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Full Character Name: Emma Daffodil Prince
Character Birthday & Age: 7-15-81; 30
City & Country of Birth: Clonmel, Ireland
Blood Purity: Pureblood
Alma Mater: Hogwarts
Job/Position: Hogwarts Healer
Wand: willow, unicorn hair, 10 inches
Physical Description:
short and slim, about 5’2”. straight, black hair down to her waist; dark eyes; pale skin; prefers to wear comfortable blouses with knee-length skirts, comfy, flat shoes and a robe over all; always looks a tad rumpled, with occasionally mis-matched socks
Personality Description:
Emma is a Hufflepuff to the core; she was always willing to help other students with herbology or potions when she was at school, even students from other houses. This did lead to her getting taken advantage of sometimes, or hurting her own grades because she spent so much time helping others that she’d neglect her own work.
She’s a bit naive, believing the best of most people, despite so much evidence to the contrary in her own family. Students will probably be able to get away with lying to her about how injuries occurred.
Emma’s a collector of random potion bottles (both empty and full), potion ingredients, books, bits of parchment, etc. She keeps her home and workspace fairly tidy, but gathers bits and bobs in her satchel for easy access.
She’s terrified of toads thanks to waking up with a large one on her face one morning while a student at Hogwarts.
History:
Emma was born in Clonmel, Ireland to pureblood wizard Alistair Prince (originally from England) and pureblood witch Ciara Molloy (Irish native) on 15 July 1981. When asked why she’d given her daughter the middle name Daffodil, Ciara was only able to say, ‘She’s just so sunny,’ though little Emma’s hair was as dark as her mother’s.
The Princes own an apothecary that caters to both muggles and wizards, those elements being kept separate from one another. They make a good living and own a good-sized house in the village.
Emma was eight or nine before she realized that none of the wizards living in Clonmel really liked her parents. Oh, they’d buy their potion ingredients from the shop, but they never lingered and were never friendly, even to Emma. The Prince family were never invited to any events and when Emma begged to have a few of the children come for her 10th birthday, she ended up crying herself to sleep that night when none of them came.
The next day, Ciara explained: both she and Alistair had been Slytherins while they were students at Hogwarts, and Slytherin House had a bad reputation for turning out evil wizards and witches. Emma, in the most solemn voice she’d ever used, had asked if her parents were bad wizards. Breaking down, Ciara confessed that they had run with a bad group at school, not fully involved, but at the fringes, but they’d had nothing to do with them since. The damage was done, however.
It was a less sunny Emma who received her Hogwarts letter a year later, her greatest hope that she wouldn’t be sorted into Slytherin.
Emma was soon a happy Hufflepuff, making friends in her house who weren’t aware of her family history. She found that she quite enjoyed some of her classes - herbology and potions, even though she was afraid of the potions master, as many of the other first-years were. When Emma wrote her parents the first time, talking about all of her classes and teachers, she was surprised to receive the intelligence that there was a family connection to Professor Snape on her father’s side. He couldn’t remember the exact relationship - some kind of cousin several times removed. It made Emma look at him a little differently and wonder if he knew they were related. She never had the wherewithal to say anything, but she sometimes wondered if she saw him give her funny looks. He certainly never treated her any differently than most of the other students. Emma came to regret never speaking to him in her later years at Hogwarts, and grieved him quietly on her own when he died.
Like many of the older students, Emma returned to Hogwarts during the final battle with Voldemort, though she did not fight. Rather, she used her half-developed healing skills to aid the injured behind the lines. She’d known since her third year that she wanted to be a healer when she finished school. She was glad to use those skills to help her friends and teachers but was horrified by all the death.
Her final year at Hogwarts was strange with the effects of the battle, but she finished her NEWTS, earning the scores she needed to continue on to healer training. Emma sometimes has nightmares about the night of the battle, especially after treating any particularly gory or gruesome injuries.
She worked at St. Mungo’s until the healer’s position at Hogwarts opened for which she immediately applied.
Describe your job duties and how you go about them:
Healer at Hogwarts - treats ill and injured students and staff; does some experimentation with new healing potions and spells
Elaborate on your expertise in your field:
highest marks in Herbology and Potions, slightly lower, but still good marks in Charms (specialty in healing spells); training and three years experience at St. Mungo’s
Writing Sample:
‘It’s not very large,’ Ciara said doubtfully as she set down the heavy hamper of potion ingredients on the table.
‘Oh, Ma, I don’t need so much space to be rattling around in. It’s cozy,’ Emma replied.
‘Sure and you’ll suit yourself. I still think you could have taken a slightly larger place.’
Emma looked around the snug cottage with satisfaction. It perfectly suited her and Sev. The largest room was the kitchen with a large wood stove, and wooden table that would serve for eating and working. The sitting room was packed with comfortable, well-worn furniture centered around a fireplace and large bookshelf. The bedroom was small, most of the space taken up with a large bed and wardrobe, along with a multi-level perch for her owl.
The cottage also had the benefit of being on a quiet street in Hogsmeade on the side closer to Hogwarts. Most of the year, the walk back and forth would be delightful.
‘You’ll be terribly cold going up to the castle in winter,’ Ciara said, almost as if she was reading Emma’s mind.
Her daughter laughed and replied, ‘If the weather is too fierce, I can always stay at the school until it blows over.’
Mother engulfed daughter in a hug, finding it difficult to let her go, though Emma had not lived at home for a number of years. This was it, though, meant to be the permanent home. Ciara squeezed Emma tighter.
Sum up your character in one paragraph:
Emma is a sweet, helpful, but slightly traumatized healer. Her greatest dream was being the healer at Hogwarts and not living up to her family history of Slytherins. She has a spectacled owl that she named Severus in honor of her lost cousin. She’ll always be on the lookout for students who are interested in becoming healers to encourage them. She visits her parents every few weeks and helps out in the apothecary. With her influence, the local witches and wizards are starting to accept the Princes, but there’s still a long way to go.
Emma Daffodil Prince: Hogwarts Healer