Jay Montague

## **Synopsis**

Jacqueline Montague, known simply as Jay, was a witch who attended Hogwarts from 1993-1998. Born an illegitimate, half-blood child into the pureblood Montague family, Jay was always put down by her family members. Her mother, who had died a few years after her birth was the only one who truly loved her.

While her family went to Death Eater meetings, she would sneak out to explore the Flourish and Blotts bookstore in Diagon Alley. She became fascinated by the study of magical creatures, especially dragons.

She mostly came into conflict with her half-brother, Graham Montague, who was of pureblood status, and about four years older than her. Their relationship often became abusive or violent towards one another, Jay being able to defend herself, even with their age and size difference.

## Hogwarts Years

### **Third Year - (1995-96)**

Even though their relationship proved dangerous, she sat by her brother's bedside when he was supposedly shoved into a vanishing cabinet by the Weasley twins and got hurt attempting to apparate out in April of 1996. He would graduate that same year but she would still be bullied or sneered at by her fellow house members.

### **Fourth Year - (1996-97)**

That following year, she would meet Alex Carrow, who like her, was an outcast in both family and house. The two came quite close during her fourth year, which was apparently only his first, though he looked about her age. He claimed he was just a few years behind.

Together they would spend time at the Astronomy tower, where she would dream of jumping off upon the wings of a dragon to fly in the air. Alex shared her enthusiasm but looked beyond the sky, and towards the stars. He would help her with her Astronomy work and she would help him with his Care of Magical Creatures work.

Later that year, it came as a shock to everyone when a skull appeared in the cloudy sky above Hogwarts, it was soon found out that Headmaster Professor Dumbledore was killed. His body lay below the very Astronomy tower Jay would hang out with Alex. Alex would then tell her he saw his mother leaving with other Death Eaters away from the Astronomy Tower. Professor McGonagall would swiftly take over.

Her friendship with Alex had slowly grown closer over the summer, as he had fled his home to live in a "safer" environment. She would often visit him in Diagon Alley, bringing him food and water, for he was living on the streets and she could not take him in.

### **Fifth Year - (1997-98)**

Though Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic had been taken over by Death Eaters, Jay stayed at Hogwarts. She had told everyone her blood status was half, if not pure-blooded. Only her family knew the truth, but outing her would put them at risk for continuing to harbor her. Professor Severus Snape would take over for McGonagall as Headmaster, leaving Horace Slughorn to take up the position of Slytherin Head.

During her Career Advice meeting with Professor Slughorn, she spoke of her dream of becoming a dragon breeder in Wales, the Hebrides of Scotland, or in Norway. Slughorn may have temporarily crushed her spirit about her future career, reminding her that through most of Europe, dragon breeding was illegal. Though she was excited to hear of a Ukrainian Ironbelly breaking free from its imprisonment under Gringotts bank.

Fighting began in May of 1998 when Lord Voldemort sieged Hogwarts Castle in search of the fabled Harry Potter.