bye, bye, blackbird

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Maggie never thought much about what it meant to be part-Veela, or even what it meant to be a witch. Growing up, she knew she was magical, but it didn't mean much at all to her when all of her favorite things in life were No-Maj. Being part-Veela was the same way - she knew what she was (who she was), and it didn't bother her, but that never really seemed to matter... Until she got to Ilvermorny. It was when she was finally around a group of children her own age that Maggie realized that she was pretty in a way that went beyond what was normal. It bothered her slightly, but not enough to make a fuss.

What bothered her was how her mother taught her how to "deal" with being part-Veela, since she knew what it was like to be half-Veela, and the potency of the magic that came with it. When Maggie was thirteen, some kids in her house started "dating" - of course it wasn't real dating, they were just kids, but it made them feel responsible and grown up or something of the sort, and Maggie mentioned the phenomenon in one of her many letters home to her mother.

The next time she was home for the summer, Maggie's mother took her to a private area of the big top and gave her the talk. It was different from the first talk, explaining how babies were made, but it was just as awkward, because all her mother really had to say was that Maggie had to be responsible with her gift. Maggie didn't understand. She had never shown interest in wanting to have a boyfriend, just conveyed that that was what other girls were doing, and showed even littler interest in forcing someone to be with her through her Veela powers! She was more than mildly insulted that her mother would insinuate that she would take away someone's free will, especially since Maggie had been so busy trying to figure out what she wanted for herself. She wouldn't do that, even if she could.

Needless to say, the conversation put a strain on Maggie's relationship with her mother, and even more so, her relationship with herself. She hadn't been a fan of her Veela-ness before the talk, but after, she detested it. Maggie didn't want to make people love her if it was all going to be fake, and she didn't want to be beautiful if all that meant was spending the rest of her life wondering if someone wanted to be with her for her, or for the way she looked. Maggie would rather be loved than beautiful.