((I'm not gonna put something up for Draco since we all knowabout him and his 'foul git' attitude. (and also because I'm a lazy butt) xD Although I'll just say that sinceit's his 6th year, he's got the task from the Dark Lord. :D))

General

Full name: Ismene Hester

Nickname(s):Izzy, Mina

Gender: Female

Birthday: 25^th July

Age and Hogwarts year: 15/5^th year

Hogwarts house: Slytherin

Wand: Hawthorn,dragon heartstring, 12”

Sexual Orientation: Hetero/Straight

History 

Family: Atticus Hester,Jennifer Hester (nee Jones)

Bloodline: Halfblood

Childhood: From the age offive, Ismene knew somethingwasn’t right in her family. Maybe it was the way herfather held her close, asif to hide her, or the way her mother looked at her,as if she couldn’t wait tobe rid of her. It bothered her, but she didn’t spenda lot of time dwelling onit; being a five year old, she had more importantthings to do, like playing inthe gardens of their large countryside manor. 

Herfather was a pureblood, from theold but relatively unknown line of Hester. Hehad a hefty sum eft to him fromhis father’s illegal potion-making business(and although that was profitable,he closed it after his father died). Afortune, it was, and being an onlychild, it was all for him, as his mother haddied some years previously.As many men do when they have much money to spare,he lived the bachelor’s lifefor five years. This turn of his life, so differentfrom his uptight, stoic childhood,was brought to an end abruptly when he metJennifer Jones. 

 Jenniferwas a Muggle,rnbut a Mugglelike he had never known. The ones he had encounteredbefore werernstupid,giggling girls, and a few drunken, aggressive men. Jenniferwas quiet,rnintelligentand humble. She was from a family of eight, and althoughshe was notrnwealthy,nor particularly beautiful, Atticus took a liking to herimmediately.rnLoveovertook them, and within two years, they had married.

 Theylived for anotherrntwo yearstogether alone, incredibly private and incredibly inlove, until Ismenernwasconceived. The couple was ecstatic, and during thepregnancy, AtticusrnsawJennifer happier and more beautiful than ever.

 Fromthe moment she wasrnborn, Ismene’s parents doted on her. She was given everythingshe could everrnwant.She was incredibly privileged.

 It wasa year laterrnwhen theexcitement of having a child wore off of Jennifer. Ifthere wasrnsomething sheloved more than Atticus, it was a challenge; challengeshad givenrnher the intellectshe proudly possessed in her adulthood. Ismene wasnot arnchallenge. She waspassive; always quiet, never crying. She ate at all therightrntimes, needed achanged nappy at all the right times, fell asleep right onschedule.rnItfrustrated Jennifer. She had thought motherhood would be morethrilling.

 Atticuswas arncompletely differentstory. He positively thrived in fatherhood, andIsmene wasrnhis pride and joy.She was his little girl, his bundle of happiness.They werernalmost inseparable,and whenever Atticus or Jennifer’s friends camewith theirrnown children, he wasfiercely protective of her.

 Jenniferbecame enviousrnof thisadoration and attention Atticus showered Ismene with. Herarely paidrnattentionto her anymore. She was hungry for attention, having beenstarved of itrnin heryounger years when there were five other siblings. Therewas only thernusualpeck on the cheek in the mornings before work and a hug and‘How was work?’rninthe evenings. This envy grew into resentfulness, and Jennifercouldn’trnwaituntil Ismene left for Hogwarts, when Atticus would once again payherrntheattention she deserved.

 Despitethis, Ismenerngrew quitehappily before Hogwarts; her mother was only a shadow inthernbackground. Somedays, she even forgot her mother lived with her, sononexistentrnwas theircontact. On these days, she would wonder what it would be liketo haverna motherwho loved her, for she was sure her mother didn’t love her. Herbelovedrnfatheralways hastened to reassure her whenever she voiced theseconcerns, butrnthedoubt was there in her mind. Whenever her mother and she weresat at thernsametable, fights would break out and they would snap at each other.Itrnwasheartbreaking for Atticus to see his dearly loved wife and adorednine-year-olddaughterrnfight.

 Herchildhood wasrnuneventful asidefrom this little drama. She had friends from theGrant familyrnand the McMullenfamily and she had her cousins from her mother’sside tornentertain her. Theyoften schemed devious, cunning plots to prank theparents,rnand their plansalways went off without a hitch. Her friend Nicholaswas alwaysrnthe inspirationof the operation; she did the strategy and alwaysthought thernplans throughthoroughly, weighing the pros and cons of goingthrough and pickingrnthe nittygritty details. She was usually in charge ofsomehow obtaining thernthings theyneeded, either by sneaking down to ask thehouse-elves to get themrnfor her orby conning an adult playfully.

 Shereceived her letterrnto Hogwartsexcitedly, and although she was upset to leaveher father, she couldrnhardlywait to leave her mother. And so it was on the 1^st ofrnSeptember thatshe left King’s Crossstation in a compartment with Nicholas andrnher otherfriends, waving to herfather from the window.

 Consequently,she wasrnsorted intoSlytherin, probably an allusion to her conniving roles inthe prankrnmasterplans. She loved her House, but tried to stay away from thosewho teasedrntheGryffindors, not wanting to get herself involved in Housepolitics thatrnwoulddictate her life later on. Her first and second year weretwo wonderfulrnyearsfor her, and although she sometimes wished it would stopbeing so peacefulrnandbecome more adventurous, she’d never trade places withHarry Potter,rnRonaldWeasley or Hermione Granger, who were in the year aboveher. It was herrnownlittle secret, however, that she admired their brave feats.

 Teenageyears: During holidays,Ismene came homeregularly,rnbut at stressful times, she would stay back, notwanting to add hermother to thernmess of problems burdening her. Her workloadwas consistentlygrowing, the boysrnshe liked never returned her feelings and herbest friend,Nicholas, was goingrnthrough a tough time at home – he was driftingaway fromher. Her dream ofrnbecoming a Potions Mistress was also slowly wearingaway asher marks in thernclass sunk lower, a result of her disliking theProfessor,Snape, so much.

 It wasin Fourth Yearrn that an easily lost temper crept into herbasicpersonality. She tried tornget rid of it, but she suddenly found herselfyellingat everything anyone didrnwrong. She wasn’t sure why this was happeningto her,and she didn’t like it. Itrnseemed like she was becoming the sort ofperson shenever wanted to be – a personrnlike Snape.

Soon,she found herselfrnin anentirely different group of friends. She wasn’t in thegroup who sat nearrntheFirst Years, protecting them when they needed protecting,answeringrntheyquestions when they had them and tutoring them when they neededhelp. No,rnthatwas the group Nicholas was in, and it was obvious after theirhuge fightrnthatthey weren’t friends anymore, despite having grown up together.

She wasnow a part of arnlittleclique of fifth year and sixth year girls who loved togossip, take outrntheirclaws and use make up excessively. The girls involvedwere all nasty girlsrn–Pansy Parkinson and Daphne Greengrass, particularly – andthey had made itclearrnthat it was an honour for her to even be associated withthem, becauseshe wasrnhalf-Muggle. She suspected the only reason she had beenlet in wasbecause shernwas rather friendly with Draco Malfoy. AstoriaGreengrass, her bestfriend,rnassured her that it wasn’t like that, but Ismenecould tell that shewasn’trntelling the whole truth.

Now,she hated who shernhad becomeand who she hung out with, but she couldn’t stopit. She didn’t wantrnto be alone.

Physical Appearance

Height: 155cm

Hair(colour/style): Carefully styled,curled black hair. Reaches the mid of her back.

Eye colour:Dark brown.

Skincolour: Peaches and cream

Distinguishing marks(scars, tattoos, piercings, etc): Earpiercings,rnsmall birthmark on the inside of leftwrist

Other: Ismene hasfreckles inherited from herrnred-headed mother that are scattered across her noseand which she hates.rnTheylook quite odd matched with her black hair. Because ofthis, she usesrnexcessiveamounts of makeup to hide them.

Personality

General: Ismene isgenerally a serious, hard worker,butrnat times can be mischievous, careless anda little selfish. At the currenttime,rnher easily-triggered temper is a largepart of her personality, and shebecomesrnupset at the pettiest things. However,to counter that unwelcome partof herrncharacter, she tries her hardest to bepositive and to act happy, if notforrnherself than for the benefit of others.Sometimes, she struggles to bematurernabout things, and although tears do notcome quickly, tantrums do. Thesetantrumsrnare often taken out on innocentpasser-bys in the form of bullying,something shernfeels she needs to do to fitin with her group of friends, and toplease Pansyrnand Daphne.

Likes: Ismene lovespractical wandwork subjectsrnandwritten exams. She loves the smell of newparchment and has a constantrncravingfor hot chocolate and chocolate bars. Sheloves to dress up, and shernloves toshop. Shoes are an obsession of her’s.

Dislikes: She hates bad hairdays,funny-but-not-reallyrnjokes, Professor Snape, the smell of burning tyresandphysical activity.

Fears/phobias:She fearsrnloneliness and isolation,losingher father, failing exams and cockroaches. Thernlatter fear stems from anincidentin her childhood when she woke up to find arncockroach lying on herchest andanother on her arm, planted by Nicholas. 

Skills/talents:Excels in Charms,rnTransfiguration and DefenceAgainst the Dark Arts – all wandwork subjects.rnCharms is her specialty,andusually she can perform any charm taught to her inrnthe first try. She canperformthe basest Legilimency, and is also quite skilledrnat Arithmancy.