Mairead Finnigan

## Mairead "Mira" Finnigan

**Mairead "Mira" Finnigan** (b. 2005/2006) was an English/Irish Half-Blood witch that began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 2017. She was in the same year as Los Cincos, and was sorted into Gryffindor house alongside Filip and Oliver.

Mira was the daughter of Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan - born through her aunt, Carol, (half-sister of Dean Thomas) being their surrogate. They would end up having three more children through this way, all of them being Mira's younger siblings.

## Biography.

### Hogwarts Years (2017-2024)

#### First Year

"*Me dad's were both good friends with Harry Potter. Papa Seamus even doubted him because of You-Know-Who in their fifth year. He still gets to hear that rubbish even 'til this day from Daddy.*"
— Mira talking about her parents knowing Harry Potter[src]

Mira arrived at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September 2017. Other students in her year included Los Cincos, Rose Granger-Weasley, Scorpius Malfoy and Albus Potter. During the sorting ceremony, she corrected McGonagall's pronounciation of her name, before eventually the sorting hat placed her into Gryffindor. While at the table, she met James Potter and told him that her parents were secretly dating during the time one of them were dating his mother.

She also said that her parents were expecting yet another child during her first year, which was due in summer.

#### Second Year

**Nearly Headless Nick**: "*And how was your summer Ms. Finnigan?*"
**Mira Finnigan**: "*Quite dreadful, really. A whole baby fiesta, if you ask me. Haven't been able to sleep for weeks 'cause of the little rascal. Even tried to put a silent charm on her, but it seems like I made it worse by setting the crib on fire instead.*"
— Mira regarding her new-born sister, Orla Finnigan[src]
On 1 September in 2018, Mira boarded the Hogwarts Express to begin her second year at Hogwarts. When asked how her summer had been, she expressed her annoyance by her new-born sister, Orla keeping her up at night because of her screaming.

Mira also tried out for Quidditch this year with Filip and Oliver, but didn't make the team like her classmates had done.

#### Third Year

Mira apparently tried out for the Quidditch team again. She also took care of her sister, Saoirse who had just begun and was sorted into Gryffindor. She chose Magical Sports and Health as an elective and was often partnered with Oliver during this time.

#### Fourth Year

During Mira's Quidditch tryout, she apparently set the captain's broom on fire accidentally, without even having her wand on her at the time. She also lost interest in the game after her sister had gotten a spot on the team instead. She began focusing on her studies instead, and seemed to have lost her interest in Quidditch completely. This was much to her sister's dismay since she wanted Mira to watch her play and cheer on her.

She left Magical Sports and Health as an elective, although she continued to be good friends with Oliver. Which is shown when Mira asks him to the ball, and although he rejects her, there are no hard feelings.

#### Seventh Year

**Tiernan Thomas**: "*Stop acting like you're my mam.*"
**Mira Finnigan**: "*Funny you say that, Tier. 'Cause I remember your first word literally being mam and directed towards me.*"
— Mira and her brother Tiernan having an argument[src]
Mira's younger brother, Tiernan, began attending Hogwarts during her seventh year. He was sorted into Gryffindor, and Mira was apparently very protective over him. She would walk him to class and even left her own lessons early so that she could meet up with him. Mira called her brother by the nickname 'Tier.' It is unknown what he thought of this

## Physical Appearance

Mira had a darker skintone with brown eyes and black, straight hair. She was quite tall and was seen as one of the most beautiful girls in Hogwarts at the time. She was mixed race since one of her father was of African descent while the other one was white and Irish.

## Personality and Traits

Mira was quite a responsible person, but could be quite sarcastic whenever she wanted. She had no problem with being mean to people that spoke down about her parents being a homosexual couple. She seemed to also be quite annoyed by her sibling, Orla, not allowing her to get any sleep, and hated when people pronounced her name wrong - but seemed to accept it when it came to Los Cincos since they weren't British. Because of that, people began calling her Mira instead, which she eventually came to like.

Mira was quite clumsy and had the ability to accidentally set things on fire, just like her father. Mira was also quite protective over her younger siblings, which can be seen when her youngest brother Tiernan was sent to Hogwarts in 2023. She wouldn't leave his side.

Mira tried to be a responsible person most of the time, and due to her being the oldest child of her parents she kind of had to. she never showed any dislike towards her siblings, but did show a lot of questions regardinhg her parents decision on a fourth kid since they could barely fit in their house anymore according to Mira.

Mira had a slight Irish accent due to her father Seamus being Irish.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Parents

"*I swear, if me dad's decide to have another kid in 4 years or less, I will be gone before they can even say 'Quidditch.' I've had enough of poopy diapers and 3 hours of sleep.*"
— Mira regarding her parents and their decision on having kids[src]
Mira was the first born child out of her parents Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan. She suspected that her father Seamus was the one that chose her and her siblings' names since they're Irish.She apparently had a very close relationship with her parents, and would often defend them if someone were to say any homophobic remarks at Hogwarts.

Since her parents kept their own surnames after they married, they decided to give each one of their siblings a different surname instead of calling them 'Thomas-Finnigan' or 'Finnigan-Thomas.' Mira was given Finnigan, but said multiple times that she preferred to be called Finnigan-Thomas.

To make things easier for her peers to understand, she referred to her parents as 'Daddy Dean' and 'Papa Seamus.' If she didn't say a name in her sentences, you could still tell which one she spoke about if she used 'Daddy' or 'Papa.' Seamus was Papa, and Dean was Daddy. (In Swedish, Mira would call them 'Pappsen Dean' and 'Farsan Seamus', or simply just 'Pappsen' and 'Farsan.')

When Mira got a bit older, she helped her parents when it came to her younger siblings, and she didn't seem to have any problems with it. She disliked changing diapers and would often lock herself in her room to prevent them from forcing her to do so.

Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas got married in Ireland on may 23rd 2015.

#### Saoirse Thomas

"*Holy cricket, Mira! Did you hear? I made the team! I'm gonna be one of the new chasers!*"
— Saoirse telling Mira about her getting on the Gryffindor Quidditch team[src]

#### Carol Thomas

**James Potter**: "*No, that I get, just... you have two dads. How were you even born?*"
**Mira Finnigan**: "*Me auntie Carol was the one to bear me siblings and I. She's Daddy's half-sister, and was one of the more supportive ones when it came to his relationship with Papa. The others seem to be accepting it now, though. Only took them for me and me sister to be born."*"
— Mira about her aunt being her surrogate mother[src]
Carol Thomas was Mira Finnigan's aunt on her dad, Dean's, side. She also happened to be the surrogate mother of Mira and her three siblings.

### Los Cincos

#### Oliver Bergstedt

**Oliver Bergstedt**: "*Where were you? I had to do the presentation for Professor Wood all alone!*"
**Mira Finnigan**: "*I suppose she had a laugh then?*"
— Oliver and Mira having a conversation after Mira didn't show up for their Magical Sports and Health lesson.[src]
Mira and Oliver met for the first time on September 1, 2017, after the two of them got sorted into Gryffindor. In their third year, Mira and Oliver shared Magical Sports and Health together and were often paired up with one another for assignments. In their fourth year, Mira left the elective and Oliver got quite worried about her. Later that year by Christmas, Mira asked Oliver to the Christmas Ball because he was the only decent guy she knew. Oliver rejected her since he already had a date. There were no hard feelings amongst them. Mira didn't even have a crush on Oliver to begin with.

### James Potter II

**Mairead Finnigan**: "*Me dad's were apperently secretly dating at the same time me Daddy was in a relationship with your mam, but you didn't hear that from me.*"
**James Potter II**: "*I literally just sat down, bloody hell, Mira.*"
— Mairead telling James about her dad's being in a secret relationship[src]
Mira and James were apparently good friends throughout their Hogwarts years. This was due to the fact that Mira would be on every Quidditch tryout for the Gryffindor team, while James was the seeker.