Artist: Mandy Jurgens
Full Name: Adelaide Giselle Rosier
Female, 26 y/o, August 8, Pureblood Teacher, DADA - former Ravenclaw Wand: Blackthorn, 12 inches, Phoenix Feather, Unyielding Patronus: Hawk
Personality: Adelaide is, so to say, an unfocused perfectionist. Someone with too many curiosities and interests within her, but finding herself with too little time and attention to truly resolve herself. Her mother often complains that she never grew out of the 'curious-toddler-state' in which she asks too many why's and how's, easily carried away until the next why and how pops up for her. However, once she has latched on and committed herself, no matter how arduous, Adelaide is known to do it well. She is the person that dots her 'i's perfectly over its stem, that makes sure that all lines are aligned and straight, and that nothing is forgotten. This makes her uncompromising at times and hard to work with, leading to many broken relationships and lonely projects. Adelaide is someone that prefers figuring things out for herself rather than having someone hand her the answer. A hands-on lady of intense levels.
Though standing at a parallel to her somewhat intense personality there is a sensitive heart underneath. One that cries for the struggles of her family, and breaks for each failure, and struggles with each departure. It is that sensitivity that ultimately brought her back to Hogwarts, but also brings her the keen observational skills to recognise and pick up on the small details. Though once upon a time she tried to fight this emotional side of hers Adelaide is learning to embrace it now, exploring new ways in expressing herself, and learning how to let go of the strings of control.
History: The Rosier family was once a powerful pure-blood family originating from France. Considered to be amongst the Sacred Twenty-Eight they put much of their influence into advocating the expulsion of muggleborns and other creatures from the magical world. However, ever since the fall of Voldemort in the Second Wizarding War and the shame that was brought upon the Rosier family after the arrest of two of their members they have been working hard to keep their head up high in the eye of scrutiny.
Her mother drilled Adelaide and her siblings to be the best they could be and beyond. A pressure under which Adelaide suffered a lot. Perfection was key and there was no room to slack of. Such was the price the Rosier family had to pay for their shameful role in the war. The fact that the opinions within the family hadn't changed much was of no matter, they were simply instructed not to utter them. Political correct answers, fake smiles, practiced manners, they were part of the reality in which Adelaide found herself. A reality that weighted heavily on a young female that was out of breath and in need of freedom. It developed into an obsessive need for control and perfection.
It wasn't until Adelaide could start attending Hogwarts that she got that breath of fresh air. It was the first time she got out of the bubble that was her family and the pureblood supremacist world, a step out of the little bubble in which she grew up. That she was sorted into Ravenclaw was another blessing in disguise, though her parents made sure to write to her their disappointment in her inability to continue the tradition. It was in Hogwarts that Adelaide could explore who she was, rather than who she had to be. It was a freedom in which Adelaide had no idea how to conduct herself, but which she enjoyed immensely. It was an environment in which she learnt that what she hated the most weren't the muggleborns or the half-breeds like her family had always ingrained upon her, but the suffocating traditions and protectionism that existed within her circles.
That Adelaide settled for a career as an auror instead of pursuing a political career, or something more ambitious, was a surprise to everyone. Her parents had wanted for her to chose a position with more influence, while her schoolmates had known Adelaide as an outcast of her own social circle that refused to play to their beat. Instead the job as an auror was chosen as a compromise. A place within the ministry, like the wish of her family, but also just enough outside the sphere of influence to be useful; as per her own wishes. It was a decision riddled with unhappiness for the former-ravenclaw.
The career and life of an auror is a difficult and dangerous one. With her wit and her investigative skills Adelaide was often put on difficult track and apprehension cases, along with the occasional kidnapping case. And while she was good at what she did the stories were often dire and wretched, with more-often than not a bitter ending of some note. It was a time that required Adelaide to swallow down her own thoughts and opinions and had to close her heart and shut her eyes. A fatal combination as with that she also shut down her greatest talent, resulting in the loss of a colleague. Horrified the female realised that she couldn't continue down this path and promptly resigned, handing in her cloak and badge. A fact her parents jumped upon immediately as they saw a new chance to push their plans onto the woman. However, having foreseen that Adelaide announced her new career as the new DADA professor of Hogwarts.
Back to her roots Adelaide is slowly reinventing herself as she returns to the place of her fondest memories, exploring pieces she had thought she had lost and finding new surprising sides to herself. For all the observational powers Adelaide has she had forgotten to watch over herself.
Fun facts:
Is infamous for having been part of every club that was available in Hogwarts, though she never stayed around for long as her interests took her elsewhere.
Also rather infamous for being unable to have friends and partners at the same time because of her stringent and intense work ethic
Is actually really self-conscious about her freckles since her mother used to call them 'imperfections'
Has already plundered the school archives to read the studentfiles of the currently attending students and more...'
Often mistaken for a Slytherin because of her nickname 'snake', but that honestly refers more to the fact that she always has cold hands and feet. People have sworn that her body temperature drops to freezing points when she is asleep
Actually has never dated, crushed, confessed or done anything in the romance department.
Appeared in: Hoggy Rebirthed, Legend of the Kingmaker. Both found on IwakuRoleplay
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