Here I am, a rabbit hearted girl

HISTORY

For as long as she can remember Virginia has been told by her mother and her aunt that she has shown signs of becoming one of the strongest witches they had ever seen, perhaps the strongest of her generation. And that’s a lot of pressure to put on a girl at the age of eight. 

The talk of her future potential only increased as she got older and began to practice magic alongside her aunt. It seemed they believed that once old enough Ginny would help them to become the most powerful coven in the area, and hopefully extend their reach further than just this island.

While Ginny is not close with either her mother or her aunt, the relationship between her and her aunt was more strained and difficult. Her aunt had been her mentor and could be incredibly intense if Ginny was not performing as expected.

The majority of her childhood was spent learning the craft and training her skills, so it was decided early on that Ginny was to be homeschooled. Because of this, Ginny didn’t spend much time with other children, aside from her brother, until she was in her teenage years. She had convinced her mother and aunt to allow her to go to The Gates High School instead of continuing learning at home for four more years. Unfortunately, Ginny found it a struggle to connect to many of her classmates during her first year. She did not understand many of the references made, nor did she know exactly how to connect to anyone who wasn’t a witch. When her guidance counselor had used the phrase emotionally stunted, she did not return to public school for her sophomore year.

The pressure she felt to be perfect and save the coven only increased as she got older and as her abilities grew stronger. While Ginny is a very accomplished witch who feels confident in her skills, she still struggles with constant doubt, fearful she can’t be everything her family needs her to be. And now with her aunt’s death and the fact that they no longer have enough witches to form a coven, Ginny has put pressure on herself to fix everything in order to continue to live up to the expectations set for her at such a young age.

Ginny hasn’t told anyone, but she had a vision prior to her aunt’s death. She isn’t sure what it meant, as it came on fast and was too chaotic for her to really notice many details, but the idea that she might have been able to save her aunt has plagued her.

CHARACTER TRAITS

Positive: ambitious, disciplined, resilient, responsible Negative: anxious, impatient, isolated, stubborn

HEADCANONS

Before choosing to focus on black magic like her mother and aunt, Ginny actually excelled in all kinds of magic and had her choice of specializations. She ultimately went with black magic, as she knew that was what was expected of her, but part of her was deeply drawn to green magic. She has never told anyone.

Ginny’s powers of divination are incredibly strong and come through very clear. As a child she would occasionally have visions of incoming incidents. She hasn’t had much since then, unless she is calling forth a vision during a psychic reading. Regardless, her strength lies in her abilities to see into the other side through visions, to astral project long distances and to commune with the dead.

Ginny has a daily planner she uses to make sure she does not forget anything. Her schedule is intense and planned out to the minute, and she doesn't like to stray from it.

While Ginny struggles to connect emotionally to others, she desperately craves connection. So far, that need is fulfilled through one night stands and meaningless sex. The summer months have become somewhat of a blessing for Ginny, because it brings in numerous tourists she’ll never see again and won’t have to worry about crossing paths with later on in the week at the general store.

Her family did not often engage with other creatures if it was not a benefit to them, and because of that Ginny grew up with a slight prejudice towards anyone who wasn’t a witch.

CONNECTIONS

Mother Dearest - the meddlesome

Brother o’ Mine - the bohemian

The Future Prospect - the activist

Nate Windsor. The Project: Ginny made a daylight charm for Nate when he moved to The Gates. She is now looking to see if there's a way to cute vampirism for him.

Sabrina Shirazi. The Rival: Ginny and Sabrina don't get along. They both have preconceived notions about the other's "perfect life" which has caused for them to bump heads.