Helena Claire Reid

"We are the choices we make"

28 - 1st of June - Half-Blood - Straight - Single - 5'7 - Nurse at St. Mungos

About the Character

Wand: Willow and Unicorn Hair, 10 1/2 inches

Wand Wood Description: Known for its healing power, the ideal owner for a willow wand often has
some deep-rotted insecurity that the may try to hide. This wand is known for being a handsome wand, good with non-verbal magic. This wand prefers an own with unseen potential rather than someone who believes they know it all and have nothing else to learn.It has always been a proverb in the Ollivander family that he who has furthest to travel will go fastest with willow."

Appearance: Helena has beautiful, long blonde hair that she usually tucks up into a bun. She has a very slim figure with pale skin, free of any noticeable blemishes. Helena has grey eyes that turn stormy when she is mad. Her reading glasses make her eyes seem bigger than normal, though sometimes dull their colour.

Helena does not use make-up eccentrically as work often only allows minimal uses of cosmetics. Helena can be found wearing comfortable clothing when alone at home and light floaty dresses or blouses with tight jeans when going out. 

Personality: Helena is always courteous to others and very professional. She is a logical person, which is probably why she was sorted into Ravenclaw. She is a very diligent worker and works hard to complete any task. Once she sets her mind to something it will always get done. She is very good at picking up fine details.

Around people Helena can be quite an introvert as she enjoys solitude. However, she isn't a complete hermit and will go out and have fun if she so wishes. She sometimes forgets to smile and can come off quite stern and direct to strangers. She can be quite intimidating with her sharp eyes and strong jawline if she wants to.

What she loves: Helena loves cooking. She is quite adept at muggle cooking and when she is not reading medical books, she has her nose stuck in recipes. When she moved out, Helena did all her own cooking, sometimes without magic. Helena also loves her job, she's definitely a workaholic. The medical field is her zone. Helena also loves children and would love the chance to be a mother. When she becomes a healer she would like to work with children. 

What she hates: Helena does not like taking risks. All her life she's had a safety net, a plan B. She would rather be friendless than jobless. Helena also hates her flat, at the moment. It's messy, with a tiny kitchen. She wants something of her own that she doesn't have to barge last drunk wizards to get to.

History: Helena was born in London and names after her Greek grandmother who lived in Patra. She has a pure blood mother (Ramona Reid) and a muggle father (Chris Reid). Her mother was sneaky and did not tell Chris about their magical lineage. In fact, he only found out when Helena was in third year. Chris was not very happy and demanded a divorce. Helena was angry at her parents and loved her time at Hogwarts as it was a refuge from the angry silences at home. Helena experienced a dramatic drop in her grade during the divorce. As an adult she tries to avoid her parents.

After school, Helena did not have enough money to train as a Healer. Instead, she went into nursing. She lived the course but being a Healer meant more to her than anything else. Once her training was finished, Helena started working at a small clinic in London. However this clinic did not provide financial stability and Helena received uneven and no constant form of income. She left her job there and is now working in St Mungos. She hopes to have enough money soon to enter the Healer Trainee Program.