"It's only a crime if you're caught."
Ne Me Quitte Pas | Regina Spektor || Creep | Radiohead || Brighter Than Gold | The Cat Empire
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FULL NAME
1999-2004 || Rosa Sæhrímnir
2004-2006 || Rosette Davina Evighet
2010-Present || Rose Colette
NICKNAMES
Mudbreed || Bastard || Siren || Rosie
AGE
16
SCHOOL YEAR
6th
HOUSE
Hufflepuff || Draconis
BLOOD STATUS
Quarter-Veela, Quarter-Muggle, Half-Witch
NATIONALITY
Faroese-Danish-British Citizenship
Bulgarian-French-German Ancestry
SEXUALITY
Pansexual
DIALOGUECOLOUR
Dialogue: #D4A017
Thoughts: #AF7817
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FAMILIAR
Chrysopelea Ornata || 'Domitius,' as Rose calls him, is a stunning golden tree snake with a love of steamy, warm climates and frightening other familiars. He was named after the Roman God responsible of protecting children on their way home. Somewhat ironic, for one who cares little for muggle beliefs - but to her, a book is a book, wherever it may come from.
WAND
9.5" Elder wood, Boomslang venom core, Unyielding || A vast improvement from the first wand she acquired - which she only received with the charity of the wandmaker himself as she could scarcely afford one at the time - the volatile and venomous elder wand is one that she need not ever worry about others stealing. Notorious for backfiring on the user, sometimes fatally, elder wood is a rare material for wands. Coupled with the boomslang venom, it makes for a powerful conduit of magic but is extremely tricky to master. It is said those who bond with it are destined for greatness.
PATRONUS
None || Try as she might, Rose has never achieved so much as a flicker of defensive magic, much less the immensely difficult Patronus Charm.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
Duelling Club || She excelled in Hogwarts' Duelling Club despite her relative lack of defensive magic. After all, protection is unnecessary when one can simply incapacitate the enemy.
Fox Club || Her talent allowed Slughorn and Fox alike to overlook her muddy heritage.
Transfiguration Club || Perhaps it's that Veelas are shapeshifting beings and Rose possesses a fraction of that gift, but she's always possessed a natural gift and love for transfiguration in all its forms.
Frog Choir || She was the co-leader of Hogwarts' Frog Choir.
Godric and Aidan Appreciation Society [G.A.A.S] || Frankly, she joined GAAS for the laughs and to embarrass Aidan. She was quite surprised that such a club even existed, for she cannot see her half brother as anything but immensely awkward and romantically impaired. Godric, on the other hand, she can see the appeal of.
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PERSONALITY
Delusional || Charismatic Introvert || Optimistic || Reckless || Altruistic || Eccentric || Pragmatic
Her apathy towards herself is juxtaposed by her empathy towards others. She cares foremost for others and some might call her selfless, to which being a Dark Witch seems antithetical. Her loyalties lie with the House of Zeller and she will do anything for those she deems to be of greater value than she. In that she has a rather subjectively objective view of the world. She places everyone in a hierarchy in her mind, the top of which lie Purebloods. She is fair, but in a manner that is akin to European Colonialists and their faith in evolution. Rose believes muggles are evolutionarily inferior, the Homo Floresiensis before Homo Sapiens came to be, if you will.
Her reasoning is unpopular, but strangely reasonable. Whilst some muggle-borns possess magic, Rose believes they should not be allowed to use it, as doing so would be akin to stating that everyone who owns a gun should pull the trigger, or believing that toddlers who can theoretically wield knives should start cutting whole chickens. It is difficult to see how a half-blood - a halfbreed, too, at that - can be a Blood Supremacist, but that she is. Mixed-bloods will always be inferior to Pure-bloods, but even monarchs need their guard, if only just to stand in the line of fire.
Her disdain for and mistrust of muggles derives in part from her experiences in the muggle world, but also from Zeller propaganda. She has been told, repeatedly, since "joining" the family that she is a charity case and that she should be grateful, and she agrees. That being said, Rose does not worship the ground Purebloods walk on. Rather, their superiority is merely a fact of life, but even within Pureblood circles, there're hierarchies. In short, she believes in survival of the fittest.
She does not fault muggles for being who they are - though she is against muggles with no Wizardly ancestry being taught magic - and will not be cruel to them. In fact, Rose is generally seen to be and is, an amicable person. But whilst she is charming, friendly, and does what she can to help, she always does so with a price. She believes this is only fair. She is somewhat misguided, and believes the best way to resolve a problem is through a duel. Words are frivolous and too grey to allow for an equal and fair trial, whilst strength is a matter of fact and cannot be deceived. That, more than anything, perhaps, makes her somewhat of a Slytherin and Draconis. It is interesting to note that the Sorting Hat did not, even for a moment, consider placing her in Slytherin or later on, Draconis. Rose has never once considered climbing the hierarchy, as being a Halfblood, she knows herself to be unworthy of anything more. The only other House the Sorting Hat thought she might've been well suited for was Ravenclaw or Centaurus.
Her love of riddles and problem-solving is related to her love of poetry. Rose enjoys keeping her mind busy with things that have little to do with herself, or when she does think of herself, she thinks of it in terms of its artistic value. She is not "crying," liquid is merely gushing from her eyes to shatter on her lap. She hides behind art. It is both her vehicle of expression and of suppression, disguising the truth of Rose with lilting notes and pretty words.
Although an introvert by nature, Rose has trained herself to be an extrovert and is generally good at socialising, even if she'd honestly rather read a book than speak a sentence. Her misanthropy is complimented by a love of adventure and a curiosity not easily appeased. She has a tendency to dive into danger - anything that doesn't involve being immersed in the abyss of emotional baggage.
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LIKES
She loves the way words string together like beads on a necklace and how they may form riddles. Music moves her, be it through dance or singing. She likes wandering through lonely spaces like art galleries, museums and libraries. She prefers the company of magical creatures to that of humans, but enjoys learning things about others. She can be found relaxing in bubble baths but enjoys cold weather. Oddly enough, she enjoys science despite not being a fan of most things muggle. She enjoys the outdoors, particularly the ocean, which reminds her of home. Her favourite part about swimming is sinking to the bottom.
DISLIKES
Whilst she does not dislike muggles entirely, she does not believe they should use magic. She has little respect for Purebreeds who don't appreciate their heritage. She is not fond of sunsets and sunrises because they resemble the bleeding of a wound. Years of being in foster care and not knowing her own date of birth has made her dislike birthdays as a whole. She's never understood the appeal of Quidditch and generally avoids flying. She needs to be free, and dislikes the feeling of being trapped, hence her avoidance of shoes.. More than anything, she dislikes talking about herself.
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QUIRKS | HABITS
✤ Scar on left temple || From when she was attacked by her muggle friend - well, debatable, considering she attacked her - and the group of girls.
✤ Ambidextrous || She prefers neither her left nor right hand for the most part, but can only draw circles with her left.
✤ Invisible writing || Rose enjoys forming words with her toes and fingers.
✤ Barefooted || She hates shoes with a passion and can be seen wandering barefooted.
TALENTS | STRENGTHS
✤ Languages || Rose has a particular gift for acquiring languages and is fluent in 3 - Faroese, Danish and English - as well as able to speak conversational French and German. Furthermore, she is quite the poet and eloquent speaker.
✤ Fine Arts || She is a gifted dancer - particularly in contemporary ballet and hip hop - and her mesmerising voice is complimented by the ability to write music.
✤ Dark Magic || Like every other Zeller - even if Aidan attempts to deny it - Rose has a natural gift for the Dark Arts, which was honed by Theodor Zeller himself.
✤ Transfiguration || Perhaps due in part to her Veela blood, Rose has enjoyed transfiguration since Professor McGonogall revealed the existence of the Wizarding world 5 years ago. She excels in Conjuration and Vanishment, in particular.
✤ Swimming || Being a strong swimmer was necessary during her early years in the Faroe Islands.
✤ Duelling || Most Zellers are good at it, but Rose is really, really good at it. Her magic is aggressive and she has a knack for incapacitating her enemies before they so much raise their wands.
✤ Veela charm || Even without it, Rose is quite charming - personality wise - when she wants to be. Although nowhere near as powerful as a full-blooded Veela, she does have a knack for looking good from whatever angle and regardless of what she's doing. She can overwhelm unsuspecting individuals. Though the effects wear off the longer someone is with her, it makes for one hell of a first impression.
FLAWS | WEAKNESSES
✤ Defense || Be it self-defense or protecting others, Rose does not have an ounce of defensive magic in her. Rose lacks all sense of self-preservation and passed DADA only because of her impressive scores in theory and offensive magic. She has never been able to conjure even an incorporeal Patronus.
✤ Slow eater || This might not seem like that great of a weakness at a glance, but when one lives with hundreds of hungry adolescents, it makes it quite difficult for Rose to get her share of food before it's devoured by all.
✤ Forgetful || It's a marvel that Rose remembers her name. She can frequently be found wandering the campus lost or staring into space because she's given up trying to pretend she remembers a thing anyone is saying. Rose cannot, for the life of her, put a name to a face.
✤ Humour || Nobody can ever tell when she's joking. Although similar to Aidan's, somehow Rose's humour is, whilst not malicious, has a tendency to make people uncomfortable.
✤ Lacks basic skills || No, she cannot cycle, whistle, operate a toaster, read a map or tie her laces. She can, however, swim.
✤ Bored easily || Rose has the attention span of a gnat and is not afraid to let people know
✤ Adrenaline Junkie || Little besides near death experiences can hold Rose's interest.
FEARS
✤ Heights || It's hard to say if she's any good at flying because she avoids heights at all costs. She can barely stand to see others fly, for fear that they might fall.
✤ Abandonment || Rose is not a fool and she knows she will only have the love of Theodor Zeller if she serves him well. For that she is immensely jealous of Aidan - who has his family's unconditional love, albeit strange love, when he has done nothing to earn it.
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Theodor Zeller || Father || 41 || Pureblood Wizard || Alive
Mona Zeller || Stepmother || 43 || Pureblood Witch || Alive
Unknown || Biological mother || Unknown || Half-Veela || Unknown
Aidan Zeller || Half-Brother || 17 || Pureblood Wizard || Alive
HISTORY
If she believed in muggle deities, Rose might think her life was a cruel joke and that she'd been born to satiate their amusement. Whilst the Faroe Islands had one of the world's highest adoption rates, she was one of the rare unwanted few. Later when she was adopted at the age of 5 by a Swedish woman in England, she would be called Rosette Davina Evighet. Davina, beloved. Evighet, eternal. Both lies. She was treasured by the woman and her partner for 1 year, 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days and 12 hours, until her mamma was taken by an absent driver. Her pappa did not survive the loss, and whilst his soul mourned, his body relinquished her to the cold abyss of unwanted children.
It is strange, perhaps, that she would be named after the flower of love, only for love to be the one thing she could never receive. Whilst she was admired, cooed to and flattered in fact, she was never one of them, or one of anyone. "Pretty girl," they called her, "beautiful Rose," and then they left and forgot everything about her, save for her the frivolous details, like the shape of her sapphire eyes or the curve of her sun-kissed hair. The attention was at times unwanted, and it was when Rose was escaping the attention of a particular foster carer that she discovered magic. It was subtle at first, a matter of merely blending into her surroundings and becoming nondescript, but gradually she developed the capacity to render herself invisible for very brief flashes of time.
The boys could be gross but the girls were worse. Fuelled by jealousy, they set out to make Rose's life miserable. Not long before her 11th birthday, a group of older girls - one of which was one Rose thought a friend - dragged her into the woods and violently assaulted her before shaving her hair. When that was deemed inadequate, they attempted to mutilate her face. Rose's magic retaliated without her will in her distress and a spark of electricity coursed through the hand of the girl holding the razor to her cheek, the one she thought a friend. The pain and shock caused the girl to jolt back and the blade cut into Rose's temple, where she still has a scar.
Professor Minerva McGonagall was the one to retrieve Rose on her 11th birthday and influenced, in part, Rose's love of transfiguration. Hogwarts was everything the muggle world was not, and she loathed returning to the foster system during the Summer holidays. It took only a year for her gift to be recognised and she was soon invited by Slughorn to join his club. However, being a muggle-born - as she then believed she was - Rose always felt like somewhat of an impostor. A crystal pretending to be a diamond. She decided then that she would choose her own name in the hopes of distancing herself from her muggle roots.
It was not until she was 13 that she was recognised by the House of Zeller. It did not take very long for Theodor Zeller to discover that Rose was the product of his brief affair in his visit to Denmark - how Rose ended up in a Faroe Island remains a mystery - as Rose grew to be an almost splitting image of her mother and he heard word of the beautiful Witch with extraordinary gifts, and a mudblood, at that. However in his shame, Theodor said nothing, not because he was embarrassed to have cheated on his wife, because there was certainly no love between them, but that he would tarnish the Zeller bloodline. However, it was evident that his Pureblooded son, Aidan, was hugely inadequate. Theodor reached out to Rose and though he did not officially claim her, it became known that she was the daughter of Theodor Zeller and his mistress.
Although Theodor never revealed who it was that birthed Rose, he mentioned once that she was a part-Veela with distant relations to the Delacours. It explained Rose's sway with men and her otherworldly beauty. Rose was relieved to know she was less of a muggle than she'd believed, but the taint to the Zeller bloodline is an issue of extreme debate in the Pureblood House. Whilst Theodor was willing to overlook her taint because he had little choice as his wife, Mona, was unable to birth more children, others like Mona herself are fiercely against Rose's very existence. For that she is forbidden in the Onyx Estate, where others of her father's line reside.
Rose was not against Theodor exploiting and developing her gift for Dark Magic and it seemed, unlike his son, that Rose inherited some of his temperament and morals, or his lack thereof. It was in Aidan's final year that he decided that it might do him some good to be in Rose's presence. He transferred her from Hogwarts to Orion but a certain complication with the Wizengamot and the use of underage magic delayed her arrival.
P L A Y E D B Y
Layla
F A C E C L A I M
Gabriella Wilde