BASIC INFO

NAME Jade Ashley O'Reilly HOUSE Ravenclaw

AGE 12 SCHOOL YEAR 2nd

BIRTHDAY July 14th 2013 BLOOD STATUS Muggle-born

APPEARANCE

Jade is an average-looking girl, standing a bit below the average height. Her skin is pale and she is petite, and she gets cold very easily. She has long brown hair, that is often messy and tangled. Jade normally wears her hair down, and only pulls it back for practicality or special occasions. Jade's eyes are green, and she's near-sighted, so she wears glasses. When not dressed in her school uniform, Jade often wears cozy sweaters, leggings, and scarves.

PERSONALITY

Jade is extremely shy. She is generally nervous around people, and this is amplified in large groups - especially if she doesn’t know anybody. Sometimes, Jade can get very anxious about large gatherings. Because of this, she does her best to stay clear of large groups, instead preferring to interact with people in calmer, quieter settings. In a similar vein, Jade takes a long time to open up and trust other people. It can take months for her to feel comfortable enough around other people to hang out with them outside of school and talk about herself.

When she does interact with people, she does her best to act friendly, but her nerves can quickly get the best of her in some situations. There are many days when Jade simply doesn't have the mental energy to talk to people. If people try, Jade often snaps at them and gets annoyed.

Jade is a very clever person, both inside and outside the classroom setting. She performed well in muggle school, always getting top grades / scores on assignments and tests. She can grasp new concepts quite easily, though she can always succeed in them right away. In general, Jade can adapt to new situations very quickly and is very flexible.

Similarly, Jade is a very ambitious person and hard worker. She applies this attitude to academic and personal areas of life. Jade is always trying to push forward, work harder, and accomplish her goals - of which she has many. However, most people don’t know this about her, because Jade tends to keep her head down and not draw attention to this fact.

Lastly, Jade is a very compassionate and loyal person once she gets to know somebody. She will stand by their side, no matter what goes down, help and protect them, and so on. Overall, she’s a very good friend to have.

BEFORE HOGWARTS

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Jade was born to James and Alice O’Reilly in Dublin, where she has lived her entire life. Her extended family is quite small, just her grandparents on both sides, so Jade grew up knowing them very well. Her dad’s parents lived in Dublin, very close to where they lived, so Jade saw them often as a little girl. Jade's mom’s parents lived in London, so Jade rarely visited with them except on holidays.

Jade attended private school from a young age, and excelled in the environment there. She was an excellent student and all the teachers loved her. However, Jade kept to herself for the most part, avoiding interactions with other students. As a result, Jade didn’t have many friends for her first few years of school.

As she got older, Jade got more willing to approach her classmates - partially because she had been around them for a long time. When she was eight, Jade befriended a small handful of her classmates. Her friend group was tiny, but they were all very close. They hung out often, and quickly started telling each other everything. Her friends became her support system - something that would greatly benefit Jade in the years to come.

As for her family, Jade had a good relationship with her parents and grandparents. Her parents got along too, for the most part… until they didn’t. When Jade was ten, her parents began to have frequent arguments over the most minor of things. This really scared Jade, causing her to get stressed and not do as well in school. Still, she kept a hold of the belief that her parents would work things out - even though it seemed unlikely.

But when Jade performed accidental magic, things began to fall apart. The act occurred when she was 10 and working on a homework assignment. Jade was struggling with the assignment and had gone to both her parents for help, who had different ideas about the best way to approach the problem. This quickly spiraled into a huge argument between the two of them, making Jade incredibly upset.

Jade was so frustrated she started sobbing - and accidentally lit the textbook on fire with magic. She immediately freaked out after noticing, as did her parents. Her dad was the first to snap out of his shock, and swiftly took care of the fire. He was the one who comforted Jade, who was having a breakdown - about what had just happened, but also about her parents arguing. Her mom didn’t handle it well, instead freaking out and shouting at Jade.

The next day, her parents told her they had decided to get divorced, which absolutely broke Jade’s heart. Because of the events that had transpired, Jade felt like she was the reason her parents had decided to divorce. She was incredibly upset after they told her, and couldn’t really calm down much. Jade went about her life incredibly stressed.

During that, Jade’s mom moved away, leaving Jade and her father in Dublin. Eventually, when it didn’t seem like she was going to be able to get through the emotions on her own, her dad signed her up for therapy sessions after a suggestion from a friend. Jade reluctantly went, and was able to help process some of it. However, she couldn’t really explain the magic she had done to the therapist (her father had told her to keep quiet about it), so Jade wasn’t able to work through everything.

So, when her eleventh birthday rolled around and a Hogwarts representative showed up to explain what happened, Jade’s father encouraged her to go Hogwarts. Jade was incredibly freaked out at first - it’s not every day you find out you’re a witch. The idea took some getting used to. Eventually, after talking it over with her dad, Jade decided to attend Hogwarts. It would give her a chance at a fresh start, to make new friends and explore her new magical abilities. So, when September rolled around, Jade went with her father to the train station and boarded the Hogwarts Express - the first step in her new magical journey.

FIRST YEAR

(Summary of Jade's year goes here - to be written once first year is over)

RELATIONSHIPS

FAMILY

To be expanded.

GRYFFINDOR

Cassian Montelise Byrne || [Relationship Status]
Kora Elliot || [Relationship Status]
Yakim Nelo || [Relationship Status]

HUFFLEPUFF

Ira Thornfield || [Relationship Status]
Pamela Graham || [Relationship Status]
Stelle Mims || [Relationship Status]
Swan Bronze || [Relationship Status]

RAVENCLAW

Avis Greymond || [Relationship Status]
Jun Mayumi Mochizuki || [Relationship Status]
Odette Leone || [Relationship Status]

SLYTHERIN

Elisa Wagner || [Relationship Status]
Eulalia Vasilios || [Relationship Status]

THREADS

FIRST YEAR

School Shopping - 9th August, 2024
A New Adventure Beckons - 1st September 2024
Sorting Ceremony - 1st September 2024
Settling In & Meeting Your Roommate - 1st September 2024
A Lost Necklace - 18th September 2024
The Desire To Be Left Alone - 17th November 2024
A Seat By The Window - 23rd December 2024
Making Friends and Potions - 8th January 2025
Book Talk - 19th January 2025
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things - 20th January 2025
The Magic Of Muggle Headphones - 17th April 2025

SECOND YEAR

The Art Of Shopping For Books - 3rd July 2025
Bumped - Summer Vacation (date unspecified)
A Well-Earned Treat - 26th August 2025

SPELLS

Dancing Feet Charm (Tarantallegra) || Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) || Mending Charm (Reparo) || Wand Extinguishing Charm (Nox) || Wand Lighting Charm (Lumos)

POTIONS

Cure For Boils || Herbicide Potion || Forgetfulness Potion || Antidote to Common Poisons || Antidote to Uncommon Poisons || Bruise Removal Paste || Burn Healing Paste ||Babbling Beverage || Confusing Concotion || Dizziness Draught || Muffling Drought || Dogsbreath Potion