Name: Emma Snow
Age: 11 (1st year)
Gender: Female
House: Slytherin
Magical Heritage: Muggleborn

Backstory/Personality:
With a famous movie star for a father and a sought after lawyer for a mother, Emma Snow hadn't the most normal of childhoods. She grew up in the spotlight, around paparazzi and journalists who couldn't wait to ruin her parent's reputation. Sure, she never wanted for anything, but having to feign diligence and modesty when all you wanted to do was pull a prank on the silly paparazzo who thought he was hiding in the bushes was hard work. She might have preferred being poor and left to her own devices (nah, not really, but the sentiment is there). It's almost funny how none of that mattered, though. Because at the end of the day, she was magical, and in the magical world, her parents were only another pair of muggles and nothing more.

Eleven years of living in scrutiny did have its perks though, as did living with parents who were essentially professional liars for a living. Emma learned to deal with people early on, and she figured out how to get want she wants. Charming and genial, there's no one she can't win over after a conversation; or at the very least, she would have certainly left an impression by then. It didn't matter if it was a good or bad one, as long as she's left her mark. Even though she seems like a typical childish eleven-year-old at first blush, she actually listens rather well and always seems to know how to respond. She uses her youth to her advantage and hides behind an air of innocence and playfulness to lower guards and expectations. It has come to her attention that many are quick to forgive a naïve child anything, especially one who takes up flattery like a second language, and so she doesn't mind playing up the saccharine sweetness if it benefits her. However, unlike one would expect, Emma doesn't particularly mind if her true, more devious nature is found out. That doesn't mean she stops her cutesy act around them, though; to her, the only difference is that those people are now aware that there's actually a mischievous core hidden underneath the sunshine-y exterior she displays.

Long story short, Emma is someone who does as she pleases. She sees a bright future ahead of her, although the crucial details are still blurry right now, and she is willing to do whatever it takes to obtain it. Just like her parents, she wants to become renowned one day, in both the wizarding and muggle world. She isn't particularly interested in academics, but she is incredibly competitive and she works hard in her classes if only so she could beat someone (especially a prideful Ravenclaw) to the top. Any sort of competition is often the best way to motivate her, and she unwittingly falls for it every time.

Personal Items and Pets:
- A silver digital watch that has connected stars for a strap. A gift from her parents that she treasures.
- Wand: 9 inch, springy ebony with a dragon hearstring core.
- Pet: A munchkin cat called His Highness Montgomery (or Monty)

Special Gifts and Abilities: Perceptive and a keen listener, she learns best by listening and watching others. She has excellent echoic memory; although she may struggle if the information is written, if she hears it or has someone explain it to her, she will comprehend and memorize it very easily. Emma's got a nice singing voice and is also fairly engaging for someone so young; she tends to get away with a lot.

Name: Caitlin Jones
Age: 15 (5th year)
Gender: Female
House: Gryffindor
Magical Heritage: Pureblood
Quidditch Position: Chaser

Backstory/Personality:
If it weren't for the undeniable fact that she is indeed human, one could easily believe that Caitlin is a wild animal. It might have something to do with living in the wilderness with her magizoologist mother most of life (up until her first year in Hogwarts, to be more exact). She had a father at some point, but she never knew him and her mother keeps changing her story about his whereabouts. Her favorite was that he was a werewolf who's currently living in some secluded woods to protect his family. Caitlin grew up to be a purely instinctive creature, relying mainly on intuitions and quick reflexes to get by, as she learned to do from the many magical creatures she has come across. Her impulses drive her, and she spends little to no time thinking anything through. She believes that unnecessary pondering only hinders one's actions (after all, wasting even a mere second is enough for the predator to devour you), and has thus subscribed to a 'do now, think later' sort of mindset. It doesn't matter if her actions yield consequences—she can always deal with it later—as long as she accomplishes what she sets out to do. Caitlin is also very straightforward and blunt, unwittingly tactless in that her words hold no malice but are still otherwise hurtful. She sees no point in sugarcoating the truth or spreading white lies to spare feelings; as far as she's concerned, honesty is really the only way to avoid any complications. Even now, she's renowned for her brutal honesty, but those who have come to know her have gotten used to it.

Among strangers, Caitlin is wary and constantly on guard, immediately on the offensive at even the slightest provocation. She tends to be more hot-blooded toward those she's more unfamiliar with, and is wont to openly show when she dislikes someone. Among friends, she is incredibly protective and affectionate. Once Caitlin considers someone a friend, her loyalty remains with them forever. She will do anything for them, even if it means putting herself in danger. Her years in Hogwarts have made her slightly more civilized (emphasis on slightly), and she's less socially awkward than before, but she still has many a misstep and continues to learn every day.

Personal Items and Pets:
- A necklace with a feather from a Jobberknoll enclosed in a small vial.
- Wand: 11 inch, inflexible Sequoia with a Hippogriff feather core.
- Pet: Rhapsody, a Jobberknoll (the fledgling of her previous pet and the owner of the feather in her necklace) who is rather nosy.

Special Gifts and Abilities: She has quick reflexes and pretty good intuition; while she constantly struggles with school, she possess above-par athleticism born from years in the wilderness. Caitlin is thus understandably most at home outdoors, climbing trees and strolling through forests or walking barefoot in the fields. Her best subject is Transfiguration and she shows great potential as an animagus.

Transfiguration Professor, Head of House Gryffindor

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Age
42

House
Gryffindor

Magical Heritage:
Pureblood

Biography/Personality
Elroy is known throughout Hogwarts for being one who embodies the typical values expected of a student of Gryffindor. Specifically, he is known for his gentleman-like mannerisms, his patience and his grandfatherly, welcoming demeanour. Students and teachers alike throughout the school can often be found seeking his counsel, for he has become an approachable and naturally authoritative figure during his twenty years at the school. Elroy is never one for reckless, thoughtless action and would far rather review and discuss any decisions he is involved in. While some simply say he wants to ensure the best outcome, others see this as proof of his indecisive, and inneficient nature.





The Goldcrumb family is a new, albeit fastly growing, wizarding family. Many in the Goldcrumb household pursue political careers within the Ministry of Magic and naturally the same was expected of Elroy. Having passed his OWLS and attained highly in his NEWTS, showing a particularl proficiency for the art of transfiguration, he initially intended to apply for a position with the Aurors, though he never quite got around to this. If asked why, he is known to simply reply, 'life got in the way.' Instead of chasing after the career, he simply took 'a few years off', relaxing and taking various small-jobs in the wizarding world.
Never particularly going out of his way to achieve highly, Elroy continued without purpose from past-time to past-time for several years, albeit the wizarding war soon engulfed the entirety of the wizarding society, with Elroy being no exception. With every newspaper having daily stories concerning the dark wizards, Elroy was soon enthralled by the war. Naturally, when Hogwarts found itself under attack, Elroy was quick to respond alongside other Hogsmede residents. Elroy has never gone into much detail about his participation in the battle, often avoiding the subject, albeit it is known that he went out of his way to save the lives of several students, earning him recognition from the Order of Merlin, whom made him a Second-Class member.
Shortly after the battle, with McGonagall elevated to the post of Headmistresses, the school found itself in need of a transfiguration professor. Having always favoured the subject, and having achieved highly in his NEWTS and OWLs, Elroy applied for the post and was accepted into the staff of Hogwarts. He was also selected to be the new Head of House Gryffindor after two years of service to the school.

Wand
He has a cherry-wood wand with a unicorn-hair core. It is 8 and 1/2 inches long.

Personal items and pets
He has a cat called Freya
His cherry wand

Special Gifts and Abilities
Transfiguration - He is known for his proficiency at the subject, and is noted as an excellent teacher of it.
Charisma - A naturally authoritative figure, many seek his guidance.
Fashionable! He is known for his elegant clothing