Character Info--
Age: 27
Graduation: 2008, Slytherin
OWLs/NEWTs:
OWLs : DADA - O, Transfiguration - O, Charms - O, Potions - E, Herbology - E, Muggle Studies - E, Ancient Runes - A, History of Magic - A

NEWTs: DADA - O, Transfiguration - O, Charms - O, Potions - E, Muggle Studies - O

History:
Lucia was born on the 26th of March to muggle mother Jane and magical father Malachi. She was to be the only girl amongst her three brothers and so learnt from an early age she would have to fight for attention. Her first years were extremely mundane; she attended a Muggle school since she was to be the first of the children to be magical and was a pretty mundane student at that school. The school was small and so she got used to the attention she received from her teachers. From an early age, Lucia's mother took great interest in her education because her family on both sides were known to be smart and so great expectations were laid upon her. Her mother reacted unhappily as Lucia wasn't as academically brilliant as older brother Edward, and so began pushing Lucia to became apt at the more practical. She began to have drama lessons and it kind of all sparked off then.

Lucia lived in a small village where all the residents where at least well off. She was bought all her needs rather than her parents actually parenting her. They were always away. She had no care, but when her parents were around they didn't waste a moment to tell her what they expected. When this happens, the child in question is either spoiled or jaded. In this case, it was the latter.

The youths all knew her at the village, and with so few youths about she stayed there loyal friend otherwise she would find herself with not much to do. Again, their attention she grew used to, and craved even. With her mother's expectations on her, she believed she should strive at everything, and so tried to be the best out of the village. She grew up with the competitiveness of her friends.

One day, at perhaps the age of seven, strange occurrences began to happen around Lucia. A spiteful little village youth had stolen Edward's glasses and Lucia wanted them back. Edward, quite happy to wait and watch, tried to stop little assertive Lucia but failed. The village youth was leaning against the well with the glasses on, when suddenly, the support wasn't there and he fell backwards. It took five adults to finally fish him out. Lucia assumed he fell. Edward saw but decided to keep the story to himself.

Upon reaching eleven, whilst out acting by herself in the fields, a heavy envelope appeared in her lap as she lay on the village green. Her eyes widened as she read, realising how at last she may be able to outstrip her brother. Ecstatic, she rushed home, and they agreed to take her to Diagon Alley the next day. Upon arriving, Jane realised Lucia's potential, and encouraged her even more. Lucia was to hardly see the family again for the next seven years, and the family unity slowly deteriorated until she finally never saw them at all.

She had other things to worry about. Hogwarts was huge and she was immediately dazzled by the sheer size of it all. Her village was a small part of huge picture, and she felt out of place and alone. Most of her fellow pupils all seemed rather comfortable with the Wizarding World already as she silently observed them on the train, and she knew now she would have to strive for attention amongst so many people. Her personality developed; she had to be individual, she had to be detectable, she had to be memorable. She attached herself to as many factions as possible before arriving at Hogwarts.

The Sorting Hat said it was a toss up between Ravenclaw and Slytherin. The latter was given the recommendation and so she chose Slytherin.

She fostered snobbery from that point onwards. Her school life passed without scandal- she ensured that. She even kept amazingly quiet about her real blood line when she realised the company she kept and she grew even more used to having an alias. Sitting down at career's advice, she was narrowed down to two. Auror, dangerous and challenging or Actress, glamorous and a dream that was apt at being destroyed in a flash. Fear drove her to strive for the former.

Graduation came and went. With the relevant qualifications she pushed herself through the Auror Academy before graduating from that with merits. From there she specialised in Reconnaissance for the Auror Department, infinitely preferring undercover work to bashing onto the scene with wand blazing. She has been an Auror for six years.

Personality:
Lucia thrives on action, and is usually fearless. She is fiercely independent, needing to have the space to make her own decisions about her next step. She is not the person to sit behind a desk all day and do long-range planning. Adaptable and spontaneous, she responds to what is immediately before her. Lucia is excellent in a crisis situation. She's a good athlete, and has very good hand-eye coordination.

Lucia is competitive, passionate and adamant in what she believes in. She lives in the world of possibilities, and can become very passionate and excited about things. Her enthusiasm lends her the ability to inspire and motivate others.

She's curious and inquisitive, always willing to try the new and understand the old, which is where her interest in psychology cropped up. Because of this she can talk her way in or out of anything, and this last trait makes her very apt at lying. The gift of gab which she is blessed with makes it naturally easy for her to get what she wants. She also has the ability to perceive people's attitudes and moods; she picks up on little cues which go completely unnoticed by most others, such as facial expressions and stance. However, this is only when she's actively looking for such signs and so she often gets lazy and doesn't bother with most people. Lucia has a strong flair for drama and style; she's a fast-moving, fast-talking person. She always needs to be doing something or else she feels unneeded, unwanted, and useless.

Lucia struggles with emotions; she doesn't trust them. She has no understanding or value for decisions made on the basis of personal subjectivity or feelings. She strives constantly to achieve logical conclusions to problems. For this reason, Lucia is usually not in-tune with how people are feeling, and is not naturally well-equipped to meet the emotional needs of others. She is prone to occasional emotional outbursts due to her inattention to her own feelings. She's also harshly critical of not only herself, but of others. She does not usually give herself enough credit for her achievements, seeing her accomplishments simply as the natural fulfilment of her obligations.

A lot of things in Lucia's world are judged by appearance; everything beautiful is desired and cherished, ugliness in any form is despised. Also, when her own vanity is damaged, she suffers so much her health is impaired, although this is often self-inflicted. She's also picky about the company she keeps- they need to be worth conversation. They need to challenge her. Thus, she has a reputation of being snobbish which isn't helped by a clipped English accent and the assertion that you always address her by her full first name and pronounce it correctly - "'Lu-sha' or 'Lu-ch-ia' if you please."

Lucia also has the tendency to make herself more interesting when people ask her about herself. She compulsively lies when topics are driven towards one's past and hobbies. Unfortunately, Lucia is so good at lying that no-one has confronted her about her lying and she's not content living in her own reality. She much prefers the image of herself that she creates.

Appearance:
Lucia is short standing at 5'2, looking quite formidable in the ill advised heels she always wears. Her build is typically light and lithe, perhaps undesirably skinny to some. She has very little, if no, curves which is not helped by her small hips and non-existent waist. When she was 13 it was thought she had an over active thyroid but it seemed she was just naturally that skinny. Her build has been useful in several Muggle sports which regularly keep her fit and which she tries to continue practising even with her job.

Her face is round, although appears harsh with defined cheekbones and deep set eyes that cast shadows about her face. The shadows make her look gaunt and tired the majority of the time, and it never helps that she constantly had black circles and bags under her eyes. Her eyes are large, round and chestnut, often framed with liberal amounts of mascara and eyeliner. Her complexion is pale with freckles dotting her nose and the tops of her cheeks which she desperately tries to hide with more make up. She has a slightly crooked nose, compliments from her older brother from when she was seven. A stray cricket ball was the culprit, bowled by him. She has a prominent chin, heavy jaw and small lips.

Her hair is shoulder length, dirty blonde and painstakingly styled everyday no matter how limited time may be. She will not allow herself out of her house unless every kink and natural wave in her hair as been ironed out by either magical or Muggle means. Consequently, her hair always appears dry and straw-like.

She likes to look individual and smart and with hints of her love of Muggle music, and so will be seen in such attire as blazers, waistcoats, basically anything tailored. These would be teamed up with stripy shirts, tights or fingerless gloves to add a more casual look. On formal occasions, she's the one who spends the most on a dress that stands out.

OOC Info--
Name & Contact Information: Nat, but I'm also more affectionately known as Shorty. I like PMs - they make me feel special ^_^
Previous Roleplay Experience:
About four years now.