandings. Unfortunately, this also makes Jericho bluntly honest - often times to the point of rudeness. However, he does not intentionally mean to be and tends to be oblivious to any feelings he may hurt unless someone voices them to him. He won't know he's being rude or tactless unless he's told so and this makes him somewhat socially awkward.

He's not particularly book-smart, but he does his best at all his subjects whether or not he likes them. This by no means meant that he was a perfect student, however. There isn't any particular class he seems to have a natural talent for (unless Astrology counts, but it's not so much talent as it comes from years of star-gazing with his siblings) so he has to work hard in all of them. Like most other students, Jeri's memory isn't perfect, he's not always on time to class, he forgets assignments or tests, and every now and then he might fall asleep during a teacher's lecture. Once in a while he would miss-read a spell or mess up the ingredients in a potion. Magical though he may be, he's still a human and therefore makes mistakes. Still, he never means to do so intentionally and will often try to make up for his shortcomings.

The boy is of the mindset that while natural talent is nice, those who lack it can still succeed if they make a good enough effort. As long as there is a chance or an opportunity to do well, Jericho will take it. While he knows he isn't particularly brave, intelligent, or ambitious, he is patient enough to take his time and have faith that his commitment and diligence will eventually pay off. He truly believes in the idea that while innate, natural talent can get you pretty far, hard work can get you anywhere.

Jericho won't tattle on anyone he sees doing wrong, but if they so happen to be bullying or harassing someone else, he will step in. He tries to avoid being physical or aggressive if possible, preferring to endure whatever might befall him, but he will use physical force if necessary. He will not, however, engage in unauthorized magic attacks, especially not outside of an official wizard duel. As he is patient and tolerant, he's the type to quietly take a beating until his opposers are satisfied. Though, in the case of an equal, fair fight between houses, students, or otherwise, Jericho will not take sides. He believes all houses are equal with their own strengths and weaknesses.

Though slightly tall for his age, Jeri is fairly muscular, so his body isn't all that slim or lanky. He's pretty dense physically, so he weighs more than most. Not only does he pride himself on being tolerant of others mentally and emotionally, but he derives some satisfaction from the fact that he's pretty durable physically as well and can take a few hits. He might be able to dish out a few of his own as well, but he prefers not to use violence or aggression when it can be avoided - magic-wise or physically. On the other hand, he doesn't really make an effort to work out, so he isn't exactly made of brawn, either. All his strength is simply the result of doing a lot of housework and picking up after his siblings and father over the course of several years.

Jeri has almost no concern at all for his physical appearance. He does do his best to adhere to the school standards of dress and uniform, but that is the extent to which he will trouble himself. His disregard for his looks is easily exemplified in the appearance of his bushy, thick afro of ivory hair. Supposedly, just a few days before he was leaving for Hogwarts one of his younger siblings unintentionally messed it up (due to their wild magic as untrained children). This might have been caused by any anxiety, fear, or anger they might have felt at the news that Jericho was leaving for Hogwarts and that Aunt Jackie was going to take care of them in the meantime.

Their distress hadn't accumulated enough to manifest itself until that evening when their big brother was commanding them to go to bed and they didn't want to sleep. As they were arguing with him (Tatum through gestures, Jade through words), Jeri's naturally curly, ivory-blonde hair suddenly expanded into a full-grown afro. None of the siblings know exactly whether it was Tatum or Jade who caused the sudden, unexpected growth of hair, but both (perhaps out of guilt) quickly went to bed without a fuss after that.

However, Jericho never seemed too bothered by the random act of magic as it was perfectly harmless and used it instead to remind his siblings that they would be joining him at Hogwarts soon enough. Perhaps it serves as a reminder to him of his precious siblings and he secretly likes it that way. Maybe he just hasn't wanted to attempt to do away with it until he's mastered the right spell. Whatever the reason, he has yet to return it to its natural state and doesn't seem in all that much of a hurry to do so.

One reason Jericho may not be concerned about his looks is because he doesn't really care how he is perceived by others. He isn't aware of any reputation he's expected to protect and this Hufflepuff isn't going to waste time trying to correct anyone who comes to the wrong conclusions about him. He figures that if others really wanted to know the truth about him instead of speculating or believing rumors, then they could ask him themselves and get the truth straight from the source. He's got a very metaphorically thick skin, so it's very difficult to insult Jeri. The only reason someone's critical opinions of him might make him change his ways is if it's something he can do to improve himself and become a better person. For the most part, however, he is pretty steadfast in his beliefs and ideals of what is truly important.

Another possible reason that this student doesn't seem to concern himself with superficial appearances - neither his own nor others' - is because he is colorblind to the extent of seeing everything in gray-scale. He has long since given up on trying to distinguish the difference between certain colors of his own clothing, let alone things like a Gryffindor student's colors from a Ravenclaw's. In particular, Jeri cannot tell white from yellow, red from orange, green from blue, or dark purple from black. For this reason he likes having ample light to see things better by and why he may be so opposed to darkness, where everything is all black. This also may attribute to his idea of fairness because not only does he believe all houses are equal, but he literally percieves them as equal while all in gray.

Habits: Because of his colorblindness, Jeri has difficulty distinguishing things like certain ingredients for potions and teams in Quidditch games. While this can make life difficult and occasionally cause his teachers to wonder or worry about his mental capacity, some might actually come to realize the truth in time. While Jericho understood from a young age that something was wrong, he resolved not to let it bother him because he didn't believe there was anything to be done about it and he didn't see it as a major problem. His mother never knew and his father has yet to realize this, but his siblings know and often had fun taking advantage of this fact (like when they switched the socks in his drawer or gave him crayons and asked him to color for them). He isn't likely to tell his teachers about it because, again, he doesn't see it as much of a hindrance. Furthermore, there is no spell that he knows of to cure colorblindness.

This Hufflepuff is a boy of few words and many actions. To comfort someone, he will more likely offer a hug or a shoulder to cry on than attempt to speak and risk making things worse through his lack of tact. If he sees an injustice being done, he would likely step in and act first, ask questions later. Sadly, despite his best efforts to convey himself through his behaviors while being direct and simple, miscommunication tends to be common without much use of speech. For example, though he might attempt to rescue a student being 'attacked' by another, he might fail to realize that the two are flirting in their own way, or maybe practicing for a play. He tries to keep his ears open to listen as well as observe, but if he thinks someone is in danger, he'll act regardless of what he's perceived. He's a fan of quotes like "Speak softly and carry a big stick", "Actions speak louder than words", "Speech is silver, but Silence is golden", and "Talent will get you far, but hard work will get you anywhere".

Jeri tends to stay up late, perhaps as result of tansient insomnia. This type of insomnia lasts for less than a week and be caused by another disorder, by changes in the sleep environment, by the timing of sleep, severe depression, or by stress. Its consequences – sleepiness and impaired psychomotor performance – are similar to those of sleep deprivation. This is often why he ends up falling asleep in class.

He cannot concentrate on working very well during the day with other students around, so when it comes to free time, he normally spends it catching up on his rest through naps to refresh himself. By the time he wakes up, it's often night and he's most active then. He can concentrate better when it's quiet and his late hours working have made Lumos one of his favorite spells to use because of his love of lighting. This habit may have resulted from waiting for his siblings to fall asleep before cleaning up the day's worth of messes they made. It would also explain why he can concentrate better when it's quiet and no one is around to disturb or distract him.

Because he's brutally honest to the point of rudeness, Jericho often ends up accidentally upsetting others and can find it hard to make friends since he isn't used to having any. He can't tell people what they want to hear because he's not used to doing so with his younger siblings, so he's firm about his opinions and stands by them without regret despite the possible consequences. He acts like he doesn't know how to lie, but due to his quiet nature, he won't say anything unless asked, even if someone has cheated on a test or done something else harmless that it isn't his duty to prevent.

Jericho, like other Hufflepuffs, values fairness. He realizes that "fairness is not treating everyone the same, but treating people based on their needs". The only problem is the only people whose needs he's familiar with are his own and his family's, so it might be a while before he realizes what people want to be treated like and why. Until he comes to know someone better and they come to be direct with him about their needs and preferences, he treats all strangers the same.

Hobbies: He likes taking naps and sleeping in his spare time when he isn't studying so that he can concentrate better on doing things at night. Jeri practices spells and does most of his homework at this time. He also enjoys going out and looking at the night sky.

When Jeri is finished with his schoolwork, along with taking it upon himself to cleaning up his common room while everyone else is asleep. House elves sometimes encounter him during these times and silent battles of willpower may commence.

He can often be found in the Owlrey on the top of Hogwarts Castle's West Tower because he writes to his aunt and family every day. Sometimes he ends up napping there while waiting for a reply or simply if he's too tired to go all the way back down to the Hufflepuff Basement common room when he's done.

Likes: honesty, directness, gazing at the night sky, quiet, passionate people who put their all into their work, fairness, dedication, owls (particularly the Barred Eagle Owl, which he is fascinated with), naps
Dislikes: misunderstandings, people who talk too much, those who judge based on superficial looks, those who consider themselves either inferior or superior to others, realizing he's done something that unintentionally hurt someone

FAMILY
Mother: Alice White Gibbon (Half-blood) Diseased; used to attend Beauxbatons
Father: Montressor Gibbon (Half-blood) used to attend Hogwarts, Hufflepuff House
Siblings: Younger brother, Tatum Gibbon [born mute] (9 yrs, Half-blood); Younger sister, Jade Gibbon (7 yrs, Half-blood)
Extended Family: Aunt on mother's side, Jackie White (Half-blood) who also used to attend Beauxbatons with her sister, Alice.
Relationship with Family: (Might be better to read his general history first.)

Because of his mother's early death and his father's general lack of involvement in his life, Jericho is silent and tactless when it comes to interacting with others. He was not taught how to be considerate if people didn't tell him what they wanted directly. This made him terrible at taking hints, reading between the lines, or picking up clues in conversations.

Aunt Jackie is helpful when she comes around, but Jeri thinks of her more as an older sister than a mother due to her wishy-washy attitude, scatter-brained mind, unreliability, and lack of tact. However, the fact that she tries is enough to show him that she loves their family. The fact that she even quit her job in order to take care of his family while he's at Hogwarts means the world to him and he recognizes it as the act of an adult. He greatly respects and is grateful to her because of this, though he hopes to make it up to her when he's finished with school and is in a position to support them all.

Since Jerico was forced to practically raise his siblings, he had to be more of a parent than an older brother to them and thus could not be as close to them as he would have liked. Giving parental commands and making his younger siblings do necessary things they didn't want to do often made them angry with him. He can't say he's actually angry at his father for this role since he took it on himself, but he hasn't really forgiven Montressor for neglectng his children, either. To Jeri, his father is practically as dead to him as his mother.

Still, he learned how to bear that anger and endure, teaching himself to become a tolerant and patient person in order to be a good replacement for their absent-minded father. Thus, even when his siblings whined and pleaded with him or talked back, he knew he had to remain strong and firm, yet gentle and affectionate at the same time. He found it a difficult balance to maintain and he's still working on it.

Jericho's his younger brother, Tatum, was born mute, so Jeri had to learn how to use sign language as well as teach Tatum. He and Tatum also learned how to use a lot of body language to read each other and Jade gradually picked up on it as well. She doesn't know how to sign very well, but due to how close she and Tatum are, she can generally act as his translator by interperting his expressions, behaviors, and actions. Despite being mute, Tatum is very active, enthusiastic, and expressive, acting as the sunshine of the family when everyone else is low or upset. He usually knows just what to do to cheer someone up.

As far as Jade, Jericho is still doing all he can to understand his little sister, but as she is the only girl in their family, he's finding it hard to know how to deal with her. Tatum can usually calm her down when she's emotional or upset, because Jericho seems clueless at times like these and doesn't know what to say when a hug just won't cut it. He's learned through Tatum that Jade blames herself for their mother's death and, through that, their father's absent state of mind and the role of parent being forced onto Jericho. He feels deeply for Jade, but does not know in what way to convey this appropriately because she seems so sensitive. He trusts the cheerful and hyper Tatum to do so for him.

Because of his younger siblings, Jeri can communicate very directly and honestly tell people what he thinks if asked his opinion. Since he's used to being the authority figure of his household, Jeri doesn't usually feel guilty about what he says, be it negative or positive. He never had to have that kind of filter when he was being direct with his family, so hasn't yet figured out how to treat strangers, but he's learning.

The boy's family is his main motivation in life and he doesn't want to let them down. Some of his goals besides being a better protecter and caretaker of his siblings are to find a way to give Tatum a voice and to help his father snap out of his grief. He hopes to educate himself at Hogwarts and become the best wizard he can in order to do so.

HISTORY
General History: Though Jeri's mother and aunt were born and raised in France where they , she met his father on a trip to England and the two settled down to marry and have kids. When Jericho was 4 and Tatum was 2, Alice was giving birth to their third child, but was having complications. The muggle doctors did what they could, but by the time her sister Jackie arrived with other medical witches to help, Alice had lost too much blood. At that point, there was only so much even magic could do.

The muggle medics at the time had offered Alice the decision to spare Alice's life or the baby's, but Alice would have none of it and chose Jade over herself. Her husband, Montressor, had been away on a trip at the time, as the baby wasn't supposed to be due for another few months, but he was contacted by Jackie and appariated as fast as he could. Due to his stress, he lost an arm in his haste, but was much more distraught by the news that his wife had died and that he hadn't been there, nor had a say in her decision.

Since then, Montressor was never the same and hardly practiced magic any more. He seemed to be in a constant daze, forcing Jericho to care for and raise his younger siblings on his own. Their Aunt Jackie helped the family out every now and then when she could, but the woman was pretty scatter-brained and was having a hard time keeping her own life in order. As such, Jackie was no replacement mother being as unreliable as she was. She and Jericho did their best to allow Montressor time to grieve, but the wizard never fully recovered. Then Jericho got his letter from Hogwarts and choices had to be made. Aunt Jackie quit her job in order to take care of Tatum and Jade while Jericho attended school.

Jericho has been very grateful to her for this. Despite Jackie's shortcomings, he knows she does her best and that she's gotten better over the years, which was enough for him be okay with leaving Tatum and Jade in her care. Jackie promised to take good care of them, knowing how loyal and devoted Jericho was and hoping that he would return to be a better 'man of the house'. She already feels sorry that she wasn't much of a mother to the children because she knows that the kids never really grew up with as much of the love and nuturing they deserved. Jericho continues to mail his aunt every day to ask how his family is doing.

MISCELLANEOUS
The Sorting: "Gibbon, Jericho."

Jericho sat on the stool without a word, his expression impassive despite the hall of faces focused on him. He didn't fear attention, but he didn't relish it either. He just needed to be patient so the hat could make its decision. Maybe it would be easier for it if he tried to clear his mind...

"HUFFLEPUFF!" the hat shouted, announcing this so suddenly and loudly that he nearly fell off his seat. Well, he hadn't expected the decision to be made that fast. Was he really so easy to read?

Yet Jeri's main concern as he headed toward the Hufflepuff table wasn't that he was readable. Stony-faced and impassive, the First Year remembered with some apprehension that Montressor had also been a Hufflepuff at Hogwarts.

The last thing Jericho Gibbon wanted to grow up to be like was his father.

Boggart: The Boggart would probably envelope him in a shroud of pitch-black, total darkness where he would be able to see nothing. It should be noted that Jericho's true fear is that of the unknown, though darkness symbolizes this (just as Harry Potter's fear of Dementors suggested that he feared fear itself). Many people who are afraid of the dark may realize that it is not the dark itself they fear, but what might be hidden from them within it.

Jeri reacts to his fear by freezing in place until it either goes away or he feels slightly less and less afraid until he has the courage to move (and perhaps cast the appropriate charm). His Riddikulus charm would probably be the dispelling of the darkness by the light of a pull-string light bulb in order to illuminate his two younger siblings caught in the act of trying to scare him.

Mirror of Erised: His family together, grown, happy, and able to support themselves successfully. His mother would still be alive, his aunt would have learned how to be a responsible adult, his father would have returned to his old, motivated self, Tatum would have been able to speak, and Jade would have no reason to blame herself.

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Notes: The only note I have is a question really... Is his boggart a giant bee, a swarm of bees, or... a single tiny bee? XD That's all, you're approved any way it goes! <3


GENERAL
Name: Alaric Alexander Kensington
Gender: Male
Birthday: September 5th (Virgo)
House: Hufflepuff
Blood Status: Mixed
Wand: Eleven inch willow wood with a core of unicorn hair.
Wand Hand: Left

PERSONALITY
General: Alaric is a kind of laid back kid. He's happy with just about anything, and isn't picky. Secretly, he just wants to be liked, so instead of voicing his opinion, Alaric tends to go with the majority vote. He loves hanging out with his friends and makes new ones fairly easily. He loves to help others, and enjoys tutoring and helping with homework. He does tend to be sensitive, as in his feelings get hurt semi-easily, but it's not something he shows to the world. He tends to keep his hurt feelings locked up inside.
Habits: He chews on writing utensils when he's thinking. He tugs on his hair when he's bored (he doesn't pull it out, just tugs on it).
Hobbies: He enjoys reading and sports. He's looking to try out for Quidditch in his second year.
Likes: Being active, studying, reading. Pretty much anything can catch Alaric's fancy.
Dislikes: There really isn't much that Alaric doesn't like. He does feel strongly about bullies, though.

FAMILY
Mother: Annmarie Kensington
Father: Arden Kensington
Siblings: Austyn Ariel (brother, 9 years); Ainslye Abigayle (sister, 7 years); and Adeline Alannah (sister, 2 years)
Extended Family: None living.
Relationship with Family: Alaric loves his family to pieces. He's excited for his younger siblings to join him at Hogwarts when they're old enough. He and Austyn are both very protective of their younger sisters.

HISTORY
General History: Born and raised in Surrey, England, Alaric and his siblings enjoyed a fairly normal life. They had each other as well as their own friends to play with. Annmarie works as a seamstress and Arden as an apothecary. They were never wealthy, but they don't want for anything. They live a comfortable life. Both Annmarie and Arden are magical, as well as all of his siblings so far. There are a few squibs and Muggles in the family as well.

MISCELLANEOUS
The Sorting: Alaric was a little nervous standing there with all the first years. All of the houses looked equally promising to the young man, except for Slytherin, but even that house had greatness attached to it. In his own family, there was a smattering of all of the houses, even Slytherin had been represented in his line. Which house he was sorted into wasn't a huge deal for the young man, since his family would be proud of him no matter what. Soon his name was called and he stepped up to the stool. The Sorting Hat seemed as indecisive as Alaric himself. He thought about the houses for a moment, and there was one that suddenly stuck out in his mind above the others.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" The Sorting Hat called, and Alaric smiled as he joined his housemates.

Boggart: Alaric's boggart would most likely be a bee. When he was about 7, he was outside playing with Austyn when he accidentally bothered a small hive of bees. He and Austyn both got stung several times and since then they have both been afraid of bees.

Mirror of Erised: Alaric's greatest desire at the moment is to be a professor at Hogwarts. He's not sure what class he'd like to teach, but he does want to help young witches and wizards learn.

EXTRA CREDIT

Greatest Treasure: His younger siblings. He loves being the older brother for them and wants to protect and help them as best he can.

Manner of Dress: He's usually pretty neat, but on days when he's in a hurry he can look messy.

Favorite Class: Astronomy and Charms

Worst Class: Potions and History of Magic

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GENERAL
Name: Adelia Halliwell
Gender: Female
Birthday: May 16th (Taurus)
House: Gryffindor
Blood Status: Mixed
Wand: 9 3/4 Applewood with unicorn hair core.
Wand Hand: Left

PERSONALITY
General: Adelia is a very outgoing girl. She loves to make friends and to explore. She's also very stubborn and gets her feelings hurt fairly easily. She does not, however, show her emotions very much. She tends to keep them inside until she can't anymore. This leads to blow ups from her that she regrets almost instantly. She is also very impatient. She can be easily distracted as in...she has Attention Deficit...Ooh Shiny! Yeah.
Habits: Sighing when she gets impatient, tapping her pen/pencil on her desk.
Hobbies: Collecting cow themed things (can be anything, as long as it's a cow or has a cow pattern or has a cow on it), writing, reading, exploring.
Likes: COWS (obviously!!), her family (except her cousin sometimes, he's annoying and mean), reading, writing.
Dislikes: Being bored, waiting, bullies, mean people.

FAMILY
Mother: Teagan Halliwell, a witch
Father: Landen Halliwell, a Muggle
Siblings: Jolie & Jessamyn (twin sisters, 5 years), Kaleb (brother, 1 year), and her mother is currently pregnant again.
Extended Family: Sheri & Grahame Jessup (aunt & uncle), William "Jess" Jessup (cousin, 11 years, questing for him!)
Relationship with Family: She loves her family! She gets along with everyone except Jess sometimes, but that's because they're so different from each other and because Jess has a tendency to be mean.

HISTORY
General History: Though her mother and aunt were born and raised in Texas, Teagan moved to England after she graduated from the school in Salem to see if she could find a better job in London. It was there she met her husband Landen and it was there she stayed. Adelia was born soon after Teagan and Landen got married. However, it wasn't until Adelia's magic started showing as a child that Teagan had to come clean with Landen. He was shocked at first, but soon accepted it and said he knew there was something special about his wife, he just didn't know how special until then. Adelia overall was kind of a spoiled child, but she never became a brat about it.

MISCELLANEOUS
The Sorting: Adelia was quite certain what house she would be sorted into. It was the same one her mother was in, and the same one her grandparents had been in. Gryffindor just ran in her family. Well, with the exception of her aunt, uncle, and probably her cousin. They were all Slytherin, at least she was sure her cousin would be sorted as such. She could see him across the hall now, his cowboy hat was unmistakable. She was surprised that no one had made him take it off yet. She rolled her eyes just as her name was called and she flounced up to the stool. No sooner was the Sorting Hat placed on her head than the booming voice shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" Quite pleased with herself and knowing her parents would be as well, Adelia practically ran for the table of her fellow housemates, excited to make some new friends.

Boggart: Adelia isn't afraid of much, but when confronted with a boggart, it would probably take the form of a gnome. She hates the things and fears them which is why she'd like to get a jarvey at the first opportunity.

Mirror of Erised: Adelia's greatest desire is to become an author.

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Patronus: Likely a jarvey. Not only does the creature protect her from gnomes, but she's always had a love for jarveys and ferrets.

Greatest Treasure: Her cow collection!

Manner of Dress: Usually neat, can be messy.

Favorite Class: Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms

Worst Class: Herbology and Astronomy