Nessa Connors

### Relatives

Fionn Connors (grandfather), Caitrin Connors (grandmother), Aelwyn Connors (aunt), Brynn Connors (uncle), Rhys Connors (uncle), Declan Connors (father), Elsie Connors (mother), Graham Connors (brother), Gwynn Connors (sister), Cillian Connors (brother), Caoimhe Connors (sister), Brenin Connors (brother), Rian Connors (brother), Aisling Connors (sister), Riona Connors (cousin)

## OOC

### Biographical

#### Personality

Typical of a Lioness, Nessa doesn’t think twice about doing something. Once she’s made an emotional decision about something, she’s full steam ahead on it regardless of the consequences. Whether that be taking a Bludger so a teammate can score an extra point or telling someone to fuck off that is giving her friend a hard time, the blonde has no hesitation. Those who are close to her are protected by her fierce outer layer-- there’s no line that she wouldn’t cross for them because anyone she trusts wouldn’t do wrong. Nessa feels protective of those in her life and if they’re at risk the Lioness’ claws will definitely come out. Tying with her bravery, Nessa cares for her inner circle. While she might be picky about who it is that she lets into her life, once they are there there’s no betraying them. Her relationship with her own family is shaky at best-- at least from her perspective-- and so friendships mean a great deal to her. These relationships have been cultivated and replace the family that she feels she’s been denied. To Nessa, friendships are family that she’s had a choice in. Even those she claims annoy her, they’re hers to protect.

Quiddich comes naturally to Nessa. It’s the singular thing that she cares about and therefore receives the most effort. When she’s not in class-- or should be in class and has chosen to skip-- you can find the blonde out on the pitch practicing dives and swinging a bat. While she may not look it, the Lioness is strong and she funnels her frustrations into the matches that she plays. Nessa is most at ease on a broom, it’s where her chaotic mind is focused.

Ask Nessa to close a window because it’s snowing, she’ll just open it further. There’s something contrarian about her nature that makes her do things that are sometimes not even in her best interest. This likely stems from her relationship with her parents in which the Lioness feels as though she’s told to change who she is regularly and even when she did that at a younger age… it was still met with disappointment. So at some point, she just stopped. Stopped doing what she was told and instead did the opposite because at least the opposite was her decision.

If you asked Mrs. Connors what Nessa’s biggest flaw was, the Curse Breaker would state that it’s her temper. The Lioness’ fuse is short-- incredibly, incredibly short. The smallest things can set her off at times and once she’s irritated there’s nothing to do except wait for it to be over. Once it is over… good luck waiting for an apology, it may never come. Along with being hotheaded, Nessa rarely admits she’s wrong as she’s too stubborn and it feels far too much like losing. Nessa’s relationship with her mother has left her doubtful of who she should be and if she has any qualities other than flaws. Deep down, the blonde wants to be the sort of person to make her parents proud but she’s unsure that she can do that without changing her entire nature. While she pretends to be confident in who she is, Nessa doubts herself all along the way. Those close to her see cracks in her confident and grumpy facade on occasion, getting glimpses of the young girl who desperately wishes for her parent’s approval.

#### History

##### Early Life

Nessa was born on a warm and humid July in St. Mungo’s. She inherited her father’s curls and her mother’s gold locks and even as an infant had a full head of hair. Nessa didn't show her first signs of magic until she was able to walk, but when she did begin to show her magical abilities her parents struggled to keep up with her. They noticed her appearing in random places while walking or crawling, sometimes at the top of bookcases and on window sills. They were determined to keep a close eye on her at all times after finding her walking on the stovetop after just a moment alone.

Nessa had a pleasant childhood in the small wizarding town of Godric's Hollow. Being more adventurous in nature than her parents, she struggled with their desire to stay at home and read a good book most evenings. As a result, she spent a lot of time using her active imagination to picture herself going on grand adventures. If her imagination wasn’t enough, she would get into trouble in her house. She was a very bright child, and her mother indulged her by always bringing her new books to read and she took in the new information like a sponge.

As Nessa aged, she snuck out of the house in the evenings to spend time with the other children in her neighborhood. On more than one occasion her parents needed to put enchantments on her windows so they could not open. However, this only seemed to make her more determined and she would find creative ways to get out of the house. In an attempt to help manage her behavior at home, Declan and Elsie enrolled Nessa in a youth Quidditch league. This outlet for physical activity seemed to quench Nessa’s adventurous personality and she quickly became a skilled player.

Nessa liked to test her parents' boundaries. She would scale their fence but not cross to the other side and walk through the door just at the moment of curfew. They hoped with every passing year that she would grow out of the rebellious phase she seemed to be in but have come to accept that she has a wild streak.

##### School Years

When arriving at Hogwarts in her first year, Nessa was thrilled to experience her first taste of freedom. While her mother had been hopeful that Nessa would be sorted into Ravenclaw where she believed she would focus the most on her studies, Nessa was sorted into Gryffindor. Being surrounded by others who thought similarly to herself, Nessa began to feel as though she finally could be her own person. The blonde would wander along corridors to look for secret passages and stay in the library after hours to read a book from the restricted section. She would never do anything truly dangerous, but she liked to test the limits of any environment that she was in. In the classroom, Nessa earned house points for her well-crafted magic. However, her behavior left much to be desired and she would frequently lose any points she earned in class through her mischievous personality. The most she ever lost in one sitting was 200 points in Ancient Runes in her third year, feeling an odd sense of accomplishment and shame simultaneously.

Speaking of Ancient Runes, when it came to her elective choices during her third year, the blonde was forced into the courses that her mother felt would even out her temper, the sorts that would prepare a student to go into a career in Curse Breaking. Nessa dreads these courses and her behavior is the worst in them. She’d rather be off taking Care of Magical Creatures with friends or getting an easy O in Divination. However, there was no hearing this and so the blonde is stuck with Ancient Runes and Arithmancy, two of the worst courses known to man.

Because of her ongoing behavior issues, Nessa was forbidden to join the Gryffindor Quidditch team and so naturally she tried out for it anyway at the beginning of her fifth year. Making a spot as a Beater was her biggest and happiest accomplishment to date. Her desire for thrill is greatly fulfilled by playing Quidditch, so much so that if a game is canceled or postponed she frequently finds herself in detention for misbehavior. Most evenings Nessa prefers to be lounging on the comfortable couch near the fire in the Gryffindor Common Room reading about her favorite professional Quidditch team Puddlemere United.

During her fifth year, Nessa began dating a friend and fellow Gryffindor, Nick. The pair were devoted to each other for nearly two years before growing distant and eventually the Lioness choosing to end the relationship, breaking her own heart in the process. Shortly after managing the breakup, she told herself that she'd never date again and instead spent most of her time focusing on her potential in Quidditch and hopeful that she'd make it to the pros one day.

##### Adult Life

After her final match of the last season during her seventh year, Nessa was contacted by a scout for Pride of Portree and managed to land herself a position as a Reserve on the team. What she hadn't planned on was Alexander Flint who had annoyed her for six years of school but through a series of letters and some non-dates (at her own insistence) the pair became close and in December of 2020 a serious long-distance relationship started. Not wanting to commit to a mid-level team when her dream was playing with Puddlemere, Nessa resisted signing a contract with Pride of Portree when the end of her reserve time was coming up, hoping that an offer would come in from United.

Lucky for her, an offer did come in and she went out with a fellow teammate to celebrate it. That was when her luck ended. Her teammate, Rory O'Shea, dropped by her flat and told her that he also had an offer to Puddlemere and that he wouldn't take it if she considered ending her relationship with Alexander Flint. Nessa outright refused but by the time she reached out to Puddlemere to accept her offer, Rory had taken it. Pride of Portree had signed someone else and without a backup plan, the Lioness was put on loan to the worst team in the league, the Falmouth Falcons.

Her relationship with Alex began to rapidly deteriorate after that; Nessa ruminated regularly about how her childhood friend had stolen her dream and Alex accused her of having romantic feelings for Rory. During a tense discussion that would be the beginning of the end of their relationship, Flint told her that he thought he was a better player than her. That thought lodged itself in the back of Nessa's mind, having verbalized her insecurities and been echoed by someone who claimed to love her. After that, Alex began to cheat on Nessa and she remained in denial about the photos in the tabloids until November of 2021.

After a heated argument with her mother which ended with Nessa asking for her mother to disown her, Alex dropped by her flat with a hickey on his neck. A verbal altercation occurred when all of the cumulative issues with their relationship reared their ugly head. Nessa gave him all of the letters that he wrote during the beginning of their relationship when they were long-distance and told him to get out. She has not seen or spoken to him since.

In February of 2022 a riot broke out in Hogsmeade in response to the restrictions placed by the Ministry for the safety of the wizarding community. Nessa was present in Hogsmeade when this happened and in an odd series of events, she ended up blocking a spell sent in the direction of none other than Mia Clarke. Shortly after, she sustained an injury from an enchanted snake sent in her direction and spent her recovery time under the care of Mia, complaining every step of the way. Since that moment, the two have started a reluctant friendship.

On the evening of April 1st 2022, Mia cajoled Nessa into heading to Journey's End in Glasgow with her, Hak Aera, and Hak Min-Ji. It was on this evening that she became reacquainted with Eoin Kavanagh whom she'd met at a very young age and had clearly forgotten. Since then, she has crossed paths with him three additional times, only one of them intentional. On the 8th of May, she bumped into him at a cafe while attempting to escape some members of the paparazzi and then on the 20th of May, he came by her flat to have dinner that she said that she'd prepare but convinced Mia to help her with. After telling Eoin that she'd owl him, Nessa did not speak to or see him again for a solid month.

Wanting to escape everything that had been happening in her life, on the 21st of May she arranged with Mia to spend her summer months in a remote village where no one would be able to find her. The cottage was quaint and everything was booked under Mia's name so that it wouldn't trace back to Nessa. While there, she had an offer to play for the Holyhead Harpies come via owl. She reluctantly accepted even though her hatred of the Harpies runs deep being a born and raised Puddlemere supporter. On June 30th, she once again crossed paths with Eoin in the village pub and the pair reconnected, spending time together while she was off of the radar of the press.

In the autumn, Eoin lost his position at Gringotts and needed to leave the country. Wanting to make things as easy as possible on herself and to prevent further heartbreak, Nessa cut off communication, only making herself more miserable in the process. However, just around Christmas, he was offered a permanent position and the pair are keeping their relationship out of the public eye.

### Connections

#### Friends

* Erin O'Shea - friends since childhood
* Kingsmill Lincoln Cooper - friends since second year
* August Sullivan - acquired friend through ex boyfriend (see Nicholas McCannell)
* Mia Clarke - enemies turned friends in 2022

#### Romance

* Nicholas McCannell (April 2017 - February 2019)
* Alexander Flint (December 2020 - November 2021)

#### Enemies

* Rory O'Shea - former friend turned enemy