Myla Ward
ϟ. → savannah welch : cis female : she/they : bartender : written in the scars by the script ϟ did you see myla ward ? you know , 29 year old muggleborn who was formally in ravenclaw . some say myla can be quite generous but are known to be a workaholic. they are aligned with the neturals . maybe that’s why they remind me of worn leather jackets, the feeling of safety in the dark, holding secrets of hundreds. ϟ
PRE HOGWARTS
Myla is the oldest of three children. Her siblings aren’t magical nor are her parents.
Her mother was a military wife and UK citizen, her father an US army officer. Myla and her sisters live in the UK with their mother.
It was a shock to the Ward house hold when Minerva McGonagall came knocking with her letter and an explanation of what it meant. A witch. It was hard to comprehend. The stories she had read about Magic growing up were somewhat true. She was excited and nervous all at the same time.
Her parents were not happy. They had planned her entire education. She was to attend Eton. They saw the magical world as a waste of her time. After some debate (a debate Myla would learn to have been useless, nobody beats Minerva McGonagall at anything) it was decided that Hogwarts was where she would go.
HOGWARTS
Myla was the complete opposite of a hat stool. The had barely touched her head when it shouted “RAVENCLAW”
She wasn’t witty in the “Wow I love to learn” sense but more in a “Did you know this was a thing? No? nor did I until I spent 6 hours last night reading on it” Her curiosity helped her learn many things but also helped her earn many spots in detention
Her worst detention was getting into a fist fight with another student. They had made a comment about her blood status as she walked passed. Myla had swung around on her heels and socked him one straight in the face which sparked a brawl between the group standing there making the comments and those who had seen/heard why the brawl began
She became known for being vocal about protecting muggleborns and their rights. Often walking muggleborn students to and from class if they were afraid.
With increasing pressure at home to do something “normal” Myla struggled to decide her career. If given the choice her mother would have her return to the muggle world, completely forgoing higher magical education and “do something normal” her father just wanted her to serve. During an argument he let slip that he didn’t care where she did it as long as she did it. She filled in papers for the auror corp that night.
AFTER HOGWARTS
(LMK IF MORE TRIGGERS NEED TO BE ADDED TO THIS PART PLEASE)
START OF TRIGGER WARNINGS | ATTACK TW, HOSPITAL TW, SERIOUS INJURY TW |
Myla’s first week on the job had been somewhat uneventful. The odd shoplifting case and chasing up dead ends for senior aurors, just the normal first week things until she was asked to response to an incident in progress. The details were sketchy but she had enough to know she needed to approach with caution.
She was careful, approached slowly and was alert. The orders came through there was no need for back-up and she was clear to handle the situation. As she got closer to what she thought was a robbery in progress she learned it was far from it. She remembers the pain, hitting the wet ground and the laughter. The next thing she remembered was waking in Saint Mungos.
They healed most of her wounds. Her leg however was too damaged to save and had to be amputated. It’s better than being dead i guess. She would mutter to herself
“You should have waited for back up! You shouldn’t have approached them!” Myla spent weeks being interrogated interviewed about the incident. Someone had changed the evidence stating she was ordered to wait for backup. Myla insisted she was set up. She was never able to prove it was a set up, that she was purposefully targeted. She requested a discharge from the auror corp and they provided it.
END OF TRIGGER WARNINGS | ATTACK TW, HOSPITAL TW, SERIOUS INJURY TW |
NOW
now Myla works as a bartender. She considers herself neutral but is always happy to help an order member. She uses a wheelchair, preferring it over a prosthetic leg but on occasion can be seen using a prosthetic leg.
If you need someone to listen to your problems, serve you alcohol and give you all that big sisterly advice you need, she is your gal!