Zeta Pepper
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| Zeta Pepper | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 21 January 1995, 23 |
| City of Birth | Sandy, Bedfordshire, England |
| Current City | London, Diagon Alley |
| Blood status | Half-blood |
| Physical Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 5'3" |
| Hair Colour | Red |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Relationships | |
| Father | Monty Pepper |
| Mother | Catherine Pepper |
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| Education | |
| School | Hogwarts |
| House | Hufflepuff |
| Class of | 2013 |
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| Character Information | |
| Playby | Liv Hewson |
| Niobe | |
A cartoonist with a horribly bright lack of fashion sense, Zeta's a sharp girl with more interest in art and people than in school.
History
Born in 1995, Zeta is the second child (and second daughter), of Octavius and Catherine Pepper. Her early life was largely quiet, most notable for early incidents of artistic destruction such as when she painted the living room wall at age three. This led to her father taking a particular interest in instructing her in art, and while Zeta's proven far more interested in drawing than painting, the shared artistic bent has made them especially close. Her younger sister Eta was born a couple of years later.
Zeta and her sisters were very close as well, along with the girl's cousins: Ambrose and Timothy, the sons of Octavius' brother Francis. While Zeta was thrilled to be sorted into Hufflepuff when she started at Hogwarts, she was also a bit saddened to be away from her younger sister and cousin, who hadn't yet started school. She took better to the school that to her schoolwork, and has long had the desire to draw every member of the Hogwarts staff; a project often frustrated by their high turnover.
The summer of 2008 left the family stunned, as Zeta's aunt, Claire Pepper, suffered severe memory damage at the hands of Thomas Gregory, her son and the half brother of Ambrose and Timothy. Claire has been in St. Mungo's ever since. The return to school was welcome then, an opportunity to focus on less unpleasant matters.
Most of Zeta's life since then has been relatively calm, with changes such as her older sister Theta graduating Hogwarts, and starting electives in her third year. However, returning home over the 2009-2010 Christmas break gave her quite a shock-one she's still struggling to accept. Her father, to whom she's always been rather close, suffered an accident with a time turner while on a vacation to the United States. One that left him two decades older when he returned. Despite how close the two of them were, Zeta's still felt compelled to withdraw, a move that allows her to temporarily ignore how much he has aged.
At Absit Omen
Written during her fourth year by Socks [1]
Written from her sixth year by Niobe [2]
Character History 2013 - 2017
Zeta and Osha Warrington began dating in their seventh year and have been together since then. It hasn't always been the smoothest relationship, but Zeta continues to be in love.
She became an aunt for the first time in 2015 when her sister Theta had a baby with her husband Hyperion Gamp. Zeta was so happy for Theta, but it put her own feelings about family and parenthood front and center - that she never wanted to do it.
As Zeta entered her twenties, some difficult emotional issues that had started in her late teens began to take firmer root. Some erratic behavior got her let go from her tattooist's apprenticeship. A particularly intense manic depressive episode elicited a short in-patient stay in St. Mungo's, and she lived at home with her parents for a short time. (2016) Calming potions and seeing a therapist has helped stabilize things, as does her work in enchanted oil painting. Her work now is large confrontational portraits on massive canvases.
By the time January 2018 rolls around, she's been living with Osha in the Floriblunders attic flat for about a year.
Summary: Zeta's early twenties have been rocky due to mental health struggles, but she continues to be a brave and committed young witch searching for her place in the world. She's been in a long relationship with Osha Warrington. She works at a cafe almost part-time and spends a lot of time painting. She's still engaged in social justice issues like werewolf rights and emancipation for house elves.
