“ELLE AVAIT UN FOND FAROUCHE ET BRAVE.”
Name » Astrid Blanche Chevalier
Nicknames » Alouette, or its diminutive, Alla, from Les Misérables
Hometown » Toulouse, France
Origins » Occitan from her father’s side, Parisian from her mother’s
Current Location » professors’ quarters in Lake Placid
Abilities » witchcraft with a penchant for controlling the weather
Faceclaim » Alicia Vikander
Hair color » Dark brown. It used to be much blonder when she was a child and she’s so glad it changed. She feels blonde wouldn’t be a good color on her.
Tattoos » She has the lettering farouche et brave from Hugo’s Les Misérables above her left elbow and a small feather hidden beneath her left breast.
Piercings » Three rings of white gold on her left ear, one small diamond inherited from her grandmother on her right.
Other details » She has a scar shaped like a Lichtenberg figure on her knee where her older sister Guenièvre hit her with a spell that had completely backfired when Astrid was just three; she’s quite skilled with braids, and likes to always try new ones.
Qualities » Devoted, creative, defiant, deep
Flaws » Introverted, quick to anger, smartass, prone to loneliness
Sexual orientation » Bisexual
Hogwarts House » Slytherin
ASOIAF House » Baratheon + Stark
ATLA Element » Waterbender
Temperament » Melancholic
Parents » Emmanuel Nasari Chevalier and Isabeau Elise Barday met during a wild summer rain at Mont St. Michel, where they were both having a family holiday. A couple of years later, Isabeau had told Emmanuel about her magic heritage and they had moved in together in Emmanuel’s city, Toulouse. Emmanuel works as in the local Beaux Arts museum, while Isabeau is heavily entangled with the local magical community. They never married, but they’re fiercely devoted to each other and to the children they have together ― Guenièvre, the oldest, Astrid and then Rostand, the baby of the family. The girls have always had a stormy relationship with their mother, who has been in charge of their magical education since they showed the first signs of power, and Astrid sometimes still clashed with her. On the other hand, she loves her dad with all of her heart. He’s the one who passed onto her the passion for History that has made her pursue the career of a professor. (faceclaims: Jean Dujardin and Sophie Marceau)
Siblings » Lena is the middle child of three siblings. Guenièvre, or Gin, moved to Paris where she lives with her wife and her job at the Hotel de Ville, while Rostand, the youngest, is finishing University in Toulouse. (faceclaims: Lea Séydoux and Pierre Hancisse)
Pets » Astrid shared her apartment at Wardlaw, and now her room in Lake Placid, with her cat. A very common tabby, but nimble and swift like the wind that Astrid conjures up from the window. Her name is Pamplemousse.
Movies » Astrid loves cinema, like every good French person, even if she can’t get into the really avant-garde pieces produced by the Nouvelle Vague. She just can’t, and that has led to many an argument with her sister Gin, who loves them to bits. Astrid likes quieter movies, period dramas especially and author films with sweeping soundtracks and good acting. That doesn’t mean that sometimes she doesn’t like to sit and watch some explosion-filled blockbuster, of course.
Music » Astrid was raised on classical music and french songwriters. From there, she evolved by herself into an indie rock princess. She adores Mumford&Sons, Bastille, Imagine Dragons, Of Monsters And Men, Florence + The Machine, Halsey, The Killers, Hozier, and generally everything that’s indie. She also loves powerful instrumental pieces, and has quite the big collection of movie scores. Her favorite composer is hands down Hans Zimmer.
Shows » All the period dramas. All of them. The White Queen, Game Of Thrones, The Musketeers and every mini-series produced by the BBC ever.
Books » Astrid reads a lot, mostly fantasy, historical novels, books about myths and narration theories, biographies, history manuals, and poetry. Her favorite books will always be hands down Les Misérables because she just cannot escape the French cliché.
Quotes » It’s the description that Victor Hugo gives of Cosette, and goes, “D’ailleurs Cosette de sa nature n’était pas très effrayée. Il y avait dans ses veines du sang de bohémienne et d’aventurière qui va pieds nus. On s’en souvient, elle était plutôt alouette que colombe. Elle avait un fond farouche et brave.”
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