Valencia Dahlia, A Student

[Valencia Dahlia]

Application for Hogwarts School

→ CHARACTER INFORMATION.

Name: Valencia Jade Paloma Dahlia

Birthday: 20 December 1956

Hometown:Madrid, Spain

Bloodline:
Pureblood

Magical Strength (pick one):
Divination

Magical Weakness (pick one):
Transfiguration

Year (pick two): Third, Fourth

Biography:

The birth of Valencia Dahlia was one of great importance. The second daughter to the Spanish, pureblood empire was anticipated by family, friends, and enemies alike. She was to be celebrated, and protected, at all costs. With the eldest daughter AWOL, a heavy burden would fall onto her shoulders. However, the young princess would have no idea what her future held.

At a young age, she was without a father, clinging heavily to the side of her mother Sofia. The Dahlia patriarch was arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison, however, all who knew the logistics knew he would out much sooner. The wealth of their name was enough to pull strings for him to have a lesser sentence. He was to be released in 1973. and though she was looking forward to seeing him again, she was also very scared. What if she wasn't what he expected? What if Valencia wasn't any better than her disgraced sister Gracelynn? Those questions plagued her dreams, seeped into her minds always.

All she wanted to do was make her family proud, especially her father.

Studying at Hogwarts was the first step, naturally. Focusing on her strengths, and trying to improve her weaknesses. That's all she could do. Work hard to be rewarded was her mindset.

→ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Note: This section is optional, and is up to you to complete.

House Request: Ravenclaw, Slytherin

Personality:
Valencia has the outward shell of someone with great confidence, a fake it until you make it perspective. However, on the inside, she’s anything but. Her biggest fear is being alone - being left alone by those who claim to care about her. She may seem a little stuck-up when someone first meets her but it doesn’t take long for her to warm up once she establishes whether you’re trustworthy or not./i]

Appearance:
She has a slim build,mostly due to her hobby of swimming. Like the women in her family, Valencia has cascading jet black hair that reaches the small of her back when straightened. However, she typically wears her hair in loose waves at the castle because she is expected to have her straightened at all times at home. Her eyes change from a darkened green to a hazy brown depending on the weather outside. 

→ SAMPLE ROLEPLAY.
You come across one of these posts on the site. Please select one & reply as your character. Remember, you can only roleplay your own character's actions, not Evangeline's or Hugh's.

Option I:

The dungeons. A place eleven-year-old Evangeline had not yet travelled since her arrival at Hogwarts.

A place she really was just fine with not knowing; but it was too late. The dare had been accepted, even if it had been done in fear of being kicked out of Gryffindor, like the older girls had said she would because Gryffindors were supposed to be brave.

The air changed instantly when she hit the main corridor of the dungeons. The dampness was almost too much for her and she instinctively took a deep breath to avoid the sensation of being suffocated. There was also a sour burning smell which Evangeline assumed was from many, many Potions lessons.

Further and further she walked, her steps so slow and gentle they made no noise against the stone walls and floor. The feeling that she wasn't alone crept up her spine and raised the tiny hair on the back of her neck. Shivering, Evangeline wrapped her arms around herself. Suddenly, she missed the warmth and comfort of the Gryffindor common room. The fire was always going and it made her feel at ease.

Why had she let those girls talk her into this? She was only eleven, she didn't have to be brave. Surely the Headmistress would not kick her out of Hogwarts for not being brave.

If only she had these thoughts while being dared to search for the ghost of one Emma Birch, whom supposedly haunted the dungeons. It was not, Evangeline had learned, the place where the sixteen-year-old girl's life had ended but as she had been from the house with a snake as its mascot, it was the place her spirit had returned to. That common room was down here somewhere, she'd been told.

Something - the small blonde girl wasn't quite sure what - but something made her stop in her tracks suddenly. There was a low, dull thumping noise. Or maybe that was her heart beating so loudly she thought it was coming from outside her body.

"H-h-hello?" Her voice was barely above a whisper.

Remembering that she was supposed to be brave, Evangeline tried again.

"Hello! Is Emma Birch here?"

The sound of her own words bouncing back at her off the walls made her jump.


Roleplay Response:
Dinner had taken much longer than the girl had anticipated.

Between gossiping with her friends, and trying to finish up last minute homework for Transfiguration, Val was running behind. Just her luck - she had accidentally knocked over her goblet when getting up from the table. Of course. That's precisely why she shouldn't rush, her mother's voice echoed far too loudly in her mind. Slow and steady wins the race, being hasty only resulted in mistakes. Proper ladies did everything with a purpose, they didn't rush through the actions just to be the first one finished.

Even at the castle, she was haunted by her family.

After retrieving her things and ensure the mess was cleaned, Valencia hurried out of the Great Hall and took a wrong turn. Of course.  Another mistake had her towards the dungeons, a vastly different destination than the library. She let out a low, frustrated sigh once she realized where her feet had carried her. A beat later, and a loud groan escaped, entirely mad at herself.

And a quiet, frightened voice echoed down the corridor. The words seemed familiar, and it didn't take long for her to realize it was just another prank the upper years enjoyed terrorizing the first and second years with. She took a step towards the voice, moving to hold her books against her chest.

"Emma Birch isn't a real person, never was," Val said matter of factly towards the voice. She couldn't quite see the person it belonged to yet.



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[Pythagorea Proud]

Dear Miss Dahlia ,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Term begins on 1 January. Currently, students have gathered at Camp Loki, and we encourage you to spend your summer there. Should you choose, you may also visit our Elsewhere board via the Floo Network to visit or purchase school supplies.

Yours sincerely,

Deputy Headmistress