Rhiannon Lovecraft

## Rhiannon Thetis Lovecraft

**Rhiannon Thetis Lovecraft** (b. 09 April 1909) was a British Half-Blood witch, daughter to **Lizabeta Lovecraft (née Trouche)** and **Ilya Lovecraft**. She was a woman with a righteous heart and a deep rooted passion for teaching. Despite all the hurt she had suffered through, she carried on and continued doing what brought her joy. She was stern, yet forgiving. For all of her Ravenclaw pupils, Rhiannon cared more than anything. She took her role as not only a teacher but as a mentor too more than serious. Regarding the art of Charms, Rhiannon was a well learned master.

## Early life

Rhiannon Lovecraft was born to a muggle father and a pure-blooded witch in the year of 1909. Up until her eleventh birthday she spent her childhood at her family home in Nettlebed. Despite her sister not being born a witch too, the two of them were inseparable until it was time for Rhiannon to leave. Upon arrival at Hogwarts, Rhiannon Lovecraft was sorted into the house of Ravenclaw. She proved an adept pupil in many of the given classes but evidently excelled in charms. Whenever she was not spending time in the school's library, she was either fooling around with her boyfriend or had snuck out of the castle to have some butterbeers with her friends. Rhiannon was a student who had it all; good grades, a nice group of friends and a sweet boyfriend.

## Post graduation

Amongst teachers, Rhiannon was preached and it seemed a bright future awaited the promising witch. After graduating from Hogwarts, Rhiannon was still together with her high-school sweetheart and started a administrative career Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes. For a few years, it seemed Rhiannon's fire had gone out as she settled in and was fine with how her life was. If it hadn't been for her boyfriend, she would have stayed where she was her whole life. His encouraging love towards Rhiannon was enough to lit her fire once again. Rhiannon rose in position whilst she had set her eyes upon bestowing the role of Charms professor once a vacancy came available. In her free time, she would spend hours on end digging deep into the matter regarding charms and all that came with it.

Years had passed and it was midst 1934 when Rhiannon received an invitation letter from Headmaster Dippett himself. He had heard about her training, dedication and wish to become Hogwarts' new charms professor. Rhiannon proved herself worthy from her first lesson on and the rest is history.

It was also during this same period of time Rhiannon's then fiancé had grown seditious and distant towards her. He rarely replied to her letters anymore and during breaks she was often times all alone at their home. At first she brushed it off as nothing, to not overshadow the exuberance she experienced teaching something she was passionate about. Still, Rhiannon was unable to keep her strained feelings bottled up.

Over one of the weekends in 1936, Rhiannon travelled from Scotland towards her home to confront her fiancé. There, he begged her for forgiveness and to join him in supporting Grindelwald. He had been part of his Alliance for more over two years now and when Rhiannon refused his importune, he grew furious.

Rhiannon, both too forlorn and disappointed to argue, packed her belongings with the swish of her wand and left for the family home she grew up in where she was met with loving arms of her parents and younger sister.After letting off steam and stowing away her trunks in her old bedroom, she went out for an evening walk with her father, who had grown forgetful over the years and was now in an early stage of dementia.

After reminiscing about the old times, the two of them arrived back at what had once been home. None of it recognisable anymore, as all of it was set ablaze; its frenzied inferno lighting up all of its surroundings. None of it was to be saved, both memories and loved ones were lost in the usage of unrelenting fiendfyre. When Law Enforcement arrived, their culprit was still there, pleading for forgiveness at the feet of a weeping Rhiannon and her father. It was only when they advanced in his direction he hurried to stand up and hasty stepped back, trying to let himself get consumed by the flickering flames. But he was too late, he got arrested and the fiendfyre was taken care of.

Rhiannon was left with a unfillable void and took responsibility in the care giving of her father. She would not return to Hogwarts until 1942, when her father had passed. There she picked up right where she had left and had no issues with concealing her sensibilities.

   Back at Hogwarts, despite all the heartache, Rhiannon thrived again. She took great pride in her teachings, remaining stern yet kind. During the 1940's, when she was still in her prime, she was often met with amorous glances from older students. It was during at the beginning of 1955 that she was appointed as Head of House for Ravenclaw and Rhiannon would now carry a whole new great deal of responsibility