Iris Jurema

Physical Description:
Iris has long, dark brown, almost black hair. She usually wears her thick, wavy strands braided and adorned with natural elements, generally flowers, leaves, and twigs, which she makes herself using her more artistic and creative side. Her brown eyes sparkle with her cheerful and carefree personality, and she has a small, upturned nose. She has a small and agile build.

Mental Description:
She’s rarely seen without that spark and carefree attitude, she has an easy laugh even if the situations seem stressful. Iris was born a free spirit. Naturally curious and enthusiastic, she always thrives during her researches and experiences with magic and her plants. She is that kind of person that can’t find herself quiet or still, she has to always be on the move and doing something, if not with her hands then her mind is always working with questions and trying to find logic to everything she sees and witnesses.

She has a strong intuition, but needs facts to understand the world around her, even if the facts would make only sense to her and her alone. She doesn’t obey common rules, she would do it, but only if they don’t get in her way to help others. She looks detached and that she lives in “her own world”, but the truth is that she cares and feels deeply and would do anything to make others happy and accomplish their goals.

Biography:
Iris was born in Brazil in 2001, in the state of Manaus, near a place known as the “Terra das Cachoeiras”, Presidente Figueiredo. But Iris and her family lived in a more isolated place in the forest, far from the Muggle population, in a small wizarding community that has existed there for centuries, keeping the gaze of non-magical people away from their existence and antics.

Iris Jurema is the only child of a mother of Scottish origin named Indigo McCoire, but whose more recent roots are in the United States of America. It was there that she was born and studied, at Ilvermorny, until she became a Herbologist and, on her own initiative, went to live in the Amazon, a place where there is so much to know, learn, and discover in this field. It is no coincidence that Castelobruxo is so famous for its specialization in Herbology and magic linked to the forces of nature.

It was there, amidst the dense and lush vegetation of the tropical forest, that Indigo met Aruan Jurema, who would become Iris's father. Indigo's passion for the forest and all its natural elements, combined with Aruan's knowledge, was the bond that connected them and strengthened their partnership. They fell in love and formed a family, passing on to their daughter, from a very young age, that fascination, interest and respect for nature and its magic.

When the time was right, Iris received her acceptance letter to Castelobruxo, and so began her magical studies. Initially, Indigo and Aruan were worried about letting her go. Iris was very protected within her small family circle and community, and the move to the school's location was not easy for her and her parents at first. But she soon adapted, her radiant and positive personality made all worries disappear after a while.

Iris finished her studies with good grades, especially in Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures, but this came as no surprise to her or those who knew her. Upon returning from Castelobruxo, Iris worked with her parents in the small reserve next to the village where they live. Along with her mother and other specialists, Iris’ job was to tend all the plants in the greenhouse and in the dedicated planting and care areas.

Due to her charisma and contagious personality, Iris also began working as a teacher at the small primary school in her area, helping the children begin their first steps in their learnings. Together with them, she created a small vegetable and mundane herbs garden next to the school, a small project that brought many joyful and educational moments to the young folks, and to her, obviously.

As soon as she heard, through her family in Scotland, that Hogwarts was hiring for the position of Herbology professor, Iris didn't hesitate to send her application. Who wouldn't want to visit one of the most famous schools in the world, live and work there, and take the opportunity for a new adventure?

First Instance of Magic:
It was a hot and humid day, and Iris, seven years old at the time, decided to follow her mother to one of the cooler places in the forest. Indigo walked with her daughter to one of the many waterfalls, hidden in a paradisiacal corner of the forest. The place was surrounded by trees and beautiful tropical flowers that dotted the scenery with beautiful and vibrant colors. Iris's mother had been to that place many times to find a serene and relaxing spot to catch up on her writings. She usually used that time to organize the notes she had made during that day's journey and occasionally to write and answer letters from relatives who lived further away.

While her mother was putting her writings into place, Iris played in the lake formed beneath the waterfall. There was a small natural rock formation that served as an excellent place to jump into the water. And Iris loved playing, jumping and striking new poses until she fell into the lake of fresh and comforting waters.

It was during one of these jumps that her magic also decided to leap to the surface of her being. Iris took her highest leap ever, followed by an acrobatic somersault in the air. Everything seemed more or less normal, or as normal as they could be in the presence of Iris Jurema. Everything looked as usual as always, until the moment the little girl struck and pierced the lake's waters. As her little body fell, the water cascaded and exploded around her in a much more pronounced way than one would expect for a child of her size and stature. It was as if the waters reflected the excitement and joy of the girl playing in them.

Her mother found her writings all smeared and soaked in water, but she gave her daughter the brightest smiles of all, so proud of her little flower that had achieved another phase in her young life. Iris was proud of herself too, happy that she would soon be able to perform magic like her mamãe and papai! (mom and dad).