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Ā Ā Ā forĀ someoneĀ asĀ Ā socialĀ asĀ emmeĀ ,Ā theĀ summerĀ draggedĀ &Ā draggedĀ Ā āāĀ Ā sequesteredĀ awayĀ ,Ā onlyĀ permittedĀ toĀ bringĀ outĀ herĀ spellbooksĀ afterĀ sundownĀ ,Ā andĀ neverĀ ,Ā notĀ forĀ aĀ secondĀ ,Ā whereĀ theirĀ laoĀ yeĀ couldĀ seeĀ themĀ ,Ā lettersĀ sentĀ inĀ theĀ deadĀ ofĀ nightĀ ,Ā crumpledĀ inkĀ &Ā loveĀ stainedĀ parchmentĀ hiddenĀ underĀ herĀ mattressĀ inĀ theĀ tornĀ fabricĀ underĀ theĀ springsĀ whereĀ nobodyĀ everĀ checkedĀ whenĀ cleaningĀ theirĀ bedroomĀ ,Ā theirĀ owlĀ onlyĀ everĀ permittedĀ toĀ roamĀ theĀ skiesĀ underĀ moonĀ &Ā starĀ -Ā lightĀ thatĀ onlyĀ everĀ remindedĀ themĀ justĀ howĀ farĀ awayĀ fromĀ theirĀ safestĀ placeĀ theyĀ were.Ā homeĀ -Ā sickĀ toĀ anĀ almostĀ insaneĀ degreeĀ ,Ā theyĀ hadĀ longedĀ forĀ hogwartsĀ ,Ā forĀ theĀ hallsĀ &Ā Ā friendsĀ familyĀ forĀ whomĀ magicĀ didnātĀ stickĀ toĀ theirĀ skinĀ likeĀ anĀ unwantedĀ scourge.Ā theyĀ hadĀ missedĀ thisĀ placeĀ ,Ā feltĀ theĀ absenceĀ ofĀ theĀ magicĀ inĀ theĀ wallsĀ deepĀ inĀ theirĀ bonesĀ ,Ā butĀ evenĀ moreĀ thanĀ thatĀ ,Ā theyĀ hadĀ missedĀ theĀ people.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā itĀ wasĀ thisĀ ,Ā thatĀ deepĀ longingĀ ,Ā thatĀ boneĀ deepĀ blisteringĀ yearningĀ ,Ā theyĀ wereĀ musingĀ onĀ whenĀ theyĀ spottedĀ aĀ familiarĀ headĀ ofĀ hairĀ atĀ theĀ endĀ ofĀ theĀ hallwayĀ ,Ā andĀ theyĀ wereĀ smilingĀ beforeĀ theĀ otherĀ hadĀ evenĀ registeredĀ theirĀ presence.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā heyĀ Ā Ā !Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā PETTIGREWĀ Ā Ā ! Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā theyĀ calledĀ ,Ā swingingĀ theirĀ bagĀ overĀ theirĀ shoulderĀ withĀ aĀ grinĀ splittingĀ theirĀ faceĀ ,Ā otherĀ handĀ raisedĀ inĀ aĀ waveĀ beforeĀ boundingĀ overĀ ,Ā armĀ flungĀ aroundĀ himĀ beforeĀ thereĀ wasĀ anyĀ timeĀ forĀ aĀ protest.Ā ofĀ courseĀ ,Ā theyĀ didnātĀ putĀ tooĀ muchĀ stockĀ inĀ gossipĀ ,Ā butĀ theyādĀ heardĀ thereĀ hadĀ beenĀ someĀ troubleĀ withĀ theĀ soĀ -Ā calledĀ goldenĀ boysĀ heĀ hung around withĀ ,Ā whichĀ theyĀ hadĀ madeĀ aĀ mentalĀ noteĀ toĀ talkĀ toĀ siriusĀ aboutĀ (Ā takingĀ fullĀ advantageĀ ofĀ theirĀ friendshipĀ ,Ā becauseĀ ,Ā wellĀ ,Ā seeing their friends in pain felt like a knife to their heartĀ ,Ā andĀ theĀ waveĀ ofĀ melancholyĀ theyĀ feltĀ comingĀ offĀ peterĀ almostĀ madeĀ itĀ hardĀ forĀ themĀ toĀ breatheĀ ;Ā evenĀ thoughĀ emĀ hadĀ alwaysĀ knownĀ theyĀ felt things deeplyĀ ,Ā somehowĀ itĀ alwaysĀ hurtĀ moreĀ thanĀ theyĀ expected.Ā )
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā tellĀ meĀ youĀ gotĀ yourĀ birthdayĀ Ā presentĀ ,Ā iāveĀ beenĀ goingĀ outĀ ofĀ myĀ mindĀ forĀ theĀ lastĀ fewĀ weeksĀ thinkingĀ iādĀ gottenĀ theĀ wrongĀ address.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā theyĀ squeezedĀ roundĀ hisĀ shouldersĀ ,Ā halfĀ hangingĀ fromĀ himĀ ,Ā faceĀ upturnedĀ toĀ smileĀ atĀ him.
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( Ā * Ā š Ā / Ā jessie mei li, questioning, she/they ) Ā ā Ā is that emmeline vance i just saw rushing down the corridor? i hear theyāre a twenty year old hufflepuff, returning for their sixth school year, but their friends would tell you that they are industrious & compassionate as well as blunt & graceless. if you want to know more about them, i guess i could tell you that theyāre muggleborn, and from what i hear, theyāre currently allying with the order. when our divination professor looks into their crystal ball, they see: falling asleep studying over open books, split open pomegranates, working under flickering candlelight, casual intimacy between friends, a kitchen full of laughter.
CHARACTER INSPIRATION: Izzie Stevens (Greyās Anatomy), Callie Torres (Greyās Anatomy) (+ Sara Ramirez, the they/she icon we all deserve), Kara Danvers (Supergirl), Charles Boyle (Brooklyn 99), Alina Starkov (Shadow and Bone), Janet (Not a Girl) (The Good Place), Penelope Garcia (Criminal Minds).
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Implied Racism.
LINKS:Ā Pinterest. Playlist (Coming Soon).
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I N T R O
full name āµ Emmeline Huan Vance
nicknames āµ Emmy; Emma; Line; Em; Melly; Melsy; Vance; Hurricane
pronouns āµ she/they/her/them
birthdate / age āµ October 24th, 1959, 09:47 am / 20 years old
birthplace āµ Brighton, East Sussex
childhood home āµ Unknown home in Brighton, East Sussex ā 162 Orchard Croft, Harlow, Essex
current residence āµ Hogwarts, Scotland
religion āµ agnostic; paternal grandparents were Methodist ( Protestant ) while maternal grandparents were also Christian
occupation āµ full - time student at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry
P H Y S I C A L
height āµ 5 feet, 2 inches / 157.5 cm
weight āµ 48 kg / 106lb
body type āµ hourglass shaped figure
hair āµ dark brown, bordering on black; soft and wavy
eye color āµ dark brown
dominant hand āµ right
FC āµ Jessie Mei Li
voice āµ Jessie Mei Li
special characteristics āµ
small waist
has a birthmark on her right ankle that looks like an apple
pierced septum
smells of āµ
lavender hand lotion
pomegranate
cardamom, jasmine and orange blossom perfume
E M O T I O N A L
zodiac āµ scorpio sun (x); sagittarius rising; cancer moon
MBTI āµ ISFJ (āThe Defenderā)
positive traits āµ industrious; compassionate; generous; warmhearted; benevolent; selfless; observant; honest; personable; kind.
negative traits āµ blunt; graceless; meticulous; well-meaning; impatient; internalizes feelings; oversensitive; tactless; overbearing; clumsy.
likes āµ Pumpkin pasties; duelling club; laughter; the rush of incoming patients; cooking for friends; Ballycastle Bats; Diagon Alley; being barefoot at the beach; roadtrips; apple juice; hugs from friends; nicknames; vanilla candles; the heat of a boiling cauldron; Sugar Quills; warm sweaters; pizza; pomegranate seeds; cheek kisses; taking photographs; finishing essays early; coffee with milk and two sugars; Queen; Aston Villa; cats
dislikes āµ spam (the food); apparition; the Daily Prophet; starless nights; Kenmare Kestrels; karaoke; losing bets; skinned knees; snakes; pigeons; the colour fuschia (itās too bright); ticking clocks; banana flavouring; funerals; Bertie Bottās Every Flavour Beans; Celestina Warbeck; mayonnaise; blue M&Ms; her lao ye; the word mudblood; leprechauns; fans of Kenmare Kestrels; losing football matches; witch Halloween costumes; rugby
amortentia āµ
birthday cake
fresh mint
old books
orange blossom
M A G I C
blood status āµ muggleborn
wand āµ Aspen, dragon heartstring core, 8 inches, hard
wand-quality aspen wood is white and fine-grained, and highly prized by all wand-makers for its stylish resemblance to ivory and its usually outstanding charmwork. The proper owner of the aspen wand is often an accomplished duellist, or destined to be so, for the aspen wand is one of those particularly suited to martial magic. An infamous and secretive eighteenth-century duelling club, which called itself The Silver Spears, was reputed to admit only those who owned aspen wands. In my experience, aspen wand owners are generally strong-minded and determined, more likely than most to be attracted by quests and new orders; this is a wand for revolutionaries.
patronus āµ Hippo
E D U C A T I O N
Hogwarts class āµ Hufflepuff, 1981
extracurriculars āµ
Hufflepuff Prefect / September 1979 - June 1981
Herbology Club & Greenhouse Keepers / September 1977 - June 1981
Toothill Duelling Club / September 1979 - June 1981
Wenlock Study Club / September 1979 - June 1981
courses & exams āµ
Ancient Runes - O
Astronomy - E
Charms - O
Defense Against the Dark Arts - O
Herbology - O
History of Magic - O
Muggle Studies - O
Potions - O
Transfiguration - O
Care of Magical Creatures - E
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
health āµ
walnut allergy
hayfever
pets āµ
JĆngyi; the long-eared owl
Shu; the white cat
handwriting āµ Abuget
F A M I L Y
Deirdre (nĆ©e Wilkinson) Vance āµ paternal grandmother; retired nurse; deceased May. 1980
Edward Vance āµ grandfather; retired soldier and miner; deceased Jan. 1980
Xiulan Wong ( Wong Xiulan ) āµ maternal grandmother (lao lao); homeschooled; housewife; alive
Da Wong ( Wong Da ) āµ maternal grandfather (lao ye); homeschooled; shop-owner; alive
Dr. Cillian Vance āµ father; worked for/with the Red Cross UK (and the Hong Kong Red Cross); alive
Mei (nĆ©e Wong) Vance āµ mother; teaching assistant; alive
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emmeline had always known they were different. at first, it was because of her skin, the way she looked and spoke and could never find anyone to play with on the playground, her chinese middle name and her lao lao being the one to pick her up from school every morning. she would cry to her mother at night, cling to her arms like they were the port keeping her safe from the storm, and listen to her father sing, voice warm and tender as she drifted to sleep, but she never got the answers for why she was treated differently ā never got answers for why she was the only non-white child in her school, never got answers for why they hated her so much, hated her existence. but she weathered through primary school, finding her footing in secondary school with her only friend, aisha, who never cared that she was different, that sometimes she could do things that nobody else seemed able to do, that sheād been encouraged to always tell the truth, nothing but the truth, that sometimes sheād say things that hurt, things that stung even though she never meant for them to.
for a while, the feeling of being wholly different faded, or at least, emmeline didnāt notice it quite so prominently anymore, and then suddenly it appeared again ā but this time it had been because she didnāt know if she always felt like a girl. not a girl in the traditional sense, anyway, not some days. she liked dresses and fancy heeled shoes and tiaras, but found herself equally at home in plaid shirts and her fatherās way-too-big suit jacket and kicking around a football, and for a half-asian barely a teenageā¦ person (sheās still working on it), suspended constantly between two identities, it confused them (even though theyāre perfectly aware now that those things are superficial, but the feeling still remains). the only person they ever talked to about it back then was aisha ā their lifeline, their best friend, the one their parents reluctantly approved of because they had been so lonely for so long. while aisha was crushing on boys, sweaty and loud and just this side of too teasing, and starting to wear makeup and changing herself, emmeline was trying to find where she fit in, trying to understand who she was, who she is, why they feel so different.
in the midst of all that, emmelineās letter to hogwarts came. just another difference for emmeline to feel, the knowledge that they have magic was unexpected and tore her family in two. the family she loved - her mother, her father, her lao lao and lao ye, and granny and pops - all had differing opinions on whether or not to accept it, whether or not to send them to school and deal with the fact, up front, that emmeline was, and always would be, special. in the end, emmelineās pops snuck her out, following instructions from a professor mcgonagall, to find diagon alley, the place where emmeline suddenly felt she fit in. she could feel the magic in the air, could feel it almost crackling in the space around her, almost inviting her in. of course, it took some time ā a little too much time, really ā to buy everything she needed, and when she cried into her ice cream on the way home, overwhelmed and tired and feeling so many things, he was the one who held her all the way home.Ā
he and their granny were the only ones there to send them off the hogwarts that first year, their parents reluctant to accept anything so unnatural about their child, but emmeline hardly cared at the time (even though it hit them later that night and they sobbed into their pillow), too excited to remember to even wave, too excited to remember to cry because she was leaving behind the only friend sheād ever truly known, and when they saw hogwarts, that castle appearing, they just knew. they were home. she knows, after years and years of being torn between two identities on so many different fronts, that people arenāy happy sheās here, happy she has magic, happy she calls this place her home away from home, that she laughs loud at the hufflepuff table and wears yellow and black face paint for quidditch matches and tried out for the muggle football team, but thereās nothing they can say to change who she is, her pride in the blood flowing through her veins, in the magic at her fingertips. emmelineās always known theyāre different, but having magic, being home at hogwarts, is the first time sheās ever felt proud to be so.
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