Post by Laurie Greer on Jan 23, 2024 8:14:48 GMT -8
LAURIE GREER
BASIC INFORMATION
Age and Birthday: 16; August, 13, 2007
Year and House or Profession: Sixth Year, Ravenclaw
FAMILY & HISTORY
Place of Birth: Scotland; Grew up in London.
Notable Relatives: Isla Greer (British Quidditch Department, Ravenclaw, Mother), Charles Greer (Quidditch Coach, Ravenclaw, Former Professional Player), Elsie Greer (Sister, Gryffindor, Care of Magical Creatures Professor), Lachlan Greer (Brother, Slytherin, Editor at the Daily Prophet), Ella Greer (Sister, 7th Year Gryffindor), Sophia Greer (Sister, 7th Year Gryffindor)
Character History:
FAMILY HISTORY
Born in the Scottish Highlands, Isla grew up an only witch from a large family whose attention was on making money and taking care of the many children– due to this, her wizarding talents were often hidden from her family. While her siblings were odd, they unfortunately were not born with the natural capacity for magic that Isla was. This came fully to fruition when the young girl performed her first act of accidental wandless magic before her ninth birthday. It wasn’t long after that she’d been notified of her acceptance in to – Hogwarts. She’d gone from barely noticeable in a sea of siblings, to a pride! Well, so she thought… her muggle caretakers were not her mother and father, but the Aunt of Isla. They did not approve of her attending such a strange place, unable to grasp the concept of a school for Witches and Wizards. It all sounded like witchcraft to them.
Despite this, Isla was persistent. She wished to attend Hogwarts at any cost. Playing a simple trick on her guardians, she was able to successfully slip away to Hogwarts without further issue and pray her guardians didn’t look too closely at the fine details of her trick. Isla was a bit of a trickster, even in her time at Hogwarts. Daring, bold, and unapologetically brave, Isla made a name for herself in the world of Quidditch. While she loved the magic of it all, Quidditch had stolen her heart, along with a young Ravenclaw by the name of Charles. From a muggle family like herself, Charles understood the strife that came with balancing the Wizarding World and the Muggle world. Before long, the two students hit it off.
Though on the Quidditch pitch they were rivals, Isla and Charles became inseparable after their fourth year. They were the best of friends all throughout their time in Hogwarts, spending summers and holidays together and aiding each other through their journey at Hogwarts. Of course, though, they could not stay children forever. While Isla wished to pursue her talents in Quidditch, she had matured enough to realize her talent did not surpass Hogwarts. Charles, on the other hand, had managed to catch the eye of a few professional Quidditch players. And so, the two set off on their separate ways, with Charles playing professionally, and Isla choosing to work for the Ministry. Of course, this wasn’t without its benefits. While Isla stepped away from playing Qudditch, she got her fix working for the Department of Magical Games and Sports.
Her job led her to Charles yet again and before long, the two got back in touch and eventually confessed their admiration and affection for each other. Not long after their reunion, the two married and had their first child, Elsie Greer. Elsie was a very happy child born to two very happy and loving parents. From a young age, Elsie resembled her mother. She was a bit too bold for a young child and a bit too clumsy for her own boldness. Still, she was not a child that cried when she fell down. Instead she huffed and puffed and pushed herself up. Elsie grew up in London, as both her parents' jobs centered in the Wizarding World. She grew up with a father that was in the prime of his job and a mother who was steadily growing unhappy with her job.
She was a perceptive child, aware and alert, despite her own clumsiness. She saw how tired her mum looked, and how youthful her father felt. The two were on very separate journeys, even if Elsie didn’t know it at the time. Still, the Greer family was one that pushed love and attention above all else. With both Charles and Isla wishing Elsie to grow up in a different household then they did, they supported and loved her as best as they could.
Though Isla and Charles grew apart as Elsie matured, when Isla switched departments at the ministry, tensions seemed to settle between the two– and eventually, their second child, Lachlan was born. Elsie did not like her brother. Not at first. She’d grown up an only child and now there was some horrible, terrible, weird baby that was taking all of her parents' attention and time. Elsie’s first act of accidental magic was performed in an attempt to soothe baby Lachlan by chiming the bells in a wind chime at their home. Soon enough, a letter was delivered to her informing her she’d been accepted into her parents alma mater. She’d been accepted into Hogwarts. By the time Christmas of Elsie's sixth year, the twins were born. Elsie and Sophia-- too precious baby girls. And before long, the final Laurie was born a little over a year after, completing the robust Greer family.
PERSONAL HISTORY
One might think Laurie got the most attention of any of her siblings with being the youngest and all, but because Isla and Charles had two twin toddlers and a newborn on their hands, it was a difficult task to juggle. Elsie was in her final year at Hogwarts, Lachlan was blowing up microwaves with his magic, and Laurie was taken care of by a variety of hands. Sometimes it was her mother Isla, singing her sweet lullabies or scribbling down notes on her most recent cases, sometimes it was her father, who likely was trying to get her into Quidditch, unlike Elsie, and then, on the worst of occasions, it was Lachlan who was only nine and had no idea how to take care of a baby. Safe to say, Laurie was juggled from person to person in her early years.
Despite all of that, Isla once told her that she hardly cried. She was a very peaceful baby-- though perhaps not as smiley and bright and Ella and Sophia, but incredibly clever. The Greers were a family of Ravenclaws-- Charles' family held primarily Ravenclaw witches and wizards, and thus far, it was turning out that their children didn't hold the same gene for intelligence as their predecessors. Elsie was a Gryffindor, headstrong and brave, and Lachlan... Well, he was cunning and a bit devious at times-- anyone with two eyes could tell that boy was going to end up in Slytherin. Ella and Sophia were so similar to Elsie, when she was a baby, that the two Greer parents had an inkling to where they would end up at Hogwarts... But Laurie... Laurie was bright.
She loved reading growing up, consuming books far beyond her years. Not just fictional books, either. When she was eight, she made it a point to read only biographies in the fall term, as she found it was important to educate herself on successful people so she could model her life after them in order to gain great success and comfort in her later years-- the biographies didn't feed her creative itch, unfortunately, and after that fall term, she all but abandoned her hobby of reading them.
Laurie wasn't much of a talker, a quiet recluse happy in her own world. Her books provided her with friends to fill her days with laughter and connections, her writing fed her creativity and allowed her to escape into worlds of her own making, and before long, all her siblings had left the house, off to Hogwarts, leaving her alone to her own devices. She was very self sufficient, intelligent at times to a fault-- Laurie couldn't wait to get to Hogwarts, though. She felt like an odd one out in her primary school, feeling as if there was always something wrong with her when she was among her muggle friends. Hogwarts offered her a chance to find belonging, and long lasting friends.
At 12, she was off to Hogwarts, filled with more excitement than ever. By this point in her life, however, Elsie had all but disappeared from Europe. After getting into a falling out with her parents over something stupid, she disappeared, taking her bags and leaving forever. Laurie and Elsie were never close, but they were family-- Laurie looked up to Elsie as the big sister she was, aspiring to reach heights such as she and when she left home.. Well, it left a hole in her heart that wouldn't be repaired quickly. Still, Laurie planned on making the best of her new home.
As her parents guessed, Laurie was swiftly sorted into Ravenclaw. With a mind as sharp as hers, there was no telling what she could do when given the resources. She quickly gained an affinity for two things-- quidditch and astronomy, though the latter held a far larger place in her heart. Quidditch was fun, thrilling even, but when it came to the heavenly bodies... Nothing matched.
She went through her next six years relatively unbothered-- though, she has felt incredibly strange that Elsie is now teaching at Hogwarts. Her estranged sister... Back. It's all very strange to the girl, but she's strange to begin with..
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
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Pronouns: She/Her/hers
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