[Rhiannon Heathcote]

Basic Information Name || Rhiannon Mnemosyne Heathcote Birthday || 11/23/59 Age || 16 Gender || female Blood Status || Pureblood School || Hogwarts House || Slytherin Year || 6th Personality || When people think of people sorted into Slytherin they most certainly do not think of Rhian, except perhaps to wonder if the Sorting Hat was high at the time. It wasn't, of course. The Sorting Hat is immune to such silliness. It is simply that Slytherin has such very squeaky wheels that they get all the oil and that's all people think the House is sometimes. Mixed in with all the loud egotists and blood purists, though, are quieter craftier sorts, such as Rhian. She couldn't care less about blood purity because it has no basis for anything in her mind. It doesn't make anyone magically stronger, or smarter, or inherently better in any way. It's just arbitrary labels with no point. She has better things to occupy herself with. Rhian is the Slytherin you never see coming. She's quiet, studious, and polite, but she's always thinking, always planning. She's always trying to think several steps ahead of the current moment to plan for every variable. Of course, this tends to make her rather indecisive and come across as overly cautious or even cowardly. Perhaps it is a touch of cowardice but regardless, Rhian always has at least three escape routes out of almost every situation. She's a pretty sweet person, generally, although not overly social or chatty. Large crowds make her antsy and nervous, but in a small group she relaxes. Once she's made a friend she'll defend them to the death if needs be, although she isn't truly aware of that depth of protectiveness. When pushed to her absolute limits she can act with surprising swiftness and ferocity, but her limits have yet to be breached and she still sees herself as a meek, cowardly sort. Family || Niamh Delphine Heathcote (mother), Veles Elwyn Heathcote (father) Likes || solitude, blood sausage, tea, early mornings, Herbalism, origami, candied violets, homemade jam, spring, reading Dislikes || eggs, alcohol, blood purists, being caught in the rain, zealotry, mildew, ultimatums, shrill noises, crowds Personal Information Childhood || While many pureblood families wed for status, Veles and Niamh Heathcote’s union was a love match. Neither was their family’s heir, and neither family was a particularly wealthy one, but they more than made due. By the time their only child, Rhiannon, was born they were comfortably settled in the small town of Aylsham near Niamh’s Muggleborn best friend from her Hogwarts years. Rhian grew up more like a half-blood child rather than the pureblooded one she was. Her closest friends were all Muggle children, although frequent trips to visit Wizarding family, friends, and places made her very aware that she wasn’t quite like her friends. Initially it made her feel awkward when she was old enough to understand the difference but as she grew and learned more about the differences between Wizarding folk and Muggles it became a thing of pride. She was still oddly self-conscious about the magic in her blood but nonetheless it made her pleased, and even a little bit smug, to actually be something that her Muggle friends could only make believe. Still, she understood that it was very important not to let her Muggle friends know. Although living in a Muggle community, Rhian did not attend school with her neighborhood friends. It was put out that she was being home schooled and so she was; just not the same sort of lessons as Muggle children. She learned about the history of the Wizarding world, morals, and what magic was all about from her parents. Later, when she showed clear interest, her father began teaching her about the properties and uses of magical and mundane plants. This early introduction to the basics kindled Rhian’s lifelong love of plants and Herbalism. When Rhian was nine she began noticing rather odd behavior from her parents. Trips to Wizarding places and friends became increasingly less common and Veles, a former Slytherin, became exceedingly avoidant of some of his old housemates. Neither parent was forthcoming with information to their young daughter about the unpleasant whispers that were reaching them. As it became increasingly obvious that something was going on, this silence from her parents began to grate at Rhian. School Years || Like every other young witchling in the UK, Rhiannon received her acceptance letter to Hogwarts when she was eleven. It was cause for much celebration on her part in spite of the pall cast on it by her parent’s anxieties and she began serious contemplation about which House she thought might suit her best. When the day finally came for her to go to Hogwarts she was still debating Houses with herself. The Sorting Hat put all that to an end when it sorted her into Slytherin. At first she wasn’t sure about her new House. Some of her Housemates might be complete arsewhistles with an obsession with purebloodedness, and by now she had learned about Slytherin’s reputation for not only blood status elitism but also it’s propensity for Dark wizards. However, Rhian became quite adept at tuning out the hatemongers. Furthermore, there was no rule that she couldn’t seek companionship outside her House. Even if there had been she would have ignored it. So doing her best to ignore the people she couldn’t stand and equally ignoring any unspoken conventions about inter-House socialization, Rhian made her few friends across House boundaries. Hogwarts has been both wonderful and horrible for Rhian. On the good side she's made a few great friends among her fellow Wizarding folk and learned all sorts of interesting things, both in and out of the classroom. On the bad side has been bullying, fights, increasingly fanatical blood purists, and all the headache that went along with puberty. Through it all; good, bad, and downright ugly; Rhian is growing up and becoming closer to finding out just what kind of person she was. Player Information Alias || Raven Timezone || EST Other Characters || n/a

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[Sirius Black III]

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