Post by rose harriet granger-weasley on Oct 27, 2022 7:27:10 GMT -7
rose harriet GRANGER-WEASLEY
WAND 11 ⅞ inches, rosewood, dragon heartstring core, unbending
APPEARANCE Rose is 5'6" in height with a thin build. Although she is biracial, with a Black mother and a white father, her skin tone is relatively light, and her skin is heavily freckled. She has ginger hair like her father but with a curly hair texture that more closely resembles that of her late mother. She has brown eyes and occasionally wears non-prescription reading glasses. Rose has neither piercings nor tattoos of any kind, nor does she have any significant scarring. Generally, Rose's fashion sense is neat without being on top of the latest trends. She tends to wear mostly basics and neutrals that aren't likely to go out of style quickly, preferring to own comfortable, high-quality garments as opposed to a high quantity of garments of a lower quality that she'll likely have to replace more frequently. Also, considering that she spends most of her time teaching young children, anything that's easily washed is a plus. | pronunciation ROWS HAIR-ee-uht GRAYN-jur-WEEZ-lee nickname Rosie (rarely, and only by relatives) age & birthday 22 22 September 2005 gender & pronouns Cisgender female She/her pronouns blood status Half-blood sexuality Pansexual face claim Erin Kellyman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PERSONALITY True to her nature as a Gryffindor, Rose is strong-willed, courageous, and occasionally looks before she leaps, but to assume that her only personality traits fall in line with her Hogwarts House would be incorrect. The Sorting Hat knew what it was doing when it Sorted Rose into Gryffindor, no doubt, but she is also highly intelligent and introspective—traits that could have easily put her in Ravenclaw House instead. While ambitious like a Slytherin, she isn't so much so that it comes at the expense of others. And although she is a hard worker and loyal (to her family above all), she has learned that both have their limits. Much of the reason why Rose is the way she is relates back to the expectations that were set for her from childhood. She was told that she would be successful because she seemed to the adults around her like her mother's mini-me, and she had no reason not to believe that. Growing up and figuring out that she was her own person was difficult, and she felt especially guilty following the explosion that killed her mother for not cherishing the time that she had with her while she was still alive. Gradually, Rose has become more level-headed with age, but she still maintains a fiery spirit inside of her, now using it to inspire her students and motivate them to become curious learners and critical thinkers. Her greatest goal is to see her students succeed in life, and she looks forward to being able to see what they will do in the future. Alongside this, though, Rose does fear the return of darker times. Explosions and anything that sounds like them are still major triggers for her because of how her mother died, and she hates the realization that the magical world is unlikely to stay relatively peaceful for very long. ORIGIN & RELATIONS Ottery St. Catchpole, Devon, England, UK father: Ronald Bilius Weasley, 47, co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, pure-blood wizard mother: Hermione Jean Granger, 1979–2025, former British Minister for Magic, Muggle-born witch sibling: Hugo ___ Granger-Weasley, graduated 2025, occupation open, half-blood In addition to the characters listed above, Rose's extended relatives are the Weasleys as well as the UK-based Potter family through her paternal aunt Ginevra "Ginny" Potter (née Weasley). HISTORY Rose Granger-Weasley was the first of two children born to married couple Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. By the time she was born, her parents were already famous throughout the magical world for the role that they had played in helping to defeat Lord Voldemort years before. She grew up viewing the members of Dumbledore's Army and their respective families as extensions of her own large family, and she had a more privileged upbringing than most. Because of her mother's intelligence, her father, especially, held Rose to a high standard. She was always praised for her cleverness, even when she was simply on track for her normal developmental milestones. She was eager to please, though, and set high standards for herself. Consequently, she became perfectionistic at a young age, getting upset when things weren't done precisely as she wanted them to be. Luckily, Rose grew out of that stage before becoming insufferable, but her intelligence remained not unlike that of her mother. She had a good grasp on her magical abilities relative to her age as she grew older, though her father would always talk about her as though she were the world's greatest child genius. Rose wasn't quite that gifted, however, and she had a desire to be more than just the "clever" one. She had learned from her mother that smarts weren't everything and that it was also important to have other qualities, so she tried her best to be well-rounded. In her quest to become well-rounded, Rose soon found out that athleticism wasn't exactly her strength. She didn't have a knack for flying or Quidditch at all, and it was a disappointment for her. Getting hit by Bludgers wasn't really fun, and it was far more painful than she expected it to be. She decided that she was better off keeping her feet on the ground where possible… and sticking with reading as her favorite activity. When she arrived at Hogwarts at almost twelve years of age, Rose was Sorted into Gryffindor House, just as her parents had been before her. She never had any trouble fitting in at school because of how many cousins and friends she had there from her first day of her first year, and it couldn't have been a better situation. Hogwarts was everything that she had expected it to be and more. (Of course she had read all about it in Hogwarts: A History. She was her mother's daughter.) As she began her studies at Hogwarts, Charms was her best subject, while Flying was her worst. Rose wasn't even sure why she had to take Flying when she knew that she didn't want to play Quidditch. It wasn't as though the teachers just let students take brooms from the school and fly off to Hogsmeade when they weren't even old enough to leave the grounds with parental permission. Knowing that she wouldn't have to take Flying past her first year of school was enough to motivate Rose to get through her lessons, though. Rose's second year was similar to her first, with the main difference being that she didn't have Flying as part of her schedule anymore. Still too young to add in any elective subjects, she focused heavily on Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts but soaked up any advice she could about what she should choose to take in her third year. After deciding against taking Divination, Rose picked three elective subjects. The first was Muggle Studies, which she wanted to take because her maternal grandparents were Muggles and her paternal grandfather was fascinated by them. The second was Arithmancy, since she liked mathematics (and the way "Arithmancy" rolled off her tongue made it sound impressive). Lastly, she decided that she would take Care of Magical Creatures because she thought that magical creatures were interesting, though she wasn't sure that she wanted to take the subject to NEWT level. Third year was far more interesting than the previous two years had been for Rose, particularly because she could finally go into Hogsmeade on Hogsmeade weekends instead of having to hear about how much fun all the older students had in the village. There wasn't too much to do there but drink butterbeer and buy sweets, but she wasn't opposed to going. As for Care of Magical Creatures, she didn't dislike it, either, but chose to drop it as a subject when the workload for Arithmancy became heavier than she expected. All in all, the added privileges were a nice touch. When her fourth year came around, Rose was dismayed to find that even the subjects that had been easy for her in the past had begun to increase in their difficulty. She was still a good student, but it was more of a challenge to stay on top of her assignments than ever. The teachers claimed that it was to ease them into the level of work that would be expected of them on their Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations, but it certainly seemed like a lot. Going into her fifth year of school, Rose knew that her OWLs were a big deal, but she wasn't as anxious about them after the preparation that she had received the previous year. She mostly wanted to get her examinations done and over with, especially with how much she'd had to hear about them from her older relatives. No longer having to take so many subjects—and only having to take the ones that she did well in and wanted to take—for her last two years at Hogwarts sounded ideal. Having spoken with her Head of House about her career options, Rose knew that she wanted to work for the Ministry in some capacity, and she knew which of her courses were technically more important than the others. At the same time, Rose knew better than to blow off any of her exams, and she didn't. It wasn't much of a surprise to anyone but Rose that she came away with good marks on all her OWLs. Her worst examination had been in Astronomy, though she knew that was almost certain to happen. By "worst", she earned an "Acceptable", which was still a passing grade. Narrowing down what to take at NEWT level was the hard part, so at least continuing with Astronomy was out of the question. The summer before her sixth year was when things began to change considerably. These weren't just changes in Rose's life, though; they were bigger than that, big enough that they affected the entirety of the magical world. Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt, a former Auror whom her parents had known since they themselves were teenagers, was killed. Rose was bothered by his death but knew that there wasn't much that she could do. Starting another year at Hogwarts seemed like it would be a fresh start and an opportunity to put the uncertainty of the summer behind her. Rose was wrong about that, though, because it only got worse. A first-year Muggle-born student was killed on the Hogwarts Express before the term had begun, and a fourth-year Muggle-born was killed about a month later on the school's grounds. Rose was shaken because of how senseless it seemed, not to mention that her mother was a Muggle-born who had gone on to thrive in the magical world. Before 2022 had ended, there was an attempted murder of a third Muggle-born student, another dead Minister for Magic, and a change in headmasters at Hogwarts. Rose hadn't lived through her parents' experiences as students, but she couldn't say that she liked the direction in which things were going. The arrival of 2023 brought with it every chance to turn Rose's sixth year around, yet life only became more complicated than it was before. Professor Neville Longbottom, a close friend of her parents, was instated as the next headmaster of Hogwarts, which seemed about as positive as anything could be. They were still without a Minister for Magic at the time, however, which wasn't exactly ideal. Given that she was still underage, Rose probably wouldn't have given it too much thought, except her own cousin Victoire ended up being the one elected to the position. Having a relative running the government should have been exciting, but Rose remained uncomfortable with it. The past two Ministers for Magic hadn't stepped down, nor had they been forced to vacate the position. No, they had been murdered, which was unnerving when it almost guaranteed the same outcome for Victoire. Life was alright for about a month and a half after that, which seemed simultaneously like a record and like no time at all. Then came the first of April. Hogwarts was attacked, and numerous students were kidnapped. The Muggle-born student who had previously survived attempted murder, Ethan Johnson, was killed, and a seventh-year Slytherin girl named Elaine Dupree took credit for all the murders. Rose remained on edge, barely eating or sleeping for days, until the kidnapped students were found a few days later, but she knew that she wouldn't be able to view Hogwarts in the same way going forward. Getting to go home from school for the summer sounded like absolute bliss, though Rose soon realized how close she and everyone else on the Hogwarts Express had come to not being able to do that. The train platform was blown up before the train had arrived, and it seemed like pure luck that the timing had been enough to save so many lives. Rose was relieved to get back to Ottery St. Catchpole, where she hoped she would be safe for a few months, at least. The summer was about as nice as any that she could remember, and the announcement that the next school year would include Hogwarts's hosting the Triwizard Tournament gave her entire family plenty to talk about. It didn't seem completely safe that they would be bringing a bunch of foreign students to the castle so soon after it had been attacked, but Rose supposed that similar circumstances hadn't stopped Hogwarts back in the autumn of 1993, either. Being in her seventh year at Hogwarts and more than of age, Rose knew that she technically could enter the Triwizard Tournament when the opportunity came, but she chose not to. She didn't want the pressure of representing Hogwarts in front of the world (or at least most of Europe), but she didn't mind the presence of the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Though not everyone was willing to go out of their way to spend time with students who weren't from their own schools, being in the same year as the students who had come with the other schools' delegations definitely helped. Rose couldn't say that she was best friends with every last one of the foreign arrivals; still, she had multiple familial connections to the Triwizard Tournament of 1993–1994, so it felt wrong not to be a gracious host. The Triwizard Tournament, though frightening at times to have her cousin Molly as the Hogwarts champion, was fascinating to watch. The Yule Ball was also like nothing Rose had ever seen before, and she enjoyed it even though she didn't have a date to accompany her. Although it was far from a "normal" Christmas for her, Rose hadn't wanted to miss it for the world. As the new year began, Victoire stepped down as Minister for Magic due to illness, though thankfully she was still very much alive. Rose was slightly frustrated that her mother, Hermione Granger, was elected to the position next. Though Rose knew that her mother was more qualified than most to hold the job, she didn't want anything to happen to her. Still, she was proud to say that she was the Minister's daughter, and she trusted her mother's decision-making abilities. Unfortunately, the excitement was short-lived. Neville, too, had to step down from his post as headmaster at Hogwarts due to illness. It wasn't as bad as it could have been, though, because Professor Minerva McGonagall left retirement to return to the castle and take his place. Professor McGonagall was essentially a legend, so having her as her headmistress was pretty exciting for Rose, who had no doubt that Hogwarts was still in good hands. The rest of the year seemed as though it might actually go smoothly, but Rose didn't want to speak too soon and kept those thoughts to herself. She continued to take interest in the Triwizard Tournament and was always intrigued by the tasks that the three champions were required to complete. She hoped that she would never have to encounter anything like those tasks in her life outside of Hogwarts, which cemented her decision to apply for an internship opportunity with the Department of Magical Education. (While Rose didn't want to seem as though she was using nepotism to make her way in the world, she had too many relatives with Ministry connections to avoid those kinds of discussions entirely.) It was almost unbelievable to Rose when her own cousin Molly won the Triwizard Tournament as a whole, but she was thrilled. There was no reason not to celebrate, and it had been a while since the atmosphere at Hogwarts had been so jubilant. For a few days, at least, it didn't matter that they still had classes to attend and—for the seventh-year Hogwarts students—NEWT examinations on the horizon; they could party. About three weeks later, though, the excitement at Hogwarts waned. The delegates from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang had to return back to their own schools, which was disappointing in itself. What was even worse was that both the Beauxbatons carriage and the Durmstrang ship exploded on their journeys back from Hogwarts. The incident left only a few students from each delegation alive, and those who lived faced serious injuries and a lengthy recovery. With examinations cancelled in the wake of the tragedy, Rose had a little less to worry about, at least momentarily. She barely had time to catch her breath, though, before her uncle Harry—Harry Potter, for whom she had been given her middle name—had gone missing. If Rose hadn't been devastated enough, she was inconsolable then. Not wanting to ruin her future by giving up the internship with the Department of Magical Education that she had been so fortunate to receive, especially without official NEWT grades, Rose went ahead with it, even as Harry was presumed dead that August. Even more challenges also arose within the department as they prepared for the arrival of students from Ilvermorny, the main wizarding school in the United States, after it had been vandalized. At home, things weren't much better. Her parents had separated, with the intention of divorcing, and it stung for Rose to know that her mother and father were at odds with each other. She loved them both dearly and didn't want to get caught in the middle of anything, but a tiny part of her was grateful that at least she was an adult. The autumn of 2024 went fairly well, but Rose had learned not to count on much of anything staying as it had been. In one fell swoop before the end of December, dragons had made their way through the winter festival being held in Hogsmeade, and Azkaban prison had been destroyed—with nearly all of its inmates escaping. Of course it wasn't particularly comforting to know that there were escaped prisoners running loose, but Rose had to maintain some hope that her mother, as Minister, would figure out a solution quickly. Apart from trying to wrap her head around everything that had happened the previous year, the beginning of 2025 went a bit more smoothly. There was nothing overly concerning, and Rose had begun to wonder if the universe had thrown everything at her that it had in store already. It seemed that way for months; life was looking up again, and Rose had begun to adjust to how life was going for her. In May, however, a disease called Hag's Fever began to spread widely across the British Isles, forcing the Ministry to impose travel restrictions. Everyone on the islands was required to remain there, and no one outside of them was allowed to enter. While that was probably okay in the short-term, it created a lot of additional problems, particularly for those trying to get in or out. Luckily, there was some better news when it was reported that Elaine Dupree had been found and killed by Aurors from the Ministry. It wasn't the end of the problems in the magical world by any means, but it was certainly helpful after everything that Elaine and her followers, the Purifiers, had done. At around the same time, Rose was offered a permanent position as a member of the Ministry's OWL Examinations Council, which she happily accepted. What was supposed to be an incredible opportunity to watch the final Quidditch match for the championship title in the British and Irish Quidditch League a few days later, however, quickly turned into the worst tragedy yet for Rose. An explosion at the stadium killed her mother and countless others, and Rose was in attendance when it happened. The sudden and tragic death of her mother crushed Rose beyond anything that she had experienced, and Rose decided to take a leave of absence from the Ministry to keep her performance in her new role from suffering terribly. She sought help from Healers at St. Mungo's, knowing that there was no way that she would be able to recover from what she had experienced without it. Little by little, Rose began to get her life back on track and piece together what it would be like not to have her mother in it. She stayed in her new position in the Department of Magical Education and was happy to know that her mother's close friend, Viktor Krum, was successfully elected as Minister. From her perspective as a member of the OWL Examinations Council, it was nice that she wouldn't have to worry about a Minister who wanted to shake up education policy dramatically. Though there were occasional other hiccups, like the fall of the barrier protecting the Druids on Hy-Brasil, Rose was less worried about those because they didn't affect her as directly. She was able to breathe for what felt like the first time in a long time, and even more so as 2026 brought with it the return of her uncle Harry. If she couldn't bring her mother back, Rose reasoned, at least he was still alive after all. She didn't want to cling to him too much, but she knew that he would understand her relief. For most of the spring, Rose was busy with work and making all the preparations that were needed for that year's Ordinary Wizarding Levels. As weird as it might have sounded, it was sort of fun to be on the other side of it, even if the tight deadlines were a pain. She was looking forward to the administration of the exams because it was one more thing that could be crossed off her neverending to-do list, but the unthinkable happened. Elaine Dupree wasn't really dead before, but she chose to take all of Hogwarts with her. Rose was horrified on multiple levels, and she was immediately flooded with memories of how her mother had died. Once she had finished everything that she needed to do for the upcoming OWLs, she decided that it was time for her to bid Ministry life goodbye. Instead, she opted to be self-employed as a private tutor for students who were staying within the British Isles instead of going to one of the other magical schools abroad. Not everyone could be taught by their parents or guardians, after all, nor could everyone afford to spend an entire school year abroad. Rose enjoyed the tutoring work more than she imagined, and she liked the relative stability that it provided as the Ministry and many Hogwarts staff members worked on what to do about the castle. Tutoring wasn't stress-free, but it was nice. She also liked that she got to help students at a wide range of ages and with various subjects, building upon what she had learned at Hogwarts as well as her work for the Ministry. As the year came to an end and it became apparent that Hogwarts would be reopening as three schools for different year levels on the same campus—adding a university of sorts in addition to a primary school—Rose was curious about the possibilities it might provide for her future. On the one hand, she thought briefly about pursuing further studies, but she couldn't see herself doing anything other than teaching since she had started doing that. With that in mind, she applied to teach the Reception class at MYSTIC, the new primary school that was being considered as part of Hogwarts as a whole. It would be the youngest year at the school, and teaching such young children would be slightly different from her previous experiences. At the same time, Rose viewed it as a positive challenge and was ecstatic when she received word that she had been offered the position. She accepted it and immediately began to plan her lessons for September. Just prior to starting her job as a teacher at MYSTIC, Rose decided to move out from under her father's roof, and she bought a two-bedroom cottage in Hogsmeade with Ron's help. Although she is thrilled to have her own place and entertains her family and friends there when she can, she still makes sure to stop by Ottery St. Catchpole as frequently as her schedule allows. WANT AD
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