Althea Rowle

Athea Rowle is a pureblood witch who holds a grudge against the current Hogwarts staff due to being snubbed a position as a professor. She is currently allied with the Forgotten and operates as their cook.

## Appearance

Althea has shoulder-length dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes. She wears dark green glasses and her wand has a dark stain.

When first introduced, she wears a black turtleneck and a black hair scarf with silver accents.

## Personality

Althea is stoic and cool-headed. She is also very closed-off, showing a reluctance to interact with many members of The Forgotten, especially in a vulnerable manner. However, she has a soft spot for the younger members, and is an ultimately capable teacher. She also makes effort to always have members' favorite foods in stock, and clearly cares for the gang as a whole. She begins to open up over time, truly bonding with individuals.

## Backstory

### Early Life

Althea was born to Medea Travers and Caelum Rowle, a pair of pureblood and members of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. While sympathizers to Voldemort's cause, they weren't official Deatheaters, and were therefore not locked away at the end of the Second Wizarding War. She attended Hogwarts, sorted into the Hufflepuff house, and in her later student years faced the possibility of expulsion after being caught one too many times sneaking into the forbidden section of the library to steal books. Ultimately, she graduated with near-perfect NEWTS and immediately began a career as a spell researcher.

### Hogwarts Rejection

Sometime between graduating Hogwarts and before Argon's march, Althea applied for the position as charms professor at Hogwarts. Ultimately, she was passed over, and the job was given to Gracie Darling. Althea has mentioned that the reason she was given for this was her reputation as a student. The assumption was that she was obsessed with the dark arts; however, she was simply interested in learning. Althea became bitter, and her anger was directed at Darling, the hiring staff, and Hogwarts as a whole, and within the following weeks was approached and manipulated by Argon to join his army.

### March on Hogwarts and Joining The Forgotten

While a member of Argon's Army, Althea didn't make many friends, however she has stated that she came to know both Jack and Puck tangentially. While participating in the March on Hogwarts, Althea dueled and defeated many professors, however she and her assigned companions soon came across a group of students, and when faced with the very people she once wanted to train she realized what she was truly marching for. She turned on her allies, choosing instead to protect the students, and defected. She left the grounds immediately after.

Months later, Althea reached out to Jack, after hearing whispers of him forming a gang. He agreed to meet with her, and she joined The Forgotten after a meeting between the pair of them. She soon fell into the role of the chef, and also came to take on the jobs of organizing supply runs, divvying jobs, and handling what little finances they have. She has explained that her anger towards Hogwarts and Professor Darling hasn't waned, but that she no longer desires to exact her revenge.