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IN CHARACTER

Birthday: February 15, 1960

Blood Status: Pureblood

Gender & Pronouns: Cisgender, she/her

Occupation: Sales Associate, Madame Malkin’s

Sided with: Neutral

Faceclaim: Kylie Bunbury

SCHOOL

Any activity that you would like to add here related to education, or lack of.

School: Hogwarts

House: Ravenclaw

Extra Curriculars: Charms Club, Astronomy Club, Potions Club

Quidditch: N/A

BIO

GROWING UP: Diana was born into a nouveau-riche branch of an old Pureblood family. While the Zabini family didn’t not appear on the list of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, Diana’s mother, Acantha, was a Shafiq and raised her daughter in the traditions of Pureblood families of the United Kingdom. Diana was primarily cared for by a succession of nannies, governesses, and private tutors before attending Hogwarts, and was doted on by her parents when they deigned to appear in her life. Her father nominally held a position at Gringotts that enabled Acantha and himself to travel around Europe, leaving Diana at home in their London townhome. As she grew, Diana began to favor her mother and developed into quite a beauty. Her parents began seeking her betrothal before she began at Hogwarts, believing that their obedient, quiet, darling daughter could help them forge further connections in society. But first, her father insisted that she attend Hogwarts to mingle with her peers and begin building a web of connections of her own.

START OF THE WAR: At Hogwarts, Diana was sorted into Ravenclaw. She performed admirably academically, but where she really excelled was with her fellow students and her professors. She had learned early on that a well-placed flutter of her lashes, a giggle, or a wide smile could get her farther than memorizing any Arithmancy equation, and she used her knowledge to her advantage. She wielded her beauty and her personality like a weapon, using it to get what she wanted or needed. Had she any real ambition, she would have made a masterful addition to Slytherin. Beyond honing her skills of manipulation, Diana also hoarded knowledge. Before attending school, she had been somewhat sheltered by her parents and her caregivers, but now there was a wide world in front of her and she wanted to experience it all. She started to plan a life outside of London and England and Hogwarts- Somewhere far away and warm, where she could just be herself, without the expectations of society to tie her down. Her ambitions were cut short by a letter from her mother in her sixth year. She could remember taking a sip of her pumpkin juice at the breakfast table and cracking the seal on the envelope. She remembered the way her world narrowed to a pinprick as she read what Acantha had written. “…Father has arranged a betrothal… Heir of a Pureblood line… One of Daddy’s old friends from school…” And so, at the age of sixteen, Diana was betrothed to a man her father’s age who had been recently widowed. Her wedding was to take place the summer after she left school, leaving her little time to prepare for her new role. Fortunately, Diana is nothing if not resourceful, and she began to plan immediately. The wedding went on, as planned. She moved into her new husband’s manor, began playing the role of adoring Pureblood wife. It was so easy to pretend to “love” her husband. It was even easier to stage the potions accident that ultimately claimed his life, just a few short months after they wed. The Aurors didn’t look twice at the sobbing woman, and society opened its arms to a young, grieving widow. A young, grieving widow who had just gained control of a substantial fortune at that.

PRESENT TIME: Diana has continued to play the role of widow over the last few years, shedding pretty tears over her late husband’s memory when the occasion calls for it. She’s taken a job at Madame Malkin’s selling robes and gowns and began to reintegrate herself into the world after the period of mourning ended. She refuses to choose a side in the war, instead planning to throw her weight behind whoever emerges victorious and claim silent support when the time is right.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

Husband’s Family: This could be anyone (cousins, siblings, etc) who may have known Diana’s husband. Do they have suspicions over his sudden death? Up to you!

School Friends: Diana’s friends from school. Now that she’s out of mourning, she would be looking to reestablish her friendships from her younger days.

Former Flings/Flames: Former flings or lost loves of Diana’s. Was there someone else who caught her eye before she married? Let’s plot something.

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