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basics:
Name: Anaïs Séverine Joëlle Delacour Bolduc Age and DOB: 24/23rd November 1974 Occupation: Co-host, The Quidditch Hour on the WWN
family:
Blood: Half-blood, just barely (dad's a second generation wizard with one magical parent, mum's a squib) Relations:
Father: Anthony Bolduc, 46, Half blood wizard (muggleborn father, muggle mother). Head of the Muggleborn Support Office of the Canadian Ministry of Magic.
Mother: Annabelle Delacour Bolduc, 45. Squib (pureblood family - not part of the branch that married veela). Assistant to the French Ambassador to Canada.
Younger Brother: Jean-Pierre Bolduc, 22. Reserve Chaser for the Heidelberg Harriers, rumoured to be a target for BIL teams. Family history: As much or as little as is important to your character. May include connections to other great Scottish families. Romance: In a long term relationship with Pip Parkinson
school:
School and house + years attended: Ilvermorny (Pukwudgie) 1986-93 Notable school achievements: Played Chaser on intramural teams her second and third year, before changing to Beater when she grew in height and strength.
quidditch:
Team: Retired from the Haileybury Hammers Position/Affiliation: Beater
On your Trading Card! Hand: Right Strengths: Aim, reaction time, brute force Weaknesses: Agility, balance, temper Known for: Aggressive, fearless playing style and bravery in taking on the opposition to protect her team. Fierce cultural pride, including refusal to adhere to the anthem when played in English alone.
personality:
Positive traits: Energetic, clever, enthusiastic, brave, fun loving Negative traits: Quick to anger, has an ego, over-protective, over-proud, likes things just so Likes: Outdoor activities, hanging out at home with Pip and the dogs, going out to drink wine with the girls, deep analysis of Quidditch, relaxed interviews Dislikes: People neglecting Francophone and indigenous Canada, people mocking the Quebec accent, blood snobs, anything else snobs, people who try to denigrate the intelligence of others, so basically more snobs, girls throwing themselves at Pip when she's RIGHT THERE
Anaïs is vibrant, often up for a joke or a laugh, and whilst she may tease it is from affection 95% of the time. She does her best to get on with everybody - whether they like it or not - and does OK with people for the most part. Having said that, if you are one of the insular sort and Anaïs happens to like you, she'll probably leave you alone. Usually. She enjoys being admired and dressing well, though she considers others just enough to avoid being too arrogant. While she generally respects privacy, she can't help but enjoy a bit of gossip as long as it isn't too mean spirited, and if it is, she still can't help but be curious. Don't expect her to go digging on her own half, though, as she'll just take what is put in front of her. She doesn't like people who are snobby about backgrounds in general, let alone blood status. With her mother being a Squib, and her father being half-blood from a very watered down line, she's a little suspicious of purebloods from what one might call a "traditional" background. Anaïs can totally get on board with blood traitors and rebels, though. As she is French-Canadian by birth, her first language is French with English coming a close second. Her English is pretty much flawless, although she often has the habit of slipping in French words and syntax when she simply can't be bothered. This happens more often with her friends and fellow non-native-English speakers. As befits a Quebecoise, her accent is much thicker than that of her fellow Francophones, and when conversing in French has a drawl reminiscent of the way someone from the Southern US might sound to a speaker of British English.
history:
Anaïs was born the eldest child in a liberal Francophone household in rural Canada. Saint-Theophile-de-Beauce, a tiny parish of just over 700 people, directly borders the United States and the Bolducs grew up crossing over frequently, their multicultural upbringing and international outlook encouraging a strong sense of adventure in the young girl. Growing up in the outdoors, Anaïs could be found running around in the woods with her younger brother, making snow sculptures and as they got older, having vicious snowball fights - now it's legal for them to enchant the balls, the fights get even more vicious. That's just their sibling relationship... and the rest of the family is just as forthright. When your father has only one magical parent and your mother isn't magical at all, some would make you fight for your right to exist - and thus Anaïs' sense of activism was born. One of her early memories is being five years old and yelling "you're a bad man!" at a store owner who refused to help her mother pack bags when she couldn't do it faster with magic. Anaïs has been vocal about others' needs ever since.
Following her graduation from the prestigious school of Ilvermorny, where she had attended due to its north-east location and proximity to Quebec, Anaïs had little time to celebrate and enjoy the high life. A mere three weeks after the end of her school career, her bags were packed and she was on an international portkey heading out of Quebec for the wilds of another part of rural Canada, home to the training grounds of her new team, the Haileybury Hammers. At just 18 years old, she went straight into the first team after being recruited by a scout who attended school matches on the regular - a slightly more common event than in the deeply competitive European leagues, but not something that happened on a regular basis, nonetheless. She went straight into a competitive career, and quickly made a name for herself as one of the most exciting young Beaters in the North American League.
Since then, Anaïs developed her skills at the top team in the Canadian league, though she always felt there were more challenges lying ahead. The US and Canadian teams, no matter how talented their players as individuals, never gained as much respect as their European counterparts and this never sat right with her at all. However, she continued to work hard, stubborn as she was, and was selected for the 1994 World Cup to play as one of Team Canada's beaters. An unconventional choice as she was so much younger than the rest of the squad, she actually did pretty well before the team's ignominious exit from the early stages from the tournament. Well, you can't win them all, right? It cemented her international reputation, and it was around this time that she began a friendship with Pip Parkinson, then a reserve Seeker on the team, and their amusing antics in front of the media earned them reputations as fan favourites. Sure, they were occasionally hooking up on the sly, but that kind of information was strictly on the down low.
It is said by some that the brightest flames burn shortest, and the same could be said for Anaïs' playing career. Part of the Canadian National Team for a mere three years, in 1997 the squad was at a training camp in rural Saskatchewan when a terrible accident occurred. A faulty lock on a bludger case was banged open during transportation, sending four of the things flying out into the air of the training ground before those present had much time to react. Anaïs was one of three people knocked out of the air before they could be gained under control, and the injuries sustained to her lower leg, knee and hip as she fell meant she would never be able to play professional Quidditch again. Pick up games or casual flights are one thing, but the intensive nature and faster pace of professional matches are too much, being unable to grip a broom the way she used to. It was around that time that she realised she needed to reach out to others when she was suffering instead of pretending everything was fine, and the friend-with-benefits became something more. She and Pip, her great support during this time, have been together ever since.
The first few months after the accident were tough - having to cope with her future prospects, people's questions and her own jealousy at those who were able to carry on. It was a terrible time, but after talking things through with Pip and her family she eventually ended up agreeing to an offer from the WWNC (Wizarding Wireless Network of Canada) for a job commentating on matches and co-hosting a Quidditch themed chat show. It was one way of staying in the sport she loved, and she quickly realised that not only was she good at it, she was pretty well respected for her work too. Things became more normalised pretty fast, but after Pip's rehab stint, the couple agreed that a fresh start elsewhere would be for the best. Now living together, Pip is about to be recruited to the BIL, and it will hopefully be as good for them as they hope...
bonus!
Feelings on the Scottish Referendum: She's from Quebec - and is all for the Scottish taking things into their own hands if that's what they want to do. Your plans for your character:
Re-developing the show she works on, making it more popular and known than it was before the war.
Adjusting to life in Scotland as she moves over here with Pip.
Reflecting on her career ending early and jealousies that may arise from that. Do you understand that your PC may be injured during a quidditch match? SHE ALREADY WAS DID YOU HAVE TO REMIND HER? *sob*