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https://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Siren

Basic Information

 * Sirens are described as the oldest known species of Merpeople
 * This does confirm that they are a subspecies of Merpeople who have been known to show kindness to some humans
 * If they are the oldest recorded, on the wiki we can say that they're the first or something of the like
 * Sirens are the only species of Merpeople to be half-woman and half-fish
 * Therefore they are the only ones able to conceive children
 * They originate in Greece but can be found elsewhere
 * Mostly wherever there's warmer waters but I wouldn't put it against there to be a couple of Siren colonies in the UK with artificially created warmer water lakes
 * They speak Mermish which is a language that can be learnt by Wizardkind
 * Said to sound like English underwater but screeching above
 * Whilst Sirens are typically portrayed as female, up until about the fifth century BC, male sirens were prominent in art, but canon suggests that there are only female Sirens
 * We could go with the mythology it is based upon and say there are full male Sirens alongside full female Sirens
 * If we choose not to, the closest one could have to a male Siren would be a male half-Siren

Backstory Requirements

 * Make sure the conception takes place somewhere with warm waters; this is where Sirens reside
 * Sirens are female
 * Male Sirens were evident in Greek Mythology but disappeared from art / The Harry Potter wiki pretty much lists Sirens as females
 * But there can be male half-Sirens, male quarter-Sirens and so on and so forth
 * As Sirens lured and continue to lure men in to kill them, there would need to be an explanation as to why the father was able to get close enough to bed the Siren
 * As Sirens are, judging from their luring skills, flirtatious and alluring then it can be alluded that they were attracted to the father however this can get repetitive and I doubt loads of Sirens would do it
 * As grim as it is, I could imagine forced conception to be a route more akin with the Sirens' temperaments
 * BUT merpeople were seen to be trusting of some wizards and thus it could be a friendship or relationship that's been going on for a while
 * Fish do have a reproductive system that does have some entrances so there is a place to, uh, stick it in
 * It goes without saying that these conceptions would all occur under a one night stand
 * Unless the father lives by the warm water in which the Siren resides, then a relationship could be permitted
 * Whilst Sirens have the abdomen of women, fish do have extremely fast pregnancies and thus a Siren will only be pregnant for around five to six months
 * Likewise, if full male Sirens are permitted, the witch would experience an accelerated pregnancy in comparison to the usual tenure of nine months

Strengths

 * Half-Sirens are proficient at water spells
 * This proficiency decreases the more diluted the Siren blood is
 * Half-Sirens are proficient swimmers
 * This proficiency decreases the more diluted the Siren blood is
 * Half-Sirens can breathe underwater for extended periods of time
 * This comes with practice so the dilution of the Siren blood would just make it harder for them to learn this skill
 * As Sirens were once half-birds and the broom can be seen as emulating a fish tail, Half-Sirens have a natural affinity towards Quidditch

Weaknesses

 * Half-Sirens generally have an issue with earth-oriented spells
 * The more diluted the blood is, the easier such spells become
 * Herbology is a weak subject of Half-Sirens
 * The more diluted the Siren blood is, the easier the subject becomes
 * Half-Sirens have issues when it comes to public speaking as well as socialisation in general
 * This is less so of an issue the more diluted the Siren blood is

Traits

 * Half-Sirens tend to be exceptionally beautiful
 * Half-Sirens also possess incredible singing voices
 * Half-Sirens can breath underwater for extended periods of time and are proficient swimmers
 * Half-Sirens can incredibly vain and narcissistic