Brielle Calder

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rped by lilly maraBrielle Calder is a first year Gryffindor, and the ~~half~~-sister of Ballycastle Bats seeker Aquarius Calder.

Brielle Calder is the product of an accidental one night stand between a Chinese woman and a Korean businessman working in China. Both believed completely in the One Child policy that had recently been abolished upon Brielle's birth, so her mother put her third child up for adoption after the father refused to let his only child be a girl. Some people would never change. So, she was given the name Yang Socyeon, not particularly linking to either of them aside from Korean naming, and it was requested she was sent to the same orphanage as her sister, so that she had *some* company. They didn't know she had already been adopted, and their American family who had adopted Aqua were passed on their request. They happily adopted Brielle into their little family, although she and Aqua were to be teased for not resembling their fathers Gino and Joe.

At the age of five, when her older sister Aquarius was about to go to Salem, things were turned upside down for a moment when a magical outburst of Brielle's led to a *Colloportus* charm being put on the door so nobody could leave. While Aquarius was gone, as she grew older the girl turned to foreign film, music, linguistics and travel for comfort as well as learning the languages of her parents, Mandarin and Korean in case she wanted to visit 'home'.

Finding creative purpose oppressed the natural laziness she might have otherwise had, giving her joy in learning and curiosity that led to some rather reckless pursuits. Brielle somewhat resembled Joe in that she did certain things without consideration - like engaging in contact sports and martial arts, fighting, and rule-breaking ideas at school.

As more and more punishment rained down after a move to England (due to an attack on Aquarius at Salem) for backchatting, incomplete homework and such like, magical outbursts became increasingly and concerningly frequent, the girl gradually learning to manipulate it to impress and get her way in general. This behaviour was not what Gino and Joe expected, and, fearing retribution from the ministry, pulled her out of school to be taught at home. While the schooling she got was far less academic it at least kept her magical mischief behind closed doors. She became more and more interested in her heritage and found out her real connection to Aquarius through old archives, although this has not changed their relationship in the slightest. Much to her parents' relief she received her invitation to Hogwarts at long last.

Brielle, unlike the majoity of her family, is an ENTP - and thoroughly enjoys the thought of mentally overcoming other people in unnecessary (verbal, mostly) sparring. She tends to drift to the minority opinion to be stubborn, rarely sticking to one idea unless it's her own genuine thoughts, which she defends strongly and can be seen as over-defensive of her right to speak. Magic enthuses her with curiosity of how she can use it, or bend the rules of "physics" and all that jazz, because she doesn't like to be normal, conventional, or god forbid a "basic bitch". Sometimes, if she feels people fulfil that last category, she can find herself distancing from them - if she doesn't, she could just be downright *rude*, as she doesn't really have perception of others' feelings. She's busy looking after herself predominantly, and having fun with the balloons on the ceiling of her head.

She won't be found doing laborious or boring work, and won't do well with learning theory or homework. The things she gets involved in need to evoke the internal passion and curiosity within her, leading her to be very hands-on and want to learn to do things practically and independently. This need for passion often leads Brielle to search for reckless and life-changing pursuits, never settling on one vision of perfection as there will always be *one* more thing that she wants to achieve on the longest bucket list ever. Her number one aim is to befriend a lot of other magical creatures, some of whom are not known for being friendly, and have friends from every Hogwarts house. She can sometimes be seen as hyperactive, overenthusiastic and often selfish, not having ever really understood the concept of sharing things.

Dealing with a constant wanderlust will be difficult for a girl who hates having both feet on the ground. Brielle is, unquestionably, a dreamer with a taste for far-off worlds she has never explored. She wants to climb mountains, be the most daring and brave daredevil everyone knows, and wrestle a bear. But this taste for far-off worlds is somewhat satiated by everything foreign. The Kitchens somehow cater for her taste in specific dishes, as well as those from her homeland - she enjoys quite a lot of Thai cuisine specifically. Brielle also has a great love for linguistics, foreign music and cinema being ways she keeps this need in check. After schooling, she wants to go on an impromptu trip around the world with her friends.

Brielle will find it difficult to commit to a relationship as she needs things exciting and new. People need to be interesting, and she's going to be experimenting with girls and guys alike, as well as anyone who doesn't identify as either. She certainly isn't picky, but she's going to be falling in love recklessly and be in it for the fun and the street cred that comes with having dated the most popular people in school. She's not one to be bothered by the labels, she's the one *giving* them in the end. She'll drag everyone with her into the depths of her recklessness into the forbidden forest, way before their time and...yeah, she's okay with it. One thing she won't deal with well is jealousy - she's willing to take desperate measures that could be considered 'low blows' if she's jealous. To some degree she resembles a Scorpio more than a Libra, unlike her sister who is the ultimate Aquarius.

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