In-Character

Full Name: Greta Ellen Gillenwater
Nicknames:  Grettie, Grets, Grotto, Gretchen, Gretel, and Gretalumph, Gretalongnose, The Tattler. She tried to get people to call her Gigi in school because she thought it was cool. It did not stick. She was most disappointed and instead got lumped with a plethora of other names.
Birthdate: September 19, 1878
Current Age: 11
Occupation: Student
Reputation: 10.
Residence: Godrics Hollow
Hogwarts House: unknown
Wand: unknown
Blood Status: Muggleborn
Social Class: Middle Class
Family: Martin Gillenwater, Father [1841-1880]
Annie Bell (formerly Gillenwater, née Browning), Mother [1855]
— Ambrose Bell, Stepfather [1847]
— MADELINE BELL, Step-sister [1876]
- Cameron Gillenwater, brother [1875]
—Oakshaft Bell, Step-brother [1880]

Appearance: Greta is slightly taller than average, but only slightly. She has straight long brown hair that she is very proud of and which she plays with and dark eyes. She has delicate bony features and strong cheekbones that she hasn't quite grown into an is all angles. She is right handed and likes to stay as current as her family can afford. Her clothes are usually clean and crisp. She is very self-conscious about her ears.

History:
HISTORY
1878 | Greta is born, a second child. Her toddler brother does not take it well.

1880 |She is two when her father perishes after becoming infected at his own practice, leaving the family with financial difficulties. Her family temporarily move into the home of their mother's eldest sister, leaving her mother with time and resources to secure a position of her own. She eventually becomes the governess of a nearby wealthy family, and Greta and her brother spend their time under the watchful eye of their aunt.

1881 | An argument ensues between her mother and aunt after she accidentally calls their aunt "Mummy" while her actual mother is in the room. Upset and overwhelmed by the yelling, Cameron shatters a set of china in dining room, marking his first sign of magic. Greta, only three does not understand the importance or how this action made him different from normal people.

1886 | Cameron receives his Hogwarts acceptance letter, shocking the entire family.  Greta is eight and all she really understands is that this means that her brother is different and is going to be going away to school. She doesn't really get it but his acceptance to Hogwarts would open her to the idea that magic who all her peers are starting to believe doesn't exist as they grow up is very real. When she asks if she will be going away to school when she is old enough she is told that it's a Cam thing and that he's unique and different and they don't think so.

1887 | Cam returns from school with fantastic stories and Greta gets jealous. She to make herself as unique as possible and becomes a little difficult to be around as she grows quite forthright and bossy. The boys and girls in her class do not appreciate it and she gets a reputation for being very talkative and a tattler. A physical confrontation between the boys about her tattling to the teacher ends in literal magical sparks that scares the boys off but Greta cant recreate the magic and ends up thinking she was seeing things.

1889 | Greta's mother remarries into a wizarding family and Greta finds herself the only non-magical child of the household and she does not like it. She often finds herself left out amongst her Quidditch mad siblings especially when their brooms do not respond her (when she secretly tries mimic them). She makes it her mission however to learn all she can about magic because even if she cannot do it she still wants to impress people with her knowledge following the can't do teach philosophy.

1890 | Having grown more stubborn and bullheaded she refuses to listen to her mother's gentle reminder that it doesn't matter if she's not magical and that there is another path for her.


Personality: stubborn, bossy, she's very forthright and loud with her own opinion. She doesn't understand the point of secrets or doing things secretly and very much an open book with her intentions. She will say whatever is on her mind and will rat out other people's misdeeds with a you did it own up to it philosophy. A rather brash girl she doesn't understand gentle approaches, sarcasm or subtext and will dive into problems and meet them head on. She likes to win, and be the best but will never cheat (or if she hears of cheating will immediately DOB them in), preferring to put in the hardyards. She is intelligent however booksmarts and appetite for knowledge very rarely mean wisdom.

Sample Roleplay Post:

Greta stuck at her chin as she stared at the boy Infront of her.

"You- you- you- Tattler." He declared and Greta rolled her eyes. Was this really what he'd come with all the boys to tell at her about? And did they think they were intimidating all four of them trying to gang up on a sweet innocent young girl. All because she'd found out and then told Mr. O'Reilly that they'd broken into his house and stolen his prize pig.

The poor thing had been tied up in the woods dressed in something revolting. She didn't know what they'd been intending but they should've been glad she'd dobbed them in. He could've gone to the cops and who knows how bad it could've gotten.

"What would you have done with a Pig Gareth?" She asked, trying to talk sense into him but it was a worthless task. She should've realised that because his ears turned red. .

"None of your business. Tattler. Stay out of our business. Stick with the girls." Greta's eyes flashed. She refused to be intimidated by four boys. Besides they had nothing on Cam and they knew it and her brother would be home in a week.

"That pig did nothing to you." One of them went to push her or at least she thought that's what happened because instead what happened was a bunch of sparks seemed to erupt from her body and the boys went running.

Out-of-Character

Name: Jen
Age: 31
Contact: Discord and Skype
Other Characters: Aristotle King
How did you hear about us?: the universe told me to come home

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