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County: Derbyshire District: Peak City: Unknown Village: Wizarding Location: Somewhere between Chesterfield-Matlock-Baslow Accent: Derby

Derbyshire Country is located in the Northen Middle of England, or ‘smacked dab between it’all” and filled with rolling hills, cragged hills and patches for forestland. Derbyshire has been home to the Hawkins Clan for many generations, all of her family barring her Mother who was born near Bristol has the same rolling Derby tongue.

Penny natural accent is a thick Derby accent, broad of the tongue that still uses variants of words like thee and thou. Her accent is pronounced in her speech, though as multiple years have gone on at Hogwarts she’s learned to hide its distinctive pattern as well as much of her slang and idioms. She found that if she learned to speak with a softer accent, then she’d get better notice and more respect than her normal speech pattern and has learned to speak differently, though when she gets fired up, emotional or even very relaxed she’ll slip into it once more. Though recently she’s taken to using it more and more, though it’s not on purpose and more subconscious use. This may be due to her more firey & rebellious changes in her personality and world view. As such she may now revert to using some of the more common idioms & slang of Derby.

Some of the most common slang or idioms one might hear Penny say should she slip up from her practiced tongue would be:

NUFF SAID–I understand you don’t have to tell me anymore THA’ WHAT– “What did you say”  jokingly or a threatening. HEYUP– a greeting FAIR TO MIDDLIN’– “Not too bad” THA’LL GET NO CHANGE OUTER THAT ONE– You won’t get anywhere with this person.  GERRON WI THEE– Get on with you–You must be joking EY-UP ME DUCK– Hello my friend or loved one.  THA’S MUCKED IT UP– You have really made a mess off that  GOBSMACKED– Surprised  BOLD AS BRASS– A very forward person COMMON AS MUCK– Common as dirt, someone of low reputation.  TWERNT– It was not. TIS– It is TISNT–It is not  MIND THYSEN– Please move out of the way 

One really good example of a Derby Accent can be found here (x) or here (x). Both are from Jack O’Connell, actor from SKINS Gen 2 // Unbroken // ‘71.

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headcannon : 17/? : tattoos

The Hawkins Clan always had tattoos, where piercings and braids were for status, clan, and other important markers, tattoos were purely for one’s own self. It showed how you saw yourself, where you believed you belonged. It was a personal choice to be tatted from head to toe or be pure from the magical ink that dyed one’s skin. Penny has been playing around with the idea of a tattoo for a while, always promising herself to get the Moon Phases after she graduated on her clavicle the tattoo changing along with the real one in the night sky. But as tensions mount she may get one earlier than she thought, along with two others. The symbol of the Hawkins Clan, along her side, and her own, personal symbol (center). Made to look like the wings of a hawk, or the claws of a wolf, sharp and distinct as well as designed herself. This she promised would go on the inside of her wrist, broad, stark bold black lines. Tattoos and ink will no doubt come along later in Penny’s life as well, for at 17 she has three planned, and one will never know when she sends for the Tattooing Kit to do it herself. 

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headcannon : 16/? : silver

Penny is allergic to silver, her brother is too, along with any other half-breeds in her family. Penny never realized about this herself, as silver isn’t allowed around the family, most of her jewelry had always been bronze, bone or wood, gold was far too expensive for the family. When Penny got her school list and on it was a silver knife for potions she didn’t realize what it meant for her, and Lawrence forgot to tell her among the flurry of trying to gather enough money for school books, clothes, and all the sorts of thing penny would need for her first year. It was only during Potions when they were asked to cut up some roots for a Sleep Potions. Penny pulled the knife for the first time since she was sold it in Diagon Alley wrapped in clothes and in a leather sheath. It’s when that the blade appeared and she felt weaker than normal, the handle was wood but when she accidently cut herself, when the blade went through her skin, she nearly screamed. It hurt, a tiny dots like a rash appearing on her skin. She dropped the knife and kicked it from her, she was taken to the Hospital Wing, when the nurse told her she was allergic to silver, prolonged contact with the substance gave her rashes, hurt like a burn. When cut it hurt like nothing other, and healed very slowly. But unless someone actually plunged it through her heart or slit her throat wearing silver would never actually kill her, just give her pain.

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Trying to let the energy inspire you, instead of bring you down.

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What one soul might consider evil. The other soul might consider righteous.

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headcannon : 12/? : patronus : alligator

Ancient wisdom, primal energy, survival, tradition. Alligator people tend to be self-assured and assertive,  but are subtle and not overly showy. They are confident in their own power and are not afraid to use it, however they are not aggressive without good reason. An alligator totem teaches us patience, observance, and how to be successful with our natural talents.

Penny had always heard that the patronus was the window to the soul, her father’s was a wolverine and her mother’s used to be a panther but has since her father’s death become a rather emancipated looking wolf. Her brother’s a lynx, Atalanta a hawk, Hector a boar. Penny had always hoped she’d have a wolf for her lineage, or a hawk for her family name, maybe something quiet and strong. The alligator that came bursting from her wandtip startled her, the massive creature scuttling on the ground, massive tail flickering in ghostly blue and with it’s massive jaws, it’s huge slit eyes gazing around the room, calculating, steady. It wrapped itself around her feet, protecting her, and she felt cool shiver when it first came, settling on her skin like a breeze from the skies, or early snowflakes on her cheeks, comforting, familiar. She has grown to love her patronus alligator though most people still expect a wolf to burst from her wand when the time to practice came and still came the strong, silent, steady alligator with it’s massive jaws and calm waddling walk.