I recently came across some more time and decided to flesh out my character bio a bit more, Here's the new code for my updated bio.

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Name: Lydia Makayla Johnson Nickname: Dia Username: Blood Status: unknown Nationality: American = Jamaican/Belgian/Moroccan/British Spoken Languages: English Birthday: November 12th Age: 16 House: Thunderbird Extracurriculars: Kickboxing and dancing Favorite Class(es): Flying / Defense Against Dark Arts Wand: 9 1/4", Birch wood, Phoenix core, unyielding – although she doesn’t really use it anymore Patronus: Mustang Boggart: A giant wasp Pet(s): Turtle named Samsid Favorite Quidditch Team: American National Quidditch team - of course! Favorite Candy: Cauldron Cakes and Jelly Slugs Favorite Color: Purple Favorite Book: Once and Future King Favorite Holiday: 4th of July Favorite Prank/Joke: She isn't much of a prankster, but she does love a good sneak-up where you jump out from nowhere on an unsuspecting person and scare them. Personality: Very determined and can be a bit too controlling, more so with herself than with others. She has high expectations of herself and gets easily frustrated when she feels like she has fallen short of those expectations. Likes routine, keeping a strict regime of waking up at dawn and working out before her day really begins, then ending the day with yoga and a soak in the public spa that her parents own. She has never left the West Coast of the United States (until coming to Hogwarts for the Triwizard Tournament) and has a dream to visit China and study martial arts there. Bio: So, she doesn’t actually know her blood status because she was adopted by a Muggle family with no history of her biological family. Surprisingly, her adopted family was very welcoming and has gone out of their way to learn about the wizarding community and make their home a safe and accepting place for Lydia. Her father, Ronan, is a kickboxing trainer (which is where she gets her passion for moving from) and her father Dylan, is the prime owner of the public spa and acting host of the getaway spot. The three of them live in San Francisco, CA. Goals: She wants to re-imagine kickboxing by opening a gym that uses martial arts as a conduit for magical potential, eventually teaching people to cast their spells without needing wands as she has come to do.

so sorry for taking this long!

Two New Ilvermorny Students

Name: Brandon Calder Nickname: Bran Username: Blood Status: Pure-blood Nationality: American Spoken Languages: English Birthday: September 13 Age: 17 House: Thunderbird Extracurriculars:Care of Magical Creatures, Quidditch, exploring/hiking, horseback riding, swimming Favorite Class(es): Potions, DADA Wand: rowan, dragon heartstring, 12 inches, slightly yielding flexibility Patronus: wolf Boggart:being buried alive Pet(s): flying fox (montre) named Kit and a squirrel named Scout Favorite Quidditch Team: American National Quidditch team Favorite Candy: Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, Pepper Imps, Gummy worms, Fudge Favorite Color: pretty much any shade of red from rose to deep, dark crimson Favorite Book: The Dark Forces: a Guide to Self-Protection, Curses and Counter-Curses, Book of Potions Favorite Holiday: Halloween Favorite Prank/Joke: jinxing the doorknob to shock his younger sister Lynnie and keep her out of his room Appearance: 6’, blue eyes, sandy blond hair Personality: outgoing, adventurous, a bit mischievous Bio: Born and raised in the heart of the southern United States, Bran has always had a love for adventure and the outdoors, but he also enjoys reading and is an intelligent young man. While he has a wild side and is capable of mischief and pranks, he’s also a protector of those weaker and the innocent; this can usually be seen when he finds a younger child being bullied or an animal being harmed. Bran loves his family and is loyal to his friends. He is the oldest of three children. His sister Lynnette (Lynnie) is 12 and in her second year at Ilvermorny, while Kelsey is only 6. His mother is a magizoologist and his father is a potioneer, thus Bran, as well as his sisters, have a love for animals and potions. Bran seems to be the one out of the three who has the knack for potions. Goals: Bran hopes to become an auror.

https://sapi.subeta.net/shared/267154.png "> Name: Lynnette Calder Nickname: Lynnie Username: Blood Status: Pure-blood Nationality: American Spoken Languages: English Birthday: December 10 Age: 12 House: Horned Serpent Extracurriculars:Care of Magical Creatures, reading Favorite Class(es): Charms, Potions, Transfiguration Wand: pine, unicorn hair, 11 inches, supple Patronus: Lynnie has not yet learned to produce a Patronus. Boggart: failure/disappointing her family and professors Pet(s): kneazle hybrid named Oliver, bird named Cleo, bear cub named Sebastian (Lynnie is known for doing charms on her pets as well as her own hair if she decides she would like a different color for a while) Favorite Quidditch Team: not a big Quidditch fan Favorite Candy: Sugar Quills, Ice Mice, dark chocolate, toffee Favorite Color: pink and light blue and pastel colors Favorite Book: There is no way to pick just one! Or even two or three. Reading is the best! Favorite Holiday: Christmas Favorite Prank/Joke: During the last term, Bran and Lynnie had an argument and in retaliation Lynnie hid in an alcove and charmed Bran’s clothes to turn into a nappy and bib as he was talking to and trying to impress one of their fellow students who he had a crush on. Needless to say the girl left laughing and not that impressed and Bran was ready to either hide or do harm to his sister. Appearance: 5’, blue eyes, hair that is naturally light colored but stays some shade of pink or blue due to charms since those are Lynnie’s favorite colors Personality: quiet and shy most of the time yet friendly; devoted to her family; loyal to her friends; imaginative; likes to day dream a bit too much at times Bio: Lynnie is an imaginative, introverted girl who collects stuffed animals and books. She loves her family deeply and wants to make them proud of her. She reads and studies hard, but also enjoys playing with her pets and working on charms and potions. When she was younger, because of her hero worship of her big brother, she wanted to be in the same house at school with Bran, but when he was sorted into Thunderbird, Lynnie knew that it would never happen as she doesn’t have that sort of personality. Once she arrived at Ilvermorny and was welcomed into Horned Serpent, she found that she fit in and made friends. She enjoys seeing her brother, but it no longer matters that they are in different houses or have different personalities. Lynnie has found her place in the world and realizes that she has her own dreams, even if they are different from Bran’s. Goals: Lynnie would love to become a librarian or perhaps a professor of charms at Ilvermorny.

Oh! Good to know :) Thanks for the correction

thank you. I just noticed that I forgot to put last names for my characters, duh! Could you please add the last name of Calder for Brandon and Lynnette?

thank you so much! hugs

: Way late on this (apologies!) In addition to using this character for the tournament if I can, I'd like to use them for the next Hogwarts term. Shall I cross-post this over to the student roster also? Thank you! :)

I know we've already gotten started but I was wondering if I could make a small change to Lenore's bio? I just want to remove that she had her name changed when her family moved. Realized that it doesn't match up with some other parts of her history.

The updated version is:

Bio: Lenore grew up in the Wizarding village of Baron's Hollow in Scotland after moving there from London at a young age. Her father is heavily involved in the dark arts and one of her uncles was a known Death Eater. Her own feeling toward the dark arts is that they are useful for study but not to be used without need. All magic is connected and the shadow is just as necessary as the light. Lenore has had little interaction with Muggles, mostly due to her father's hatred of them. What little she knows about them she learned through her mother who takes a kinder view and named her after a favorite Muggle poem, The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe (a fact still unknown to her father). After having arrived at Hogwarts, Lenore has come to know wizards and witches of various parentage and is struggling within herself to find her own opinion about blood status. She is still very proud to be a pure-blood. Academically, Lenore is very talented and excels in nearly everything involving innate magical skill, however subjects such as Herbology and Astronomy which have little to do with actually performing magic come much harder to her.

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

(sorry this took so long to flesh out)

Name: Ebele Nia Zuberi Username: Blood Status: Pure-blood Nationality: Nigerian – lives in Enugu State in the Local Government Area (LGA) Nsukka Spoken Languages: Primarily Nigerian English, also knows Nigerian Pidgin and some Nsukka, and Igbo dialect. Also speaks some Igbo Izugbe, the dialect that all Igbo people speak. Birthday: September 5 Age: 11 years Appearance: She has yet to grow into her body but she hopes to be at least as tall and sturdy as her mother. She has pale brown eyes and a round tipped nose. Personality: As a pre-teen she is quite bubbly, yet mature. She sees herself as a realist, her gourd is usually as full as she requires, never half full. Pet(s): Black smoke Savannah Cat (black tipped silver with black spots, black nose appears mostly black) Favorite Candy: Candy is not something she was able to eat a lot of while growing up. The sweetest thing she likes is okpo ogede – a plantain pudding. Another favorite snack is Kuli-kuli, she loves peanut flavored things. Her favorite food is Banga or Asaro with nyama na irio, the beef is a very rare treat for special occasions. She loves Zobo (non-alcoholic) with cinnamon and cloves. Favorite Color: Yellow Favorite Holiday: New Year, which she celebrates in July.

School : The Alexandrian Academy for the Arcane Arts Ranking: First year, though practiced rank due to upbringing (Students wear gold robes, practiced level: light green sash) Extracurriculars: She helps sell yams in the market and trades for food with her grandmother during the week. She was lucky if she had an afternoon off where she was not required to help with domestic chores. In her spare time she read books and practiced family heritage magic.

Wand: core: unicorn hair, medium flex, wood type: redwood, and 10.3” long Patronus: eventually she’ll find out that it is a splendid sunbird Boggart:

Unique Qualities or Fun Facts: She's been taught the use of wandless magic since she was a child. Her family is well known for being the inventors of a potion that slows the progression of age for witches and wizards. She dislikes most sweets and is unaccustomed to cultures outside of her own. Goals: to open a wizarding child care program in Africa so she can end their suffering. Bio: She was born into a family with a rich magical heritage. They embraced their heritage, as did all the Igbo people, and taught it to her as she grew. Her father ended up being needed to work in the city so they moved to a more suburbian farming area where her family started growing yams. After moving, Ebele lost track of much of her Igbo friends and made new friends who mainly spoke Nigerian English, which she also learned in primary school. She was given a nearly black smokey Savannah cat by her grandmother as a gift for her 10th birthday. Her grandmother told her that the cat would bring her lucky and fortune. Ebele works with her grandmother as a trader of yams during most days. She has become quite adept at haggling and sensing when someone is lying or trying to swindle her. Outside of a tribal war and a few disputes, Ebele has had a rather enriching and happy upbringing. She and her 11 siblings have all had the privilege of hovering just above being hungry most days. Ebele has seen the hunger all around her and has decided that she wants to devote her life to helping the wizarding children of Africa and the world in any way she can.

Icarus Fairchild (DeerestOne)

Name: Icarus Fairchild Nickname: None Username: Blood Status: Pure-blood Nationality: English Spoken Languages: English Birthday: November 16 Age: 14 House: Slytherin Extracurriculars: Potion-making and studying Favorite Class(es): potions, transfiguration, charms Wand: 11 inches, dragon heartstring, sycamore wood, supple Patronus: peacock Boggart: failure Pet(s): ragdoll cat named Ophelia Favorite Quidditch Team: Puddlemere United Favorite Candy: Sugared Butterfly Wings Favorite Color: Emerald Green Favorite Book: Grimm's Fairy Tales Favorite Holiday: Christmas Favorite Prank/Joke: Dark Humor Appearance: Long, wavy light blonde hair, hazel eyes, tall and slender, fair skin Personality: Icarus is a selective perfectionist. He does what he enjoys wholeheartedly, and anything else... less so. He is intelligent enough to do well in those things, but he won't actively put forth the effort if he's bored. He's incredibly passionate about his interests and constantly striving to learn and do more. He has a flair for the melodramatic. He is charismatic and well-received by others, but he is constantly fighting his desire to subtly manipulate others to benefit himself, as he recognizes this is not a positive trait. Ultimately he does what will benefit him most and rarely goes out of his way if it will not in some way aid in his endeavors.

Bio:

Icarus is the only child of Delphine and Killian Fairchild. He is from an English pure-blood family, and while they maintain dated views on Muggle-borns, they remained a neutral party during the Wizarding War. He, too, possesses similar views of blood superiority but was raised not to be vocal about it. His mother is an Unspeakable and his father is a Potion inventor. His family is very wealthy and continues to amass wealth with their lucrative career positions.

Icarus was sorted into Slytherin instantaneously, which wouldn't surprise anyone who claims to know him. His family was pleased as they themselves are from long lines of Slytherins.

Goals: After he graduates, Icarus would like to be a curse breaker. He likes puzzles, and breaking a curse is just that. His father is a collector of dark artifacts, not for the use but more as a curiosity. As he grew up seeing them within arm's reach, knowing the damage they could do if touched, he became fascinated by the undoing of such dark magic. He intends to do my work freelance. If he's good at something, why shouldn't he sell his talent to the highest bidder? They're paying for a skill they themselves don't possess. Magic, as he sees it, is meant to benefit the possessor. If he's being honest, Icarus wants to be recognized for my prowess and ambition. He wants to make his parents, with their lofty legacies and high expectations, proud of him.

If you could put him on the regular roster too, that would be much appreciated!

Name: Sominae Nickname: used to be NaeNae, but now that's a song which she doesn't like. Sometimes her dad still calls her that to drive her crazy though. Username: Blood Status: Muggle-born Nationality: Afghan Spoken Languages: Farsi, a little bit of English Birthday: October 26 Age: ten, nearly eleven Ranking: Novice Extracurriculars: dancing, horse riding Favorite Class(es): transfiguration Patronus: horse Boggart: a masked man with a gun Pet(s): a finch named Rizu Favorite Quidditch Team: The Afghan team (??) Favorite Candy: mintos Favorite Color: orange Favorite Book: The Sun is also a Star Favorite Music: Rihanna Appearance: round face, almond-shaped brown eyes, short black hair, tanned skin, full lips, small mouth which only smiles small smiles because she's embarrassed about her teeth Personality: quiet and shy, quick to become sad Bio: Sominae and her family have been living in Athens, Greece, for three years now as refugees. Before that, they lived in Turkey for a year. Sominae barely remembers life in Afghanistan, and the memories she does have a filled with fear. Though she never witnessed any of the violence, her parents could not shelter her from hearing about it. Her father now lives and works in Germany, and sends money back to them. Soon, he hopes to move the rest of his family to Germany with him. Sominae's mother is worried about how far away she'll be then. "There is a good school in the north," she told her daughter, "It is called Durmstrang, perhaps you can transfer there when we move." But Sominae isn't so sure. She's heard that they mostly speak Russian then; it's very doubtful anyone would know Farsi. She's already struggling to learn Arabic and improve her English; she doesn't know if she could handle learning not only another language but yet another alphabet as well. "Soon I will learn how to apparate," she tells her mother, "And then i can see you whenever I want." It has been difficult growing up with magical powers in a Muggle family and a very conservative culture. Her family was very afraid when her abilities first started to show, but there are wizards and witches who live in the villages and look out for such children and help both them and their parents find their way. One such witch found out about Sominae, and was able to help her until they had to flee. Sominae has kept her abilities secret from everyone but her family and finds it a relief to be at a wizarding school where she can explore magic more freely. She is slowly making friends and was very happy when she first came to find that there are lots of other students who speak Farsi. Goals: One day she wants to move back to Afghanistan and help other wizarding children born into Muggle families, just as the witch who helped her did.

No problem at all! thank you for adding him!

Outfit Not Found Name: Tiferet Sayar bat Maryam Nickname: Tif Username: Blood Status: Pure-blood Nationality: Israeli; her father was originally Falasha, from Ethiopia, and went to 4A; she decided to go there instead of the school in Jerusalem that her twin brother Gedaliah attends Spoken Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, Amharic, English Birthday: 2 Sivan (May 24th) Age: 16 Ranking: Not sure what this means, but she's very good at DADA, Potions, and Herbology Extracurriculars: Tiferet likes to read, sing and dance. If there's any dramatics, she'll take part. Same with debates. Favorite Class(es): DADA, Potions, Herbology Wand: 10", Acacia, leviathan spine core, stiff Patronus: Lioness Boggart: Being laughed at Pet(s): A serval called Aliya Favorite Quidditch Team: Tif doesn't like sports. Favorite Candy: Baklava Favorite Color: Gold Favorite Book: Please don't ask her to pick just one! Favorite Holiday: Passover Appearance: Dark skin, wild black hair, golden eyes, average height, slender. Personality: Reserved until you get to know her, then she's hilarious. Bio: She has lived her entire life in Israel until she went to 4A (because she got tired of always being in her brother's shadow--he's much more outgoing than she is). She is a huge nerd. Goals: Uncertain at this point in life.

[please post in regular Student Roster as well]

Kieran Sanguine

Name: Kieran Sanguine Username: Blood Status: Muggleborn Nationality: Filipino Spoken Languages: English Birthday: April 28th, 2003 Age: 14 House: Hufflepuff Extracurriculars: Quidditch Favorite Class(es): Herbology, Potions and Care of Magical Creatures Wand: 12 ¾", Dogwood, Werewolf, quite flexible Patronus: St. Bernard Boggart: His most loved one not having any recollection of who he is. Pet(s): Xio and Oleander (Cats) Favorite Quidditch Team: Chudley Cannons Favorite Candy: Chocolate Frogs, Pink Coconut Ice, Pumpkin Pasties and Sugared Butterfly Wings Favorite Color: gold or carmine Favorite Holiday: Christmas and Halloween Appearance: Long brunette hair, gold eyes, and tan skin, Personality: Kieran is mainly seen smiling or laughing. Kieran is extremely loyal to his closest friends; willing to put his own life at risk to save them. He doesn't think before he acts and often slips, allowing his emotions to get the best of him. With most situations, he will brush off the fact of failure. But in a life-or-death situation involving a friend, or failing them, he is left to his own thoughts. Bio: Originating from the Philippines, Kieran traveled to Hogwarts in 2014 on his 11th birthday. He and his mother were ecstatic when they received the letter by owl. His mother had some hesitation of sending her only son so far from home, not knowing if Voldemort still lurked. She wanted to make sure his safety was assured before sending him to Hogwarts. With a few reassuring letters from the headmaster herself, she'd finally decided to send Kieran on his way to study abroad. Goals: Kieran has a connection with plants and animals. He wants to study Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures above all else. His dream is to help others with his own salves and potions.