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[ Full Character Name: ] Morgan Luminita Dalca
[ Character Gender: ] Female
[ Birthday: ] November 5th
[ Age/Year: ] 17/7th
[ Hometown: ] Hunedoara, Romania
[ Current Town: ] Hogsmeade Village
[ Height: ] 5’6”
[ Hair: ] Red
[ Eyes: ] Golden

[ Dad: ] Marius Dalca – Age 48; A stern man at first glance, but warm and aptly fatherly to his family upon closer inspection.
[ Mom: ] Stella Ashworth – Age 46; Seamstress and mother, Stella spends her free time literally cooking up trouble in the form of potions and experimental meals.
[ Brother: ] Sorin Dalca – Age 20; The eldest child attended Durmstrang Institute and promptly moved in with his grandparents in Romania after graduating. He writes to his parents several times a month, but exchanges owls with Morgan at least once a week. Sorin enjoys painting and will sometimes include a small piece for his sister in their letters.
[ Pet: ] A Fennec Fox named Kit. When not with Morgan, Kit can be found palling around with cats.

[ Father’s Father: ] Sorin Vladimirescu
[ Father’s Mother: ] Viorica Dalca
[ Mother’s Father: ] Malcolm Ashworth
[ Mother’s Mother: ] Ethelinda Lennox

[ Wand: ] Ebony, 11inches, Romanian Longhorn horn
[ Patronus: ] Fox

[ Quidditch Position: ] Beater
[ Broom: ] Thunderbolt 9000

[ Physical Character Description: ] Standing at a height of 5’6” on long legs, Morgan has a decently athletic body that curves appropriately. Her hair hangs in straight angles to her mid-back and is a deep natural red color. She has pouty lips and a straight, thin nose with eyes of deep yellow, almost golden, that stand out against her pale skin.

[ Personality Character Description: ] Morgan is a logical, reserved and introverted girl. She would much rather spend time in the library or relaxing on the grounds than partying with her fellow students. That’s not to say she doesn’t enjoy a good amount of activity; she is an avid Quidditch fan, loves a good adventure and is rather competitive.

[ History: ] Having traveled over the greater part of Europe with her family, Morgan is a well rounded individual. While now living in Hogsmeade Village, she spent the first 10 years of her life in Romania where most of her relatives remain. It is rumored that Morgan’s father's side of the family comes from a line of vampires; she will neither confirm nor deny these stories. Her mother comes from a well to do pureblood family, originally in northern England. Despite the copious amounts of galleons tucked away in Gringotts, Morgan’s parents own their own shop.

[ Special talents/knacks : ] Morgan plays quidditch as a fierce beater. She’s not afraid to show a little muscle and get violent. Having a background in dance and gymnastics also helps. While at Hogwarts, she teaches herself new moves as best she can and continues to practice her old favorites. She can frequently be seen on the grounds stretching or dancing. A large tree by the lake with sturdy branches has become her favorite for climbing and using as replacement gymnastic bars.

[ Interests/Likes: ]
Music
Animals
Sweets
Dancing
Singing
Nighttime
Reading
Potions
Sleeping
Visiting museums (history, art)
Traveling
Quidditch/Flying

[ Dislikes: ]
Being interrupted
Attention ‘whores’, for lack of a better term.
Frogs/toads
Italian food
Children
Hot weather

8D Here's mine!

[ Full Character Name: ] Addison Kelly Flynn
[ Character Gender: ] Female
[ Birthday: ] October 14
[ Age/Year: ] 17, Seventh.
[ Hometown: ] Cavan, Ireland (actually lives in a smaller town populated with mostly Muggles)
[ Height: ] 5’6”
[ Hair: ] Mid-back length, strawberry blonde, hangs in loose curls.
[ Wand: ] Holly, 15 inches, Unicorn tail hair
[ Patronus: ] An owl
[ Eyes: ] Big, blue eyes with a two or three small spots of brown in each.
[ Dad: ] Quinn Flynn, a 43 year old (birthday, June 23) assistant to an Unspeakable at the Ministry. He is a pureblood wizard. A very kind man, who sometimes takes on more than he can handle with his job. He’s friendly to people of all ages, including Muggles, and in fact chose the home he and his family live in specifically because it’s in a Muggle village. He is a very charming wizard with red hair and brown eyes. He met Addison’s mother at her job getting his work robes patched up and cleaned.
[ Mom: ] Jeanette Flynn, a 37 year old (birthday, February 4) employee at Madam Malkin’s Robes For All Occasions (specializes in patching, but also cleans/hems/does fittings if needed). She is Muggleborn. She is quiet and somewhat shy unless she knows someone very well, unlike her husband, who can befriend anyone almost instantly. She has to Floo to work every morning, but doesn’t mind, since she finds the Floo Network fun.
[ Siblings: ] none
[ Pet: ] A male barn owl named Ashling
[ Quidditch Position: ] Addi is a terror on a broom, and doesn’t play.
[ Broom: ] n/a
[ Interests/Likes: ] Reading, writing, Charms, children (NOT babies), music, chocolate, owls
[ Dislikes: ] Babies, snobs/arrogance, ignorance/blatant stupidity, snakes, horror (the genre), Herbology, loud noises, mustard
[ Fears: ] Failure/doing poorly in school, loved ones dying, spiders
[ Physical Character Description: ] Addison is tall and in healthy shape. She’s not very athletic, so her curves are soft rather than muscular. Her strawberry blonde hair reaches to the middle of her back, and hangs in loose curls. She has big, friendly, bright blue eyes with a few brown specks, that seem always to be smiling, even when the girl’s mouth itself is not. There is a small spattering of freckles across her nose, but nowhere else on her body.
[ Personality Character Description: ] Addison is incredibly friendly like her father, talking to anyone, anytime. She’s quick to befriend, but if you give her a reason not to trust you, it will take a long time to regain her trust. She’s a fiercely loyal friend. Always one for jokes, Addison is somewhat sarcastic, but tries never to be too mean. She’s incredibly intelligent but you couldn’t tell from looking at her study habits: her homework is frequently put off until the last minute, and yet she still manages to get top marks on almost everything. “Not a morning person” doesn’t even begin to cover Addison. She hates waking up early and sometimes will skip breakfast to have an extra few minutes of sleep. She loves to read and can almost always be found to have a novel or two thrown in her bookbag with her texts.
[ History: ] Born into a quiet town in Ireland with her parents, Jeanette and Quinn. She exhibited signs of magic at an early age, and was excited but not too surprised to receive her Hogwarts letter when she was 11. She was homeschooled for most of her youth, learning the same things as her Muggle friends, and managed to convince her parents to let her go for a year of public schooling when she no longer had magic accidents before she left for Hogwarts. She was never one to care about blood purity; having been one of the only witches in her immediate area, she was friends with several muggle children growing up. She still visits with these old friends sometimes, when she is home for the summer holiday. They think she is attending a fancy boarding school. She is very close with her parents; being the only child allowed her to get to know them very well as she was growing up. Addison and her mother get along well; however, since she and her father have similar, strong personalities, they sometimes get into short-lived spats. Before Hogwarts, Addison had never been out of Ireland, but she would love to have the opportunity to travel the world someday.
[ Special Talents/Knacks: ] Addison has quite the memory for school-related subjects. She is able to read something once or twice and retain most of the information. She’s particularly adept at Charms, but utter rubbish at Herbology.

[ Full Character Name: ] Judas Luther Sampson
[ Character Gender: ] Male
[ Birthday: ] August 24th, 2012
[ Age/Year: ] 16/6th year
[ Hometown: ] London, England
[ Current Town: ] London, England
[ Height: ] 5' 2"
[ Hair: ] Black, fine, down to the middle of his back
[ Eyes: ] Large, light gray, almond-shaped

[ Dad: ] Ludwig Sampson (adoptive), stoic, strict, cold, silent, emotionally distant, emotionally and mentally abusive, unsupportive, uptight.
[ Mom: ] Lillith Sampson (adoptive), talkative, rule-abiding, distant, prone to rageful and abusive outbursts, unkind, ruthless, intelligent, shrewd.
[ Siblings: ] None
[ Pet: ] Benjamin, a black cat

[ Father’s Father: ] Henry Sampson (deceased), kind, gentle, happy, died when Judas was seven.
[ Father’s Mother: ] Melinda Sampson (deceased), quiet, law-abiding, shy, died before Judas was born.
[ Mother’s Father: ] Unknown (Lillith grew up an orphan)
[ Mother’s Mother: ] (See above)

[ Wand: ] Willow, 10", dragon heartstring
[ Patronus: ] Scorpion

[ Quidditch Position: ] None - he can't fly to save his life.
[ Broom: ] His father bought him a Nimbus 2023, but he fell off and refused to ever ride again.

[ Physical Character Description: ] Very thin, willowy, long fingers, pointed nose, soft-featured and heart-shaped face, large eyes with long lashes, very pale, dry skin, typically cold, small ears, very neat and clean in appearance, somewhat feminine-looking

[ Personality Character Description: ] Painfully shy, anxious, prone to panic attacks, quiet, polite, cunning, intelligent, difficult to get to know. His shyness is often mistaken for coldness and even cruelty.

[ History: ]

[ Special talents/knacks: ] Good at drawing realism; an okay singer; gets very good grades

[ Interests/Likes: ] Learning, classes, rock music, pop music, classical music, sweet foods, the sound of violins, the smell of apples and vanilla, being alone, watching people, drawing, cleanliness, cats.
[ Dislikes: ] Sour or spicy foods, being in a group, being forced to talk, speaking in class, dirt, loud noises, sports (especially Quidditch), being touched, being yelled at (it terrifies him), the smell of black coffee and fire, frogs, owls, dogs.

[ Full Character Name: ] Kathos Alexander Ishkandar
[ Character Gender: ] Male
[ Birthday: ] October 31st
[ Age/Year: ] 17 Year Old / Seventh Year Student
[ Hometown: ] Saint Petersburg, Russia
[ Current Town: ] Moscow, Russia
[ Height: ] 5'9''
[ Hair: ] Short dark brown hair reaching shoulders with long bangs able to cover eyes
[ Eyes: ] Light silver

[ Dad: ] Rodolphus Ishkandar
[ Mom: ] Kassandra Ishkandar
[ Siblings: ] Younger brother, Cain Ishkandar
[ Pet: ] Red tailed hawk named Fausto

[ Father’s Father: ] Sergei Ishkandar
[ Father’s Mother: ] Katiana Rinski
[ Mother’s Father: ] Dante Wilde
[ Mother’s Mother: ] Lucretia Black

[ Wand: ] 12 1/2 Elm, Dragon Heartstring
[ Patronus: ] Tiber Wolf

[ Quidditch Position: ] None
[ Broom: ] None

[ Special talents/knacks: ]
Has great skills in potions and excels in secret in arts.

[ Interests/Likes: ]
Potions; Arts; Reading; Drawing; Painting; Running; Hunting; Dueling; Classical Music; Fresh Air; Forests; Winter; Halloween; Writing; Night; Cain.

[ Dislikes: ]
His father; people (annoying ones); Hospital Wing; Morons; Gryffindors (the biased ones anyhow); Weak Minded People.

[ Full Character Name: ] Vlaityn Lara Brales
[ Character Gender: ] Female
[ Birthday: ]November 21st
[ Age/Year: ] Sixteen/ 6th year. [She will be 17 for the greater part of the school year.]
[ Hometown: ] Remus, Michigan
[ Current Town: ] Long Melford, Suffolk, UK
[ Height: ]5'8"
[ Hair: ]A very dark shade of brown. While out of school, she sometimes changes it to white, whether by Muggle or magical means.
[ Eyes: ] An odd color of blue. Both extremely light and vibrant. Vlaityn herself finds them a bit odd, and is slightly self-conscious of them.

[ Dad: ] Bret Brales [52] A friendly, yet very intimidating man. He's very kind despite his very large frame. Mr. Brales is a laid back sort of man, with a weakness for food and his daughter, Vlaityn.
[ Mom: ]Johanna Brales [45] Mother and a designer. Not as a profession, but merely for the joy of creating anything from furniture to paintings. Johanna loves traveling and cares much for the well-being of the family, although she seems to want to mold Vlaityn's life the way she'd live it.
[ Siblings: ] None.
[ Pet: ] An aggressive Northern Hawk Owl that goes by the name of Tybalt. A loyal companion, though. Vlaityn loves him dearly.

[ Father’s Father: ]Williamson Brales
[ Father’s Mother: ]Marianna [Welx] Brales
[ Mother’s Father: ]Larz Creelen
[ Mother’s Mother: ]Katherine [Thomas] Creelen

[ Wand: ] Black oak, eleven inches exactly. Occamy feather core.
[ Patronus: ]Moose

[ Quidditch Position: ] Ravenclaw Beater! And she's pretty proud of it too.
[ Broom: ] Nimbus 2500

[ Physical Character Description: ] Although somewhat uncomfortable with her eyes, Vlaityn feels perfectly adequate with her appearance. Her love of tromping around outdoors has helped her maintain a skinny frame. Even though she has a prominent jaw-line, Vlaityn's face is on the small side which, set alongside her abrupt eyes, almost gives her a look of a constant state of melancholy, which is not always accurate. Her hair is a medium length, cutting off just at the base of her neck.

[ Personality Character Description: ]Although Vlaityn can come off as a bit distant and cynical, her close friends know her to be as fun loving as any other girl. Always up for a great laugh, even if the cost can be a little high. Always expecting the worst out of people, Vlaityn does have a solitary streak. But that's only because she likes to soak up the world in peace. She'll chat with you as long as you have something to say, and as long as it isn't shining with idiocy. With her small dream of maybe being a healer, it's apparent that Vlaityn generally does care about the well-being of people.
Just be warned, if you have earned her scorn, watch yourself carefully. She can act wickedly when offended or angry.

[ History: ]Vlaityn lived the normal life of an American girl in her small town of Remus, Michigan. Even though her parents sent her to school at Hogwarts every year, her roots were clearly back in the Michigan countryside. Vlaityn's parents enjoyed living amongst the Muggles and, for the most part, acted much like them too and had many close friends that were as such.
Being up-rooted to Suffolk has been hard for Vlaityn. The only thing she doesn't miss would be her old neighbor, a wicked spirited boy with a violent streak he took out on her a bit too much.

[ Special talents/knacks: ]Born with a natural sense of direction and an internal compass, Vlaityn can always tell which direction to go when lost. When needed, she can sometimes talk her way out of difficult situations.

[ Interests/Likes: ]
Reading
Hiking
Traveling
Sleeping
The occasional pleasant moment of solitude
Snow

[ Dislikes: ]
Worms
Morning
Tea
Crying
Feeling helpless

[ Full Character Name: ] Grace Renee Pinkstone
[ Character Gender: ] Female
[ Birthday: ] July 22nd
[ Age/Year: ] 15/Fifth
[ Hometown: ] Yorkshire, England
[ Current Town: ] Yorkshire, England
[ Height: ] 5'6"
[ Hair: ] Grace's hair color is said to be, naturally, light brown. But ever since she discovered the wonders of magical hair dye, it has been green (for the bangs) and blue (for the..well, rest). Grace generally keeps her hair cropped very short, so that she doesn't have to deal with the hassle of worrying over it every five minutes. Her bangs are long and curl against her jaw.
[ Eyes: ] Quizzical and relatively large. They're colored electric purple, and Grace won't admit whether they're naturally like that or not.

[ Dad: ] Henry Pinkstone, deceased. He died when Grace was eight-years-old, and had attended Hogwarts as a Slytherin. When he was alive, he co-owned a potion chain with his wife. Grace takes after her father in many aspects (mainly her sense of humor and talent for singing.) Oddly enough, her father wasn't a cruel or discriminating man. Or, at least, not nearly as much as his fellow Slytherins had been. When he died, Grace was devastated.
[ Mom: ] Ashleigh Pinkstone, Age 47. Ashleigh is blond and beautiful and always admits to thirty-five at diner parties. She was a Ravenclaw herself, but still came from a pure-blooded family and had many Slytherin tendencies. She's good-hearted and only wants what's best for her children. She enjoys hosting parties and attending parties and introducing Grace to nice, eligible young men who would bring more status to the family name. She owns and co-manages a rather large potion-making chain that stretches across Asia.
[ Siblings: ] Reeve Pinkstone, age 21, is the pride of Slytherin itself. Good looking and talented, Reeve's arrogance is well deserved (in his eyes, at least). Despite his racism and dislike for everything not like him, he loves his little sister deeply and would never do anything to hurt her unless he thought it was for the best. He helps Grace put up with their mother and grandmother as best as he can. But with his internship at the Ministry nearly done, and his newly announced engagement to the lovely Miss Bain, he's not around nearly as often as he'd like. Still, Grace and he manage to get into Prank Wars and often end up covered in some sort of questionable sticky liquid. He's very intelligent and does not trust Grace's Hufflepuff friends at all.
[ Pet: ] Lenne Pinkstone, at least five. And still growing. Magical animals have longer life spans, you know. Lenne was given to Grace when she was 10, and right away they became inseparable. Lenne is Grace's partner in crime, and is quite mischievous. He's usually found being carried by her, or sneaking into her bag himself. Or just randomly exploring the castle.

[ Father’s Father: ] Richard Pinkstone (deceased)
[ Father’s Mother: ] Clarisse Pinkstone , far too old and not liked enough to go into great depth about. It's just important to note that she lives with Ashleigh, and is utterly hated by her granddaughter. Whenever she isn't trying to set Grace up with any 'suitable' Slytherin boy, she's treating her like a 5-year-old. She's constantly trying to turn Grace into what she believes is a proper young lady.
[ Mother’s Father: ] Garret Lane (deceased)
[ Mother’s Mother: ] Zelda Lane (deceased)
[ Other Close Family: ] James Lane, age 48. He's Ashleigh's half-brother and co-manager of the Potion chain. He's not a serious as his sister, but still pretty biased. Grace likes him well enough.

[ Wand: ] 13 inches, Rose Wood. Core of hornbeam and Dragon heart string.
[ Patronus: ] A long, silvery snake. Unlike the past Dark Lord's, Grace's snake gives off a calming, peaceful aura, and isn't at all scary.

[ Quidditch Position: ] None
[ Broom: ] Doesn't own one

[ Physical Character Description: ] Grace may not be beautiful, but she certainly is pretty. She's more slender and soft-looking then anything else, and her hair is cropped short and is died green and blue (mainly just to tick off her grandmother). Grace’s eyes are a piercing electric purple, and are usually full of playful fun and question. Her skin is quite fair, except when she gets upsets or embarrassed, a pale pink blush goes over it. Grace is not overly strong, but is fairly muscled, and can hold her own in an arm wrestle. She had a crescent-shaped scar on her left knee from when she fell out of a tree when she was 6. Her lips are full and if you excuse my forwardness, very soft and kissable. She has a slightly-too-high forehead, and rounded cheeks. Her hands are small and embarrassingly dainty, as well are her feet. She gets that from her grandmother Clarisse.

[ Personality Character Description: ] Grace isn't very hard to get along with, though she will call a person out if she dislikes their personalities. She's relatively calm, and loves to play practical jokes. Which means, obviously, that she can keep a straight face. She kind and fiercely loyal but, when ticked off by the right person, can resort back to her Slytherin-family blood. She has a strong sense of justice and hates the racism her family promotes. Despite her tendency to pull the most witty pranks, Grace is actually calm-headed and not that loud. Just very strange.And as much as Grace doesn't like to show it, she is very well mannered and behaved, and knows exactly how to act at dinner parties.

[ History: ] Grace was born into a very old, very powerful line of purebloods. When she was one years old, she, her father, mother, and brother all moved to America. Although the rest of her family stayed about as racist as one could get, Grace often sneaked off to go and spy on the other muggle children, eventually making some friends. When Grace was seven, her father died. A year later, Grace’s mother took Reeve and Grace back to Europe, hoping that it would somehow make everything better. From then on, Grace lived in an old boarding-house-turned-single-home with her immediate family. Since Mr. Pinkstone died, Mrs. Pinkstone became overly protective of her children, an constantly fretted over Grace’s sudden detachment from others. When Grace got her acceptance letter to Hogwarts, she was only mildly interested, but her mother saw it as a grand opportunity. To just think! Her own daughter, going into the house of the snake, just like the rest of the family! This excitement was unsound, though, because Grace Renee Pinkstone was placed into the house of Hufflepuff. Most of the family, after hearing the news, refused to ever speak or acknowledge Grace’s existence. And those who were alright with the situation didn’t dare to get any closer, lest they be shunned too. But Grace sees the house as a type of gateway to freedom, and is passionately proud of her badgerness.

[ Special talents/knacks: ] Grace loves to sing, and is very, very good at it. She also enjoys archery and ballroom dancing, and is quite talented in both areas.

[ Interests/Likes: ] She collects costumes and books, and is very partial to chocolate and strawberry shortcake.
[ Dislikes: ] Grace is terrified of clowns, spiders, and heights, and refuses to enter any body of water that goes up past her thighs because of an ice-skating accident that happened in her 1st year. She also detests grapefruit and the bottoms of muffins (unless they're chocolate chip).

[ Fear(s): ] Waking up one day to find out that her whole life had been a dream and/or to be forgotten by absolutely everyone.
[ Hopes/Dreams: ] She hopes to pull away from the horrible, artificial life her grandmother has set out for her to become a professional singer, when she's older. And if the whole 'becoming a singer' dream doesn't work out, she plans on opening up a museum. Or store.

[ Other: ] Right, so, I'm thinking that she actually will end up with a Slytherin, despite all of her hard work not to.