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Marlene's presence here was not a surprise by this point- compared to some of her house mates, she has been here for endless amount of times. She founds herself finishing her cup, her ears peaking a familiar voice, rolling her eyes in amusement at him. 'Who do ya think I am? I had already drank enough to do either.'

She showcases her own empty cump with a hum. 'I'll take a dance though or just drinking another round, I reckon. Nice to see ya face, though.'

Where: Gryffindor common room; party Who: Open

The party was in full swing, the common room packed with bodies, after all the Gryffindors knew how to throw a party. Wasn’t it what their house was known for? Fun, trouble, rule-breaking? Along with all the courage and loyalty, they were the unofficial house of fun he liked to think. The other houses would have put up a good effort, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw at least. As for the Slytherin house, he somewhat doubted they would want or allow all these people into their space, especially the ‘unworthy’, aside from that he had to imagine it would be similar to the dreadful pureblood parties he used to be forced to attend. Stuffy, boring, and pure torture. It was one of the benefits of now being a disgraced pureblood, he no longer had to attend such things. 

Running low on his drink he danced his way across the room, making his way over to the drink table. At one time the punch may have been just that, but it had long ago been spiked as he took another cup. As he took a sip he surveyed the room, watching all the smiling faces and laughter, sprinkled in with some Slytherins looking miserable and he couldn’t help but chuckle. Half of them looked like they had sucked on a lemon, their lips pursed in disapproval, disgust, both, he couldn’t be sure. He caught the eyes of someone approaching the drink table and he moved to the side slightly. “Need some liquid courage to get you in the mood, or perhaps out there dancing?”

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Marlene's not usually a clumsy person, but she found herself stumbling for some air after drinking so much, she found herself bumping into every single wall as she walks- but, she has a smile on her as she moves. Her empty cup falls to the floor at a really big bump, and she finds herself laughing at the other, shrugging innocently. 'Isn't tonight supposed to be about finding new things or people to do? That's all I am about.' she's clearly joking, and offers the other a smile. 'Sorry, Dorcas. Didn't mean to scare ya'.'

open to : anyone

where : gryffindor common room

Perched on a windowsill in the Gryffindor stairwell, Dorcas watched as the ash fell from the end of her cigarette and drifted into the cold September air. It was a combination of laziness and being too tipsy to make the journey down to the courtyard for a smoke. Dorcas was in her own world, enjoying the slight buzz of alcohol and the nip of the air against her skin.

Humming contently, Dorcas was only alerted to another person's presence when she heard something drop beside her. "Merlin," Dorcas jumped, suddenly aware of her surroundings. "Do you always try to scare the daylights out of people? Or is this a newly developed hobby?"

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Marlene absolutely has been drinking ever since she had stepped foot in the common room- and now, when the party's in full swing, she's already been swaying from one side to another . She chuckles when the other approaches her, her head to a side and she shrugs. "Why the fuck not?"

an open starter for anyone interested! where: the gryffindor common room what: event 001 @noxstarters

While it was entirely possible that none of this would come back to Laurent tomorrow or the day after, except in secondhand stories of what happened, none of that mattered particularly now. Now, there was good music, good drinks, and good people. Laurent wasn't going to complain about any of it. No, for the time was now and it was now that the history of the evening would be written. Turning to one of the people nearest him, Laurent smiled. "Do you want to dance?"

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[ yang hyeji, pureblood, she/her ] - MARLENE MCKINNON is a [ 21 ] old [ CIS WOMAN ], and a member of the [ SLYTHERIN ] house. MARLENE is studying [ TRANSFIGURATION] in their [ TENTH ] year at hogwarts. MARLENE reminds people of [ LOUD LAUGHTER, AWKWARD JOKES, CONTINOUS APPROVING HUMS, RED LIPSTICK MARKS ON COFFEE CUPS], and is siding with the [ THE ORDER ] during the war. but hopefully, it won’t come to that.

TW: death mention.

GROWING UP

Born in a somehow known family- the Mckinnons are known for respect and their unique ways of doing things. Marlene was raised by her father and her two brothers- her brothers had basically raised her despite them barely being older than her. They taught her how to be tough and how to be listened to- so, of course she learned how to scream from a young age. She learned how to show her opinion and make sure that things happen the way she wants them to. Her house had always been full of laughter- no sad days were happening. With her mother gone since a young age, she has had to grow tough skin before she could even spell 'witch'.

START OF THE WAR

Hogwarts changed everything. From the second she entered into the Great Hall and was sorted into the house she feared to be sorted into- she had heard about it; the house that was cunning, the house that was known for not being the kindest.It had taken her a while to grow acommodate with her house, not even in this moment she’s at heart with it. Most of her nights are spent on the Gryffindor coach or in the girls’ dormitory. She’s brave at heart, but she’s living witht the cunning.-  Throwing comments here and there like she doesn’t care - throwing hexes to everyone that crosses the line she had settled.  The concentration she has everytime she has a wand in her hands - it’s the same amount of concentration she has when choosing her words towards the one she cares about. She knows words can hurt. While she is amazing with her wand, her mouth is her best weapon ; in two ways, of course. The thing about Marlene is that she’s like fire - she’s literally fire. If touched, she will burn you she will destroy you from scratch. But she will also bring heat and love towards you. Passion flies through her veins, and she does nothing without a cause. She moves her body in a way that no one does. She is so concentrated but in the same time she takes everything like it’s a game. Life’s a game, after all. At least for her, it always was.

Marlene is angry. Marlene wants to make a change- so she she started working harder for her goals- her brothers always had some kind of dreams she could not follow, but with the fear of them being gone soon because of their jobs- two out of three Aurors and a Healer- she had this constant worry, and wanted to be better than just a worry and actually do something about it. She's always been good at transfiguration so it was not a tough decision at all. She had always been cold on the outside. She wouldn’t give snarky comments unless you provocked her to, but her feelings had always been bottled up and only a few had the power to open that bottle. She’d rather talk about other people than herself any time. Though, she hates gossip- she just doesn’t feel like everyone should know about her that much She makes risky decisions and doesn’t bother about the consequences when it’s only about herself. She would set a number of explosions just to make sure her friends are alright, alive and healthy. There is nothing that matters more to her than family and friends.Nothing.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

Grffyindor friends- As mentioned before, Marlene’s heart house had always been Gryffindor considering her brothers had been in Gryffindor as well. She would spent most time in their commons sometimes, maybe even more than she had in Slytherin- so I believe that even now, she would keep in contact with those friends.

Unlikely friendships- I am a sucker of unlikely friendships, I think there would be a great dynamic for someone who maybe she had grew more close to after some of her family’s deaths and her continous try of picking up those pieces- it would be interesting to see the dynamic with someone she might not usually agree/get along with!

OTHER

WAND:    14½" long, made of cypress wood, and had a unicorn hair core. Quite Bendy flexibility. Cypress wood -  Cypress wands are associated with nobility. The great medieval wandmaker, Geraint Ollivander, wrote that he was always honoured to match a cypress wand, for he knew he was meeting a witch or wizard who would die a heroic death. Fortunately, in these less blood-thirsty times, the possessors of cypress wands are rarely called upon to lay down their lives, though doubtless many of them would do so if required. Wands of cypress find their soul mates among the brave, the bold and the self-sacrificing: those who are unafraid to confront the shadows in their own and others’ natures.Unicorn - Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may ‘die’ and need replacing.

Patronus: Polar-bear - Those with a polar bear as their patronus are very adaptable individuals, but stubborn. They put up strong emotional barriers and are very oriented on one aspect of their lives, such as a career or volunteer work. This can make them seem cold to others, and they can be blunt in their ways of communication. Despite this, they are very connected to everything, however small that connection may be.

Boggart: Tornado. Which is ironic regarding the fact that she has been compared to one on more than just one occasion. The first time that she had faced a boggart, she was not expecting a tornado to show up - something as powerful and unpredictable. Tornadoes can destroy everything in a second and there isn’t anything that anyone can do to stop it. That’s her fear, that things can get so twisted that nobody could ever do something about it. That she won’t be able to do something about it. And, it actually came true.

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