A collection of headcanons; part 1
Anya prefers nicknames over her real name, and though she likes Anya the most, she can settle for Ana as well. Her full name is reserved solely for her mother.
She hasn’t spoken to her father in a year, and doesn’t plan on interacting with him anytime soon. He had always been very hard to please and make proud, causing her to cry herself to sleep when she was younger. She pushed herself as hard as she could to make him happy, for when he was they truly felt like a real family, but she could never manage to make it last. When his affair with another woman was revealed and Parvati’s heart was broken, Anya had finally had enough and decided to shut him out for good. Her troubled relationship with her father and refusal to allow him a role in her life is the reason why she goes by her mother’s surname instead of her birth name; Phillips.
Though it may not be obvious to those who first meet her, Anya is a wholehearted pacifist. She does not believe in the use of violence and especially does not support war - this is the reason why she won’t officially join the DA, because she won’t join a group that goes against her beliefs. She still firmly believes that they can find another solution than engage in war with the Death Eaters.
She has only ever been attracted (romantically and sexually) to people of the same sex, and though she had trouble wrapping her head around that at first, her interactions with people of the opposite sex has left her convinced that women are superior. Now she’s very open about her sexuality and often announces how glad she is that she isn’t attracted to guys so she’ll never be suck with one of them.
Anya’s nose is pierced as well as both her ears. Although she can most often be found in her school uniform or fashionable Wizarding clothes, she frequently sports henna tattoos to remind herself of her heritage.
Her favourite festivals are Holi and Diwali, and when she can’t go to India to attend them she creates her own smaller versions on Hogwarts grounds; lit candles, fireworks created by magic, colour thrown in the courtyard at school.
Anya may come off like a bit of a bitch due to her attitude of brutal honesty and biting sarcasm, but this behavior is usually not meant to come across as mean. Before she’s had her coffee in the morning, though, she can definitely be called that. She’s an extremely grumpy and petty person when she’s just woken up.
