Written 2003, © Erica 2005

Profile for Hogwart's- A HP RP by Thalia Devlin (I was going to introduce her for the new school year after Valencia and Cho left, but the board was closed.)

Personal

Name: Erica 'S.P.E.W. = Stupid Prats and Egotistical Wankers'
Previous boards: Yours, Yours, Hogwarts Adventure
Noteable SNs: Azurial, Berlioz Callaghan, Callaghan Parents, Alejandro Cortez, Lady Alastrina
Birthday: 03/03/85
Time Zone: Central
Education: High School Senior

Basics

Email: [email protected]
Name: Eleanor Rhian Branstone
Meaning: Light/Maiden/Enclosure
Nicknames: El, Elly, Rhia
Age: 15 (b-day April 30)
Gender: Female
Wand: Black elder shaft with Hawthorn grip, Unicorn tail hair, 11 1/2 inches
House: Hufflepuff
Year: 5th

Health

Eyesight: 20/120
Hearing: Normal
Left/Right/Ambi: Right
Disabilities/Handicaps: She's asthmatic, has horrible eyesight and wears contacts
Physical Health: Eleanor tends to catch whatever repertory illness is going around, thanks to her asthma.

Psychology

IQ: Slightly above average, around 130
Extrovert/Introvert: Extrovert
Phobias/Fears: Having an attack without her inhaler, loosing her family, large bodies of water (like the lake), small dark spaces, bats
Mental Health: Sane

Personality

Goals/Dreams: Study to be a healer like her father or a mediwitch, or become a journalist like her mother, or maybe become a famous singer and/or dancer... she's fifteen, she doesn't really have any idea...
Quirks/Habits: Sticking her quill behind her ear, twirling her hair, biting her nails, playing with her necklace, er... and she also has a really embarrassing habit of snorting when she laughs...
Hobbies/Interests: Flying, singing, reading, step dancing, history, journalism
Likes: Books, Quidditch, Herbology, Potions, fantasy books, history books, her contacts
Dislikes: Loud music, having to wear her glasses, large bodies of water, being stereotyped, arrogant and rude people
First Impression: High-spirited and curious but strong-willed
Philosophy of Life: "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes." "Success comes before work... only in the dictionary." "Follow your heart, but take your brain with you."
Phrases they use often: "Just a sec" "Crap! Where's my inhaler?" "*wheeeze*" "*cough*" " *laugh* *snort* *laugh*" "Oh really?" "For crying out loud..."

Family

Parents: Evan Richard Branstone & Matilda Elaine Ashton
Sibling(s): Jestin Henry (21), Joan Tristana (19), Gareth John (19) Trent William (9), Alix Maelona (9)
Children: None
Family History: Evan Richard was born to Amren Emrys Branstone and Avenable Bodicea Sambrook in Holyhead Wales. Both Amren and Avenable came from old Welsh wizarding families. Amren's parents were herbologists and Avenables parents were apothecary owners. The two met in childhood because their parents had business together. While they were friends as they grew up, nothing really serious happened between Amren and Avenable until they went to Hogwarts. During their seventh year Avenable lost her father and two brothers to Grindelwald's reign. She ran to Amren for comfort and the two suddenly realized they'd been in love for the past year and a half without really noticing it. After graduating, they were married. Amren became an herbologist like his parents and Avenable went to become an auror. After Grindelwald's reign ended Avenable finally consented to settle down completely and raise a family. They had eight children, of which Evan was the youngest. Isolde Adriana, Blaise Daned, Jenifer Anne, Cian Bryant, Saeth Amarina, Dylan Monroe, Tarian Alanna, Evan Richard. Amren and Avenable instilled a sense of loyalty and appreciation for hard work in all their children, as well as a love of learning. Evan had a pretty much normal wizarding childhood. He caused what spontaneous baby magic he could and waited eagerly for his Hogwarts letter. When he finally got to Hogwarts, Evan was sorted into Hufflepuff, like his parents and all of his siblings (except Jenifer and Dlyan who were both in Ravenclaw).
Matilda was born to Taryn Craig Ashton and Ganieda Morwen Warlow in Llanddona Wales. Taryn was a muggle journalist and Ganieda was a pure-blood witch. The two met about three years after Ganieda graduated from Hogwarts. She was working as a waitress in the Leaky Cauldron when Taryn saw her heading home after her shift. Taryn wasn't completely muggle though. There were a few drops of wizarding blood still in his family. Taryn came from a line of wizards that had pretty much completely intergraded into the muggle world; culture, blood and all. Taryn wasn't a wizard, but he wasn't totally magic-less. The few drops of wizard blood he had were what was responsible for his heightened intuition. When Taryn got a hunch, he was usually right. And when he saw Ganieda that night as she walked by the coffee shop he was sitting in, something told him there was something different about that woman. So, the next night, he went to the coffee shop at the same time, and once again saw Ganieda as she walked by. Again he felt there was something different about her. So a week later he waited outside the coffee shop. As Ganieda walked by, he "tripped" and "accidentally" spilled his triple latte all over her. After apologizing profusely, Taryn offered to by her dinner at a small café just down the street from the coffee shop. Charmed by the polite young muggle, Ganieda accepted. The two started going out, and a year later they married. But Ganieda was hiding something from her husband. He still didn't know she was a witch. Of their six children, four were magical, the middle four. Gavin Duglas, Matilda Elaine, Morgaine Liona, Morgause Lorinda, Meghan Siobhan, Blair Myrddin. Ganieda finally told Taryn that she was a witch after Matilda's birth. Taryn took the news rather well, as he was a journalist and was somewhat used to hearing odd things. After a few months he rather warmed to the idea of having a witch as a wife and became rather fascinated with the magical world. So Matilda grew up in a mix of the wizarding world and the muggle world. Needless to say, it gave her a very interesting outlook on life. It made her inquisitive and curious, a sometimes dangerous mix for a child, but a mix that landed Matilda in Ravenclaw when she went to Hogwarts.
Evan was two years older than Matilda and actually never met her in school. After graduating, Evan went to college to become a healer and after finishing his education, he got a job at St. Mungos. After graduating, Matilda got a position at the Daily Prophet as a reporter. For a while she was simply a column reporter, but the head of her department recognized her writing and reporting skills and gave Matilda her first big article, on the intern healers at St. Mungos. Evan was one of the healers she interviewed and the only intern that asked for her number. The two started going out and after a couple years of going steady, Evan proposed to Matilda and they were married. They bought a small house in Conwy and started a family. Matilda quit her job at the Daily Prophet because she wanted to stay at home with her children. But then she was approached by a representative of Witch Weekly who was looking for young witches that wanted to write a "in the life of a young mother" column for the magazine. Matilda had been suggested because she was also a reporter. Delighted that she would still be able to write and stay at home with her kids, she took the job. After the first set of twins was born, Evan and Matilda realized that they might need a slightly larger house, so they sold their small house and, using the raise Evan had just gotten at St. Mungos, they bought a larger house on the other side of town.

Background

Occupation: Student
Affiliations: Hogwarts, Junior Reports League
Education: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (11-15)
Home: A large house in Conwy, Wales
Finance: Upper-middle class
Personal History: Eleanor was the fourth child of six. From the start, Elly had a strong bond with her older brother Jestin, even though she was six years younger than him. It was probably because it turned out that they were the only two that weren't twins. The Branstone family was always very tight-knit and close, but the children each had their favorite sibling. In the cases of the twins, it was their counter-part. With Jestin and Elly, they stuck together because they weren't twins. Or maybe it was because Elly had been born on Jestin's birthday. Either way, this was a good arangement because Elly was a rather curious child, like her mother, and tended to get herself into all sorts of mischief. Elly was like Jestin's shadow, for the most part. But Elly occasionally got it into her head to wander off. Jestin was always there to make sure she was all right. That is, until he got his letter to Hogwarts. Then the real trouble began.
Eleanor missed her older brother horribly while he was at Hogwarts, and would wander off constantly, somehow having developed the notion that if she wandered far enough, she'd be able to find Jestin. When she was five she fell into the stream and almost drowned. When she was six she fell down an old well. When she was seven she got lost in the woods and stumbled into a bat cave. By the times she was eight, Elly had figured out that Jestin was too far away for her to walk to. So she took her pocket money and rode the bus all the way to Cardiff before her mother managed to fetch her. After the first accident when Elly was five, Matilda had bought a locator clock (like the Weasley clock) and also a necklace that had a long term tracking charm on it. Elly was forbidden to take the necklace off, for anything. After the bus incident, Matilda asked Jestin to talk to his little shadow. The next break, Jestin took Elly to their special spot at the top of the old oak tree in their yard and explained to her that she had to behave and stop wandering off. Since it was Jestin telling her this, Elly listened, and stopped wandering off.
But the damage had been done. Several of the accidents that had happened to Elly had remained with her as fears. Because of the stream and a few other almost drowning incidents, she was terrified of bodies of water. Because of the old well, she was terrified of small dark spaces. Because of the bat cave, she hated bats. Elly has tried to overcome each of her fears, but can't seem to shake them. And unlike all her other siblings, Elly is the only one with asthma. Probably her greatest fear is having a major attack without her inhaler.
Matilda first noticed that Elly had a breathing problem when her daughter started wheezing after running a short distance. Elly was nine. At first, Matilda brushed it off because of the running. But then other things started sticking out to her. Like how Elly would wheeze when she dusted the house. And how in allergy season she not only had a constant cold, but also complained on being short of breath. But when Elly suddenly collapsed after running down the dirt road in front of her best friend's house. Matilda took Elly to see the family healer. Along with a few other conditions, asthma isn't treatable magically. So Elly was prescribed two inhalers (a fast acting and slow acting) and cautioned about sports and large quantities of dust. For the most part, Elly only has one or two major attacks per year, generally during winter or pollen season, or when she's extremely frightened. She has occasional small attacks if she runs too hard or opens a really dusty book, but those are easily taken care of with her fast acting inhaler.
All of the Branstone children were taught to value hard work, dedication and fairness. Because of this, all of the Branstone children (except Trent and Alix) have been sorted into Hufflepuff. Eleanor may not make top grades, but she puts as much effort into her school work as possible.

Appearance

Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 125
Eyes: Medium blue, as her parents won't let her have colored contacts
Hair: Brown, straight, limp, mid-back length
Face & Complexion: Oval face with semi-clear light complexion
Build: Slight and willowy
Defining Marks: A three-inch long scar on her upper right arm, a six inch long scar on the back of her left leg and a two inch scar between her shoulder blades, all from when she fell into a well as a child
Dress Style: Sensible and simple, but when she needs to be fancy or formal, she can pull it off
Possessions always on this person: Wand, parchment, quill and ink, inhaler, the tracking necklace her mother still won't let her take off...
Manner of Speech: Plain and to the point, though she can make the occasional witty comment
Manner of Movement: Quick and sometimes a little stiff
Other: For the most part, Eleanor isn't someone most people would give a second look, and she likes it like that

Romantic

Marital Status: Single
Sexual Preference: Hetero
Turn ons: Tall, dark, and handsome... gentlemen, putting her first, intelligence, sense of humor, easy to talk to
Turn offs: Bad manners, irresponsibility, self-infatuation, arrogance, bad hygiene
Past Relationship: None
Other: N/A

Favorites (What Is Their Favorite... )

Animal: Peregrine falcon
Book: Lés Meserables
Color: Light blue
Drink: Pumpkin Juice
Food: Cabbage
Flower: Tulip
Music: Wizard pop
Scent: The sea
Thing To Do: Read

Least Favorite (What Is Their Least Favorite...)

Animal: Bat
Book: Atlas Shrugged
Color: Tan
Drink: Carbonated water
Food: Bean sprouts
Music: Muggle rap
Scent: Fresh cut grass
Thing To Do: Swim

Additional Comments: Eleanor's pets include her calico cat, Sakhmet, and her snowy owl, Eira.

Reply to the following AS YOUR OWN CHARACTER:
Eleanor had meant to stop doing stupid stuff a long time ago. After all, she was fifteen now, and she should know better than wandering around the school grounds in the middle of the night. It wasn't the wandering of the school grounds that bothered her, it was the night. Yes there was a moon, but it was still dark. And Eleanor hated the dark. So why was she out here in the middle of the night? Because she'd been stupid enough to take the dare from her house mate. It had either been take the dare, or spill her guts on her current crush.
Elly wondered briefly what had possessed her to take that dare. Maybe it was so she could prove to her house mate that she wasn't a chicken. Or maybe it was to prove to herself that she could go out in the dark. Or maybe it was because the person that had asked her the question was the younger sister of the boy she had a crush on. Life was such a pain sometimes.
Gripping her wand tightly in hand, Elly tried to ignore the various noises that were being emitted from the darkness around her. Don't look left. Don't look right. Elly told herself. All she had to do was cross the grounds, go to the center of the maze and bring back one of the blue flowers that only grew there at the center. It was a simple enough task, except for the dark. All too soon the darkened maze loomed up in front of her
Taking a deep breath, Eleanor stepped into the maze. Lighting her wand, she headed toward the center. Lifting her school robes out of her wand, Elly kicked heel and ran. She luckily had a pretty good sense of direction and during her years at Hogwarts had transversed the maze several times, though only in board daylight and with her friends. The various turns twisted themselves into a small tune in her head. Left, right, right, left, straight, straight, straight, left, right, straight, left.... Concentrating on the direction she was going, Elly tried to keep her fear of the dark from overpowering her.
With a small sigh of relief, Elly saw the center of the maze open up in front of her. Slowing down slightly, she quickly search the ground for one of the blue flowers. After picking and pocketing one, she turned around to leave and froze. There was someone else in the center of the maze. A Slytherin girl, an older Slytherin girl. Wonderful. Of all the people she could run into, it had to be someone from the house that antagonized her house the most. Plastering on a small, fake smile, Elly slowly headed for the opening in the hedge.
"Er, I hope I didn't disturb you..."