Brianna Richards

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==Vital Information==
Brianna Richards is a Half-Blood witch of American ancestry. She is the daughter of Lisa and Henry Richards. She is a single mother to her only child Cullen Dempsey.
Full Name: 	Brianna Nicole Richards
Meaning of name: 	Brianna — "Strong"
:Nicole — "Victory of the people."
Nickname: 	Bri (or Bree), Anna
Birthdate: 	June 29th
:Astrological Sign: Cancer
Type of childhood: 	Scary
First memory: 	Being yelled at by her father
Most important childhood event:	Amelia taking the brunt of a reprimand Brianna rightly deserved
Why: 	She is terrified of her father
===Life Before Hogwarts===
In one of her overwhelming fits of emotion Brianna had finally performed magic for the first time. She was in her room pouting up a storm, the air was thick, and room felt cold, and looked very dark, and grey even with the sunlight streaming in through the window. 
Without her knowledge Brianna levitated the majority of the objects in her room. Her dresser lifted off it's legs. The nightstand wobbled in the air. The books, and the bookshelf rattled as the front end and the back dipped while it rose upwards. The desk and chair, even the shoes, toys, and throw rug floated while Brianna's face was buried into a pillow as she balled her eyes out. It was no until she sat up, each item hovered momentarily then dropped to the floor as she wiped her eyes and sniffled forlornly. Her bed, however, remained a good two meters off the ground. When Brianna went to throw her legs off the bed, and stomp around her room the frame fell from beneath her rebuilding itself on the way down. As she, and the mattress she was sat upon descended downward following the frame far enough for her tips of her toes to touch the floor the mattress set back in place. Brianna was proud of herself, and she kept her secret until her letter arrived approximately three weeks later. She spilled her guts to her mother and siblings with the same excitement as if she had just performed the feat only moments ago.
She spent a few weeks after learning they would leave for Hogwarts utterly depressed. A few days after receiving the first of many 'Goodbye' letters that year only added to the pain in her heart. Being separated from Amelia is always emotionally devastating for Brianna, Amelia possibly being Sorted into some Hogwarts house they could not share left her in a state the family was unprepared to alleviate. It would only be one school year until the twins would join, Xavier, Harriett, Brianna and Amelia, if they were able to join Amelia, at Hogwarts. The Salem school year was nearly over, Brianna had returned for the Christmas break and the fog, the clouds that followed Brianna since, had gone. They almost seemed to dissipate, of course, until her father reminded her of what she was losing, and the sullen little girl returned. 
====Gryffindor====
 
It was early in the school year barely a full day into September when the Richards siblings were Sorted. Brianna was pouting furiously, and cried in a silent rage all the way to her room, the Gryffindor dorm. Amelia had been sorted into Ravenclaw, she was a Princess in another tower, or so Brianna believed when she imagined how happy Amelia must have been away from their father, away from home. There was no way imaginable Brianna would to be able to join her in Ravenclaw. She never thought herself to be dim, but she never though herself to be rather bright either. 
Joining her sister at Hogwarts as Ilvermorny transfer students during the 2025-2026 school year, Brianna was sorted into Gryffindor house. She was nervous, but she was also pleased. From the song she knew that she would be nearer to her sister that way. She spent numerous nights furiously pouting, or crying herself to sleep in a silent rage during her loneliest night in the Gryffindor dorm. It used to be a burden, and she hated Hogwarts for further separating her from Amelia. She never spent much time in the tower, and she snuck out constantly. After Xavi, Mal, Chris and Alex were all Sorted into Gryffindor alongside her she lost that lonely feeling. It did nothing to soothe the hurt of being so far away from Amelia. Nothing ever could.
For her Seventh and final year Brianna did a couple of crazy things. She applied to be the Champion for Hogwarts during the Triwizard Tournament. She crushed hard on three unattainable classmates in the span of about twenty weeks. Two of them are gay, and the other remains completely out of her league. She did not let that storm of heartbreak beat her down. Brianna took her savings from her part-time job as a shop keeper, she smashed open her piggybank and splurged. She tried on a beautiful, red, lacy, one shoulder gown, and she fell in love with it. From the moment she heard of it she always wanted go to the Yule Ball, it sounded so elegant and unforgettable. She hoped it would have been with a date. Not having an escort did not stop her from ending the night getting an excellent goodnight kiss from Mitch Dempsey.
She learned she was pregnant with her first child, a boy, in May of 2029. Brianna did foolishly think she was in love with Mitch when she decided to give herself to him. They had a wonderful time at the ball together, he seemed to her like such a sweet, gentle person. She thought he was nothing like her father, and so she falsely placed her trust in him. Her slightly improved marks, her consistency in school, does not whatsoever reflect the emotional and physical condition she was in during this time. Brianna spent the last few months of school pregnant, and not knowing it. She attributed blatant symptoms such as frequent vomiting to "stress" or sudden weight gain to "depression". She was in denial for much of the time.
===Baby Blues===
Brianna's son, Cullen Tighearnach Dempsey, was born on September 22nd, at 2:29 am. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces, and he was 19 inches long. Brianna got to play mommy for less than an hour before his paternal family found him, and snatched him away. The Ministry contacting the family for child support alerted the Dempsey's to the news of their grandchild. Being more financially capable to care for a growing child than a teenage single mother might ever be, the Dempsey family has been granted temporary custody. Brianna will have to go through all the proper legal channels if she wants him back, and at best she would only be granted supervised visitation. 
She worked hard to earn money she did not actually need for Cullen, getting multiple jobs, all with reputable theaters in London in order to prove that she is a stable human being, above all a good fit for her son. She has interested in the idea of going to work for the Ministry of Magic, if it would allow her the same freedoms that her theater jobs do, which she highly doubted it would. She also loved what she was doing, and the fact she came into pyrotechnics all on her own made her proud that she had been able do something with little no help from anyone else. She always felt like a burden, as much as she missed her son his removal from her custody gave her the strength to stand up with without support when no longer needed it. 
===Additional Facts===
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|-|Magical abilities=
Lower education: 	Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Pukwudgie
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Gryffindor Alumna	
Higher education:	O.W.L. Results
:Charms	— O
:Transfiguration — E	
:Herbology — E	
:Defense Against the Dark Arts	— O
:Ancient Runes — E	
:Potions — E	
:Care of Magical Creatures — E	
:Astronomy — E	
:Divination — A	
:Arithmancy — A	
:History of Magic — A	
:Muggle Studies — E	N.E.W.T. Results
:Charms	— O
:Transfiguration — O	
:Herbology — E	
:Defense Against the Dark Arts	— E
:Ancient Runes — E	
:Potions — O	
:Care of Magical Creatures — E	
:Astronomy — E	
:Muggle Studies — E
:Alchemy — O
|-|Skills= 
Talents (hidden or not):	Pyrotechny (manufacturing or setting off fireworks)
Extremely skilled at: 	Transfiguration, Charms
Extremely unskilled at: 	Potions
Good characteristics: 	Caring, Loyal
Character flaws: 	Narcissistic, Clingy
|-|Favorites=
Color: 	Orange
Food: 	Boston cream pie
Music: 	Country and Blue Grass
Clothing style/Outfit:	Casual
Literature: 	Mystery/Suspense
Expressions: 	“You can't teach an old dog new tricks.”
Quote: 	“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
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Recent developments:	
==Personality==
Devoted - Righteous, Heedful, Unyielding, Vain
 
Brianna is a little bit of a baby, she is very emotive. She had Amelia around until her younger sister, and her brothers were born. She is loyal, and she is very caring. She is also able to quickly adapt to the slightest change in any given situation. She is very responsive, always picking up on the little things most people miss. She is very clingy, and she literally lived in the shadow of her elder sister for the first seven years of her life. Brianna while being loyal, observant, and noble is also a very slight narcissist. She is always, and quite possibly over concerned with how a situation may or may not interfere with her life.
Mannerisms: 	Swaying slightly then coming to a slow stop, cupping her elbow from behind her own back
Peculiarities: 	Addicted to the Calming Draught (and Skelegro Potion)
Worst bad habit:	Letting people baby her
Quirks: 	Thinks that almost everyone is lying to her, all the time
Secretly loves the emotional feeling of being scared (when watching movies or riding a roller coaster)
Pet Peeves: 	People telling her to calm down when she has a panic attack
===Appearance===
Shannyn Sossamyn
Brianna has had long light brown hair, she sometimes used the color charm to make it appear blonde. After she lopped the majority of her tresses off, she chose not add color as often as she once did. She has dark brown eyes that are very expressive, capable of showing the fear in her heart when she refuses to tremble, and able to obviously display the love she feels, but may not be able to voice. Brianna has only one striking similarity to her beloved elder sister that she knows of. Brianna shares with Amelia the same creamy, pale, alabaster skin. Brianna does however have a more triangular shaped face, with a strong set jaw, and a very subtle point to her chin. 
==Relationships==
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|-|Immediate Family=
Family Member 	Relationship with them
Mother 	Lisa was a fantastic mother even with the one big mistake she made in life. If Brianna ever has the chance to become a mother she wants her children to love her as much as she loves Lisa.
Father 	Henry is terrible human being, a crappy father, and a person who did not deserve the life he had. Brianna is overjoyed to be away from although she does feel guilty for occasionally missing him.
Elder Sister 	Amelia is the first (and possibly only) friend Brianna ever had. She was her protector, and the only person that made life bearable when it seemed like the world was wanted her to be unhappy.
Younger Sister 	Harriet aka Mal is the second (and possibly only other) friend Brianna ever had. She may be younger, but Brianna will always believe that Mal is smarter and stronger than Brianna will ever be.
Younger Brother 	Xavier has always been a source of joy for Brianna, from the time he was a little boy to the point where he started to get taller than Brianna. She counts on him to be the light in what was an other wise dark life.
Younger Brother 	Chris
Younger Brother Sibling	Alex
Extended family: 
Gwen Matthews Grandmother	Harold Matthews Grandfather	Brighid Richards Grandmother	Marcus Richards Grandfather
 	Gareth Matthews Uncle 	 	Deirdre Richards Aunt
 	 	 	Brian Richards Cousin
|-|Friends=
Friend 	Relationship with them
Barbie Richardson	Brianna met Barbie as lab partners back at school in Massachusetts. Brianna and Barbie were almost always partnered up because they were sat the closest to each other in classes. They became close friends, and still keep in contact.
Alex Anne Martin 	Brianna and Lex were bunkmates back at school in Massachusetts. She was short of friends for a while, but Lex was always there. Brianna and Lex were not the best of friends though the did share a fair amount of mutual friends.
Rose Gabriels 	Brianna met Rose by accident, she was practicing the Supersensory Charm in the Stone Bridge Tower at the time. She was able to convince Rose to help her sneak into the restricted section of the Greenhouses. It did nothing to further the potential friendship.
Andrew Messi 	Brianna met "Eye Candy Andy" in the Forest at Hogwarts, it was while after she realized having the majority of her siblings; Xavier, Mal, Chris, and Alex in Gryffindor would be overwhelming. The got together often debating Dragon Barrel Brandy and Firewhisky.
Coraline Patrick 	Brianna met Coraline at Madam Pudifoot's. Coraline stole Brianna's seat, which the latter claimed was an accident. Brianna had a nice chat with her about people mysteriously vanishing over a cup of tea.
Hank James 	Brianna met Hank while she was wandering down the street. She was taken with the Cowboy from the second she heard his accent. It was like she was back in the states again. She has more in common with him that she expected to have with a total stranger.
Curtis Yap 	
Felicity Rabnott 	
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==Possessions==
Most prized possession:	A 2011 penny
Why: 	It reminds her of the one good memory of her father
Familiar/Pet: 	Thumper (Pygmy rabbit)
Wand: 	Hazel Shrake Scale
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