#aboutalice

Magic Information

School Attended: Hogwarts Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff Blood Status: pureblood War Alliance: Order of the Phoenix Wand: cedar, dragon heartstring, 11”, slightly springy Patronus: bay mare Boggart: her father Amortentia: coffee, pine, pencil lead, tea Quidditch?: yes, beater Prefect?: no O.W.Ls: Potions; E, Charms; A, Herbology; O, Transfiguration; E, Defense Against the Dark Arts; E, History of Magic; P, Astronomy; A, Care of Magical Creatures; E, Muggle Studies; O N.E.W.Ts: Potions; O, Charms: E, Herbology; O, Transfiguration; E, Defense Against the Dark Arts; E, Muggle Studies; O

Physical Appearance

Face Claim: Ivana Baquero Hair Colour: dark brown with auburn highlights Eye Colour: russet brown Height: 5’3” Build: curvy Tattoos: thistle half-sleeve on upper right arm, badger on left hip Piercings: two lobe piercings Clothing Style: simple, casual, and comfortable; lots of jeans and t-shirts and sweaters for off hours or slacks and button-downs at work with an emphasis on muggle trends Distinguishing Characteristics: full lips, round eyes, apple cheeks

Health

Physical Ailments: none Neurological Conditions:  ADHD, undiagnosed Allergies: dust Sleeping Habits: Alice sleeps when her day is done, but her days are so packed she usually only gets 4-5 hours of sleep a night Eating Habits: Alice generally tries to eat healthy, but she isn’t above getting distracted by work and skipping meals Exercise Habits: Alice is very physically active; she still practices her ballet and goes flying regularly, she also practices her dueling and hand to hand combat, and has a routine that balances cardio and strength training Emotional Stability: medium Sociability: high Body Temperature: average/warm Addictions: none Drug Use: none Alcohol Use: social

Personality

Positive Traits: assiduous, generous, idealistic, curious, self-confident Negative Traits: headstrong, opinionated, single-minded, presumptuous, recalcitrant Goals/Desires: to make the world a better place, to live authentically, to help people Fears: getting trapped in a life she doesn’t want, losing her sense of self, marriage, being unlovable Hobbies: quidditch, sketching, ballet, various outdoorsy activities Habits: doodling, fidgeting, playing with her hair, chewing on things

Favourites

Weather: thunderstorms Colour: earthy oranges; rust, amber, bronze, etc Sport: quidditch Beverage: coffee Food: bubble gum Animal: otter

Family

Father: Roderick Lestrange Mother: Astraea Lestrange, nee Carrow Sibling(s): Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange Children: none Pet(s): black cat named Pepper (d. 1976), brown and white cat named Cinnamon (b. 1978)

Relationships and Connections

Relationship status : single, married to work People they admire : [tbd auror mentor] Someone they’ll talk to about anything : Ted Tonks Someone they couldn’t live without : specifically? no one; but Alice needs some sort of social life (friends, coworkers, etc) she wouldn’t do well as a loner or isolated Do they want to get married? : no; despite having some evidence to the contrary Alice still thinks of marriage the way her mother taught her to, as a state where she would have to give up her independence and her identity Do they want kids? :  yes and no, Alice loves kids but doesn’t really fancy being a single mother Someone they wish things had turned out differently with : her family; even though Alice doesn’t regret cutting ties with her family, she still wishes they could have been the sort of family her friends have Someone that makes them laugh : could be anyone, Alice laughs easily

Extra

Biography

Plenty know the story of the Longbottom’s. Plenty know the story of the Crouch family. Few know what they have in common. Alice. Alicia Imelda Crouch was born to the brother and sister in law of Bartemus Crouch Sr, not in England but in South America where they resided ( and flourished ) until the family moved to Britain for Guillermo’s new position as the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

The first Crouch child born to the brother’s Bartemius and Guillermo; was a girl. Born to Guillermo Crouch and Xiomara Vázquez in a leap year; Alice was expected to be a boy. This expectation was further enforced by the doula looking after her mother and herself during the pregnancy; insisting she was a boy. She’d used a family tradition which had never failed her, until Alice’s birth. To cover his embarrassment ( the family had announced and celebrated the baby boy they were to have ), Guillermo announced that he and his wife were surprised at the birth with twins, a boy and a girl, and unfortunately his son had perished. So little Alice grew up mourning a brother she’d never had to begin with.

Alice grew up with a mother who encouraged her to explore her home and magic, and strive to be unapologetically herself; unapologetically Crouch. Her father’s reception to her differed on the situation and company they were in. Alice learned early on that her father had an unfortunate care for what other’s thought about the family; and he did not look favourably upon anything that could cast a shadow upon their name. Magic and ettiquette lessons before schooling were different in South America to Britain ( from what Alice could ascertain when she inquired with peers when at Hogwarts ) teaching was based a lot less on theoretical practices and more on the practical; children were taught to feel the magic; the crackling in the air around you, the tingles under your skin. It was these early lessons that lead Alice to be able to cast somewhat wandlessly when she grew. She didn’t start her schooling at Hogwarts until third year; having spent the first two years of her magical education at Castelobruxo in Brazil. However, when her father was given a position within the British Ministry of Magic; they family moved over and her education was transferred to Hogwarts.

Language wasn’t as much of a barrier than you would like; Alice was taught English from birth so that she could communicate with extended family more easier, and also because a multi-lingual person was better equipped for the world ( according to her father ). However, she did find some things about Britain odd; one being the lack of greenery; concrete seemed to be favoured surface. Riding the train to Hogwarts for the first time, Alice was curious, but unsure. Friendships had already been forged, and lessons taught. Although it had been decided her education at Caselbruxo had prepared her for the same level as those she was joining; she was concerned that the schools focused on different things. There was also the fact she had to enter the hall with the first years, of who she stood well above, to be sorted. Six minutes passed before the hat uttered where she’d stay; Ravenclaw.

Making friends turned out not to be too difficult for Alice; she was enigmatic and engaging, she threw herself fully into anything she did. She was honest and fair. She learned half way through the third year that she excelled in offensive and defensive magic; finding Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms and Transfiguration her favourite lessons ( other than Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology ). Alice joined the duelling club, astronomy club, herbology club and was invited to dine with the Slug Club. She joined the Quidditch team in her fourth year to burn off excess energy that seemed to sit in her bones and cause her to stay awake deep into the night.

As the whisperings of war began to surface, Alice felt a divide ( that had already been there ) shift. The gap between them widened and those who didn’t sit with either side fell into the gap between. Her family became divided; and although she’d already rocked the boat by making friends that weren’t just purebloods, and speaking up against prejudice at dinner parties ( much to her father’s discomfort ) expectations fell upon her. She was relieved when her father expressed that it would jeopardise his position at the Ministry if he annouced a side; it meant she could sit under that and focus on her studies. Exams were hard enough without blood politics coming into it. And when she achieved Outstanding’s and Exceed Exceptions; her future was wide open for her. Politics had never been her strong point however ( far too people pleasing and boring ) that she decided that although she wanted to make a difference; she could do that better by being involved and being hands-on. And so her sights were set of becoming an Auror.

When pressure became too much, her father crumbled and joined the Death Eaters ( although it should be said that fear for your safety and life should count for something ), but Alice did not follow suit. She refused; caring for her friends and those she had grown close too who had shown her that life was more than who your parents were and what blood you possessed; and magic wasn’t determined by that either. In her final year; she was cast from her familial home ( that obvious issue of caring what other’s thought too much proving once again intrinsic to her father ) for her refusal to join the cause, but was taken in by The Weasley/Prewett Family. It was with their support that she passed her NEWTS and was accepted into the Auror Programme, and joined the Order.