• some of her family (as well as herself) can sometimes comes off as a little odd but nothing untoward.

father: fitzwilliam “maurice” stanwell [b. 1835]
mother: adelia “wendy” stanwell [b. 1847]

sister: “elsa” stanwell [b. 1866]
brother: “clayton” stanwell [b. 1868]
brother: archibald stanwell [1869-1873]
brother: “milo” stanwell [b. 1870]
sister: astoria stanwell [b. 1873]
sister: melody stanwell [b. 1874]

paternal aunt: “ursula” penn p. matson née stanwell [b. 1838]
first uncle: edmund matson [1828-1870]

cousin: “hans” matson [b. 1859]
cousin: “eugene” matson [b. 1862]

second uncle: monroe penn [1835-1880]

step-cousin: “ella” penn [b. 1876]

face claim: Katherine Langford
ethnicity: White
height: 5 ft even
build: curvy
eyes: blue
hair colour: brunette
hair style: The proper styles for a girl her age. When undone, it falls in waves to her waist.
wand hand: ambidextrous but has been trained to use her right hand the most
distinguishing features: dimples that show up when she smiles
scent: a light mix of rose and parchment

demeanor: Belle often has a book in her hand but she is open and friendly. She has been raised up to be poised and proper which she does well. She has a natural elegance to her.

fashion: Belle has a liking for golden hues as well as blue. She wears what is considered fashionable for a girl her age though mainly follows Astoria's advice as the current fashions isn't something that she personally keeps track of. She freely allows Astoria to give her makeovers as the older woman sees fit as she recognizes that Astoria seems to have more knowledge in that area even if it might be just surface level. Belle also has custom pieces designed by Melody that she absolutely loves and cherishes.

With a dreamy, far-off look And her nose stuck in a book 1876 - 1886
1876	Belle is born the youngest of her siblings. She is a quiet baby and isn't prone to fussing.
1884	Belle shows her first signs of magic by causing a handful of little light orbs to appear when she wanted to continue reading past bedtime. It is celebrated but not until the next day as her nanny still made her go to bed. Astoria also goes off to Hogwarts and Belle misses her terribly.
1885	Melody goes off to Hogwarts as well and Belle misses both her sisters terribly. She is lonely without them but at least she has her books and her older siblings to bother.
I want adventure in the great wide somewhere I want it more than I can tell 1887 - 1890
1887 First Year	Belle gets her Hogwarts letter and that September it is her turn to join her older siblings at Hogwarts. She is sorted into Ravenclaw and whilst she is delighted to be in a house that suits her well, she also wishes she had been put in Hufflepuff so she can be in the same house as Melody and Astoria. She makes friends though and it isn't like she never sees the siblings who are in a different house. Besides, it isn't long until she comes to discover the Library which becomes a place one can frequently find her.
1888-89 Third Year	Belle begins taking Ancient Runes, Ancient Studies and Earth Magic as her electives.
And for once it might be grand To have someone understand I want so much more than they've got planned 1891- 1893
1891-92 Fifth Year	Belle attends the Coming Out Ball for the first time alongside all the other fifth to seventh years allowed to attend. It is here that she meets "Gaston" for the first time. She would really rather she hadn't. An acquaintance forms though Belle has little interest in developing it further due to the others overly misogynistic, sexist behaviour though she does remain polite and at least friendly. Belle scores pretty well on her OWLs which surprises no one. She goes into sixth year with the following classes: Ancient Studies, Astronomy, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, History of Magic, Potions, Transfiguration. It was very hard for her to pare down to the maximum seven classes allowed. She wasn't able to add Gobbledegook to her schedule but she managed to convince someone in the class to share the learnings with her.
1892-93 Seventh Year, Present	Over the summer, "Gaston" declares he is going to wed her one day and Belle's internal reaction is please, don't. She has not encouraged him or his attention so she has no idea why he has grown so attached to the idea. She only barely tolerates his existence so has absolutely no interest in being his Mrs. She wants the One True Love she has read about in her story books, someone she can share grand adventures with. There is an election and a young woman is running! Rosabella is pleased by that fact and indeed, is impressed by the number of leftist candidates on the poll. The latest school year is not off to the best start with one of her roommates getting into a fight with a first year, Ravenclaws house points going into the negative and one of the professors dying. He had been one of Melodys professors not her own but the loss is still disheartening. After all, he had been so young. And then to round it all off, their Head of House lectures them all about gossiping after some vicious rumours about a housemate spreads like wildfire. All she can do is hope that they all reach graduation without further pissing off their Head of House.

strengths: creative, imaginative, family-oriented, adventurous, curious, intelligent, feminist
weaknesses: compulsive, impulsive, mischievous, stubborn, sometimes accidentally inattentive
likes: reading, stories, storytelling, drawing, painting, the rain, mythology, researching, learning, comfortable silence, the library, puzzles, feminism
dislikes: anyone hurting her family, men that can't take a hint, dark and musty spaces, feeling closed in, bullies, getting lost
fears: anything bad happening to her family, being married off to a man who won't let her read or appreciate her intelligence
goals: be a librarian or museum curator - if only her parents would let her
habits: absolutely tunes the world out if she is deeply engrossed in a book - it might take a couple of tries to get her attention
hobbies: reading (all sorts of genres), daydreaming, gardening, spending time with her family, singing, drawing/sketching, painting, learning new things, learning new languages, writing in her journal, writing fictional stories

— skills —01. Has varying fluency in English, French, German, Latin, Mermish & Gobbledegook.
02. Has a beautiful singing voice.
03. Has a particular talent for drawing out and painting scenes from story books.
04. Belle is an excellent storyteller.

— trivia —amortentia: roses, the smell of parchment and ink
boggart: anything terrible happening to any of her loved ones
clubs: Art Club, Book Club, French Club, Garden Club, History Club
electives: Ancient Runes, Ancient Studies, Earth Magic
patronus: a husky; one of her happiest memories is spending time with her family
pets: a rather large barn owl named Phillipe
religion: agnostic
romantic orientation: hetero-romantic
sexual orientation: heterosexual
titles: Garden Club president
zodiac sign: Taurus