Heather Abbott
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| Heather Augustine Abbott | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 27 November 1994, 23 |
| City of Birth | Tinworth, Cornwall, England |
| Current City | London, England |
| Residence | Hiraeth |
| Blood status | Half-blood |
| Physical Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 5'11 |
| Hair Colour | Dark Blonde |
| Eye Colour | Pale blue |
| Skin Colour | Pale |
| Relationships | |
| Father | Jules Abbott |
| Mother | Daisy Abbott |
| Siblings | |
| Extended Family | |
| Magical Characteristics | |
| Wand(s) | |
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| Education | |
| School | Hogwarts |
| House | Gryffindor |
| Class of | 2013 |
| Occupation | |
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| Character Information | |
| Playby | Lily Loveless |
| Kit | |
Heather is a brilliant big sister to Ivy Abbott and Cassia Abbott. At Hogwarts she was a Gryffindor known for her quick wand at duelling club, for having friends across all the houses and for getting up to mischief. Despite her early years of short temper, throwing curses and talking far too loud, she replaced another student as a prefect in her sixth year. However, Heather had other ambitions, to go down in Hogwarts infamy for duelling.
After school she signed up to become a hitwix. Up yours Sarah Coffin.
Physical Description
Heather is fairly tall, tallest in her family. Her parents suggest there must be some unknown giant blood in their family tree, to explain it. As she grew taller, she remained somewhat lean, helped by quidditch training and now her job and boxing training.
The first thing one might notice about her face is her eyes. They are pale blue. Heather enjoyed perfecting her eyeliner and mascara technique in the dormitory bathroom mirrors. There was one which liked to give tips.
Heather dislikes her natural hair colour, which is a dark blonde, and nothing terrible. When she started to become conscious of it through reading her mother’s magazines, Heather decided it was dull and boring. Her mother, used to being in the public eye, gave the usual spiel that she was beautiful, but knew the double standard given her platinum blonde hair potions in the bathroom.
For much of Heather’s Hogwarts life she sported bright blonde hair, but for the last year and a half she changed, seeking to be different to her family, or maybe not stick out so much with her gain in height. She is more often seen with long brown loose curls, though tied back in a ponytail for work. For formal occasions, Heather is a dab hand at braiding her hair, through hours of practice with her younger sisters at home.
Heather’s accent is noticeably Cornish when she speaks to family, but living in London has made it lose the strength. Her phrase-endings are peppered with the word ‘like’. Back home, strangers think she’s not local at all, given how diluted it is from living away from the area. Her voice is louder than most, and carries across an office - which used to get her into trouble with teachers.
Personality Description
Heather is quite an optimistic, humorous soul. She is not prone to pessimism, but will use sarcasm and imply it to poke fun. She loves to be outdoors, whatever the weather, and can be heard telling others that they won’t melt in the rain, and that they should have brought a cloak if they are cold. Yes, the British climate is damp, but for a girl seen taking a dip in the sea at Christmas, it’s not Siberia.
This love of the outdoors extended to Heather’s studies and pursuits. She enjoyed herbology, care of magical creatures, flying, quidditch, gobstones, walking, snowball fights, climbing trees, swimming and is forming a keen interest in weather spells. When she has to be confined indoors, Heather enjoyed competition, such as duelling club, games and the occasional low stakes bet.
Heather is restless in theoretical sessions, and wanders off-task with writing notes, chatting, or picking holes in her parchment with the tip of her quill. Her patience and attention span for it is much shorter than most colleagues. She has a tendency to ignore important details, preferring to look at the big picture. When she sits tests she will give broad statements and miss the harder marks by not paying full attention to the questions.
When posed with a practical opportunity, Heather is in her element. She relishes moving around, whether waving her wand, or as a student, creating seed beds and fixing fences. Often when others are exhausted at these activities, Heather is still there plugging away at it, chivvying her peers for one more go, or to finish the job.
Similarly, she threw her all into quidditch training, with dawn practice and extra training wherever she can fit it in. Quidditch is a big thing in the Abbott household, what with Heather’s mother playing professionally and now coaching. Heather has known it since she was old enough to recognise a broom, and her enthusiasm to teach others about it is infectious. Unusually, one might consider her an apt captain for the Gryffindor team, however Heather was unwilling to commit to such a responsibility, instead keen to be a team player as a chaser. She has secret fears of being measured up to her mother.
As an adult, she has less chance for recreational quidditch, and has taken up boxing.
Sometimes Heather’s friends rue her ‘big mouth’ because Heather is not afraid to say what she thinks. She can lack tact, most likely to tell someone their outfit makes them look fat, thinking it is advice and they should know, rather than finding a nicer way to put it. However, some of her Slytherin friends find this ‘drawback’ hilarious. Equally, Heather won’t hold back if she thinks someone has made a mistake, though if you called her out on it, she would claim it was her wish to check her own understanding. She thinks teachers should know their stuff, and any inability on their side to demonstrate it will lead to Heather moaning about them being rubbish with a lack of empathy. She once was sent to Professor Greyfriar’s office for calling out ‘boring’ in a history of magic lesson in second year (2007-8), which went down as a legendary moment in her year-group.
Detention was something Heather is familiar with from the first three years at Hogwarts. She was not so good at keeping a lid on her temper, and once her classmates knew which buttons to press, it was easy to get Heather to turn her humour into something more barbed. In her third year (2008-9) she was caught exchanging spells in the corridors twice, the second time resulting in her opponent ending up in the hospital wing. This lost Gryffindor a lot of points, her final detentions and brought her to the attention of the new Defences professor.
For the most, her impish sense of humour inspires a great many practical jokes. The most famous was the tickle war of fourth year (2009-10), where the aim of the game was to use the ticking charm on another student when they least expected it. Lessons were off limits, along with anything similar like quidditch matches, but the most of the day was fair game. It was not unusual to see a fourth year tearing down the corridor to avoid being hit with one or squirming on the floor while crying with laughter. A cease-fire was declared ahead of their end of year exams, and the impending doom of OWL exams the following year put it firmly to bed.
Heather rarely means anything malicious by her jokes. She is very willing to lift spells or provide an antidote once the hilarity has been witnessed. If you were busy talking to someone in the Great Hall and your pumpkin juice has been replaced with soup, or your missing homework has been framed on the common room wall as an exhibit, you know Heather was likely behind it.
ESTJ-A
Executives[1] are excellent organizers, unsurpassed at managing things – or people.
People with the ESTJ personality type (Executives) are representatives of tradition and order, utilizing their understanding of what is right, wrong, and socially acceptable to bring families and communities together. Embracing the values of honesty and dedication, ESTJs are valued for their mentorship mindset and their ability to create and follow through on plans in a diligent and efficient manner. They will happily lead the way on difficult paths, and they won’t give up when things become stressful.
ESTJs are classic images of the model citizen: they help their neighbors, uphold the law, and try to make sure that everyone participates in the communities and organizations that they hold so dear.
- 89% Extroverted: Extraverted individuals readily enjoy group activities and value social interaction. They tend to be outwardly enthusiastic and express their excitement.
- 57% Observant: Observant individuals are pragmatic and down-to-earth. They tend to have a strong focus on what is happening or very likely to happen.
- 64% Thinking: Thinking individuals focus on objectivity and rationality, often dismissing emotions in favor of logic. They tend to see effectiveness as more important than social harmony.
- 60% Judging: Judging individuals are decisive, thorough, and highly organized. They value clarity, predictability, and closure, preferring structure and planning to spontaneity.
- 69% Assertive: Assertive individuals are self-assured, even-tempered, and resistant to stress. They refuse to worry too much and tend to be self-confident when striving to achieve goals.
History
Heather was born in early winter of 1994. At the time her mother Daisy Abbott was a competitive quidditch player, and her father Jules Abbott was frequently changing jobs, trying to find something to suit. They were unmarried, and Heather was given her mother’s surname of Abbott at his insistence. The following year they married, and all became Abbotts. As a tiny child Heather has no memory but appears in many of the wedding photos.
Her parents were both part of the resistance movement against Voldemort in the years which followed. Heather barely remembers apart from spending plenty of time with her maternal grandparents in Tinworth, a mostly wizarding community in Cornwall near the coast. It is where she grew up eventually, living a few streets away.
Heather’s childhood post war was filled with happy memories. The beach, surfing, learning to fly, rockpooling, kite flying, swimming, exploring caves at low tide. Two younger sisters joined Heather, Ivy and Cassia. Heather played the responsible older sister, using it as an excuse to climb trees “because it’s not safe, you’re too little…” and eventually show them how to do things. In the winter they would scour their mother’s magazines and practise hair and makeup with hilarious results in the beginning. Now it is taken much more seriously!
Heather was first of the three to prepare for Hogwarts. She met the experience with awe, and was inseparable from her wand. In her first year (2006-2007) she was determined to learn how to do everything with it from brushing her teeth to picking up discarded socks. It went everywhere with her, and quite frankly there was a lot of separation anxiety when she came home for the holidays until she was of age. Her parents learned quickly that it was best out of reach when the family were all at home, as Heather was too determined to practise otherwise.
Her exploits in her first few years are detailed within personality, but Heather was known amongst the staff for her loud voice, short temper and quick wand. The first few years she was outspoken and took time to comply with rules. But by the end of her fourth year (2009-2010) Heather had begun to show some maturity and responsibility, mostly channelled by Professors she respected, and friendships solidifying.
In her fifth year (2010-2011), Heather wasn’t asked to be a prefect. She didn’t meet what was needed for a quidditch captain. The school environment had other ideas for her, channelling that energy into her practical subjects and the duelling club. She was frustrated, given her friends were asked, but she shrugged it off, claiming she didn’t want the responsibility anyway. She began to work on keeping her temper, taking a long walk out of the castle to blow holes in the ground instead more than once when test results didn’t go her way, or she had a falling out with friends.
But to her surprise, and perhaps as a method of ‘giving former trouble responsibility’ she was asked to step up as a prefect in her sixth year (2011-2012) when the previous prefect relinquished the responsibility. Heather was secretly delighted, because her good friends were already prefects and this was definitely a kind of reward. However, she had her sights still set on leading the duelling club, or at the very least, winning a tournament and entering Hogwarts infamy.
OWL Results
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
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| Astronomy | Acceptable | Heather struggles to sit long enough to accurately chart stars, but she demonstrates a particular fascination for the planets. |
| Charms | Outstanding | Heather relishes the practical element of the subject, and frequently takes up opportunities to study the subject outside of lessons through the duelling club, charms study sessions or other seasonal events. She has mentored some of the younger Gryffindors under the guise of ‘sorting them out’. |
| Defence | Outstanding | Abbott frequently rises to the occasion. Shows promise at duelling club. However must keep her short temper in check as this is her greatest weakness. |
| Transfiguration | Exceeds Expectations | Heather’s strength is practical magic. She has mastered several difficult branches of the discipline but her essays lack detail and are often rushed. |
| Herbology | Exceeds Expectations | Heather has cultivated a broad range of plants this year, and had excellent working knowledge of compost and irrigation. |
| Potions | Acceptable | Abbott lacks the attention to detail potions requires. ‘I can buy these at an apothecary’ is not a suitable response to her shortcomings. |
| History | Poor | Abbott has attempted to sleep through several lessons. |
| Care of Magical Creatures | Exceeds Expectations | Heather thoroughly enjoys the subject, but should be more cautious when trying to use charms to replace the manual labour required for some of the more delicate chores with the menagerie. |
Seventh Year
Heather blames Sarah bloody Coffin for preventing her becoming the next Hogwarts duelling champion. It’s not fair to have someone on the professional circuit take part. Heather would never say anything bad of her parents but they weren’t there to ensure she travelled the world getting those skills. They had two other children to raise and jobs to hold down. If Heather had chosen to be the next great quidditch star then maybe her mother would have facilitated it…
As it happened, the duelling club was a success under Heather’s leadership, despite the ruddy Slytherins, and she managed to convince her parents to let her enter a few more open competitions. Professor Storm even relented with a bit of one-to-one tuition. That really made her up her game.
Heather decided by Christmas of her seventh year that she wanted to be a Hitwizard. Or… was it Hitwitch or Hitwix? She could make a mint throwing spells at dangerous wizards. It was right up her street and she’d intensively interviewed several in the holidays when her Uncle Brinley had set her up. He had been a hitwizard in the war, so he knew what he was on about and supported her, even if her parents were not-so-quietly aghast at the thought.
Her new-found direction in life meant the gobby Heather had a purpose. She wasn’t thick by any measure, but now she had the motivation to write those damned Transfiguration essays she despaired working on during her OWLs and sixth year. She was going to be a hitwix.
She played hard at quidditch, sporting black eyes, split lips and in the final match, tackled so hard she cracked her broom handle. If rugby had been a thing, Heather would have played it viciously. Instead her uncle Brinley set her up with the crew at Burke & Bear once she left school, and Hitwizard were provided top of the range brooms. Along the way, she and fellow Gryffindor player Daniel Duffy were a thing.
NEWT Results
| OWL | NEWT | |
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| CoMC | E | E |
| Charms | O | O |
| DADA | O | O |
| Herbology | E | E |
| Transfiguration | E | O |
Hitwix Life
Heather entered Hitwix training with utter determination. She trained hard, absolutely exhausted every night. Her supervisors called her up on the resurgence of the bad temper that had got her into so much trouble at school in her younger years. It wasn’t her fault that that other trainee wizard couldn’t dodge or take a punch.
In the early days of training, Heather and her best friend, Meredith, slummed it somewhat in a poky house-share near Stardust Theatre. Her friend also went into the Ministry, but into Beasts, and also got into hanging out at Stardust as much as Heather hung out at Burke and Bear. They saw each other intermittently but not nearly as enough as Heather would have liked. Meredith hooked up with someone from Five and they saw even less of each other.
As such, Heather didn’t see the signs Merry was in trouble. Or she believed her friend’s excuses that it was her job with beasts, and not the boyfriend, inflicting harm. When it all came out, Heather’s fists did the talking and everyone else denied she’d been anywhere near the bloke. With her wages exceeding Meredith’s - Heather signed a contract on a place at Hiraeth Gardens and moved them both into it in 2015. She keeps active tabs on her best friend, and is highly protective.
Professionally Heather has taken to life as a Hitwix well. She has had a number of scrapes that have landed her in St Mungo’s, but she is not great at listening to the healers. She has a network of firm friendships in the aurors, law enforcement patrol, and of course Level Four through Meredith. Heather still likes to go and watch quidditch, and both witches are regular guests at the Abbotts for Sunday lunch in Tinworth. She is not currently in a relationship, but has passing flings with colleagues and friends (male, wizards) along the way.
