â maia reficco, cis - woman, she/her, â welcome back to hogwarts, NATALIE MCDONALD ! according to your file, youâre a TWENTY TWO year old HALF BLOOD. as iâm sure you remember, last spring had its challenges, but iâm confident youâll take your studies more seriously this year. as a FIFTH year GRYFFINDOR, focusing on HERBOLOGY, youâve got a lot on your plate. our records show that you're PASSIONATE and CONFIDENT however, they seem to have left off that you're JUDGMENTAL  and IRASCIBLE. if iâm correct, youâre siding with THE LIGHT, which makes sense considering youâre known around the castle for cheap sunglasses masking warm brown eyes with blown pupils ; an unexpected american accent ; doing stick n poke tattoos on yourself and your house mates ; cannabis smoke mingling with fresh brewed coffee ; a hidden stash of reese's peanut butter cups. letâs hope you make it through the year in one piece.
STATISTICS.
B A S I C S .
full name âŠÂ natalie gabriella serrano mcdonald nickname(s) âŠÂ nat, natty. dob âŠÂ october 29th, 2002. age âŠÂ twenty two. gender âŠÂ cis - woman. pronouns ⊠she/her. sexuality âŠÂ lesbian. relationship status âŠÂ single religion âŠÂ atheist.  education âŠÂ hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
H E A L T H .
preferred hand âŠÂ right. blood type ⊠o-. allergies ... n/a. physical âŠÂ pretty unhealthy. smokes too much ( rather cigarettes or weed ), eats unhealthy food, doesn't exercise nearly enough. mental âŠdepression. social ⊠is pretty social, she's a bit of a party girl, so she enjoys being around lots of people.
P E R S O N A L I T Y .
positive ⊠ passionate, confident, gregarious, dutiful, loyal. negative âŠÂ  judgmental, irascible, boisterous, heedless, vindictive. habits âŠÂ biting her nails ( when they don't have acrylics on them ), tucking her hair behind her ears when nervous, cracking neck from side to side, tapping her pencil rhythmically on hard surfaces when studying. likes âŠÂ weed, yoga, surfing, dogs, reptiles, mexican hot chocolate, gardening, muggle tv & movies from her childhood. dislikes âŠÂ injustice, bullying, hypocrites, betrayal, authority figures, wet socks, people wearing their shoes / outside clothes in her bedroom area. fears âŠÂ large bodies of water. tropes âŠÂ big sister instinct, badass bookworm, reluctant hero.
F A M I L Y.
camila reyes mcdonald ; ( mother - muggle , 39, deceased ) antonio serrano ; ( father - pureblood, 44, retired auror ) cami reyes mcdonald ; ( sister - muggle, 20, student ) santiago reyes mcdonald ; ( brother - muggle?, 16, student ) lucia reyes mcdonald ; ( sister - muggle?, 10, student ) catalina reyes mcdonald ; ( sister - muggle?, 8, student ) santana reyes mcdonald ; ( white lipped python, 2 )
A P P E A R A N C E .
faceclaim âŠÂ maia reficco. face âŠÂ a heart-shaped face with high cheekbones and a defined jawline. Her eyes are large and almond-shaped, often highlighted with a subtle touch of makeup that accentuates their natural depth. her eyebrows are full and well-arched, adding a touch of boldness to her expression. her nose is straight and well-proportioned, and her lips are full, with a defined cupid's bow, often seen with a natural or slightly glossy finish. her complexion is warm, with a healthy glow. hair âŠÂ mid back length, dark brown with a bleach blonde money piece (sometimes dyed unnatural colors like pink or blue ), often in mermaid waves. body âŠÂ 5'4 , petite build. style ⊠click here for pinterest board. misc âŠÂ lots of small stick n poke tattoos ( as well as professional small tattoos ) on her arms, similar to this. triple lobe piercings, tragus and orbital on left ear, cartilage and daith on right ear.
W I T C H C R A F TÂ .
house âŠÂ gryffindor. blood status âŠÂ halfblood, raised as a muggle until age 15. boggart âŠÂ her loved ones ( her siblings ) drowning. amortentia âŠÂ fresh harvested cannabis, strawberry vodka, calvin klein cologne, horchata & tita candies. patronus âŠÂ fire dwelling salamander. wand ⊠cedar wood with a dragon core 12 Ÿ" and quite bendy flexibility. major âŠÂ herbology. goals âŠÂ right now her only goal is to graduate and move back to the states with her siblings eventually. maybe open a magical plant nursery. favorites âŠÂ herbology, astronomy, potions, transfiguration. least favorites âŠÂ muggle studies & ancient runes. extracurriculars âŠÂ herbology club ( vice president ), wizarding wireless.
BIOGRAPHY.
drug addiction tw, alcohol addiction mention tw, overdose tw, death of a parent tw.
born in stockton, california to a single mother, camila reyes mcdonald, natalie serrano mcdonald is the oldest of five children. while natalie never knew her father, her other siblings were blessed ( or cursed, rather ) with the knowledge that their father was much like their mother, an alcoholic who dabbled in hard drugs. once nat was old enough to care for herself, at the ripe old age of 9, the little care they received from their mother became almost as non-existent as their respective fathers involvements in their lives.
the one escape for natalie was school. while she grew up extremely poor, when it came to academics she was extremely gifted. she excelled in a majority of her classes, especially math and science. while her academics were great, she didn't have many friends. coming from a family below the poverty line mixing with the cruelness of children... didn't exactly make it easy for her to make friends, but she was extremely loyal to those that she had.
high school was proving to be difficult for nat, an influx of classes, which weren't so difficult... but classes as well as caring for her younger siblings, all while juggling a part time job and taking care of their drunk mother ( when she decided to come home ) was a lot for a teenager. three weeks after her fifteenth birthday, natalie's mother was found unconscious in a local park after an overdose. after three days in the local i.c.u. she passed.
while natalie felt more... indifferent than anything, her younger siblings were crushed. for two weeks nat took care of everything, the same way she had for years before their mother had passed. but after these two weeks everything in natalie's life turned upside down with a simple knock on their door. a tall man, vaguely familiar stood upon their modest stoop, claiming to be her father.
while natalie's first instinct was the slam the door in his face, his odd clothes and accent made her curious. when he explained to her that he was there to take her back to wales with him and all of her siblings. already in shock at the fact that this obviously wealthy ( yet very unusual ) man was not only her father, but willing to take in her and her four siblings to another country, he dropped the biggest bomb one could drop ; the fact that she was a witch. nat laughed in his face but after he whipped out a wand and made their ratty old sofa float... she didn't really have a choice in believing him. he also explained that while her siblings were muggles, he would still take care of them at his manor ( "holy shit a manor?" ) in wales.
once in wales, nat bonded with her new father, and fell in love with the magical plants of this new world of hers. he explained to her that when she was around 17/18 her powers would likely manifest, and she would be sent to a wizarding school called hogwarts, where she could eventually choose an area of study - one choice being herbology or the study of magical plants. at 17 her magic started to come in and she was sent to hogwarts where she was sorted into gryffindor, the same house her father himself was sorted into. now in her fifth year at hogwarts, and following the death of cedric diggory the year before, nat has always known that her loyalties were to the light, and nothing has changed that.
HEADCANONS.
she secretly grows weed on campus ( in a hidden area, veiled by several charms ) and sells it to her peers. she doesn't like to drink often because of her mothers addiction, but is always down to smoke instead, and is usually very generous with her weed.
doesn't take her position of vice president of the herbology club very seriously most of the time, but will if she has to.
often gives herself stick n poke tattoos, and is known for giving them to her house mates as well.
has a white lipped python named santana ( named after santana lopez from glee ) which probably scares most of her dorm mates.
at the beginning of every year she is known for bringing in large amounts of american candy that isn't accessible where they are. her favorite is reese's, and she is very reluctant to share.
often wears acrylic / gel x nails that she does herself, as this was the career field she was planning on going into as a muggle. it's not uncommon for her dorm / house mates to ask her to do their nails for them.
her friends back home in california think she is away at a college in europe and often send her letters and gifts.
WANTED CONNECTIONS.
ride or die / bestie. gryffindor squad. customers. friends with benefits. hook ups. exes on good terms. exes on bad terms. enemy. frenemy. rival. anything you think could fit!
