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character basics
NAME: Melinda Gwendolyn Bobbin
NICKNAME(S): Mel, Mellie
AGE: 17, nearly 18
GENERATION: Trio
BIRTHDATE: 23 October, 1980
HOMETOWN: Renfrewshire, Scotland
BLOODLINE: Pureblood
AFFILIATION: Purist, but a little wary of Death Eaters
SEXUALITY: Bisexual
PETS: owl named Ivy


academics
HOUSE/YEAR: Slytherin, 6th
SORTING: Slytherin
CLASS LIST: Astronomy, Charms, DADA, Divination, Potions
BEST SUBJECTS: Charms and Divination
WORST SUBJECTS: History of Magic, Transfiguration and Herbology
LEADERSHIP: Prefect during her time at Hogwarts
CLUBS: Charms, Divination, Drama clubs
QUIDDITCH:None
FUTURE PLANS: Melinda plans to become famous, she's just not sure how yet.

appearance
PB: Amber Heard
HEIGHT: 5'4
WEIGHT: 100lbs
APPEARANCE:
Standing only 5’4 Mel considers herself a little on the short side. She’s never liked to feel at a disadvantage, however, and for this reason usually wears at least two inch heels, making her a little closer to average height. She has a small, oval face, light blue eyes and delicate features with long golden tresses that frame her face. She usually curls her hair, liking the feel of the bouncing curls as she moves. Having inherited her mother's bone structure as well as looks, Melinda has therefore a lean and slender frame helping to carry of a regal appearance. Like her siblings, Melinda as the small, pert Wilkes nose, upturned a little at the tip. With the exception of this feature Melinda looks almost identical to her mother. Her sister Isabelle, also resembles Melinda a lot, and people have at time thought the girls twins. Mel doesn't really like being compared to her sister, who doesn't hold much stock in fashion and never bothers with make-up.

Melinda is incredibly concerned with her weight, and the way she looks, and for this reason weighs around 100lbs. Although fairly thin looking, keeping her weight has been quite of a struggle for Mel. Not a very athletic girl, as pureblooded ladies should never really be running and jumping about, Melinda has to be careful of what she eats in order to keep her appearance. It is a general struggle, but one which countless women have managed throughout time.

Despite the family's lack of funds, Melinda was raised and behaved as a proper pureblooded lady. As such, Mel walks tall, with an air of confidence about her that reflects in her movements and tone. It certainly helps that Mel knows she's attractive and it shows. A lover of clothing and all things fashionable, Melinda has a keen sense for fashion and impeccable style. With an eye for a just the right colour combinations and excellent taste, Melinda generally looks quite fashionable. having such expensive tastes has never really been easy for a girl with little means, but over the years she's managed to acquire just enough of the finer, more elegant pieces which when paired with her general wardrobe, create the perfect ensemble.
DISTINGUISHING MARKS:

personality
LIKES: magic, boys, gossip, fashion, girls, shoes, flirting, sugar quills, her friends, martinis, vodka, glamour spells
DISLIKES: studying, muddbloods, stupid people, muggles, fat people, butter, cigarettes
COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Nothing, as she's from a different era
PERSONALITY:
Melinda is often seen by other people as a little too open, too flirty. Melinda just thinks that people are quite jealous of the freedom she finds in her situation and the lack of restrictions she has upon her life. Never one to be crude in public, Melinda is considerably more subtle, and will often flirt with boys of most houses, the light tones almost appearing second nature to her. Whilst Mel is attracted to women, she will not openly flirt with them, as she fears the stigma this could bring. Instead, she would rather speak and flirt with the boys of Slytherin, which often gets her glares from the other girls. For this reason, Melinda has always thought that women can just be a little jealous of the fact that she can interact with men far more than other people. She can't help it though, Melinda adores the surge of power she gets from play with the boys, even if it is not sexual in nature.

Although Melinda did not have a particularly difficult childhood, her upbringing was considerably different from most children. Although her mother did try to shield Mel and Isabelle, the girls were quick to learn precisely what their mum was up to. With her rather meagre upbringing and her mothers necessary occupation, Melinda was forced to grow up fairly quickly as she learned everything from the hidden spot in her mum's wardrobe. This resulted in Mel learning most of her life lessons before she even had a chance to start at Hogwarts. She could see what her mother did, and learned it, taking the tricks and flirts and the actions her mum did as lessons to how she should behave in the future. Her mother tried to tell her better, but then children have always been far more likely to imprint what they see as opposed to what they're told. As far as Melinda could see, it was the main manner in which women could get their full and complete independence.

As a fairly selfish person, Melinda's behaviour often mimics her baser needs and desires, as she tends not to think things through before acting. Having had few people in her life who truly spent time with her or cared for her, Melinda has grown up with the idea that the only manner in which she can get what she needs from life is to get it for herself. She has no desire to rely on others for what she needs or wants and as such often places her own needs in front of other's. She doesn't really mean to hurt her friends, but she scarcely feels sorry for anything that she does, mostly because she's sure that she, like everyone else in the world, is really only looking out for themselves. After all, who would care more about you than yourself?

background
PARENTS:
Mother: Helena Winnifred Jugson Wilkes Bobbin -42 years old
Melinda absolutely adores and idolises her mother. As her mother’s hard work and effort helped keep their little family afloat, Melinda’s always been grateful to her for everything she’s done; because of this, Melinda’s tried to emulate her mother, learning from her.
Father: Robert Kenneth Wilkes – d. 7 December 1980 at 34 years old
Melinda doesn’t remember ever meeting her father. Only a couple of months old when he died, Melinda’s only seen him in photos. From what she’s gathered, he was a song wizard and Death Eater who had to be taken down by 4 aurors a year before the fall of Voldemort. Melinda still has a small photo of him which she keeps in a locket.
Step-Father: Alastair Walter Bobbin - 38 years old
Generally, Melinda likes her step-father. He’s the only father she’s known and although she may at times throw a fit and claim that he’s not her real father, Mel does actually love him. Over the years, Alastair's presence has grown on Melinda and she does refer to him as her father. It's thanks to his involvement in Melinda's life that she's started take a firmer interest in her schooling.
SIBLINGS:
Brother: William Robert Wilkes – b. 1975; 23 years old
Mel’s older brother, the age difference has made their relationship fairly minimal as Mel was only four when he started Hogwarts and was therefore often away. As the only male in the household for years, William did his best to take care of his little sisters.
Sister: Isabelle Margaret Wilkes Bobbin - b. 1981; 16 years old
Melinda and Isabelle can be at each other’s throats at one moment and best friends the next. When they were little girls, Mel and Isabelle were nearly inseparable as they relied on each other both at school and at home. However, with the two girls only a few months apart, they often would have to share things which would result in major clashes when they were younger. She, like Mel, had to go to muggle schools, and the pair had to endure many hard ships that most pureblooded children never had to. When Mel went off to Hogwarts, the relationship strained and it didn't get better when Isabelle became the first Wilkes Hufflepuff in recorded history. In spite of it all, Mel loves her sister dearly, and the two have always been there for each other, even though they do disagree on basic principles.
Half-Brother: Damien Michael Bobbin – b. 1990; 7 years old
Damien was born just over a year before Melinda started at Hogwarts. A smart, bouncy little boy, Melinda often misses him when she goes off to school, though she’s always happy to come home to him.
OTHER RELATIVES:
Aunts/Uncles
Richard Jugson & Camilla Burke Jugson

Cousins
Astor Jugson
HISTORY:
Many pureblooded families in the 1970’s supported the Dark lord. The Wilkes family was very much like these families as it fully supported his rise and revelled in the status this brought them. First, born into the family was a baby boy, William, in 1975. Although Helena had always wanted a large family, the raging war and her husband Robert’s frequent absences made this difficult. Thus Helena resigned herself to raising their only child. As supporters of Voldemort, the Wilkes’s gained great wealth during the years of terror and lived as well as many of the richer families in society.

It was not until five years later that Helena would conceive again. This time a beautiful baby girl resulted from the union. Melinda Katherine Wilkes came into the world on the 21st of October, 1980 in what had to be a purebloods' paradise as the Dark Lord ruled the wizarding world. The second child and first daughter to a loving couple; Melinda was a welcome addition to the Wilkes household. Even five-year-old William, who was at first disappointed to no longer be an only child, accepted the wriggling little bundle. Then came the catastrophe. On 15 December, 1980, just a few months prior to the shocking news of Voldemort’s disappearance, the Ministry raided a hideout for Voldemort supporters. A battle broke out and Robert Wilkes was caught by a particularly nasty spell. Helena was 3weeks pregnant. The shock of Robert’s death nearly caused Helena to lose her child, however after much medical attention; she was able to carry her third child to term.

The end of the war and Robert Wilkes's death would forever change the fortunes of the Wilkes family. With five-year-old William and seven-month-old Melinda to take care of in addition to her pregnancy, Helena was startled by the change in circumstance. It hardly helped that shortly after her husband’s death, debt collectors descended upon the Wilkes home, nearly bankrupting the young family. What little money Helena retained due to jewellery and hidden coins would now have to pay for a new home. As the family had lost so much, society refused to allow Helena back into its folds. Robert parents’ had both died years before, Helena’s parents and siblings unable to help, the young widow was left with few resources but to start over. With what little help her parents could provide, Helena was able to move her young family down to south in hopes of attaining a better future.

The decision was made to move the family down to London in order to be close to Diagon Alley and therefore the wizarding community so as to avoid having to raise the children in a pure muggle background. Helena had no choice but to enrol her precious son, who until then had been privately tutored, in a muggle primary school though she would continue to educate her son at home to the very best of her ability. Just months after the move, in the summer of 1981, Helena gave birth to a second baby girl; her last connection to her husband.

Helena, like most rich pureblooded women, was not skilled or trained to work as her general purpose in life had been to serve her husband and provide him with a healthy heir. With three young children to care for, two of which were under two years of age, and little money available to her, Helena had very few choices to ensure that the family survived. She started first as a waitress, working very long hours and leaving her children with a very caring neighbour. This job didn't last more than a few weeks as Helena found it impossible to continue the level of work for the terrible work. The next five jobs over the following three months were each worse than the previous as Helena was making little headway in order to provide for her family. Therefore to try and regain the Wilkes fortune and her children’s inheritance, Helena soon found herself opening her home and bed for wealthy men. Having always been a beautiful woman, Helena was quite capable of seducing and luring men into her bed, and then using their wealth to help her and her children. She tried her best to shelter her children from her new-found lifestyle as well-kept mistress. William, who was often away in class or later at Hogwarts, would never know how his mother regained her fortune, but the girls were constantly exposed to the handful of men over the years. Although Mel and Izzie were to attend local primary from the age of four, like all other children in Britain, they were still spending much of their time at home and were therefore there to see the 'uncles' visiting their mother.

In 1990, when Melinda was just 9, Helena finally managed to have enough money to hire the right solicitor to re-attain the Wilkes ancestral home. The legal battle was to last well over six months, though after thousands of galleons and much effort, Helena won the battle and the Wilkes home was released back to the Wilkes family. They were not wealthy, and were unlikely to ever be as wealthy as they once had been, but the return of the home and lands was a step in the right direction. This happy news was marred with further trouble as Helena soon found she was pregnant. Helena told Alastair Bobbin, a wealthy tycoon she’d been seeing, that she intended to keep the child, but requested that he sign away his rights to paternity. Alastair refused to relinquish control and insisted that Helena marry him. It took nearly two months, but he finally convinced her to marry him. They wed in a lavish ceremony on 2 July, 1990 with Damien born the following November. Melinda had been incredibly excited at the prospect of getting dolled up for a wedding, and even more excited about spending the following month with her cousins. The excitement soon wore off when Melinda realised that there was someone else ordering her around now. Although barely ten, Melinda could still manage to be a brat with very little effort. It helped that Alastair’s way of winning the girls over was giving them loads of gifts. He succeeded eventually, and before long Alastair had adopted the children and Melinda came to truly trust him.

When Mel’s brother was born in the winter of 1990, she and Isabelle were quite excited at the new arrival. Having just turned ten, Mel just felt excitement at the prospect of having a little boy to play with and treat like her own living, breathing dolly. As much as she liked her sister, they closeness in age often caused friction between the girls, and Damien's birth opened new oportunities. It helped that their older brother was gone most of the year, having started at Hogwarts four years before and so having a little boy around the house was to be a novelty. Melinda didn't get to spend much time in the new baby's presence, however, as by the end of the following summer Mel was to head off to Hogwarts for her first year. Mel, like the rest of her family, had shown signs of magic at a very young age when in the middle of a temper tantrum the toddler's dress changed colours. Therefore, it would hardly be surprising that Mel received her Hogwarts letter following her eleventh birthday.

Melinda’s first year at Hogwarts signalled the beginning of a new stage in her life one which she had been very excited to start. William, by now a sixth year Slytherin, was to be there and Melinda was very excited to spend more time with her older brother and learn magic so she could be just like her mother. Melinda’s strive to do anything necessary to attain all the best things in life, and her disdain for non-pureblooded wizards (both learned from her mother) had easily landed her in Slytherin. Beaming at her older brother, who sat with his mates, Melinda joined her new house, chattering excitedly among the new firsties. A very chatty, pleasant, oft-times hyper little girl, Mel got along quite well with most of the girls in her year and that above her.

The relief and happiness lasted mere seconds as her sister, who was sorted mere seconds after her, was placed in Hufflepuff, the first Hufflepuff in the Wilkes line. It was a devastating blow to Mel who had hoped to share a room with her sister, and a terrible disappointment for the family. Mel didn't let this stop her, however, as she intended to include her little sister in everything she did. Although Mel did her very best to introduce her sister to her friends, she didn't seem to take to them as easily as Melinda had. It was disappointing, though Mel would still do her best to see her sister who seemed a bit more taken with schoolwork than the people around her.

Having also inherited her mother’s beauty, Melinda soon found that she was also quite popular among the boys, especially the older ones. Although only 11, Mel had picked up most of her mothers mannerisms and as such was much better at interacting with the boys than the girls. She tried to make friends with other little girls, although this was not nearly as easy. It was, however easy to see who the right people to interact with were and Mel quickly attached herself to the older Pansy Parkinson. Pansy completely fascinated young Mel who saw her as a girl in charge, someone who already had people her age and a few older fearing her. It would be as one of the members of this little gang of Pansy's that Mel would make her closest friends. Though, like most Slytherins, Mel could hardly completely trust the girls.

As one of Pansy's little group of girls, Mel learned quickly whom she was to like, and whom to dislike. Like other Slytherins Mel soon found herself cheering for the heir of Slytherin in the vain hope that the school would be purged of all muggleborns. It was of course her mother's influence and her upbringing that formed Mel's belief system and to see it backed up by a majority of her new house only served to solidify in her mind that this was the right choice. The end of the year, and Harry Potter's triumph was clearly disappointing though Mel was a bit more preoccupied with her new friends to dwell on the matter for very long. The escape of one of the Dark Lord's greatest supporters that summer was to be a common topic at the breakfast table as William and her mum discussed the implications of the escape.

The escape of Sirius Black was all over the news that summer, as was the prospect of him hunting down Harry Potter. Although Mel had no particular dislike for the boy who lived, her adoration of Draco and Pansy had her hoping that this would in some manner negatively affect him. The first two years at Hogwarts were fairly easy ones for Mel as she attended her classes, put in minimal effort and spent a majority of her time concentrating on friendships. Her interest in her classes spiked a little, though Mel still very much preferred talking and gossiping with her friends than doing her homework.

Third year, unlike second, was to bring more positive excitement to the castle in the form of the Triwizarding tournament. The competition not only brought out the competitive side of the school, but only several new visitors to the school. The loveliest of all was one Fleur Delacour, a pretty blonde from Beauxbatons. It wasn't only the boys' heads that Fleur would turn as Mel found herself unusually intrigued by the pretty girl. Thinking nothing of it, Melinda concentrated more on the upcoming events and the exciting prospect of a Yule Ball that coming December. Even though she was only a third year, and therefore not directly invited, Mel found herself attending with a very attractive Durmstrang student. This year also brought about new courses. The prospect was not exciting to Mel who really only enjoyed her Astronomy, Charms and Potions classes but the newly added Divinations course would take her by surprise. Whilst she would often do well in these classes, most of the rest of her courses suffered. It was not that she wasn't bright, although she's hardly a genius, Mel just couldn't be bothered to study for things that did not interest her.

Having developed considerably over summer, Mel would start to garner more attention from boys this year. Whilst she had been a pretty girl from a young age, things changed this year and it was not just Jake who seemed to be paying attention to her. In fact, Mel was surprised that an older boy, Adrian Pucey, had taken more than an interest in her. Not used to that sort of attention, Mel found herself trying to do everything that she could in order to keep him happy. Over the weeks that they were together, Mel found herself following him often, and submitting to his every whim. Certain that she was completely in love with him, Mel was shocked when inly a few months in he ended their relationship, completely devastating Mel.

Whilst third year had ended in a startling revelation, as Harry Potter emerged from the final task with the body of Cedric Diggory, Mel barely paid any notice to the matter. Instead, she spent a great portion of that summer talking to her friends, speculating on Harry Potter's sanity and wondering what bloke to fancy next. The beginning of her fourth year brought back the idea that Harry Potter claimed the return of the Dark Lord, whilst the Ministry categorically denied the notion and brought a new Professor to the school: Dolores Umbridge. Although Mel didn't overly enjoy Professor Umbridge's approach to education (there was already too much bookwork in her classes) she found herself rather liking the woman as a whole. It was in this same year and thanks to this new addition to the faculty, that the Inquisitorial Squad started, and Melinda joined immediately. She rather enjoyed the new tasks, and the even greater power that being with the IS provided. Although not as cruel as some, Mel spent plenty of time hexing the younger years and making fun of the other houses along with the older students.

With her heart slowly mending, Mel thought the best thing to do would be to control her emotions. It had hurt when Adrian had dumped her, and more so when he continued to ignore her that year. Giving boys her attention and batting her eyes at them generally resulted in trinkets and presents; the more blokes she attracted, the quicker she learned that she loved the power she could wield. That's not to say that Melinda was easy, far from it, she was actually fairly difficult to pin down as the longer the chase was the more interested the boys would become, but she certainly enjoyed her end of the chase. It helped, of course, that she was quite attractive. Although Mel rather enjoyed the eventual kisses and later sex, she knew that the best way to remain in control was to withhold favours until she saw fit.

It was throughout her fourth year that Melinda also began to take closer notice to her close friends. Those legs from girls that until then had just been friends and sources of gossip suddenly became much more appealing than she'd ever though, and her dreams took a very different turn. This somehow culminated into a crush on an older, pretty blonde Hufflepuff. Feeling as she did about Hufflepuffs, Melinda did her best to ignore the feelings, although she soon had to come to terms with her budding sexuality. Although the changes were foreign to her, as with everything in life, it was in Jake whom she confided, not willing to trust anyone else with the truth. To her relief Jake seemed to be experiencing similar emotions and she relied greatly on his friendship over the coming months.

That summer, just before her fifth year, Melinda spent a few weeks in London visiting William as she'd started to do since he moved two years before. There, she would frequent bars with her brother and his friends, or by herself enjoying nights out. This summer, however, she found herself growing bolder as she flirted with women as well as men. One girl in particular caught Mel's attention, and having had too much to drink, Melinda ended up back in her flat only to emerge the following morning with a massive hangover and amazing memories.

The start of her fifth year, however, brought massive changes to Mel’s life. Not only had she quite recently come to the realization that she may not be as straight as previously thought, but shortly before starting the year she'd received a prefect badge in the mail. Although Mel's mother was incredibly proud, both Mel and her sister were floored at the implications. It was not something that they had expected, but Melinda still found herself a pleased to know she'd been selected for the honour. Now she could join greats like Pansy and Draco, surely this was an important step in the right direction? In addition to her prefects badge, fifth year meant upcoming OWL exams. Although Melinda didn’t particularly have any goals in mind, her father’s counselling and his success in business did make her realise over the years that maybe it would be worth it. It wasn’t a complete transformation, Mel still enjoyed her gossip and sitting around chatting with the girls, but there were noticeable changes, and Mel did start to develop a sense of responsibility, finding herself considerably more discreet, and dare one say the more refined person she was taught to be.

Sixth year was a difficult year for Melinda. Mates were all choosing sides, and everyone expected her to follow along. It wasn't so much that Mel preferred the muggleborns, she just hated the thought of losing any one of her friends. As a Slytherin, Mel had a very easy sixth year. Even as her classmates were tortured around her, Mel found that the Slytherin house had a much easier time of it, and she even found some of her new classes quite enjoyable, Muggle Studies finally proving what she knew had been the case for years. With only a few complicated subjects, Mel had plenty of time to spend time with her friends and focus on them. It was because of this free time that Mel found herself getting much closer to another girl in Slytherin. Like most of her affairs, this one started quickly and burned like a wildfire wherein they would sneak off at any available opportunity for quick snogs in empty classrooms. It was exciting, illicit and dangerous. Mel loved every last minute of it.
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FIRST PERSON:
I, for one, am so pleased to be back. Sure, we've been back in the castle for ages now, but I simply haven't had the time to write down my opinions and feelings. Can one really blame me? I mean between seeing my friends, catching up on what everyone's been doing, the clubs, and of course the new courselad, one can imagine that there just has not been the time to spend writing in this little book.

having said that, I do find it rather enjoyable, and certainly time saving. Honestly, how else would one find out what's going on, who's split up, who's shagging who and what bloke was caught with his hands down another bloke's trousers, all without leaving the comfort of my bed? Nowhere.

In a completely unrelated note, I managed to find the perfect pair of heels this summer, and am determined to use them for some purpose that does not include running to class. As such I feel there should be some sort of Hallowe'en celebration, as my birthday's around then and I deserve a celebration.

Actually make that two parties, because you lot have become so depressing and lame!