Post by Charity Burbage on Nov 13, 2009 20:10:53 GMT -5
CHARITY BURBAGE
Your Nickname: Erin
Other Characters: Minerva McGonagall
Any notes: none
Name: Charity Burbage
Age: 28
Year/House: Former Hufflepuff
Hometown: Wicklow, Ireland
Wand Description: 13 inches, phoenix feather, birch
Family Bloodline: no one is completely pure anymore
Occupation: Professor of Muggle Studies, Hufflepuff
Patronus: Golden Retriever
Special Abilities: reasonable at dueling
Appearance: Charity has an overall warm look about her: strawberry blonde hair, a somewhat pink complexion, and chocolaty brown eyes. She's not terribly tall at 5'3, and she would never be accused of being bony. It seems that Charity is always bubbly and smiling, and holds herself in a way that suggests she's just one of the gang, and always on the lookout for new friends.
Charity has a love for muggle clothing, which she tries to make educational in her class. Her large collection ranges from the early 1800s to the present, though her favorite is very much the fashions of 1940s Hollywood. She wears them around school when she can get away with it, but when she cannot, she prefers brightly colored robes and intricate hats with lots of feathers.
Personality: Charity is bubbly, friendly, and an all around nice person. She wants nothing more than to help people, especially her students. She believes in each and every one's potential, and wants very much to see it through. Nothing gives her more joy than working hard, and then playing hard afterwards. She especially loves learning how to play intsruments, which she is unfortunately wretched at, as well as listening to muggle music.
Muggle/Wizard relationships are something Charity believes in wholeheartedly. She is fiercely loyal to Dumbledore, who is somewhat of a hero to her. Should a war break out, she would stand by him as far as she could, though she's more talented in diplomacy than in physical action. She finds the anti-Muggle movement disgusting, and is always the first to denounce it loudly. Her pet project is converting Slytherins, usually with the use of cakes.
Parents: Morag and James Burbage
Other Relatives: one brother, Peter
History:
1950- Charity Burbage is born in Wicklow, Ireland
1961- Charity enrolls at Hogwarts, where she is sorted into Hufflepuff. She exceeds at Charms and Potions, and hopes to become a nurse at St. Mungos.
1968- After graduating from Hogwarts, Charity moves to London in order to intern at St. Mungos. After fainting at the sight of blood for the fifth time, it became certain it was not the place for her. She gets a job at the Daily Prophet investigating wizard sightings in the Muggle world. She enjoys the Muggles so much, it becomes a sort of hobby to study them.
1972- A chance meeting with Dumbledore in Honeyduke's leads him to believe she would make a splended Muggle Studies teacher. She accepts the post, and focuses mostly on muggle music, history, and art, as well as ethics.
1975- Charity becomes head of Hufflepuff House
1978- Present day
