Sera Melbourne
Sera Melbourne
First year | Ravenclaw | 35.2 cm Cherrywood and Jackalope Antler
There’s a full length mirror, and I see myself, at long last sitting on the bed in his robin’s-egg bedroom. His walls are the blues of my eyes. - Sally Thorne
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Character Description
| General info Age: 11 Date of Birth: April 7th, 2013 Weight: 95 pounds (~43kg) Build: Healthy; slim and slightly athletic Species: Human, Half-blood MBTI: ENTJ, the commander |
Likes Exploring The river by her house Any history classes Looking at art Sight seeing Classical music |
Dislikes Spicy food Slackers Nosy people/ Busy-bodies High places Any math classes Rock music |
| Appearance | Personality | Mentality |
Reducio Sera Melbourne is an eleven year old girl of above average stature, standing at four foot eleven or 149.86 centimeters. She has a healthy build, her body slim, and slightly-athletic from years of sporting activities, namely football and softball. She has medium to dark brown hair that is usually kept down in waves that tumble down to her back. She will tie it up into a neat pony tail when playing sports, but otherwise prefers to have it loose and comfortable. Her eye color is best described as Chelsea Blue, one of her most striking features that stand out against her pale face, speckled with another one of her more notable features, freckles. Her lips are rose colored, eyebrows neat, and nose long and slightly upturned near the nostrils, all encapsulated within a heart-shaped face. Her skin, lovely as it may be, reddens easily under the slightest bit of direct sunlight, and so when playing outdoor sports she always makes sure to cover herself diligently in an appropriate amount of sunscreen. Unnoticeable to the human eye- and unless you were looking really close, you would not be able to notice the heart-shaped birthmark tucked on the back of her knee, which she wouldn't have noticed herself unless her older brother hadn't pointed it out. Lastly, Sera is not very particular about the types of clothing she wears, or how she wears them. She prefers practicality and comfort over fashion, but for the sake of minimizing arguments as much as possible, she'll suck it up and adorn a frilly dress if need be. One thing she can't do without, however, are her favorite pair of brown combat boots, perfect for trekking and adventuring around the river with. |
Reducio Even at the young age of eleven, Sera is brilliant at herding a crowd of people. She has a natural charisma about her, despite this meaning that quite a few people don't really get along with her, finding that she has quite a high-strung personality sometimes. It isn't to say she has no chill- she does, make no doubt about that. She prefers to keep her nose out of most things, unless they require her attention. Then she finds it necessary to gather all the resources and people needed to fix whatever may be the issue. We can see the most notable example of this when her second year class gerbil was let loose, and after having to endure several classmates crying over the loss, she put together a team of students (and teachers) swiftly to find the missing gerbil. It was brought back safely and placed inside of its cage within the hour. While a wonderful leader and person to be friends with, Sera does have moments of frustration. When she has a vision in mind and people don't move swiftly enough- or to her liking- she tends to anger and ramble about no one trying their best. As someone who does try her own best at everything, it is frustrating and shocking to her when others don't do the same, especially when it matters most. Sera sometimes introspects and wonders where this specific quirk of hers descended from, but finds no answer to that yet. Still, this negative trait doesn't push away her classmates, and oftentimes they realize it is the push they need to accomplish things, thus how she keeps her place as one of the most popular and sociable students. |
Reducio Sera's mental health should be average- she has good grades in school, is sociable and easy to get along with, and she has a penchant for exploration and feeding her mind. Peering a bit further in, though, you might see that she struggles with control and being perceived as someone whose competent. She fears slacking off and smudging the high opinion that others hold of her. She fears disappointing mentor figures, most notably her teachers and her parents. While constantly on edge, she tends to use this as a motivator to push herself to do her best- and after that, to do even better. Burn out could be on the horizon for this textbook gifted child. |
Biography
Sera was born to a wealthy couple living in Ilkeston, England, on a windy Spring evening. She has a brother, Derek, older than her by four years, whom she has a turbulent relationship with built off of envy and mild disgust. Her parents are successful business persons, with her father being a corporate lawyer and her mother being a philosopher- truly, she couldn't have asked for a more privileged upbringing. They even have an adorable dog!
Sera's always been a curious, inquisitive child, wanting to explore and get to the bottom of things as soon as they catch her interest. She was a fast learner, figuring out how to walk and speak sooner than is average- much quicker than her brother, at least, which was a sore subject for them to speak about. She had an easy time grasping new topics, breezing by introductory lessons, flash cards, mentally stimulating toys, and the like. Her parents had to wonder if there was any reason for this difference between the two siblings, but chalked it up to just being that way. Of course, that's when Sera's magic popped in (a grandiose display of their chandelier lights bursting while she cried), and tossed something into the equation that neither parent expected.
While her father is a wizard-born, there are just some things he doesn't like remembering about his background. He met Sera's mother while having brunch with one of his muggle-born Hogwart's classmates, in a mundane French bakery. She worked as a waitress there while pursuing a higher education degree in Philosophy, and since their initial interaction, they'd both hit it off- he would grab for any excuse to travel to the bakery with his muggle classmate, and eventually, began to frequent the bakery on his own. They began to date, and halfway through her degree, he proposed. This had disastrous consequences in regards to his relationship with his family- namely, his parents, who'd been enraged with the engagement and under the assumption he would quit messing about with a muggle woman, and disowned him when he announced the engagement. Her paternal grandparents did not want anything to do with him or their family, and thus her father doesn't mention- or traverse to the wizarding world- unless absolutely necessary. This typically consists of situations where any of them are ill, and traditional muggle medications simply aren't working fast enough. With access to the wizarding world and all of its potions, her father finds it difficult to not make the trip there- for the sake of his family.
And so, while not entirely ignorant of the existence of wizards, creatures, and magic in general, Sera is more well acquainted with muggle culture. Her primary schooling was completed in a private academy with kids of similar socio-economic backgrounds, and she knew that she was to keep the existence of magic a secret, the information being ingrained into her early on. She saw no reason to mention it, regardless, so it was easy to keep mum.
Sera didn't think she'd receive a letter to go to Hogwarts, of all places. A school, meant for wizards and witches! While it would mean usurping her entire muggle life, she couldn't deny the curiosity that bubbled inside of her simply from reading the letter. She knew that she had to go- much to her father's distress and her mother's concern. But Sera thinks that completing her Hogwarts schooling is exactly what she may need (though for what, exactly, she is not sure of yet).
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Sera M.
Stamina: 5 | Evasion: 3 | Strength: 5 | Wisdom: 8 | Arcane Power: 7 | Accuracy: 7