Professor Persephone Petalthorn

==Academic and Professional Career==
Professor Petalthorn was sorted into Hufflepuff at Hogwarts but never graduated. Following several incidences involving necromancy, she was expelled from Hogwarts. This, however, did not dissuade Petalthorn. After graduating from Bothwell and studying wizard law at Beinspora, she ran a difficult yet ultimately successful campaign to have necromancy once again taught in wizard schools.
Although she is able to keep secrets well-hidden, she has the propensity for finding them too, even if it means reading another’s diary. In fact, she often sneaks to steal them.
==Personal Life==
Despite her friendly nature and compassionate personality, Persephone Petalthorn always had trouble making friends. This isolation led to more problems when her personal study of necromancy was discovered. Her compassion was tested when she came across the body of a fellow student who had been murdered. Using her necromantic knowledge, she was able to bring the boy back to life at the cost of half her soul. After he was revived the boy ran off, left Hogwarts, and enrolled in a different wizard school. Persephone never spoke with him until years later and the incident was never reported to the ministry. That boy was Malcolm Gray, a current professor at Hogwarts, who just recently was shocked to learn the price she paid for his life.
When Persephone burned half her soul to restore the Malcolm’s life she lost her ability to properly process negative emotions, particularly distrust, and this leads her to trust others even when it would be unwise to do so. She also is unable to lie. These traits have caused a multitude of problems for Persephone.
One such incident involved Makekif, an ancient vampire, who captured Persephone simply by asking her to follow him. Tortured for information using the Cruciatus Curse, she revealed little because she knew little of value. But Makekif got what he needed by cutting her hair to use in a polyjuice potion. Makekif then used the potion, impersonating the Professor to gain access to Hogwarts. Professor Dustwood, Professor Gene, and a few others had their suspicions, but it was Professor Hudley and Professor Grey who saw right through Malekif.
Eventually she was rescued and taken the hospital wing. Despite the nurses best efforts, she left the hospital often to chat, have snacks, or just because she's bored. Category:Hufflepuff Professors
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