Lykke Libitina ~ Hufflepuff ~ First year
Full Name: Lykke Libitina
House: Hufflepuff
Age: 11
School Year: First year
Species: Human
History/Background Story:
Lykee's mother, Imogen, a curse-breaker for Gringotts, has long platinum blonde hair and a fierce presence that greatly contrasts her daughters presence. With the importance of her job, Imogen is rarely home, leaving Lykke in the care of house elves.
Lykke's true family became the house-elves of Libitina Manor, particularly an elf named Nibsy who had served the Libitina's for over sixty years. It was Nibsy who taught her to braid her hair each morning, who noticed when she had nightmares, and who would sneak her extra helpings of treacle tart when the formal dining room felt too empty and echoing.
A succession of governesses educated young Lykke; severe women hired more for their ability to maintain the family's reputation than their warmth. They taught her proper pureblood etiquette, basic magical theory, and languages befitting a girl of her station, but none stayed longer than two years. Lykke learned early to keep her teddy bear, Bramble, hidden during lessons, as most governesses deemed it "unbefitting a Whitethorne heir.". It was with Bramble that she experienced her first instance of wandless magic at age six, when sitting around a play teaset, she began laughing so hard that Bramble began floating.
The acceptance letter felt both inevitable, of course a Libitina would attend Hogwarts, and wonderfully surprising, like receiving an invitation to a party she'd always dreamed of attending.
Her parents' reactions were tellingly different when she owl-posted them the news. Her mother sent back a brief but warm congratulatory note from Bucharest, along with a expensive set of protective dragon-hide gloves "for when you begin Potions." Her father's response came two days later: a single line of elegant script reading "As expected. Nibsy has my Gringotts vault key—purchase whatever the list requires." It was Nibsy who took her to Diagon Alley, who helped her choose her wand (white river monster spine, 11 inches, surprisingly springy). For Lykke, receiving her Hogwarts letter wasn't just about magical education—it was her first real step toward finding the family she'd always been searching for.
House: Hufflepuff
Age: 11
School Year: First year
Species: Human
History/Background Story:
Lykee's mother, Imogen, a curse-breaker for Gringotts, has long platinum blonde hair and a fierce presence that greatly contrasts her daughters presence. With the importance of her job, Imogen is rarely home, leaving Lykke in the care of house elves.
Lykke's true family became the house-elves of Libitina Manor, particularly an elf named Nibsy who had served the Libitina's for over sixty years. It was Nibsy who taught her to braid her hair each morning, who noticed when she had nightmares, and who would sneak her extra helpings of treacle tart when the formal dining room felt too empty and echoing.
A succession of governesses educated young Lykke; severe women hired more for their ability to maintain the family's reputation than their warmth. They taught her proper pureblood etiquette, basic magical theory, and languages befitting a girl of her station, but none stayed longer than two years. Lykke learned early to keep her teddy bear, Bramble, hidden during lessons, as most governesses deemed it "unbefitting a Whitethorne heir.". It was with Bramble that she experienced her first instance of wandless magic at age six, when sitting around a play teaset, she began laughing so hard that Bramble began floating.
The acceptance letter felt both inevitable, of course a Libitina would attend Hogwarts, and wonderfully surprising, like receiving an invitation to a party she'd always dreamed of attending.
Her parents' reactions were tellingly different when she owl-posted them the news. Her mother sent back a brief but warm congratulatory note from Bucharest, along with a expensive set of protective dragon-hide gloves "for when you begin Potions." Her father's response came two days later: a single line of elegant script reading "As expected. Nibsy has my Gringotts vault key—purchase whatever the list requires." It was Nibsy who took her to Diagon Alley, who helped her choose her wand (white river monster spine, 11 inches, surprisingly springy). For Lykke, receiving her Hogwarts letter wasn't just about magical education—it was her first real step toward finding the family she'd always been searching for.