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|Scarlett “Scout” Mockridge|Halfblood|16|Year 6|Ravenclaw|Homosexual|


Scout is short, only 5’3, with light skin and a dark, fluffy pixie cut. She has dark, piercing eyes and the look like she’s constantly staring at your soul. Her lips are constantly chapped and split from being bitten at, and she has a very deep voice with a Berkshire accent.

Scout is a bit of an oddball. She doesn’t fit into any particular group, nor does she have any particular interests. She enjoys upsetting traditional expectations of both beauty and behavior – chances are she’s exploded at nearly everyone at least once for trying to box her in. Her mind is a colorful world, inspired by connections with friends and new knowledge. She loves reinventing and experimenting with both herself and new perspectives. This creates a sense of spontaneity, making Scout seem unpredictable, even to her close friends and loved ones. Despite all this, she is definitely an introvert, surprising her friends further when she steps out of the spotlight to be by herself to recharge. This is when she takes time to think. Rather than dwelling on the past or the future, Scout thinks about who she is constantly. She lives to find ways to push her passions. She also enjoys connecting with others, and has a certain irresistible charm. She always knows just the complement to soften a person that's getting ready to call her risks irresponsible or reckless. However, if a criticism does get through, it can end poorly. Scout can handle kindly phrased commentary, valuing it as another perspective to help push her in new directions. But if the comments are more biting and less mature, she loses her temper in spectacular fashion.
{Strengths} Knowledgeability, flexibility, charm, creativity.
{Weaknesses} Lack of stability, recklessness, temper, need for freedom, epilepsy.

Scout comes from a bit of a dysfunctional family. Her mother died after her younger brother was born, leaving her with just her father to raise her. She also has two half-brothers that she grew up with, the subject of their relation being breached when she was very young. They are a bit of a lower class family, her father having issues holding down a proper job for very long. She kind of resents her father, just a little though. She knows that he's made some mistakes and done things that he isn't proud of, but she still loves him in the end. Her mother was a witch, and she left behind a small amount of money for her half-blood children, but Scout’s brother ended up being a squib. Her mother also was a Seer, believing to have possessed the Inner Eye. This seems to have passed down to her daughter, who has always done above average in Divination. It is probable that she’ll strive to be a part of the Department of Mysteries. Throughout her career as a student at Hogwarts, she has been known to be a bit of a trouble maker, constantly seeking out secret passages and speaking with the more seedy ghosts. She also has shown a bit of talent in Care of Magical Creatures, a class which she thoroughly adores.

Family:
John Mockridge (father)
Yvaine Mockridge (mother)
Tiberius Mockridge (brother)
William Pratt (half-brother)
Raymond Pratt (half-brother)

She has a gnarled birch wand. It is seven and one-quarter inches long. This wand's core is hippogriff heartstring. Her patronus is an ocelot.

|Arsenius Brookstanton|Pureblood|17|Year 7|Slytherin|Asexual Panromantic|


Arsenius is pretty tall at 5"8, with brown skin covered in freckles and dark curls with shaved sides. In all honesty, his hair makes up a decent chunk of his height. He has a nice smile, which only comes out when he's genuinely happy, and a smooth voice like honey that is often used in a persuasive manner. There are usually dark circles under his eyes due to his frequent bouts of insomnia.

He's relatively easy-going and amenable to most anyone until his principles are violated, about which he may become outspoken and inflexible and stubborn. He does, however, prefer to return, to a reserved temperament, not wanting to make a spectacle of himself. Though he was raised as a pureblood, Arsenius makes a point of not forming opinions on anything or anyone until he is fully acquainted with every aspect of them. This leads to him appearing stand-offish or pretentious, but in actuality he's trying to do the opposite. He just doesn't really understand how cold he appears to others. He tends to see everything in terms of how it could be improved, or what it could be turned into, and lives primarily inside his own mind, having the ability to analyze everything. He seeks clarity in everything and is driven to build his knowledge, leading him to be an unfruitful perfectionist. He highly values intelligence and the ability to apply logic to theories to find solutions. Because of this he enjoys charms and transfiguration, wanting to work anywhere but the Ministry or Wizengamot one day. Maybe as an Auror.

{Strengths} Intelligence, neutrality, blood status, wealth.
{Weaknesses} Social inadequacy, insomnia, inability to produce an heir, need to improve everything.

Arsenius comes from a pureblood family, meaning he is expected and was bred to be perfect. Only absolute excellence is accepted of him, and all flaws were to be hidden. This in itself is part of the reason for his impassive exterior. His father is part of the Wizengamot, which lends itself to his detestation of potential working in wizarding government. His mother works in the Ministry, just a secretary. Because of their busy jobs, Arsenius spent the majority of his childhood in a near empty mansion surrounded by house elves. Not the most unbearable of childhoods, but it was kind of lonely. However, he loathed having his parents’ attention on him because they seemed to disapprove of nearly everything he did. So he pushed himself, learning to observe and analyze and retain. Unless they were pleased, they weren’t his parents. As he grew older he realized something about himself. His father and mother always talk about producing an heir, carrying on the family name. The thought repulses him. Sure, he had a few girlfriends since he reached about fifteen, but he never was interested in them like that. He liked holding hands and kissing and stuff, but any thoughts of “heir-making” did not appeal to him. Of course, he didn’t say anything for fear of being completely disowned. So he continues to fly under the radar both at school and at home. He’s had some issues with other Slytherins in the past, petty arguments, but hasn’t had any real enemies.

Family:
Bastien Brookstanton (father)
Iolanthe Brookstanton (mother)

His wand is hawthorn, 12 inches, bendy, with unicorn mane. His patronus is a stingray. He is a gifted Occlumens.

Dove

Edward Remus Lupin
Half-Blood
21 years old

Teddy is extremely noticeable. Tall and lanky with his mother's constantly changing skin, hair, and eyes. His appearance normally changes based on emotion, his hair being the most frequently fluctuating feature about him, turning to pink when embarrassed.

Often, when he misses his parents or is feeling alone, he'll look at the pictures he has of his parents, mimicking their features as best as he can. He thought he would grow out of his colour changing, but it's obviously permanent.

Teddy is a bit wild, his personality as bright as his hair. Though he was a Hufflepuff, he exemplifies many traits. He's a lot like his mother, adventurous to the point of being near reckless, a snark that can hardly be contained at points, a bit of a temper is prodded at. He can be manipulative and a trickster. However, he has a lot of his father in him. There are times when he becomes reserved, drawing into himself. He loves learning, and can usually be found with his nose in a book when not pulling pranks or snogging Victoire (two things he still does even in his adulthood). He's a jack of all trades and a master of none. He works in the Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, his charm and status as a half-werewolf metamorphmagus allowing him to bridge the gap easily. While he is happy to be surrounded by his large family and friends, sometimes he misses his parents, wonders what they were like, wishes he knew them.

Strengths: Sense of humor, precociousness, easily likeable, not a full blooded werewolf, metamorphmagus
Weaknesses: Inability to keep his mouth shut, occasional self doubt, temper

Teddy was raised by Grandma Andromeda.He also had his godfather, Harry, and all his father's friends in the Order, to visit and stay with. He spent a lot of his childhood bouncing around different people's houses, his godfather ensuring that he always had someone to care for him and his sister. He graduated with nearly perfect scores on his OWLS and began work with the Ministry as soon as he graduated with some help from Bill Weasley. He is currently in a relationship with Victoire Weasley.

Family:
Remus Lupin (father)
Nymphadora Lupin (née Tonks) (mother)
Lyall Lupin (paternal grandfather)
Hope Lupin (née Howell) (paternal grandmother)
Edward Tonks (maternal grandfather)
Andromeda Tonks (née Black) (maternal grandmother)
House of Black

Other:
His patronus is a wolf, like his mother's. His wand is rowan, 10 1/4 inches, whippy, with a core of phoenix tail feather. He has a pet barn owl named Astral.

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