Alessandra Quinnley

Alessandra Quinnley (b. 11 March 2017) is an Irish muggle-born witch. Alessandra is the personal muggle-born servant of Sara Loftin.

## Biography

#### Early Life

Alessandra Quinnley was born on March 11, 2017, in Carlow, Ireland, to muggle parents. Alessandra has two older siblings, a brother and a sister. Alessandra had a happy and simple childhood, then one day, she showed signs of what would turn out to be a magical ability. Alessandra was scared and confused about her newfound abilities; she did not understand why she differed from her elder siblings.

Her family supported her abilities, and they told her never to change who she was as a person and that she needed to embrace her magical gift.

Shortly after her eleventh birthday in 2028, she and her family were visited by Professor Neville Longbottom. Professor Longbottom told her and her family that she had been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Professor Longbottom, the Headmaster of Hogwarts, told her some about the classes she would be taking and that a member of the Hogwarts staff would accompany them to Diagon Alley to get her school supplies.

#### Hogwarts (2028-2035)

On September 1, 2028 she started Hogwarts and was sorted into Hufflepuff house. Her best classes were Charms and Herbology. While is school she befriended and became best friends with Giselle Reynolds. Giselle was also muggle-born but had been adopted by a wizard family.

At the end of her final year of Hogwarts, Addom Lestrange came to power. Alessandra wanted no part of either side of the war. Alessandra knew that her family being muggles, would be in danger, so to protect her them, she erased all their memories of her. Though it broke her heart, she knew it was the best thing she could do for them to keep them safe.

#### Halloween 2046 (Capture)

On Halloween night 2046 her life was changed forever. That night though she was in no mood to celebrate, she wanted some fresh air, so she went for a walk. Shortly into her walk, she heard screaming and thought it was children scaring people, but then there was an explosion, and smoke filled the air.

Alessandra realized that she had stumbled upon a pure-blood hunting party. Before she could run to safety, her eyes caught two wizards fighting; it was an even match until someone in the hunting party hexed one of the men. Alessandra attempted to help the man by casting a spell that sent the him flying several feet away from the hunting party. Two Wizards got to the injured man and apparated away with him.

Seconds later, she was hit in the back with a spell and knocked out cold. When she came back to consciousness, her head was pounding; she found her arms restrained by chains and shackles connected to a stone wall. After trying to yank free with no success, her eyes scanned her surroundings; she was horrified to find herself in a torture chamber. Instruments of torture covered an entire wall and a stone slab with leg and arm restraints. Alessandra noticed fresh blood around the slab.

Alessandra heard a man's voice say, "Did you really think you would get away with making a fool of me? You have no idea what fresh Hell awaits you now."

   "And what makes you think you can keep me, hostage, here? You can't get away with this! You got what you deserved." Alessandra spat at her captor. Alessandra started to search for her wand, but panic began to spread threw her when she couldn't find it.

After spitting in the face of her captor, two slaves, on their master's orders, came to unchain her and take her to the stone slab. Though she tried to fight, she was overpowered, slammed onto the slab, and strapped down. The captor started using a dagger to cut her, first cutting up the left side of her neck. The captor went on to slice her chest, hands, and arms. For hours she was tortured with different tactics, including painful hexes and the Cruciatus Curse. Alessandra wondered why he didn't simply kill her and end her suffering.

After being attacked by an enchanted dagger that stabbed and sliced parts of her body, she screamed in terror and thrashed about. Finally, unable to sustain more torture, she shouted, "S...STOP! MAKE IT STOP, PLEASE!"

The captor stopped the torture and told her she was now a servant of his estate. He told her she would die if she tried to escape or defy him again. Two female servants Martha and Jenna unlocked her shackles; the women hoisted her to her feet and helped her walk up the stairs. They took her to the slave quarters to recover from her injuries.

## A New Life

In the days after the capture Alessandra learned that her captor was Cassius Schaeffer.

Martha, an older muggle-born witch Schaeffer had enslaved for a decade, told her that being a female, she would be responsible for helping to maintain the inside of the manor, cleaning, cooking, and other chores considered women's work. On some occasions, she would be expected to tend to guests' needs, like keeping their room pristine. Martha told her that she would help her get to know the everyday operations of the Schaeffer Estate and warned that she needed to watch what she said around others as Cadbey, one of the house elves, was quick to snitch on the servants to save his own skin.

In the days and weeks that followed, Martha showed her how things were done around the Estate. Martha advised her to keep her head down and do as she was told if she did that she would live to see another day. Alessandra was given a choker collar all the servants except Martha wore them, and if the enslaved person tried to escape, the collar would shock them, rendering them unconscious.

#### Sara Loftin II

On May 20, 2048, Master Schaeffer learned through a DNA test that his deceased lover Kylee Abernathy’s twenty-seven-year-old daughter Sara Loftin II was his daughter. Cassius told her she was to attend to any need Sara required and was now her personal servant. Sara was a kind young woman, and it didn’t take long for Alessandra to trust her new mistress.

#### The Alarie Estate

The first weekend in July, Alessandra accompanied Sara and Cassius to the Alarie Estate in Pienza, Italy. Sara was betrothed to Xander Alarie and would move there once they married. Sara had decided to bring Alessandra with her when she made the move, and Sara wanted her to learn about the vineyard, manor, and grounds.

While on the trip, she developed a crush on Dario, Xander's prosomal muggle-born servant.

One evening while going to help the kitchen staff she passed a closed door and heard Xander’s parents Demetri and Isabella having a row. Alessandra heard Mrs. Alarie defending her son and then heard several slaps then Mrs. Alarie sobbing, and she knew Mr. Alarie had hit her. Alessandra left quickly not wanting to be caught lingering. That evening while she was returning to the slave quarters Demetri hexed her from behind then tormented her and then used his wand to carve into her right arm a tattoo. The tattoo was a floribunda rose. The tattoo is cursed and causes immense pain that doesn’t go away and makes her feel like her arm is on fire. If the tattoo is exposed to any light, it causes more pain.

Demetri told her this was to send a message to Cassius that if he didn’t comply with his demands, he would seriously harm Sara and that the pain she had experienced would be a thousand times worse for Sara. He also told her if she told them what he had done to her that, he would butcher her and then force Xander to watch him torment Sara.

#### July 8, 2048

Nearly a week after returning to the Schaeffer Estate, she brought Cassius, the Daily Prophet, to his office; Demetri Alarie had leaked Sara's engagement to the press. Cassius then asked her if she had heard any information from the Staff at the Alaire Estate. Alessandra didn't fully trust him, but she knew he never messed around regarding his daughter.

Alessandra disclosed that she had learned that Mr. and Mrs. Alaire rarely spent time together outside of public and private events that they hosted. Then she told him about overhearing the Alaire's fighting. A servant of Mrs. Alaire's told her that Mrs. Alaire was abused by her husband constantly but that nobody would believe her because of who her husband's family is, she does not seek help. Cassius then asked her if Mr. Alaire had harmed her at any point while they had been in Italy. Alessandra was then surprised when he told her he was impressed by her work ethic and all she had contributed.

Alessandra at first denied it, but Cassius came over and gently unwrapped the cloth covering that covered her tattoo. Alessandra admitted to him that Demetri had done it. The pain from the cursed tattoo surged through her. Cassius summoned Cadbey to fetch Martha to come and help her. Martha took her to the slave quarters; after two hours, Martha was able to ease the pain with a mixture of burn ointment and aloe vera by applying it to the tattoo and surrounding skin.

The following morning she went to see Cassius to finish their conversation. Cassius told her Demetri demanded to meet with him after dinner. Demetri was livid that Xander had formally proposed to Sara, and it was clear they had different views on their children's arranged marriage. Alessandra told him that in the short time Sara had been at the Estate, she had grown on the staff, and everyone would be devastated should harm befall her.

Then in a surprising move, Cassius removed the chocker around her neck; he'd said she was loyal to the family and fiercely loyal to Sara. Her mentor Martha was the only other staff member to have had her chocker removed. Alessandra told him that it was an honor to serve the Schaeffer family. Cassius then gave her two daggers because if the worst came, he needed her to be able to defend herself.

## Italy (2049)

In early 2049 Alessandra made the move to Italy with Sara and Sara's little boy Declan.

## Etymology

**Alessandra**, pronounced ahl-eh-sahn-drah is of Italian and Greek roots and means Defender of the people. It is an Italian variant of Alexandra.

**Quinnley** is an Irish surname. First found in County Meath. It derives from the tenth-century surname O' Cinnfhaelidh.