Faye Ruggles
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| Faye Enid Ruggles | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 12 May 1998, 14 |
| City of Birth | Ferndale, Wales; UK |
| Blood status | Half-blood |
| Physical Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Hair Colour | Red |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Relationships | |
| Father | Elias Ruggles |
| Mother | Anastasia Ruggles |
| Magical Characteristics | |
| Wand(s) | |
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| Education | |
| School | Hogwarts |
| House | Gryffindor |
| Year | Fourth Year |
| Class of | 2016 |
| Character Information | |
| Playby | Mackenzie Brooke Smith |
| Shana | |
Faye is a bashful little thing who remains a mystery to everyone around her for the simple reason that she rarely talks. She has an impressive amount of body language and a grandeur penchant for memorization. As she has not owned many things in her life, Faye is also a hoarder and collects things that she has an unusual categorization for.
History
Anastasia, a muggle-born and highly adept at potions and charm work, married Elias Ruggles almost right after they graduated Hogwarts. As they had not received top NEWTs or OWLs that would commend them for a high career among the prestigious Ministry of Magic or St. Mungo's Hospital, the two decided to travel for a bit and give themselves time to decide what they wanted to do.
At the end of that five year span, their daughter Faye was born. This caused the pair to mature quickly and they made their last move to a small, peaceful village in southern England. Elias played Quidditch for a time while his wife took care of the baby. Unfortunately, he suffered a serious injury and had to retire. They were growing desperate for money.
Anastasia, who was talented as a seamstress and decorator, helped many of the local women with their homes and tailoring. During this time, she got the brilliant idea of posing as the muggle version of a witch and helping them with their non-magical problems! The couple would brew potions or perform spells to help a muggle with his/her problem in exchange for money (which they would exchange at Gringott's for wizarding currency). They were discreet about their workings and careful to cover their tracks, but an incident with a dead cat coming back to life brought upon an investigation from the Ministry that resulted in the arrest of both parents.
Faye, only two years old at the time, was sent to live with her pure-blooded grandmother, Opal Ruggles. Although Opal lived by herself in a cottage on the outskirts of southern London, she was often visited by her other children and grandchildren. She tried to get Faye to socialize with her cousins, aunts, and uncles, but the girl barely said a word. Most of her family suspected she was traumatized by her parents' arrest, but her cousins just thought she was weird.
At the age of four, the momentarily unsupervised grandchildren got their hands on a wand and tried out various spells. As one cousin's mother was an Obliviator for the Ministry, he tried to cast a Memory Charm. Opal, by accidentally walking in, was the unsuspecting victim. She was immediately rushed to St. Mungo's, who claimed that while she was still capable of independent living, there was mental damage that could not be undone.
One of Faye's aunts allowed her house-elf, Muffy, to live with Faye and Opal. Muffy was responsible for the cooking, care-taking, and education of Faye. Muffy had poor English and could read very little and write even less. Her grandmother had a library of wizarding books and as she could not pronounce or read anything in spell or potions books, she stuck to the history section. Names were difficult, but she furthered her education a little more by reading every day. Opal, of course, would read with her every night and help as much as her damaged brain would allow.
At the age of nine, the Daily Prophet reported the death of Elias Ruggle within the walls of Azkaban. Her mother, Anastasia, remained alive and was to be released after her ten year sentence was up. Faye asked her aunts and uncles about her mother and they told her about what happened. She didn't believe that her mother was a bad person for trying to help muggles and so she sent a letter to Azkaban. Anastasia never replied. The only piece of mail that Faye has ever received outside of her aunts and uncles is her Hogwarts Letter.
