<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">»<em>Introductory Information</em>«</span></div><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/jOwIFyB.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Dyani<del>Steele</del>Hawthorne<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>19<br/><br/><strong>Birth Date:</strong>February, 18th, 2000<br/><br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>It’s complicated? (Mostly hetero...with some deviations)<br/><br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Pure-blood<br/><br/><strong>Birthplace:</strong>Oulu, Finland |<strong>Raised:</strong>St. Petersburg, Russia |<strong>Current:</strong>Melrose, Scotland<br/><br/><strong>Secondary School:</strong>Durmstrang |<strong>College level:</strong>Hogwarts<br/><br/><strong>Year:</strong>Third<br/><br/><strong>House:</strong>Slytherin<br/><br/><strong>Wand Length | Wood | Core:</strong>Ash | Rougarou | 9 ½ inches | Crooked and Firm<br/><br/><strong>Patronus:</strong>Fireflies<br/><br/><strong>Apparation License:</strong>Yes<br/><br/><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/6Timpxf.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ZUoTrzB.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/NrAsiWU.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/VCmAsdV.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/xdMVoRG.jpg)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">»<em>Personal Information</em>«</span></div><br/><br/><strong>Physical Features:</strong><br/>Dyani is a pint sized menace at an imposing height of a whole 5’3.5” - That half an inch matters! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. That aside, no tattoos marred her porcelain skin before she fell out with her father, but there are more than a handful of scars hiding tales of past woes and conflict. Now she sports more than a few changes, including several piercings along her ears and a few new inks. There is a rose tattooed to her right shoulder in memory of her belated grandmother, whom she deeply loved and felt akin to a guardian angel always perched on her shoulder.There is an old owl on her left inner arm in honor of her grandfather and the wisdom he always shared. Too each wrist is a star gifted to her by her by Kevin as a means for protection, and their mutual love for the stars above. They are meant to remind her that although they are no longer together, they will always be connected.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, pale green eyes that can darken with smolder at any moment glimmer through long, crescent lashes that sweep low on high cheekbones. Dirty blonde hair frames her lovely face in thick waves of spider silk, punctuating the soft pink pout of her full lips. While a bit on the string beany side, Dyani is lithe but supple and amazingly graceful considering how awkward she can be. Thankfully her mother’s genetics gifted her with an ample bust, so at least she doesn’t look unfeminine! That aside, despite her tendency to lazily prop herself against a wall or counter, Dyani’s posture is practically flawless which really goes hand in hand with her resting bitch face well.<br/><br/><strong>Personality Traits:</strong>Stubborn | Fiery | Feisty |  Playful | Adorkable | Self Contradictory | Confused | Loyal | Courageous | Blunt | Impatient | Sentimental | Empathetic | Self Conscious | Catty | Begrudging | Evolving | Misguided | Prejudice | Bratty | Spoiled<br/><br/>Dyani is a pretty complicated young woman. In her youth she came off as a rather domineering and indifferent individual, with a tendency towards hostile behavior - especially towards those of a less pure blood-line thanks to her upbringing. Unfortunately, it  had her labeled a delinquent and bully in her secondary school years. Thankfully, she has mellowed out since then - and in large part thanks to her new perspective of her family.<br/><br/>Regardless, Dyani always had a very strict code of conduct and a deeply ingrained moral compass, both of which were burrowed deep into her at a young age by her late mother. Altruistic and wise beyond her years, she opened her eyes to a world of empathy and respect for the planet and all its diversity. Due to this she can also be very compassionate and sympathetic but has learned the hard way how that part of herself can be taken advantage of. Upon first meeting her most times she comes off as the typical jokester - perhaps a bit arrogant and overcompensating - or downright indifferent altogether. Dyani tries her best to keep everyone at arm’s length but also seems to fail at this miserably. As much as she wants to be an uncaring badass, deep down inside she will always be a squishy idiot that cares too damn much for her own good.<br/><br/><strong>Brief History:</strong>Daddy’s little screw up, that’s what Dyani Steele is - Daddy’s dirty little secret. She was his biggest mistake and he’s still her greatest shame, but it wasn’t always like that. As far as appearances went, she lived a dream life that afforded her the best of both worlds. She came from a big affluent family of pure bloods, had loving parents and a bright future filled with the promise of magic and wonder. What more could a child ask for? From the time she was little Dyani was primped and primed for perfection - a long standing tradition of their family. Anything less was beneath them. They had a legacy to live up too, after all. By the time they entered school they were already ahead of the game, and always had to be top of the class - a staple Dyani clung to by the tips of her fingers.<br/><br/>Even among her family Dyani was marked as something special the moment she was born. It was a legacy of her mother’s family, a tradition for the females that seemed to skip every other generation - Dyani was supposed to be a born metamorphmagus. You can only imagine their disappointment when it never manifested. Unfortunately, the damage was already done. It gained her all sort of special attention every child craved, but quickly learned they hated. The family was raised competitively and with her brothers constantly working to prove themselves, Dyani often found herself their punching bag. Jealousy and resentment was something her siblings strove to hide from anyone but her, it seemed. In the long run she would have to thank them, however, because they were the catalyst for her rebellious spirit.<br/><br/>When she entered secondary school, already a disappointment in her parents’ eyes, it was only partially due to her toxic relationship with her brothers that she blustered such a gruff and impervious personality - the bigger and scarier you seemed, the less they’d bother you, right? Wrong. It got her all sorts of unwanted attention and Dyani had unwittingly turned herself into a local villain. That was fine, at this point she was far too used to it and fell into the role perhaps a bit too readily. If it was a villain that they wanted, it would be a villain they got! She was a rebel without a cause, perhaps the absolute worst kind. However, that terrible attitude of hers came to a breaking point when her mother suddenly passed away. She was thirteen, asleep in her dorm when the ‘accident’ happened.<br/><br/>At first she was more shocked than upset. For the longest time she seemed to drift through each day a disbelieving numb - but then, a little over a month later, her father began to date again. Suddenly that wretched daze was burned away by an indescribable<i>rage</i>. Just like that it was as if their mother had meant absolutely<i>nothing</i>to him! It was disgusting. It was<i>repulsive!</i>How could he possibly start seeing other women so quickly? Didn’t he twist up with guilt? Shouldn’t he be overwhelmed by anguish? And if he was so readily willing to move on and leave mom behind, what did that mean for Dyani? Did<i>any</i>of them mean anything to him? Even in the least?   Was daddy dearest - the apple of her eye, the one she wanted the approval of the most - even capable of feeling anything at all? Her entire world crashed and burned with her renewed view of that despicable man. It was perhaps this exact realization that had both Dyani and her twin brother, Kevin, looking a bit more closely at their family - with their father at the forefront.<br/><br/>Never could they have imagined what their investigation would dredge up.<br/><br/>Kevin was absolutely brilliant - everything their parents could have dreamed of. He had a natural talent with numbers, for drawing up information. He always planned to be an arithmancer, and clearly it was his calling. If it hadn’t been for him they would have never known Grandma Steele had once been charged, but never convicted, of treason and collusion… as a potential death eater. Somehow, the only way they had found record of it was through a single mention in a long list of defendants in an article of the Daily Prophet written nearly 40 years ago. They knew if anyone found out about it, if even a rumor was to whisper through the halls of Durmstrang, whatever respectable life they hoped to achieve would be ruined. Their reputations dashed to smithereens. So they never breathed a word, only continued to search in silence amongst themselves.<br/><br/>Then, out of the blue, shortly before her graduation into the college level, Kevin committed suicide. Dyani was completely and utterly stunned.<i>Suicide?</i>How could he have done such a thing? He hadn’t had any signs at all! No matter how much she tried to prove otherwise, to the outside world everything seemed to line up so<i>perfectly</i>. “He was severely depressed over their mother’s death,” they said, “his grades had been slipping as a result and they believe that the final straw was being told he might have to stay back a grade”. She refused to believe it - despite how much sense it made. He had every reason to live. If his grades were slipping then it had to do with their secret investigation... He would have talked to her, they had been closer than ever! It wasn’t until she was allowed to collect his belongings from his dorm room that she began to realize just how wrong she was.<br/><br/>Rife amongst his notebooks, rather than the academic scripts that were expected, was a mess of coded information that barely made any sense. Most of it seemed like gibberish, of the crazed scrawlings of a man falling into madness - and that was exactly what it was. From what little she could gather from the whole mess… It had been almost exactly as they said. Their mother’s death, his grades slipping, the pressure their family placed on success, their investigation - it was all a catalyst for his inevitable demise.<br/><br/>Dyani was utterly crushed - but more than anything else she felt<i>shame.</i>Shame in herself for not seeing it earlier. Shame in herself for not recognizing what they were doing to him. Shame that she had been so self absorbed that she thought that<i>she</i>was the only one suffering. Not once had she stopped to think how all this might have been affecting her brothers. Not once had she stopped to think how<i>her own behavior</i>was affecting him - or anyone else for that matter. She had been so wrapped up in her own little world, her own little conditioned view, that nothing else had ever mattered.<br/><br/>So naturally she blamed her father.<br/><br/>Angry, grieving, and absolutely disgusted with herself, Dyani confronted her father. A fight broke out between them and many horrible things were learned, were said. And by the end of the night she found herself disavowing her father and anyone who would have anything do with him. She expected her father to reel in anger, but to find herself besmirched by the entire Steele family…? It was at that point she decided to sever all ties with her family completely and tossed away the Steele name, taking up her mother’s surname instead. Dyani Steele was no more. She moved in with her Pop Pop Harris, switched to another school altogether - outside of the reach of her father<i>and</i>the horrible name she had made for herself - and did whatever she could to piss her old man off.<br/><br/>Now she is just trying to live<i>her own life</i>as<i>she wants</i>at Hogwarts. Away from the rumors of her mother’s death. Away from the sympathetic glances of those who still remembered her twin brother. Away from the hostility and wrath she had created among her peers for her previously horrible and misguided behavior. In Hogwarts she was able to start fresh, anew - she never would have guessed Minister Granger would ever reinstate the Triwizard Cup.<i>Sigh</i>, so much for hiding…<br/><br/>Now she just needed to find a mud-blood or halfy boyfriend to<i>really</i>burn her father up!<br/><br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Burritos, Tacos, Tijuana Flats, Purple, Blue, Tattooed men, Sentimental gifts, Fluffy animals, Dogs, Personal Space, Nail polish, dancing, Ballet, card games, video games, Rock Music, Orchestral and Symphonic Music, coffee ice-cream (her crack), playing baseball, beer bottle golf, seaweed salad.<br/><br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Ketchup, Licorice, Lima beans, cheapskates, overly stuffy individuals, her father, hot and humid climates, alcoholics, thoughtless people, players, chess, horror movies, doormats, rap music, being tickled, bullies, confusing people, liars, cheaters, not knowing things, ungrateful individuals, ramen, her own smile.<br/><br/><strong>Family:</strong><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Family</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Parents:</strong><br/>Jackson Steele - Potioneer - Devotee for the Ministry || Father | Pure blood | Jackson has a long standing reputation as a long standing humanitarian. He’s altruistic, charismatic and just about everything you’d expect of a chairman to a flourishing charity organization.<br/> <br/>Leotie Hawthorne Steele - Deceased | Mother | Pure blood | She was a waitress when she and Dyani’s father first met. While Jackson claims it was love at first sight, funnily enough Leotie didn’t exactly like him at first. She described him as too much of a smooth talker for her liking. She thought he was playing with her, but once he continued to stick around even after many months of trying to win her favor, she realized this might actually be the real deal. Sadly she passed away in a car accident when Dyani was away at school.<br/><br/><strong>Step Mother:</strong><br/>Patrice Selwyn Steele - Officially married Dyani’s father a little over three years ago, only to pop out a child ‘early’. <i>Whoops</i>. There are rumors the wedding was a shotgun one, and that Patrice was only supposed to serve as a mistress. These claims have been denied vehemently, of course. <br/> <br/><strong>Maternal Grandparents:</strong><br/>Juliya Nokomis Hawthorne - Herbologist - Deceased | Grandmother | Pure blood | A gifted Herbologist that once taught at Durmstrang. She is also a registered Metamorphmagus.<br/> <br/>Harrison Hawthorne - Accidental Reversal Squad Leader | Grandfather | Pure Blood | Is perhaps one of the closest people in Dyani’s life besides her brother. He was known as a great leader and a good boss that actually gave a damn about his employees. He always made sure those in his care were taken care of.  <br/> <br/><strong>Paternal Grandparents:</strong><br/>Alicia Steele - Retired Witchwatcher - Devotee for the Ministry | Grandmother | Pureblood | She is well respected but little known.<br/> <br/>Vernon Steele - Witchwater - Devotee for the Ministry | Grandfather | Pureblood | Like his wife once was, he is well respected but little known.<br/> <br/><strong>Siblings:</strong><br/>Tiama Steele - Auror | Eldest Brother | Pure blood | Known for his gifted intellect, he is a rising star in the Auror business.<br/> <br/>Jace Steele - Defender for the Golden Gate Griffins | Older Brother | Pure blood | A known philanthropist. He is famous and has many fans. He is known for his sense of humor and unyielding determination.<br/> <br/>Dakota Steele - Lawyer and a member of the International Magical Office of Law | Elder Brother | Pure blood | Following their father’s footsteps and working towards taking his chairman seat.<br/> <br/>Kevin Steele - Student - Deceased | Twin Brother | Pure blood | Deceased, Allegedly committed suicide<br/> <br/>Carson Steele - Student | Youngest Brother | Pure blood | Like his sister he’s got quite the fiery personality, but seems to be making more friends in school than she did.<br/><br/>Sabina Steele - N/a | Younger Half-sister | Pure Blood | She is barely a toddler at this point, and has never actually met her older sister. </div></div><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">»<em>Academic Information</em>«</span></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Marks</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_u">Passing Grades</span><br/>O - Outstanding<br/>E - Exceeds Expectations<br/>A - Acceptable<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Failing Grades</span><br/>P - Poor<br/>D - Dreadful<br/><del>T - Troll</del><br/></div></div><br/><br/><br/><strong>OWL Grades:</strong><br/><em>Charms</em>- P<br/><em>Transfiguration</em>- A<br/><em>Herbology</em>- E<br/><em>Defense Against the Dark Arts</em>- O<br/><em>Ancient Runes</em>- E<br/><em>Potions</em>- O<br/><em>Care of Magical Creatures</em>- E<br/><em>Astronomy</em>- O<br/><em>Divination</em>- E<br/><em>History of Magic</em>- A<br/><em>Arithmancy</em>- A<br/><em>Muggle Studies</em>- A<br/><br/><strong>NEWT Grades:</strong><br/><em>Defense Against the Dark Arts</em>- O<br/><em>Ancient Runes</em>- E<br/><em>Astronomy</em>- O<br/><em>Divination</em>- E<br/><em>Herbology</em>- O<br/><em>Care of Magical Creatures</em>- E<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">»<em>Miscellaneous Information</em>«</span></div><br/><br/><strong>Familiar:</strong>Patches the Rat (https://i.imgur.com/hlpY8r1.jpg) - Was originally her Pop Pop Harris’.<br/><br/><strong>Face-claim:</strong>Anastasiya Scheglova<br/><br/><strong>O/O's:</strong>Ons & Offs (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=223897.msg10995188#msg10995188)<br/><br/><strong>Notes:</strong>I would love to find connections with people she previously buttheads with/bullied back when she went to Durmstrang. People to have some fun drama with in the future. >3<br/><br/>A whirl wind romance/fling with a half blood or muggle born fellow would be fun too! (The more to piss daddy off, of course.  >:) )<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Connections (WIP)</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Connections:</strong><br/>Aaren Sandstrom - It’s complicated - Dyani had a ‘little’ crush on him back in secondary school, and she refused to acknowledge it. Aaren was untouchable, after all. Not only was he an upperclassmen, but he was also a half blood. Her family would never approve of such a thing - so ultimately any relationship with him would have been moot. Unfortunately her feelings for him lingered on and rather than deal with them, she distracted herself by utterly tormenting him. Whenever she had a chance to insult him, push his buttons, <i>anything</i>, she would take it. However, now that things have changed, not that her family is no longer holding her on a leash, are those feelings suddenly viable? Does she even still see him in that light? And even still, why would he want to have anything to do with such a heinous bitch from his past anyways? <br/><br/>Nadia Găină - Not friendly - Poor Nadia. Dyani didn’t really bother with her due to her blood status, but when she started dating Aaren suddenly she was enemy number one. Unfortunately, Nadia wasn’t one to skirt away or hide her head. She took Dyani push for push, shove for shove - which was infinitely frustrating. As much as Dyani tried to run the girl off, it only seemed to have her clinging harder. Urg!<br/><br/>Loveday Marley - Complicated Friendship - There are many things that can be said for Miss Marley, but never in her wildest dreams could Dyani have anticipated the way this crazy woman would change her life. For Dyani, Loveday has given her many of her first experiences. The relationship between them is hard to explain. Most would call them friends, but for Dyani the term is far too inconsequential. ‘Friends’ are a dime a dozen - a network of convenience. Loveday is more. Loveday was one of the first people she felt true affection and comradery for outside of her family. She was also, incidentally, the first person to ever hit past second base. Funnily enough, Loveday thought Dyani was gearing up to be her rival at first, but as it would turn out, Dyani just really has no freaking clue how to properly flirt...<br/><br/><br/>Dior Darley - Also Complicated - Dior is a goddess, there’s no refuting that. Had the two of them met under different circumstances, there is no doubt in Dyani’s mind the two of them would have either been the best of friends or supreme enemies. Dior is everything her father could have hoped for in a daughter, and now that she had a good comparison Dyani recognized how horribly short she came up. In the beginning Dyani never blipped on Dior’s radar, and it wasn’t until Dyani decided to get drunk for the first time in her life - trashed, really - and humiliated herself good and proper that she really got to interact with Dior. Perhaps it was a show of mercy, maybe she was really just <i>that</i> annoying. Who knows? Either way, Dior was kind of enough to lock the girl away from everyone else once she inevitably passed the hell out. Dyani has never forgotten it. <br/><br/>Hayley Alexandria Michelson - Friendly - The house mouse! Loveday adores her, and at first Dyani found herself a touch jealous. There was a closeness between the two that she sorely missed with her brother, no matter how fleeting it was. Eventually she got that stick out of her ass and grew to appreciate Hayley as well. Now she kind of wishes Loveday would focus on torturing her a little more instead! <br/><br/>Tatyana Lauritzen - Dyani was friendly with her fellow classmate, and pure blood, back in secondary school. By no means were they ever truly close friends, but Dyani never went out of her way to offend Tatyana either. After all, Tatyana had a reputation that went hand in hand with her Quidditch prowess. As an upperclassman, pureblood, and young talent, she had Dyani’s instant respect. <br/><br/>Joseph 'Joey' Kingston  - Former Ex and current friend - Joey was just one of those infectious people you have a really hard time disliking, especially when he kept telling her she was beautiful! So naturally she became friendly with him. He even managed to make her feel comfortable enough to fool around with him. At one point they openly dated, although it was mostly for show. She was well aware he didn't plan on settling down any time soon, but she was on a hard mission to piss her pops off - and it worked swimmingly! They were only together for about a month or two, but remained friends afterwards. <br/><br/>Konstantin “Konsta” König - <i>Very</i> Complicated Exes - Dyani's relationship with Konstantin was devised from birth. Their families, both noble and pure of blood, had been close friends for centuries. Konstantin was almost as much a constant in her life as her brothers were, even before she began school. There were even times when one or the other were sent for extended stays among each other's home. Summers, holidays. It was a constant joke among the two families - that the two would one day be wed. But it was also something that Konstatin seemed to have taken thoroughly to heart. Even from a young age he would stand up to her brothers, protecting her when he could. In Dyani's eyes Konstantin was the protective big brother she had always wanted. Unfortunately, however, as she grew into womanhood their parents began to ply on the pressure for something more. It was almost inevitable that the two would end up together, and they did. For years the two butted heads as lovers. Their relationship was a rocky one, or at least as Dyani saw it. There were certain things about Konstantin that simply didn't sit well with her, and she broke things off with him several times over the years - only for him to drag her right back in again. In a strange way - despite the domineering attitude and the over controlling, manipulative behavior - Konstantin had been a much needed rock for her during some of her most critical years. Perhaps that was why, even as he seemed to fall deeper and deeper into his own special brand of madness, she still feels guilty for leaving him behind...<br/></div></div>