Nicknames: Maggie
Birthdate: August 30, 1879
Current Age: 14
Gender: Female
Occupation: Fourth Year
Reputation: Staff Discretion
With an alcoholic father and older half-siblings who disdain her very existence for being a product of her father's second marriage, and Maggie's interest in quidditch, well, she's no ideal darling of society.Residence: Hogsmeade
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor
Wand: Black walnut, 11", phoenix tail feather
Blood Status: Halfblood
Social Class: Middle
Family:
half-brother: __ garlick [b. 1848]
half-brother: __ garlick [b. 1852]
half-sister: __ née garlick [b. 1857]
half-sister: francesca garlick [b. 1876]
brother: __ garlick [b. 1882]
Appearance:
ethnicity: half-white, half-black
height: four feet, eleven and three quarter inches
build: slim and surprisingly athletic
eyes: wide, expressive, and deep brown
hair color: dark brown
hair style: keeping to the latest fashions, maggie prefers curled updos, though her hair doesn't like to hold too much of a curl
scent: plain, with a slight hint of rose and citrus
demeanor: as a girl, maggie is expected to be a demure, sweet, and kind thing, delicate and sensible. maggie is, quite plainly, the exact opposite of what her mother would like her to be — brash and willing to speak her mind. she keeps her physicality proper enough, but she recognizes that her family's financial and social standing is tenuous at best, and she's fine to keep things that way.
fashion: while maggie does not keep to the latest trends of fashion, it's quite rare to find her dressed improperly for just about anything. she favors neither robes nor muggle clothes, though she finds the latter easier to diversify, and always has some sort of embroidery of her own design on her attire. she doesn't have many accessories, but what she has, she wears with pride.
History:
hey, i'm a wildflower, growin' in the sunshine
1879 - 1890
1879: margaret eve garlick is born. her arrival is a most welcome surprise to her mother, who had once been told she would never have children. she is over two decades younger than her oldest half-sibling, and three years younger than her youngest half-sibling — not that she is particularly aware of these facts as a newborn. they will, however, shape the course of her life going forward.
1882: a little brother arrives, another welcome surprise to their parents. at three years old, maggie's only really aware of the fact that there's another to share the nurse's attention with, and it is a fact she is not entirely content with for several weeks, before it's made clear that things will not be going back to the way they were.
1887: her first act of magic is rather something that draws a lot of attention — she sets herself hovering in the middle of high street while being chastised for getting mud all over her dress.
june 1890: maggie's hogwarts acceptance letter arrives. though she receives some hand-me-downs in the form of books that are still on the supply list and her oldest half-sister's old pair of dragonskin gloves, most of her supplies are new. she also receives, as a surprise, a tawny owl she names saoirse.
soakin' up the way of life i was raised in
1890 - 1897
1890 — 1893: the first three years of maggie's education are without much incident. she makes friends. her second year sees her parents giving permission for her to try out for the quidditch team, though she doesn't achieve a position, so she signs up for club quidditch instead, which they give their permission for as well.
1893: of course, the summer of 1893 puts a damper on everything when one of her older housemates is killed at padmore park, flying through a freak storm and struck by lightning. maggie wasn't close with the older student, but she knows one of her roommates is. the flying ban prevents any quidditch pickup games in town, but that's fine for maggie, she doesn't have a position on an official team. the next school year starts with a bang.
runnin' barefoot, bloomin' in a summer shower
Personality:
weaknesses: workaholic, pessimistic, gullible, impatient, confrontational, stubborn
likes: dancing, flowers, embroidery, cross-stitch, knitting, playing dress-up with her mother's clothes (even though she's too old for it now), chocolate, silver, her whole family (even if some of them don't like her), flying, quidditch
dislikes: bullies, unfairness, being sad, being told what to do or wear, the fact that one day she's supposed to get married and have kids, her training stays, the color green
fears: abandonment, humiliation, rejection
goals: fit in, become a famous quidditch player
habits: picking at her nailbeds when idle or nervous (she also tries to do this while wearing gloves).
hobbies: ladylike pursuits such as embroidery, cross-stitch, flower-arranging, and knitting; playing quidditch whenever she can.
Other:
01. beyond english, maggie is learning french, and knows enough latin to understand spells
02. natural flyer, prefers to be in the air over on solid ground
03. surprisingly talented with charmwork
04. passable artist, best at watercolors; impatient with sketching
05. a capable seamstress; maggie alters her own clothes
amortentia: freshly tilled soil, roses, and saffron
school clubs: club quidditch
electives: art, earth magic
patronus: as yet unknown
pets: saoirse, tawny owl
quidditch: majorly obsessed with the holyhead harpies; hopes to join the team one day
religion: christian
romantic orientation: aromantic
sexual orientation: asexual
zodiac sign: virgo
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Age: 29
Contact: Discord, PM
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