[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/sMXaA9R.png[/img][sup][h1][sub][i][color=#fe354a]Geneviève [color=white]"[/color]Minnie[color=white]"[/color] Dejardin[/color][/i][/sub][/h1][/sup][/center]

[indent][sup][sup][h2][i][b][color=#fe354a]blood status[/color][/b]:[/i][/h2][/sup][/sup][indent][indent]Pureblood [/indent][/indent]
[sup][sup][h2][i][b][color=#fe354a]age[/color][/b]:[/i][/h2][/sup][/sup][indent][indent]11 [b] | [/b] August 28 [b] | [/b] Virgo[/indent][/indent]
[sup][sup][h2][i][b][color=#fe354a]gender[/color][/b]:[/i][/h2][/sup][/sup][indent][indent]Cis Female[/indent][/indent]
[sup][sup][h2][i][b][color=#fe354a]personality[/color][/b]:[/i][/h2][/sup][/sup][indent][indent]The Dejardin family, at least the most prestigious branches, reside in the north-western department of Mayenne, France. This is where Geneviève of course spent her childhood, in a place where although she could never [i]see[/i] the ocean, she always valued the occasional crisp salty breeze that swept up to the manor; since she was young for some reason she had always been interested in water, [i]particularly[/i] the sea. While her father constantly committed himself to paperwork for the French Ministry of Magic (trying to hold onto the bit of power that allowed the family to step across the border separating them from [i]middle-class[/i]), most of Geneviève's childhood memories contain him located in her peripheral. 

Being the only child, the young wizard always enjoyed the doting she received when Léandre wasn't stuck at his desk. His adoration for his daughter was well known by those who surrounded the family, considering they never were very far away from one another. There were whispers that the man was trying to fill in the gap that was left when his wife had walked out on them shortly after Geneviève was born, and they mostly went unchallenged. 

Geneviève, although not especially [i]frail[/i], has been ill from a young age. Her sickness hasn't left the young witch [i]wanting[/i] of anything-- her father's seen to that-- but it has been annoying. It's made her skin sensitive to the elements-- forcing the girl into long-sleeves and wide brimmed hats whenever she wanted to trawl about outside. It's also made her eyes especially sensitive to light: the Dejardin home is almost entirely lit with lights that can be adjusted with the flick of a wand, or a flick of a switch. Geneviève also has a weak stomach, something that frequently causes house staff to regard her as "picky". An associate of her father's sends monthly parcels of her medicine to the Dejardin home. The doses alleviate Geneviève's symptoms, but are hardly a cure.

For the longest time Geneviève was fully prepared to be heading south in order to attend the prestigious Beauxbatons Academy of Magic-- she had even began doing her own research on the school in preparation. It was where her father graduated from after all; he told her plenty of stories that took her breath away. Tales of nymphs singing to the students and the gardens littered with a plethora of flora that you would only be able to see on the chateau's grounds... Enchanted fountains created out of the mountains surrounding the school. She had wanted to see it for herself when it came time to attend school... Which was why she couldn't help but be disappointed when he informed her that she would be heading to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland instead. 

Turning her research from Beauxbatons to Hogwarts, Geneviève was thrilled to see the school that had so much [i]colorful[/i] history behind it. However nerve-wracking it was to learn that she heading to an unfamiliar country, to an unfamiliar [i]school[/i], all by herself-- however upset the notion made her--  couldn't deny that she was, in spite of it all, [i]excited[/i].
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[b][i]Resolute [/i][/b] | [color=#fe354a]"I do not care 'ow much it takes, I will get it done."[/color]
[indent][indent]From the day she could figure out simple problem-solving, Geneviève developed the determination of someone far beyond her years. When something has caught her attention, she ends up slipping into a rather single-minded mindset and all but refuses to do much else until figuring how how to solve/figure out whatever it is eating away at the back of her thoughts. Though other people hardly get pulled into her somewhat obsessive nature, the witch has been known to pull out all the stops in order to get something done no matter the cost to herself or those around her. It's sort of a side effect of the solidarity she was raised in-- she didn't exactly [i]have[/i] to consider all of the things that her actions would sew since they only usually would come back and effect herself. 
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[b][i]Maverick [/i][/b] | [color=#fe354a]"Quoi? Oh, were you speaking of me? I was not aware zat I was supposed to care."[/color]
[indent][indent]Being one to hold firm to odd beliefs, the young witch has developed a rather inattentive outlook on most other things. To most outsiders, Geneviève can seem spacey and almost oblivious to what's going on around her when she is actually far too clever to [i]not[/i] notice; she can't find it within herself to put enough stock in what people say about her to actually internalize it-- let alone to [i]change[/i] because of it. Other people-- other children's criticisms and jabs about her "outlandish mannerisms and viewpoints" tend not to matter to Geneviève-- that's what she tells herself. It's worth pointing out that the witch winds up spending most of her time [i]alone[/i], though. Although Geneviève would say she prefers it that way. That being alone allows her to properly concentrate on whatever's latest piqued her curiosity.
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[b][i]Unbiased [/i][/b] | [color=#fe354a]"No matter 'ow popular ze rumor is, zat should not be your basis for a belief."[/color]
[indent][indent]No one really enjoys discussing any particular matter with Geneviève after discovering how blatantly impartial she is on a majority of subjects. Seeing too much grey area within just about every situation, the witch hardly ever seems to [i]agree[/i] or [i]disagree[/i]... With anyone about anything that exists in the world. Rather than choosing a stance, she digs for the reason-- for the nuances behind why alternating stances on the same topic [i]exist[/i]. One thing that she prides herself on is the ability to pull reason from what other people simply view as chaos. In fact, she has a habit of not associating with people that she doesn't believe [i]think for themselves[/i]. 
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[b][i]Resourceful [/i][/b] | [color=#fe354a]"Hmmm... Give me time. I can figure it out."[/color]
[indent][indent]Whenever you're caught in a tight corner, it definitely wouldn't hurt to have Geneviève along. Despite her demure appearance, she had a tendency to surprise people with her keen eye and snap judgements. Mingling with her somewhat inquisitive nature, the witch has grown quite accustom to depending on her own ability to find loopholes or ways out of certain positions or circumstances. She's willing to use just about anything that she sees fit to handle a situation.
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[b][i]Investigative [/i][/b] | [color=#fe354a]"Do you not want to see what it can [i]do[/i]?"[/color]
[indent][indent]Due to her abounding amount of curiosity and intrigue with things that most tend to brush off, the witch has become someone who loves nothing more than wading headlong into research and poking her nose where it probably doesn't belong.Whether a line of questioning will get her in trouble or not has yet to stop Geneviève from pursuing one; she'll keep sifting through information in order to find the tail end of whatever "mystery" she's decided to chase. If Geneviève is enthusiastic enough about a certain subject, she won't mind prodding other people for information either, as long as she is able to take something worthwhile from the encounter.
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[sup][sup][h2][i][b][color=#fe354a]appearance[/color][/b]:[/i][/h2][/sup][/sup][indent][indent]Geneviève is a rather petite girl who can usually be picked out a crowd by her voluminous bright red curls; thick red tresses cascade from her scalp, beyond her shoulder blades, before trickling to their end. Some think her hair is the result of a rigorous morning routine; she insists that it just naturally spins that way. The only attention she pays to it beyond anyone else comes by way of the brush she keeps on hand. It's not uncommon for the witch to run its ribs through her hair upwards of eight times a day, in an (ultimately futile) attempt to keep the frizz at bay.

Geneviève's colorful hair clashes with her extremely pale skin-- itself the result of her reluctance to expose it to the harsh wind and sun. Growing up, most people insisted that she stay in bed; her father stuck up for her. He said that she couldn't sit idly by, and let her disease rule her life. In all honesty? Geneviève hadn't much cared. But... something about the fire in her father's eyes when he stepped in, when he railed house staff and friends alike for trying to impose limitations on his daughter made the young witch loathe to voice that.

Many family and friends have admitted to finding her green sallow stare somewhat piercing. Since Geneviève occasionally takes to being silent and watching those around her discuss things that she has no interest in, others who weren't so well acquainted with the small witch had the tendency to get very uncomfortable in her sedate presence. 

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[sup][sup][h2][i][b][color=#fe354a]wand material[/color][/b]:[/i][/h2][/sup][/sup][indent][indent]Ebony | 10 inches | Unicorn Hair | Unbending

This is a wand that knows what it wants and finds that in the young girl handling it. Geneviève actually received her wand a few years earlier than most children do, before they get ready to attend school. Thinking it wise for his daughter to have an edge, Léandre had taken her to purchase one soon after her seventh birthday. 

Following several failed attempts at finding one that suited her, a rather strange looking black wand that looked like it had been splintered and then glued back together with a rather odd distinct mixture of gold and silver stood out. The bottom grip seemed as though it was spun by a taffy machine before being placed in the box and would probably bring into question how it would even be [i]held[/i], but Geneviève fell in love with it all the same. In the beginning despite its unicorn hair core, the ebony wand was quite temperamental until the girl began discovering more about herself as a witch, then it started bonding with her much more intimately. 

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[sup][sup][h2][i][b][color=#fe354a]boggart[/color][/b]:[/i][/h2][/sup][/sup][indent][indent]A vaguely milky, semi-humanoid wispy silhouette stalking forward, which at an instant bursts into an encircling flame, then back again, continuously. [/indent][/indent]
[sup][sup][h2][i][b][color=#fe354a]other[/color][/b]:[/i][/h2][/sup][/sup][indent][indent]
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[*] Has an assortment of snakes including a runespoor that she had to unfortunately leave at home because of the Ministry's high-danger classification for them. 
[*] Loves mystery novels.
[*] She can speak parseltongue although it's a well-kept secret, even from her father.
[*] Wants to become as great of an alchemist and wizard as Nicolas Flamel. 
[*] Brought an [url=http://i.imgur.com/eQ2fwT1.jpg]eastern indigo snake[/url] currently measuring at over eight feet to Hogwarts; his name is Diodore.
[*] Becomes gradually more irritable and unsteady when without her medicine.
[*] People occasionally give her the nickname "Minnie" due to her seemingly mousy behavior. 
[*] One [i]opinion[/i] of Geneviève's that tends to cast her in a dark light is her stance on [i]Death Eaters[/i]. Her pity is something that, once made apparent, hasn't earned her too many friends. 
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