Camille Storm
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| Camille Isabelle Storm (Duerr) | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 19 June 1952, 65 |
| City of Birth | Ghent, Belgium |
| Current City | Hogsmeade, Scotland |
| Blood status | Half-blood |
| Physical Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 5' 11 |
| Hair Colour | Dark |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Skin Colour | Pale |
| Relationships | |
| Father | Guillaume Duerr |
| Mother | Persephone Duerr |
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| Education | |
| School | Beauxbatons Academy |
| Class of | 1970 |
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| Character Information | |
| Playby | Anna Chancellor |
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Camille Duerr (as she has returned to going by her maiden name) has been Professor of Arithmancy at Hogwarts since 2010. Before this she held a Manager-level role at Chrysopoeia Bank's headquarters in Frankfurt Germany dealing with personal banking. She was married to Wolfgang Storm and has a son Johann Storm.
Appearance
Camille is ageing well. Despite reaching the end of her fifties, fortunate genetics, magic creams and a good diet has helped her. Although she is not looking quite as on point as she might have this time the previous year due to her limited income, she still scrubs up. One luxury she maintains is her favourite perfume, with its floral, citrusy scent of lily, peach, apricot and cinnamon. Not sickeningly sweet, but reminds her of summer sunshine.
Her hair is dark with loose curls that she passed on to her son. She keeps it styled to above her shoulders, finding it too heavy to let it get longer. In her younger years she cut it shorter, but at present has it at shoulder length. Camille's skin tone is pale, she does take a tan, though goes through an irritating pink glow in summer sun. Her eyes are bright blue and she has defined cheekbones and neat eyebrows.
She moves gracefully - even though she is tall, about six feet. Beauxbatons taught her well, and she is never seen slouching. Her frame is fairly slight, though she does put weight on her hips and thighs if she does not watch what she eats. Camille is very dextrous. She has beautiful skills in wrapping parcels and enjoys origami. Her handwriting is very neat.
Her personal style is classic. She has worked all her years in finance, so is not short of comfortable suits both cut in a more Muggle style, and the longer cuts of wizarding robes. The colours tend to be black, cream, some grey and the occasional richer deep colour like a red, navy or a green. Her jewellery tends to be gold with some silver, and not overly showy. She has sold some of it to make ends meet, and as such is seen wearing a few choice pieces on a more regular cycle. Some days she only wears her engagement and wedding ring.
Engagement rings were meant to be pretty, weren't they? His own mother wore her rings, but they were passed down from the Storm family rather than the Duerrs. Johann had a memory of sitting at a family wedding as a child, holding his mother's hand while the ceremony went on, staring at the two rings on her long, slender finger, as he sat between his mother and father. He had been four or five at the most, dressed in a simple black robe which itched. The sun had shone brightly, or that could be his memories glossing over the grey, but he remembered being very warm. - Johann Storm [1]
"Prettier than these, hmm?" She managed in English to Hannah, showing of her own, rather more understated rings which in almost forty years of marriage had perhaps seen better days, despite the cleaning charms. "Better Duerr than Storm." She assured Hannah, pointing to the ring now on her future daughter-in-law's hand. - Camille Duerr [2]
Camille's greatest challenge in how she appears to others is her accent. Her tone is soothing, lovely to listen to, but the accent hinders understanding at times. Belgian by birth, she speaks several languages - Dutch from childhood, French from Beauxbatons, German from marriage and work, and English for business. Her English was the weakest of the three, and in the first 9 months of 2010 she has worked on it considerably. Her son, a linguist, has been instrumental in providing support, though since moving to Britain in June, Camille has been immersed, and this has accelerated her learning. She is still completely lost by teenage slang, but given time, will get up to speed.
Smiling pleasantly as she waved off one of her better clients who had come in to discuss a loan, Camille was surprised to see her squat colleague who dealt with mortgages outside her little office door, waving a copy of the Daily Prophet.
"Congratulations! You kept that quiet!"
"Whatever are you talking about?" Camille seized the newspaper, which had been helpfully folded over to show the relevant article. The bank received all the daily papers it could, each of them arriving throughout the day, keeping abreast of the news. Camille tended to resign herself to those copies in languages she was fluent in, German, Dutch and French, which unlike her son, were enough for her. Her English wasn't quite up to par, she'd had no great reason to practise it - everyone here spoke German.
- Camille Duerr [3]
Personality
Camille is a stark contrast to the family she married into. She is a loving, concerned and patient mother, resilient wife, and caring friend. She does her very best not to speak a bad word of another, and is genuine in her concerns and well-wishes for others.
Although she is kind and gives others time, she is not a doormat. She can assert herself, though has often been in the shadow of her husband. In the past year or so she has become more independent to contradict her husband as she finds his opinions are not aligned with her own. Wolfgang and Camille are incredibly close, and have had a happy marriage together up until recent months where they have both come under stress and Camille has found herself making decisions and acting on impulses she would never have imagined.
She is supportive of her only child, Johann, despite his questionable decisions and his father's rage. During the early months of 2010 she completely disagreed with her husband, and even resorted to striking him across the face which was entirely against her usual approach.
In the weeks that followed, Camille did temporarily separate from Wolfgang on discovering a new side to her husband, and on confirming quite a few of her suspicions about him were true, or quite probably true. Everything from his less than admirable work at the European wizarding bank they both worked for, to her suspicions about how loyal his secretary was.
Despite this, she takes marriage seriously, she made an oath to stick with Wolfgang, and faced with her husband turned to a wolf, cash-strapped and living in Knockturn Alley, Camille has taken the lead to sort them both out if they are to survive.
Camille never shirks at hard work. Although the couple have a house elf of several years (Camille has assigned it to assist Wolfgang while he recovers) she held down a full time job and ran the house, just as she had before they acquired one. Applying to teach has opened up a possibility from training younger staff at the bank, and she is quite excited to have a new challenge.
“Absolutely adore the wireless plays on the radio. Comedies, adventures, mysteries - in the weeks after my husband’s death I would listen to them with my eyes firmly closed, imagining the scenes and the characters. It was a welcome escapism. I used to enjoy fantasy stories as a younger woman, and of course terribly written romantic novels were an easy read once in a while before I courted Wolfgang. Otherwise I do pick up the odd historical novel and I can get quite drawn into mysteries. Actually, I am just beginning to read through the work of Agatha Christie which was recommended to me.”
Talents
- Arithmancy
- Strong mental arithmetic
- Financial management
- Neat quillwork, used to indulge in calligraphy
- Dextrous
- Origami, wrapping and similar crafting
- Multilingual
Facts
- Loved broom riding in her youth.
- Hates floo with a passion and feels sick after it, but suffers it necessarily.
- Apparates proficiently.
- Can ride horses with moderate proficiency.
- Her first job was at a local magical greengrocers in France during the school holidays when she was 14.
- First romance was rather charming Beauxbatons boy in the year above when she was 13. Lots of kissing, but she hexed him when he tried anything more!
- Guilty pleasures: Smoking, a dram of whiskey once in a while, red wine
- Always trying to find out someone’s name and details so as to calculate their potential personality
- Dislikes particularly large, scuttling spiders and similar insects in her living space
- Scared of wolves/transformed werewolves (prefers to stay indoors on full moon these days)
History
In 1952, Camille was born in Ghent, Belgium. Her older brother, Martijn was two when she arrived, and the two grew up to be close, joined by younger sister, Florine in 1954. The three Duerr children had a good childhood, spoke Dutch and French and travelled in and around Europe, and North Africa.
In 1963 she began her schooling at Beauxbatons Academy, where each of the Duerr family had been educated. Camille very much enjoyed her years there, graduating in 1970 with commendable results, and a fine young woman. She won an award for her Arithmancy studies.
She had a few suitors as years went on, but Camille was ambitious to want to progress her role, and was not too worried about settling down. Her early years at the bank included further studies in arithmancy, runes and economics.
Camille met Wolfgang while managing the goblins as Chrysopoeia. It wasn't her favourite role at the bank, but Wolfgang was rather good at it and spoke their language. Together they were quite a team for a year or so.
Despite colleagues thinking him a bit sharp, he and Camille were drawn to each other. Wolfgang was never quite the same to her. The two of them naturally understood each other, and found without realising what the other was looking for. They were most fortunate, and soon settled down together, moving in with Wolfgang in Hanover. Camille did not enjoy the floo trip to work each day, though persevered for the sake of living with the man she had fallen in love with.
The two were married in 1975 and in January 1976 Johann was born, and not so keen to have a large family like her brother, Camille and Wolfgang initially decided that one was enough. Wolfgang respecting Camille's wish to return to work when ready, and not to be confined to being a housewife, despite his traditional views on many other aspects of life.
Unknown to the majority of the family, including Johann who was too young to remember, in 1977, Camille became pregnant for a second time, though a daughter was not meant to be, and was born far too early and asleep. It further brought the pair together, despite Wolfgang's shortcomings, determined to pour their attention into their son.
Camille's brother, Martijn married in France, and Camille gained a sister in law in Margo Rosier. Together the pair had five children, Alix, Noelie, Sandrine, Yanis and Sylvie who are now all in their teens and twenties.
Younger sister, Florine also married, she and Thomas Bayard had two children, Ondine and Perle.
Of all the grandchildren, Johann was the eldest.
With financial assistance from their employer, the couple moved to a house in Frankfurt closer to where they both worked so that Camille could apparate with ease. She has never enjoyed the floo.
Camille and Wolfgang were keen to develop Johann's intellect ahead of deciding where he would eventually attend for his magical education. Speaking several languages between them, they understood how important it was to introduce Johann to them at an early age. Camille spent hours teaching him language, mathematics, geography and history.
Eventually, Johann went to Durmstrang, which was the school of the Storm men in particular. With a great uncle a former headmaster, the notion he might attend Beauxbatons was easily dismissed by the extended family. Camille thought he would do well at Beauxbatons, but Wolfgang thought Durmstrang would give him more of a backbone. Son took after mother a little more…
Camille continued to work for Chrysopoeia though made a move to personal banking during Johann's childhood, dealing face to face with customers. Her patient nature, care and attention for individuals made her a good candidate while her husband moved into more strategic decision making in management, investments and foreign markets.
Things began to change in 2009. Their son who had settled for some time, vanished to Britain and was out of touch for a long time which made Camille very anxious. The German Ministry came to ask questions, and Johann's former residence was turned over. Thankfully extended family - Ignan and Gabrielle took her son under their wing and he settled again with a Ministry job which made Camille very proud.
The family would make increasingly frequent comments about the fact Johann was already in his thirties and had not visibly been seen with a young woman. Wolfgang was appalled by suggestions that his son might like men instead of women, though Camille felt she wouldn't be terribly surprised if that was the case.
Camille wasn't as worried as other mothers might be over the pause in his answer, after being confronted with an engagement. It wasn't so long ago she'd more or less resigned herself that Johann probably wasn't ever going to settle down with anyone before she was old and grey, and then, probably not anyone conventional. For Solomon's sake, the family seemed to have some sort of quiet bet on the outcome. It irritated Wolfgang horrifically, even if Camille had found out he'd bet on Johann having an altogether conventional relationship and settling down to provide grandchildren for them both. The Storm family were always so boastful, it could be tiring being in a room with them all.
However, in her eyes, Hannah was pretty, very pretty, even if she had been half dressed on their arrival, and even if her home was somewhat singed. Hopefully the two of them would be able to find somewhere nice to live, together, and furnish it in a more traditional style, with space for him to do his research and work, just like it had been a year or more ago, before he'd got himself into trouble. She'd been so proud of him then. - Camille Duerr [4]
Wolfgang spent time going back and forth for the Tetrawizard Tournament, and relations between him and their son became fraught, resulting in some distressing exchanges of words after a family funeral. This became worse with a confusion over whether Johann was marrying a young werewolf healer in January of 2010, and Camille and Wolfgang temporarily split to allow Camille to understand what was happening to her little family.
She spent some time with her brother and sister's families before returning. Although she still loves Wolfgang, their relationship changed slightly. Camille was more suspicious of him, and entirely unsupportive of his dodgy dealings.
When Wolfgang was eventually sacked from his role at the bank as a result of trouble and a very strange incident when there were two of him at home to Camille's alarm (unconfirmed as polyjuice) she tried to seek revenge by telling the media in Germany. The bank retaliated by letting her go too. The pair were evicted from their house which was still owned by the bank, and left Germany in shame.
In Britain, they stayed in Godric's Hollow in their cousin Ignan's house, temporarily reuniting with their son. Nothing was the same, everyone was at each other's throats. Although Wolfgang managed to get a job at Gringotts, it was not the same as before, and Camille struggled to get some hours there at all, making small money on correcting company accounts. The couple were often at odds, arguing, stuck living in a one room flat in Knockturn Alley. Her husband was out at odd hours, and although this worried Camille, it meant they weren't arguing.
In July, things worsened as Wolfgang was bitten by a werewolf. Nothing was as it seemed and he was hospitalised for some time due to his injuries and could not work. Desperate, Camille appealed to Hogwarts. She thought the role might be able to support them both, and she could be with Wolfgang outside of teaching hours to help him get back on his feet, or cope with his transformations.
Though, she presumed at that point he was a free man after he recovered enough to leave St Mungo's…
The longer Wolfgang stayed at St Mungo's the more depressed and withdrawn he became. Camille learned more of the events that had caused him to be turned, and argued terribly with her son when he came to visit them around the full moon. She blamed Johann fully for what had happened, after all, his former fiancee had bitten Wolfgang!
In August, Camille learned that she had been accepted for the post of Arithmancy professor. While back and forth to the hospital to try and support her husband who barely spoke to her, she studied the curriculum and planned lessons. Without any income, her cousin, Ignan, paid the rent on the Knockturn Alley flat until she could pay him back.
In September 2010, Wolfgang stood trial as a prisoner. Camille sat through hours of accounts from others, learning the truth about what had happened. Before her husband could give evidence, he died in the dock, poisoned. Camille was more than distraught. Miranda and Ignan took care of her in her daze and arranged for her to move into Hogwarts, and out of Knockturn Alley, so she was around supportive company. Mother and son were reunited, and Camille hasn't quite stopped apologising for being so wrong.
Since then, life has become a little more stable. Camille has adopted Hogwarts life, made new friends and become closer to her maternal family based in France. She is still angry that there is no progress on her husband's murder, and angry at how she was deceived, but has been able to make reparations. With Johann's help, they recover some hidden funds and financially compensate Hannah Bombay by Christmas.
Camille is enjoying being her own person, able to travel where she wishes around her job and duties. She feels closer to new members of the family than she ever did, and feels more independent. Although she continues to wear her wedding and engagement ring, she does so in memory of the husband she fell in love with, before everything, which is the one she wants to remember.
2013-2017
Camille has held down her job as Arithmancy Professor at Hogwarts with poise. She’s developing as a teacher, learning much about figuring out how a student’s mind works. She has become much more assertive, or at least more consistent in that respect.
She has set up an annual visit from Hogwarts to Gringotts to see how Arithmancy is used in magical finance to analyse investments, make decisions on loans etc. More recently she has been persuaded to share her language skills and tutor small groups of students who wish to learn a language. She remains a resident of the castle during term time, enjoying the financial benefits of not renting another property. She also enjoys the company of living amongst so many rather than by herself.
Beyond her professional life, Camille is a devoted grandmother. Like her son, she is always conscious to express the same love and attention to Feliks (her adopted grandson) as she is to Artis and Lennox, the biological grandchildren Johann and Balfour have become parents to during these years. She can often be found staying at the Spectre Estate in Edinburgh, and is a popular minder for Katrine (for Ignan and Miranda) and Cam (for Nathaira and Carr). Camille also visits her siblings and her nieces/nephews in France every summer.
Camille enjoys playing the piano, and is enjoying learning to play jazz and improvise. She is also known to sing along. On the odd occasion she can be found duetting with Cepheus Gamp at The Blue Ghoul a jazz club in Candlestick Row, Edinburgh.
Professional Background
As Hogwarts Arithmancy Professor, Camille hopes to educate students who choose the elective from their third year until they take their NEWT. She will not live at the castle, but will assist in any way her role requires, teaching lessons seeing students one to one, attending staff meetings and celebrations.
Her education both at Beauxbatons and subsequently in banking have prepared her with Arithmancy. During her career she has qualified or achieved competencies in arithmancy. In personal banking she would assess the personalities and backgrounds of clients and their probability of paying back loans, and navigate complicated rules and regulations the bank laid down regarding offering finance and advice to the magical community.
She has taken the time to discover and query the Arithmancy curriculum with the Wizarding Examinations Authority, both because she applied to be an examiner with them, and because she was contemplating a new challenge as a Professor - if they'd take her.
Numerology
Life Path Number
Follow this number of a fulfilling life
19 06 1952 33 6
Six is the number of Family and Love. If this is your life path number family will be very important to you. You like to nurture the people closest to you. If you don't have a family of your own, your co-workers will become your family and you will nurture them. You have a loving heart. You desire to create a family of your own. A harmonious, comfortable home is very important to you. Your home is your sanctuary. You like to decorate it so it reflects your unique style.
Destiny Number
What you are destined to achieve
CAMILLE ISABELLE DUERR 3149335 91125335 43599 87 15 6
Six is the number of Family and Love. If this is your life path number family will be very important to you. You like to nurture the people closest to you. If you don't have a family of your own, your co-workers will become your family and you will nurture them. You have a loving heart. You desire to create a family of your own. A harmonious, comfortable home is very important to you. Your home is your sanctuary. You like to decorate it so it reflects your unique style.
Power Name Number
Public self, how you present yourself at work or in social events
CAMILLE DUERR 3149335 43599 58 13 4
Four is all about work. 4's can be serious and therefore need to remember to take time out to relax and let their hair down so they enjoy the moments of their life. Meditation and walking in nature are wonderful for anyone with a 4 life path for this reason. Four is the teacher. If you have a life path 4 you will learn about something until you are an expert and then turn around and teach it to others. You make natural teachers, therapist', detectives, engineers and computer technicians.
Soul Urge Number
Motivation in life, hidden desires
AIE IAEE UE 195 9155 35 43 7
Seven is the number of Spirituality. If this is your life path number or if your chart has many seven's in it, you like to think about the mysteries of the universe. You ponder the bigger questions such as, why am I here. You are a big thinker and good at analysing. You require a lot of time alone to be with your thoughts and rest; more so than any other number. Spending time in nature is especially good for you.
Personality Number
How others perceive you
CMLL SBLL DRR 3433 1233 499 44 8
Eight is the number of Manifestation and Success. If this is your life path number you came here to learn to stand in your own power and be independent. You like the finer things in life and do not mind working for them. An eight life path is the hardest worker of the bunch. A lot of 8's in your chart means you have the potential to be a big success or failure. You have a lot of manifestation power but need to channel it to your advantage.
Attitude Number
Insight into your feelings and attitudes towards family and environment
19 06 16 7
Seven is the number of Spirituality. If this is your life path number or if your chart has many seven's in it, you like to think about the mysteries of the universe. You ponder the bigger questions such as, why am I here. You are a big thinker and good at analysing. You require a lot of time alone to be with your thoughts and rest; more so than any other number. Spending time in nature is especially good for you.
Birth Day Number
19 10 1
One represents individuality, and independence. If you are a one life path, you are an original thinker, speak your mind and have a pioneering spirit. You prefer to work on your own, are unique and not afraid to stand out. In fact you like standing out because you like being noticed. You're not afraid of the spotlight. People with this life path are known for being tough on them. You have an inner critic in your mind asking, Am I good enough? For this reason you drive yourself very hard and are competitive. If you know someone in your life who is very driven in their work and constantly pushing themselves to do more, and be better, chances are they are a 1 life path or have a lot of one's in their chart. One does can seem critical and tough on those around them but this is just because they are perfectionists and have high standards for themselves.
Maturity Number
Where your focus will be in later life
(Life path + Destiny)
6 + 6 12 3
Three is the creative trilogy. If you have this digit prominent in your chart you are gifted with creativity. You may be a talented writer, actor, artist, designer, photographer, or speaker. Three is the number of communication so you will most likely have a gift for communicating. You love to socialise and have many friends. When you go out, people notice your captivating smile and eyes. You have a way of lighting up any room. 3's are attractive. Being well groomed is important to you. You can be high maintenance if you have a 3 life path. If you know or see someone who always has their makeup, hair and clothes done to perfection chances are this person has a 3 life path or has many 3's in their chart. This life path also can make a difference in other people's lives by a smile, their choice of words and how they speak. They have the power to uplift and inspire others.
ESFJ
ESFJ (Consul)[5] is a personality type with the Extraverted, Observant, Feeling, and Judging traits. They are attentive and people-focused, and they enjoy taking part in their social community. Their achievements are guided by decisive values, and they willingly offer guidance to others.
For people with the ESFJ personality type (Consuls), life is sweetest when it’s shared with others. These social individuals form the bedrock of many communities, opening their homes – and their hearts – to friends, loved ones, and neighbors.
This doesn’t mean that they are saints or that they like everyone. In fact, they are much more likely to form close bonds with people who share their same values and opinions. But regardless of other people’s beliefs, ESFJ personalities still strongly believe in the power of hospitality and good manners, and they tend to feel a sense of duty to those around them. Generous and reliable, they often take it upon themselves – in ways both large and small – to hold their families and their communities together.
