Juniper van Arsdall

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## Appearance

To most, Juniper appears like a formidable character to challenge. She is a tall woman, 5’8”, with raven hair reaching her chest and dark blue eyes, usually piercing through someone. She often looks displeased about something, although this would be inaccurate to her mood as she happens to just not be facially expressive.

She loves to dress in black and other dark clothings. Her fashion style can be compared to “goth,” while her make-up and other complementary colors on her will be reds. Though she would like to show more skin to match this, she does not feel comfortable enough in her body to wear less layers, as she is a plus-size due to being full-figured.

## Personality

Depending on who you are, Juniper’s personality can be vastly different. Most first impressions, especially those in a courtroom, tend to be negative if you are against her. She counters arguments easily and does not let up, like a snake repeatedly biting.

By nature, Juniper is analytical and serious, which makes others uncomfortable and intimidated with her. When one gets past that, it can be seen she is loyal, compassionate, and protective of those she loves. When she struggles to express this, especially at crucial moments, it haunts her for a spun out amount of time. She takes it to her core and person, treating the failure like an unforgivable roadblock in her relationship with the other person.

Unfortunately for her relationships, this means she expects the same concern and investment; hurting her in some way is essentially irreparable. She will not see you the same way after such, and how that affects the long-term relationship depends on how the other person handles the change.

Otherwise, Juniper is a natural leader and can be bossy and strict. She has a dry sense of humor, otherwise often speaking logic instead of something humorous. Many people, even her closest friends, fear her anger - especially if it is justified. This is likely because of how unyielding and scathing she will become, reprimanding like an authority figure.

In a courtroom, she carries a similar energy as her anger that she channel into an assertive and intense character. Her interrogations usually show a clear connection and she is sooner to point out the irrelevancy of grasping arguments.

This confidence and charm does not carry into her personal life well. Outside of acting like a boss in social scenes, Juniper is bad at flirting, relationships, and change. A mix of the three will result in her not holding eye contact, excessive politeness, and attempting to leave the room to distract herself with something that makes her think less. This stems from her absent-mindedness, such as when she stares at the firm floors.

Juniper isn’t very insecure with herself, however. Her biggest insecurity lies within her body weight and shape, which she logically knows is unimportant but makes her feel inferior next to more attractive women and men at times.

## Biography

### Early life (19xx-xxxx)

Juniper was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 10th, 1995. Both of her parents were Half-bloods who attended Hogwarts in their earlier years. They moved to the United Kingdom in 1997 so she could also attend, as Hogwarts does not take international students.

While they got established in the country, they had a second daughter in 1997, Britannia. After a few months, they fearfully noticed she showed no signs of magic. They waited up to five years before they concluded she was a Squib. In late 2002, Juniper’s parents had twin daughters, Deidra and Ernestine. Both were magical, known later on.

### Adolescence (xxxx-xxxx)

Juniper began Hogwarts in 2007 at age 12. There, she excelled in her studies and was very social outside of classes. She noticed a growing rivalry with a Slytherin, Victor Bennett. She had learned from her parents a vampire’s nature but she had never imagined she would attend with one. She was initially fearful of him and their growing competitiveness, ignorantly thinking he would either hate her, “or worse - fancy her.” After a while, she did grow out of this mindset and by her Fifth Year, took their rivalry more smugly when they both became house Prefects.

By that time, she befriended a half-Veela in her house, Sophia Valentine. She liked her, but had irrational thoughts early on (e.g. wondering where her beauty ended and personality started) and trying to find things to dislike, such as her gossiping tendencies. With more time, she again grew out of this mindset and the effect of her beauty died down to admiration instead.

Unfortunately, with Sophia and her pining boys, there came a certain one named James Faraday. In his First and Second Year, he was polite, quiet, and studious, like his best friend, Nicholas Massey. His behavior 180'd by her Sixth Year. He became aggressive and offensive: he discriminated against Victor, discouraged prankster twins Ian and Isaac Zjakic, and severed his friendship with Nicholas.

Juniper and Victor worked together to keep James out of trouble, but Juniper began to feel a lot of social stress. She considered cutting off her friendship with Sophia in order to avoid James, and she noticed the blatant speciesism that Victor endured through James’ sanguivoriphobic comments.

In her Seventh Year, Juniper was made Head Girl and Victor was Head Boy. This catalyzed them becoming best friends, learning they were very alike in personality and work ethic.

In addition to drinking he began doing the previous year, James took up recreational drugs and became very sexually active. While his comments did not waver, he seemed to show more disregard for his well-being and academics, instead of plain hatred for everyone. By December, James was on the brink of expulsion.

Admittedly, Juniper wanted James to get expelled, as she thought Victor was too invested in monitoring him. She was disappointed when she received an owl from a Third Year boy, Theodore Pavlov, with news James managed to not get expelled under the assistance of Terry Boot, a prominent Hogwarts alumni. This feeling was short-lived and overtook with horror when she returned to Hogwarts on January 2nd and learned Terry had taken his life the day before.

Juniper felt awkward when behaviors shifted: Victor, who had met him a week before, turned inward; Theodore seemed psyched out; James and Nicholas became inseparable like their early years.

In spring, Juniper remarked James needed to be scared straight. Victor took this too seriously and arranged for James to use his habit of disobeying him to lure James to the Whomping Willow. There Theodore, secretly a werewolf, would be transforming that night.

Juniper attempted to intercept this plan, but was too late to stop him from entering. She heard screaming from within and entered, blocking James - and to her surprise, Sophia - from the creature.

Using magic to block against him, she got slashed across her forearms before James helped pull her out. Theodore held onto her leg and tried to bite into her ankle, before she kicked him. After releasing, Juniper used Aguamenti on her leg to clean the saliva before it entered any wounds.

Fortunately, Juniper never got any lycanthropic symptoms, much to her paranoia. Her relationship with Victor suffered for the remaining months after this. Juniper eventually asked James why Sophia was there, and learned he wanted to impress her with this forbidden part of Hogwarts. Sadly, Theodore went under the radar for the rest of the year, too betrayed to speak to Victor, and too ashamed to face her, Sophia, and James.

Before her N.E.W.T. exams, Juniper received an owl, learning that her parents were in a train accident and had died. She missed the tests to go back home, and took legal responsibility for Britannia, Deidra, and Ernestine. Grieving, she still returned to Hogwarts and did make-up tests for her absence, finishing with passing marks of A’s and O’s.

Juniper graduated in June of 2014. She used her parents' funds to care for her siblings as she looked for work. Britannia, 16, was already bitter about being a Squib in a magical family. She didn't take Juniper's presence well, and Juniper struggled to keep her in line.

Meanwhile, her twin sisters were to start Hogwarts that September, ages twelve. In spite of their earlier events, Juniper and Victor kept contact through owls and learned he couldn't hold down a job, in spite of his exceptional performance in Hogwarts. The two became growingly bitter over the next four years, but did get in contact again with Sophia, who also struggled as a half-Veela, being too “distracting in the workplace.”

Britannia moved out at the age 20, much to Juniper’s disappointment, but also relief.

### Adulthood (xxxx-xxxx)

In 2017, Sophia and James eventually remet at a party, and learned he was pursuing his vocation to be the “Finest Alchemist." The four remet all together a number of times to discuss their troubled lives post-Hogwarts.

Later, they remet Theodore through Sophia. It was no secret Theodore would be in the same boat as them for being a werewolf. At this point, Juniper had been holding down a waitressing job for years.

It was then that Theodore said it would be easier to get jobs in the Muggle world, causing the group to have an epiphany. The five brainstormed a tall plan to find Muggle occupations that they could do with magic instead of “proper education.” Still, this idea was completely unrealistic as they did not know where to begin or have the funds for such a thing. That was until James produced his first gram of gold from his rigorous alchemy work.

Juniper and the others put James to work, making him create gold to finance their plans. In the meantime, the others studied what they wanted to do and how to do it. Despite not existing in the wizarding world, they settled upon a "law firm," with "lawyers, cases, and courtrooms."

They took to understanding these terms and concepts, along with laws of the United States, their chosen country. They narrowed down to New York to learn state laws, and recruited witches and wizards to join their firm.

Juniper became an illicit private prosecutor, working mostly with tort cases. She always visited her sisters in the UK for the holidays when they were not in Hogwarts, and deposited money into the Gringotts bank every month.

It was beneficial that Sophia, James, and Victor had Muggle upbringing, but it was still hard to rival professionals with Muggle education in their domestic countries. It took the firm years to take off, being funded by James’ gold, but with magic, it gained some reputation eventually. To Juniper, she felt utterly out of her element and she was very scared about being caught and the idea of failure.

It was then that Juniper took a fascination with Richard Sinclair, one of the best state prosecutors in New York. She studied his behavior and tried to mimic his techniques in the courtroom. She was upset after his death in 2027, especially for not knowing that he was largely driven by surreptitious means. Nonetheless, her similar workstyle did not go unnoticed by the prosecutor’s son, Blaire Sinclair. He approached her in 2027 and asked if she wanted to pursue that method, including he was aware that she was not a “Muggle.”

Desperate for more success for her firm, and with an underlying ego that they would not be caught like Prosecutor Sinclair, she agreed and the firm became allied with Blaire.

Over the years, the firm grew to be much more shady but distinguished, though she feels they lost morale within that period of time.

She hired Roy Parker, apparently a “genius” in the underground, to be Victor’s assistant, not knowing what him being a former member of “the organization” meant.

Soon, she learned they were a group of vigilantes that took down people like Sinclair Sr., Blaire, and Ria Jager, his partner-in-crime. Although Juniper did not approve of their work in itself, she knew by 2030 that there was no easy way to get out of the field of work.

It was then that Sophia had a hazy prophecy about an organization team in Chicago falling. The prophecy was given to Juniper, who had it in her office. The organization founder and NYC team leader, Atlas, came in and stole the prophecy (much to the embarrassment of James, Sophia, and Victor).

Livid, Juniper informed Blaire and Ria, and the former managed to threaten to get it back. Robin Rayner, a member of the NYC team, brought Atlas to them with the prophecy, calling him a traitor and acting very aggressive. Much to the firm’s confusion, Juniper inquired if they were going to execute her on the spot. Blaire and Ria agreed, but Theodore pitched he did not think that that would be good to do on their front step, much to Juniper’s relief.

(It was later revealed that Atlas was actually Artemis Brocklehurst under a Polyjuice Potion.)

A few months later, they received a request from Blaire and Ria to erase the memories of Barry Orin, another member of the NYC team, so they could use him as a weapon. Juniper left it to them to figure out who would do it; James and Victor agreed to do the deed, while Sophia did make-up for James to pose as Harley Ramos, Barry’s best friend and colleague. After witnessing how sad Barry’s life was, James and Victor didn’t want to give Barry back, so they asked Theodore to convince Blaire and Ria that it would be more effective to let him live on the streets without his memories, as working in the underground might damage his fragile mind with too many reminders. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, they released Barry.

Juniper was surprised at how lucky her friends were at avoiding seriously life-ruining requests, but this luck would run out in November, 2031. While at a birthday party for Jai Mathur, a therapist she met for a civil case a year ago, they got a phone call from Blaire to put out a fire.

They quickly arrived to do so; Theodore stepped away to talk to Blaire and Ria, the latter who had Brennan Ferris on his knees, and Victor was commanded to move two hostages to another base, though Juniper was not aware of who these people were. After the fire was out, and Blaire was updating them on what had transpired, James got a phone call. He took it, much to everyone’s horror.

During a nasty exchange, James revealed he forgot to tell Blaire and Ria about Axel, a mysterious criminal everyone was after, including the organization. Blaire commanded he get executed, and the firm failed to defend him. This resulted in James getting shot in the chest, right before he disapparated.

Though the firm didn’t hear from James for over a month, they inferred he wasn’t dead, and this was confirmed when Victor saw James running in a street a month later and tackled him.

On Christmas Eve at the firm, Juniper and a number of others were subjected to an experiment of James’, which made them all turn against each other, especially Victor.

A number of touchy topics were brought up during the experiment, making them hear things they’d never say to one another. This made Juniper, Theodore, and Sophia mad at Victor for weeks after. They later reconciled in the hallway after figuring out they must have been tricked.

James confirmed this in mid-January, saying he needed to split their alliances to buy time and save the two hostages from earlier, two children named Jacob Reid and Rhett Archie.

The group took a moment to apologize to James for letting him get shot, and Juniper offered his position at the firm, which he told her he would think about. Sadly, he has yet to accept and instead went to work independently, more or less as an anti-hero in the underground.

In February, Juniper and Victor discussed the possibility to try dating. Sophia poured a love potion in Victor’s water, getting Theodore in on a similar plan to play cupid, unaware of their own agreement. James happened to text Victor before he saw Juniper, causing him to fall in love with James through his contact photo instead.

Juniper received a call in the morning, three days later, about what happened between him and James. It was initially amusing, but she became disapproving when Victor later told her at work that he planned to continue pretending to be in love with him. He explained an elaborate plan to get close to him and solve his problems, as he sensed he had a “secret” to his past.

In spite of her warnings, and their previous idea to try dating, Victor went ahead with his plan. This hurt Juniper, which created a hole in their friendship to her. She worked on ridding her crush on him as well as made it clear she would have no part in his plan, especially when it comes out. She has since shown to be unsympathetic to his relationship problems.

In the beginning of May, Axel caused a terrorist attack on America through their televisions. Juniper was approached by James, who was chosen as a benefactor, in request of a loan to save his friend and hostage, Cerulean Rorschach. Victor, Sophia, and Theodore all donated $100,000, while Juniper donated $1,000,000.

Juniper admittedly feels very guilty with James and felt obligated to help. She saw him on-and-off until August, when they are both on a hostage ship of Axel’s for his game show.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Parents

* Juniper and her parents presumably had a good relationship, as she was an exceptional student and was sorted into Gryffindor, the same house as her father. She never felt like their deaths fully hit her the way it should have due to the responsibility she acquired after.

#### Siblings

* Britannia
	+ Juniper and Britannia seem to have a rocky relationship, as she was not present much in her life after she began Hogwarts. It was unfortunate that she had graduated right after their parents’ deaths, leading her to automatically take on an authoritative role in her life. Their relationship is unknown since Britannia moved out.
* Deidra and Ernestine
	+ It can be assumed Juniper and her twin sisters have a decent relationship, especially as they are all magical. She no longer needs to send money to them but still visits frequently.

### Colleagues

* Anastasia Ely
	+ Anastasia worked on the second floor of the law firm as a defense attorney. It can be assumed they got along well from how upset Juniper was with her death in July.
* James Faraday
	+ Juniper values James as a colleague and friend, though she doesn’t receive the same vibe in return. In Hogwarts, she found him troublesome and inconsiderate, but he did assist a lot in establishing and sustaining the firm. Juniper feels a lot of guilt with James after he was shot.
* Roy Parker
	+ Juniper and Roy like to jokingly complain about Victor a lot. She chose Roy to be his assistant in 2027 when he heard about his intelligence, though she did not know he was a transgender boy when she chose him.
* Sophia Valentine
	+ Juniper likes Sophia, but she does not feel they are as close as they were in Hogwarts. This is likely because of her position as her boss nowadays, as Sophia is her paralegal for cases, as well as secretary for the firm. Their relationship seems to be healthy outside of when Sophia does something selfish or stupid, in which Juniper reprimands her harshly.
* Theodore Pavlov
	+ Similar to Sophia, Juniper sees herself more as Theodore’s superior than friend nowadays. Theodore is less problematic than the other three, though, so her and Theodore usually get along. She thinks Theodore feels a bit off with her ever since the Seventh Year incident.

### Friends

#### Victor Bennett

* Victor is Juniper’s best friend since Seventh Year. They are quite similar and have had their ups and downs in the relationship, but hold a deep respect for each other as colleagues and friends still. She wishes Victor would stop treating people as cases outside of work, however, as well as take a day off.
* Thea Abney
	+ Thea is one of Sophia’s close friends from Hogwarts. She thought she was very energetic and aggressive, but liked her company as she scared off a lot of boys from Sophia. She also dated Ian while Juniper was a Sixth Year, so she saw her a lot more by that time.

### Government

#### Law

* Antonio Borrego
	+ Antonio was a witness during her tort case of the Archies v. Jacob Reid in 2029. She has met him prior through other cases, and thinks he is very analytical and honest in his work.
* Artemis Christos
* Arthur Atlee
* Jai Mathur
	+ Like Antonio, Juniper met Jai at the trial that he was a witness to. She thought he was sweet and felt moved by his starting career being damaged to further prosecute Jacob.

#### Ministry of Magic

* Horatio Nicolosi
	+ Juniper seems to get along with Horatio, seen mostly during their Hogwarts years. She knows him more through his relationship with Sophia, which seems to be very social and energetic.

### The Underground

#### New York City

* Blaire Sinclair
	+ Blaire is technically Juniper’s highest superior. They actually still have a neutral relationship, as she never did anything to upset him or compromise her integrity, unlike the others.
* Brennan Ferris
	+ Juniper does not seem to interact with Brennan a lot, though it can be assumed they have a decent relationship, as he is Roy’s boyfriend and they are all allied.
* Quinn Ferris
	+ Like Brennan, Juniper doesn’t talk to Quinn much. She sees she has become a closer friend to Sophia, and is grateful for that.
* Ria Ventura
	+ Similar to Blaire, Ria is a superior to Juniper. She seems to have a fine relationship with her, like Blaire, as she has never done anything wrong to them.

#### Axel's Workers

* Alastair Hollister
* Ali Zayani
* Axel Ventura
	+ Juniper never met Axel prior to the game show, but had heard horrible things about him and saw him torture Cerulean on T.V. She donated a million to his ransom demand for James. She thinks she hates him because he broke Vesper’s wings, leaving a note to stop staring at the floors.
* Caden Fox
* Ciel
* Kiệt Lâm
* Lena Harlow
* Malaya Reyes
* Markus Young
* Mariana Dos Santos
* Matias Moreno
* Naoko Asato
* Niran Rojjanasukchai
* Seo-Yeon Lee
* Sethos Elsaied
* Stan O'Brien

#### The Organization

* Abigail Sprecacerene
	+ Juniper sees Atlas as a natural enemy. She has a distaste for her after she broke into her office and stole her prophecy.
* Barry Orin
* Cerulean Rorschach
* Esther Laine
* Gideon Rowan
* Harley Ramos
* Jacob Reid
* Robin Rayner
	+ Juniper met Robin when he brought her the fake Atlas. She didn’t really know him, so she doesn’t consider what he was doing “acting,” as she never had anything to compare it to. She still finds him troublesome for the firm.
* Sydney Echevarria
* Tadashi Matsumoto

### Other

#### Acquaintances

* Ian Zjakic
	+ Juniper fancied Ian a long time ago, thinking he was cute, funny, and athletic. It only lasted a few months once she realized they had no real substance. In Hogwarts, she thought his pranks and jokes were very funny, but she couldn’t stand the trouble he would get into at the same time.
* Isaac Zjakic
	+ Juniper finds Isaac strange, but inwardly considered him a big rival academically. She felt a sense of glee when she caught him participating on a plan with Ian.
* Nicholas Massey
	+ Nicholas is the “golden student” to Victor, Juniper knows, in contrast to James. She thinks he is very respectful but knows something is odd about him when hearing he was in Azkaban for seven years.

#### Misc.

* Rhett Archie
	+ Juniper feels protective over Rhett from the 2029 case. She knows he has a lot of mental health problems, and a lot of it was perpetuated by Jacob. She wants him to get better and does not believe he should have been released after he was hostage for six months.