Name: Natalya Stepanovich Patrovna


Basic Information:

Nicknames: I have styled myself to be ‘Talya’, although family calls me ‘Natalshenka’ as well, and my best friend, Larissa, calls me 'Nat', and Kas refers to me as 'Malenkiy Vsadnik', which translates to 'Little Rider'.

Age: 13

Birthday: May 13, 2054

Blood Status: Pureblood

Wand: Eleven inches, English Oak with Unicorn hair core, smooth and flexible

Gender: Female

Sexual Orientation: Straight

Face Claim: Katie Douglas


School and Career:

Attending: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

House: Hufflepuff

Year: Third

Best Lessons:

■ Charms
■ Herbology
■ History of Magic
■ Potions

Worst Lessons:
■ Astronomy
■ Defense Against the Dark Arts
■ Transfigurations

Electives: Advanced Flying, Alchemy, Art, Divination, Ghost and Ghoul Studies, Healing, Study of Ancient Runes, Wandless Magic Practice, Wizard Law

Clubs:

■ Hufflepuff Quidditch Team (2nd Year: First Team Chaser)
■ Art Club
■ Culinary Club
■ Herbology Club
■ Wanderlust Society

OWL Scores:
■ Astronomy ~ X
■ Charms ~ X
■ Defense Against the Dark Arts ~ X
■ Herbology ~ X
■ History of Magic ~ X
■ Potions ~ X
■ Transfiguration ~ X
■ Elective ~ X

NEWT Scores:

■ Astronomy ~ X
■ Charms ~ X
■ Defense Against the Dark Arts ~ X
■ Herbology ~ X
■ History of Magic ~ X
■ Potions ~ X
■ Transfiguration ~ X
■ Elective ~ X

Current Employment: Student

Dream Job: Maybe a Herbologist?


Personality:

■ Patient: I know anything worth doing is worth doing right, and taking the time to make it so
■ Dreamer: Oh, I love dreaming about doing things, and how to make things nicer for my friends and my family. Mom tells me that I ‘have my head in the clouds’, and maybe that’s true, but there’s nothing wrong with asking ‘what if?’
■ Mystical:I've had some very vivid dreams of being in other times and places. Once I had a dream of riding across the Caucuses with a group of other riders, and it felt so real that I wasn't sure afterwards if it was really a dream or actual memory.
■ Loyal: I love my friends and cherish my family, and hope they give me the same in return.
■ Practical: Dreams are cool, but without a way to make them happen, they’re just dreams. Now, if I can just figure out a way to do it, then I’m good to go. I am a planner, and I have the confidence in my plans to carry them out.
■ Will: I’m stronger than I look, not physically maybe, but I won’t yield under pressure.
■ Focused: I’m not afraid to get into a project, and if it means an all-nighter, then so be it. Nothing worth having comes easily
■ Energetic: I can just keep going like a certain overused pink rabbit icon. Dad says I'm vivacious, and some of my friends call me 'exhausting'. If I am doing something I really care about, then look for me to keep at it until its done, or I am.

Likes:

■ Wandering in the forest, collecting flowers
■ Cooking for my friends
■ Nice, long soaks in the tub
■ Soft, pretty clothes
■ Rugelach and my mom’s butterscotch fudge
■ Horses
■ Ice skating, I'm pretty good at free style (jumps, spins, and the like), though not good enough to be competitive

Dislikes:

■ Crowds and loud people in general
■ Wolves
■ Really spicy food
■ Gossip and drama, it’s all hot air
■ People who lie to me, even if it's to spare my feelings, and empty platitudes
■ Worse, people telling me I can't do something because I'm not old enough, or tall enough or not experienced enough. Can't get the experience if I'm not allowed to do it, now can I?

Hobbies:
■ Collecting flowers and gardening
■ Drawing and painting
■ Writing
■ Equestrian events, including Dressage, and I've been pushing to do Cross-Country

Strengths:
■ My ability to focus on a particular project
■ Friends forever
■ Confidence in my own abilities and my ability to plan

Weaknesses:

■ You know that focus I mentioned earlier? Yeah, the downside is it's hard to get me to shift focus
■ I also have issues trying to see things from others’ points of view. I’ll try to be understanding, but please, give me time to figure this out. Unfortunately, this means I may hurt somebody's feelings without meaning to.
■ I'm always comparing myself to my older sister, Reina, and trying to measure up to her example. She's my hero, and I look up to her. However, now I'm trying to emulate Hes as well.

Fears:

■ Wolves
■ That I'll never be seen as being able to do and be all the things my sister Reina can and is, and my parents will think they failed in me.

Patronus:
Happy Memory to Summon Patronus:

Special Abilities:
Animagus Form:
Apparition Status:
Flying Certification: Yes
Quidditch Special Skills: Deft Dodger, Good Arm, Swift Swipe

Languages:

■ Russian (Native)
■ German (Studied at school, can read it better than I can speak it)
■ English (Studied at school, I have near fluency, and can read it better than I speak it; however, I speak it with a heavy Northern Russian accent)
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History:

Childhood: Natalya was born on May 13, 2044 at a private hospital for witches and wizards in St. Petersburg to Evelenya and Artemyi. She was the third of a total of four children born into their family, with Raisa (six years older) being the eldest, and her brother Kusma (three years older) ahead of her, and her little sister, Froskaya being born three years later in 2047. The Stepanovich family is a cadet branch of the extended Patrovna clan based out of St. Petersburg, having been brought in because of a series of marriages over the course of several generations, with the last taking place during the twilight years of Tsarist rule in Russia.

School Years: Natalya has attended the Marakov Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, a private school for the young scions of old, wealthy families, many of whom have ties to the Wizarding world, for several years now. It is here she goes to school with her best friend, Larissa Moryakova, who is from another old Wizarding family. It is here the girls share an interest in plants, and both of them are involved in the school’s equestrian team. This puts them at odds with another girl, Zoya Bagrovna, who is also from an old Wizarding family, and works hard to make their lives difficult when they compete to see who makes the dressage team that goes to competition.

Shortly after Natalya turned eleven, she and Larissa went into the forest behind the estate with the plan to travel to the nearby river, collect some magical water plants and bring them back to Natalya's Baba, as part of a Herbology lesson and to earn some spending money. Unfortunately, during their expedition, they encounter a witch named Olesya, who abducted Natalya, while Larissa gets Obliviated, and gets lost in the woods as she tries to find her way home.

As it turns out, Olesya is a witch who is part of a cabal known as the 'Winter Council', and since the untimely death of her father has engaged in unnatural experiments and has attempted to extend her life and expand her powers by murdering young magically active children, stealing their magical power and transferring them to her using Dark thaumaturgical rites and eating their flesh. Natalya was spared a horrible fate when she was located and rescued by her cousins Kasamir Patrovna and Alynn Quinlan, and their aunt, the veteran Witch Hunter Faina Patrovna.

It was determined that she might still be in peril were she to attend Durmstrang as planned, and so Baba arranged for her to attend Hogwarts with her cousins, and live with Faina's mother, Reyna, and her foster father/cousin, Sergei in Surrey for the duration of her magical schooling. Natalya has 'adopted' Kasamir as her surrogate big brother, since she wouldn't have Kusma at Hogwarts with her, while Kas has adopted her as a little sister, since he hasn't got one.

The Sorting Hat: Actual quote lost to the Great Gaia Purge

First Year: Well, it turns out the Sorting Hat actually listens, as I told it about my family and what Houses they were placed in at Durmstrang. I was Sorted in Hufflepuff, whose colours mirror Keltainen, so I suppose that's as close to being Sorted into Reina's House as I'll get. I'm not happy about living underground, but the Hufflepuff dorms are warm and inviting, unlike the glorified tomb Kas dwells in. Of course I signed up to play Quidditch. I was determined to make the first team straight out of the box just like Reina did when she was a First Year. Thanks to Kasamir's coaching, I had a good tryout but was only able to make the Reserves. It's not all bad, I'm on the team after all, and I have the chance to learn more about the game, and perhaps next year I'll get a better result.

There are quite a few clubs at Hogwarts, more than I would have guessed there would be. I signed up for the Art Club and immediately discovered the first meeting was a covered dish affair. Who knew? Well, I didn't, but I'll know better next year. I went with Alynn and Kas to the Culinary Club, and it was fun, as it gave the oppourtunity to make things outside my usual comfort zone. I made sure to get in the Herbology Club, along with my Housemate Bryn, who concerns me given he needs a stuffed rabbit to be able to speak freely. I know how the kids at Marakov would have treated him, so I'm starting to watch out for his wellbeing. I also signed up for the Wanderlust Society and found that it'll be better once I have access to my own broomstick.

The big event this year was the Springtime Dance, and Kas took me to a shop in Diagon Alley that specializes in fancy dress. I wanted a dress like the one worn by Anna Karenina in the Tolstoy novel, and I took a sketch I drew to the shop. Not only did a friend of Kas cover everyone's bill, but another friend Kas helped me make my dream come true, as she was one of the designers and makers at the shop. Kas also escourted me to the ball, and I got to dance with Bryn, among others, there. It was so much fun, and there were so many flowers. Beito and Charlotte did such a nice job.

With school over shortly after the dance, I guess Kas and I going back to Surrey to live with Great-Aunt Reyna, but I'm holding out hope of a trip back to St. Petersburg. I miss my friends (especially Larissa) and my family (I want to compare notes with Reina and see where I am in my career at school, relative to her career track), and as much as anything else, I miss my horses.

Second Year: Over the summer, Kas took me home to St. Petersburg. As soon as I was unpacked, I was off to ride my horses, and I could tell they missed me so much. I whistled a certain tune, and the entire herd was around me, all of them desperate for my love and attention. I got to ride my favourite horses, Budyonny and Nochnoy Ogon, and it pains me that, as a witch, I can't ride in dressage and cross-country events.

I saw Larissa, and it was like we were never parted, picking up right where we left off, although we weren't allowed to ride into the forest without one of the hands escourting us the whole time. Larissa made it into Durmstrang, just like I knew she would, though I wish she were with me at Hogwarts. And now that I play Quidditch, I was introduced to the game our family plays in the woods, flying through the forest, dodging trees and each other while trying to get a Quaffle into the scoring baskets placed at odd locations and angles. Reina and I got to spend quality time together, something we rarely got to do when she was at school. I still look up to her, but there's somebody else working their way into my pantheon of personal heroes, and she happens to date Kas.

I thought this year was going to be like last year, in that I was going to be doing nothing but warming a bench and cheering on my friends in Quidditch this year, but I think my performance in last spring's scrimmage game showed Seph and Rey that I can be the spark they need on offense. After putting up a good showing at tryouts, I got promoted to the first string, and I had my hands full going head-to-head with Hes in my first match. My future sister-in-law may be older and more experienced, but we both share the same drive, and I held my own against her, up to a point. Is it okay to hero-worship her?

The major event this year was the Winter Festival, which Kas and Alice were co-chairing. I'd like to think I played at least a small part in all that, since I was funneling ideas to Kas about what to do. The idea of a skating rink went forward as did the pine forest where all the flowers were at the Spring Dance. It couldn't compete with the big festivals in St. Petersburg, or being with Dad and seeing the onion domes of the Cathedral all lit up, but that's okay. Kas worked a bit of his magic and brought a bit of home to Hogwarts, and that meant a lot to me.

Another cool thing that happened was meeting Andromeda Thayer at school. She's a year behind me, and she goes by 'Andi', although I like calling her 'Drommy', because that's so cool too. She's Hes' half-sister, via her vampire father, so a dhampir like Hes. She is so sweet and shy, and I love her style. She didn't even know she had a half-sister until she came to school, and that was a revelation. Because Hes is basically already family (just a matter of when Kas marries her; I mean, it's so obvious he plans to do it), well, Drommy is too by extension.

I wish the Quidditch season had gone better, though. Got hurt in our second match and fainted at the end of it; guess I'm not as tough as Kas is. Eddie was nice enough to carry me off the pitch. As much as I tried to emulate Hes and encourage Eddie to be similarly aggressive in our playstyle, the Badgers came up dry. Kas and Hes won the Cup, which was I was happy about, since Hes is my hero, and this was Kas' last year at school, but it was hard watching Alynn fight all season to score and coming up so short.

With the end of the school year, I saw my big brother cross the Black Lake once more. Now, I have a question: what is school going to be like without him being there? I don't think he knows how much his Malenkiy Vsadnik needs him ...

Third Year:

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Seventh Year:


Postgraduation:


Relationships:

Family: Artemyi Stepanovich Patrovna (Father), Evelenya Stepanovich Patrovna (Mother), Raisa Stepanovich Patrovna (older sister), Kusma Stepanovich Patrovna (older brother) Froskaya Stepanovich Patrovna (younger sister), Faina Patrovna (paternal cousin), Kasamir Aloysius Patrovna (paternal cousin), Katya ‘Kitty’ Quinlan (paternal cousin), Dymitri Alynn Quinlan (paternal cousin), Aleksandr Quinlan (paternal cousin)

Friends: Larissa Moryakova, members of the Hufflepuff Quidditch Club, and the other clubs I am a member of. Iana Overton, Andromeda Thayer

Best Friend: Larissa Moryakova

Romantic Interest: None as yet

Enemies: Zoya Bagrovna. We’re not really enemies, but we usually end up on opposite sides at events at school, and we compete against each other at riding events. I guess you could say we are rivals.

However, the witch named Olesya, who tried to steal my magic, kill me, and have me as the entree for dinner, definitely qualifies as an enemy. She's serving time in the Lubyanka wizard prison. There's also Malyshev, her House Elf, who's an absolute psycho, who took some of my blood to start making gravy.

Pets: I have a Russian Blue cat named Serebro, and there’s Temny, my dark red Budyonny, who I ride in competition dressage events. My favourite boy has to be Nochnoy Ogon, he's raised from cavalry stock. I raised him since he was a foal, and I want to ride him in Cross-Country, but my coach tells me he's too big for me to ride. I’m hoping to take my cat and one of the horses to school with me. Surely there’s an equestrian team at Hogwarts.

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