Belle Theriault

* Simon Bouchard
* Maelee Bouchard
(née Levesque)

(uncle)

* Vilandra Bouchard

(aunt)

* Takis Obote

(uncle)

Belle Arianna Theriault (b. 1 July 2022) is a Canadian Half-blood witch the daughter of Damian and Arianna (née Bouchard). Belle has four siblings.

## Biography

#### Early Years

Belle Arianna Theriault was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 1, 2022, to Damian Theriault and Arianna Bouchard. The second child and first daughter she joined her brother Brayden (Feb 2020). Her father was eighteen years old, while her mother was three months from her eighteenth birthday.

Her parents were not married when she was born but they married four days before her first birthday. Belle was named after her mothers favoruite Disney character Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

Belle was joined by three younger siblings Rhône in March 2024, Karlie in March 2029, and Joel in November 2031. Belle grew up with her siblings between Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario.

As a child, Belle found solace in hugging trees, feeling connected to nature. She often wondered about the stories they would share if they could speak. Belle still likes hugging trees occasionally, even if some might find it strange.

#### Ilvermorny (2033-2040)

On September 1, 2033, she started Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. That night at the sorting, the Pukwudgie statue raised its arrow into the air when she stood on the Gordian Knot. When they went to select their wands the wand that picked her was made of Willow, fourteen inches and the core was a Saltwater Serpent Spine. When she started, Bray was a third-year Thunderbird student.

By November of that year she had formed a solid circle of friends - including Izzy Hawthorne, a fellow first-year in Wampus House , and second-year students Kara Waters from Thunderbird House, Morgan Tennelstone and Yuriko Koiwai both in Wampus House.

In July 2038, for her sixteenth birthday, her Uncle J let her bring her best friends down to his house in the Florida Keys for a four-day weekend. One night Morgan had the idea to take her uncle’s car for a nightly joy ride. While her uncle was asleep, the five of them piled into the car. Unfortunately, their adventure ended not even twenty minutes later with a minor crash and a visit to the No-Maj police station.

## St. Le Roux

After completing her education at Ilvermorny in June 2040, Belle had a clear goal in mind - to pursue a career that would allow her to help others. Her Aunt Caitlin, who was a Healer, had inspired her during her teenage years. Belle spent a lot of time discussing the Healer career path with her aunt. The summer before her fourth year, she began volunteering at St. Le Roux. The experience was invaluable and cemented her passion for serving people.

In September 2040, she started her training at St. Le Roux's Toronto Campus. Belle completed her training in September 2043 and has been working as a Healer at the Toronto Campus for the last eight and a half years. Belle is thinking of transferring to one of St. Le Roux's other campuses.

## Relationships

#### Morgan Smith

In October of her first year she met Morgan in the courtyard. She was eleven and Morgan was twelve. The girls quickly formed close bond. Morgan introduced her to her friends Kara and Yuri who would also became cherished friends. When Morgan married Nathan in 2047 she was a bridesmaid in the wedding

#### Izzy Harwood

Izzy was an American Wampus student in the same year she was they meet in their first year and became good friends. When Izzy married Martin in 2045 she was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding.

#### Yuri Koiwai

Yuri is a friend that she meet through Morgan. Yuri was a second year American No-Maj born in Wampus.

#### Kara Tennelstone

Kara is a dear friend that she met through Morgan in her first year. Kara was a second year Thunderbird student. When Kara married her long-time fiancé Christian in 2048 she was a bridesmaid in the wedding.

#### Brayden Theriault

Brayden is her big brother they are two years apart and have been close since they were children. They always have each others backs. Though they live in different cities Brayden lives in Edmonton and she's in Toronto they communicate regularly.

#### Albus Potter

In August 2048, at the Rebel meeting in New York City, she met Albus though she knew of him because of his famous parents; she'd never met him before. After the meeting, they took a stroll in Central Park and chatted about everything under the sun. They found that they both enjoyed doing things in nature that grounded them. They started keeping in contact mainly through I-parchment but, at times, old-fashioned letter writing.

## Etymology

**Belle**, pronounced Bel is of French roots and means beautiful or Lovely one. It is a feminine variant of Beau and can also be a shortened version of Isabelle.

**Arianna,** pronounced ahr-ee-ah-nah is of Greek and Latin roots and means most holy. It derives from the Greek name Ariadne.