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basics;
NAME: Alice Ophelia Fenton.
NAME MEANING;
BIRTHDATE & AGE: May 5th, 1960; 17.
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN; Taurus.
BLOODLINE; Pureblood.
HOUSE & YEAR: Gryffindor, 7th.
WAND ; Elm bark, 10 ½ inches, hippogriff talon.
Elm Tree (the Noble-mindedness) - pleasant shape, tasteful clothes, modest demands, tends not to forgive mistakes, cheerful, likes to lead but not to obey, honest and faithful partner, likes making decisions for others, noble-minded, generous, good sense of humor, practical.
RESIDENCE: A town house in downtown Lewisham (Greater London, England). The Fentons live in a neighbourhood that's not unknown to magic, but primarily resided by half-blood families. Alice's favourite part of her house is the back yard, full of an unimaginable amount of flower beds, plants and trees that she helped her mother plant. During the summer, she's usually found lying on the grass, trying to soak in as much sun as is possible in London.
CLASSES: Charms, D.A.D.A., Herbology, Potions, Transfiguration.

appearance;
FACIALLY: Alice's eyes are big, almond-shaped and a mix between blue and grey. Her nose is average, not too big or too small, though just a little bit crooked; product of Alice smashing her face against a wall and breaking it when she was 7. The medi-witch that took care of her did a good job at fixing it, but a small bent is still noticeable to anyone who pays minute attention to her face. Her lips are slightly full, and more often than not, coated with lipstick. She has big teeth that, while not perfect, are white and even and a wide smile that's more than a permanent fixture on her face. Alice has a round-shaped face that's too pale for her own good; when she blushes, the whole of it turns into a deep shade of scarlet. There's nothing she hates more than that.
HAIR: Her blonde hair is her favourite feature and something Alice treats with great care. It's long, just a few inches past her shoulders, and she usually carries it down and straight. She's known for changing her hairstyle every once in a while, though – from curls, to a short bob and there was also that time, back in 5th year, when she was trying to be 'different' and dyed her hair black.
BODY: Alice hasn't measured herself up in ages, but if she were to take a wild guess, she'd say she's standing at about 5 foot, 9 inches right now, which makes her considerably taller than most girls her age. Her height was something that used to bother her while she was growing up (waking up one day to realise how awkwardly long your legs suddenly are can be a bit upsetting to some), but is now something she's more than okay with. Her weight is appropriate for her age, around 151 lbs., and another thing she's careful with by way of a healthy diet.
STYLE: Just like any girl (or most of them, rather), Alice loves wearing make-up, but she doesn't go crazy with it. She's usually seen wearing dark shades of lipstick and blush (something she started to use as an alternative to conceal her natural blush), but other than that, she keeps things as natural as possible, choosing to use light shades, unless the occasion calls for something different. Her fingernails are long and well-manicured, though she rarely paints them. She tends to dress casually, but doesn't have an specific style - as long as it's comfortable and it makes her look good, then it's fine for her. She prefers wearing trousers over skirts or dresses; that way, she doesn't have to worry over sitting this way or that, to keep wandering eyes in check.

background;
PARENTS; FATHER; Maurice Fenton, 59 years old. MOTHER; Eveline Fenton née Burke; deceased at 43.
THEIR HISTORY; Though they were only two years apart, Maurice and Eveline never really noticed each other during their years at Hogwarts. The chances of a shy Gryffindor girl dating the outgoing Hufflepuff prefect were pretty slim. It wasn't until years later, when Eveline paid a visit to her dad at the Ministry, that the two met again. Her father had been busy, dealing with a couple of under-aged wizards that had recently broken the law, and Maurice had been sent to tell her she would have to wait a bit. Half an hour later, Maurice was there again, saying she'd have to wait longer than expected. The third time he was sent to ask her to wait longer, Eveline was close to dying from boredom and he stuck around to keep her company. They talked for almost an hour, time enough to realise they had many things in common. They developed a friendship right then (with Eveline paying more and more visits to his father during the afternoons), which soon turned into a romance and eventually, they got married.
THEIR RELATIONSHIP; Maurice and Eveline are so different, yet so alike, they compliment each other very well. They're both very dedicated to their family, with Maurice usually playing the role of the laid-back, permissive parent and Eveline the one to make the ground rules and make sure everyone follows them. Occasionally, this difference in their parenting styles causes them to have an argument or five, though never in front of the kids. Maurice always backs down first, leaving the house for a couple of hours to let his wife cool down while doing some cooling off of his own. When he comes back, the house is pristine clean and Eveline is too exhausted to argue anymore, giving them an opportunity to talk things out and fix the problems.

PERSONAL HISTORY; If you ask Maurice Felton to describe his first daughter's birth in one word, he'd surely go for nerve-wrecking. It all started two weeks previous her birthday, with the constant false alarms as Eveline's contractions kept getting more painful and closer together. Twice they had to drive to go to the medi-wizards, only to be sent back an hour later because it wasn't time, yet. May 3rd rolled around and the contractions came back – only this time, they were even more painful and not so far between and Maurice was thisclose to start screaming along with his wife, he was so nervous, the poor thing. It didn't help that his wife had to endure over 20 hours of labour before they finally, finally got to hold their little daughter.

She was a big, chubby baby with a tuff of blonde hair perched on her head and big, wide eyes that were the clearest shade of grey anyone had ever seen in their family. She was greeted with yells of congratulations to the proud parents, while her mum cried while laughing non-stop and her dad kissed her mother while whispering over and over again how proud he was of her. Her grandma soon interrupted their private moment, though, as she raised her voice above the small celebration and called dibs on naming the baby. Her other grandma interjected and demanded she were allowed to name the baby, aswell, and before an argument could break out in between the two of them, Eveline offered they both came up with a full name for the baby. Three days later, the baby still remained unnamed and just when Eveline was about to give up, she heard from her mum and mother-in-law.

And so she was named Alice Ophelia Fenton, officially born on May 5th, 1960, under the accurate sign of Taurus. First daughter, first granddaughter, first niece... Alice was the pride and joy of the Fenton family, all of them fighting over spending some time with the little girl in their arms. Unlike her present self, Alice was a quiet baby and she rarely cried. Like uncle Andrew always said, she had too much fun being curious, her wide eyes darting back and forth whenever she sensed movement anywhere, to waste her time crying over nothing. But boy, whenever she did cry, she made sure everyone in the neighbourhood noticed she was upset.

Growing up, Alice gave her parents a run for their sanity. She was a restless child, always moving, doing this and that, hiding under the bed, in the closet, trying to climb up the dinner table and just about a hundred more things that had Eveline almost ripping her hair out and Maurice laughing at his daughter's antics. She became quite prone to injuries from an early age, almost giving her parents a heart attack the day she approached them with a big bump on her forehead because she had jumped too high and had fallen off her bed. And then came the bruised finger that got accidentally caught on the oven door, the broken nose she got while trying to get away from the annoying neighbour's kid and running straight into a wall and the elbow that got dislocated after she tried to ride her dad's broom and failed. Miserably. Somehow, the pain never seemed to deter Alice from going after trouble every time and her mother often wondered if she had done something wrong somewhere along the way.

But when she wasn't off pulling crazy stunts, Alice was the sweetest, best-behaved girl in all of Lewisham. She helped her mum around the house, enjoyed grooming the garden with her everyday, and spent her free time playing around the neighbourhood. There weren't many kids her age around, but that didn't stop Alice into going up to older ones and demanding to be included. Afterwards, she would go home (maybe with a black eye, after getting hit accidentally with a baseball) and have dinner with her family while she interrogated her father non-stop about his day. The time she spent with her dad after dinner was usually her favourite part of the day, and trying to get her to bed afterwards was always a nightmare. Alice loves her father dearly, his personality and the way he lets her get away with stuff his mum would never approve of are just two of the reasons why they formed a strong bond.

Alice was nearing her 10th birthday when her interests shifted. The older girls from the neighbourhood she hung around with were growing up, and naturally, so was Alice, albeit prematurely. Soon, thoughts of playing ball or tag with the kids were left behind along with her toy broom, to be replaced with make-up kits and colourful dresses that she had to work really hard not to get dirty before dinner, while boys became the root of all evil. She made a mess of her mother's make up, tripped and fell countless of times while trying to walk in her too-big shoes and even tried to give herself a haircut – needless to say, she was quite glad her hair could re-grow overnight, otherwise she would've spent the next couple of months locked in her room, not letting anyone see her.

Her mother died a year later. No one knows what happened or why, her body was just found a little ways away from their house. There were no signs of struggle or damage, so everyone concluded it had been a magical murder. Her death caused Alice great pain and she went from being a lively girl to someone who would barely talk and only ate to appease her father. Going out of her room was also something she rarely did, unless it was absolutely necessary – she would start crying every time she walked out and didn't see her mum sitting at her usual spot on the couch, hunched over the stove, or whenever she looked out the window and didn't see her knee-deep in dirt. With Eveline's death, Alice's relationship with her father became stronger as neither wanted to leave the other out of sight for too long. The worst part of everything was that come September 1st (which was only two months and some odd days away), Alice was supposed to start her first year at Hogwarts. The Alice that boarded the Hogwarts Express wasn't the same upbeat girl she had been during her childhood days and her first year at Hogwarts wasn't at all what she had imagined, mainly due to her subdued attitude. She was sorted into Gryffindor, which gave her a bitter-sweet feeling since her mother had been sorted there, aswell.

The following summer felt even more depressing than the previous had. With the busy schedule that came with being at Hogwarts, her mother's death had been pushed to the back of her head and it all came rushing back when she stepped inside her house, her father's arm around her, and realised how empty it felt. She'd never had enough time to mourn her mother and that summer, she seemed to let it all out. Crying and wallowing wouldn't solve anything. By the time second year came, Alice was resembling more the girl she used to be – a little less reserved, a bit more outspoken and a more attentive student. Alice is an average student, far from getting straight Os and only putting effort into those subjects she know would be beneficial for her future. That's the only reason why she failed one of her 7 OWLs and did poorly in another one... it wasn't related to Frank Longbottom kissing her or asking her on dates. At all.

Before Frank had asked her out, Alice hadn't given much thought about boys – just the usual silly crushes on older and unattainable guys. Having her friend come up and kiss her out of nowhere had come as such a surprise for her, that her only plausible response had been to push him away and slap him soundly. Several times, to get the point across. But after the shock had worn off, the idea of her and Frank didn't seem so... odd. And maybe it was a bit predictable, if the way they'd been acting around each other for the past year was anything to go by. When Frank asked her on a date later on, she was just a bit hesitant, but ended up saying yes, anyway and shortly thereafter they became an official couple.

Alice has always been a realistic girl, and even though she really liked Frank and enjoyed spending time with him, the fear that their relationship could end anytime or that she would get her heart broken always made itself present whenever the two had a row, but when their relationship turned a year old, Alice began thinking that maybe they were more serious than they'd let on. Maybe it was that thought that jinxed them, because the summer after their sixth year, they broke up in a very unusual way. Frank wouldn't return her owls, he would avoid her and when Alice had finally got fed up and travelled to his house to demand an explanation, his mother had been the one to tell her he didn't want to see her anymore. Alice was torn in between feeling angry or sad, but after realising that someone who didn't have the guts to break up with her in her face, and instead did it through his mother, wasn't someone worth being sad over, and the anger won in the end.

Alice plans on starting her seventh year solely focused on herself, her studies and acing the NEWTs - she needs the best grades if she plans on being an Auror. Frank will continue being ignored for the moment, but maybe she might forgive him someday if he keeps up with the apologising. Just as long as he has a good reason, of course.

personality;
This is the part Alice hates the most, talking about herself, because she never knows if she's being accurate enough. You want to know how Alice is? You should probably ask her dad; the one who watched her grow from a reckless, restless little girl into an equally restless, but not as reckless, young woman. The truth is that Alice hasn't changed much since she was a kid (keyword being much), except perhaps that after her mother's death, she was forced to mature and stop looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses. Still, the basics of her personality have stayed intact throughout the years. Nowadays, and if she's given enough time, Alice thinks things through before acting, weighing down the consequences of her actions, as opposed to the silly impulse of, 'acting first, thinking later' that everyone knew her for. Good thing, too, because who knows how many more broken bones the poor girl would have if she hadn't grown out of it.

Some other people you should talk to about Alice would be her friends and housemates; the ones who spend the most time around her. They would describe her in five words, the first one being outgoing. She's so extroverted and so out there, that she easily makes nice with everyone, even those people she never remembers the names of. Funny thing about Alice is that, even though she has a terrible memory for many things, once she meets someone, she'll never forget their face. The only exception to her 'friendly to everyone, no matter what' rule has always been the Slytherins. When it comes to House stereotyping and prejudice, Alice is not ashamed to admit that she's one of the first ones to take part in it. Of course, now that she's made friends in both Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, she knows better than to think they draw the line at being just or loyal or total bookworms, but she's never bothered to get to know any Slytherin to figure out if there's also more to them than what meets the eye. But despite this rather stubborn side of her personality, Alice isn't one to hold grudges for too long and it's quick to let little things slide with a simple shrug of her shoulder.

Alice is very cheerful. Her wide smile has become a permanent fixture on her face, and she's so easily amused, she's always laughing at everything and nothing, until her eyes water and her stomach hurts. She never takes things too seriously until the situation calls for it, in which case she becomes completely serious and focused on what she's supposed to do. A loyal friend, Alice is one of those people that once you have her on your side, she'll be a friend forever; no petty arguments, no backstabbing. She'll always be there for you and she'd do anything for her friends, even if it implies fighting tooth and nail for them. In both the metaphorical and literal sense of the phrase.

Rewinding now and going back to her horrible lack of memory, another word her friends would use would definitely be scatterbrained. To put it simply, Alice hasn't lost her arms because she has them firmly attached to her body. While many people have trouble remembering where they put their keys, Alice has trouble with the keys, her shoes, her tie, books, quills and Merlin knows what else. Her absent-mindedness doesn't only apply to losing stuff, though, and she has to constantly write lists down to remind herself of things she needs to buy, homework she has to finish and turn in, important dates, etc., which prove to be pointless in the end, since she usually loses those, too.

Ask her professors and they'll say with a chuckle that Alice is one of the most outspoken, most argumentative people in their class. Always the first one to speak up in class if she has any input on the subject, Alice says what she thinks, exactly while she's thinking it and not giving too much thought on whether it could cause controversy or not. She hates 'beating around the bush,' as muggles would say, and is known for going straight to the point. She's quite stubborn when it comes to arguments and can go on discussing a topic for hours on end until she's either satisfied with the results of the argument or until the other person backs down or agrees with her. A simple, 'agree to disagree' would never appease her. In fact, it would only fuel her to finish the discussion in her favour. Her study group would refer to her as bossy, but only because she's usually the one to take the lead in their study session. She makes a good leader, but doesn't like the role much. She would rather others played that part while she helped from the background.

And well, the last on the list would be Frank and Alice would very much like to know what he would say about her. He's seen a side of her no one else has had the chance to see – the romantic side. Frank brings out in her a positively giddy side that daydreams of happily-ever-afters and things such as the future of their relationship, that no 17-year-old should be thinking about. But even though she puts her best efforts into her relationship with Frank, Alice is very realistic when it comes to it. In the end, she knows there's no such thing as fairy tales, and the fact that things with Frank feel so perfect sometimes is actually quite scary. She tries not to be a pessimist, but a part of her can't help but expect that somehow, it'll all be over soon. Good things must come to an end and all that, right?

ooc;
PB; Laura Ramsey.
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DISCLAIMER; Alice (Fenton) && all Harry Potter-related things belong to J.K. Rowling, but the take on the character and everything else belongs to me.
I am not Laura Ramsey, nor am I related to her in any way. This journal is for RP purposes, only.