Full Name: Juniper Rose Kyteler
Nicknames: June, Juni, Juniper Berry (by her mother and younger sister only)
Age: 15
Birthdate: July 29, 1990
House: Slytherin
Year: 5
Basics
Birthplace: Kyteler Estates, Londonderry, Ireland
Hometown: Londonderry, Ireland
Residence: Hogwarts and Kyteler Estates
Relationship status: Single
Blood status: Pure-blood
Pet: Delphi (black female short haired cat with green eyes), Eros (male barn owl)
Wand: Hazel and Demiguise hair, 10.5 inches, Rigid, for the calm and earth-bound. Fit for a sensible, trustworthy, and objective magician.
Patronus: none yet, she’s working on it.
Boggart: Her siblings dead
Broom: Firebolt which she has named Zippy
Certifications/skills: Working on Legilimency and Occlumency but she is still a novice
Relationships:
Father ~ Edilius Kyteler
Mother ~ Navira Kyteler (deceased)
Siblings ~ older brother Aster Kyteler (17 years old, attends Durmstrang) younger sister Willow Kyteler (8 years old, lives at Kyteler Estates)
Relatives ~ Has many aunts, uncles, cousins, second cousins etc.
Best Friends ~ Her siblings and house-elf Mopsy
Friends ~ none currently
Love Interest ~ none currently
Appearance:
Height ~ 5’5
Skin Tone ~ white and pale, easily flushed when embarrassed or feeling shy
Eye color ~ icey blue eyes
Hair ~straight red hair that goes past her shoulders, normally worn down but is put in a high ponytail when she is flying on her broom or in an intense study session
Extra ~ slender and small framed but tall, very agile, and quick.
Outfit ~ Normally wears jeans, converse shoes and graphic tees when not in traditional witch robes which her father normally insists her to wear
Face Claim: Deborah Ann Woll
History:
Family Backstory:
The Kytelers are one of the oldest Irish pure-blood wizarding families, dating as far back as the 1200s. The family was hunted throughout history and especially in the Middles Ages resulting in a distrust of muggles and the insidious belief of pure-blood supremacy. Prior to the Second Wizarding War the family had strong links to prominent Dark wizards and witches and valued the Dark Arts. A few members of the family are currently serving time in Azkaban due to these affiliations although none were actually Deatheaters. The family motto is “Officium Familiae Semper”, translating to Duty to Family Always. The family is tightknit and traditional, only recently ending the practice of arranged marriages. The current head of family is Junipers paternal grandfather Egron Kyteler, an ill-tempered and chilling old wizard.
Junipers father (Edilius) is the first born son of Egron Kyteler and Mystia Kyteler nee Bulstrode. Edilius is cunning, strict, cold, and always proper. Juniper gets her love for quidditch and flying from her father. His love for the sport inspired him to find work in that area despite coming from a wealthy family, landing a job soon after his Hogwarts school days at the Ministry of Magic in the Department of Magical Games and Sports. Edilius and Junipers mother Navira Kyteler nee Avery were betrothed since childhood and married when they were 20. Although never in love, Edilius and Navira developed a strong friendship and always remained loyal to one another. They had their first born son Aster shortly after they were married. Aster is arrogant and haughty, but he is kind to his family and those he deems worthy of being his friends. He attends Durmstrang as Edilius was adamant for his son to attend a school that puts emphasis on the Dark Arts. Next was Juniper and then Willow. Willow is a kind little girl who is 8 years of age. She often daydreams and has her head in the clouds. Navira was exceedingly kind to those she considered friends and unconditionally loved her children. Tragically, she passed away five years ago due to an unknown illness that the Healers were unable to diagnose and treat. Juniper had remained at her mother’s side as she slowly and painfully passed away over the course of months. Five years later there is still an investigation ongoing into the death with Healers determined to identify the illness. Edilius was always a strict and cold father but with Navira’s death he has become completely indifferent to Juniper and Willow who are spitting images of their mother. After her mother’s death Juniper became even more withdrawn and solitary.
Childhood:
Juniper grew up at the Kyteler Estates in a rural area outside of Londonderry in Ireland. The mansion is very large with green sprawling rolling hills surrounding it. When she was younger Juniper often got lost in the maze that was her home with the countless rooms! Many would be in awe of the mansion however Juniper has always found it excessive and cold with all its gold and marble accents. Although wanting for nothing, Juniper’s childhood was strict and mostly unhappy. Her entire upbringing has been directed at shaping her to be the perfect pureblood wife with strict routines, attending social events and taking dance, music, and literature classes on top of her private magical theory and history tutoring, leaving no time for playing or being a child. Her father has impossible standards for all his children but is exceptionally hard on Juniper for her lack of what he considers propriety. Junipers personality conflicts with her fathers idea of a perfect pureblood girl, one who is bubbly and sociable, eager to participate in high society and to eventually marry an eligible pure-blood wizard, ideally one from a family of The Sacred Twenty-Eight. Edilius always felt bitter that their family was left out of The Sacred group due to a family member in the 1920s having married a muggle and then had a Squib for a child (although they were quickly disowned and never heard of again). He is eager to have all his children married off to a member of The Sacred Twenty-Eight. He has his work cut out for him with Juniper though, as she has always preferred being alone, cozied up next to a roaring fire reading a book. She despises social balls and dinners constantly fighting with her parents when she had to attend an event. Despite her upbringing entrenched in pureblood supremacy ideals, Juniper is very close to her family’s house-elf Mopsy and treats her with kindness and respect. She has always thought that pureblood supremacy was ridiculous especially once she heard of the escapades of Hermione Granger. However, around her father she keeps this opinion to herself, too nervous to invoke his wrath. While her mother was alive and before Hogwarts, Juniper spent most of her free time with her family especially her mother and little sister. After her mothers passing, Juniper has seen her father less and less with him busying himself with work and going on constant work trips. This is fine with Juniper for her father has never been particularly kind to her. He has always viewed her as a disappointment despite her cleverness. Juniper is very close to Willow and reads to her every night when not at Hogwarts. Aster and Juniper get along splendidly, his are the only pranks she will tolerate and even enjoy. Aster’s loud and overbearing nature clashes with Juniper’s quiet and introverted nature but somehow, they’ve always managed to remain close.
Personality:
Juniper is studious, quiet, contemplative and a natural introvert. She prefers the company of books and animals over people. She can be sarcastic and quippy if annoyed but is mostly kind to those who are kind to her. She is far more serious than most at her age. Although she keeps her composure in times of stress, she becomes very quiet. Being raised by a bully has made her detest bullies and she will often stand up against them despite the internal nervousness she feels about being outspoken. When extra stressed (like during exam time) or extra anxious (like being at a party) she often bites her nails sometimes to the point where they will bleed, a habit her mother detested.
Likes ~ reading, learning, magical creatures and animals, history, broom flying, quidditch and butterbeer
Dislikes ~ parties and loud gatherings, ignorant people, class pranksters (she doesn’t appreciate her learning being disturbed), cooked mushrooms, bullies
Hobbies ~ reading, nature walks, broom flying and quidditch
Fears ~ clowns and death of her family members
Strengths ~ Logical, hard working, very agile and quick in her movements
Weaknesses ~ Stubborn, rigid, and cynical, nail biter
Fun Facts!
Favorite quote ~ “Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
Favorite food ~ Pumpkin pasties
Favorite drink ~ Butterbeer
Favorite color ~ Mauve and lavender
Favorite animal ~ Cats, Owls and Unicorns
Favorite flower ~ Roses (also her mothers favourite flower hence Junipers middle name)
Favorite season ~ Fall
Best class ~ History of Magic and Transfiguration
Worst class ~ Divination (she works extra hard at correcting this though as she cannot stand to perform poorly in academics)
Quidditch ~ Loves to play! Prefers to be Seeker or Keeper. She only plays Quidditch friendly’s as her father does not allow her to be on the Slytherin team as he believes a proper pure blood lady should focus on other areas.
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