Maria Petukhova-Déonté/Profile

Merwyn's Mum

## Maria Elizabeth Petukhova-Déonté

> "MERWYN ELENA PETUKHOVA-DÉONTÉ!"
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> ― when Merwyn breaks something
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## Appearance

Maria is a slim woman, approximately 5'5" tall. She has long, red hair, and dark brown eyes. She keeps her hands clasped in front of her, in case she needs to quickly sign. She generally wears solid colored blouses and skirts. Her ‘casual’ wear includes dark skinny jeans.

## Personality

As a child, Maria was quite bubbly and eager, yet sensitive to her surroundings. As she grew older, she did not mature as quickly as her peers, and when she became an adult, she was easily overwhelmed. This led her to immature actions, such as substance abuse. It took over a year of continuous counseling and learning before she matured enough to operate independently. It was Russia herself that showed, and forced Maria to act like an adult, emotionally and mentally.

Maria is selfless and loyal, often putting her family’s needs before her own. However, due to her tendency to neglect her own needs, she requires a strong support system.

## History

It was March 16, 1978, that Maria Young was born in Texas to two muggles, and it was approximately 1982, that Maria and her father relocated to England.

At the age of 11, Maria received her letter to Hogwarts for the next school year, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw. Maria indeed loved learning and continues to learn her entire life.

She likes to say that academically wise, she did fairly well. However, she was not emotionally maturing. It took until Maria was well into her twenties before she properly learned communication skills, barriers, and mindfulness. This emotional stunting is attributed to her rapid loss of hearing due to Meningitis. At the time, she felt quite closed off and isolated from the rest of the community, despite their best efforts to reign her in.

After Maria had graduated, she attempted to run an apothecary and adopt a child, all of which proved to be mentally and emotionally exhausting, as she had yet to fully mature in those areas. She had to give back both the child and the shop, which proved to be her snapping point. Her mental health suffered and turned to substance abuse. A friend from her years at Hogwarts found her, and checked Maria into the Psychiatry Unit at St. Mungo's.

Maria, worried over the threat of Voldemort and anti-muggleborn sentiment, left St. Mungo's and moved east, regaining her bearings in a new place where she had no attachments. She decided to work in a family-owned apothecary near Koldovstoretz (колдовсторец), the Russian wizarding school. It was there, where Maria met her husband, Alexander (Александр). They dated for two years, before being engaged for another two years, before finally marrying.

While she was content in Russia, it was he who wanted to move to England. Maria quite insisted on staying where they were, but he stated that he wanted her to attempt to reach back out to her 'roots' and face her personal demons.

While Alexander got a job as an accountant for muggles, Maria joined the Ministry’s Department of Magical Education. Having been married for four years, and having stable jobs and a home in Scotland, Maria and Alexander decided they were prepared to have a child. Shortly before she found out she was pregnant, Maria met a woman, Nora Déonté, in a bar, and found herself attracted to her, yet did not want to damage her relationship with her husband. After a conversation with her husband, Maria was surprised about her husband's openness and had more discussions with Nora. They came to an agreement of a poly relationship, in which all three would be happy.

Approximately two and a half years after Maria and Alexander's daughter, Merwyn, was born, Alexander left for a conference in London. As he was crossing a street, he was hit by a driver who was texting and was killed instantly, leaving Maria widowed. Unable to cope in the Scottish home, Maria moved to Ireland along with Merwyn, to live in the Déonté cottage. During this period, Maria and Nora grew even closer together and Merwyn naturally took to Nora as another mother.