( florence pugh , 20 , 10 april , cisfemale ) Ļ Ā ā woah , i think i just saw MARLENE MCKINNON ! thereās been so much happening lately that i totally forgot about the HALF BLOOD but i am glad to see HER still around . they always had wanted to be A HIT WITCH , i wonder how thatās going. the last i heard about them was that they might be involved with THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX , but iām not sure how true that is. besides, they always seemed UNFLINCHING and COMPASSIONATE . although , now that i think about it they were also RECKLESS and SELF-DESTRUCTIVE . still the GRYFFINDOR alum always reminded me of EVERYTHING I WANTED by BILLIE EILISH and THE SEA BREEZE BATTERING DOWN YOUR WINDOWS , THE KIND OF WARMTH YOU FEEL IN YOUR BONES , CIGARETTE ASH ON YOUR TONGUE. i hope they havenāt changed too much !
I N T R O
full name āµ Marlene MĆ³rrĆgan McKinnon.
nicknames āµ Marls; Kinno; Marley; Lena; Mick; Mickey.
pronouns āµ she/her/hers.
birthdate / age āµ 10 April, 1960, 3:07 am / 20 years old.
birthplace āµ Blochairn, Glasgow, Scotland.
childhood home āµ The House of Scar, Sanndaigh (Sanday), Orkney, Scotland.
current residence āµ Diagon Alley, London, England.
sexual orientation Ā āµ Bisexual, Biromantic.
blood status āµ Halfblood.
occupation āµ Hit Wizard.
affiliation Ā āµ Order of the Phoenix.
P H Y S I C A L
height āµ 5 feet, 3 inches.
body type āµ slim figure; soft natural kibbe body type.
hair āµ dirty blonde or dyed brown; soft and straight or wavy.
eye color āµ green.
dominant hand āµ right.
FC āµ Florence Pugh.
voice āµ Laura Fraser ( natural Scottish accent ).
special characteristics āµ
prominent freckles on shoulders;
birthmark shaped like a stone on her left thumb;
tattoo of arrows pointing down on her left forearm just below her inner elbow;
tattoo of a bee on her inner left wrist;
tattoo of a match stick on her inner left wrist;
tattoo of a doe for Lily.
smells of āµ
salt and seaweed;
apple shampoo;
dragonhide leather;
cocoa butter lotion;
coconut body wash.
E M O T I O N A L
zodiac āµ aries sun; capricorn rising; virgo moon.
MBTI āµ ENTJ (āThe Commanderā).
positive traits āµ dauntless; compassionate; family-oriented; unflinching; adventurous; dedicated; observant; vibrant; benevolent; loyal.
negative traits āµ self-destructive; reckless; overprotective; dogmatic; relentless; ruthless; restless; impatient; stubborn; blunt.
likes āµ arguing; Firewhiskey; Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (the book); dueling, family; cobblestones; buying records; bell bottom jeans; the Montrose Magpies; protecting her friends; Bertie Bottās Every Flavour Beans; apple crumble; Quidditch World Cup; Led Zeppelin; salted popcorn; coffee; red wine; going to rallies; parties; smoking (of any & all varieties); making her dad proud; her owl.
dislikes āµ having to follow instructions when she knows sheās right; bigotry; Pepper-Up Potion; silver masks; the color orange; fake banana sweets (cāmon, really); any team other than the Scotland National Team (because Scotland is FAR superior, losers); losing; being asked why she supports the Magpies when her great great grandmother (maternal side) was a Parkin in blood (of the Wigtown Wanderers); mayonnaise; foods that are too spicy; strawberry jelly; disappointing people; funerals.
amortentia āµ
broom wax;
apple cider vinegar;
leather;
the sea;
water lilies;
shortbread.
M A G I C
blood status āµ halfblood.
wand āµ Aspen, White River Monster Spine core, 12 inches, unyielding.
Pottermore, Ollivander: Wand-quality aspen wood is white and fine-grained, and highly prized by all wand-makers for its stylish resemblance to ivory and its usually outstanding charmwork. The proper owner of the aspen wand is often an accomplished duellist, or destined to be so, for the aspen wand is one of those particularly suited to martial magic. An infamous and secretive eighteenth-century duelling club, which called itself The Silver Spears, was reputed to admit only those who owned aspen wands. In my experience, aspen wand owners are generally strong-minded and determined, more likely than most to be attracted by quests and new orders; this is a wand for revolutionaries.
AspenĀ āµĀ āyearning for justiceā comes out as them being executors; adaptability is core trait; least associated with death compared to poplar and black poplar; communication comes easy for them; highly aware of own mortality; elemental composition is primarily fire and ice based; talent for charmwork, dueling, martial magics, ancient rituals and magics; best subjects include charms, defense against the dark arts, history of magic, ancient runes and arithmancy; aspen wand owners work best in groups and are energised by the presence of other people.
Pottermore, Ollivander: American wandmaker Thiago Quintanaās harvesting of White River Monster spines initially raised concerns of over-fishing, but because he was the only one who knew how to lure the creatures, the ecological impact was not severe. They were no longer used as a wand core after Quintanaās death (in new wands), as he took the secret of luring the creature to his grave. This core produces spells of force and elegance.
White River Monster SpineĀ āµ often choose masters who are steady, observant and passionate, who choose what is right over what is easy, are unafraid of hard work and enjoy challenges but also stubborn, stubborn enough to feel like they have to go it alone even when they donāt have to and have strong instincts that make it difficult to accept being told to stop when they believe theyāre in the right, are self-sacrificing and far too willing to play martyr, good at adapting to tragedy and putting aside their own feelings, highly attached to certain places and people and will defend them to their utmost ability; masters are often sensitive to peopleās and creatureās vibrations and are good at judging the intentions of others and their presence in general and if trained could be able to distinguish between vibrations of different creatures, at highest level this would bean differentiating individual beingās vibrations; elemental composition of this wand is water and plant based, with earth as secondary element; talent in magic with transformation, travel, protection, regeneration, agriculture and sensing; best areas of magic include transfiguration, herbology, defense, magical creatures and potions (divination may be too overwhelming for them); ivory, navy blue and black ripples are emitted during spellwork and magic smells of algae, water lilies and a tang of apple cider vinegar; possesses ability to self-heal after being injured; highly attuned to ownerās favorite places and can act as a compass, pointing their owner towards home.
Ellie, McKinnon lore: Aspen and White River Monster Spine is a very rare, if nigh on impossible to find, combination. Quintana took the secret of acquiring the spines to his grave, and no other attempts since his death in 1934 have ever been successful. Only 3% of his wands were ever created pairing the core with Aspen. Some years before his death, the then 74 year old Chalmers McKinnon purchased 6 of Quintanaās wands - one Aspen, one Poplar, one Lilac, one Sycamore, one Sea Buckthorn, & one Black Locust - at the request of his wife, noted Seer Ismene McKinnon, all of which were ended up locked away in the McKinnon family vault until the newest generation of McKinnonās turned 11 and were able to attempt to find their match. Until Marlene came along, only two of the wands ever found their master - her father, and her aunt, Iola. The rest of the wands still remain unclaimed, and after her father and her aunts deaths, both wands were buried with them.
CombinationĀ āµ makes for an excellent and complementary combination; the owner is a passionate revolutionary who are never content with the state of things and are persistent and steadfast in their desire to change the world around them; reliable wixes who perform best under pressure, who are strong willed and refuse to back down from just about anything, which is especially true if they are defending or protecting something or someone; good at compartmentalizing and focusing on a mission to the point that people can believe they are cold and unfeeling but the opposite is much closer to the truth as they put their all into their beliefs, often stretching themselves thin, are horrid on relying on others and will work themselves to the bone if permitted; martyr complex is woven through their very being; observant, not much gets past them, and are excellent judges of character like a āhuman sneakoscopeā; can be excellent leaders or followers if they are being led by someone they consider competent; donāt care much for material objects; excellent reflexes and above average pain tolerance; elemental composition of this wand is fire, ice, water and plant based; talent in magic with transformation, rituals, travel, protection, regeneration, agriculture, vibrations, dueling and charmwork; overall an excellent all-around wand; silver, black and periwinkle ripples are emitted from this wand during spellwork and its magic smells of snow, water lilies and cinders; works well in all temperatures and does not need special products for hot temps like other aspen wands; when grouped with other aspen wands they will communicate with one another and can perform group spells if required; core is territorial against other white river monster cores and the cores feed into each other during duels (the longest duel of such endured for 12 straight hours); has the ability to self-heal after being injured; wand can act as compass.
patronus āµ Hippocampus.
animagus ( would-be ) āµ Horse ( Thessaly breed; white with grey dopples ).
E D U C A T I O N
Hogwarts class āµ Gryffindor, 1978.
extracurriculars āµ
Gryffindor Beater / September 1973 - June 1978.
Wizardsā Chess / October 1973 - June 1973.
Duelling Club / September 1974 - June 1978.
Remus Lupin Appreciation Club ( unofficial club ) / September 1975 - June 1978.
Duelling Club President ( unofficial position ) / September 1977 - June 1978.
courses & exams āµ
O.W.L.s
Ancient Runes - O
Arithmancy - O
Charms - O
Defence Against the Dark Arts - O
Herbology - O
History of Magic - O
Muggle Studies - E
Potions - O
Transfiguration - O
N.E.W.T.s
Ancient Runes - O
Arithmancy - O
Charms - O
Defence Against the Dark Arts - O
Herbology - O
History of Magic - O
Potions - O
Transfiguration - O
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
health āµ
suffers from an undiagnosed panic disorder.
pets āµ
Apostolos; the Eurasian eagle owl.
handwriting āµ Signerica.
F A M I L Y
Chalmers McKinnon āµ b. 1828, d. 1945; great, great - grandfather; Ravenclaw; deceased; pureblood
Ismene (nĆ©e Dumont) McKinnon āµ b. 1830, d. 1960; great, great - grandmother; Beauxbatons; Seer; deceased; pureblood
Kinloch McKinnon āµ b. 1868, d. 1954; great grandfather; Hufflepuff; Mermish translator; deceased; pureblood
Astraea (nĆ©e Greengrass) McKinnon āµ b. 1869, d. 1979; great grandmother; Slytherin; stay at home mother & socialite; deceased; pureblood
Phillip McKinnon āµ b. 1899, d. 1980; grandfather; Ravenclaw; Unspeakable; deceased; pureblood
Amaryllis (nĆ©e Parkinson) McKinnon āµ b. 1907, d. 1980; grandmother; Apothecary; Slytherin; deceased; pureblood
Sebastian McKinnon āµ b. 1933, d. 1976; father; Gryffindor; Cursebreaker; deceased; pureblood
Clothilde (nĆ©e Watkins) McKinnon āµ b. 1935; mother; Ravenclaw; retired Healer; alive; muggleborn
Iona (nĆ©e McKinnon) Moody āµ b. 1942, d. 1979; aunt; Ravenclaw; Auror; deceased; pureblood
Alastor MoodyĀ āµ b. 1943; uncle; Ravenclaw; Auror; alive; pureblood
Marlene McKinnon āµ b. 1960; herself; Gryffindor; Hit Wix; alive; halfblood
Alexander McKinnon āµ b. 1962, m. 1980; younger brother; Ravenclaw; Unspeakable-in-Training; missing and presumed dead; halfblood
Ambrose McKinnon āµ b. 1962; younger brother; Slytherin; Tattoo Artist; alive; halfblood
Iris McKinnon āµ b. 1965; younger sister; Hufflepuff; student but also a Seer; alive; halfblood
T L ; D RĀ
Gryffindor 1978. Seeker (ā73-ā78), Wizards Chess (ā73), Duelling Club (ā74-ā78). Graduated (mostly) with O grades and despite a less than stellar detention record.
Eldest child of Sebastian & Clothilde, older sister to Alexander, Ambrose and Iris McKinnon. She was taught piano at a young age, though Iris had more musical talent than Marlene ever did, and Alexander used to pretend he knew how to play the bagpipes, when he did not. Alexander and Ambrose were a Ravenclaw and Slytherin respectively, and Iris was sorted into Hufflepuff. (Sheās always been fiercely protective of Iris - she once punched someone who called her a duffer.)
Parents are Clothilde (Hilde) and Sebastian, Hilde being a former Healer (having retired after giving birth to Marlene) and Sebastian remaining a high profile Cursebreaker until April 1980 and his untimely death. Hilde often referred to Marlene as her āwilderā child, though Alexander and Ambrose were both plenty wild in their own ways and often roped Marlene in on their games and vice versa. Sebastian was very proud of his children - he considered them the best of him, and he was open about it, to a fault.
Sheās very proud of her family. She always has been. Being sorted into Gryffindor only bolstered it - sheās proud to take after her father, to be like him in so many ways that infuriated her mother almost to no end (and also endeared her to the same extent, too). It was there that she met her other family - the only family that she now has left. She didnāt like them all, not at first, but she loves them, deeply, down to her bones.
She came out when she was 15. Sheād been caught behind the greenhouses with her hand down Florenceās blouse when theyād been caught by Sprout - which ended with her nearly knocking all of them out with the potted Mandrake she was holding and, also, two weeks detention for skipping class. She wasnāt scared, really, to tell her friends - she was more apprehensive about what her brothers would say. (Her first kiss with a boy was with a fellow Gryffindor.)
A couple of months after that incident, Marleneās father died - the details she was given were sketchy, and she was the one who had to forced her way into being there when her siblings were brought out of class to be told about it. The only person she let see her cry the day they buried her father was her aunt Iona. Her mother needed her to be strong for the funeral, her siblings needed her to keep them together (especially poor Iris), and she refused to let them down.
She once made the girls - Mary, Lily and Dorcas - promise that theyād be friends forever. Itās gotten a little harder to keep that promise over the years, but she loves them - and the boys (men, now) - more fiercely than she loves almost anyone else in her life, even if itās all so much more complicated now than it had been when they were at Hogwarts, when they were just children, not people forced to grow up too fast, to fight a war.
For Marlene, graduation couldnāt come soon enough, but then tragedy struck: her favourite aunt died after there was an attack on her and her husbandās home. The grief was too powerful for her to put into words. The anger and confusion she felt, the blame she felt was on not only Alastor but herself for being too slow to answer the call for help (despite not being law enforcement at the time). It was all devastating for her, and led to somewhat of a downward spiral for several months.
She applied in December 1978 to be a Hit Wizard under then Head Archwilt, having been a bartender for a few months in self-imposed exile (she refused to see her favourite uncle Alastor when all she could feel when she looked at him was that he was to blame) - when she was accepted, she, of course, got blackout drunk and woke up in Hogs Head. (She has since developed somewhat of a rapport with Aberforth.) (He would not entirely agree, but begrudgingly allows her to stick around on her days off. She enjoys the time with his goats.)
More recently, her younger-but-eldest brother, Alexander, just a month after graduating and being accepted to become an Unspeakable, disappeared without a trace. They searched and searched and searched - Marlene all but begging the Auror Office to keep the case open, but nothing, yet, has been found. Suffice to say, itās a blow that Marlene doesnāt think sheāll ever fully recover from. The Order has been more than a safety net for Marlene: itās the one place where she feels like her grief, her anger, her heartbreak, is even being heard anymore.
