Nuala McDermot

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==Vital Information==
Nuala Summers (née McDermot) is a Muggle-born witch of Irish and Nigerian descent. She is the daughter of the late Turlough McDermot and Ginika Martins.
Full Name: 	Nuala Siobahn Summers (née McDermot)
Meaning of name: 	Nuala (NOO·la) — Diminutive form of Fionnuala, meaning "fair shoulder"
:Siobahn (shiv·ON) — Feminine equivalent of John, meaning "God is gracious"
Nickname: 	Nunu (her siblings), Lala (random people who can't pronounce Nuala)
Birthdate: 	August 29th
:Astrological Sign: Virgo
Type of childhood: 	Depressing, but she managed to be happy
First memory: 	Realizing she was "technically" an orphan
Most important childhood event:	Being kept out of an orphanage, and being raised by family
Why: 	Nuala has been in the care of siblings since she was born
===Life Before Hogwarts===
The eldest of the McDermot children; Lorcan and Sinead, took responsibility for their younger siblings; Nuala, Ronan, and Maeve. Stepping into their parents shoes by becoming the mother and the father they all lost. Lorcan secured a well paying job working in Management consulting. Sinead took a lower paying job as an IT Director giving her the time that was needed to be responsible for what transpired at home. Together Lorcan, and Sinead were able to provide a living wage for the family that was close to what their parents had. It was not the same, but at least they were comfortable. They were not homeless, and they never went hungry. That of course did not mean life was easy for them. Lorcan and Sinead were always contending with social workers who expressed concern over them taking on such huge roles. Maeve, Ronan, and Nuala did not help matters by frequently getting in trouble at school. 
Her sister's told her stories about their mother, and her brothers told her stories about their father. She does not remember her parents, she wants to have stories of her own. She can make believe all she wants, but it always feels like she is lying to herself. She thinks she has a few memories of each of parent, some of her mother's face, her eyes mostly, and a memory or two of the smell of her father's favorite cologne. Nothing she can remember is she sure is her own memory. Everything she knows is something she heard from one of her siblings. She knows that Lorcan likes to use a little bit of the same cologne, she has always known that smell, earth, woody, aromatic warm spicy smell. She knows that she, and her sister's have her mother's eyes. She can see them staring back at her whenever she looks in the mirror.
It was not something she meant to do, at least that was what she told Sinead when she was asked. She was so overwhelmed with emotion trying to tell the difference between Sinead's face, Maeve's face and her own. How would she ever know if those eyes staring at her were her mother's? She was so frustrated, so annoyed and jealous. She balled her little fists and jumped down from the lid of toilet tired of staring at the face they all shared. The face of the mother she never got to know. She let out a grunt, as she landed she heard a crack. She looked up to see that mirror was broken. She never touched it, but it looked a lot like one of her little fists were the cause of the damage. Nuala looked down at her hands to make sure, and saw nothing. She slipped out of the bathroom hoping to ignore it, too bad for her Lorcan was not willing to do the same. It came as a great shock to them that Nuala was a witch. Not one of her siblings had never even heard rumors of magic, before Nuala.
When they learned the truth about a lot of the unexplained incidents all connected to their baby sister from an unexpected visitor it put a cloud over the family, because if forced them to relocate. Lorcan and Sinead were not comfortable with Nuala being so far away from home, so far away from at least one of them. Her acceptance to Hogwarts changed many things among their family, from relationships between family members to they dynamic in their five person household. The fact that she was still their little sister was the one thing that remained constant, and they were going to do whatever they had to do in order to support her. As far as she knew one of her siblings could end of having magic too. 
====Gryffindor====
 
Nuala was Sorted into Gryffindor house, she was over the moon, it is the same house one of her only friends at Hogwarts is in. She is not sure she belongs there yet, but she feels like she will be welcome with open arms.
During her third year Nuala was lucky enough to attend the Yule Ball. She did not have a date, and she did not need one. She went with a friend. She should have gone home to spend the holidays with her brothers and sisters, it was tradition. After a few letters back and forth, the most important one coming from her oldest brother Lorcan, she was convinced to stay at Hogwarts. 
Pleasantly surprised by an early Christmas gift from the family, they paid for a shopping spree in Hogsmeade before the ball. Together Nuala and her friend Nadira picked out matching sequin style gowns from Madame Malkin's. Nuala chose a glittery gold, while her friend Nadira chose a shiny sliver. They bought too many accessories, and more than one pair of shoes each at The Glass Slipper. After a long day treating themselves they had Butterbeer and Cauldron Cakes at The Three Broomsticks. The shopping trip was a little bit more fun than the ball. Nuala met the younger brother of her teammate Peter Summers when she was in Herbology. She was growing oddly shaped carrots. After class was over the offered one to him, he took it and they have been incredibly close ever since.
She earned a spot on the quidditch team during her fourth year. She fell into a rhythm with her fellow chasers Lydia Constantinou, and Arthur Attaway pretty quickly. It was thanks to them, and their beaters Malia Sakellarios, and Mason Brown, that she was able to score a whopping fifty points for Gryffindor in her first game ever. Not to mention how the team rallied together to take home the first win of the season. Her second game was nothing, if not fun. She scored a respectable forty points that game thanks to a lot of back and forth, and support from Arthur. Game Two did not end as well for Team Gryffindor as she would have liked. She did score approximately forty points in the match, but she is sure no one cares since they lost to Hufflepuff. That and the Captain lost control of his broom, and made contact with the ground below. Game Three was a $#^%storm. Team Gryffindor received barely any points towards the Cup after the final. They came in 3rd beating out Hufflepuff in 4th by over one hundred and thirty points Not only did they lose to Ravenclaw, they fell behind Slytherin by a measly forty points. Making the dismal thirty points she scored that match meaningless. She knew everyone was going to blame Peter for his foul on the Head Boy at the time Owen Connor, but, that was not his fault. Peter earned the opening points of the game, he set the tone, a standard for that final game that the rest of Team Gryffindor failed to live up to.
===Additional Facts===
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Lower education: 	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ; Gryffindor	
Higher education:	O.W.L. Results
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:Defense Against the Dark Arts	—
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:Care of Magical Creatures —	
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:Arithmancy —	
:History of Magic —	
:Muggle Studies —	N.E.W.T. Results
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:Transfiguration —	
:Herbology —	
:Defense Against the Dark Arts	—
:Ancient Runes —	
:Potions —	
:Care of Magical Creatures —	
:Astronomy —	
:Divination —	
:Arithmancy —	
:History of Magic —	
:Muggle Studies —
:Apparition —
|-|Skills= 
Talents (hidden or not):	Potions
Extremely skilled at: 	Herbology
Extremely unskilled at: 	Defensive Magic
Good characteristics: 	Perky, Loving
Character flaws: 	Insomnia - She tries not to sleep constantly afraid something terrible will happen while she does
|-|Favorites=
Color: 	Bright colors, neon yellow, blue, and pink
Food: 	Boiled pigs' feet, Nettle Soup, Potato Oat Cakes
Music: 	All styles
Clothing style/Outfit:	She likes to standout
Literature: 	Romance, Metafiction
Expressions: 	“Between a Rock and a Hard Place.”
Quote: 	“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.”
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Rumors: 	
Recent developments:	She wants to Play Pro-Quidditch + Marry Jarryd (in that order)
==Personality==
Exuberant - Devoted, Prudent, Neurotic, Overwrought
Nuala is playful, she loves nothing more (her family excluded) than she loves to have fun. She is disturbingly affectionate, and frustratingly kind. She likes to laugh, and she is always smiling. Nuala is a dancer, she finds rhythm in everything, she loves to keep on m o v i n g, and she hates to be still. She is constantly worried something terrible will happen to one of her siblings, or her friends. She tries not to let darkness take her down. She does not pretend that she has not experienced irreplaceable loss, she knows that now she can see the bright spots a little brighter, and the dark spots a little darker because of it.
Mannerisms: 	Smiles a lot, talks with her hands
Peculiarities: 	Hypnophobia - Fear of Sleep (or of being hypnotized)
Worst bad habit:	She can break almost anything "by accident"
Quirks: 	Is an incessant fidgeter and is always touching her face or head
Pet Peeves: 	She hates to be given nicknames based on her height ; Pint-size, Pipsqueak, Short-stack, Small Fry, Tiny
===Appearance===
Ashley Moore/Alexandra Shipp/Misty Copeland
Nuala has a round shaped face beautiful rich brown skin, and a creamy dark complexion. She has short, dark hair, and big brown eyes. She has a cute, tiny, nose, a little bit wide it sits adorably proportionate to the size of her lips. Nuala takes after her mother, but she does share a few select features with her father as well. 
==Relationships==
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|-|Immediate Family=
Family Member	Relationship with them
Mother 	Nuala's mother. Nuala does not remember much about her. All that she knows is that she looks the most like her.
Father 	Nuala's father. He did not look much like her, but for some reason she thinks she can remember him more than her mother.
Lorcan 	Nuala's oldest brother, he has become like a second father to her since he and Sinead became legal guardians.
Sinead 	Nuala's oldest sister, she has a different relationship with Nuala before their parents died, she has been distant ever since.
Maeve 	Nuala's older sister, she had a different relationship with Nuala before their parents died, now she is distant.
Ronan 	Nuala's older brother, he has been much closer to Nuala since their parents died, almost smothering her with attention.
Extended family: 
Kellan Martins Grandfather	Imani Martins née Savage Grandmother	Sorley McDermot Grandfather 	Brenda McDermot née Rafferty Grandmother
Arthur Tierney Uncle 	Nichelle Tierney née Martins Aunt 	Taileflaith Cahill née McDermot Aunt	Euan Cahill Uncle
|-|Friends=
Friend 	Relationship with them
Jarryd Summers 	Jarryd is the gorgeous younger brother of Peter, he and Nuala met in Herbology class (after Christmas) while growing vegetables. Following a successful first attempt, Nuala offered to share her carrots with Jarryd. Both found the magical edibles to be surprisingly carrot like, despite the fresh taste of dirt they also had to them. It was the beginning of the first romantic relationship for the both of them after admitting to the mutual crush they were harboring for one another.
Peter Summers 	Peter is a funny, and interesting older boy from Gryffindor, he and Nuala met at the Gamekeeper's Hut. Having both gone there with similar intentions they left together to work on his beater skills. Both being a part of team Gryffindor she was happy to help, despite not knowing much about the position. It was a learning experience for them both.
Millie Green 	Millie is a super smart, super sweet Hufflepuff Nuala was lucky enough to meet by the One-Eyed Witch statue. She might still be there if Millie had not been there too. Nuala adores Millie, and not just because she always wanted a little sister, she gets an infectious inspiration from Millie. To Nuala it is a secret power that no one else seems to have.
Amber Holland 	Amber is a strange, and mysterious older girl from Slytherin. Nuala met her in the Transfiguration Coutryard to trying to land that an epic twist flip. She was lucky not to wipe out when Amber approached because she is fairly certain that might have changed the dynamic of their possible friendship. She agreed to show Amber round although neither is fitting as Amber is not new to the school, and Nuala is not and never will be a veteran.
Nadira Shafiq 	Nadira is a girl Nuala's age from Slytherin. They met in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Nuala has a minuscule amount of knowledge in the subject but Nadira on the other hand absorbs it. Nuala is a little intimidated by Nadira, but she loves to hangout with her, she thinks they will be friends forever. (Sisters if they both marry one of the Mertens twins.)
Finn Mertens 	Finn is a boy Nuala's age from Beauxbâtons she met, danced with and talked to all night long at the Yule Ball. Nuala thinks Finn is disgustingly cute, and it frustrates her that she cannot talk about him without smiling. She can easily tell him apart from his twin brother, she sees them as two completely different people.
Honey Stevenson	Honey is an older girl Nuala met while shopping in Hogsmeade with her brothers and sisters. Nuala thinks Honey is cool, she has a cool name and she likes a lot of the same things as Nuala. She was lucky enough to be in the same house as her when she started going to Hogwarts.
 	
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==Possessions==
Most prized possession:	Her mother's wedding earrings
Why: 	It is the only thing she has left to remember her parents by
Familiar/Pet: 	Arion (Persian cat)
Wand: 	Dogwood Unicorn hair
===Spellbook===
Spell 	Effect 	
First Year Spells 	First Year Spells 	First Year Spells
Incendio 	Produces fire 	
Lumos 	Creates a small lit on the wand's tip 	
Nox 	Counterspell to Lumos 	
Protego 	Cases minor spells to rebound or not have their full effect 	
Expelliarmus 	Disarming Charm 	
Wingardium Leviosa 	Levitates objects 	
Petrificus Totalus 	Bind the target's body in a straight position 	
Gripping Charm 	Helps to grip something better 	
Cistem Aperio 	Opens closed things such as chests and doors 	
Trip Jinx 	Causes the target to trip 	
Second Year Spells 	Second Year Spells 	Second Year Spells
Obscuro 	Creates a blindfold over the target's eyes 	
Flame-Freezing Charm 	Causes fire to become harmless 	
Glacius 	Freezes things to ice 	
Defodio 	Dig out materials such as stone, or create gouges 	
Impedimenta 	Binds, trips or freezes the target 	
Bubble-Head Charm 	Creates a bubble of air 	
Arania Exumai 	Knocks over or throws back animals 	
Third Year Spells 	Third Year Spells 	Third Year Spells
Episkey 	Heals minor injuries 	
Salvio Hexia 	Provides protection against Hexes 	
Obliviate 	Removes memories 	
Accio 	Summons and item 	
Expulso 	Causes an object to explode 	
Diffindo 	Cuts or rips the target 	
Finite Incantatem 	Negates the effects of most charms 	
Fourth Year Spells 	Fourth Year Spells 	Fourth Year Spells
Horn-Growing Hex 	Makes the victim grow horns 	
Hair Loss Curse 	Causes the target to lose their hair 	
Supersensory Charm 	Heightens the target's senses 	
Reducto 	Reduces solid objects to smaller pieces 	
Lacarnum inflamari 	Sets clothing on fire 	
Arrow-shooting spell 	Fires arrows from the caster's wand 	
Ferula 	Creates a bandage or splint 	
Fifth Year Spells 	Fifth Year Spells 	Fifth Year Spells
Finger-removing Jinx 	Hexes a finger off 	
Disillusionment Charm	Causes the target to become nearly invisible 	
Oblitus 	Targets and removes one memory, hiding its absence 	
Silencio 	Silences the target 	
Protego Horribilis 	Provides a shield against dark magic 	
Declino alica 	Absorbs spells. Similar to a Shield Charm, but the spell doesn't rebound	
Expecto Patronum 	Creates a Patronus 	
Sixth Year Spells 	Sixth Year Spells 	Sixth Year Spells
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
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Category:Born in Ireland
Category:Irish
Category:Nigerian
Category:Brown Eyes
Category:Black Hair
Category:Left Handed
Category:Name begins with "N"
Category:Witch
Category:ESFJ
Category:Gryffindor
Category:Gryffindor Students
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Category:Unicorn Hair Wand
Category:Expiry