Greta Catchlove
Age- 22
Chosen Faceclaim- Celina Sinden
Loyalty- Neutral
Former House- Hufflepuff
Occupation- Writer
Label- The Raconteur
Aesthetic- Botanical gardens at night, cries when super happy, freshly dried ink, smell of parchment.
Traits- + Ambitious + Friendly + Open-Minded - Distant - Stubborn - Easily Provoked
Key Points
Greta grew up in the centre of Edinburgh in an airy 18th century building with her parents. Her father, a muggle, worked as an important journalist for The Scotsman newspaper while her mother, a witch, used her magic in the kitchen and became a famous chef, leading one of the finer restaurants in the city. Even though Greta’s parents were fairly busy with their careers, they made sure to spend enough time with their daughter. When Greta was little, her Dad would read her a story before going to bed everyday. Her all time favourites were the Tales of Beedle the Bard and any of the tales of the Grimm brothers. Her mother had enchanted the little sketches in the books so they would move and Greta was absolutely fascinated by them. As she grew up, her fascination with books didn’t fade and she dove deep into both muggle and wizard world classics, as well as contemporary works. Her aspiration to become a writer became clear to her quite early and she soon started to write short stories, essays and other short pieces on her own.
It came to no surprise to Greta that she would receive an education at Hogwarts. Her mother had been a Hufflepuff before her, so Greta felt quite honoured to be sorted into that house. Greta loved the school dearly. The busy buzzing of the Great Hall in the mornings, the Hufflepuff common room – all of it held a very special place in her heart. Greta had been quite popular with other kids in Edinburgh (whom she absolutely remained friends with during her stay at Hogwarts) so it wasn’t hard for her to make great friends at the new school at all. Greta formed a close bond with one particular girl – Elsie Shacklebolt. They had met in Muggle Studies and had gotten along immediately. They bonded over their knowledge of the muggle community, their love for words and languages and their determination. The two girls are nothing alike, however, but their friendships works perfectly because of it. After graduation, Greta rented a two-bedroom apartment in London and worked on establishing herself as a writer. Elsie moved on to travel Europe but the two worked it out by writing letters religiously and visiting each other frequently. As well as meeting Elsie, Greta had met Edgar Bones, her first love, at Hogwarts. The first love stays with you forever, they say, and even though after graduating the two of them grew apart and eventually broke up, Greta hasn’t quite gotten over it yet.
Upon arriving in London, Greta quickly realised the changed atmosphere in the city. She had gotten to know London as a colourful and buzzing place but it was now only a shadow of itself. The disappearances, the deaths - You could almost smell the fear in the air. Greta’s father had gotten her a job opportunity with a newspaper in Fleet Street to work at until she was able to publish her first book and she frequently documented the situation for the paper. Whenever she was about to hand in an article, she had to update the numbers of missing an/or dead people because their numbers just kept rising. Of course Greta knew the source of the disappearances. She had not turned a blind eye to what Lord Voldemort and his followers were up to. But the activities of the Order of the Phoenix had also not gone unnoticed by them. She burned to report about both of the sides or even writing a book about the uprising while remaining neutral, as her father had taught her in good journalist fashion, but Greta was cautious and had put the thought aside for now.
Connections
Elsie Shacklebolt- Close friend.
Edgar Bones- Ex-boyfriend.
Glenda Chittock- Friend.
Bellatrix Lestrange- Afraid of.
