Born on Friday the 13th, in Inverness, Gyda has experienced more adversities than an average person would like: Abandonned by her father, no contact with her paternal grandparents, an erractic mother, trust-issues and self-inflicted loneliness, to name a few. Gyda is the only child of Perrin and Laila (née Hegan) Delaney. Gyda's maternal grandparents originate from Norway, where her mother was born. However, they moved to Scotland and Laila studied at Hogwarts, where she met Perrin. Perrin came from Birmingham, and was a member of a pure-blooded family. The past of her paternal grandparents is quite muddy, and something her father rarely discussed. Gyda can only think that this is because of their involvement in the Wizarding Wars.
The past was something that haunted her father, although there isn't much she knows about him specifically. Perrin disappeared when Gyda was only five years old. After this Gyda and her mother moved in with her grandmother, Hilde, in Inverness. Gyda's grandfather had already passed away when she was a baby. Hilde and Laila homeschooled Gyda and Gyda had some friends in the wizarding community there. However, Gyda kept mostly to herself.
Gyda never heard from her father again, and her mother refused to talk about him. However, his sudden abandonment of Gyda did cause Gyda to be distrustful towards most people. Shortly before Gyda left for Hogwarts her paternal grandparents (Perrin's parents) tried to reach out to Gyda. However, Gyda felt no desire at the time to get to know them.
First Instance of Magic
Being raised by wizards, it was never a surprise for Gyda once she started to show signs of magic. To be completely honest, it was a day that she somewhat dreaded, to leave the safety and comfort of her home and go to Hogwarts. However, the day came, and it happened during a slight tantrum that she had thrown. It was a stupid, minor thing, something about not wanting to go to Diagon Alley for shopping, but rather be left alone to read in her room. The frustration of her mother had come from the many rejections to do something together Gyda had given her recently. Being a pending adolescent, aged ten at the time, Gyda resorted to a tantrum, and it resulted in the glasware in her grandmothers cabinet to turn to sand. Antique glasware her grandmother had cared for her entire life, suddenly turned to dust, including the windows of the cabinet. While there was a sense of pride roaming around the room when it happened, Hilde could not help but shed a tear for her dear glasware.
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Physical Description: Gyda has wavy auburn hair and blue eyes. She has a lean build, and is approximately 135cm tall. Her face is littered with freckles and Gyda prefers wearing hats, or anything that she wear on top of her head (bandanas, shawls, etc.). Her preferred clothing can be described as baggy, earth-colours and layers.
Mental Description: Gyda is an introvert and prefers to keep to herself. After her father's sudden disappearance, she has been very distrustful towards people, but also has developed fear of abandonment. On a first glance she can come off as someone sarcastic and curt. However, once Gyda opens up her heart to you, she is very caring and loyal.
Biography:
Born on Friday the 13th, Gyda has experienced more adversities than an average person would like. Gyda is the only child of Perrin and Laila (née Hegan) Delaney. Gyda's maternal grandparents originate from Norway, where her mother was born. However, they moved to Scotland and Laila studied at Hogwarts, where she met Perrin. Perrin came from Birmingham, and was a member of a pure-blooded family. The past of her paternal grandparents is quite muddy, and something her father rarely discussed. Gyda can only think that this is because of their involvement in the Wizarding Wars.
The past was something that haunted her father, although there isn't much she know about him specifically. Perrin disappeared when Gyda was only five years old. After this Gyda and her mother moved in with her grandmother, Hilde, in Inverness. Hilde and Laila homeschooled Gyda and Gyda had some friends in the wizarding community there. However, Gyda kept mostly to herself.
First Instance of Magic:
Being raised by wizards, it was never a surprise for Gyda once she started to show signs of magic. To be completely honest, it was a day that she somewhat dreaded, to leave the safety and comfort of her home and go to Hogwarts. However, the day came, and it happened during a slight tantrum that she had thrown. It was a stupid, minor thing, something about not wanting to go to Diagon Alley for shopping, but rather be left alone to read in her room. The frustration of her mother had come from the many rejections to do something together Gyda had given her recently. Being a pending adolescent, aged ten at the time, Gyda resorted to a tantrum, and it resulted in the glasware in her grandmothers cabinet to turn to sand. Antique glasware her grandmother had cared for her entire life, suddenly turned to dust, including the windows of the cabinet. While there was a sense of pride roaming around the room when it happened, Hilde could not help but shed a tear for her dear glasware.
