What has your character been doing prior to the time skip? Who and/or what have they been involved with?
It’s no secret that Roxanne has become increasingly disappointed and frustrated with the way that the Ministry is handling things. While she used to believe that being in the DMLE would at least allow her to be in the middle of things and do what she can from the inside, it’s become clear with Percy’s treatment of her department (and the Minstry in general) that any power she had to help is shrinking by the day. The new regulations and legislature have left her unhappy with what her government stands for, and since their department has either been left out of these decisions or forced to follow through with the paperwork on these outrageous rulings, she’s decided to do a bit of poking around on her own.
Prior to the skip, she had been working loosely with Phoebe Maddock, attempting to secure herself intel from the wizarding underground without getting her hands too dirty. However she’s all but thrown caution to the wind at this point and has delved deep into this business relationship (she’s not quite ready to admit it might be a friendship yet), the only thing keeping her somewhat civil at work being that her position within the Ministry is a useful source of information she can’t afford to lose just yet. There’s been a lot of sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong and her opinions haven’t become any quieter, but there’s no doubt that Percy’s favorites have their eye on her a bit more closely than they had before they had placed the chokehold on the DMLE.
What plots are you looking to involve your character in following the time skip? What kind of connections are you hoping to build or improve on following the time skip?
Down with the system! Roxanne of course wants to get rid of the Guardians and anyone they’re associated with, but she also knows that these kind of issues will only continue whether they’re gone or not if the Ministry is allowed to continue in such a way. How many times will they let history repeat itself before they get their shit together? I would love to see her delve deeper into the anti-Ministry sentiments and take anyone she can along with her. With this, I see her improving more on her relationships with her family who feel similarly--or she feels she can convince of her agenda. I could also see her coming to trust her colleagues who feel similarly even more, maybe even finally learning how to build healthy friendships from this as she becomes more confident in herself and her ability to give to others in that capacity.
This is her first time she finally feels like she has a fire lit under her ass to do something, and I see a lot of growth and responsibility coming her way as she begins to form a more leadership role rather than just being the wrecking-ball mom friend. There’s been a lot of introspection, and now it’s time for her to learn to be secure in her abilities and knowing what she wants and needs for herself moving forward
I also hope to introduce more about her birth parents moving forward, as the mystery surrounding her parents fits into the blood purity politics--and can only become even messier if she and the rest of the world not sworn to secrecy about it were to discover that her parents are presently imprisoned death eaters. The improvement in her personal relationships and becoming more secure in herself and her abilities will be crucial as she navigates through this inevitable existential crisis.