Ophelia Worchester
Feb 15, 2015 4:10:51 GMT
Post by Ophelia Worchester on Feb 15, 2015 4:10:51 GMT
Ophelia Elizabetha Worchester
Patronus: Toad
"A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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- 27 - May 5, 1994 - Straight - Single - Halfblood -
Professor of Ancient Runes at Hogwarts & Head of Ravenclaw
Wand: Poplar and Unicorn Hair, 8 inches
Wand Wood Description: The pine wand always chooses an independent, loner-type owner who may be perceived as an outcast, intriguing and perhaps even mysterious. Pine wands enjoy being used creatively, and unlike some others, will adapt without protest to new methods and spells. “Many wandmakers insist that pine wands are able to detect, and perform best for, owners who are destined for long lives, including Garrick Ollivander who had never personally known the master of a pine wand to die young”. This wand is most sensitive to non-verbal magic.
Appearance: Ophelia has long wavy ginger hair with large dark eyes. She is a happy woman, though a bit shy and can always be seen smiling. She has a generous amount of freckles and rosy cheeks. She is of average height and build, with slight shoulders and broader hips. She his thin appendages which hint to her lankier years as a teenager but has balanced out much more since then.
Personality: Ophelia is a happy person, optimistic, but not unreasonably so. She posses a sense of realism, but without the cynicism that usually going along with it. Ophelia while amiable, wouldn't consider herself bubbly. She is a strict teacher, as she feels what she assigns is fair but is always after class to help students. More than anything, Ophelia loves learning, whether she herself is learning, or others are learning from her. She feels knowledge is one's greatest weapon and no matter the subject, where knowledge is offered, one should seize it. On the down side though, Ophelia is extremely clumsy, one of the reasons she would like to teach Ancient Runes rather than potions. Ophelia also has a tendency to have to grands ideas, with little time to complete them. She wants all her work to be the best it can be, but she procrastinates with the best of them.
Favorite Subjects: Ancient Runes and Arithmancy
Least Favorite Subjects: DADA and Herbology
What He/She Loves: Hot Chocolate, hand knit scarves, confections, summers spent on the beach, animals, mystery novels, creative writing, her job, her students, her eaglets, her cat, and ancient runes, obviously.
What He/She Hates: Ignorance, intolerance of any kind, when students won't give certain subject matter a chance, violence, large amounts of physical activity.
History: Ophelia comes from a middle class wizarding family. She began her life in a quite cottage out in Surrey, but despite this, Ophelia's childhood was a dark one, having been born right before the beginning of the second wizarding war. She has vivid memories of her parents fretting over her older siblings that were at Hogwarts then the constant moving from place to place. Her parents weren't directly involved with the war themselves, but with Ophelia and her younger brother Simon still at home, the Worchesters wanted nothing to do with any possible Death Eater activity. Due to this she has a tendency to worry and seeks stability, something she didn't have as a child constantly moving.
Parents: Morgana and Avery Worchester
Siblings: Hoover Worchester(40), Francine 'Effie' Worchester-Williams(37), Sydeny Worchester(35), Simon Worchester(24)
Special Magical Abilites: none
Favorite Spell: Defodio