In-Character
Full Name: Anneliese Beth BangesNicknames: Annie
Birthdate: February, 14, 1874
Current Age: 20 Years
Gender: She/Her
Occupation: Dervish & Banges Shop girl
Reputation: 8 - A generally loyal girl, who is prone to flights of fancy and sometimes what seem like ridiculous side projects, dropped out of school to pursue rather ridiculous things that she didn't even follow through with, as of yet unmarried and doesn't seem to be looking.
Residence: Hogsmeade (Above Dervish & Banges)
Hogwarts House: Former Gryffindor
Wand: 11" English Oak wood with a unicorn hair core, Flexible
Blood Status: Pure
Social Class: Working
Family:
faher: b. 1845
mother: b. 1846
brother: b. 1865
sister: b. 1870
WREN BANGES: b. 1868
Appearance:
Anneliese, barely reaching five foot three, radiates an infectious energy that can be highly unpredictable, reflecting her ever-changing whims and interests. Behind the girls caramel hues lies an alert presence of mind, sharpened and honed on multiple crafts all half-thought out and pursued. Annie's face is framed with a soft tumble of dark hair that reflects the caramel and honey hues of her eyes in certain lights, but can often appear to be nearly black in dimmed lighting, which curls about the ends and around her face when the air is particularly humid or she leaves it to dry wet unaided. She is right handed, wielding her wand with a delicate hold of her fingers and a soft flick of the wrist, much the way she seems to move, in a soft and graceful manner, as if she's spent far to much of her time dancing about, which honestly is not far from the truth.
Anneliese is a particular lover of soft dresses, anything in bright and pretty colors, often with added patches or embroidery she's done by her own hand depicting blooming flowers, birds, or butterflies. These are meant to hide any wear or tear on the clothing, as they are well worn and often handed down from someone or another. She doesn't mind old clothes, in fact she finds a particular love of refurbishing them and making them new. Dark hair is often carefully braided in a single rope down her back, but she's been known to put special care to it on special occasions when she must, and will almost always tie it up high on her head if she's particularly concentrating on a project or problem she thinks she must solve.
History:
1874 - Anneliese is born into a family of already bustling chaos, an environment that she thrives in from day one. A flighty infant and toddler, even at a young age the girl changes interests and mind almost daily, switching rapidly from one thing to the next as quickly as some might change their trousers.
1877 - The family moves to Hogsmeade and their father co-opens a shop called Dervish & Banges. At only three years old this doesn't mean much to the young girl, aside from a latent curiosity and fascination with the myriad of people who come in and out.
1879 - She takes interest in a small wounded creature she finds outside, bringing it home under her skirts and smuggling it away into a corner of her room. The gnome wreaks havoc on the neighboring plant life and gardens of several families, prompting it to be tracked down, and she is forced to relinquish it amidst much tantrum throwing.
1881 - Annie shows her first true signs of magic when she is in the bath, her wayward and vivid imagination and a particularly enthralling game of 'explorer' causes an eruption of water, washing it through the washroom and house at large from the tub, which takes all day to mop up, leaving a number of household things hanging about and drying for days.
1885 - Anneliese attends Hogwarts bright eyed and ready for the adventure, she does so on The First Year Scholarship. She is sorted into Gryffindor, and becomes a rather enthusiastic Gryffindor supporter in anything that requires the support. Quidditch being the main focus...even if she cannot fly straight to save her life. She successfully makes it through three years of Hogwarts, with a particular interest in Arts and Magical creatures, and, surprising to some, manages to make grades well enough to be granted The Partial Academic.
1888 - Anneliese drops out of school, having lost complete interest in her academic pursuits, in order to join the circus. She is adamant this is something she needs in her life, and despite being very young runs off to do so. This pursuit doesn't last very long, much like her others, and she returns home to a worried mother who was ready to box her ears for the ridiculous flight of fancy. It isn't long before she simply changes gears and moves onto the next thing.
Between 1888 and present day Anneliese has switched rapidly between hobbies and small attempts at self made careers. These include, but are not limited to, Cloud Cartographer (where she adamantly attempted to map the every moving clouds), Fairy Lantern Maker (delicately constructing tiny lanterns designed to attract and house fairies, believing fervently in their existence and hoping to catch a glimpse of them), and Teacup Fortune Teller (she was not particularly talented at this and frequently would simply make things up, the more outlandish and incredible the better, often resulting in very confused patrons). Every pause between would see her returning to her families shop to work there, or, more so, she has held a semi-permanent position there while pursuing many randomized side quests. Currently she is attempting to pursue a career as a Potion Perfumer, despite not being particularly talented in potion making...a task she is recently determined to master.
Personality:
Anneliese is a flighty girl, who is prone to switch passions and pursuits at the drop of a hat. To her life is for living, and living is for exploring every possibility there is to be had. Every one of her pursuits are a full passion, even if they do sometimes (if not always) do not hold her interest for to terribly long. A feircely loyal creature by nature, Annie loves her family with every bit of herself, and while she loathes the idea of being tied to the shop and to one place forever, it also means a lot to her. Annie is the kind of girl who makes friends everywhere she goes, and is always ready with a bright smile and a bounce in her step, though she can sometimes become hyper focused on her little side projects.
Sample Roleplay Post:
It happened all at once. The quiet air, tinged only in the songs of birds and the rush of wind, the chatter of the usual foot traffic, was abruptly split by the sudden cry of a young woman and the hurried steps of what could only be described as pattering tapping from dozens of tiny feet.
"Watch out!" Of course, even with the girl hot on their tails, the sudden rush of garden gnomes down the walk wasn't just shocking, it was rather boisterous. Whatever containment they'd managed to break free from had obviously not been their ideal home, since they seemed determined to escape the girls wildly swinging wand movements as she froze one or two with a quick "Patrificous totalus!".
As she stumbled around gawking people, some of which had stumbled to the side and fallen to the ground, Annie would flip her head, dark braid bouncing down her back as she ran, to offer a sheepish grin and shrug of both shoulders. "Sorry! Sorrryyyy!" The last of which was cut suddenly short when she ran head on into the side of a building, taking the brick straight to the chest and knocking the wind out of her.
Down she went, tumbling backwards and sprawling on the ground, eyes squeezed closed, wand hand flopped to the ground as the other clutched her chest tightly. After several seconds of a soft wheezing noise she managed to squeak out a soft "Not catching them again."
Out-of-Character
Name: YvvyAge: 36
Contact: TheYvvyBear (discord)
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