Post by LYRA MAE WALKER on Mar 27, 2011 14:01:59 GMT
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The Revolution Has Begun
"There's no need to call me sir Professor."
FULL NAME: Lyra Mae Walker
NICKNAMES: lyr, ly, ly-ly
AGE: Sixteen
BIRTHDAY: Twelfth of February
SEXUALIY: Heterosexual
BLOODLINE: Half Blood
HOUSE: Ravenclaw
YEAR: Fifth Year
JOB: N/A
SIDE: The Order
SPECIES/SPECIAL ABILITIES: N/A
CANON: N/A
"You don't know what I'm capable of, you don't know what I've done!"
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Lyra has a small figure, and is extremely slim-but she has the womanly curves too. She's too short to be classed as willowy, but she'd very slender. Lyra wouldn't really know how to describe her fashion sense- she tends to just wear anything she can find. However, she likes vintage clothing, and clothes that are quirky and interesting. She tends to just dress for the weather, and doesn't plan outfits- she wears what she wants to on the day. She doesn't necessarily follow trends, but she doesn't start them either.
She has long, dark brown hair which is of a thick texture. It sometimes appears black. Her eyes are doe/chocolate brown, and usually give away her emotions. She has a few freckles which come out in the summer, and her skin tans easily, though can appear rather pale in the colder months. She has a scar on her left wrist, which she'd rather not talk about. She is rather babyfaced, and short, at just 5"2. She weighs seven and a half stone.
MOST LIKED FEATURE: Lyra likes her hair, because it's easily managed.
MOST HATED FEATURE: She dislikes her cheeks, as they are slightly chubby.
HERITAGE: Welsh
ETHNICITY: Caucasian
"The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure."
GENERAL PERSONALITY: Lyra is a mostly unassuming kind of girl- school is a big priority in her life. However, whilst she is reserved some of the time, she isn't one to fear things, and is somewhat outgoing. She isn't a coward. She is the type to stand up for what she believes, and for those who are to weak to stand up for themselves. She can get herself into trouble with what she says at times like that. She doesn't like to talk about herself or her past and family.
She has trust issues, and finds it difficult to get close to people because of this. She's friendly and easy enough to get along with- but she's also determined and headstrong. She gets excited easily, and is sometimes too hyperactive for most people to handle. She has her shy moments, they come and go a lot- and she stammers in conversation because of these. There are some people Lyra finds it hard to get along with, because she dislikes people who are too loud and too egotistical- though she's hyperactive, she can't deal with constant loudness and wants peace and quiet a lot of the time. She tends to talk a little too fast, and doesn't know when to shut up a lot of the time. She stands up for others, even when she knows she has no way of winning.
However, she is a loyal and trustworthy friend. She'll help any friend of hers, if they're in trouble or danger. She also has a few enemies, because she doesn't back down when in a fight. She is the kind who known the difference between right and wrong, and will stand up for everything she believes in. She's the sort of girl who will care for people, but won't accept help herself when the time comes. She is determined, ambitious, brave, endearing and mysterious.
The time in her life where she became extremely depressed, though only a year previous, seems to have little to no chance of reappearing. Happy, and pleasant again, Lyra became immediately sure of the fact that something like that wasn't going to happen again.
HOBBIES: [+] quidditch
[+] practising charms
[+] reading
DISLIKES: [-] potions
[-] conceited and arrogant people
[-] being talked down to
[-] bullies
[-] being called a know it all
LIKES: [+] chocolate frogs
[+] her owl
[+] the library
[+] socialising
[+] charms
[+] quidditch
[+] transfiguration
FEARS: [-] failing all her subjects
[-] her family being split further apart
[-] the unknown
SECRETS: [+] she tried to commit suicide at one point, hence the scar on her left wrist (she doesn't like to talk about it)
[+] failure makes her feel worthless and weak- it isn't an option for her
"I enjoyed the meetings, too. It was like having friends."
GENERAL HISTORY: Lyra grew up with a very mismatched family. Her father had been Slytherin when at school, and had been disowned by his parents for marrying a muggle. Her mother had a very wealthy family, as did her father, so they were well off, and Lyra was never left wanting for anything. Her brother, when he got to Hogwarts, was put in Hufflepuff, which was seen as another embarrassment to her grandparents, who were a very proud sort. Yes, her family could really be classed as dysfunctional- eccentric, even. As a result, it had a lasting impression on Lyra, and she is as mental as the rest of her family is considered to be.
Lyra was born and raised in Wales, in a small village in the North, whilst her parents were both initially from Ireland. When Lyra was ten, her grandmother became extremely ill, and when they tried to go and visit her, they were prohibited- because they had been disowned. She died shortly after, and Lyra was left with no memory of the woman she was meant to know so much about, due to the fact she'd seen her only a handful of times in her life. At that age, Lyra didn't really understand what the whole deal was, about her father marrying her mother- until she reached Hogwarts and was able to realize the consequences her parents actions had. Despite her families oddness, she managed to have a happy and fair childhood, with her two siblings who she loved dearly.
However, disaster struck when their mother fell pregnant again. She had a tough pregnancy, and was ill throughout- when the baby was born, it was born with a lot of abnormalities. No medicine, not even in the wizarding world, could cure the baby of all it's ails and illnesses. It was a tough time for the family, and when Bronwyn (the baby) was three years old, she passed away. It left the family grief stricken, and pained.
Lyra's parents marriage was on the rocks, and her father turned to alcohol- the only real sin he'd ever committed, despite being a slytherin. Her older brother went off the rails, and was sent to live with his aunt, and her younger sister stopped eating properly. The family was being torn apart by the recent occurances. When Lyra was finally old enough to attend Hogwarts, she was pleased with the chance to get away from her home. Her trust and closeness issues stem from the broken relationship her parents have managed to create. The idea of trusting people is one that she now fears- her parents really had no idea of the effect they had on her. That was until she reached a stage in her life where she became depressed and unresponsive. A blade to the wrist seemed like a good idea, and that was exactly what she did. Her attempted suicide drew her parents out of their own minds for a while, until she was better with some help from a psychologist. At fourteen, it seemed a dramatic thing to do for some, but with constant feelings of worthlessness and fear, it had driven her to extremes.
Hogwarts became a place of escape. After recovering, she found that Hogwarts was the place she felt most at home. Her own home with her parents only made her feel upset, scared and angry. Her parents caring only about themselves, as they fought and destroyed each other. Hogwarts was somewhere she could finally forget about her home life, somewhere she felt safe and secure.
FAMILY: parents: Keira Walker, 45, Muggle
Tyler Walker, 48, Slytherin, Works for the ministry
siblings: Madison Elorie Walker, 14, Slytherin
Charlie Evan Walker, 17, Hufflepuff
[n]relationship with family:
Lyra had a very good relationship with her family as a child, and through her pre- teen years. However, the relationship has become rather strained in light of the past few years, due to deaths and the fact her parents marriage is on the rocks. She tends not to talk about her family. However, she is still rather close to her two siblings, as they also attend Hogwarts with her.
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"Make way for the heir of Slytherin, seriously evil wizard coming through..."
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE: Pressing her head back against the stone wall, Lyra allowed herself to continue levitating the stone (and she believed highly enough in her ability to know she was practising ridiculous spells that she knew perfectly well). Her concentration almost broke, when the heavy, wooden door started to shake a little in it's frame, her eyes widening as she realized somebody was trying to force it open with something. Unsuccessfully, might she add. It was almost laughable- she'd had absolutely no trouble with the door, and she was hardly a bodybuilder. Standing at 5"2, with about as much muscle as a baby, she was hardly intimidating. Until she lost her temper. Now that was something that could make grown men run to the hills, in fear of their lives... maybe that was an exaggeration. Just a slight one!
She was brought rudely back to the present tense, when the door finally swung open, and- oh, great. Fantastic. Excellent. She scowled at the boy who stood in the door way. To say Lyra didn't get along with her fellow fifth year Ravenclaws was an understatement- between Locke and Chance, she was about ready to transfer to another house. She'd even take Slytherin! She smirked at the thought- at least that would make her grandfather proud. Looking back up at the boy she finally got the sarcastic comment she was expecting. And she was rather annoyed by it. How dare he insult her charm work?! She was a Ravenclaw through and through, and there was no way her levitating was anything but perfect. "Witty as ever, I see, Merwin. Really. Your humour astounds me." the comment was made with a dry tone, as Lyra rolled her eyes. "And unless you're blind as well as stupid- which, judging by your reaction to me being here, you aren't- you can see that I was here first. I suggest you turn around and go back to the hole you crawled from".
Admittedly, the dark haired girl realized, she was probably being a little harsh. After all, his once softly spoken insult hadn't been that bad, and she'd lost her cool already. But today had been a bad day, and with the first years to top it off- well, she wasn't in a good mood. And she was sure the boy could now see that. If he had any sense (which he clearly did, being in Ravenclaw) he'd back off, and leave her to stew. If an argument occurred, she would dig her claw in right now. At least, she reasoned, it wasn't Chance who had walked in. Locke she could deal with- more so than Moreau, anyway- and she decided to could at least try to be a little civil. If he did the same. Anymore insults and Lyra, not being one to back down as most people knew, would bring out her arsenal of hurtful words and hexes.
"What are you even doing here any- ah. Never mind. First years?" she had realized it was a stupid question halfway through. Of course it was the first years- she guessed that there quite a few other Ravenclaws wandering the school's halls and grounds right now. The Weasley's were in for a shock, if some of the nastier students managed to get their hands on them. Shrugging to herself, the dark haired girl turned her head to the side, deciding that she could put up with Locke for a few minutes. Sacrifices had to be made for her own sanity, after all. She couldn't stick another moment in that common room, if the kids were still running around. She could practically hear their squeals and screeches now, and she shuddered. Lyra was not in the mood for any of this silly business, thank you very much. She wanted a warm bed to sleep in, so she could get an early start in the morning, to finish up some of her potion exercises and essays. She was behind on them, and failure was definitely not an option for her.
Failure was weakness, and Lyra Mae Walker was not weak. In any way. Or so she liked to think.
tagged; locke!
notes; :3
wearing; ravenclaw robes
words; 690
credit; lyrics to all american rejects, everything else is mine <33
"Reading between the lines, I’d say she thinks you’re a bit conceited, mate."
NAME: Laura
AGE: Sixteen
GENDER: Female
YEARS ROLEPLAYING: About four and a half
LOCATION: Wales
HOW DID YOU FIND US: An advertisement on another site
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