Marlene McKinnon, 23, Gryffindor Alum, Ana de Armas fc, CLOSED.
Birthday: October 25 Blood Status: Pureblood Gender & Pronouns: she/her. Occupation: Hit Wizard. Sided with: Order of the Phoenix
Personality
Positive Traits: loyal, clever, honest, protective, brave. Negative Traits: rude, stubborn, impatient, reckless.
Growing up:
Marlene Mórag McKinnon was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the McKinnon Manor. Her childhood was filled with good memories. She grew up in a warm and loving environment. Her parents were permissive but not idiots. All the McKinnons siblings received the proper pureblood education and Marlene was educated to be a princess. She knows different languages like French and Gaelic; but also ballet and to play the piano. At the age of five, she learned how to ride a broom and ever since then, she became obsessed with quidditch. That same year, Marlene performed her first magical act: she levitated all the furniture from the living room.Impressed by her ambition and cleverness, the sorting hat almost sorted her into Slytherin, but ended up by placing her in Gryffindor because she asked for it. Her oldest brother Nicholas told her endless stories about the house and she was just so amazed by it, but also because Marlene had always looked up for her brother and wanted to be like him. Classes were easy and she excelled academically without even studying too much. On her second year, she joined the quidditch team as the new seeker: she was quick and sneaky, perfect for the job.When graduation came, Marlene decided to become a Hit Witch. She would have never endured working behind a desk, and being a Hit Witch was the ideal job for her. Marlene was one of the firsts of her friends to join the Order. She had access to it through her family, so when she found out about it, she joined without hesitation.
During the war:
Tw: death For Marlene, it was a no brainer. Being in the Order was as easy as breathing. She joined as son as she could. The McKinnons were considered traitors amongst the pureblood community, and they never bothered with pretending to be something they weren’t. The war took a toll on Marlene, it made her go through terrible things.During the war, Marlene did things she vowed she’d never do, like killing people (always in self defense, of course, but still). For someone as righteous as her, her first killing had been extremely hard and it took her everything in her to move on.The worst part, however, was by the end of the war. It came to a point when each week, someone died. During the war, Marlene lost both her parents and her eldest brother, Nicholas, who died in her arms. The two of them went on a mission and he died trying to protect her. It is still up to this day that she can’t forgive herself and has night terrors about it.It was a bad time for her. Marlene was devastated and furious and terrified and completely overwhelmed and that was a dangerous combination for a highly trained Hit Witch.
No time like the present:
Tw: death, ptsd Marlene is just trying her best. With both her parents and her eldest brother dead, she and her twin brother Mark were the ones in charge of raising their three youngest siblings: Benjamin (14), Sophie (10) and Oliver (4). The five of them still live in the manor alongside their uncle, and Marlene’s godfather, Edward McKinnon. She’s not in a happy place, but she’s not at her very lowest either.The war and her parents’ death forced her to grow up quickly, not to mention having her brother dying in her arms as well. Instead of going out with her friends, most of her nights she stays at home, reading bedtime stories to Oliver or comforting Sophie when she cries because she misses her mom. Marlene cries too, every night before going to bed and when she doesn’t, she wakes up in the middle of the night screaming.When it comes to the current state of politics, Marlene has her reservations when it comes to Dumbledore, but because she always has her reservations with politicians and people in power. She also happens to spend a lot of time at the Hogs’ Head, so she hears a lot coming from Aberforth. Still, Marlene likes to think for herself, but even she can’t deny that there’s something shady going on. There was a time when she followed her Headmaster blindly, but now… now she has a more cautious approach. If there was something that the war taught her was that she should never, ever, follow anyone blindly.
Connections
Alice Longbottom - Marlene considers Alice as more of a mentor than a friend. The Order brought them together and there isn’t anything Marlene wouldn’t do to ensure the Longbottoms and their children are happy. There’s simply something about going to visit and being greeted by the giddy laughter from Neville and receiving a huge hug that has Marlene believing they’ve found a second family.
Ted Tonks - One of the most genuine people Marlene has had the pleasure of meeting. Marlene can count on Ted to provide smiles and laughter during particularly tough times.
Aberforth Dumbledore - The Hog’s Head Inn was one of Marlene’s go-to places during the war. It was one of the few that remained open despite the ongoing conflict and was made all the more interesting upon realizing the owner is related to Albus Dumbledore. Aberforth’s habit of preaching about Albus’ wrongdoings to patrons has not gone unnoticed.
Bios and posts that reference Marlene can be found by clicking this sentence.
Anything else:
Marlene has a twin brother, Mark, and four more siblings: Nicholas (dead), Benjamin, Sophie and Oliver.
She also suffers from PTSD, product of her brother’s death.
Suggested FC’s
Maddie Hasson, Spencer Locke, Josephine Skiver