#task011

[auri-cartwright]

Task011 // A Time and a Place

1920s

You belong in the roaring '20s. Imagine yourself as a character in The Great Gatsby, rocking flapper clothing, listening to jazz, and drinking martinis without a care in the world. Sounds about right, doesn't it?

[lefebvre-leo]

Leo’s journal....

A mess. Nothing but a mess. He mainly uses to doodle (he’s been doing it since he was a kid, but never took it as something serious), and write lists of things he writes in his phone anyway. He started therapy, though, and he was told to start writing his thoughts, what he feels about things too, and how he feels if he gets better or not. It rarely works and he feels dumb writing his feelings, so they end up all crossed out most of the times. 

@gallaghertasks

[israelskelton]

“Where You Are Now” || Task 011

1. In what headspace is your character at the moment?

“Hello rock, meet bottom” - That pretty much sums it up. I don’t think it can get any lower. But I feel like he’s just kind of all over the place at this point - mentally. He had a “hard reset” so now he’s starting over and figuring out new pathways. And he’s not really sure what to think. Just kind of existing.

2. What are the challenges you think they’ll soon have to face?

Everything? I just feel like by making him more open emotionally - I also just opened a huge can of worms. Between struggling with relationships (every kind), emotion overload/over-stimulation, discovering “new emotions” that are not anger. And just realizing that he’s not this foaming at the mouth, revenge-harboring, sociopath with a god-complex nerd. I mean - he still is. But it’s just kind of buried. He’s also trying to maintain that “I can be good” attitude. Still a nerd though.

3.  What aptitudes do they currently possess that will help them through those challenges?

A can-do attitude? And pudding. That’s all we’ve really got honestly. I gave him nothing to work with. I am the worst. Terrible. Bad mun. Bad bad mun.

4.  What do you think they must change about themselves, or work on, to face those challenges?

Well, I would say he’s pretty much changed completely personality-wise. For the most part. I still think “Old Is” is buried somewhere under there. At least his humor. Maybe not so much the murdery bits. Okay. The murdery bits are still there. But he won’t flat-out resort to murder. We use words now. And manners. THEN we resort to violence and bloodshed. We are politely murder-y.

As far as things to work on probably opening up more, trusting others more, owning up to his glaring mistakes. Self-confidence is a big one he needs to work on but that’s always been a struggle.

Relationships. Yeah... we need to work on that one. Slowly getting there.

5.  Do you think they’re currently on the right path to achieve their goals? Yes/No; explain

I would say yes and no. Yes, if he has people to kind of push him in the right direction. No, if he’s just vibing along by himself. It’s a mixed bag really.

[artemisxluxe]

Task 011 - Learned Skills

Knife Throwing - Pearl didn’t feel confident with knife throwing entering the training center but now feels better about it since working on it.

[tcddycellario]

Basics:

Name: Theodore Ambrose Thomas.

Nickname: Teddy, Theo. 

Birthday: 27 March, 1992.

Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales. 

Current location: Athens, Greece. 

Education: Degree in history and modern languages from Cambridge. 

Occupation: Historian. 

Nationality: Welsh. 

Language: English, Welsh, French. 

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual. 

Romantic Orientation: Demipanromantic. 

Marital Status: Single. 

Honeymoon: N/a. 

Children: N/a. 

Pets: A stray tabby cat named Athos. 

Car: He doesn’t have one. 

Shelter: An apartment a short bus ride from the Acropolis. 

Piercings: Septum. 

Tattoos: Intricate Celtic designs on one shoulder. 

Zodiac sign: Aries. 

Chinese sign: Monkey. 

Righty or Lefty: Righty. 

Style: Casual, a bit more buttoned up than average. 

Favorites:

Past times: Reading, hiking, visiting the ruins in Athens. 

Movies: Clash of the Titans, Hercules, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. 

Songs: “Disease”, Beartooth. “Dead and Gone”, State Champs. 

TV shows: Criminal Minds, Game of Thrones, Band of Brothers. 

Art: Neo-expressionism. 

Books: “The Book Thief”, “Six of Crows”, “Circe”. 

Hobbies: Reading, journaling, exploring new cities, trying different teas, gardening, researching for papers. 

Food: Bara brith. 

Places to visit: Athens, most historical sights on the Mediterranean, China. 

Color: Gold. 

Sex:

Monogamous or Polygamous: Poly. 

Kinks: Choking, marking, rough sex, submission, bondage, public sex, orgasm denial.

Wet dreams: He doesn’t usually remember them. 

Porn: Every once in a while. 

Dominant or submissive: Submissive. 

Masturbation: Yes. 

Toys: Sometimes. 

Voyeurism: Yes. 

Handcuffed, blindfolds, etc: Yes. 

Group sex: Yes. 

Favorite position: Cowgirl. 

Oral sex: Yes. 

Got your heart broken: Yes. 

Crushed on a friend: Yes.

Public sex: Yes. 

Biggest fantasy: Being dominated by more than one person simultaneously. 

Quickie or Lengthy: Either. 

Dirty talk: Yes. 

One night stand: Not often, but it’s been known to happen. 

Biggest turn on: Rough sex. 

Biggest turn off: Not being taken seriously, or being mocked. 

[aokardosarchive]

Trident Task # 11: AU Verse Exploration

Who would you be if you weren’t you?

In another life... ( In a universe wherein Nael is not a prince of the Argentinian monarchy, but is a commoner.)

Basics:

Name: Nael Thiago Garcia

Nickname: Nael, N

Birthday: February 21, 1998

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Current location: Buenos, Aires, Argentina

Education: Bachelor of Education, Major in Biological Sciences

Occupation: Secondary School Teacher

Nationality: Argentinian

Language: Spanish, English

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual

Romantic Orientation: Heteroromantic

Marital Status: Married, to Aira Gonzales-Garcia

Honeymoon: n/a

Children: 1 -- boy,  Mateo Patrick Garcia

Pets: 1 -- dog, Biscuit

Car: 1 -- Fiat Pallo

Shelter: 1 -- 2 bedroom house

Piercings: n/a

Tattoos: quote on left arm, 

Zodiac sign: Pisces

Chinese sign: Dragon

Righty or Lefty: Righty

Style: Cool, casual clean look

Favorites:

Past times: watching Netflix, reading books to Mateo

Movies: The 3 Idiots

Songs: Perfect by Ed Sheeran

TV shows: One Day At A Time

Art: the Cloud Cities installation by Tomás Saraceno

Books: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Hobbies: dancing, reading

Food: Carbonada Criolla

Places to visit: the beach, the local park

Color: blue

Sex:

Monogamous or Polygamous: monogamous

Kinks: Roleplay

Wet dreams: yes, for certain celebrities

Porn: romantic couple sex

Dominant or submissive: dominant

Masturbation: yes

Toys: no

Voyeurism: no

Handcuffed, blindfolds, etc: blindfolds

Group sex: no

Favorite position: doggy style

Oral sex: yes

Got your heart broken: yes

Crushed on a friend: yes

Public sex: no

Biggest fantasy: public sex

Quickie or Lengthy: lengthy

Dirty talk: yes

One night stand: yes, in early 20′s

iggest turn on: romance

Biggest turn off: hasty, casual sex

[ragingemerson]

Basics:

Name: Emerson Jane Tulach

Nickname: Emmy, Emmers, Sonny

Birthday: May 25th, 1995

Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia

Current location: Fiji

Education: College undergraduate

Occupation: Cafe manager

Nationality: Australian

Language: English, French, Italian

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Romantic Orientation: Heteroromantic

Marital Status: Single and happily so

Honeymoon: N/A

Children: None

Pets: Dalmatian named Roger

Car: 2019 Kia Soul

Shelter: Apartment 

Piercings: Ears

Tattoos: Rose tattoo on the inside of her left wrist

Zodiac sign: Gemini

Chinese sign: Pig

Righty or Lefty: Right-handed

Style: Casual, yet stylish

Favorites:

Past times: Not having to pay bills

Movies: Rush Hour 3, Step Up

Songs: Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt, Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond, Hey Brother by Avicii

TV shows: Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place

Art: Anything spray-painted

Books: Mystery novels, romance novels

Hobbies: Kickboxing, hiking, surfing, shopping, doing anything active with Roger, dancing

Food: Crab salad with pita chips

Places to visit: Bali, Australia, anything coastal

Color: Green

Sex:

Monogamous or Polygamous: Monogamous

Kinks: Roleplay, exhibitionism, shower sex, casual

Wet dreams: Occasionally involving a threesome involving Ryan Guzman from the Step Up movies and a Victoria’s Secret model

Porn: Occasionally

Dominant or submissive: Switch

Masturbation: Occasionally

Toys: WeVibe vibrator, battery-operated bullet

Voyeurism: No

Handcuffed, blindfolds, etc: With the right person. She enjoys having full use of her hands and senses

Group sex: Maybe to say that she’s tried it

Favorite position: Cowgirl

Oral sex: Yes, both giving and receiving

Got your heart broken: Yes

Crushed on a friend: She has crushes as often as people change their socks

Public sex: A quickie, yes

Biggest fantasy: Sex in a foreign country

Quickie or Lengthy: Lengthy

Dirty talk: Yes

One night stand: Yes

Biggest turn on: Having someone take control

Biggest turn off: Someone being clingy (one part of her personality that will never change)

[charlottexabernathy]

Basics:

Name: Charlotte Rosalie Abernathy Hudson

Nickname: Charlie, Char, Lottie, Charlie Rose

Birthday: April 13th, 1991

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia

Current location: London, England

Education: High School

Occupation: Lounge singer

Nationality: American

Language: English, French

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Romantic Orientation: Hetero-romantic

Marital Status: Married to Maxwell Hudson

Honeymoon: Bali, Indonesia

Children: Two daughters, Samantha (age 5) and Andrea (age 2 and a half)

Pets: An Akita named Moose

Car: Nissan Qashqai

Shelter: Three bedroom apartment

Piercings: Ears

Tattoos: None

Zodiac sign: Aries

Chinese sign: Goat

Righty or Lefty: Right-handed

Style: Very simple, classic, comfortable

Favorites:

Past times: Staying up all night with her now-husband and talking about everything and anything.

Movies: The Princess Bride

Songs: H.O.L.Y. by Florida Georgia Line (it was her first dance at her wedding)

TV shows: How I Met Your Mother, Ghost Adventures

Art: She’s not entirely into art and enjoys making fun of it

Books: Rizzoli & Isles books, anything by Ree Drummond (even though she’s not a chef by any stretch of the imagination) or Joanna Gaines

Hobbies: Spending time with her husband and girls, singing

Food: Grilled chicken

Places to visit: Her mother-in-law’s house

Color: Blue

Sex:

Monogamous or Polygamous: Monogamous

Favorite position: Missionary (she’s basic)

Oral sex: Yes

Got your heart broken: Yes

Crushed on a friend: Yes, but it worked out; she married him

Public sex: Yes

Biggest fantasy: Having someone take the kids for a bit and then nearly getting caught

Quickie or Lengthy: Lengthy, but a quickie when there’s literally only a few minutes. Kids change everything

Dirty talk: Yes

One night stand: No

Biggest turn on: Watching her husband interact with their daughters

Biggest turn off: Bad hygiene

Kinks: Too many to count

Wet dreams: None but she had a sex dream about Bill Nye the Science Guy while pregnant with Samantha

Porn: With two kids on her phone or tablet, she’s definitely not into porn

Dominant or submissive: Dominant role, mostly

Masturbation: Not often

Toys: Vibrator (rabbit, WeVibe), remote-controlled bullet

Voyeurism: Yes

Handcuffed, blindfolds, etc: Handcuffs, blindfolds, lube

Group sex: No. She’s still far too selfish for that

[hrhxainsley]

Basics:

Name: Ainsley Freya Dùghlas

Nickname: Ains

Birthday: October 14th, 1997

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Current location: Cagliari, Spain

Education: Graduate school at Universitá del gi Studi di Cagliari (University of Cagliari) to study marine biology

Occupation: Student

Nationality: Scottish

Language: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Romantic Orientation: Biromantic

Marital Status: In a relationship

Honeymoon: N/A

Children: None

Pets: Sheltie named Finn

Car: Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti

Shelter: Off-campus apartment

Piercings: Ears

Tattoos: None

Zodiac sign: Libra

Chinese sign: Ox

Righty or Lefty: Righty

Style: Comfortable, casual, yet stylish

Favorites:

Past times: Swimming with dolphins

Movies: The Princess Bride, The Conjuring, anything horror

Songs: Closer by The Chainsmokers

TV shows: One Day At A Time, Orange is the New Black, Ghost Adventures, A Haunting

Art: Monet

Books: The Trumpet of the Swan

Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, charity work, dancing

Food: Tiramisu

Places to visit: Rome, Venice, Milan

Color: Purple and blue

Sex:

Monogamous or Polygamous: Monogamous

Kinks: Spanking, bondage, exhibitionism

Wet dreams: Usually involving a sexual memory

Porn: Threesomes, spanking, roleplay

Dominant or submissive: Submissive

Masturbation: Occasionally

Toys: Her Rabbit

Voyeurism: Yes

Handcuffed, blindfolds, etc: Some of her favorites

Group sex: If she knows everyone involved

Favorite position: Doggy or cowgirl

Oral sex: Yes, giving and receiving

Got your heart broken: Yes

Crushed on a friend: Yes

Public sex: Done it a few times

Biggest fantasy: Balcony sex

Quickie or Lengthy: Lengthy, but it depends on her mood

Dirty talk: 10/10 would recommend with her

One night stand: Yes

Biggest turn on: Partner taking control

Biggest turn off: Bad hygiene

[venus-victrix-2]

Task011

Venus didn’t learn any new skills.

[serastarless]

__________________seraphina diana anastasia parkinson.

age & birthday. seventeen, december 3.

sign. sagittarius.

house & year. hufflepuff, seventh year.

blood status. pureblood. muggleborn.

character pronouns. she, her. they. them.

sexuality. bisexual.

siblings. julian parkinson. allegra parkinson.

other relations. archie and merritt parkinson - adoptive parents. david and ella griffiths - biological parents.

clubs. quidditch only.

favorite classes. flying, transfiguration.

least favorite classes. potions, charms, defense against the dark arts.

height. 5′2″

hair color. variable.

eye color. variable.

hair style. sera’s hair is usually the first sign that she is a metamorphmagus. she has very littler control over the changing color with her emotions. however, the style is almost always a clipped, choppy, and short bob. some days she is in the mood for long silky hair, though. it just depends on her mood. she rarely wears it up because the ties pull when she shifts.

fashion style. colors. patterns. textures. sera likes things to be bright and bold and different. she loves mixing feminine and masculine styles. she wears very high heels since she is so short. she likes to wear furs, leathers, sequins, silk, and spandex. sera wears a lot of things that might not mix well together, but seems to make it work for her. she has a very early punk and glam rock style. [ fashion moodboard ]

distinguishing features. her face changes shape. the most distinguishable feature about sera is that she can have any feature at any time. the face that is generally accepted as her normal has high cheekbones and sweet, rounded dimples. sera has a friendly face.

______________________________wand.

13 1/3″ hawthorn wood, phoenix feather, unbending.

The wandmaker Gregorovitch wrote that hawthorn ‘makes a strange, contradictory wand, as full of paradoxes as the tree that gave it birth, whose leaves and blossoms heal, and yet whose cut branches smell of death.’ While I disagree with many of Gregorovitch’s conclusions, we concur about hawthorn wands, which are complex and intriguing in their natures, just like the owners who best suit them. Hawthorn wands may be particularly suited to healing magic, but they are also adept at curses, and I have generally observed that the hawthorn wand seems most at home with a conflicted nature, or with a witch or wizard passing through a period of turmoil. Hawthorn is not easy to master, however, and I would only ever consider placing a hawthorn wand in the hands of a witch or wizard of proven talent, or the consequences might be dangerous. Hawthorn wands have a notable peculiarity: their spells can, when badly handled, backfire.

This is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike.

______________________________pets.

Seraphina has a pet cat named Bubblegum, a pet ferret named Tingle, and a pet owl named Cindy.

______________________________amortentia.

broom polish.

quidditch has been seraphina’s passion for as long as she can recall. there is nothing more peaceful to her than an entire day spent on the quidditch pitch. the smell of broom polish is equivalent to those serene moments when she prepares.

coconut.

it is a warm and inviting scent that sera associates heavily with her favorite desserts, lotions, and places to travel to.

cherry.

cherries are a guilty pleasure for seraphina. they are her favorite and go-to snack on any given day. she loves to add cherries to anything.

______________________________boggart.

her worst fear is the idea that she will be found out. her true parentage will come to light and put not only her, but everyone she loves’ lives in danger.

______________________________patronus.

flamingo.

People with the Flamingo patronus know how to use their hearts to find the right solutions to their problems. They also find comfort in group situations. Therefore, folks with this patronus know how to maintain their individuality within large groups and enjoy being around people. These people are often flirtatious and flamboyant in the way they dress. Moreover, they know how to balance a busy lifestyle and often find themselves in a supportive role when someone is having relationship problems. They also know how to help them heal and move on. Their decisions in life usually come from the heart.

______________________________biography.

It was an early frost. The sun had only just set and each breath exhaled produced a puffy cloud of steam from the nostrils and lips of the hospital patrons as they entered and exited the sleek, upscale building. It was the Griffiths’ third child. The private birthing suite at the hospital had been reserved for a day and a half by the time labor started. 

They were the picture perfection muggle family for a short time. Both mother and father bursting with pride at the three perfect, healthy offspring. It lasted in bliss until the first time that infant Seraphina laughed. Her raven dark locks shifted to a bright, inexplicable pink. It was the same color as a cloud colored by a sunset. No expense was spared as they took her to doctors and experts in various fields to attempt to explain her shifting features. It was when things started floating off of shelves, rattled off the wall, and zipping up from the ground that the Griffiths could take no more. 

A friend of a friend of a friend who was in the know took the babe to a magic adoption agency. The Griffiths paid well to ensure the trail back to them was nearly impossible to discover. They didn’t want an angry witch or wizard coming after them some time down the line. That was how the Parkinson’s discovered the babe. 

Archie and Merritt Parkinson had already given birth to two children when they came to the decision for a third child. The social elite of pureblooded society, they were well known for their philanthropy. The Daily Prophet had done plenty of stories on the couple’s generosity. While some claimed that the very publicized adoption was just another stunt to gain public appeal, the truth was that they couldn’t have another child due to complications that Merritt faced when she’d had her last child. 

Of course, that wasn’t a reason to avoid using the adoption to their advantage. They needed a child and a pureblooded one at that. It was the bundle of swiftly changing hair that caught their heart. An infant metamorphmagus was a rarity, and they were told of her pureblooded parents who passed from dragon pox in another country had been a tragedy. (An insignificant lie if it got the babe adopted, right?) What reason would they have to doubt it? Obviously the infant possessed magical abilities and that was a safer bet than potentially adopted a squib. It was a win all around. Thus, Seraphina Diana Anastasia became the newest and welcomed member of the Parkinson family. 

Childhood for the Parkinsons was not all too different from any other pureblooded family. They were often flaunted in the name of their parents’ many pureblooded charities, but they never wanted for anything. Despite how public her adoption was, Sera never felt unwanted or out of place with her family. She was never made to feel anything less than a Parkinson. Seraphina embraced her role. She was ever the dutiful daughter, although she had a penchant for not thinking things through very well. But why would she need to? Any trouble that she came across, her parents would find a way to fix. 

As they got older, Seraphina grew prone to long periods of boredom as her siblings became old enough to go to school. It was during this time that she first discovered her love of flying. Soon enough it became time for Seraphina to go to Hogwarts. While she’d somewhat expected to get sorted into Slytherin with the rest of her peers, she wasn’t upset when the Sorting Hat decreed her a Hufflepuff. Her marks were always average in everything but flying. Frankly, she didn’t care to practice anything except Quidditch. She joined the team her second year and it has been her passion since. 

Life was normal. Well, as normal as it could be for a young, shapeshifting witch until the summer before her sixth year. An attack decimated an old orphanage not too far outside of Godric’s Hollow. Her mother was fast to say it was tragic that they’d lost the place that Seraphina had been adopted from. It was strange. Her adoption had never been the focal point of her life. More of a mere passing fact in the biography of her story. However, that sentence planted a seed in her. The attacks that were popping up over the nation, her father’s beliefs he became more and more vocal about, the tension of her peers… it all made one point abundantly clear. Blood was becoming more important by the day.

It was time to discover just precisely what bloodline was hers. Seraphina began digging. There wasn’t much to be recovered from the incinerated files of the old orphanage, but galleons greasing the palms of the right people supplied her with the right direction to continue her inquiries. It took time. It took money. It took resources that her mother was not always so willing to arrange. Eventually, Seraphina uncovered the not so pure history of her past. Then she destroyed every evidence of it. No one could ever know lest her own life or the life of her family be forfeit. She wouldn’t let that happen, no matter what. Besides, it didn’t change anything. Not really. Seraphina was what she’d always been raised to be. 

It was less than a week later that she began to ask her father about taking the Dark Mark. While hesitant to allow his youngest daughter into the less savory nature of his organization, Archie Parkinson was proud of her tenacity. However, it was the rest of her that impressed the right people under the dark hoods. Seraphina became notoriously able to take a hit and keep going. Her temper could shift at the drop of a hat, and there no were apparently no lengths to which she would not go. She was an incredibly loyal and malleable follower in more than one way. It was swiftly agreed that her loyalty would be an asset. Sera took the Dark Mark the month before her last year of schooling was to begin, a fact which was easy to hide given her particular abilities. 

Her marks have fallen to below average as Sera struggles to come to terms with the truth of her existence, with what she will do to hide it, with her ambition towards her quidditch career, and with her new found responsibilities. The girl who has always stood out by nature, is desperate to fit in. Survival is now the only thing that matters. 

[antigoneaway]

__________________________antigone kennedy graves.

age & birthday. sixteen, september 13.

sign. virgo.

house & year. ravenclaw, fifth year.

blood status. pureblood.

character pronouns. she, her. they. them.

sexuality. unknown.

siblings. archibald graves, ajax graves.

other relations. darcy kennedy - grandmother. john graves - father. elaine graves - mother. desiree caruso - aunt. giuseppe caruso - uncle. amabella caruso - cousin.

clubs. care of magical creatures club, gobstones club, herbology club, rat race club, wizard card collector club.

favorite classes. divinations, transfigurations, ancient runes.

least favorite classes. potions.

height. 5′4″

hair color. strawberry blonde.

eye color. teal.

hair style. antigone wears her hair long. it has soft curls that almost look beach like in their waves. she often wears her hair up in a simple ponytail with a big bow. occasionally, she will braid it in pigtails.

fashion style. tig wears sneakers, straight lined skirts or dresses, peter pan collars, and sweaters. she likes a soft palette of pastel colors. she wears overalls and high waisted shorts often and her skates are always on her person. she loves floral patterns and plaids. [ fashion moodboard ]

distinguishing features. tig has a look of otherness about her. her eyes are never quite focused on what is in front of her. she has a sprinkling of freckles on her face and a few scars on her arms from being caught in a rose bush as a kid.

______________________________wand.

9″ willow wood, thunderbird tail feather, springy.

Willow is an uncommon wand wood with healing power, and I have noted that the ideal owner for a willow wand often has some (usually unwarranted) insecurity, however well they may try and hide it. While many confident customers insist on trying a willow wand (attracted by their handsome appearance and well-founded reputation for enabling advanced, non-verbal magic) my willow wands have consistently selected those of greatest potential, rather than those who feel they have little to learn. It has always been a proverb in my family that he who has furthest to travel will go fastest with willow.

Thunderbird wands were powerful but difficult to master, and were good for transfiguration work. Wands with Thunderbird tail feather cores, like the birds the feathers are taken from, are able to sense danger and can cast curses on their own. Wands with Thunderbird tail feather cores have been known to fire curses pre-emptively when supernatural dangers are present.

______________________________pets.

Antigone feeds many strays, but none technically belong to her.

______________________________amortentia.

candy apple.

one of tig’s favorite treats that reminds her of the best memories of carnivals and festivals with her brothers back at home.

lavender.

lavender has always been tig’s favorite scent. her mother wore it in her perfume and tig also wears it. they used to grow small planters of lavender in their back yard too.

sea salt.

antigone loves the ocean. she always has. it is a life long dream of hers to live her life on the beach next to the ever present waves.

______________________________boggart.

the memory of her parents bodies in their caskets. the idea of her brothers there with them.

______________________________patronus.

goldfish.

it symbolizes prosperity. It brings good luck and good fortune. With its golden scales and colorful patterns, they are associated with much wealth which it will share to those it guides. the gold fish is naturally strong. A big fish for its kind, it swims powerfully to get to where it wants. It also symbolizes a dragon in ancient eastern and oriental traditions, with legend holding that it can transform into a water dragon. Its transformative powers make it a sign of power and virility. they exist in naturally serene environments. To view the Goldfish and Koi is to be reverted into a meditative state. This brings about a feeling of calmness and peace to those that see this animal as a guide. It causes those that see it to be still as well, easing their worries and letting their minds work more freely.

______________________________biography.

tw: death, parental death

The Graves family is one of the most well-known and revered pureblooded families in America and has been so for generations. John and Elaine met through an arranged engagement. However, unlike many who found themselves in a similar position, the couple fell deeply in love. They took up residence in a large colonial house right outside Boston. John focused on climbing the political ladder at MACUSA while Elaine delved into a promising fashion career.

Their pregnancy came as a bit of a shock several years into their marriage. While they hadn’t planned it, they were both very pleased to begin a family. The surprises continued when they were told that they would be having triplets. Elaine opted to take a step away from the world of fashion so that John might continue his work in Congress. His career was at a crossroads that could not be put on hold. In fact the choices he made during this time would change the course of his entire family.

The triplets were born just as the Massachusetts leaves had begun to change color and fall. Autumn welcomed them to the world. Antigone was born the middle of the three. A brother on either side and all born just before midnight. 

Their childhood was one filled with incredible privilege and opportunities. The triplets were very well educated. Even before they started school at the Salem Institute for Witches, they were well versed in both general education and magical theories. From the beginning, Antigone showed a particular proclivity towards divinations, herbology, and care of magical creatures. She always had an innate curiosity. Her wonder for the world often drove her to study anything that she could care for, whether it be flora or fauna. No one could deny that she had a desire to care for things. A trait that was always praised and encouraged by her family.

It was in the triplet’s third year that rumors began to swirl about her father’s political dealings. He had obviously been angling to become President for some time. However, his staunch belief in pureblood supremacy and ties to controversial movements left the public torn in opinion of him. Antigone struggled to believe that her father, one of the most loving and kind men she knew, could ever be how these people described him. They even portrayed her mother as some sort of icy woman. That’s how she knew it all to be untrue. Her father even stepped back from his more controversial views, appeasing most.

What she thought of the rumors would cease to matter as they ended their fourth year of school. An owl came to their headmistress in the dead of night. John and Elaine Graves had both been found dead in their Boston home. An angry citizen who disagreed with his views was the final word, but Antigone certainly didn’t believe it. There were too many signs that indicated it was not any wizard. It had to have been a hitwizard, although there was no telling which side ended up hiring them. 

While their mother had no siblings, John had a previously estranged sister in Europe who agreed to take in the now orphaned triplets. It was a large paradigm shift for Antigone and her brothers, who had always been taught that halfbloods and purebloods who did not remain so were dangerous to their way of life. Their father had not said more than a few sentences on his sister for the entirety of their lives. Frankly, Antigone forgot that she had an aunt more often than not. For the woman to show such open kindness and hospitality has her questioning everything that she’d ever been taught growing up. 

Moving to a new country and beginning school in an entirely new place still feels like the carpet was pulled out from under her. However, Antigone has realized her potential for change here. The last thing she wanted was to end up like her father and mother. Perhaps there was more she could learn from being more open-minded. That being said, she is realizing that there is more to learn and unlearn than she ever realized before.

[dingledorcas]

__________________________dorcas bethany meadowes.

age & birthday. sixteen, february 13.

sign. aquarius.

house & year. gryffindor, sixth year.

blood status. halfblood.

character pronouns. she, her.

sexuality. bisexual, closeted.

siblings. esther ruth selwyn.

other relations. arias and alanis selwyn - grandparents. apollo selwyn - father. mary annette meadowes - mother. alice fortescue - cousin via arias.

clubs. astronomy club, charms club, dueling club, frog choir.

favorite classes. defense against the dark arts, charms, potions.

least favorite classes. ancient runes, divinations.

height. 5′9″

hair color. warm brown

eye color. amber

hair style. typically, dorcas’s hair is wily and curly. when she’s working or concentrating, it is pulled up into one or two messy buns. when she’s playing quidditch, she braids it back. when she’s home with her grandmother or in a mood, she will use straightening potions and style it back.

fashion style. growing up, dorcas wore a lot of sleek clothes in dark colors similar to her grandmother. eventually, her style developed to a more relaxed and comfortable fit. dorcas likes jeans or shorts with crop tops, t-shirts, and bomber jackets. she owns one bra and only wears it if she has to. if dorcas is dressing up, she likes very disco inspired clothes. she loves warm colors and funky patterns. [ fashion moodboard ]

distinguishing features. dorcas has an eyebrow piercing over her left eye which hides a scar from an old quidditch accident. she has a small tattoo of a fox on her side. she almost always has the hint of a smile on her face and a certain noticeable fire in her eyes. dorcas almost always has tired rings beneath her eyes and is particularly known for her long legs.

______________________________wand.

11 1/2″ cypress wood, dragon heartstring, pliant and swishy.

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.

As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner.

Pliant wand owners are eager, enthusiastic, and tend to be very easily impressed and/or naive. They often have a zest for life that is rare and unrivaled in most populations. A swishy wand will either surprise its owner by being surprisingly loyal or surprisingly unloyal and is most often known for doing the unexpected. It is usually great for charm work.

______________________________pets.

Dorcas has a pet frog named Toad that she shares with Remus Lupin.

______________________________amortentia.

crackling fire.

the smell of a crackling fire in a hearth or on the lawn is associated with the best memories of dorcas’s life. there is almost always one burning in gryffindor tower. to her, it’s the real scent of home.

ice cream.

her cousin lived above an ice cream shoppe, so dorcas has grown to love to sweet, cold scent. it’s a swift reminder of midnight treats and long awaited adventures. it is sleepovers and laughter and freedom to be.

silver polish.

as much as she would hate to admit it, there is something comforting about the biting smell of silver polish. her grandmother’s house elf would polish their wares every thursday evening for the majority of her life. it grounds her.

______________________________boggart.

there is nothing that dorcas fears more than seeing the family she’s finally found falling apart during the coming war. she will do anything to protect them all.

______________________________patronus.

coyote.

The coyote can be seen as power-hungry, as their ambition is what fuels them. They are stubborn and wildly expressive, often using this trait to make an impression on others. They start most of their relationships as a way to get something they want, rather than as a friendly gesture. They can begin to care about people after they get to know them, but at first glance they rarely do. They could be considered selfish.

Understanding That All Things are Sacred--Yet Nothing is Sacred, Intelligence, Ability to Laugh at One’s Own Mistakes, Shape-Shifting, Teaching Balance Between Risk and Safety, Illumination, Stealth, Clowning and Humor, Wisdom of Folly, Prankster, Insight, Playful.

______________________________biography.

dorcas’s father was a selwyn who fell deeply in love with a muggle woman. he pretended to know nothing of the magic world and was disowned by his own family for being a blood-traitor. by the time dorcas was born, he was committed to living in the muggle lie for the rest of his life. however, dorcas was no more than three months old when she started showing magical abilities. she would levitate toys into her crib and turn the lights of her nursery on and off. her mother was convinced they’d moved into a haunted house.

eventually, her father broke down and told the truth of the magic world to her mother. the news did not land well. she was a devoutly christian woman and now felt as though their entire relationship had been a lie and was appalled that her daughter was a witch. her mother ran from them both, and dorcas’s father had no idea how to raise a child on his own. not to mention, he was desperate to retrieve the love of his life. in an act of desperation, he left dorcas with his mother. in exchange for dorcas’s grandmother to raise her, her father promised that he was not interfere with the child’s life again.

alanis selwyn was not a kindly woman. she had high expectations for her grand-daughter whose blood by birth had already made her a disappointment. due to her mother’s muggleborn status, alanis would not even allow her granddaughter to keep the selwyn family name and instead insisted she go by her mother’s surname. it left dorcas with an obsessive need to prove her grandmother wrong.

dorcas grew up surrounded by the pureblood society who looked down their nose at the ‘embarrassing halfblood bastard’. needless to say, she didn’t find very many friends in these families. it was hogwarts that saved her. she cried with excitement the night she received her owl.

the sorting hat took it’s precious time in sorting her to gryffindor. he debated slytherin, but dorcas adamantly refused. ravenclaw was a close second, but eventually it was settled that due to her growling, she belonged with the other lions. truly, she found a home and a real family with her peers. dorcas worked endlessly to make perfect marks in school. both to prove to her grandmother and the rest of the purebloods that she was just as skilled and talented as any of them.

in dorcas’s fourth year, her friends finally pushed her to get outside of the library a little more and pursue some hobbies for fun instead of simply ‘being the best’. she took up a position as a keeper on the gryffindor quidditch team. it proved to be one of the best things that she ever did as it sparked a love of exercise and adventure. and steered her towards the decision to become an auror after graduation. who better to fight these dark art purebloods than someone raised among them?

[hauntedblonde]

__________________________narcissa lucretia black.

age & birthday. fifteen, october 3rd.

sign. libra.

house & year. slytherin, fifth year.

blood status. purest blood.

character pronouns. she, her.

sexuality. heterosexual

siblings. bellatrix black, andromeda black.

other relations. cygnus black and druella black nee rosier - parents, orion black and walburga black - uncle and aunt, sirius black and regulus black - cousins, evan rosier - cousin, rodolphus lestrange - sister’s fiance.

clubs. slug club

favorite classes. herbology, divinations, astrology, potions.

least favorite classes. transfiguration, defense against the dark arts.

height. 5′6″

hair colour. pale blonde.

eye colour. pale green.

hair style. parted in the center and hangs straight to her shoulders.

fashion style. narcissa wears only the color black unless she is in her school uniform or it is a very special occasion. she only wears skirts and dresses, no pants. she prefers a short black dress with a high neckline and no sleeves with a late modern appearance. cissy wears boots with a heels most often. she has a love for jewelry that looks like bugs. [ fashion board ]

distinguishing features. narcissa is known for being pale and icy in appearance and demeanor, but strikingly beautiful especially against the darkness usually around her. her eyes are hawklike and intelligent, but the rest of her expression is almost always unreadable. she has no blemishes to speak of, but a scar on her thigh and one on her collarbone.

______________________________wand.

12 1/3″, pine wood wand with a unicorn hair core, understandably delicate.

Pine is a quiet wood, not powerful, not weak. It is a softwood, and thus has a bit more yield, making it more inclined to a quick-learning but less powerful wands. It is, however, excellent for Divination. Pine Wands choose independent, individual masters who may be perceived as loners, intriguing, and perhaps mysterious. Pine wands enjoy being used creatively, and unlike some others, will adapt unprotestingly to new methods and spells. Many wandmakers insist that pine wands are able to detect, and perform best for, owners who are destined for long lives, including Garrick Ollivander who had never personally known the master of a pine wand to die young. The pine wand is one of those that is most sensitive to non-verbal magic. Delicate wands are a special case. It takes special care to learn spells with this wand, but it is rarely extremely powerful. They tend to choose witches and wizards with somewhat frail personalities, and once a spell is learned, although it is not as strong, it is extremely reliable.

Unicorn hair can be used in wandmaking; they produce the most consistent magic, least subject to fluctuations and blockages, most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts and the most faithful of wands. However, they do not make the most powerful of wands and are prone to melancholy if mishandled.

______________________________pets.

Narcissa has two pet snakes named Ophelia and Desdemona.

______________________________amortentia.

Snow.

The crisp, biting scent that hits your nose the second that you step foot outside the morning after a fresh snow is one of Narcissa’s favorite things in the world. Especially if it’s the first snow of the year. Something about that is just so different and special. She couldn’t quite put into words the way winter made her feel.

Christmas Garland.

Christmas was always exciting to Narcissa because it meant that there would be more people in the household than just her sisters and parents. She loved seeing her Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents and Cousins, especially when they brought her presents. She also loved how much effort went into decorating their home for the holidays with garland, wreaths, candles, tinsel, and charms. Narcissa was nothing if not a connoisseur of beauty.

Peppermint.

Narcissa, nor any of the Black sisters, were allowed sweets growing up. Druella insisted that it would make them fat and lazy and completely undesirable. As a result, the closest thing they were allowed to have was peppermints, and Narcissa went overboard on them. She almost always keeps a tin of them next to her bed.

______________________________boggart.

Narcissa’s greatest fear is always feeling as powerless, controlled, and alone as she has been for the majority of her life. She sees so many people, even lowly mudbloods, with friends and love and warmth in their lives, but she doesn’t have it. She’s so afraid she never will.

______________________________patronus.

luna moth.

Luna moths represent rebirth, renewal of body and spirit, regeneration and may even symbolize the soul itself. Luna moths, like many types of moths and butterflies, are quite beautiful in appearance and have docile personalities. Their physical beauty and charm make these large moths symbols of reflection, nourishment and life.

______________________________biography.

From the moment she entered this world, during that liminal time before the sun has risen, but the sky is still lighter than in the depths of the night, Narcissa was the antithesis to the traditional Blacks. Where her sisters, mother, father, cousins had dark hair, sharp features, cutting eyes, and venomous mouths, Narcissa was a ghost; soft, curved, delicate, haunting. 

The third and final disappointment to Cygnus the Third who so desperately wanted a son, Narcissa was all but ignored by her father from the beginning. If he wasn’t presenting her with a lavishly expensive doll or gown, he didn’t care to talk to his youngest. Bellatrix was the apple of his eye.

Alternatively, Druella became enamoured with their fair daughter. Her features were unlike any others in the family, and Druella valued two things above all else; beauty and how that beauty can be useful to her. Before Narcissa was even capable of speech, she had a string of pearls too tight around her neck like a collar that her mother used to remind her that her grasp was inescapable. Her youth consisted of years of lessons, tutors, and strict schedules. Even by Fitzwilliam Darcy standards, Narcissa would be considered an accomplished young lady. The better she became at any given task, the more her mother demanded of her. There was no such thing as perfect to Druella, only more to improve upon. That was the beginning of Narcissa’s deceptions. She was certain to never show how talented she was, and let her family believe she was completely average.

She envied Andromeda, whose quiet nature and subdued appearance made her free of their parents tutelage. The middle child was left to her own devices and could go as she pleased throughout the day. If ever given a moment, Narcissa would soon enough steal away to a private corner of the attic, basement, or garden with an old tome from the Black’s personal library. Of course, her respites never lasted too long. The house elves, her sisters, or even her mother would find her and drag her back into the endless lessons. Narcissa never complained. She did all that her mother asked, biding her time.

The solitary light at the end of the tunnel was Hogwarts. Bellatrix had gone, Andromeda had gone, and Narcissa had been left solitary for a year, yearning for the day she’d be able to board the train at King’s Cross Station and disappear to a year away from her suffocating mother. It occurred to her a few months before she was meant to leave for school that perhaps her mother wouldn’t allow it. She even thought she’d overheard Druella begging Cygnus to let her homeschool Narcissa for the rest of her academic career, but thankfully, he’d sternly refuted his wife. Narcissa needed to be sociable and influential at school if the Black family was to continue its powerful grip on society.

Druella wept when Narcissa packed her trunk for her first year. She’d been distraught about her youngest daughter leaving for weeks. Their mother kept wringing her hands and proclaiming that she had no idea what she would do with her time now. Narcissa feigned regret for leaving and assured her mother that she’d find some way to fill her time. However, Narcissa had never been more excited to experience the freedom that came with school. From the moment she stepped on the train, it felt as if a world lifted from her shoulders. Even her pearl necklace didn’t feel quite so strangling. 

Narcissa sat in a compartment with Andromeda and a few of her classmates instead of trying to find other first years to talk to. Frankly, she appreciated simply looking at the scenery as they went along. She enjoyed just sitting and being without having to do anything. Andromeda warned her that there would be people at Hogwarts who would have heard of her, and there would be plenty of rumors about her and her family, but Narcissa didn’t care. They could say that she was the devil incarnate, and she’d still be excited to hear a voice that wasn’t her mother’s saying it.

After the sorting ceremony, she began to realize the full implications of her sister’s warning. She unpacked her trunk in the Slytherin dormitory with the rest of the first year girls and attempted to make her first friends. They all smiled until names were exchanged. She heard the whispers when her back was turned. They only intensified when the eldest Black sister appeared to check on Narcissa her first day. After a quick greeting and good luck, Bellatrix told the rest of the Slytherin girls to be nice to her sister or else. As kind as the gesture had meant to be, it assured Narcissa a rather lonely first year. Even those who wanted to suck up to a Black sister didn’t bother to talk to Narcissa for fear of invoking Bellatrix’s wrath. Not to mention, Andromeda came off far more personable- an easier friend.

Narcissa threw herself into learning who she actually was. She had plenty of free time without friends to worry about and without her mother’s constant presence, though she did have to dedicate a portion of her week to responding to her mother’s letters. She decided to have average marks in her classes despite fully understanding the material and even studying further than what the classes required. It was to her advantage the world continued to see her as the beautiful sister. While the rumors about her spread even more, Narcissa became more and more lonely. She decided to play into the persona that everyone had created for her. 

Her school life continued as such until the middle of her fourth year. Narcissa began to study legillimancies and occlumencies. She was very good at it. Disturbingly good at it. During the middle of the night, she began to explore the innermost thoughts of her schoolmates, sisters, and anyone else she thought would be interesting to understand. The more accomplished she became, the more willing she was to do what was ethically questionable. The more ethically questionable her decisions became the more her curiosity for the darker arts and divination became. However, her studies no longer fill that space in her that craves connection. Is this the year that she finally finds someone she can connect with or will she be the lone princess locked away in her castle forever?

[mollyoddled]

__________________________molly lenora prewett.

age & birthday. sixteen, october 30.

sign. scorpio.

house & year. gryffindor, fifth year.

blood status. pureblood.

character pronouns. she, her.

sexuality. heterosexual.

siblings. fabian prewett. gideon prewett.

other relations. phillip prewett - father. karina prewett - mother. declan macmillan - cousin.

clubs. charms club, knitting club, wizard card collector’s club, wizard chess club.

favorite classes. charms, herbology, potions.

least favorite classes. arithmancy, divinations.

height. 5′3″

hair color. honey russet.

eye color. hazel.

hair style. a loosely curled bob is the most frequent hairstyle that molly sports. the next most frequent is two buns on top of her head. she does like to experiment with different ways to wear her hair, though, and likes to use a lot of clips and ribbons.

fashion style. molly fashion a good bit of her own clothes. she wears a lot of knits and denim. she prefers things to be in warm colors and has a preference for stripes, overalls, and soft textures. she wears clogs or sneakers most often. molly tends to prefer shorts and skirts to pants. a lot of hand-me-downs have been incorporated and refashioned in her wardrobe, too. [ fashion moodboard ]

distinguishing features. molly is perhaps best known for her red hair and remarkably friendly face. her eyes are very kind and she smiles more often than not. she has freckles over her nose, cheeks, and shoulders. she has scars on her elbow from falling out of a tree, on her knee from jumping off a broom, and her hand from a baking incident.

______________________________wand.

11″ alder wood, unicorn hair, unrelenting.

Alder is an unyielding wood, yet I have discovered that its ideal owner is not stubborn or obstinate, but often helpful, considerate and most likeable. Whereas most wand woods seek similarity in the characters of those they will best serve, alder is unusual in that it seems to desire a nature that is, if not precisely opposite to its own, then certainly of a markedly different type. When an alder wand is happily placed, it becomes a magnificent, loyal helpmate. Of all wand types, alder is best suited to non-verbal spell work, whence comes its reputation for being suitable only for the most advanced witches and wizards.

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.

______________________________pets.

Molly has a cat named Lavalamp, but is called Dubby. She also has a pet chicken named Cherry Cola.

______________________________amortentia.

butterscotch.

molly will happily add butterscotch to anything. she is certainly convinced there is nothing better tasting in this wide world.

fresh laundry.

chores were always something that molly was expected to do, but she was happy to help. laundry fast became her favorite thing to do. she finds folding it to be a good way to calm her nerves.

apple.

the smell of apples always bring her back to baking or to the orchards that grew not far from the house or eating on a hike or snacking away the afternoon. no matter what, they always bring her back to a happy memory.

______________________________boggart.

the idea of her family hurt and her unable to do anything to help.

______________________________patronus.

elephant.

elephants are traditionally considered a symbol of good luck, wisdom, fertility, and protection. the elephant is also associated with offering energies of protection, love, loyalty, and quiet courage. people with elephant patronus are brilliant and often make excellent researchers or scientists. these people have deep emotions and will respond to those feelings from a place of inner knowing. the family is essential to them, especially the very young and the very old. folks with this spirit animal always have a soft spot for the weak and the helpless. loyalty is the elephant patronus’s strong suit, and they remain loyal despite challenging circumstances in all situations.

______________________________biography.

the prewett family had never been the elite of pureblooded society. more often than not, they hovered somewhere near the middle. with enough influence that they could easily marry into the most ancient and noble house of black, but regarded by many to be less than due to their lax attitude about the strict purity of blood. the macmillan family had been treated little better. the distinction being that the macmillan’s wanted more. when a young karina macmillan expressed her desire to marry phillip prewett, her father didn’t approve at first. the couple had to threaten to elope with one another before they finally relented and allowed them a proper ceremony. 

they agreed that their family would not be focused on the power of a name, but the love they would share.

fabian came first. gideon wasn’t long after. hand in hand the prewett boys brought light into the world. the old country home was filled with laughter as they learned to talk and play and toddle about. their father often exclaiming that he didn’t know two things so little could cause so much of a ruckus with a hearty laugh. their bliss only grew more with the news that karina was pregnant once again. 

molly lenora prewett was born the day before all hallow’s eve. the autumn leaves covered the ground in hues of scarlet and fiery orange. one twin says that it rained all morning the day that their little sister was born; the other twin says that he can remember the sun shining down on them as they waited for news on their mum. the only things that they agreed on was that molly came in a little pink blanket, she was the loudest thing they’d ever heard, and they loved her entirely.

the young molly knew a life filled with blanket forts tied to every corner of the ceiling, baking pies on sunday evening with her mother, long walks out to the garden to help her father degnome the plots, a brother for each hand, mountains of stuffed animals, and so very many grass stains. it was a life filled with peace. it was a place where molly could be comfortably fearless. even as a little tot, molly recognized that her brothers would run into any fight without a second thought, but it would be a miracle if they remembered to tie their shoes first. it became second nature to care for the more obvious things they missed. 

when the twins left for hogwarts, the house was noticeably quieter. molly got bored easily. without any traps to watch out for or presents to find, the suddenly singular girl had to find other avenues to focus her attention. she began to spend more and more time learning from their mother. molly learned to sew, to knit, to bake, and to brew what is universally regarded as a damn fine cup of tea. that time with their mother refined molly. it dulled the edges of her otherwise sharp temper and made her more receptive to where value can be found. 

in the blink of an eye, it was her own turn to attend hogwarts. while she’d been nervous, molly wouldn’t let a soul see. fabian and gideon spent the entire night before ‘helping’ her pack her trunk with everything from the potted plant in the kitchen to lavalamp, her sweet kitten. it wasn’t until later that she realized they’d just been trying to distract her from her anxiety keeping her up all night. on the train ride to the castle, she wondered if she’d been in a house with one of them. it would feel weird not to be, but she suspected that she wasn’t quite clever enough to be in ravenclaw. the sorting hat seemed to agree. molly took her seat at the gryffindor table proudly. 

molly was successful in school. she always managed to finish her homework and made good marks on her tests. there wasn’t any particular study that she outshined in than others with the sole exception of charms. there was no charm that little molly couldn’t figure out how to cast given enough time to practice. unlike her brothers, molly was perfectly content to stay out of trouble unless provoked. that being said, it was quite easy to provoke her. molly’s temper was legendary. 

as the ominous clouds of war gather on the horizon, molly knows where her loyalties lie. Her heart is with her family. however, she was never a warrior or soldier. molly held no interest in fighting or battles. she wanted to build a family and home like the one that she’d grown up in. she wanted to make sure that there was something worth fighting for in the end. But how long can she be an island of hope in an unforgiving storm?

[vitvliyv]

                          - ̗̀    HSHQTASK011 --- FAMILY    ̖́-

on left we can see the late jefim zakharov ( richard gere ), in the middle the baby girl zhenya zakharova ( elizabeth olsen ), and on right vitaliya vorontsova herself. 

vitaliya’s husband was definitely her better half --- a role zhenya has more or less taken upon her. though, since her husband was her partner, her equal, she didn’t dismiss his opinions as easily as she does with zhenya. he wasn’t involved in politics, he merely came as her date to events but that was all. he was a professor at the university of st. petersburg and that was enough for him. vitaliya didn’t push him either, politics just wasn’t his scene. he died of cancer in 2016. vitaliya doesn’t talk about it.

zhenya, oh zhenya. vitaliya has a funny way of showing her affection. when she compares her daughter to other people, she is above everyone else. she is the absolute perfection but when vitaliya compares her to herself... zhenya could do better. she tries to be supportive but ends up being demanding. she also tends to make big decisions on zhenya’s behalf without consulting her --- see, murmansk which vitaliya demanded for zhenya even if she had no interest in it. vitaliya wants to leave a small dynasty for zhenya: after vitaliya passes away, zhenya will rule both murmansk and karelia, a total area of 325,000km2, which is almost the same as finland’s ( 338,000km2 ).