Emmeline, as always, was experimenting and that lead her wand to break. She didn’t really know which one in the row that would that be. She didn’t want to call herself careless but it happened to many times for her own good.
She also really and truly needed a cup of coffee but that will need to wait. Repairing her wand was more important than that, unfortunately. She entered the little shop, not really looking around.
“Hi, I would need my wand repair. Again.”
Originally posted by loopyrpgifs
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Emma was waiting as she had been for several minutes in the little wand shop that had sprung up in Hogsmeade. They needed one in the villiage now more than ever it seemed. Hogsmeade was becoming its own little Wizarding country in a way, cutting itself off from the rest of the wizarding world because it was so dangerous to step outside.
She turned, half suspicious for a second when somebody else came inside. But after a moment she smiled a welcoming smile. "They're in the back." She explained. "Trying to sort out training wands for some of the little ones up at the castle who are too young to start classes yet. They tend to get jealous when they see the older children practicing magic, and they can't do anything yet. I'm sure if you wait a minute or two they'll be able to tend to your wand."
She glances down, taking in the woman. "How did you break it?”
at: the great hall
dated: january 19th post vigil.
tagging: open
the vigil was beautiful with the twinkling lights that came from candles and wand reflecting off the pure white snow that had only just begun to be trampled underfoot by hogwarts' many residents. emma spent most of the night gripping her brothers hand tightly, not wanting to let him go. but a certain time came when she knew she had to go and do her rounds and make sure the castle was still secure. so she had disappeared from the solemn activities of the night to do her section of the patrol.
no sign of danger, but you could never be too careful.
emma is cold again when she gets back to the castle and finds that everybody who has lingered has gone inside to eat the food that albus dumbledore is offering to them. she follows and tries to find a familiar face before she takes a seat. "how are you holding up?" is the question she asks, though it seems like everybody is asking that tonight.
Severus & Open
January 20, 1984 - The Great Hall, early morning
“Do you mind?” Severus didn’t bother looking up from the textbook he was scrawling notes across. Dogeared pages and scribbles in the margins had taken over the potions book he snagged a copy of. Too many musings and adaptations to instructions and not enough time to test his theories. That notion was precisely what left him downing several mugs of early grey and looking as though he hadn’t taken the time to get a good look at his reflection.
“You are blocking my light,” He added and kept his gaze on his work. It wouldn’t have been that big of a deal if it weren’t for having gone out of his way to find a spot where the light from outdoors hit just right.
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"and you are scaring the children." emma explains, with a click of her fingers toward the rest of the great hall. severus did seem to have that effect on the younger ones who liked to come up with grand tales about him.
she indulges him in stepping out of the light and skirting around the section of table he has made his home today. she sits on the very edge of a seat and glances at his notes and scribbling. emma makes a thoughful and curious sound. "you're wasted here you know? you could probably make millions selling potions."
"tonks!" she calls out when she sees the form of him take shape across the snow. emma has had her eye out for the herbologist all day, a plan on her mind brewing all the while. she feels a flush of excitement as she sees him now, although she can't say that she knows him very well. "hold on a second!"
there is a moment where emma is rushing to catch up with him, offering him a bashful smile when she reaches his side. the nip of the freezing air is starting to dig into her cheeks, and she doesn't think to stop and cast a warming charm. she'll discover her own magic later, when she is giving herself a moment to think. "sorry to keep you, really. i was just talking to pomfrey and she mentioned something she could make – subtle, mind you – to send to those muggles who got burned last night. to help with the injuries. she thought you might be able to help with that? something about herbs that can help with burns."
PORTENT – if your muse could ask one question about the future, what would it be?
" mirror mirror on the wall, will we ever be safe again? emma wants to know where her family is going to stand at the end of this. she wants to know if her brother will be safe when all is said and done.
i thought i would post this cute little ask game that people can involve themselves with as part of an opening task! these are questions you can ask each other to further develop your muses and establish little facts about them. simply reblog this post if you wish to be included and participate in the task, and then start sending each other questions!!
LIGHTNING – what does your muse see as their greatest burden?
THUNDER – what is your muse the most scared of?
STORMCLOUD – what, if anything, makes your muse truly angry?
SUNSET – what does your muse find comforting in their life? how do they relax after a hard day?
MOONRISE – when your muse lays awake at night, what do they do to distract themselves from their problems?
VENUS – who does your muse love most in the world?
INDULGENCE – what is your muse’s go-to treat?
BLOODLINE – how does your muse feel about their family?
TWILIGHT – what is your characters biggest regret?
PORTENT – if your muse could ask one question about the future, what would it be?
ENCHANTMENT – describe your muses sense of style.
AMOUR – does your muse believe in true love?
SANGUINE – does your muse believe that the ends justify the means?
–– is that ADRIA ARJONA? no, its actually EMMA VANITY! according to HER old hogwarts records, they are a TWENTY-SEVEN year old FORMER SLYTHERIN. they are back at hogwarts because they are working against lord voldemort and they believe in the light. that explains why they are so FRIENDLY and PROTECTIVE. but i’ve found that they can also be RUTHLES and INTENSE, so i guess people can’t be all good! they always reminded me of THE SMELL OF BROOMSTICK POLISH, THE FEELING OF ALWAYS HAVING TO PROVE YOURSELF, FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND CALLOUSED HANDS. i heard from albus dumbledore that they are currently working as SECURITY FOR HOGWARTS & HOGSMEADE. let’s hope that they have time to fight the dark alongside their work!
READ MORE UNDER THE CUT –>
DETAILS:
name: emma jane vanity
age: twenty-seven
birthday: december 16th
gender: cis woman
pronouns: she/her
past hogwarts house: slytherin
special skills: flying, dark magic, defensive magic
wand: blackthorn wood, dragon heartstring core, 10 inches.
former occupation: emma used to be a pro quidditch player after hogwarts. she played for the hollyhead harpies.
current occupation: in a move expected by pretty much no one, emma has taken her magical prowess and decided to be the defender of hogwarts. she works as security for the town and the castle. a de-facto auror in this little bubble of safety.
BACKGROUND:
emma is a pureblood witch, though not from one of the particularly impressive pureblood houses. her family has always existed firmly in the middle, never taking too firm a stance in any direction.
she has a brother who is a squib, which is one of the main reasons that her family does not fully side with the dark. she loves her brother more than anyone else and will do anything to protect him, and this has been true since she was a child.
emma walked that same middle line in school, but she eventually did grow a thicker skin and start putting on a tougher act around her classmates. this was necessary to get any respect as a quidditch captain from the slytherin team, in which most of the boys were angry that a girl got chosen as captain over them, especially at a quite young age.
emma was a prefect as well as quidditch captain from her fifth to her seventh years at hogwarts.
after she graduated she got scouted by the hollyhead harpies and began playing quidditch professionally, making quite a name for herself. she had actually been ignoring the growing political tensions for a great deal of time as it rarely seemed like it would affect her. her brother however was much more interested and prompted her to take a more proactive stance.
when voldemort came to power fully emma knew that she couldn’t stand by and do nothing anymore. it was clear that voldemort was going to come for muggle born wizards and witches, and that he would not appreciate the presence of squibs in a pureblood house like the vanity’s and would want them to get rid of him.
their family fled to scotland like so many others did to live as refugees in hogsmeade. they have built a small house for themselves on the outskirts of town and often take other people in for short periods of time.
