paparazzi

sylvia skeeter, played the role of the loyal wife, loving mother, and charitable philanthropist. yet, away from prying eyes, the woman was a conceited alcoholic and gossip-monger. spending every waking moment with each other, it seemed only natural that rita was destined to become a replica of her mother.

her father was never in the picture, he had fallen out with her mother when she was six and she hasn’t heard from him since...in hindsight it was probably for the best, he wouldn’t last a day in their toxic household  

both her parents were elitists but not “in your face” about it. they were strategic with whom they align themselves with.

she’s showed much promise during her time at hogwarts and displayed a natural talent for spell work. she never honed her skills however, finding herself more occupied with hearsay in the halls than any of the schoolwork she received 

rita has a slight knack for understanding people (beyond the simplistic linguistic approach), she’s keenly observant. the twitch of a lip, the curl of a hand…all these emotions flash together to tell more than words ever could. she has come to realize that most people can not control their physical instincts and by picking up the patterns of their habits, she can read them ever so slightly. 

she’s the residential bitch and she owns up to it. the former ravenclaw is dominant, unremitting and pitiless. not because she's a devil in human skin though, but mostly 'cause she genuinely enjoys the challenge and the crosstalk that comes from the shit she stirs. 

although rita has often enough shown real interest in other people, and would even say of herself that she loves people, she never honestly cared about them on a personal level. most people are nothing more than stories to her, and she loves them like she loves her favorite books; she enjoys their company, their information, their stories, but she doesn’t care much for their well being, seeing them as nothing more than pawns in her game of chess. 

she never had any genuine friendships at hogwarts and that’s followed her into adulthood.  rita wouldn’t be rita without her deep self-interest and self-involvement, now would she?

she has always valued the finer things in life, an appreciation that is never more apparent than in the way she styles herself. after all, she has a reputation to uphold!!