- CHARACTER BASICS.
name: marlene saoirse mckinnon
nickname: marls, mar
age: 23
gender: female
ethnicity: white
nationality: half english, half irish
pronouns: she/her
education: hogwarts
occupation: stage actress and barmaid at the leaky cauldron
hometown: brighton
current location: a small flat in london
affiliation: order
blood status: pureblood
CHARACTER APPEARANCE:
face claim: kaya scodelario
height: 5′5
weight: 55kg
hair colour: dark brown
eye colour: blue
dominant hand: right
distinguishing features: light scattering of freckles across her nose
MAGICAL EXTRAS.
patronus: badger - signifies power, passion and aggression
wand: hazel wood with dragon heartstring core, 11″ and not very flexible
boggart: return of lord voldemort, and the deaths of her family and friends
hogwarts house: gryffindor
amortentia: oranges, caramel and fresh cotton
PERSONALITY.
positive traits: compassionate, intelligent, brave
negative traits: headstrong, over-protective, impulsive
goals/desires: to bring proper peace and order back to the wizarding world, and to become a world-famous actress
fears: losing her family and friends, lord voldemort, enclosed spaces
mbti: esfp - the entertainer
hobbies: drinking, reading true crime novels, acting
habits: nail-biting, smoking cigarettes (which her mother just hates)
questionnaire
Q1. what are your thoughts on the charity, pur societatis, created to rebuild the wizarding world after the terror of he-who-must-not-be-named?
“Honestly? I don’t trust them one bit, and I’m certainly not alone in that. Some people think that just because Voldemort is dead, all the bad guys are gone, but I’m not so naïve. The death of one dictatorial monster doesn’t mean they’ve all been suddenly eradicated. They’re up to something fishy, but I’m not quite sure what that is. But hey, I’ve always been told I’ve a habit of sticking my nose where it doesn’t belong… That might come in handy right about now.”
Q2. why did you choose to become an actress and barmaid?
“Well, I sort of fell into acting by a happy accident. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do after school – I didn’t want to go into a super stuffy office job, I love being on my feet and interacting with people. One night after finishing a shift in the pub, I saw a poster advertising auditions for a play at the Old Wizard’s Theatre. I don’t really know what came over me, but I decided to audition for a supporting role and somehow bluffed my way into getting the role. Since then, I’ve been in a good few plays, but obviously my career was, shall we say, put on hold thanks to that bloody War. And I know, I know, don’t say what my mother always says – “acting isn’t a stable career, blah blah blah. But it’s my passion, and my job at The Leaky Cauldron helps keep bread on the table. You’re gonna see me on the stage one day at the Muggle West End.”
Q3. do you feel safer now that he-who-must-not-be-named is dead? or do you believe he is still out there?
“I mean, how safe is safe? Do I feel a bit safer knowing that the maniacal freak that we’ve been fighting for so long is finally dead and gone? Yeah, of course. But like I just said, danger is still out there. Call me paranoid but I keep thinking one of his goons is plotting to resurrect him from the dead, and then, we’re right back to square one. Honestly, I don’t think my paranoia will ever really go away. Guess it’s one of the traumatic side effects of living through war.”
headcanons
· Marlene’s birth came as something of a miracle. Her mother Josephine and father Aidan had been unable to have children for years until Marlene came kicking and screaming into the world. Her mother jokes that becoming a mother to Marlene was a “baptism of fire.” She screeched the house down non-stop for her first two months of life, and as a toddler, she wasn’t much better.
· Her younger brother Jacob means everything to her. He is now nineteen and embarking on a career as a Healer. Gentle and kind, he is stark opposite to Marlene’s fiery personality. Growing up, Jacob barely spoke because, as he puts it himself, “Marlene did more than enough talking for the two of us.” They are extremely close and speak every single day.
· The daughter of two Gryffindors, Marlene was always convinced that she too would be sorted into the lion-crested House. To her surprise, the Sorting Hat debated for some time about whether to place Marlene in Slytherin. Though ambitious and crafty, her bravery manages to outweigh this side of her. Marlene has only ever told one person (Lily) about this.
· Marlene has suffered repeated night terrors since the end of the War. Most nights, she wakes up at least once screaming in a cold sweat, images of her dying friends playing in her head. She has yet to confide in anyone about this, afraid of seeming like she can’t handle herself anymore.
· Marlene is half-Irish. Her father came from Co. Clare on the wild west coast, and her family always went back for at least a month every summer. Ireland is probably where she feels most at ease – when she’s a rich actress, she wants to buy her own home somewhere along its captivating coastline.
· Although it’s more of a side-job while she works her way up the acting ladder, Marlene genuinely enjoys her job at The Leaky Cauldron. Pervy men and dishwashing duties aside, her shifts always fly by because she’s just so busy chatting to everyone who crosses the pub’s threshold. She’ll be the first to admit she’s met many a regrettable one-night-stand through her job.
