Best Subjects (in order): Charms, Study of Ancient Runes, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Arithmancy, Potions
Patronus: Raven
Personality: Vittoria is vivacious and open. She is a bit of a loud mouth and can often be found goofing off. Learning comes easy to her and she becomes bored of her studies very quickly as a result. She is a creative thinker and will often race through her homework just so she can work on her own personal projects. However, because she is a natural learner she has trouble applying herself when she comes across a task that she struggles with, preferring to just dismiss it and give up. She makes friends easily with her wit and charm.
Notes: Vittoria is an only child. She attended a muggle primary school until she was old enough to attend Hogwarts, on the express order of her grandfather on her mother's side (a wealthy and no-nonsense businessman). During that time her father - a poor man of Italian-Romani descent; began teaching her the basics of what he would call the "old magicks" - secrets passed down by oral history throughout the generations of his family. Magic done without words or wands or fancy schools. Her father also taught her song and dance and faerie stories, while her mother let her read through her old school books from Hogwarts. Vittoria adores music and art, and early on she takes a special interest in how spells are made - viewing them as a complex form of art. She is fascinated by the various components that make a spell work, everything from the wand movements and the inflection to the thoughts and frame of mind a caster must have to make the magic work. If one thing is out of balance the whole thing can fall apart, not work as intended, or not work at all. She is very adept at non-verbal spells.
As early as her second year of Hogwarts she has modified a number of simple spells and in her third year she begins work on her first original creation, which she would later release and demonstrate shortly after her final year at school - an accomplishment which would make her famous throughout the Wizarding world later in life. Her early work is all style and no substance and she nearly gives up her pursuit of spellcrafting in her fourth year when it proves too difficult for her to tackle with ease, but through the help and encouragement of Garfield Kelsey she persists.
In the summer before her third year of Hogwarts begins her grandparents die and leave her mother an estate in London and a villa in Italy.
She has close friendships with Pierre, Garfield, and Arianne and the three quickly become inseparable. She also has a complicated friendship and romantic relationship with Remus Lupin - the two of them have a will-they/won't-they dynamic that seems to frustrate all those involved.
Vittoria has a Eurasian Eagle Owl named Baldassare.
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Birthdate: February 14, 1961
School years: 1972-1979
Parentage: Mother-Full blood (French) Father-Full blood (English). Married June 1958. Both parents come from old money.
House: Ravenclaw
Wand: Rowan, Coral core, 13in, Unyeilding (A French wand)
Best Subjects (in order): Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, Herbology, and Arithmancy.
Patronus: A Stripper Peacock
Personality: Cocky Way too intelligent for his own good Always trying to prove something, always aiming to impress Enjoys watching other people fail (anyone he doesn't like) Doesn't pay much attention in classes he doesn't care about, still excels in those subjects He distracts others on purpose in class etc Womanizer Stubborn Very serious when it comes down to it Loyal Cares about his friends more than anything in the world Goes out of his way to make people happy A GENTLE LOVER (He has some sense knocked into him by his friends as the school years go on, but he's a pretty huge prat for a large portion of his time at Hogwarts) He is obviously a spoiled, rich, only child.
Notes: He was on the Quidditch team for 6 years as a Chaser (2-7) Godbrother to Arianne Karenza Best friends are Vittoria Armoncio and Garfield Kelsey Idolizes Sirius Black Gets around (if you know what I mean) He is an only child Speaks French and English fluently Owns a Borrowing Owl named Theodore, often dresses him as the Monopoly Man
Relationship Overview: Garfield Kelsey - Garfield has been Pierre's best friend since their first year. They met in the Great Hall before they were both sorted into Ravenclaw, along with their other best friend Vittoria Armonico. The two really had nothing to relate on when they first met, Pierre coming from an incredibly wealthy home while Garfield came from the exact opposite. Not to mention Pierre being fullblood and Garfield being muggle born. What made them click, at least they think, are the very traits that made them Ravenclaw. The two were more interested in learning about each other than separating themselves based on class. From then on they've been virtually inseparable. Garfield spends almost every summer at Pierre's home (unless they are staying with Vittoria) and until they start figuring out what they want to do with their lives, they take many of the same classes. Their friendship lasts until their deaths, and their children are also friends in the future.
Vittoria Armonico - Pierre and Vittoria have a similar relationship, but the reason Pierre finds interest in Vittoria in the first place is because he thinks she's gorgeous. Even when they're 11 he's infatuated by her. While they become best friends, Pierre insists that he is in love with her until their 6th year when they date for a short time. Leading up to this relationship, pretty much all other romantic exploits in his life are overshadowed by his "love" for Vittoria. After they date for a while and realize, hey this is weird!, he finally moves on and is able to have meaningful relationships with other girls. While Pierre could never say it, Vittoria is his best friend in a way very different than how Garfield is. Vittoria understands him in a very emotional way.
Arianne Karenza - Arianne is like a sister to Pierre. He is very protective of her, but tries not to get in the way of her life, in fear of embarrassing her. Because he is in such awe of Sirius Black he finds it very difficult when he starts expressing interest in Arianne. It causes an irrational hatred of the marauder for a short time. While Pierre tries to keep his distance (sometimes coming off as aloof and uninterested), he finds himself in her business a lot, whether she knows about it or not. As she becomes close with his best friends, he hears about her all the time, and sometimes hears more information than he's comfortable with. He buys her gifts as often as possible, sometimes sneaking them into her things, or sending them via Hogwarts owls. In essence, he loves her a lot, but would never say it.
Other students - He knows pretty much everyone. They all probably think he's a prat, but who knows?
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Name: Garfield Kelsey
Birthdate: March 4, 1961
School years: 1972-1979
Parentage: Father - Unknown, Mother - Muggle (school teacher)
Best Subjects (in order): Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures,Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, DADA.
Patronus: Arctic Fox
Personality: Outwardly shy Goofy and outgoing around friends Shy around girls he likes Has an incredible sense of humor Enjoys hands-on magic and getting his hands dirty Can be loud, but is generally quiet Does not tell his opinions at all times Very very intelligent in terms of problem solving. He may not have to try in school, but he does because it's very important to him. He hates not being able to solve problems
Notes: Specifically interested in medicine Ravenclaw chaser (years 3-7) Friends are Pierre Forebeck, Vittoria Armoncio, Arrienne Has a cat named Berloiz (coincidentally his best friend is very French) Only Child Never knew his father Muggle born as far as he knows Very interested in geneology From an incredibly poor family (think Charlie's family from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poor)
Wand: Walnut, Unicorn Hair core, 9 ½ inches, Swishy
Best subjects (in order): Care of Magical Creatures, Herbology, Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration
Patronus: Varies, but her usual is a lop-eared bunny.
Personality: Arianne is shy and quiet, due to being teased a lot when she was younger. She prefers to study and read rather than socialize. She has low self-esteem, despite being both pretty and intelligent, and because of this tends to shy away from anyone teasing her rather than standing up for herself. However, despite her ways around people, she is wonderful when it comes to all animals and will defend them if she sees any being mistreated (only to revert back to her quiet self once the attention is turned to her).
Notes: Arianne and Pierre grew up together and are godsiblings (due to their mothers being best friends when they attended Beauxbaton), so the two are rather close, though Pierre is part of the reason she is so shy now. She went to Beauxbaton for her first year of school, and because of her nature, she didn’t really make any friends and became the topic of gossip amongst many of the other students. Her parents then had her transferred to Hogwarts starting her second year so she would at least be around Pierre and his group of friends and they hoped she would open up more. She became good friends with both Garfield and Vittoria through Pierre, and considers Vittoria to be her absolute best friend (and one of the few people that can draw her out of her shell). In her third year, she started to realize she fancied Sirius Black, but never believed someone like him would like someone like her. However, she later found out, after much persistence on his part, that he fancied her as well and the two started to become quite close. Arianne has three pets currently; a white cat named Toulouse Pierre got her for Christmas when she started at Hogwarts who goes with her everywhere, and two small huskies named Jolene and Julien. She also befriended a young unicorn her second year of schooling which she named Aurelie and visits often, even once she finishes school.
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Name: Tabathina Halglas. Known by Tabby or Tabs for short.
Birthdate: June 19th, 1961.
Parentage: Pure Blood
School years: 1972-1978
House: Gryffindor
Wand: Fir, Demiguise Hair, 10'', Rather Bendy.
Best subjects (in order): Transfiguration, Astronomy, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes.
Patronus: Never Revealed
Animagus:: Cheetah
Quidditch Position: Beater (4th year+)
Personality
A difficult person to get along with. She is stubborn and her insecurity often causes her to lash out at others hotheadedly. While deep down a fairly sweet and well-meaning girl, her ability to both make herself noticed socially and yet rarely hold down a friendship has made her that much easier to get a rise out of, even unintentionally.
Though she cannot express it or show it for most of her life, she does make an effort to keep those, especially ones she cares about, happy or at ease. This is almost never apparent to most people because usually such instances get taken the wrong way or ignored due to the harsh and humourless demeanour she often embodies. It pretty much always backfires.
She loathes being called Tabitha by mistake, or having her last name pronounced “Hall Glass”. She's very fond of cats and birds. Her pet is a Ural Owl, named Claivers, or 'Clay' for short, and spends much time visiting with a tuxedo cat, belonging to one of the Gryffindor boys and who she affectionately calls Frisker, at late hours of the night when less people are in the common room. Her favorite color is golden yellow, though she also really likes red.
Tabathina struggles with herself. When starting out, she wants dearly to show everyone that she is smart and talented, just as the school must have considered her when she was invited, but finds she does not do as well as she hopes in many of her subjects, only excelling at Transfiguration and later, Arithmancy. Her stubborn pride keeps her from improving for the most part, as does her tendency to let her mind drift. She's rarely able to improve anything she isn't inherently good at, but almost never admits this.
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Physical Stuff
Her style is very casual and basic, she likes warm clothes and jeans, as well as simple coats and long scarves. Her hair is normally a careless, mass of blonde, layered curls, though on occasion she has used magical products to straighten it, and it reaches just above or below her neck. She is fair skinned and has light brown eyes, though they often look darker in contrast. She reaches around 5'6'' and has a bit of a tummy, though it's not incredibly noticeable in the clothes she wears, and she has a medium build and large bust.
Familial History and Backstory
Elmira Campbell and William Hallglas, both pure blood, met while tending to a severe outbreak wizard illness in their native Fife, Scotland. They were very interested in medicinal magic and herbology and quickly fell in love due to their similarly compassionate and altruistic natures. They were married four years after their initial romance blossomed, and Elmira was soon pregnant with their only daughter, whom they named Tabathina after Williams' Great Uncle Gregory's daughter, a kind woman that had been well known for her ability to heal and comfort the sick and dying.
Only Elmira had attended a formal wizard school, as William had been required to stay at home and help bring in some income for his family, and so they were uncertain of whether their background would be enough to warrant any proper school invitations for her.
Though the couple tried their best to provide for her, they never had much more than the bare minimum. When Tabathina was nearing 11 and received her invitation to Hogwarts, though overjoyed that their daughter would be attending, they struggled to make ends meet and make sure she left with the proper textbooks and materials. Sacrificing most of their savings and putting themselves slightly into debt, they were soon left with only the loneliness from their little girl moving so far from home.
Tabathina, growing up, was a much wilder and more carefree person, and as time goes on, she begins to feel she has truly lost that part of herself, only feeling really in touch with it when she is with Oz, in animagus form, and, sometimes, her few other friends.
Wand
Her wand contains Demiguise Hair, which is from the Far East, and she get this wand from a travelling wand maker of relatively unknown origins, well before she gets her letter from Hogwarts. She feels so drawn to the wand that her parents can't refuse, and get it for her. The story of how the wand maker got the Demiguise to give up one of its hairs is sure to be extremely entertaining, whenever I make it up!
Relationships
Oswald
Oz and her become close during their second year, and will eventually begin to date and never truly stop. Though Tabathina's life will be short-lived, she spends the last portion of it, for the most part, content, because of Oz and her strong attachment and love of him, which he shares for her. Oz is perhaps the only person she knows who truly understands her most of the time, besides her father. Though she does have a very difficult side, he manages almost instantly, by the end of their relationship, to bring out the good and happy side for her.
Interestingly, and though this will only become apparent to her once in her life, her Boggart takes the form of Oz, dead, which while not dangerous to her, is enough to make her unable to act, the image too horrifying and upsetting for her to handle. It is not clear what her Boggart would have been before she met him, though she does at one point recall being terrified to no end by a large, ravenous beast of indistinguishable origin, as a small child spending time on a beach with her family. It is never clear whether this was really happened or was merely imagined.
Vittoria
She has a long-standing conflict with Vittoria starting in second year because she feels threatened and insecure around her, seeing how easily things come to her and how people seem to warm to her.
Though Vittoria and Tabby will have several 'adventures' in which they will, in some cases, rely on each other's help to get through, they continue to never quite get along. They also clash several times, having unofficial duels/playing pranks and tricks on one another. At one time it becomes almost a game for them to find ways to mess with each other, though for Tabby it remains quite upsetting and Oz finally puts a stop to it when seeing how much of a toll it is taking on her.
In many ways, she feels that Vittoria is her competition, and even when effort is made to move past those differences by the end of Tabby's life, the two remain almost always at odds with one another, and they never really have the chance to develop a friendship.
Millie
Tabby spends one year with Millie and during that time she sees her as a sort of big sister, someone she can talk to and look up to. During the year with her, she matures a decent amount. They love to rough-house and crack jokes and generally just get along really well, and this is one of the few relationships that Tabby has where she feels she can be almost entirely open about herself and her feelings.
Millie attempts to help Tabby master some defensive magic in secret, by now the war being obvious and the necessity to defend oneself encouraging most to seek ways of doing so. She was too prideful to get help from most, but their unique friendship was the perfect opportunity. Still, Tabby could never get the hang of most of the spells Millie tried to teach, and she eventually fell back on learning to Transfigure with her own defense in mind.
After Millie graduates (much to Tabby's disappointment, in some ways), Tabby will decide the ultimate form of defense for herself would be to master becoming an Animagus, and over the summer and the following school year, she learns about and begins to.
Marauders
She spends very little time around James, Sirius, Remus or Peter, but she does have a very short period of time during which, as an animagus and never fully knowing who they all were or why they were there, she hangs out with them in her own Cheetah form. This comes to an abrupt end, however.
Transfiguration's Role in her Life
Transfiguration becomes one of the places where she really shines, and it is worth speculating that she very likely always had this power in her as the wand that chose her was designed almost entirely for transfiguring. Though not amazing, as she never has a chance to fully develop her skills as an adult, amongst her peers she does stand out and is often the most talented in this and only this subject.
Throughout the various adventures and conflicts she has, transfiguring objects and people becomes her most common and knee-jerk reaction to a threat. This only has so many uses, though, and she continues to rely heavily on others for help in protective and offensive charms, generally not succeeding as quickly or with the effectiveness that would be necessary to have survived a situation on her own.
Due to her talent in transfiguring, she eventually decides on becoming an animagus to help defend herself. Because she never masters the Patronus charm, like others around her do, she takes solace in getting to be the animal she transfigures into, which turns out to be a Cheetah. The time she spends in Cheetah form, though fleeting, will be some of the time she treasures most.
Animagus
When she becomes good enough at switching to Animagus form and has adjusted to being a cheetah, she begins sneaking out at night to spend time by herself. During this time, Oz and her have a slight rift, as she doesn't want to/cannot explain the experience of being an Animagus, and he doesn't wish to learn the spell and feels he might not be able to, anyway.
When she discovers a group of Animagi who are sometimes out at night as well, she begins to join them at times. They recognize that they are both animagus, but can't and don't try to figure out who is who. She enjoys herself so much and becomes so pre-occupied with her time spent as a Cheetah with them that her schoolwork and relationship with Oz suffer further.
He is almost at the point of using any way possible to stop her, fearing for her safety and worrying she may not even pass her exams, but he doesn't have to do anything because as quickly as the excursions begin, they also end, and she is left nursing a small injury.
Death in 1978
Because she can never successfully produce a patronus, she dies over Christmas break of her 7th year at Hogwarts when she and her family's town fall subject to an attack by Dementors under Voldemort's control.
She is out on a walk with her father, discussing relationship matters and her overall recent confusion, as well as confessing that she is an illegal Animagus, when they strike.
She is one of 14 people who are killed before a few manage to fight them off (and before more help arrives). Her father is also among the dead. Rumors surface that there may have been some powerful Death Eater presences that night, but speculation never goes much beyond that.
Interest in and Exposure to Muggle Life
Because Oz is a muggle-born, she becomes fairly well versed in some of the Muggle cultures, visiting his home a few times. Coming from nearby a Muggle town, herself, she also at least understood in a general sense what muggle culture looked like. She didn't pay much mind to it pre-meeting Oz, but afterwards, she does make an effort to try to understand a little more when back in Scotland.
Though she never fully grasps Muggle technology or culture in it's entirety (or even close), one thing she becomes really fond of is 'muggle music'. During their first year being friends, Oz plays several popular 70's songs for her, and she falls in love with "Tie a Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree". He often, in fact, sings or plays the song to cheer her up if she's down or annoyed with him, because for whatever reason, it always perks her up.
Confusing as it all is to her, she does have fun watching Muggle Movies with Oz when visiting him as well. She enjoys Grease a lot, probably more than him, finding it hilarious. She was also very fond of many of the Disney movies she discovered, enjoying most of all when the Muggles tried to include magic in them.
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I've a little bit of a bio done, and will update the WiP as I complete it.
Best Classes (In order): Charms, Potions, History of Magic. He is average to bad at everything else due to lack of interest, but he absolutely hates Defense against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration.
Patronus: A sloth
Personality: Very sure of himself, but not outgoing in the slightest. He prefers to spend most of his time sitting under trees and watching other students go about their days, yet doesn't seem to show interest in joining them. Despite being a Slytherin, he doesn't care much about the houses, or about blood purity and only joined up with Slytherin because he heard that Ravenclaws were snobby and really didn't want to end up with them.
He's slow to anger, but when he does get angry, it's hard to calm him down until he's exacted some measure of vengeance on whatever put him in that mood to begin with. He'll go through elaborate plans in order to seek revenge on those who have really wronged him, though typically an apology from someone is enough to calm him when his temper hasn't exploded.
Notes: He primarily speaks in a monotone way, as he's lazy and he thinks it take less effort to do so.
He probably is drafted to the Quidditch team at some point, does well through dumb luck, despite not trying to do it and ends up stuck playing even though he doesn't want to.
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