#cw: odeya rush

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☆ DORIS PURKISS  —

BASICS

★ BIRTH DATE / 31 October, 1960 ★ BLOOD STATUS / Muggleborn ★ PRONOUNS & IDENTITY / she/her; cis female ★ FACECLAIM / Odeya Rush

ACADEMICS & ROOMING

★ SECONDARY SCHOOL / Caerphilly College for Witches, class of 1977 ★ ACADEMIC PURSUITS / Social Sciences degree, Journalism cohort ★ HOUSE & YEAR / Gryffindor, second year

POINTS OF INTEREST

{ CW: Homophobia } ★ Doris never had a conventional family situation, but it was hers nonetheless. By the time her parents had her, the third child and only girl in the family, they were already separated and moving on with their lives. It never occurred to her that most people didn’t have two mums and two dads in the picture. It wasn’t until she went to primary school that she learned that her family’s living situation wasn’t entirely legal. For Doris, it never made any difference that her mums had a house and her dads had a separate one. When her family sat her down and explained the importance of being discrete, and why it was vital, Doris was left with an indescribable feeling of anger and the injustice of it all. Her parents loved each other, they loved her brothers, and they loved her, why did it matter if they were the same sex?

★ The first time Doris showed signs of magic, her older brother excitedly reported it to her whole family over their Sunday dinner. Jem (James) gave the animated tale of how his sister had fallen in the river and gotten caught in a current (mentioning adamantly that it was not his fault) and called the vines of a tree down to her. Their parents were more concerned that she’d fallen in than the tale her brother was spinning. Chalked up to childhood imagination they didn’t think much of his claim. However, as more odd things started happening around their daughter, they quickly came to realize their son’s claims might not be so outlandish. When it came to light that Doris was indeed a witch, her family had different reactions, but ultimately all good. Her brothers, Jem and Thomas, were more than a little excited, and maybe just a touch jealous. Still, they were supportive, and that was what mattered to her the most. When it came to her parents, they were unsurprisingly startled by the news, but after learning more about it, they were nothing short of supportive.

★ Had Doris put all of her efforts into her academics, she’d have graduated top of her year. As it stood, she was still in the top five percent, and had a plethora of organizations on her resume to boot. The thing about Doris was that she didn’t want to just know everything, she wanted to use her knowledge to help people. When it came down to it, she joined every organization that had to do with fighting for equality, social reform, and bettering their community. If she partied now again, who could blame her? Everyone needed to let off steam, and Doris was no different. Joining the Quidditch team was just one more way of allowing that to happen. As it turned out, it also allowed her to work out her competitive edge in an appropriate setting.

★ When Doris got her acceptance letter to Hogwarts, she was over the  moon. Not only was Hogwarts one of the best uni’s, it also had a fantastic social sciences department. Before she completed her first year she knew she wanted to be a journalist. Doris was made for discovering the truth. Some might chalk her up as a conspiracy theorist, but she never backed a theory that didn’t have proof. If there wasn’t any, well Doris was the first one to start searching for it. Never one to back down, Doris knew she had the guts to go after stories that people were too afraid to tell. Nothing could get between her and her need for the truth. Despite having a loving family, and a family that she loved dearly, she made her home at Hogwarts. It nurtured her need for involvement, for knowledge, and helped her discover what she truly wanted out of her life. 

TRAITS

✓ curious; empathetic; observant ✗ stubborn; fiery; reckless

☆ OOC — WRITTEN BY THEA, SHE/HER

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MWF?

     okay, so i went with face claims that are currently playing high schools/ or did in the last year or two or were still in their early twenties (tried to put myself in freeform/cw’s shoes, you know? *cries* sharman hasn’t played a high schooler since teen wolf*) abby cowen (my bb), lana condor, ayca aysin turan, natalia dyer, sofia carson, danielle campbell, dove cameron, selena gomez, kiernan shipka, kaylee bryant, katherine mcnamara, rita volk, katie stevens, barbara palvin, josefine petterson, lili reinhart, camila mendes, lucy hale, ashley benson, emma watson, marilyn lima, sarah hyland, lily collins, zendaya, chloe bennet, hailee steinfeld, zoey deutch, nicola peltz, odeya rush, halston sage, olivia holt, sasha pieterse, maia mitchell, joey king, sofia black d’elia 

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Here’s Your Netflix Holiday Schedule

From Variety:

DATES

Netflix has announced the release dates for all of its upcoming holiday series and films. Beginning Nov. 1, the streaming service will kick off the holiday season with “Holiday in the Wild” starring Kristin Davis and Rob Lowe. Other Netflix original titles include “Let it Snow” starring Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Kiernan Shipka, Odeya Rush, Jacob Batalon, Miles Robbins, Mitchell Hope, Liv Hewson, Anna Akana and Joan Cusack, premiering Nov. 8; “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 2″ premiering Nov. 8; “Klaus “ starring J.K. Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones, Joan Cusack, Norm Macdonald and Will Sasso, premiering Nov. 15; “The Knight Before Christmas” starring Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Whitehouse, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Harry Jarvis, Mimi Gianopulos and Ella Kenion, premiering Nov. 21; “Nailed It! Holiday!: Season 2” premiering Nov. 22; “Super Monsters Save Christmas” premiering Nov. 26; “True: Winter Wishes” premiering Nov. 26; “Holiday Rush” starring Romany Malco, Sonequa Martin-Green, Darlene Love, Tamala Jones, Deon Cole, LaLa Anthony, Roscoe Orman and Amarr M. Wooten, premiering Nov. 28; “Merry Happy Whatever” starring Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Siobhan Murphy, Adam Rose, Hayes MacArthur, Elizabeth Ho, Ashley Tisdale, Garcelle Beauvais and Tyler Ritter, premiering Nov. 28; “Sugar Rush Christmas” premiering Nov. 29; “Team Kaylie: Part 2 (Holiday Episode)” premiering Dec. 2; “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby”starring Rose McIver, Ben Lamb and Alice Krige, premiering Dec. 5; “Spirit Riding Free: The Spirit of Christmas” premiering Dec. 6; “Magic For Humans: Season 2 (Holiday Episode)” premiering Dec. 6; “A Family Reunion Christmas” premiering Dec. 9; and “Alexa & Katie: Season 3 (Holiday Episode)” premiering Dec. 30.

CBS All Access’ “No Activity” will return with Season 3 Nov. 21,the digital streamer announced. The latest installment in the comedy will follow detectives Nick Cullen (Patrick Brammall) and Judd Tolbeck (Tim Meadows) back in uniform with a revolving door of quirky new partners and even quirkier criminals, while robots edge in on Janice (Amy Sedaris) and Fatima (Sunita Mani) in dispatch. The new season features guest stars including Beth Behrs, Joe Keery, Keegan-Michael Key, Jason Mantzoukas, Dylan McDermott, Paula Pell and J.K. Simmons.

RENEWALS

Following its acquisition from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment and Arrowstorm Entertainment, the CW has picked up “The Outpost” for a third season. Starring Jessica Green (“Ash vs. Evil Dead”), Jake Stormoen (“Extinct”), Imogen Waterhouse (“Nocturnal Animals”) and Anand Deasi-Barochia (“Emmerdale”), the series is executive produced by Devlin and Jonathan Glassner, Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson, Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin. Jennifer Griffin of Arrowstorm Entertainment and Jonathan English of Balkanic Media join as producers. Season 3 is expected to premiere in summer 2020.

FIRST LOOKS

Netflix debuted the official trailer for Arsenio Hall‘s upcoming comedy stand-up special titled “Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy.“ The latest special from the comedian features his thoughts on standup in today’s political climate, “Coming to America,” winning “The Celebrity Apprentice” and his favorite drug, among other topics. “Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy” launches globally on Netflix Oct. 29.