Bri Richards
5TH YEAR. RAVENCLAW. PUREBLOOD.
Appearance
Bri is TINY. She's barely 5 feet tall and only weighs around 115 lbs. Her frame is very small and she seems to most to be quite fragile. Her gestures, the way she moves and acts.. are are quite dainty. Gestures are kept small and close to the body and when she moves, she tends to take small steps. Everything about her seems quite delicate and feminine.
Her hair is dark brown, but it tends to get a few subtle lighter streaks in the summers, though it is still mostly dark. It's long, hanging well past her shoulders and usually worn usually straight. Sometimes she pulls it back into a loose ponytail. Sometimes she takes the time to curl it. But mostly she just wears it down and straight, a very simple style.
Her eyes are large and innocent, blue in color, and she has a round face that sometimes makes her seem younger than she is. She favors muggle clothing when she is not in class, but she has the appearance of being well and carefully groomed, even if she is lounging around in sweats.
Personality
Though she is rarely one to initiate a conversation with someone she doesn't know well, Gabriella is warm and kind to almost everyone she meets. She's very sweet and it takes a lot to make her hate someone. She might be put off by brashness or seeming lack of class, but she'll still be friendly or at te least polite. It's very unsual for Gabriella to be mean, unless it's to someone who has wronged people she loves.
Gabriella is practical and usually level-headed when it comes to other people and things. She likes things that are easily explained. She likes structure and schedules. She's a fastidious note-taker and is very nearly obsessive about keeping up with her schoolwork and maintaining near perfect grades. Only getting an E on an assinment is grounds for some major sulking. An A will see her holed up in the library for weeks. Of course, that whole level-headed thing doesn't apply to her studying habits and she'll often take her obsession with her grades a bit too far. Silly girl. She seems to think she doesn't need things like food or rest when they get in the way of her achieving perfect marks.
Gabriella hates thinking anyone doesn't like or approve of her. She's confused by it, because she would never willingly hurt anyone and she'll often do whatever she can to rectify the situation. This makes her pretty easily to manipulate, because a good disappointed pout will likely get her to do whatever it is you want her to do. This happens especially easily with family and close friends, because Gabriella feels a strong sense of loyalty towards them that makes it even more difficult to say no to whatever they ask of her.
While she's not exactly shy, Gabriella is relatively quiet and reserved and isn't one to approach others. She can have her silly moments, but overall, Gabriella's idea of a good time is to curl up with a cup of tea and a nice, long book. She doesn't go out of her way to socialize much, preferring the company of books to that of people. She'd also rather die than break a rule. Skipping class? Bringing sweets into the library? Staying out a millisecond past curfew? These are all things that Gabriella would never, ever consider. Suggesting she do those sorts of things would probably give her an aneurysm or something.
History
The Richards family is an old and powerful one. Her father Thomas is a high ranking official with the Ministry of Magic and her mother Annabel , a stay home society wife, comes from a prestigious family herself. Bri is your typical spoiled little rich girl and she has pretty much anything and everything money can buy. She also has two sisters who will be sporadically referenced as NPCs. She has a cousin at Hogwarts - Dariana Davison. The girls are fairly close, being about the only members of their immediate families who aren't the typical elitist snobs. Dari is a bit more carefree than Bri and does her best to get her to loosen up.
The youngest of the three Richards girls, Bri has been sheltered and coddled quite a bit. She can be a little bit naive about the way the world truly works and she has a tendency to believe the best about people until she is proven she should think otherwise.
Most of Gabriella's childhood has been spent with books. It sounds sad to say it that way, but she doesn't regret it for a moment, because she loves learning things or losing herself in a completely fictional world. The list of things she's read is quite extensive and that's something she is quite proud of. Her father has gladly kept her supplied with a variety of reading material, ever since she was old enough and some of her happiest memories are of sitting in the family library with him discussing whatever book she was reading at thee time.
Bri is mostly used to getting her way. She went through most of her life at Hogwarts without a single detention, mostly because she does her best to avoid breaking any rules, but also because on the rare occasion she does get caught doing anything wrong, she can usually pout or sweet-talk her way out of it. The one time she did get detention at Hogwarts it was for something completely lame and she's probably still whining about it to herself. The prospect of getting into trouble is not one she deals with well at all.
Bri is not remotely snobbish about bloodlines - not anymore. She used to share her families attitude, but through some friendships at Hogwarts gradually came to realize her attitude was wrong, a point of contention between her and her parents.
Hogwarts Stats
House: Ravenclaw
Year: 5th
Best subjects: Potions and History
Worst subjects: Transfiguration and Charms
Classes: TBA
Connections
William Farley - Best Friend - WIll is basically Bri's best friend in the entire world and she's really not sure what she would do without him. He's that person who knows her better than anyone else and one of the few who can get her to stop obsessing over her grades long enough to take care of herself.
Jeremy Pitt - Friend - Jeremy has been best friend's with Bri's older cousin Dari for as long as any of them can remember and with Bri's close relationship with Dari, it's no wonder she's gotten to know Jeremy over the years. Truth be told, he makes her a little bit nervous with his good looks and charm.
Katherine Lawrence - Roommate - Bri has shared a dorm with Katherine for over four years now and while the pair of them aren't the best of friends, they do get along fairly well. Katherine has an appreciation for literature that Bri shares wholeheartedly and they have a similar work ethic when it comes to their classes. Katherine might be a lot more snobbish than Bri, but Bri adores her all the same.
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