Biographies of the Eeylops Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:

Vanessa Corbette

Name: Vanessa A. Corbette
Nicknames: Vans. Vannie
Birthdate: 22nd August 2051
Age: 20
Heritage: Halfblood
Family:
Max Corbette (Deceased) - Father
Lucie Corbette - Mother
Aaron Corbette - Older Brother
Cloe and Hollie Corbette - Younger Twin Sisters

History:

Vanessa was born on a sunny day mid-August to a middle class family in lower Oxford. Her mother worked as a private herbology teacher, whilst her father was a division head within the ministry. During her younger years she played with her older brother Aaron, and the two became very close, where as she wasn’t too close to her young sister’s. Vannie had a relatively happy childhood up until the October after her 5th birthday, for during that month her Father had a heart attack and died. Vanessa was too young to understand what happened, but her mother made her understand what had happened when she was a few years older.
On her eleventh birthday Vanessa received a letter saying that she was able to attend Hogwarts. Due to her birthday being on the 22nd August she only had a short number of days before she left for Hogwarts, 9 in fact, but luckily they managed to sort everything out, and on the 1st September 2062 Vanesssa left for Hogwarts. Her first 2 years of school were a blur, with a mix of enjoying herself in the atmosphere of Hogwarts, and studying hard, seeing as from a young age she knew that she wanted to be a healer.
During her third year a lot changed at Hogwarts for her, she met a very nice boy called Miles Parker, whom later turned out to become her best friend, and her boyfriend. She finished Hogwarts with being a Prefect in her final year.
In her final two years at Hogwarts a new teacher joined the teaching team, a young profesor known as Iliana Morgan. Teacher and student started a good friendship, a student - teacher friendship, but after Vanessa graduated the two soon became extremely close, and Vannie regularly visits Iliana at Hogwarts on her weekends off.
After graduating from Hogwarts Vanessa began attending a intern healing course at St Mungos, after getting an amazing recommendation from her best friend when she was at school. After just over a year of training Vanessa was offered a position as Assistant Healer to the head Healer on one of the wards of St Mungos, and she took this job. She remained as assistant healer for just over 5 months before seeing an advertisement for Eyelops Owl Emporium in an edition of the Daily Prophet, and after a long discussion with her long time boyfriend Miles Parker, she decided to buy, and work in the shop.

Appearance: Vanessa has always been tiny, and she now stands at a very small height of 5 ft 2 inches, although she does generally make that up by wearing heels. When she was younger she tended to wear her long brunette hair in French plaits, but she now wears it flowing down her back, either straight, but more than likely with curls. She has big dark green eyes, and is generally seen to have a beautiful big smile playing on her lips

Personality: Vanessa during her school years was always a quiet girl, a girl who would get on with her studies, and not really pay attention to anyone else really. That changed when she got into the same crowd as Anna, Lyra, and Celandine…aka the pink ladies. This change made her a lot more noticeable about fashion, and she changed into a much more lively, and out going girl. After graduating from Hogwarts she still remained in the same stage personality wise, and her love of fashion grew and grew. She also became very passionate, and loving of one particular woman, who became her closet friend, she would do anything for this woman, absolutely anything.
Vannie is also very passionate about her work, being a very caring woman, so she fitted into healing straight away, and she loved this job, but grew a little tired of it, and needed a change, which seemed to fit into her old ever changing personality from when she was young

Assistant:

Name: Artemis Juliet Galanis Chosen
Age: 28
DOB: September 16th, 2043
Blood Status: Pureblood
Born: Athens, Greece
Lives: London, England
Marital Status: Single
Patronus: Workin on it.
Wand: Mahoghany, unicorn tail hair, 10 1/4 inch


Profile Pic: Annananaz, thank you <3
Appearance -
i. Hair colour: Dark brown
ii. Eye colour: Navy blue
iii. Height: 5'6
iv. Weight: 120 lbs.

History -
Born in Athens, Greece on September 16th, 2043 to her young, single Greek pureblood mother Athena Galanis, Artemis grew up not knowing of or anything about her father, despite her wishes to have knowledge on the subject it was a topic her mother forbid. Artemis had always been quite smart, even as a little girl she could tell there was a difference between herself and most other little children whom had both parents in their lives. But even still, she never complained or asked questions that would upset her mother; crying was reserved for special moments of 'quiet time' in the privacy of her own room when no one would come bother her.

Because her mother had been terribly unprepared and young when she had come along, Athena's parents - Artemis' maternal grandparents, - were far from happy with the whole situation, and highly disappointed in their daughter for 'throwing her dreams away'. Words of anger were tossed around, no one was forgiven. Athena's older sister, Erimentha, and her husband, Deniz, took her in and helped to raise Artemis when she finally came. Their three-year-old daughter, Demetria, was absolutely thrilled to have her first cousin. Athena and Erimentha never spoke to their parents again after that.

Artemis started school two years earlier than the average child, much too advance for her own good; she was put into a special school for children like herself, where she should have easily fit in (but if you ask her, that was not the case). When she was two-years-old her mother had been halfway through Healer school and they had gotten a place of their own, not far from her aunt's house where she would stay during the time her mother had to work. To Artie, it was more like home than their own place. She and Demetria had been, and still are, not only cousins but the best of friends.

School wasn't so bad, Artemis had been rather fond of her teacher, Andrew DeVille, and took it upon herself to get her dear mother to get to know him too. It was her idea that if she hadn't been born with a daddy, like all the other kids she knew, Artemis would find herself one. And in order to do that, her mum had to like him. Luckily for her, she had picked right. Her mother and Andrew were married the October after she turned six-years-old; she and Demetria were the flower girls. She was perfectly happy being their daughter, being an only child just like her older cousin, but apparently her mother and stepfather had something else in mind: At eight-years-old, they had surprised her with a baby brother - Apollo. In Artie's words, he was born an old man from the start "Grumpy, little and wrinkly".

All through her life Artemis did things to make others proud of her, her mother, her stepfather, her aunt and uncle. When she graduated from the wizarding school she attended in Greece, like her mother she went into Healer school. Instead of the same one her mother had gone into, she decided it was time for a change - a real change, and moved from the safety of home to London, England to be closer to one of her most favorite people in the world, one of her mother's oldest and dearest friends: Amelia Finbal-Sulo, whom she most commonly refers to as her Auntie, and the rest of the Finbal/Sulo family.

Though she loved her work at St. Mungo's, once Healer school was finished with Artemis decided to take a slight break after a chaotic event that hit the wizarding Hospital, coming back as a part-time Healer when needed. Knowing Amelia owned the bookstore residing in Diagon Alley, she ventured in and ended up taking over at Quality Quidditch Supplies since it was in need of someone to run the place. However, that did not last long - no more than a year, at which point she took up the position of Assistant at Eeylops Owl Emporium, still wanting to stay close to Mia. During her first summer at Eeylop's a young, blonde spikey-haired, green-eyed boy by the name of Legend Chosen came in and her life would never be the same again.

The boy, going to be a First year at the time, had asked her questions about animals and she gave him the answers she knew. He shared a secret with her, and she promised to keep it (really, who was she going to tell?). He also said he was there to avoid his little girl friend the words 'girl' and 'friend' are NOT together. where he knew she wouldn't come because of the owls. Ever since that day, the boy came back regularly to see Artemis and talk to her for no particular reason usually. Eventually he began to insist she looked familar, that she looked like his father, and in his childish mind he decided that he wanted her to be his sister - so she was, and he told her something along those lines despite her own insisting that she was not related to him. Late summer of 2068 changed everything.

A run in with Legend, who had dragged his father with him, and her mother's surprise visit brought information Artemis had been waiting over twenty years to know: She had found her biological father, and Legend was right. From there it gets hazy, for she doesn't know many details after - why it had been kept from her all those years, from Alphonse Chosen who had no idea she even existed. Although she probably should have been, Artie was not angry or resentful toward her mother and didn't push for details. She is still slowly but surely finding out more, and getting to know her real father, Al, as well as his own family. Artemis went from having one small family consisting of her mother, stepfather and half-brother (Apollo) to having two connected, mixed-up crazy families with the addition of her father (Al), stepmother (Rae), stepbrother (Miguel), half-brothers (Tyson, Legend and Sparrow) and for a change, half-sisters (Alexis and Robin). Before, for the longest time Artemis felt incomplete and lost, not knowing her place in the world and feeling as if she doesn't fit in. She's found her place now, and she's happy.

Artemis is now absolutely comfortable in her job at Eeylop's, adores her lovely boss Sophia and is still on call at St. Mungo's for when they really need an extra hand. She is no longer doing things based on what she believes would make her family proud of her, but rather what she wants to do.

Biographies of the Florean's Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:

Avery Calista Bennett




Name: Avery Calista Bennett
Birthday: March 17th
Age: 24
Occupation: Shopkeeper, Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor.
Born: London, England
Lives: London, England
Marital Status: Singledating

Background: Avery has pretty much lived her life in the lap of luxury. She loves fashion and shopping with daddy's money, but since shes 23 and finally living on her own, now that she is a shopkeeper and can afford too, she buys her own apparel. She loves working at Florean's. Meeting new people is one of her favorite things. Shes had things very easy in life, up until recently. Now she has to work for what she wants. But she loves the shop.



Family: Her parents are Mathis and Emberlynn Bennett. She has a little sister named Carlie whom is 16 years old and goes to beauxbatons. Mathis and Emberlynn both come from families with...old money. They are pure bloods, but more like the Weasleys then the Malfoys. Though they tend to be a little snooty.



Appearance: She has long, blonde, slightly wavy hair, blue eyes, and is 5'8". Usually she can be found wearing the best made witch or muggle fashions.

Personality: She's a very sweet girl and loves everyone she meets. She has a tendency of being a little ditzy from time to time, and she can get kind of confused. She is also very intelligent, and has decided to try and beat the stereotype of a ditzy blonde. Its hard for her at times, but she loves who she is.

Interests:
- Fashion, mostly muggle high fashion, especially couture.
- Chocolate
- Hunky Guys
- Books of all kind (though she wont admit to it)
- Music (all kinds as well)
- Shopping
- Hanging out with friends
- Poetry



Assistant:

Hadley Hopper







Name- Hadley Hopper
Age- 20
Eye Color- Blue
Hair Color- Blonde
Height- 5'8
Weight- 1 something or another
Heritage- Pureblood
Lives- London, England
Relationship Status- single
Children/Pets- A hooded sable ferret named Sherlock.

Background- Hadley grew up in an orphanage in London. Not knowing who her parent were, she didn't know who or what she was. She would often get teased by the kids there because of that.

On Hadley's 10th birthday, the other children thought it would be funny to play a little prank on her. That was the day Hadley had learned she was indeed a witch.

After the little incident with the students, Hadley ran to the only person she had trusted in her short ten years, the director of the orphanage, Benjamin Hopper. She had told him what had happened, not knowing if he would understand or not. Luckily for her, Benjamin had a daughter the same age as Hadley, who was in the same predicament. Knowing that Hadley had no one to help her, Benjamin took her in as one of his own. And in later years, actually adopting her.

Hadley and Benjamin's daughter Harley, became best friends. On their first day at Hogwarts, both were sorted into the same house, Gryffindor. They were inseparable and often mistaken for twins, which they went along with.
During Hadley's fifth year at Hogwarts, she became curious as to who her real parents were. With the help of her sister, Hadley had come across an old Hogwarts yearbook. Harley was the one who spotted the Slytherin boy who not only Hadley resembled, but seemed to have the same last name, Grey. They planned a trip over the summer to look for this man.

In the summer before their sixth year, Hadley and Harley took a trip to an expensive town in England. It wasn't hard to find the Grey residence, since they had the biggest house there. The visit did not last long at all. During the visit, Hadley had learned she s a pure-blood and she has a twin brother, who her parents kept to carry down the family name. Hadley promised herself to never visit them again, and refused to tell Benjamin of the visit.

After graduating Hogwarts, Hadley and Harley decided to take a break and travel.

Personality- Hadley is a very cheerful, happy person, having no reason to be upset. She feels everyone should be happy and doesn't like to see a frown on someone's face. She will try to turn in into a smile. She will do almost anything for someone, without giving it a second thought.

Hadley is extremely friendly and enjoys talking to new people. She tends to ask too many questions and will ramble. It takes a lot to hurt her feelings.

Hadley likes to have fun and will make herself laugh way too much. She is clumsy and will trip over her own feet.

Likes- Animals, children, photography, books, hats, summer, and coffee (just don't give her any).

Dislikes- Sad faces, spiders, and winter.

Other
Patronus- Manatee

Wand- 11 1/2 Willow wood, Demiguise hair core.

Biographies of the Flourish & Blotts Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:
Name: Brett Carlen
Age: 27
Blood status: Muggle-born
Wand: 9 ½ inch, ash, dragon heartstring
Prized Possession: motorcycle

Appearance: Brett stands at 6’1” with dirty blonde shoulder length hair and dark blue eyes. Two strategically placed tattoos, one on his right upper arm and the other behind his neck, signify two different times of his time. He doesn’t show them off in public view most of the time, but you may get a glimpse or two if you’re lucky. Having a lean build, Brett is usually found wearing loose jeans, shirt, and leather jacket.

History: Born in Maryland, Brett moved to his current location approximately five months ago. He had traveled other places during his life, but never managed to stay in one place since he discovered that he was a wizard. He attended Spellman Academy in Massachusetts before traveling to Egypt after his studies were finished. Here, he spent time on an archaeological dig, either helping the main partners with digging or taking on other tasks which required a 'persuasive' figure who possessed certain methods to get the job done. In his earlier life, he was the rebellious kid, refusing to listen to anyone, and doing things his own way to survive. Once he reached age 25, he calmed down a bit, though the hard times of his past stay with him. It’s one of the reasons he won’t change his appearance, for its like a string that holds him to his past, showing him the mistakes he made, and ensuring that he doesn’t repeat history.

Personality: Not one to trust easily, Brett can appear moody when one first meets him. He retreats behind the ‘bad boy’ image if he feels threatened in some way, even if its by a disapproving look at his general appearance. In general, however, Brett has a laissez-faire attitude about life. His philosophy is - Life goes on without a pause, so either you go with the flow or get trampled. When you finally break his hard exterior, you’ll see that Brett can be easy to get along with. However, his temper can get the best of him at times, especially when disrespect is shown in any form towards himself or others that he holds a relationship with.

Flourish & Blotts: Desperately needing a job, but not wanting to settle for just anything, Brett came across an ad placed for an assistant for the bookstore. Figuring that the atmosphere may help him in the many issues that he currently had a hold on, Brett applied for the job and was accepted.

Assistant:



Name: Faith C. Sorenson
Age: 26
Blood status: Muggle-born
Wand: 9 inch, mapple, unicorn hair

*picture and bios to come*

Biographies of the Gringotts Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:

Gremloks Biography



Name: Gremlok, son of Hergklog
Age: I ain't saying.
Occupation: Head Goblin at Gringotts
Born: The caves
Lives: London, England.

Appearance: Gremlok is a short goblin for his kind. He has short scraggly gray hair which falls into his face at all times and piercing black eyes. Gremlok is around 3 feet 6 inches, with a small hump on his back.

Personality: He hates children, plain and simple. The only reason he took this job was to get away from the offending odor of the children as they played. He didn't realize he would be getting the prestigious Head Goblin job at Gringotts when he first applied; so far he has managed wonderfully, finding it easier to fly down the dark mangy tunnels.

Background/History: Not a lot is known of Gremlok. His father was one of high society, his mother perished at birth. Gremlok was a unruly chap, often skipping his teachings and getting into trouble. He has a love for ancient items, often hunting around with a trowel and a pick, hoping to cash in.

At a young age he developed a calling. He loved money; spending it and collecting it. When he was ten he found a galleon of the ancient wizards and was hooked. His father wanted him to rule the cave like he had but Gremlok wanted to go out and see the world. So, at the age of 25 he left the caves he had known for so long and ventured out, getting a job in France as an assistant to the assistant. He worked there for around 10 years, before learning about Gringotts.

After meeting with the Head Goblin of that time he had began working as a cleaner, the lowest job of a goblin. He didn't mind though; everyday he'd see the smiling faces of the youth walk in with their parents and speak to the attendants and he knew what he really wanted to do. After working for years to get a reputation one day he walked up behind the counter and pretended he was an attendant. After making a few mistakes he had soon figured out how to properly help the customers and was promoted to attendant. After several years in which he soon learned all the secrets of Gringotts he was promoted to Head Goblin and has some good changes for the future.

Assistant:



Name: Sophie Eirwen Diefendorf
Age: 22
D.O.B.: 18th Dec 2047
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Previous Residence: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Current Residence: Soho, London, England
Marital Status: Complicated Single
Former School: Beauxbatons Academy of Magic
Heritage: Half-Blood
Occupation: Gringotts Shopkeeper’s Assistant

Appearance
Eyes: Light brown with flecks of gold.
Hair: Dark brown, usually cut really short. Currently in a pixy style bob.
Height: 1.7 m (5’7”)
Weight: 54 kg (120 lbs)

Family
Father: Henning Michele Diefendorf (Muggle)
Mother: Eira Cadhla Harper (Pureblood)
Step-father: Andrew James Cooper (Muggle-born)
Half-sister: Nia Alyssandra Cooper (Half-Blood)

Personality: Sophie is a very warm and friendly laid back girl. But when work is involved, she is very much like night and day. While working, she is quite task-focused and keeps up a front. While outside of work, she is very much a free spirit and carefree. She is quite the smart young lady when it comes to figures and calculations, but matters of the heart and whatnot are not friends of hers. Often described as a workaholic, she would do anything to help a business grow and flourish.

Background/History: Sophie is the only daughter of Henning Diefendorf and Eira Harper. Even though she was born out of an affair, she was given her father’s last name and is his sole heir. Wanting to provide for his only daughter and child, Henning took it upon himself to fund all her needs and wishes. This didn’t not sit well with Eira and a custody battle began. In the end, she spent most of her year with her father and the occasional summer with her mother. Even though, she didn’t see her mother as often as she would have liked, their relationship was strong and solid.

Up until her eighth birthday, both her parents thought her to be a squib. It wasn’t until she accidentally blown out all the light bulbs in her father’s home, did they realize she was in fact a witch. She was later accepted to Beauxbatons and attended against her mother’s orders, as she did always want her daughter to attend Hogswarts. Upon completion of her wizard schooling, she attended a muggle university and studied Finance for two years, while interning at a local bank near campus.

With all she had learned from both her wizard and muggle schooling, Sophie moved to Amsterdam to help re-establish a Wizarding bank. She began as a consultant to help bridge the difference between the different worlds, as there hadn’t been an openly friendly bank to both in some years. With in six months, she was acting as an assistant to the head of the bank and with in a year, a possible spot as the new assistant head was in her future.

But before she was able to claim such an honour, she was called back to London for an infinite period of time. Not wanting to lose any of her headroom, which she worked so hard to achieve, her superiors managed to get her a transfer to Gringotts.

Biographies of the Leaky Cauldron Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:

Name: Morzella O’Niel
Aliases: Mozzie, Motzie, Mozz. Just call her Mozzie, though.
Age: A lady NEVER tells her age. 21
Date of Birth: October 5
Occupation: Proprietress and sole owner of The Leaky Cauldron.
Blood: Muggle-born
Former House: Ravenclaw

[Appearance]
Height: 5’5”
Build: Slender, rather stocky.
Hair: Dark hair of many lengths. In the back it is cut short and barely hangs over the end of her scalp. The sides are cut to many lengths and is choppy, with parts that stick out here and there, no locks that go any longer than her shoulders. The front is similar, a little longer than the rest and on either side of her face are two locks of hair that fall to her chest. A side part on the right pulls her fringe over her left eyes with two little bits hanging around the right side of her face. Ribbons and many barrettes and bobby pins adorn her hair, sometimes headbands. Now and then, she’ll pull her hair back in a bun or a knot.
Eyes: Chocolately brown eyes that are often outlined in black, giving them a bit of a pop and making them stand out.
General: Mozzie has a bit of an eccentric appearance and certainly has the confidence to handle it. Her hair is the least of her unique quirks. Usually, she wears a standard uniform; a white blouse of some sort, sometimes a black vest over that, and a long flowing skirt or pants. Other days, she decides she feels quirky and goes for dresses or skirts of funky colors. A special favorite accessory of hers is striped or argyle knee to thigh high socks. She’s a special fondness for Converse high-tops but due to her “short” height, she is also a fan of pumps. Being Muggle born, she’s particularly fond of Muggle fashion.

Often times, she is adorned with jewelry. Dangly earrings of bright colors, chunky bead necklaces or bracelets, things that clink and clatter when she moves. Bright colors and blacks tend to be a staple of her wardrobe, and if she’s wearing her standard uniform, be sure that there must be some odd socks or bright jewelry somewhere.

Due to her confident nature, Mozzie has a way of standing that makes her appear larger and certain. Rarely does she look lost or confused, even if she is. Mozzie is a leader and therefore tends to wear the look of one. Usually, her face can be made up with flirty smiles or winks, giggles brushing her lips. Beware that if she’s in a bad mood, though, storm clouds will follow. Surely and upset, she can shoot daggers from her narrowed eyes.

For the most part, though, she looks bouncy and energetic. While she’s not lithe and graceful, she tries, and tends to prance or shimmy about.

Personality: Little has changed about Mozzie since she was in Hogwarts. True, she’s not nearly as loud as she once was and, without her group of friends with her at all times, she’s not nearly as exclusive or high on herself, but she’s still Mozzie deep down. A little vain and self-focused, sure, but she knows when to give and take. Usually.

Mozzie, as she was when she was younger, has a manner of flirting with everyone, guy or girl. It’s not a thing of romance or seduction, but that Mozzie just has a natural manner of trying to charm the pants off the world. Cheesy smiles here, giggles there, tiny nuzzles, puckered-lip pouts, a manner of shimmying that is both attention catching and amusing. Deep down, she just wants the world to focus on her and when you run a tavern, it isn’t that hard.

Despite a bar tender being the sort to talk to people about their problems and share everyday life with each other, Mozzie isn’t always the best at giving advice. Oh, she tries, Merlin does she try, but sometimes she misses the issue or understands it differently. Which is fine, as long as you’re getting a second opinion.

She’s kind of a hyper spaz. Energetic and easily excited, she has a habit of bouncing around giving people a sugar high just by contact. Mozzie is the sort of person who, in a good mood, can bring a smile to anyone else’s face, if only just by her presence. Though it is sometimes hard, she tries to be kind and fair to everyone, but often times it fails. Unlike others, she’s not the sort who can fake liking someone or putting up with them.

Feisty and fierce, she has a tell-it-like-it-is mentality and despite her sugar addiction, she won’t sugar-coat her issues with people and now and then lacks the tact needed to break hard news gently. She’s kind of used to being popular and well-liked and she forgets that not everyone understands her the way her friends do. Still, her spunky personality and all its pizzazz tend to make her a fun and comfortable person to share company with.

Interests
- Candy
- Sugar
- Music
- Sparky and shiny
- People who can clean up after themselves
- Pretty boys with dark hair and clear blue eyes
- Herself

Dislikes
- People who make messes and leave 'em
- Disliking stuff... kind of...

History: Since she was young, Mozzie has lived in London, next door to her since-diapers best friend Nolan Weiss. Though she was a muggle-born, Mozzie had long since known about the Wizarding world, due to Nolan having a witch mother and muggle father. The two would dream of Hogwarts together and took their first trip to Diagon Alley with each other. Back then, though, Mozzie had no endeavors of ever owning the Leaky Cauldron; then it was just a dirty pub.

Sorted a Ravenclaw, Mozzie veered away from Ravenclaw sterotypes. While she is brainy and was studious, she preferred to throw parties in the court yard and be loud with her friends. She kept a close group of friends that was large in number and they could be seen together often, prancing the halls with their pockets of candy (okay , so that was usually her), talking and laughing loudly. They weren’t exactly popular, but they were known and they prided themselves on this, preening in public and being crazy and loony. Thus, Mozzie has always been confident and had a high self-esteem. Even in primary school, she cared not what the others thought of her and this has followed her to adult hood.

The Leaky Cauldron came to be in Mozzie’s hands via a thing of spontaneity. Prior to Mozzie, The Leaky Cauldron was owned by a girl by name of Aeroyiara, who had acquired the pub through the passing of her grandfather who left it to her in his will. Unfortunately, she found she hadn’t the time for the pub, nor was it her passion and deciding she wanted to pursue other endeavors she placed it on the market. Good friend Nolan saw this and, on order of Mozzie, checked it out and soon, had the title and deed to the Leaky Cauldron in hand. Thus, Mozzie was now the proud owner of her very own pub.

What comes next well… that’s to see, isn’t it?

Assistant:

Biographies of the Madame Primpernelle's Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:


Name: Sophia Anne Vivaldi
Birthday: November 17th, 2039
Age: 30
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
Years attended Hogwarts: 2051-2058
Blood status: Pureblood
Patronus: Fox

Current Position: Madame Primpernelle's Shopkeeper
Previous Occupation(s): Healer student, Curse Breaker, Research assistant for Experimental Potions, Department Head in the Dept of Mysteries

Wand: Provided on a need-to-know basis
Strongest subjects: Potions, Transfiguration, DADA, Charms, Arithmancy, and Flying
Weakest subjects: Ancient Runes, Divination

Eye color: Light brown
Hair: Dark Brown, long and thick, generally worn down, pin-straight, but occasionally when flustered, she pulls it up into a messy bun
Height: 5'8"-5'10" depending on heels she's wearing (5'5" without heels)
Build: Slender, but athletic
Marital status: Single

Personality: Sophia Anne is a feisty, flirtatious, and extremely competitive young woman. Though she is quite the narcissist and generally stubborn, Sophia knows when to keep calm and dignified exterior as well. As the youngest child, she also knows how to get what she wants, when she wants it. She prefers to keep her own problems to herself and find the solutions on her own. Sophia also expects this of others she comes in contact with.

History: Sophia is the youngest child and only daughter born to Helena and Paul Vivaldi. She was born to a long line of Slytherclaws, including her six older brothers, but she herself was a Hufflepuff. Her mother was a Healer, while her father worked in Accidents & Catastrophes as an Obliviator at the Ministry and was rarely around due to long work hours during most of her childhood years.

While maintaining dignity and propriety was always a passion of Sophia's, and the well respected path for a lady according to her mother, Sophia also had an inner rebellious side which desired to vent off some frustrations on the quidditch pitch as her brothers did. By not allowing her grades to suffer, Sophia discovered she could do both; she managed - without her parent's consent - to play Hufflepuff Beater from second to seventh years (and was pretty darned good at it too!)

During Hogwarts, Sophia was also good friends with Kaylee Grace; the pair often inseparable and seen as 'rivals' to Anastasia Bunbury and Georgia Mayes. She and Kaylee were pretty much the best of friends until something unforgivable happened in their fifth year, which Sophia didn't discover until two years later. Nonetheless, since that 'conflict of interests', the pair was split up until only just recently.

In addition to her feisty beater skills, Sophia proved exceptionally talented in the following subjects: Potions, Transfiguration, DADA, Charms, and Arithmancy. Directly after Hogwarts, per her mother's wishes she studied for two years on the Healer track before deciding it was not for her. She then pursued the route of working in Gringotts as a Cursebreaker for almost three years, before moving onto experimental potions research.

While potions research was fascinating, her eyes were set onto something larger: A position at the Ministry that with her strong background in a variety of subjects, combined with some connections, she was able to score the job as Department Head of Mysteries. Though the Department Head position was everything Sophia could have dreamed of (and more) - great pay/benefits, awesome colleagues, being in charge - after a year, there still seemed to be something missing. It is for that reason of which Sophia sought managerial position for a shop in Diagon Alley. Sure enough, she managed to secure herself a position as Shopkeeper of Madame Primpernelle's Beauty Potions; a shop that ANY fashionista could only DREAM about getting their hands on.



Assistant:

Full name: Etienne William Kenning
Nicknames/Aliases: None. Just Etienne.
Date of Birth: May 16th, 2044
Heritage: Muggleborn
Former House: Slytherin
Age: 26
Marital Status: Who knows.
Wand: Walnut, phoenix feather, 11 inches

Hair Color: Dark chocolate hair.
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 187 pounds
General Appearance: With his chocolate hair always arranged in a casual disarray, Etienne is tall and almost gangly, and prefers muggle clothes such as jeans and turtle neck sweaters.

Personality: Spoiled, impulsive and usually reckless, are some of the qualities that can easily describe Etienne Kenning. Born into a considerably wealthy Muggle family, Etienne never had to work hard to get what he wanted—in fact, he didn’t have to work at all. Broomsticks, clothes, technology, trips to the Canary Islands, and girls … it all came easily to him, for which he was grateful; Etienne is not particularly fond of hard work.

Happy-go-lucky when around his friends, and slightly stuck up with strangers, Etienne could not careless about his body—he could be the heaviest guy around (okay, not really, but that’s what he tells people) and he wouldn’t be bothered by this. Going to the gym on a daily basis is a waste of time. Or so he says.

One word can describe Etienne: Lazy.

History: Unlike his twin sister, Etienne never really cared much for his grades, which means that when it came to his elementary muggle school, he usually had a vacant -because he was definitely NOT Paying attention -or puzzled - when he paid attention the first five minutes of the class and then quickly gave up because he didn’t get a thing- expression on his face during his classes, which is why (again, unlike his sister) Etienne attended several elementary schools.

Though his grades were extremely average by the time he finished elementary school, Etienne was somehow accepted at Eton -his father had extremely good connections-, but since the letter from Hogwarts arrived (and thus, giving his mother something very close to a heart attack and sending his father into shock for two weeks) he was sent to the 'Special, Foreign and Distinguished School (as his mother likes to call it when any of her friends asks) alongside his sister Holland.

Not the brightest one of his year for sure, Etienne's grades were strictly average and only got three NEWTs (Charms, Muggle Studies and Astronomy) upon graduating. After working in several wizarding jobs (DJ for WWN, columnist for Witch Weekly, Hippogriffs' keeper among others) his mother asked him to be his publicist, since her last one had died (Etienne suspected his mother's demanding demeanor had drove the man insane to the point of getting a heart attack). Naturally, he accepted because he knew it was a job he would never lose as his mother would never fire him, and he's been working for her ever since. His mother, however, always the demanding and perfectionist one, was quick to fire his son and put his sister Holland to find him a job. Which she did. At a Beauty shop.

Needless to say, he's not pleased.

Family: Hanlin and Cordelia Kenning (the parents), and his twin sister, Holland.

Pets: His old hamster, Chuck, passed away a few years ago, so he's been looking for a new one for some time now.

Allergies: Peanuts and strawberries.

Likes: Hanging out with friends, partying, cars, traveling, sleeping, girls and food.
Dislikes: Heights, Quidditch, and having to get up before noon. And he has to do it every single day. Life is hard.

Extras: Do not expect to find him working out—he can’t bothered to do such a thing.

Biographies of the Madame Malkin's Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:

Brenna Rose Blackthorne


Name: Brenna Rose Blackthorne
Birthday: January 30, 2040
Age: 29
Occupation: Shopkeeper, Madame Malkin’s
Born: Ireland
Lives: London, England

Appearance: Brenna is 5'9" tall, and slender, with long, very dark brown hair and blue eyes. She is always seen wearing a large silver locket, which contains a photo of her older brother. She pretty much always wears nice clothes and shoes, and likes pretty things. She often wears something that is either blue or purple, since those are her favorite colors.

Personality: Brenna is intelligent, and always likes to learn new things, even though she has been out of school for years now. She has a strong personality, and likes when people like her, but she can get emotional easily. When she loves someone, she really loves them, and it is hard for her to get over it if she is told to. She knows how to take care of herself, and can hold her own if most people are mean to her. She also is fairly proficient in playing the piano.

Family: Her parents are Liam and Fiona Blackthorne. Her younger sister is Mary Blackthorne, and she had an older brother named Aiden. She is currently, questionably, single, and lives in London with her cat, Isolde.

History: Brenna was born the second child of Liam and Fiona Blackthorne, a witch and wizard in Ireland. She was four years younger than her brother, and became extremely close to him. Her mother never really cared what her older children did, remaining closer to her youngest, who was born ten years after Brenna.

When Brenna was sixteen, Aiden died suddenly, for which Brenna blamed their father for pushing him too much. Deciding she couldn't remain living with her father, she ran away from home, ending up first in London, and then Hogwarts, after someone took pity on her. After she got to Hogwarts, as a Ravenclaw, she met Tarot Williams, who was a Gryffindor a year older than her, and they eventually got involved in a relationship. They remained together for several years, until he proposed to her when she was 24 and he was 25. She declined, remembering her brother, and her fear of letting anyone too close and then them leaving. Tarot disappeared, and Brenna finally realized she blamed herself for her brother's death as much as she blamed her father. She also truly realized how much she loved Tarot, and retreated into herself a bit.

She took a position as an assistant at Gringotts, not really caring that the goblins had her doing filing more often than not. She occasionally had the ability to deal with customers, and her friendliness gradually came back, as well as the fact that she wasn't afraid to reprimand some of the goblins for being unpleasant to customers, until she found out Tarot was back when he came into Gringotts and they exchanged words.

While her personal life was taking a turn for the worse, especially since it seemed every time she saw Tarot, he’d make her upset with comments he’d make, her professional life actually started getting a little better. A Daily Prophet journalist came in and started getting on her boss’s nerves, and when she stepped in to try and help, it resulted in Gremlok promoting her (sort of) to press liaison for Gringotts, meaning she was to deal with any reporters who came into the bank. But while that meant she didn’t have to do quite as many of the menial jobs, she had still gotten to a point where she wanted more. Wanted to not have to report to anyone.

That winter, she had another run-in with Tarot, but this one ended quite differently than the previous ones. Literally running into him in the street, she ultimately ended up confessing her reason for hurting him so many years ago, and their relationship seemed to take a turn for the better. And then she found out that Madame Malkin’s needed a new shopkeeper, and she jumped at the opportunity. And now she’s setting off into a new career, with the hope that everything will be better for her.


Assistant:

Full Name: Lima Whiggmeister
Nickname: Lima Bean
Age: 21
DoB: March 4th, 2050
PoB: London, England
Current Residence: London, England
Relationship Status: Engaged
Heritage: Half Blood
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Appearance:
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Green
Height: 5'2"
Weight 120 lbs

History: Lima is the second child of Grace and Philip Whiggmeister. Her older brother is named Tristian, and she has never had a great relationship with him. Both of her parents died in a car crash in the beginning of the summer after Lima's 5th Year, and she has taken their deaths rather hard.

She finished her education at Hogwarts with good marks, and right afterward began working in the Ministry, first in the Department of Magical Transportation, and then as a Division Head in the Department of Accidents and Catastrophes. Now she is working in Madame Malkins, as she always wanted to work at this store. She loves shopping.

Personality: Lima is very nice and sociable. She can be a bit on the odd side at times, but she can also be serious about her work. She is smart, and a good and loyal friend. She can get jealous rather easily, but she usually manages to get things under control. She does take some things to hart though, as she is a rather sensitive person.

Biographies of the Magical Menagerie Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:


Name: Shawn Parias
Character Nickname: Shawny, Pari (Par-ee)
Gender: Male
Birthdate: May 27
Height: 5'3 in.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Strawberry Blond
Bloodline: Mixed
Relationship Status: Single

Wand: 9 in. dogwood, core- griffin tail hair.
Magical Strength: Magical Creatures
Magical Weakness: Transfiguration

About Shawn:
Shawn is short and gangly. His favorite animals are toads, as they are great familiars for brewing potions and they're great listeners.

His favorite color is robin's egg blue.
His favorite food is mashed potatoes and gravy.
His favorite drink is Irish Coffee.
His favorite candy is Jelly Slugs.
Shawn has a secret interest in muggle circuses (circi?)

Family Home: Duplin, Ireland
Family Info:
Shawn is the youngest brother in a family of three. His two older brothers are Landon and John. Landon studies magical birds in their natural habitat and is the owner of the Floowper that stays in the Menagerie but isn't for sale. John is the "chef" at the largest magical pet food company in Europe.

Shawn's parents are retired Wand Tree Tenders.

Assistant:


Name: Hikari Naoto
Age:20
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 100lbs
Family:
--Mother: Aiko Naoto
--Father: Takeshi Naoto
--Siblings: Kazuhiko, Hanako, & Hiroki Naoto. Hanako is her twin sister.

Personality:
Very much like a young child, there is little that fails to excite Hikari. A lover of learning, she usually has her nose in a book or her eyes peering over a tutor’s shoulder, that is when she is not tinkering and attempting to figure out things on her own. Experience orientated, Hikari prefers to learn by hands-on means first, and thus usually ends up in the books with an appearance that testifies to her heartful attempt to conquer the knowledge independently. Although she puts her heart fully into everything she does, her quick excitement often causes her to get easily distracted, jumping from one topic to the next. Outgoing and loving, Hikari has a tendency to trust people to a fault and prefers to see the good in someone without acknowledging the bad, giving her a rather naïve and innocent outlook on life. That being said, she will not hesitate to engage in a fight if she sees good enough reason and uses cleaning as a release for stress.

History: Hikari was born and raised in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK. Most of her younger years were spent between homeschool, the great outdoors and the library. Even before she was finished schooling, Hikari was bouncing around from one job to another, learning as much as she could from a diverse range of hands-on experiences. As she neared the end of school, her career choices led more down the path of animals and botany, working mostly with muggles and their pets. After school she worked her way back into the wizarding world, eventually ending up in Magical Menagerie.

Likes: Learning through hands-on experiments and trial by error before turning to books or tutors; people, especially her brother, Hiroki; all animals, which she refers to as ‘fuzzy-humans’ or ‘our quadrapedal brothers and sisters’ and can often be found holding conversations with them; rainstorms and thundershowers; favorite plants are orchids and bonsai trees; Japanese tea and pastries fresh out of the oven; martial arts (Tai chi)

Dislikes: Having to read instruction manuals; having someone else do things for her; cold tea; dead silence; people that pick on her family and friends; blatant ignorance (she will find a book on the topic and give it to the person who is lacking that knowledge); strawberries; being alone in any building or setting

Biographies of the Ollivander's Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Otavio Beezwick



Shopkeeper: Otavio Beezwick

Age: 36
Lineage: Half-Blood
Marital Status: Married

Basic character: Although not directly related to the famous Ollivander wizards, he came to run the shop by way of an aunt whose brother-in-law married a girl from the Ollivander family of wizards (or something like that). Although, not nearly as intuitive or yet as expertly sharp in his wand-making as Ollivander himself, Otavio has a pretty fair knack for knowing just what wands may go with a particular person, and he brandishes a 2-3 try successful match-rate.

A man of fiery temperament, you'll often find Otavio making some wise-crack or another or hollaring about how he can never find a gosh-dern thing in his shope (due mostly to the fact that he's attempted once too many times to re-organize the stock). His high level of sass and near-nil ability to self-edit have landed Otavio into trouble before, and will no doubt continue to do so as he adjusts to running a world-renowed wand shop. Despite this, his reserve of patience is limitless when it comes to serving customers and especially so of those bright and eager first-year students who will be studying the art of magic at Hogwarts. The very school from which this loyal, heart-over-head Gryffindor graduated before he began learning the ways of the wand.


Assistant:
Annabel Lively


Full Name: Frances Annabel Foster-Lively
Name She Goes By: Annabel
Nicknames: Ana
Age: 27
Date of Birth: January 2nd 2042
Place of Birth: Birmingham, England
Current Residence: Birmingham, England
Relationship Status: Married
Blood: Half Blood
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff, but she soooo badly wanted to be in Ravenclaw

Appearance:
Hair - Brunette, curly hair
Eyes - Brown
Height - 5'6"
Weight - ???
Other Info - Usually is ALWAYS wearing glasses unless she lost them; She also has a scar on her right arm from when she fell off her broom during Quidditch try outs in her 2nd year (never made the team, by the way)


History: Annabel was born as the middle child into a not so wealthy family; her mother work around the clock in a restraunt in Birmingham, and her father worked in the Ministry as an employee of Magical Transportation. Her mother, however, ended up not working anymore once she became pregnant with the youngest (and last) Foster child. She never returned to work once the child was born; she became a stay at home mother until all her children attended Hogwarts, and then she took up muggle golf, which became a big hobby for her.

Annabel attended Hogwarts for 7 full terms as a Hufflepuff student. She did very well on her OWLs and NEWTs, but even with scores like hers, that still didn’t give the girl the idea of what she wanted to do with her life once she graduated. Even after graduation, she still didn’t know what she wanted to do for the rest of her life, so she took up a temporary (or at least, she thought it was temporary) job as a waitress in her Aunt’s café.

Annabel got married one year and 4 months after graduation to her Hogwarts sweetheart, Charles Foster. They had a child (William Lively) when both of them were 24 years old, and honestly, they weren’t ready. They didn’t have the money to handle the child. Charles worked with his father in a little private business, and Annabel still worked as a waitress. So, this situation drove Annabel to make the decision to pick up a summer job, which she despised since she wanted to be with her son during the summer. But she had to since Charles was too stubborn to take up another job. She worked many different jobs each summer.

In 2071, she picked up the job of the Assistant Shop Keeper of Ollivander’s, and she hopes this job will be her permanent summer job for a while since she really enjoys being back in the wizarding world.

Personality: Annabel is really friendly and isn’t afraid to help someone, so if you need help, ask her! This girl loves helping people! She adores kids, too. ADORES ADORES ADORES them. She also giggles a lot. Mrs. Giggle Machine! Even though she's a mother now and nearing 30 quickly, she still enjoys to have fun with her friends and just goofing off! She enjoys shopping trips on the weekends.



Assistant #2:



Name: Rachelle Lee Simmans
Age: 27
Blood Status: Pureblood
Occupation: Assistant in Ollivanders
Born: New York, US
Currently Living: Countryside

Appearance
Hair Color: Red/Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7"

Personality: Rachelle has a free spirit and mind. Usually a very quiet person, she is mostly found being by herself reading a book or taking a walk in a quiet park. Though when it comes to being around people, she is always nice and kind, though not too bubbly or spontaneous. She has a calm and warming atmosphere about her that is inviting and comforting.

History: Rachelle was a very bright, very loud, girl when she was younger. She was born in the US, New york to be more speicific, to a small pureblood family. However, they weren’t very rich or had extravagant things, but they did get by. Being a year ahead of her younger twin brothers, she graduated almost top of her class, but only had taken a real interest in her creatures and herbology classes, ultimately getting her interested in wands and how they were made.

After graduating, she decided to leave the states and travel around the world; mostly to areas where she had heard where previous wand makers have lived to collect any important information or history that would help her to become a decent wand maker. Traveling had really calmed down the wild side of her and made her focus on the goals and task at hand instead of goofing off like she normally would be doing.

Finally, after a few years of traveling, she decided to settle somewhere in the countryside, away from others and noise so she could study and work in peace. She isn’t terribly confident in her abilities of a wand maker as of yet, but she has not failed a person yet, and she takes pride in that fact.


Extras: She just recently found a small black and white kitten on the streets that she is now nursing back to health. Successfully, she might add. She named him BeeBee for some odd reason. He's growing up to be so big!

Biographies of the Quality Quidditch Supplies Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:


Pic by Gemma

Name: Milo Kane
Birthday: August 15th 2040
Age: 30
Occupation: Shopkeeper

Appearance: Milo if often seen sporting glasses, since it costs too much to get contact lenses. But who knows he might come into some money. His hair, while combed, is a tad messy. It never wants to stay down. He has deep brown eyes, and a goofy smile. He isn't the tallest man in the world, but at 5'10” he isn't small. When he is feeling confident enough, he can be found sporting a black fedora. Usually it accompanies a smart cut suit.

Personality: Milo struggles with anxiety, when everything gets too much for him. Usually involving change. This anxiety usually leads to panic attacks. Any time he feels an attack coming on he tried to find a way to calm it. Whether it be humming to himself, or taking herbal pills, depending on the strength of the attack. Once he has calmed down, and returned to his normal self, he tends to be a quite happy, jovial person. He likes things to be organised, and in it correct place. Even if that place is in a pile in the corner.

When he is having trouble controlling his anxiety he has episodes of paranoia and realistic daydreams. He once believed he was a superhero, and that the night before he had saved London from the invasion of aliens. Thankfully it doesn't happen that often.

Background/History: Milo was born into a not so wealthy family. But they managed. His father was an accountant, his mother died when Milo was a few years old. To this day he has no idea where he got his magic from. Since both his parents were muggle. He has a slightly older half sister, that lived with her father. He doesn't see her that often, and only knows she exists because his father showed him pictures of his mother, when he was younger.

Since graduating Hogwarts, Milo has got into a bit of trouble. During a low point in his adulthood, his father having just died, he needed some money, so he apparated into a bank vault and stole a considerable amount of money. He was caught, and imprisoned but they could never pin anything on him. He was released 1 month later. The experience changed him slightly. Mainly never to get caught again. Since his release he had moved from job to job, never actually deciding what he wanted to do. And also trying to hide from the law. Just incase they found out he actually did it. Recently he saw that one of the shops in Diagon Alley was for sale. He decided why not. So he purchased it.



Assistant:



Name: Leah Ashford
Age: 24
Blood Status: Half-Blood
D.O.B.: September 4th
Occupation: Assistant at Quality Quidditch Supplies
Born: Addlestone Moor, Surrey
Lives: Westbrook, Surrey
Relationship Status: Single
Personality: Leah is a bit shy, but after she starts talking to somebody, it's hard for her to stop. She doesn't like trouble and tends to avoid people she thinks are bound to stray there, but somehow she seems to get caught in the middle of things anyway. She loves to help people and hopes that this will make her a good assistant.
Appearance: Leah is 5'6" and is about 135 lbs - not stick thin, but average. She's never extremely pale and has dark blue eyes. Her hair is a light blond and hangs in small curls or waves most of the time.
History: Leah was raised in Addlestone Moor by her two parents. Her mother is the writer of a set of popularly used Hogwarts schoolbooks, while her father was the inheritor of a great deal of money from his deceased parents. She has an older brother, Jacob, who is 29 and has a son named Ryder. Her brother lives in wizarding London and both he and his sister like to drop in on each other as much as they can.

Biographies of the Scribbulus Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:



Name:Hiroki Naoto
Birthdate:October 28, 2042
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 130lbs
Family:
--Mother: Aiko Naoto
--Father: Takeshi Naoto
--Siblings: Kazuhiko, Hanako, & Hikari Naoto, all younger. Hanako and Hikari are twin girls.

Personality: Hiro is a very cheeky young man. Always smiling and being flirty, he is nonetheless a very intelligent person. Likely to pay for a student's things by himself if the poor kid looks upset enough, and has been known to buy ice cream for women who have forgotten their wallets. He's a perpetually excited person, and enjoys it when people are around him. He's the voice of reason to Holland's... Holland.

History: Born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK, Hiroki was raised by his Muggle Father and Wizard Mother until the age of 11, when he went off to Hogwarts as all Magical children do. He was sorted into Ravenclaw and spent the entirety of his school years trying to measure up to the others in his house. An avid points earner until his sixth year, Hiroki finally realized that all of existence did not depend on him getting the house cup and mellowed out a bit, allowing himself to finally think about dating and stuff like that. He is currently in a very serious relationship with his coworker, Holland Kenning, and has been so for a while. About three months after taking a job in Florean Fortescues, he bought a Muggle lottery ticket and hit it big; he got enough money off it to buy Scribbulus from his former (and super awesome) boss, Barney, and looked forward to working in the familiar and friendly setting with an awesome assistant.

Likes: ICE CREAM. He loves it a lot. If you get on his bad side, which is in itself difficult, get back on the good side with this creamy treat. He also like girls (Holland), reading, learning new charms, and flirting. (He thinks he's cool... but he's not. Don't encourage him.)

Dislikes: Loud, annoying people. People who make messes and then try to pretend they didn't (and don't think he won't see you if you do it!). Dragon pox. Rude people, be they customers or friends.


Assistant:



Name: Holland Leighton Kenning
Birthday: May 16th, 2044
Age: 24
Occupation: Assistant Shopkeeper of Scribbulus Everchanging Inks
Born: Nottingham, England.
Lives: London, England.
Boyfriend: Hiroki Naoto
Why is that important? We like him.

Appearance: Being short and petite, Holland would be one to be easily overlooked, if it weren't for her extremely outgoing personality. With large brown eyes and rich dark hair, which she usually wears to a length just past her shoulders, Holland is a beauty, who doesn't really know it. She never really cared much for fashion, so as a result, she is usually seen wearing the "comfortable" instead of the "trendy" However, she is no fool, she knows what looks good on her, and what does not. Sometimes Holland likes to dress up, but it's very rare, on special occasions.

Personality: Holland is, has been, and always will be, a people person. She loves meeting and making friends with anyone, anywhere. No greeting for her is complete without a hug, and once she considers you a friend, she will do anything in her power to help you. Holland believes that a person is really only as good as how much they accomplish in one day, therefore you will always see her busy, most of the time running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. She's always cleaning, reading, fixing, studying, talking to or looking at something. Idle hands are the devil's playground. She has a tendency to flirt without realizing it, at least, that is what she says. Perhaps she is just good at playing innocent.

Interests: Keeping busy, trying to steal chocolate (she's allergic), spending time with her family, retail therapy and being the best that she can, a little healthy competition never hurt anyone.

Background/History: Being a Muggleborn witch, Holland grew up with the best of both worlds. Her parents, Hanlin (a plastic surgeon) and Cordelia (a talk show host) Kenning, thought that one child would be quite enough to deal with, but were surprised when they found that they were having twins. Holland and her twin brother Etienne were close as they grew up, he liked to be taken care of, and even at a young age, Holland mothered him. Their parents were around as much as they could, but since they both had busy jobs, normal days were spent with the "nanny of the week." They went thorough so many nannies because of Etienne's fondness of playing tricks on them, and Holland agreeing to whatever he wanted. Despite growing up in a rich family, Holland is very grounded. She likes having rich things, but she also doesn't mind working for it. She was raised to respect everyone regardless of their status or wealth.

Surprisingly, both Holland and her brother received letters from Hogwarts and they both started in their first year, Holland was sorted into Hufflepuff while her brother was an immediate pick for Slytherin. During her school career, her grades exceeded expectations, and she graduated at the top of her class. As a graduation present, Daddy's little girl traveled the world, studying art in Italy and France, and touring the US, Ireland, Africa, and Australia, to name a few, before coming back home. She recently accepted an assistant shopkeeper's position at Scribbulus Everchanging Inks in Diagon Alley.

Biographies of the Slug & Jiggers Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:






Name: Aryanna 'Xana' Slughorn
Birthday: November 11 2046
Age: 19
Occupation: Shopkeeper/Potions Journeyman
Born: Asturias, Spain
Lives: Wizarding London

Aryanna 'Xana' Slughorn is currently working on her masters' MESOP (Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers) Potions Master certification. As part of her training, she was placed as an intern in the apothecary to earn credits toward her certification and has been working there ever since. The owner of Slug and Jiggers, Mr. Jiggers, is on a leave of absence for personal reasons; however, she still reports to him via owl and delivers receipts and detailed records to him at the end of every day and effectively keeps the shop in his absence.

Her passion is potions-making; she has a harder time dealing with the customer service aspect of the job and really doesn't like that part of the job very much. She really adores brewing the potions and seeing her original concoctions sold to the public... something she must do to gain credits toward her certification anyway. As such, you'll often find her trying to sell a newly invented potion to a customer instead of whatever tried-and-true item they probably came in for. She is extremely organized and a bit of an over-achiever, and she is extremely sharp and very, very good at what she does.

Xana is a tiny woman, a little over 5'3" and curvy with a slight frame. She has sapphire blue eyes and long, curly red hair. She recently married Claudian Slughorn, slytherin alumnus and current assistant to the Minister of Magic.

Assistant:

Biographies of the Terrortours Travel Agency Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:

Name: Brittany Breitbarth
Age: 27
Blood Status: Half-Blood
D.O.B.: April 10th
Occupation: Shopkeeper at TerrorTours
Born: Dublin, Ireland
Lives: London, England
Relationship Status: Single
Personality: Brittany is very friendly and outgoing. The thing about her is she's a bit of a kook, and most people notice this right away. She gets along well with most everyone, but does have a bit of a temper at times. She always stands up for what she believes in and is always there for her friends.
Things she loves: The color red, chocolate frogs, shopping, reading gossippy type tabloids.
Appearance: Brittany is 5'6" and is about 120 lbs - somewhat thin but not skinny by any means. She has long carrot red hair (natural red head) which she usually wears straight down, except for the odd occasion when she ties a ponytail on either side of her head. There is a slight natural wave to her hair, and it is definitely her crowning glory. She has green eyes. She seems to always have a smile on her face.

History:
Brittany is born of a muggle father who was German and a witch mother who was Irish. She began to show signs of being magical at a very early age, to the relief of her mother. Her father has always been supportive of the wizarding world, even though he has never understood it. Brittany attended Hogwarts from the time she was 11, but became so enamored with the muggle world that she decided to live amongst the muggles and learn more about them. She wanted to teach Muggle Studies at one point, and was able to fulfill this goal when she came back and taught the subject at Hogwarts during the year when the two terms were divided into a boy's school and a girl's school. She was a Ministry appointed teacher, as she was working with the Ministry at the time, and later came to the side of the teachers. She was one of the few Ministry appointed teachers who was not either a Ravenclaw or a Slytherin, having been sorted into Gryffindor during her Hogwarts days.

After leaving her position at Hogwarts she disappeared for a few years, traveling throughout the world and exploring new places, especially those with a bit of an element of danger and excitement, so is now back to offer some of the most exciting and interesting tours anyone could ever hope for.

Assistant:


Name: Viggo Njord Freyr
Age / Date of Birth: 17 / January something
Nationality: Swedish
Occupation: Student / Terrortours Travel Agency assistant
Heritage: Pureblood
Wand: Birch, 7½ inches, Swedish Shortsnout dragon scales core

Background:
Viggo lives in a peaceful Wizard Viking reservation with his parents in the NorthWest of Sweden, by the border to Norway. He comes from a long line of Norsemen and is an only child who alwas strives to discover the world as soon as possible. Viggo's mother is the head of their tribe while his father is second in command, making them overprotective of their only child as they believe he could be in danger because of his status.

After being homeschooled for years, he was enrolled at Durmstrang to help out with his english and also learn other magical skills. But now, deciding to postpone his graduation, he gladly decided to take a trip to the UK after finding out he'd gotten a part time job as an shopassitant, to improve his english even more.

Personality:
Even though Viggo's name means 'war', he's a very kind boy. Hyper at times, he likes to help out and always adresses people with respect and kindness. But that doesn't mean he won't confront you if the occasion arises. He is a warrior, afterall. He has an accent that clearly reveals he's not english and sometimes when he talks, he can forget a word or two in english and speak Norse or Swedish instead, and witouth shame often ask for help with that. He's very eager to learn new things and can be impatient when it comes to waiting.

Likes:
Nature
Food
Being with friends
His family
Being outdoors
Hiking
Muggles
Muggle Music
His family
Fruit
Discovering things
Flying
Eating

Dislikes:
Destruction
Hostility
Ignorance
The way his parents are overprotective
Feeling trapped
Not being able to do what he wants

Appearance:
Viggo is around 5'7" and has short red hair and green-coppery eyes. He's got a pale complexion with just a few freckles on his face. He's slender but still muscular thanks to the manual labour at home. Also, he has got a tribal tattoo on the back of his neck representing a Swedish Shortsnout dragon (the viking tribe animal), which he tries to cover up with a charm.

Biographies of the Weasleys Wizard Wheezes Shopkeeper and Assistant can be found here.

Shopkeeper:



Name - Daniel Heston Upstead
Age - 19
D.O.B - 19th January
Eye Color - Bright blue
Hair Color - Brown-blond
Height - About 5'10"/5’11”
Weight - I suck at thinking up weights xD He’s kiiiinda slim, with a few muscles
Heritage - Not exactly pureblood, since his mother’s side of the family started with muggleborns waaaaaaaay down the line, but close.
Lives - London
Relationship Status - Single
Children/Pets - No kids… no pets…

Background -
Daniel was brought up by his mother, a wealthy witch from a wealthy background. His father, Heath, was absent for a large portion of the boy’s life, and accepted Daniel’s wishes when, at eleven, the boy asked for no contact with the man, though he kept the last name ‘Upstead’ as his parents were legally married at the time of his birth. Daniel, wanting to stay away from the mainstream society, declined the offer of a place at Hogwarts and was subsequently home schooled by his mother until he decided he could face boarding school.

Instead of going to Hogwarts, where he was afraid he might encounter someone from his father’s side of the family, Daniel applied for a scholarship at an Australian wizarding school, which he then attended for his last year of schooling.

The boy came out with average grades overall, and proceeded to find a place of work. Schoolfriends and family were shocked when Daniel started trying to open a joke shop; he had always been very pro-rules and might have been a prefect had he attended school from an earlier year than he had. Nevertheless, when his business ideas failed in Australia, he returned to London, found a place of his own… and used money given to him by family to buy WWW.

Daniel has never met any of his 6 siblings (some adopted) from his father, yet he vaguely resembles his half brother Dale, and STRONGLY resembles his other half brother, Jakers. Daniel has no wish to meet his family. He wishes to keep his quiet life. Joke shop should be perfect for that, right? (Daniel isn’t heartless, he just feels that without him in the picture, everything is less complicated.)

Personality -
As stated earlier, Daniel is quite pro-rules. He isn’t the prankster you would expect to work in a joke shop, but he isn’t a stuffy, uptight bloke. Daniel has a good sense of humour and he appreciates jokes, but he keeps an eye on his customers; the man tends to know a troublemaker when he sees one.

Daniel is generally, well… nice. He spends most of his nights out with his muggle friends, partying usually, and will be seen the next morning drinking a strong black coffee. Always eager to help, Daniel will make sure your every joke-shop need is catered for.

Likes -
Nice people, animals, having a good laugh, reading… and ladies.

Dislikes -
Nasty people, trouble makers, overly uptight people, thieves and spiders.

Other

Patronus - three-legged fox cub
Wand - oak, fourteen inches, thestral hair core.




Assistant



Name : Leticia Rio Fernandez
Age : 22
D.O.B : July 15th
P.O.B : Mexico City / Mexico
Currently Living : London /England
Blood Status : Halfblood
Occupation : Part Time Assistant at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes /Quidditch Player
Marial Status : Single
Wand : Holly, phoenix feather core, 11 inch

_Appearance_

Hair colour : Black
Eye colour : Dark brown
Height : 5’5’’
Weight : 123 lbs
Build : Athletic


Personality :

Being a bit of a tomboy, the most prominent feature of Leticia’s personality is her extremely cheerful and friendly nature which could be easily spotted by her always smiling face and sympathetic, warm attitude towards people, everyone, especially children . She adores kids of every age and actually is like a kid living in the body of an adult woman. Although she is known as her determination, ambition and tough characteristics in the Quidditch fields, she is quite far from that in her personal life. For her; everbody is her friend no matter they liked her or not and every kid is a partner for little games. She also likes to wear rollerblades and mostly wanders around with them within her working hours, of course she is quite careful and agile with them so she rarely has any problem of bumping in someone or breaking something in the shop.


Background / History (Briefly):

Born in a Middle Class family to a Mexican couple of Muggle born witch Dionisa Luz and Pureblood wizard Pablo Marquez Fernandez, Leticia grew up in a countryside cottage along with her 3 siblings. (1 younger sister named Garcia, 2 elder brothers named Fernando and Rodrigo). She had always been a tough girl hanging around with little gangs of mischievous boys whom everybody living in the neighbourhood was complaintive of, because of their preferences of enjoying themselves. So, being a tomboy she had always been the opposite of her sister Garcia and got along well with her brothers which resulted her to be the sportive kind from a very early age as well as being a mischievous, prankster kid. So when she proved that she was not going to be a professor or else with her avarage or lower grades and great deal of detentions during her schooling life, she had started a career as an amateur Quidditch player in a local team in Mexico City and quickly became a professional player with her sharp skills of a born sportswoman, assigning to the team Sweetwater All-Stars in Texas, USA and ,in a short period of time she was chosen for the Mexican national team. Then after a few years of good performance as a strong, determined beater with good defending intelligence she took the attention of European teams and transferred to the Holyhead Harpies in Britain. However recently she has been suffering from an unlucky injury which required having a break of her career therefore she has decided to work in a shop till her conditions let her play again. Obviously her preference for the job was Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes for she has always desired to work in this kind of a place as a little prankster girl.

Extras : She is stil in the process of learning English well enough. She loves chocolate and mostly loses her cheerful mood when she is extremely hungry. And her only favourite free-time activity is hanging around aimlessly with her friends