<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/EPC253u.jpg)</div><strong>Name</strong>: Loveday Marley<br/><strong>Age/Birth date</strong>: 22 / April 21st<br/><strong>Blood Status</strong>: Half-blood<br/><strong>House</strong>: Hufflepuff<br/><strong>Year</strong>: 6th<br/><strong>Wand</strong>: Poplar with Thunderbird Feather core, 12"<br/><strong>Apparation license?</strong>Yes<br/><strong>FaceClaim</strong>: Eva Wahlström<br/><strong>Height/Weight</strong>: 5'6" / 128 lbs<br/><strong>Hair Color</strong>: Brown<br/><strong>Eyes</strong>: Brown<br/><strong>Distinguishing Marks</strong>:  She has an ornate tattoo on her arm that is often covered with a simple illusion, largely based on her mood.<br/><strong>Sexual Orentation</strong>: Omnivore.<br/><strong>Home</strong>: Newcastle, England<br/><strong>Personality</strong>: Tough, proud, competitive, happy-go-lucky but guarded.<br/><strong>Family</strong>:<br/><br/>Mother: Iris Marley, non-practicing witch and interior decorator.<br/><br/>Father: Jack Marley, professional alcoholic and medical fraud enthusiast.<br/><br/><strong>History</strong>:<br/><br/>The daughter of a Geordie witch and a man who would be a bum without her mother, Loveday was raised in a completely muggle manner. Loveday's mother, formerly a bright and promising witch of House Gryffindor, had been in love with a Slytherin boy named Peter Malkins a year above her. They both swore to each other their love would overcome the conflicts of their time, but neither the Ministry nor the Death Eaters believed them and they were shunned by their own people. Iris has never told the story of how Peter died, or who killed him, but that she holds magic use as a whole responsible, hinting that Voldemort's followers may have struck the blow but that Dumbledore's people could have stopped it yet did nothing because of his past associations. She swore off the entire conflict and went home, falling to the drink and desperate to forget it all she ended up in love with a local nobody.<br/><br/>Iris has overcome her addictions and now is a rather successful and respected designer. She had hoped fervently that her talents would not be born again in Loveday, but when the signs began she taught her child to control herself, and gave her some of the wisdom she'd learned from a lifetime of disappointments. She knew her daughter would have to learn to use magic to keep from hurting herself or others, but cautioned her not to get lost in it. Her philosophy was simple - don't take shit from these fools and don't fall in love with any of them.<br/><br/>Loveday wasn't exactly an obedient child, too much time with her dad at home while mom was at work for that, but she listened to her mom when it came to these sorts of things. And so she was sorted into Hufflepuff with a sigh of relief as she avoided the houses that had ruined her mom's life. She found Hufflepuff nicely non-political, but also a bit too meek for her liking. She quickly learned of how to take her aggression out in Quidditch and made the team as a beater her first year. She helped take the Hufflepuff quidditch team from a bit of a joke to a yearly contender. Her specialty is clubbing the enemy seekers.<br/><br/>Loveday has made quite a lot of rivals, but no real enemies, in her years. Her tendency to keep her beef on the field, and take it out there, makes her fairly easy to get along with for those who can separate things the same way. For those who can't, she's public enemy number one, not something she shies away from. She's had a few fiery relationships, but nothing that's lasted very long. Despite her mom's advice, she falls in love rather easily. And out just as fast.<br/><br/>The one subject that she's really excelled in defense against dark arts. Her instincts tend to very good, and she has a gift for being much better at magic when she doesn't overthink it and she is surprisingly competent in practical tests. Written tests she tends to bomb. She has secret aspirations to be an auror, but hasn't told anyone as she is convinced she'll never qualify and doesn't want to be laughed at. One of the reasons she took muggle studies was for the almost automatic O from being raised a muggle to try to boost her resume.<br/><br/>She's a bit lost as far as her future goes at the moment, with her dual aspirations of aurorhood and perhaps professional quidditch both somewhat rocky, her fallback is to go home and forget she ever learned magic, which is something she would be sad to do but is prepared to consider.<br/><br/><strong>Likes</strong>: Flying, the outdoors, rural areas, physical competition, straightforward and honest people.<br/><strong>Dislikes</strong>: Studying, politics, popularity contests.<br/><strong>Best Known For</strong>: Helping her house win the Quidditch cup by taking out the other team's seeker just as they were about to grab the snitch.<br/><strong>Moments of Glory</strong>: Every Quidditch game her team has won. Kissing her crush in front of everyone at the dance her 2nd year.<br/><strong>Moments of Shame</strong>: Most of these involve receiving grades. A few times being victim of pranks. Breaking up with the same crush at the same dance her 3rd year.<br/><strong>Biggest Regret:</strong>Likely not having the grades to become an Auror<br/><strong>Extra curricular subjects</strong>: Quidditch (she may be in a few clubs but I'm not sure what the options are!)<br/><strong>Marks</strong>:<br/><em>Charms</em>- A<br/><em>Transfiguration</em>- A<br/><em>Herbology</em>- A<br/><em>Defense Against the Dark Arts</em>- O<br/><em>History of Magic</em>- D<br/><em>Potions</em>- P<br/><em>Care of Magical Creatures</em>- A<br/><em>Ancient Runes</em>- D<br/><em>Muggle Studies</em>- O<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Connections<span class="bbc_u"></span></span></strong>:<br/><br/><strong>Silas Cork</strong>(Jag) - Talk about a wazzock that's propa outta fettle. This ere gadjie thought he could treat me like yesterday's doylem. Mama was right about his type.<br/>