“hey laurel you really shouldn’t be- shh” silence young child (i’m literally like the second youngest person in this rp wtf am i saying) and let me tell you of my new child alice.
1. alice doesn’t have TOO many memories of her parents. they died when she was five- hit wizards, meaning the circumstances of their deaths are top secret and all she knows is that they “didn’t go quietly”. some kids might hear this and vow to never go down that path, but alice had adored them, heard (watered down) tales of the important work they were doing, and decided to follow in their footsteps.
2. She grew up with her uncle Florean. He was frequently (affectionately) exasperated at how outgoing and stubborn she was, contrary to his quiet and even temperament. They have a very close relationship, though, and he’s the one that got her interested in History in the first place (she’s a fking history NERD it’s kind of cute actually)
3. Yeah okay alice is freaking smart in general though like she may geek about history the most but homegirl is top of her class in charms and part of it is because she’s naturally like that but the other part is that she’s such a hard worker
4. fun fact: alice was a hat stall. not a particularly long one, but the hat was pretty torn between putting her in ravenclaw or slytherin (i say this bc i was pretty torn about it too). Ultimately, she chose ravenclaw because house that values knowledge is 100% her cup of tea (or coffee, bc she’s a bit fonder of her caffeine)
5. okay so personality wise, as with benjy, i think i deviated from fanon. like. hella. Because okay look, alice is typically nice, charming, loyal, etc. like we’ve all headcanoned her. But there’s also a sense of ruthlessness within. It doesn’t come out very often, but god help the soul that comes for those she loves. Typically she’s very aware of consequences of her actions and how they affect the people around her but once you touch a friend or family member, she will raise hell (“the end justifies the means”). I also feel like people play her more…maternally, i guess? And while my Alice is still protective of people she cares about, she’s still a kid. She makes stupid decisions and doesn’t think things through, just like everyone else.
6. I labeled alice the “visionary” bc in my head, she reminds me a lot of enjorlas from les mis. she’s focused, she’s going to change the damn world, damn personal cost (like that line from story of tonight “I may not live to see our glory but i will gladly join the fight” ALICE AND THIS WHOLE WAR IN A NUTSHELL).
so i feel like there is more to be said but tbh i’m on mobile so like hmu with plots friends :)