⋆ Zoë Fresnel | Professor of Charms ⋆

HISTORY

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Coming from two well regarded wizarding families, the Irish Brooks family and the Fresnels of France, Zoë was born in Marseille, France. Her infant home in southern France was quaint for her relatively young but bright parents. Both of her parents had graduated from the renowned school of Hogwarts and demonstrated considerable skill. Both parents had aspirations of becoming Aurors after graduating and taking a brief bit of time for themselves. Unfortunately, Zoë’s mother, Caitlin, passed away in childbirth and would never see that dream come to fruition. After a year of intense grieving, Zoë’s father decided to move them out of France and back to England.

Most of Zoë’s early childhood was in a small cottage outside of York. In time her father was successful in becoming an Auror that required him to be frequently away. But her father did what he could to spend as much time with the young girl, keeping their bonds close. Zoë had a natural intellect that began to blossom early. She found it difficult to keep her mind occupied which resulted in a fair amount of causing trouble. Some good did come from a growing restlessness, however.

Zoë’s first instance of accidental magic came when she was nine years old. Her father had arrived home several days earlier than she had expected. The rush of excitement that coursed through her from the surprise arrival resulted in the unfortunate annihilation of a nearby glass lamp. The sudden erupting lamp startled the girl to her core but when the dust had settled, she could see an element of pride on her father's face. Probably not pride in her lamp destroying ability, but it told him that there would be a young witch in the family. While he had likely assumed the girl would eventually exhibit the magical tendencies, there was still an element of excitement to the endeavor.

Two years later, the customary letter from Hogwarts arrived and Zoë couldn’t have been more excited about the start of her new journey. Perhaps unsurprisingly to the nannies that had helped care for her, Zoë was sorted into Slytherin and her mischievous nature would quickly indicate she had been sent to the correct house. While adoring her first year, she received the news that her father had been killed while hunting a dark wizard towards the end of her first year. Without both parents, she would be taken in by her estranged uncle on her mother’s side.

In time she would grow closer with her uncle but the loss of her remaining parent made much of her young life difficult. Zoë retreated inwards and focused more on building her own strength. Hoping one day to be strong enough to avenge her father. Her dreams would shift in time but while young it was inspiration enough to devote herself to her studies. In particular, Zoë exhibited an extreme propensity for Charms class, even in her first year. She was something of a prodigy for the subject and the spells and movements seemed to flow naturally for her. Her repertoire of charms quickly grew as she spent time studying beyond what was being taught in class.

Towards the end of her school, Zoë had developed a fondness for tutoring others and, the few close friends she had, kept her grounded. Helping others gave her a new purpose but her desire to become stronger never faltered. After graduating and taking a short time to herself to travel. Zoë, despite her youth, was hired at Beauxbatons as their Charms teacher. Her abilities with Charms had already developed a reputation and Zoë believed that pursuing teaching seemed like a good outlet to continue helping others.

While adoring her time at the prestigious French school, Zoë increasingly missed being back in England and began to feel restless. Her need for new challenges and new experiences had always been a driving force in her life. So when she received an offer to become the Professor of Charms at Hogwarts, Zoë jumped at the opportunity to return to the school that had helped her untap her passion.

PLOTTING AND INTERACTIONS

Zoë is always happy and available for new threads and interactions. She can be often found in her office or wandering around the grounds and loves helping out those who might have a passion for Charms or just want someone to talk to. Also, bringing some sort of dessert is sure to get you onto Zoë's good side so don't be afraid to come to say hi! After her time in France, she looks forward to getting to know her colleagues and the many lovely students.

Zoë is also open to plot out potential relations with anyone who may be interested. But please if you want a thread or a relation with Zoë do not hesitate to send a mail! 

TOPICS

YEAR ONE TEACHING
2021

01 - Sweet Mysteries - 2021 ⋆
Zoë ventures to one of her favorite shops and gets to know one of the other staff members at Hogwarts. [in progress]

RELATIONSHIPS

ART AND AESTHETICS

Zoë's Beauxbaton's Look

TRUNK

STATS
Stamina: 5
Evasion: 11
Strength: 2
Wisdom: 20
Arc. Power: 16
Accuracy: 16

ITEMS AQUIRED

ABILITIES
Lovely Creature
Perfectionist

ADULT ADVANCEMENT LOG
2023: +5 stats