( paulina singer | cis-woman | she/her ) — was that CHARITY BURBAGE passing through diagon alley? yes, i think so… people around them say they remind them of stacks of vinyl records, torn pages from a book, waves crashing on jagged rocks, long winding roads, peace signs painted on buildings, which i suppose seems to fit that RAVENCLAW. they’re actually pretty RAW, UNREPENTANT, and EDGY for a TWENTY-FOUR year old, but i wonder if it serves them well when working as a occupation JUNIOR MUGGLE STUDIESPROFESSOR at HOGWARTS. have you heard that rumor has it that HALFBLOOD is a MEMBER for THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX? i wouldn’t have guessed… but this is a conversation we should be having somewhere else.
full name: Charity Aleksandra Burbage
nicknames: N/A unless someone tries
birthday: February 9, 1954
Age: 24
accent: A little cockney, but learned received pronunciation when it comes to English, Some Ukrainian,
sexuality: bisexual
relationship status: Single
positive traits: unrepentant, astute, observant
negative traits: raw, edgy, prolix
patronus: Friesian Horse
wand type: Cherry Wood with Unicorn Hair, Nine Inches
A fire was burning….
Somewhere in London near the Old Spitalfields marketplace, Charity Burbage grew up with her wizard father and muggle mother. She was much closer to her mother. The woman indulged her daughter’s natural curiosity and recognized her brilliance from a young age…but even she couldn’t keep the child indoors.
Surely, Charity was intelligent and well-read, but the loud bustle of the city called to her. And soon, she found herself fully emerged in the different cultures and styles surrounding the city in the 60s and 70s. She loved the earthiness of hippies, the grit of the punks, the devil-may-care of the new wave.
But she was excited for Hogwarts and found herself immersing into the wizarding world in the fall, but diving headfirst into the excitement summers brought her in the muggle world. It was those dynamics that drew her to muggle studies, that drew her to speak loudly of her beliefs. Charity Burbage did not give a shit what you thought of her.
So follow her through the streets of London-town or through the halls of Hogwarts as she will literally make her mark where she sees fit. She’ll ask you questions until the answer satisfies her and expect the same from you.
She was all about critique and being critical of the world around her. Surely, sometimes that made her a little quick to judge, especially for someone considered to be so open minded. But reading people quickly was really the only option she had. So that applied everywhere, to friends, to teachers, to leaders, to politicians.
In some ways, behaving that way felt safer. She kept a few close to her, but never really indulged in why. That would take much more to get out of her. Parts of it are fear of course, for her friends, and her mother especially.
Charity knows she is not a ‘fighter’. Not physically. She can provide intellect, and questions. But it’s place in this magical society feels less valued. Charity is a girl with just as many answers as questions, if only people would listen.
Post Hogwarts, suddenly she was lost. Muggle friends were all at university or traveling elsewhere and school friends were suddenly in training or apprenticing. At a standstill, a brilliant girl couldn’t make a decision. For a year, she found herself apparating, when she could, just to new places. Until suddenly, magic seemed pointless - she took trains. The time to think was time well spent. It was also around time that stories in the paper were becoming more troubling. For most of her youth, she thought these things were contained to arguments where she often has the upper hand. The world as she saw it now, frankly, had even less stark differences to her muggle life.
Maybe Hogwarts was the safe option; for her, for her mother, for her father even. Maybe at Hogwarts, Charity Alexandra Burbage would find what she sought in reason and discussion. Afterall, she’d spent years making rather socratic arguments over the world she experienced. Now on track to become the youngest Muggle Studies Professor, Charity call to young minds is a near revamp of how the subject had always been taught - and some are happier than others.
For as likely as she is to engage in deep meaningful conversation with you, she will not hesitate to outsmart and outwit you if her battle calls for it.
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Aesthetics:
Long cardigans, loose curls falling in every direction, handmade jewelry, leather jackets, freckles known only to those close enough to see, corduroy trousers, vinyl records and band posters scattered on walls, snapped guitar strings, torn book pages shoved into a diary, a bedside table that looks more like a library, hopping subway turnstiles when the situation calls for it, setting up her own tutoring station in the library, clearing away glass mugs in an East London bar, silly photographs lining her bedroom, a book of spells specifically for charming permanent marks into walls
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Sounds Like:
As Tears Go By; Marianne Faithfull, Cruel to be Kind; Nick Lowe, Big Yellow Taxi; Joni Mitchell, Warrior in Woolworths; X-Ray Spex, Monster; Paramore…..
Facts:
Her favorite musical artists are Marianne Faithfull
She can play most instruments, but its a jack-of-all trades, master-of-none situation
She used to paint Pro-Muggle and Muggleborn signs around campus, usually right on the stone walls and quidditch pitch.
She likes to take photographs of her friends lives. The style I imagine is very similar to that of Nan Goldin in the 80s.
There is a group of muggle friends she used to see regularly in the summers. Her relationship to them can be a little strained as there’s so much she isn’t allowed to tell them. They are a wild mix of universtiy students, artists, punks, hippies, etc.
Connection and Plot Ideas
THE CLOSE FRIENDS charity’s circle that she interacts with usually daily. They know her ins and outs. She is drawn to people who feels she engage in both mental and emotional states. She is talkative and likes to solve problems. They were an academic bunch, but they’re interests can diverge into many fields likely as they’ve grown.
open connection
THE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS Charity is a halfblood with wizard family on her father’s side. She would know some other wizard children, however she was much more engaged with the muggle world because she was closer to her mom growing up.
open connection
THE INSURGENTS Someone who works with her in all respects for her beliefs in changing the view anti-muggle and muggleborn sentiment. They started when they were in school, and have found a way to continue this into daily life.
open connection
THE SILENCER - Somebody trying incredibly hard to get her to shut up about her pro muggle and pro muggleborn talking points. It’s a real battle because she is so well spoken and so clever. This person is getting to the point of considering more extreme means to get her to stop. It could also be opposition to her position at the school, pretty flexible on this.
Open Connection
EXES Charity never dated much, but was always a little too mature for her age so relationships likely never made it very far. She was always a million miles away.
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DECISION MAKER Charity was indecisive about her future. It’s a typical smart kid, told they were gifted when they were young and now they are suffering, type deal. This person thinks her skills are better put to use in the magical world. They may have even suggested she become a teacher…
open connection
FLING In some ways Charity is more suited to flings, she can be endearingly sweet but also finds her brain just moving too fast. She is someone who is hard to keep up with.
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Wizard Pride and Prejudice, lets go. I’m flexible, this can have a different outcome I just think it would be fun that’s all.
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