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Hogwarts RPG Name: Sebastian Price First Year | Knockturn Alley Character Bios The Harpy of Hogwarts | Dungeon Mistress | Bimba di Serpeverde
Under the spoiler tags you will find a bio on each of the permanent characters located in Knockturn Alley. Watch out for this lot, they're dangerous and they're out for themselves.
Played by Droo: SPOILER!!: Atropos Trelawney Name: Atropos "At" Trelawney Date of Birth: 11/11/2015 Age: 57 Years attended Hogwarts (or other school): 2026-2032 Hogwarts House: Slytherin Current Occupation: KA Supervisor Previous Occupation(s): Entrepreneur Eye Color: Gray Hair: Black Height: 6' Marital Status: Married Friends: None Personality: Strong and Vicious History: Atropos "At" Trelawney was the oldest son of Nox Trelawney and Hemera Greengrass. Nox was the brother of Sybill Trelawney. Hemera was the aunt of Daphne and Asteria Greengrass. Although he descended from seers, he, like most of the recent family, did not possess the gift. The one exception was his brother, Hesiod, a strange boy who kept mostly to himself and never married. This was because Hesiod’s only recurring vision was that of his own death… no matter what he did to stop it… his death kept playing in his mind, causing him to go mad.
Atropos grew up in Venice, Italy. He was raised to believe a woman should be looked at and never heard, that her place was to serve and respect her man. After he graduated from Hogwarts (Slytherin,) he became an entrepreneur and used what money his parents left him to buy a few shops in Knocturn Alley. He missed his home land and opted to keep a home in London and one in Venice. That’s when he met the woman who would soon be his first wife, Clytemnestra.
The woman was a seer, and having a vision they would make lots of money together, she told him, she would be a great asset to him. She would tell him where and how to proceed in his business, and thanks to her visions and he would keep her in a lifestyle she would be comfortable in. He was sold and proposed to her. He was shrewd and dark in his dealings, and now owns most of Knockturn Alley.
He insisted on having an heir, on continuing his lineage and, alothough she didn't want children, gave into his request. When she became pregnant, her visions ceased to be. Finally when her child was born, she promised herself she would never have another child again. Atropos was most disappointed. The child was female.
He tried to convince her again and again, but his wife didn't bear him any more children. When, years later, he found out she had not been faithful, they divorced, and he remarried a younger woman, who gave him the heir he always desired.
He is not a faithful man. He likes women and he gets what he likes.
He is no one to be trifled with.
Played by Anna Banana: SPOILER!!: Veronica Lafay  Knockturn Alley Assistant Model: Kate Beckinsale ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄ VERONICA PERSEPHONE LAFAY Independent. Ambitious. Determined. Strong-minded. THE BASICSMy name is Veronica Persephone Lafay You can call me Veronica. I don't do nicknames. I am thirty-eight years old. My parents are both purebloods and former Slytherins. I was born in Scotland, Great Britain. I currently live in Hogsmeade, Scotland, Great Britain My birthday is on January 31, 2037. I'm the current Knockturn Alley Assistant. You can see that I am a female. You could say I ran with the crowd at Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. My wand is TBD. My patronus is TBD. My boggart is TBD. APPEARANCE +Hair: Brown +Eyes: Hazel +Build: Fairly tall with a small frame +Height: 5'8" +General appearance: A former model, Veronica stands at a fairly tall five feet eight inches. She has long, brown hair, which she sometimes highlights or colors completely blonde. At the moment, she's keeping her hair its natural shade of brown, though. Because of the many years she put in as a model, Veronica's fashion sense is always up-to-date and, when she can afford it, always top of the line. At the moment, she rarely can afford the best of the best, but she's brought with her to Great Britain a large selection of clothes left over from her time with her boyfriend or her years as a model. She's not known to smile often and is a very serious, no-nonsense person. She can sometimes come across as harsh and cold, which helps her fit right in with the crowd that frequents Knockturn Alley. AN IN-DEPTH LOOKABOUT ME/HISTORY
In late January (the very last day of the month) in the year 2037, Lucien and Narys Lafay gave birth to what was then their fourth child and third daughter. They named her Veronica Persephone Lafay, and the child would later become the fourth of a grand total of nine children (five sons and four daughters). Veronica spent the first part of her childhood learning early on that life isn't fair, we rarely get what we want and rarely have what we need, and that distancing herself from others would frequently save her from heartache.
She was home-schooled up until the age of eleven, where she became one of the only two Lafay children to attend Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. During summer vacations and Christmas breaks, she always came home to be looked after by her older sister of five years, Hecate. In the year 2055, Veronica graduated from Beauxbatons with not an idea in this world of where she wanted to go or what she wanted to do with her life. Her boyfriend of three years and fellow Beauxbatons graduate, Philippe Abney, offered her the opportunity of moving with him to a flat in Paris, where he'd pursue a career in photography.
At eighteen-years-old, Veronica left the home she'd always known and moved with Philippe to Paris, France. For the first three years of her new life, Veronica worked as a waitress at a little café around the corner from where Philippe was studying photography. She would pose for pictures as part of study projects her boyfriend was involved in. A few of these photos, unbeknownst to her, even ended up in one of the magazines Philippe was interning for. These shoots led to Philippe eventually helping Veronica obtain a deal she found too good to pass up. Philippe had been hired to work as a photographer at a very popular wizarding magazine company, and he helped get Veronica a job there as a model. Excited at the opportunity to quit her job at the café and work closer to Philippe, Veronica accepted the offer.
Although the job wasn't as glamorous and excited as she'd imagined it to be, she continued to work there as she believed she had nowhere else to go. She'd come to know no other life than being with Philippe and taking on the identity as "Philippe's Girlfriend" rather than discovering her true self. She lived this way for twenty years, from age eighteen until age thirty-eight. Because of the fact that she was nearing her forties, the magazine company released her from her modeling job, and she was left with nothing to do but return to small jobs like cafés and boutiques. She never could earn enough money, though, and this led to arguments with Philippe that eventually distanced the two. He was growing closer to a much younger model who had years left with the company he still worked for, and he and Veronica eventually split. On the day that she left him, he walked her to the door with a cold, "See ya," and then she boarded a train and headed back to her birthplace of Great Britain.
With the small amount of money she had with her, she set up rent for a small cottage in Hogsmeade, Scotland. She managed to get a job working as an assistant in Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. She figured working at a clothes shop would be most similar to the jobs she's always known, and she figured it'll at least be something to make ends meet until she can get back on her feet. However, even the need for money wasn't enough to keep Veronica working at the clothes shop. After working at the shop for only one summer, she decided that slaving to help overly-needy children get their school clothes just wasn't her thing. She retreated to the dark shadows of Knockturn Alley, where she met up with a ghost from her past and found work being employed as his assistant. I'm fairly fond of the color green, shopping when I have the money, clothes, shoes, jewelry, modeling, and *sigh* Philippe Abney. (More to come as I continue playing her and discover more about her.) But I do not care for the colors pink and purple, running out of money, being made to feel as if I'm useless and too old to be of importance anymore, being overly nice and friendly, being mistaken for my sisters, and *sigh* Philippe Abney. (More to come as I continue playing her and discover more about her.) Some of my aspirations include
+ Forgetting Philippe Abney forever.
+ Getting myself back on my feet and finding my true identity.
+ Believing that I'm worth something and am still of importance.
+ Discovering the career that's right for me and not just taking on small jobs here and there. A few fears sometimes get in the way
+ Letting Philippe Abney run my life again.
+ Running completely out of money and being forced to rely on someone else again.
+ Never discovering who I truly am or what I'm meant to do with my life.
+ Failure with anything or failure with life in general.
+ Reliving my past. FURTHER MOREMy family is large and Merlin only knows where at this point. +The Parents: Lucien Lafay Sr. and Narys Lafay +The Siblings: Lucien Lafay (born 2026); Nerys Lafay (born 2029); Hecate Lafay (born 2032); Solara Lafay (born 2038); Alrich Lafay (born 2039); Elrich Lafay (born 2039); Ulrich Lafay (born 2039); and Zorander Lafay (born 2041). +The Boyfriend: ...is someone I recently split from. +The pets: Does any part of my life really indicate to you that I have room for pets in my life? EXTRA! EXTRA!
Had she gone to Hogwarts rather than Beauxbatons, Veronica would have likely been sorted into Slytherin house. She has all the traits of a true Slytherin; and despite the fact that she once lived her life around Philippe Abney, she never once lost her ambition or will to become a better person. Now that she's broken free of Phillipe Abney, she's more ambitious now than ever before as she searches for her own place in the magical world. Because of certain hardships and letdowns she's faced in her life, she looks at nearly everyone as if they were out to get her and regards most with a cold shoulder. She rarely smiles, and she laughs on even fewer occasions. She's making a huge attempt to better her life, though, and knows she has to work hard on her natural traits and characteristics to keep her job at Madam Malkin's.
Credit to Ashlie aka Hermione_loves_Ron for the template coding and to Rose aka Roselyn for the bio pic.
Played by PotterHeadforLife: SPOILER!!: Shane di Angelo  Shane Harley di Angelo Face Claim: Guy Pearce that fire you ignited Basics Name: Shane H. di Angelo Nicknames: Only Shane Blood Status: Pureblood Date of Birth: 10th May 2044 Age: 35 Gender: Male Birthplace: Bulgaria Current Residence: Somewhere out there in Scotland Marital Status: Single School Attended: Durmstrang Current Occupation: Knockturn Alley Other Assistant / Atropos Trelawney's Other Goon good, bad and undecided Appearance Eye Colour: Brown Hair Colour: Black Build: Athletic, sort of Height: 5' 9" Weight: How about no burns when I stand beside it Relationships Parents: ... *eyes* They're in Azkaban right now, so why should I care? Siblings: None Uncles: I am never talking about them again Aunts: Go away Girlfriends: Past is past, shut up your light is ultraviolet Personality
He's easily irritated, cold, rebellious, rarely smiles (evil smirks is all he can do), has a tendency to be just plain mean. Due to childhood experiences, he learned to treat things the way he thought things should be treated as. Family used to be a touchy subject for him, but he manned up and is all casual about it now. More to come as I play him. visions so insane History
Both his parents were sent to Azkaban for having used the Killing Curse at fellow wizards because of a huge misunderstanding. He was left under the care of his Aunt and Uncle but ran away just after he reached the age of 17 (legal age for wizards) with no note. He took the longest train ride ever from Bulgaria to Scotland. He wanted to keep his distance from his family, whom he thought were just a pack of lame people. Determined, he took a few Muggle jobs (ex. cashier and all) for a living until he thought the little salary he earned couldn't support him any longer. Feeling like he's neglecting the fact that he was a wizard, he decided to find a job down in where thought was the place for him, Knockturn Alley. they travel unraveling through my brain OOC Stuff that you might wanna know. This is written in my point of view.
His surname, di Angelo, was taken from one of my favorite book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Ironically, it means 'from the angel' which is far away from Shane's personality. No, he's not sweet and even if he tried to, he never will be. Everything about him just came to me one by one, starting with his name and his history. Using the information I had with his history, I made his personality out of it and tried to make it Knockturn Alley-ish. Heh.
His post color will be #5F755E in the font of Georgia.
-------------------- Other Characters: SPOILER!!: Korpsit Name: Korpsit Date of Birth: exact date unknown, estimated to be in February, 2026 Age: about 45 Years attended Hogwarts (or other school): none Current Occupation: Arkie Alderton’s Kwik-Repair Shop Previous Occupation(s): belonged to several rebel Goblin groups Eye Color: beady black Hair: thin whisps of blondish white Height: he’s never measured, but somewhere between 3 and 5 feet. Marital Status: single Friends: some of his fellow compatriots, most are in prison Personality: Korpsit is coldly polite around wizards. He is patient because he has to be. The Goblin is calculating and clever, but very close-minded when it comes to humans, particularly the magical sort. History: Korpsit was born in Northern Sweden to a poor mining family. His father, also named Korpsit, a gold miner, had given up – for his father was a miner, and his father’s father was a miner, and his father’s father’s father was a miner, and so on as far back as he could remember. Just as all the firstborn males were named Korpsit, all the firstborn males were miners. That was the way it worked. However, Korpsit’s mother, Yaruff, who also helped in the mines, remained hopeful. She instilled in the young Goblin the belief he was meant for better.
When he was around 9, the mine his parents were working in collapsed, burying them, and many other Goblins, alive. This was not an uncommon occurrence, so nothing was done about it. Korpsit, brokenhearted, moved in with some of his relatives, also miners.
When he was 15, Korpsit was expected to begin his mining career. He did not. Instead, the Goblin traveled around, looking for the destiny he believed he deserved.
And he found it. There, in a wizarding village, he wondered at the quality of life. He fell in love with it, and decided, while devouring a half-eaten Fizzing Whizbee he’d found in the garbage, he was going to go into the candy business.
But they didn’t hire them. They didn’t even give him an application. None of the shops did – not the local newspaper, not the gardening store, not the pet store. The naive young Goblin was shunted about, spat at, and treated as if he lacked intelligence. Needless-to-say, Korpsit was angry. He busted a few windows, stole a couple Chocolate Frogs, and then there was the wand shop…
Korspit went to jail.
While in jail, he met some other very angry Goblins. United by blood and cause, they became friends, and the others told him of secret rebel groups, all over Europe. And so, for the next 20-some years, Korsit rebelled, went to jail again, and rebelled some more. His name became well-known in the surrounding villages, and his damage so costly and widespread, the people banded together and kicked him out of the country.
It was then that Korpsit realized his rebel groups weren’t getting anywhere. That Goblins were never going to get anywhere. And so he made some bigger and stronger “friends” with similar interests, and got himself his first job at Arkie Alderton’s Kwik-Repair Shop. SPOILER!!: The Gypsy Hag
Name: Madame Hildegard
Date of Birth: March 15th, 2000.
Age: 72.
Current and Previous Occupation: Peddler - The Starry Prophesier
Eye Color: Yellow
Hair: White
Personality: How would you act if you had green skin!?
Madame Hildegard was born on March 15th, 2000. She was not always known as Madame Hildegard, since the Madame had come later. She was, however, born with green skin and yellow eyes. Her mother and father, whose name is unknown, were both potioneers, and unfortunately, not very good ones. Due to drinking their own potions, Hildegard was born looking the way she does.
Embarrassed by their child, Hildegard's parents gave her to the town gypsies, who promised to take care of her and teach her the gypsy ways. Her parents died a few years later, due to an expired vial of armadillo bile which they used trying to brew a wit-sharpening potion. Hildegard never found this out, since she thought she was the child of the gypsies.
Now known as Madame Hildegard, the woman stayed with her gypsy family until she turned 50 years old. At that time, the younger gypsies take over and basically cast their elders away. Not knowing what to do, the green skinned gypsy went out on her own, eventually finding an old cart and filling it with the things she had learned over the years. There was a problem; no one wanted to stop to buy from the woman, they had other plans.
Every place the gypsy went, people would constantly throw stones at her. For a VERY long time, the gypsy dealt with it, until she came across a small town in England. She was stopped by a group of teenagers, wizard or muggle, she knew not, who she thought were really interested in her things. As she stopped, the teenagers pulled out stones, throwing them at the woman. After all the years of that happening to her, the gypsy snapped, and attacked one of the teenagers, dragging him into the nearby woods. The boy was never seen again, and the rest of the kids swore as they saw the woman emerge, saw blood drip off her chin. As she left, the group went into the woods to look for their missing friend, finding no signs of him, except for one shoe.
Madame Hildegard has been in Knockturn Alley since then, the only place where people don't stone her. SPOILER!!: Demian Andromalius Name: Lord Demian Calviticus Andromalius, IV Date of Birth: 04/20/1489 Age at Death: 29 Years attended Hogwarts (or other school): Homeschooled as all nobles were. Current Occupation: Haunts the Coffin House Necromancy Emporium Previous Occupation(s): Lord of Tindenbury under the Great King Henry the VIII Eye Color: Black Hair: Black Height: 6'2 Marital Status: Widowed Personality: Pompous and Vain History: Demian was the son of wizards of nobility. The fact that they were magical beings was kept secret by an ancestor who watched his mother burn at the stake. Demian was beautiful, so much so, no girl could ever compare to him. King Henry ordered him to marry a lady in waiting... but, a few days later she showed up dead somewhere with no marks at all... as if she'd been killed by Magic. Demian had been with the king in France and so he was never suspected. A few years later, the King insisted Demian marry another lady in waiting, but when Demian left with the King for Spain, she too turned up dead. Demian cast the imperious curse on the King, so that he would stop setting him up, but a Lady in Waiting named Tabitha saw him cast. Demian found out Tabitha was a halblood witch. He began courting her so that she would not spill his secret to anyone. On the eve of his 30th birthday, Demian was angry. He was getting old, and he didn't want wrinkles or age spots to ruin his beauty. Tabitha tried to cheer him up and offered to cast a freezing spell on his skin on the day of their wedding, so the wrinkle by his lip would not be visible. He was so angry that without thinking he scolded Tabitha and told her a pureblood such as him would never lower himself to marry a filthy halfblood. Tabitha, hurt and offended, gave him an early birthday girl, and cast the killing curse on him before he reached the next day. Demian's vanity knew no bounds, he'd set himself to come back as a ghost so he could continue to be beautiful in the afterlife. One thing he did not forsee, was that Tabitha bound him to the area in which he died... and now... he haunts the Coffin House Necromancy Emporium.
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