HISTORY
Jaden Sophia was born in Watford, England to the north of London. She was, among many things, just another city girl raised just far enough to think it was the country. While a twenty-minute train from the hustle and bustle of London’s heart, the girl grew up with a manicured back yard, a lovely short stone wall to the front, and trees and even cows. It was the idyllic English upbringing that most people think of in stereotype writing with her parents living business jobs—her mother in Watford and her father in Central London—two siblings within 6 years of each other all together, and a grandmother who watched them.
Her life was boring, and she was okay with that. She played footie as a child in youth leagues, her brother was a cricket player as well, and they attended the private school in Watford. She was the youngest of the three and spent a lot of time with her brother, the middle child, learning from his books and homework so she had something to enjoy as well. She was not exactly one for books and was always told she was a space cadet. Jade was a dreamer, and her grandmother always gave her a sharp slap to the wrist when she thought too much about the outside world. It was all make believe, after all. Much of what she saw and thought was all in her head. And that was what she genuinely believed.
By the time she was seven, there were strange occurrences happening around her life. Leaves moved, doors opened, and things shifted. As she thought more on it, the idea of a haunted house came to mind. Watford was an old place, and her house was built in the 1700s originally and had been renovated many times since. As she got older, however, it was harder to dismiss. It was all happening around her. It was easier in school, of course, to pass it off as classroom pranks ort being bullied. Jade was the smallest in her class and often called a cry baby for being emotional. The odd things were obviously just kids being mean.
Until the man came. He showed up four times, in fact. The first time, her brother answered the door and primly said that their parents were not home, so no one was allowed in the house. The next time, her grandmother fielded the conversation and sent them on their way with a stern dismissal. The third, her father opened the door and told them off for both the harassment and the fact that they were trying to sell rubbish of magic and witches in such a modern time. This was, of course, all ridiculous and adults bullying a small child who perhaps dreamed too much. She would learn later that the forth time came with a number of spells that convinced her parents to let them in and take Jade away.
I'm young and I'm hopeless I'm lost, and I know this.
She was removed from their memory. She was brought to the Orphanage in Knockturn Alley in 2008. When she arrived, it was one of the “newer” establishments in the area. That being said, it was still sad, empty, and dreadful. She was one of seven children, though that number would fluctuate throughout time. She was, however, one of the younger ones brought in as her magic developed early. She was taught first about how muggles were inferior, and her magic was, therefore, also inferior. Education was stopped and Jade was put to work learning how to tend to a house and take care of food, laundry, and cleaning. Her role was to be a servant, and she understood what this meant for her future—it didn’t exist.
She watched as children were taken away or became sick. Some went to families and the look on the assistants’ faces said that was not good. Others simply vanished at night with the claim that they just died, even though they were healthy. The are one or two who made it all the way through were kicked out the day they turned 17 and were forced to live on their own with no preparation. With every passing month, Jade realized none of these options were great, but just leaving was the best. And that was when she was taken to a Pureblood’s family home. Jade first worked for the Borgin’s for a few months when she was 11. It was simple work and she was sent back not long after when she got sick and was in danger of spreading it to everyone else. It was the same plague that wiped out many people in the slums and Diagon.
We'll cry but we won't give up the fight.
She would remain in the orphanage until early 2012, when she was taken in by the Burkes and forced to work there. It was a rough and uncomfortable time, but at first it was not so bad. Jade noted that there was a lot of questionable deeds happening, that the man was taking home prostitutes from the Maiden Head often, and that he had developed an obsession with one of them. By the time the sicknesses spread, the girl had stopped showing up, however, and his attention turned now to the three girls who were staying with him. Why? The Maiden Head was shut down, of course, and he needed to get his entertainment somewhere. There were many nights Jade thought about running away and escaping—she was relieved to the point of tears when he was murdered in the middle of a meeting with the High Council.
Rather than return to the orphanage, Jade was taken in by the Yaxleys, where she stayed for a relatively short amount of time before he vanished himself. Before another family could take her in, she was taken to the Ministry to answer questions about a body found in the basement of her first residence. She explained all she knew of the situation and was told to go back to the Yaxley estate and await further instructions. She did, but slipped out in the night to get into the old Burke estate where she found the old journal that once belonged to the now-dead girl. She then made her way back to the Orphanage where she had one of the adult clear the information from the journal and explained it was given to her so the Ministry can tell her when a new family would be taking her in.
Jaden Wright
Never kick a dog because he's just a pup
NAME Jaden Sophia Wright
HEIGHT 4'11"
HOMETOWN Watford
