passionate lover, friend and daughter. smarty pants. quill ink on fingertips. lovingly scarred and bruised skin. roller derby madness. a challenge is an opportunity. hyper focused studies. bullet board filled with scribbled notes and drawings. sugar coated strawberries. creature herself. longing for the impossible.
DETAILS.
full name: dorcas evelyn meadowes. nicknames: every version of dork possible. strawberry jam. dob: december 15th; sagittarius. age: twenty-five. gender: cis female. pronouns: she + her. orientation: lesbian.
height: 5' 7". eye color: brown. hair color: black. distinguishing features: tattooed octopus sleeve on her right arm. regular scratches and bruises from roller derby and her creatures. she can never be sure where they come from. occupation: new owner of the magical menagerie. working on an updated book on creatures. hobbies: roller derby. dancing. pretending everything is okay.
FAMILY INFO.
father: brody luke meadowes. mother: ivy elsa meadowes. siblings: no. it's complicated. but his name would have been milo brody meadowes. other family members: extended. not close but not estranged. pets: she doesn't believe in "pets", she believes in companions and intriguing beings. however, her crup, chester, is the brother she was supposed to have. but she opens her arms to all.
fc: kiersey clemons.
WIZARD THINGS.
blood status: half-blood. house: gryffindor. animagus? no. wand:
core: dragon heartstring. dragon heartstrings produced wands with the most magical power, and which were capable of the most flamboyant spells. dragon wands tended to learn more quickly than other types. while they could change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bonded strongly with the current owner. the dragon wand tended to be easiest to turn to the dark arts, though it would not incline that way of its own accord. it was also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental.
wood: cherry. the western wand-purchaser should dispel from their minds any notion that the pink blossom of the living tree made for a frivolous or merely ornamental wand, for cherry wood often made a wand that possessed truly lethal power, whatever the core — though if paired with dragon heartstring, the wand ought never to be teamed with a wizard without exceptional self-control and strength of mind.
flexibility: inflexible.
length: 10 3/4"
patronus: octopus. boggart: an empty bassinet.
BIO.
[ tw: miscarriage. ] when dorcas was seven, there was a terrible upset in the tight-nit family. ivy was pregnant which brought joy and heartache. dorcas couldn’t wait to be a big sister but that was not in the cards as her mother had a miscarriage and went into a depressive spiral. when dorcas became an adult, she began to have complications of her own. when she went to see a healer, she found out she was infertile. there was nothing they could do. this is something that has followed her and made her want to honor her family that much more.
death eaters took her father away early in the war. it was the turning point where she hardened herself and became much more present in the war. he's currently still missing. a piece of her got ripped away.
dorcas become a proper magizoologist. she was an expert in no time. it was her calling. scamander's book was her bible. she picked up the mantle to continue creatures that hadn't been written about. she studied everything delicately and hard. she planned to have it published to spread knowledge.
during the war she was approached by suspicious characters wanting to persuade dorcas to share her information about creatures and what they were able to do. she knew what they were getting at and refused, facing certain death. luckily the cowards disappeared.
while at hogwarts dorcas excelled in all subjects. despite some outbursts dorcas found amusing, most teachers liked having her and her contributions in class.
dorcas came out as a lesbian while at school. she had fun, exploring who she had denied. however, she found that first love, the one that convinced her she truly could deeply love another woman. she still longed for that love but hadn't had any luck.
as a child her parents took dorcas on a trip to the states. it was there that she fell in love with strawberries. especially with sugar, the ones in england were never quite the same but they were always her snack of choice.
following the war dorcas found herself in the place to purchase the magical menagerie -- something she'd wanted for some time. she hated seeing the animals cramped into the little shop. they weren't properly cared for and it broke dorcas' heart. she went behind the shop and created a large space each needed to roam. no one could see it which made for a better space anyhow. once cleaning up the store she couldn't have been more proud of herself. she was excited to have non-humans surrounding her rather than the other.
during the change of hands at the magical menagerie, the saleswoman stated that crookshanks had been an inhabitant of the store for a long while, as no one wanted him. dorcas did -- until he found a new loving home.
when at hogwarts dorcas was on the gryffindor quidditch team as a beater. she enjoyed being seen by the school as someone who could hold her own -- as if it wasn't already obvious. it was the first thing she found that covered up her anger and sadness, something roller derby would replace.
roller derby, baby! dorcas could play quidditch but there was something about that part of her muggle self. digging her feet into the ground, beating the shit out of other girls -- with consent. the vandetta vixens had a great reputation. and dorcas, or strawberry jam, was a rebel. it worked wonders to get her emotions in check. it saved her, honestly.
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