<div class="floatleft">(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Beauxbatons%20Academy/Emilie_zps18a9cb0a.jpg)</div><strong>Character's Name:</strong>Emilie Callahan<br/><strong>Nickname:</strong>Emma or Em<br/><strong>Character's Age &amp; Birth date:</strong>29th of June, 1998<br/><strong>Birthplace:</strong>Dublin, Ireland<br/><strong>Current Residence:</strong>Currently stationed in France with her Uncle although her parents reside predominantly in America.<br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Mixed Blood, (1/4th Fae, 2/4th Pure Blood, 1/4th squib-muggle.)<br/><strong>Wand:</strong>9", Unicorn Hair Core, Black Lacquer finished Applewood, with a custom amethyst handle. (http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Beauxbatons%20Academy/Wand_zps10f423fe.jpg) It was a rather exorbitant parting gift from her mother's side of the family, as well as the only contact she'd ever had with them.<br/><strong>Beauxbatons Mansion:</strong>Papillonlisse, First Year<br/><strong>Pet:</strong>A small, black Raven aptly named Poe.<br/><strong>Special Possessions:</strong>An old, broken pocket watch (http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Beauxbatons%20Academy/3628073-large_zpsfa617490.jpg) that was a gift from her uncle. It's never opened for her and Emilie hasn't the faintest idea what might be inside of it; Also, a Tarot Deck that originally belonged to her mother.<br/><br/><div align="center"><em><strong>Appearance</strong></em></div><br/><strong>Hair:</strong>Mid-length wavy red hair, occasionally pulled back into a messy ponytail or bun, though usually just left loose.<br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>Heterochromatic, interchanging levels of Green and Violet in both eyes.<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>115 lbs<br/><strong>Physical Description:</strong>Emilie is a bit on the short side for her age, just barely hitting an inch below 5 feet when standing on her tiptoes, with a form so slight it often leaves passerby's to worry that a strong wind might pick the girl up and blow her away at a moments notice.<br/><br/>Along with her staggeringly diminutive form she has a rather unearthly appearance; Her stark white skin is a sharp contrast to her dark ginger locks which seem to curl and twist of their own accord, framing themselves about her face just so. Her eyes are unnaturally heterochromic, appearing all at once to be varying levels of both green, grey and purple interchanged, never one colour at the same time and often an odd complicated mixture of all three.<br/><br/><strong>Other Notable  Features:</strong>Freckles. Everywhere, Freckles. On her shoulders, on her arms, on her legs, on her stomach, anywhere one might look they'd find freckles. Most notably though are the flushed pinkish freckles that dot her cheeks and forehead, dancing along her otherwise surprisingly unmarred face.<br/><br/><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">More of Emilie</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Beauxbatons%20Academy/emilie_zps977a0893.jpg)(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Beauxbatons%20Academy/Emilieglasses_zps56711997.jpg)(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Beauxbatons%20Academy/EmilieEve_zps84bc92d6.jpg)<br/>(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Beauxbatons%20Academy/Emilieinpurple_zps046274a1.jpg)<br/>(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Beauxbatons%20Academy/green_zpsb0b1068f.jpeg)</div></div></div><br/><div align="center"><em><strong>In Depth</strong></em></div><br/><strong>Personality:</strong><br/>Emilie has never been very good at fitting in. Having lived in Ireland, America and France all in the span of 16 years, it often felt as if she'd spent her whole life existing within the confines of a suitcase.<br/><br/>To English speakers she sounded too Irish and to French natives she sounded too American. As if her accent wasn't trouble enough, she never seemed to pick up on the slang or the subtle nuances that went along with the varying degrees of teenage culture she had been exposed to.<br/><br/>Emilie, much to her mothers disdain, was never a part of the ‘in’ crowd; While Emile was initially quirky, outgoing and friendly, she didn't seem to have any luck when it came to making and keeping friends.<br/>Surrounded by acquaintances, people often claimed that they liked Emilie well enough but never felt anything beyond that. She simply existed.<br/><br/>While everyone around her  spoke of their ‘best friends’ or their ‘enemies’ or their ‘boyfriends’,  Emelie still struggled with simply making a friend. The deeper bonds of companionship never took root for Emilie, leaving her in a constant state of loneliness while not necessarily alone.<br/><br/>Having adopted a more logical viewpoint,  Emilie couldn't understand what she was doing wrong. In her mind she had followed all the ‘steps’ necessary to making friends, yet time and again she failed to reach the desired outcome when everyone else around her succeeded in spades.<br/><br/>As the years passed, Emilie retreated further into herself, eventually becoming the quiet and reserved girl she is now. She prefers to stay home reading, studying or drawing and generally does her best in keeping to herself.   She enjoys artistic endeavors but prefers self-taught projects or circumstances that allow her to keep her social contact to a minimum.<br/><br/>Despite her quiet demeanor, Emilie rather enjoys a good mystery. She is often the first one out the door exploring a new area or off in search of the answer behind an old urban legend. The thrill of adventure accompanied by the distinct chill of fear usually keeps Emilie on her toes enough to prevent her from getting too far in over her head.   She feels most at home with anything particularly old and forgotten and dislikes visiting mainstream ‘mystery’ locations that have become too popular and overly trampled upon.<br/><br/>Although she'll never admit it, she still hopes to be able to establish the connection she missed out on years ago and secretly wishes that her obsession with old, forgotten places will lead her to something worth getting noticed over.<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong><br/>Born of an Irish Squib and an overzealous, French Pure-blooded Witch, Emilie Callahan spent the first half of her life in beautiful Dublin, Ireland. Shortly after her eighth birthday, Emilie’s family moved to America where her businessman father struggled to keep his job and family afloat during a rougher economic patch.<br/>It wasn't until much later in her life that Emilie alone moved to France to stay with her Uncle so that she could attend Beauxbatons Academy at the behest of her mother in combination with the generous funding of her eccentric yet distant Uncle.<br/><br/>While living as a child in Ireland, Emilie spent most of her time with her Grandmother, affectionately dubbed ‘Nan’, while her parents were at work. Nan often whispered tales of Faeries and dreamworlds and the lure of the powers that be.<br/>This didn't bode well for some of her fathers family (The muggles, mostly) who considered the older woman to be mad and oftentimes urged Emilies parents to keep her away from Nan if not purely for her own safety.<br/><br/>Moreover, the family on Emilies mothers side hailed from schools with a rich magical history such as Durmstrang, Hogwarts and Beauxbatons, and took offence to word of Nans stories, believing her to be filling Emilies head with nonsense and lies, poising the possible witch with a false start. They made claims that Emilie would turn out like her father, a squib who had convinced himself he was muggle all along.<br/><br/>When Emilie turned eight and began displaying the first subtle hints of magical ability, her mother insisted they move out of Ireland, and promptly sign Emilie up for a ‘proper’ magic school, far away from Nan and her stories. Her father however, confused the slight signs for random happenstance or coincidence, not magic. However, having long insisted that he was just a simple muggle who knew little of the Wizarding world specifics, he left the subject of his daughters education in the capable hands of his wife, and reluctantly agreed to the move.<br/>It wasn't until much later, at the age of 13 that Emilie's powers surfaced more prominently, in some entirely indisputable manners. (One of which involved an unfortunate incident with Nans fine china and a boiling kettle.)<br/><br/>Initially unable to come to an understanding on where exactly they were to live, with her mother wanting out of Ireland and her father refusing to settle in France, The Callahans eventually came to America where Emilie and her parents continued to reside until her departure to France some years later.<br/><br/><strong>Family:</strong><br/>Emilie’s mother Anette Callahan (Nee: Bellgard), is a French-born Pure Blood Witch who attended Beauxbaton, as did many of the Bellgard women before her. The entire Bellgard line is comprised of Pure-Blood Witches and Wizards. Anette’s family severely disapproved of her marrying a Squib and it is rumored that they have discussed publically disowning their daughter, although their absence in Emilies life thus far has made it clear that they have already privately done so.<br/><br/>Emilie’s father, Aodhan Callahan, is a Squib-Wizard who claims he is a muggle due to his inability to produce magic and his refusal to accept that he could have ever been anything otherwise.<br/>His mother, Shannyn Callahan, is a self-trained Shaman Witch, having never attended any proper school for magic but still able to produce spells the same. Shannyn claims that Aodhans father, whom he never met, was a Fae, and that he too is half-fae, which would make Emilie 1/4th fae. Aodhan however doesn’t believe this and assumes that his father was just a simple muggle man, like him, and that when his father left before he was born the devastation drove his kind mother deep into madness and stories, where she still resides now. Emilie on the other hand doesn’t know who or what to believe.<br/><br/>Emilie’s Uncle, Felix Bellgard is a Pure-Blood Wizard and the youngest brother of Anette. While the majority of Anettes family had turned up their noses and shunned their daughter away, Felix remained in contact and was the first to offer both his home and his financial aid when the discussion of Emilies schooling was broached.<br/>When it was decided that Emilie would move to France at the age of 15 to prepare for the following year at Beauxbaton, the Bellgard family broke their long silence with the Callahan family by gifting Emilie with an especially exorbitant wand, custom crafted for her alone.<br/><br/>With this sudden and uncharacteristically forward motion, Emilie is worried that perhaps her mother will soon expect her to be the bridge of communication between the two families, a task she is not quite certain she is ready to undertake.<br/><br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Reading, Writing, Drawing, Comics/Manga, Music, Cooking, Potions, Mysteries, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Clockwork/Steamwork items, Staying up late<br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Tomatoes, The Colour Orange, Noisy people, Waking up early<br/><strong>Fears:</strong>Being forced to bring her mother and fathers families back together and not knowing how.<br/><strong>Favorite Animal(s):</strong>Ravens and Cats<br/><strong>Favorite Color(s):</strong>Purple, Green, Grey, Black and Silver<br/><br/>Class Schedule:<br/>Defense Against the Dark Arts<br/>History of Magic<br/>Potions<br/>Herbology<br/>Charms<br/>Transfiguration<br/>Flying<br/><br/><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>MabFaerie</strong></span></div>