Professor Ev Jackthorpe

==Academic and Professional Career==
Professor Ev Jackthorpe is the daughter of American diplomats Brent and Mari Jackthorpe. Brent is a halfblood, and so is Mari, making Ev a halfblood as well. Mari is a polyglot who speaks seven languages, and her skill was passed down to Ev. Her parents were transferred to an embassy in the UK when she was 10, so she attended Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin.
After graduation, Ev became a Gringotts cursebreaker, using her prodigious linguistic skills to help translate for her team. While working in the field, she continued her studies and obtained her Masteries. After her contract with Gringotts, she worked for the Gnomes of Switzerland and then the Royal Pixiu Bank in China. Her work in this field brought her to the attention of the Library, leading to her helping out the Librarians from time to time. Her latest expedition was to Atlantis, where a cursed tomb trapped the team for a month. Because of this, Professor Jackthorpe was slightly late to Hogwarts this school year.
==Credentials==
Jackthorpe speaks the following languages fluently:
* Living/Human
** English
** French
** Spanish
** Mandarin
** German
** Japanese
** Greek
** Arabic
** Russian
* Dead/Human
** Latin
** Atlantean
** Cholan
** Egyptian
* Living/Magical
** Mermish
** Goblin
** Elvish (high and low)
She also speaks several dialects of these languages, and has skills at teaching languages she does not personally know.
Masteries:
* Linguistics
* Runes
* DADA
==Personal Life==
Due to the influence of her muggle family members, as well as their travels around the world, Ev has a very loose concern for the difference between "muggle" or "wizarding" things. Similarly, she picks the language that works best for her when speaking, dueling, or ward breaking. She picks what works best for her and uses that tool for each job.
Ev is skilled in adapting magic in other languages, using linguistic runes to perform some magic without her wand. She has several magical runic tattoos, only some of which are visible in the classroom. She also has the ability to temporarily embed runic spells into her skin. These can be used to assist in ward breaking, in defense, to increase luck, and to turn invisible, among other things. These spells are in a variety of languages, depending on which can be best crafted to her purposes.
As Ev maintains her day job during the Hogwarts breaks, she spends much of her free time studying for her next expedition. However, she does know how to let loose, and particularly enjoys a good joke or a bit of snarky conversation. Ev is a lesbian, and single. While she is not particularly looking for love, she wouldn't mind stumbling across it.
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