HELENA SCAMANDER is TWENTY-NINE years old. She attended HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY where she was a HUFFLEPUFF. As of now she is NEUTRAL but is in support of the OrderĀ of the Phoenix. HELENA is TAKEN.
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Bio
The middle child syndrome isnāt as applicable when youāre the only daughter. Sandwiched between two brothers, in birth order and in every family photo, Helena Scamander never actually felt like she had to fight for attention. She could be a princess if she wanted, but that meant she had to act like one too. A real princess, not those spoiled brats on TV. She learned to be kind from her father. She learned to be generous from her mother. She learned patience and consideration for others from her older brother. Most of all she learned to fight for what she believed in from her little brother. Horatio had been born with trisomy 21. Though he was loved deeply by his immediate family, there was still cruelty in the world. Helena and Humphrey spent most of their childhoods looking out for him.
There were many things about Helena that ran true to her family name. She was sorted into Hufflepuff like her forefathers. She was a skilled witch but had a penchant for magizoology, growing into an obsession as her years at Hogwarts progressed. There were things about her that were different though. How she felt about girls the way they felt about guys. How disinterested she was in working for the ministry. How she dressed. All of these things set her apart, made her different. She didn't mind being different as long as she was herself and thatās what she always wanted for everyone else. For them to be themselves, not afraid to be different, not oppressed by fear or hatred. In the early days of the war, she thought she understood why people followed Voldemort but Helena found herself horrified when violence broke out.
Kindness was the answer. Hope was the answer. Couldnāt people see that? As time marched on, Helena withdrew more from the wide world. The rotation of part time jobs she usually worked to support herself and the animals she rescued were all given up to spend time at home with her family and those animals. She found comfort and security in caring for them and soon enough the plot of land her parents had given her was housing dozens of stray creatures. Necessity was the mother of invention and Helena set about turning her property into a proper sanctuary. She lives modestly herself now, in a small cottage at the back of the plot. Most of the money she makes from ticket sales and donations to the sanctuary go right back into helping the animals. Two other zookeepers, Horatio and unpaid interns keep the place going.
Itās hard a lot of the time and she gets lonely on occasion but her priority is the sanctuary. Sheās created her own corner of paradise, a place of hope and smiling faces. Somewhere people can escape from their troubles to a surreal, beautiful adventure; where she is still a princess upholding the rights of kindness, generosity and most of all hope. Itās a place where people appreciate her brother. A place where they can see beautiful animals and be inspired to protect them as well. Although sheās been able to keep out of the war, pressure seems to be rising. Helena doesnāt know what to think anymore, she supports the order but has no desire to fight. No one wins a war after all. She wants to keep her animals safe. She just canāt help but feel like she has to make a choice and it is the last thing she wants to do.
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Helenaās bogart is her sanctuary burning down.
Her patronus is a Loch BeastĀ
