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gabrielle delacour, harry potter, postwar, rpg, second war

Harry Potter; Post-DH

[name/nicknames] Gabrielle Eloise Delacour. Gabi, Gabs, Elle, Ellie (she will kill you).
[birthday] 16 Dec 1986
[bloodline] 3/4 Pureblood. 1/4 Veela.
[allegiance] Herself
[occupation] Model. She strips on occasion.
[school/house/years] Beauxbaton, 1998-2005
[owl/newt scores] Astronomy O/A. Charms O/A. Divination O/drop. HoM A/drop. Potions O/P. Transfiguration E/A. Etiquitte O/P. Music O/O. Art E/A.

[wand] 7.5 inch, oak wood, crushed vampire fang
[boggart] silence & complete blackness
[patronus] a large white tiger
[in mirror of erised] herself dripping in jewels and surrounded by millions of fans (yes she is that shallow)
[special abilities] As a veela when angry her facial features get sharper and her shoulder blades shift to make her appear very bird-like and she can form and throw fire in her hand wandlessly.

[build/height/weight] She's tall and almost sickly thin looking, she's a model and looks it. She's 173 cm (5'6) tall and weighs in at 55 kg (120lbs).
[hair/eyes] Her hair's naturally pure white-blonde, but she dyes it often. And naturally bright blue, but sometimes she charms them.
[identifying marks] She has that natural stunning veela beauty and some of the bewitchment that comes with it. Otherwise absolutely none, unless you call looking flawless an identifying mark.
[style] Mostly muggle fashions because they wear less. Low-cut jeans, shirts that barely cover anything, usually just the right amount of heavy jewelry. When Gabi goes out she usually has her stylist set her up.
[appearance] Not surprisingly, Gabrielle looks almost exactly like Fleur. At least at first glance. When she was very young she strove to look exactly like Fleur. She and Fleur always got the sweetest compliments when they were young. In fact, had Gab been a few years older, she and Fleur could have passed as twins. Even family members have a hard time telling the girls' baby pictures apart. They both have the same beautiful long white-blonde hair and the same stunning bright blue eyes. Identical siblings, it seems. At least, when you see Gabrielle as per natural, of course.

She started out as a shy child, but by the time Gabi hit the double digits, she wanted to be her own person and not Mini-Fleur. So Gab started charming her hair and tattoos as well as piercings (though a few of those actually ended up being real) and other things that would certainly set her apart from Fleur. Her clothes were sluttier and much darker than anything Fleur would wear, and so was her make-up. She started relying heavily on her veela-side, as well. So despite the fact that some people might not find her "style" beautiful, a lot of people will still find her attractive because of her veela bewitchment.

[quirks] She is most definitely an extrovert and vouyer. When she's nervous she runs her fingers along her collar bone and when she's excited she licks her lips a lot, both things which have an innately sexual appearance. She also eats very odd food combinations when she does eat, and she picks at her food like a bird. She is easily irritated by pretty people who ignore their appearance, animal noises (dog barks, cat hisses, bird chirps) and being ignored. She has an inferiority complex, especially when compared to Fleur. Also, she has a bit of a god complex, always assuming she's the best and the prettiest, etc.
[hobbies] Absolutely none. Well, none that anyone would have approved of. Gabrielle does her best to be completely the opposite of Fleur.
[pet peeves] pretty people who ignore their appearance. animal noises (dog barks, cat hisses, bird chirps). being ignored.
[first impression] For Gabi, first impressions are usually right. she appears shallow and superficial and selfish, and she is.
[likes/dislikes] Likes expensive things, big houses, buff men, pretty-boys, sex, being noticed, red-heads. Dislikes ugliness, dirtiness, being ignored
[personality] Growing up, Gabrielle adored Fleur. Fleur was everything she wanted to be. And then she realized that she was nothing anyone else wanted. She was just as pretty as Fleur, just as smart, and twice as friendly. Gabrielle was sweet and quiet. She loved to read. She was adorable and obedient. And she seemed to be shaping up to be the perfect little lady. Yet because Fleur came first, Gabrielle was always second best. So right about the time her age hit the double digits, she started rebelling.

It started small at first, detentions, skipping classes. But soon it escalated heavily and her parents had just about had enough. She had gotten her belly button pierced and dyed her hair crazy colors. She started wearing punk clothing. And the worst part of it was that she started sleeping around regularly. Well, that and the drugs. Anything that might cause a scene and Gabrielle was right in the middle of it. It was more than her family could handle, despite their best efforts.

And it didn't seem that Gabi cared one single bit what her family thought. Or felt. Which was, of course, the complete opposite of the truth. Instead of focusing on the issue, her family focused on the behaviour. So they punished her for what she did instead of trying to find out why and stopping the problem at its source. At least for a while. Gabrielle isn't thrilled at all that she's being forced to move to England with Fleur. She loves her sister, but she'll never admit that. And, truth be told, the idea of disappointing Fleur hurts her. She just wants attention and she'll get it any way she can.

[family/pets] Gabrielle was born to pure-blood parents, for the most part. He father, Pierre Delacour, was a cursebreaker and then, when his children were born, took up the job as Beauxbatons' Ancient Runes professor. Her mother, Appoline Quadrille was born to a full-veela named Sabine and her pure-blooded husband. Her sister, also 1/4 veela and 3/4 pure-blooded, is Fleur Delacour, Beauxbatons Alumnus and also the school's Tri-Wizard Tournament Champion. Recently she has come upon a slew of in-laws, most of whom she pretends not to like. But really, who can dislike the Weasley clan?!
[childhood/current residence] Gabi lives all over. She rents out flats in a new city everytime her job moves her someplace.
[finances] She's not completely ignorant, so a good deal of her money gets invested. She spends a lot, considering she likes to live the good life, but puts away enough that she won't have to work after she stops modeling. Also, her parents have a sizable inheritance that will be split between she and Fleur when they die. And while they still live, they will give her any money she might need.
[friends/enemies] none
[sexuality/exes] None specifically, she's just sexual by nature. Too many to list. She's currently nursing and obsession of her brother-in-law.
[turn ons/offs] She's attracted to good looks, money, wild personalities and talent (in that order). She's turned off by ugly people, uncleanliness, lazy appearance, apathy and men who cry.

[history] Gabrielle's birth was a surprise to her entire family. But a welcome one. Appoline Quadrille and Pierre Delacour had been trying for a second child since Fleur's birth. The child grew up just as spoiled as her older sister, perhaps more-so. Gabrielle was a very quiet child. She read constantly. She listened to her maternal grandmother, Sabine, as if the world rose and fell on the woman's shoulders. And she idolized her big sister. Gabrielle did her very best to be the perfect little lady. And more than that, to be the perfect little sister. For the early part of her life nothing was more important to Gabrielle than being exactly what Fleur wanted her to be. She dressed like her sister, she spoke like her sister, she read the same books... She even wanted her sister's hand-me-downs. She wasn't allowed to have them, of course, as her family was full of money and her grandmother insisted she have her own things. But when it came down to buying new clothing, and toys, and decorations for her room, Fleur's word was gold and Gabrielle wouldn't pick anything without Fleur's opinion on it. Her "permission", Gabrielle used to say... at least until her grandmother corrected her.

It wasn't until the Tri-Wizard tournament that things started to change between them. Fleur started getting more attention and ignoring Gabrielle more. The younger girl began to get jealous. She tried to stand out more. She intentionally sought her sister's attention in her school work. She tried to be as beautiful as Fleur, often getting in trouble for digging through her sister's things. She even tried being friends with the younger siblings of Fleur's friends, even though she greatly disliked the kids. She was quiet and mostly withdrawn and those kids were mostly loud and spoiled. Brats. And Gabrielle put up with them if only to get Fleur's attention. But her sister's intention was quickly moving onto other things.

Bill Weasley, mostly. After Fleur's wedding, Gabrielle started to act out. Starting from her first few years in Beauxbaton, Gabrielle set herself worlds apart from her sister. She was a brilliant child, having private tutors all her life. But Gabrielle often slacked off and made trouble. If Fleur was going to be known as the brilliant one, the beautiful one, the amazing one, Gabrielle decided that she would make her own name. And so she did. Her parents were beside themselves and unsure of how to deal with her, so they pretty much let her run amok for a while.

A few people attempted to reach out to Gabi and their helping hands were bitten. Her grandmother was the first. Danielle and Pierre, having no idea how to control their once tame and sweet daughter, sent her to live with her grandmother. But after three weeks and ending up with two piercings (nose and belly button) and a tattoo (a small heart-a-gram on her shoulder blade), they found that to be a failed attempt. She was sent to live with a few other relatives, some cousins and her other grandparents. That didn't work either.

Finally, having put the idea off to give Fleur and Bill some newlywed time, Gabrielle's parents sought their elder daughter for help. There wasn't really another choice in the matter. Gabrielle was getting to the point where her rebellion was getting dangerous. She stayed out late with all the wrong crowds. She started in on the drugs. A little bit, considering she's only 13, but a little bit was more than enough. And Danielle was pretty sure her baby girl was sleeping around. So they pleaded with Fleur to take Gabrielle in. Yes, there was a war on over there and it was dangerous, but it's a desperate time for Gabrielle.

[timeline]
1986 December: Gabi is born.
1996 August: Gabi is a bridesmaid for her sister.
1996 September: Gabi begins Beauxbatons.

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