Jackson, Cora

Full Name: Cora Annabelle Jackson
Age: 14
Date of birth: 19th May 2009
Birthplace: Kensington, London
Current home: Kensington, London
Blood Status: Muggleborn
Sexual Alignment: Bi-Sexual
Wand type: 11", Unicorn Hair, Rosewood


Hair colour and style: Long, Highlighted Blonde hair that looks lighter slightly in the sunshine of the summer months. Usually worn down with slight, natural waves. Often looks unbrushed.
Eye colour: Light Green
Height: 5ft 3in
Body type: Slim and Toned
Dress sense: Casual, slightly tomboy-ish unless she's in the mood to make the effort.
Birthmarks: Small, heart shaped birthmark on lower left ribcage
Tattoos: None
Scars: None
Piercings: None



[In this section, please don’t just write one or two words. Explain their likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, positive & negative traits in detail wherever possible; this is for people to get a decent idea of who your character is and what they are like, so please don’t just randomly list things. Also, three is the minimum, please don't be afraid to list more, there will never be limitations to detail on this site!]

Likes: (3 minimum)
  - Animals
Cora is an avid lover of animals, from the small and fluffy to the large, hairy beasts of the magical world. As a child, her magical tutor would tell her of his amazing adventures around the world and the creatures he would meet, causing the upmost fascination in the young girl
  - Reading
Getting lost in a book is almost as good as going on your own adventure, in Cora's eyes atleast. And lost she does get, when reading it's almost possible to bring her attention back to the real world and she is known to disappear for hours at a time, reading away and losing track of everything else
  - Summer
You could almost say that Cora glows when the sun is shining. Cora loves the outdoors when the warm sun beats down and can often be found lazing beneath a flowering tree, basking in the heat with a good book.

Dislikes: (3 minimum)
  - Mean people
Cora has never understood the need for people to be mean, to others, themselves, or the world in general. Whilst there is no one that Cora would actively avoid or exclude from her life, she does try and reduce her proximity to people who could be considered 'toxic'. Being witness to bullying and fights is also another sore point for Cora, who will actively try and step in and stop the meanness.
  - Meat
Cora's love for animals comes with an intense dislike for eating meat. As a strict vegetarian, the school feasts often make her stomach churn, especially when they present the wild boar like a prize in the middle of the table. Watching teachers and students alike rip the poor animal apart often means Cora has to excuse herself from mealtimes.
  - Being the centre of attention
Cora would much rather fade into the background in a crowded room with a select few friends or a book rather than being in the middle of it all. Having all eyes on her makes her nervous and skittish.

Strengths: (3 minimum)
  - Charm Magic
Cora's magical lineage appears to have a natural affinity for charms, and the youngest in the family is no exception to that. Cora was casting charms almost before she could walk, although a lack of control or concious thought in the matter would often end in disaster. Her private magical tutor hired by her father was also a charms extraordinaire who loved seeing the young girls skills blossom.
  - Art
one muggle pleasure Cora couldn't leave at home when she came to Hogwarts was her passion for painting and drawing. She can often be found to be doodling in class, and outside of class enjoys working on her paintings, with the aid of a few charmed brushes of course.
  - Theoretical Knowledge
Being a bit of a bookworm means that Cora knows a lot about a lot, often able to pull up random facts about subjects at hand. Knowledge in class is not usually a let down in Cora's case, but sometimes it's the practical that can be...

Weaknesses: (3 minimum)
  - Memory
Cora forgets things. Always. She is the type of person who you can expect to show up late to class in her pyjamas, because she forgot to get dressed. On a daily basis she can forget anything from the simple, like brushing her hair, to bringing books and quills to class, to even forgetting where she left her wand and having to spend the entire day searching for it.
  - Affection
Any show of affection towards Cora is enough to make her weak at the knees. She blushes easily, and frequently, and her crush changes almost daily. She'll become shy, giggly and often run at the sight of her crush walking towards her.
  - Potions
For some reason this is one subject that just never goes well for Cora. She often finds that she holds back in potions class, reluctant to mix ingredients together, possibly due to some past disaster...

Positive traits: (3 minimum)
  - Kind
Cora is without a doubt one of the kindest hearted people you will ever come across. She likes to see the good in the world and the people around her and will always go out of her way to try and turn that frown upside down.
  - Happy
There is not much in the world that could turn Cora's mood sour. She is every smiling, giggling and joyous in the world. She doesn't see the point in wasting time being unhappy, especially when happiness is so easy to find in the beauty around you.
  - Respectful
Cora has the upmost respect for her elders and authority figures and would never act against their wishes unless she had no other choice. If anything, Cora's a bit of a goody-two-shoes and is not someone you'd want witnessing misdemeanour lest it gets back to the headmaster.

Negative traits: (3 minimum)
  - Naive
Although clever, Cora is incredibly naive to the state of the world at large. Having grown up needing for nothing, Cora does not see the crueltys of the world day to day, even less the wizarding world having grown up primarily with her muggle father. She has no idea of dangers that the world could pose to her and will often go into something without having thought it through.
  - Clumsy
There is not much to be said but that Cora did not inherit her older sisters co-ordination. She is often bumping into things, dropping things, tripping over something that her skin can often be littered with bumps and bruises. Fortunately she hasn't harmed herself so far as to leave any lasting marks.
  - Daydreamer
Cora's in the room... but is she really in the room? Cora can often be seen to be zoned out, in a world of her own and unaware of what is happening around her as she dreams her life away


Cora grew up as the youngest of 3 children and as what was percieved to be the completion of her mothers duty to bear children for her husband. Almost immediately following the birth of her youngest child, Rosalind threw herself back into work, taking a job that involved travelling the world and leaving the children to their father and the resident nanny. The only memories Cora has of her mother are the rare visits home when she would lock herself away in the study and demand not to be disturbed.

The lack of a loving and doting mother, however, was made up for by the love provided to the children by Cora's father. Kenneth would make sure his children were never without, and although he lacked magical abilities, he was aware that the children may grow up to blossom into witches and wizards and would hire a magical tutor the moment the children started showing any sort of magical skill. Cora was a happy and well cared for child, mired only by the occasional 'pranks' from her older brother. She was taught to be kind and selfless, dedicated and loyal and to never give up on her dreams.

As both her older siblings went off to hogwarts as they came of age, Cora found she was alone at home to be showered in her fathers love, and how he doted on his youngest daughter. Everything she could ever want or dream of would be given to her without hesitation. She became blind to the hardships of the world around her, and naive to other peoples suffering. Although kind to people, she would never understand what it was like to lack the basic essentials of survival for some poorer families. This made the transition to hogwarts harder for her, not only did she lose the constant attention of her loving father, she could no longer get everything she wanted or needed imediately, and she was confronted with people from worlds much different to her own.


Mother:
   Name: Rosalind Jackson (neé Moreau)
   Age: 38
   Living or Deceased: Living
   Blood type or Species: Pureblood
   Occupation: Secretary for the Registration of Muggle Borns, Ministry of Magic

Father:
   Name: Kenneth Jackson
   Age: 40
   Living or Deceased: Living
   Blood type or Species: Muggle
   Occupation: Member of Parliament / Politician

Siblings:
   Name: Penelope Jackson
   Age: 18
   Living or Deceased: Living
   Blood type or Species: Half Blood
   Occupation: Training to be a professional Quidditch player - Chaser

  Name: Nathaniel Jackson
  Age: 16
  Living or Deceased: Living
  Blood type or Species: Half Blood
  Occupation: Student

Pets:
   Name: Missy
   Age: 4
   Living or Deceased: Living
   Blood type or Species: Black Cat


Cora's mother, Rosalind, grew up in France and attended Beauxbatons Acadamy of Magic from age 11. Her family were all purebloods and exceedingly skilled in the art of charms, Rosalind's mother even being the current charms professor at Beauxbatons when she attended. Following her graduation, Rosalind decided to start travelling the country. She found the world of muggles interesting, after having met a number of muggleborns during her time at school, and found that the material world of muggles was beautiful. This was when she set her eyes on meeting a successful and rich englishman to seduce and marry.

Enter Kenneth Jackson, who had lived a relatively quiet yet affluent life so far. Kenneth had no idea of the world of magic and was surprised the day the beautiful, blonde french woman accidentally landed in his lap in a quiet bar in the centre of London. She seemed lost and confused, and being the gentleman that he was he helped and escorted her back to her hotel. Kenneth never did stop thinking about her though, although convinced he would never see her again, and therefore was surprised when she would appear at any bar and restaraunt he would frequent. Eventually, after a number of appearances and conversations, a blossoming romance began.

Having snared the slightly dorky yet lovable politician, Rosalind wasted no time in making sure he proposed and took her down the aisle. Pound signs in her eyes she had already picked out the large kensington estate that she wished to live in, not far from the ministry of magic where she had recently started working. However, Rosalind hadn't considered that following the marriage she would need to make any further effort at all. Almost immediately following the ceremony, Kenneth was fantasizing over the large family he foresaw for himself and his new bride. Rosalind grew cold and distant to her husband, but, as the threat that he may leave loomed over her, she agreed to bear him the children he desired. Rosalind did not have a natural motherly instinct and almost immediately discarded each child from her arms in the arms of her husband the moment they were born, wishing not to have anything to do with them. While bearing her third child, Rosalind was offered a promotion that would see her travelling the world in search of muggle borns. The opportunity to escape the suffocation of her needy husband and house full of children was too tempting, so almost immediately after giving birth she fled, visiting once in a while to sate her husbands need.