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[b][u]Name: [/u][/b]
Nora Harrison (formally Ivanov)

[b][u]Age: [/u][/b]
15 

[b][u]Birthday: [/u][/b]
August 11th 

[b][u]Sex:[/u][/b]
Female 

[b][u]Ethnicity: [/u][/b]
Slavic Caucasian

[b][u]Nationality:  [/u][/b]
Ukraine (Soviet Union)

[b][u]School Year:  [/u][/b]
5th, was allowed to attend at 10 rather than 11 due to her situation. 

[b][u]Blood Status:  [/u][/b]
Unknown (birth parents unknown)

[b][u]Hogwarts House: [/u][/b]
She was sorted into Ravenclaw quickly and has never looked back. The emphasis on smarts rather than athletics or interpersonal communication suits her well.

[b][u]Pet: [/u][/b]
She was gifted a Northern White-Faced Owl by her adopted family. They named it 'Anastasia' after the famous Russian Princess, in some weird attention to get her to embrace her heritage, but Nora just found it weird. 'Romanov' as she calls the owl, lives in the owlery and she only really interacts with her when she gets her mail.

[b][u]Boggart: [/u][/b]
A tall male, evil-looking doctor, face covered in a surgical mask and holding a long, sharp needle. 

[b][u]Wand: [/u][/b]
Chestnut, Veela hair, 10", Springy.

[b][u]Favourite Lesson:[/u][/b]
Herbology. This is her passion. Nora would rather spend her time in greenhouse with the plants than most anywhere else, though she has a somewhat close relationship with Morris Babcock which allows her to care for the plants after school hours.

[b][u]Least Favourite Lesson: [/u][/b]
Charms. She struggles with authority and the precise nature of this class makes her feel like she's being told what to do. 

[b][u]Extracurricular Activities: [/u][/b]
Mainly she just helps Morris Babcock after school hours with the green house, though if there was an herbology club she'd be in it. 

[b][u]Appearance:  [/u][/b]
Pale skin, so she tries to avoids sunlight because she burns so easily. When forced to go out, she usually bundles up with a hat and scarves in her House's colors. 5'3", but typically uses her shortness to duck away from crowds or through them if she needs to get somewhere. Had long, straight platinum blonde hair when she was younger, but since 3rd year she's cut it to a pixie cut.

[b][u]Personality:[/u][/b]
Frosty and distrustful before you get to know her. She has few friends, but the ones she had she keeps close and safe. Though she'd short, she can be weirdly intimidating. When she's not in the Greenhouse, she's studying in the Ravenclaw common room or reading in the library. 

[b][u]Backstory: [/u][/b]
Her blood status is unknown because she was abandoned as a baby in front of a CCCP building in Ukraine. Raised in an orphanage in Kiev, she started to show signs of magic early. After she was cornered by a few other orphans who were intent on hurting her, there was an explosion and she took the blame when the others suffered minor burns. Before the Ministry could intervene, Nora was locked in a children's psych ward when she claimed to have magical powers. It took them nearly a week to finally get her out and transported to London. She was formally adopted by an older wizarding couple, whose kids had already graduated Hogwarts and gone on to lead their own lives, but chooses to spend her holidays at Hogwarts since she doesn't really feel like part of their family.

Since she's been at Hogwarts, Nora had more or less come out of her shell. Though she still doesn't connect with her adoptive parents, she has found her true home to be the wizarding world. When Herbology was introduced to her

[b][u]Extra: [/u][/b]
She's multilingual, speaking Russian, Polish, and English. She enjoys reading in both Russian and English. 

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