Cressida Allen



 '"Why believe in something when you can't stand up for it?" -Cressida Allen'

Cressida Gwendolyn H. Allen is a first year Gryffindor studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.



Family History
Cressida is Muggle-born, coming from a rich muggle family. She has two twin siblings named Charlie (short for Charlotte) and Jasper, and one of her parents (her mother) is still alive. Her Grandmother is a squib, coming from a pureblood family. She also has a cousin named Connor.

Appearance Cressida is tall and has light colored skin. She has long, dark red hair and bluish green eyes. She is very skinny.She also wears sparkly earrings most of the time, as they come from her home. She also has another scar somewhere in her arm, from her first meeting with her owl Mercury.

Etymology
Cressida means 'Golden', while Gwendolyn means 'white moon' or 'fair one from the pool'.

Early Life
Cressida comes from a happy, rich, Irish Muggle Family that moved to England sometime when she was seven. They were completely normal, except for Cressida. She showed signs of being a witch from an early age. The earliest one being that she could touch and play with fire, literally. Only her older brother Jasper was able to notice this, and tried to tell their parents but they wouldn't believe him.

At school, Cressida made lots of friends. Although only some of them are true friends, as some of her friends tell her that the others are only friends with her because of her family's wealth. Which leaves Cressida to wonder who's a real friend and who's a fake.

Another time when they were accidental magic coming from her was when she was at school, and the plants in her group's project died. Somehow, she was able to make them come back to life. Plants were a prominent part in her accidental magic when she was younger, she was able to bring them back to life, or make them die, or make them move at her will.

She was ten when her father died. Her family is able to cope though, and have retained most of their wealth.

<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She had a lot of accidental magic back when she was younger. A lot of them inexplicable, up until she received her letter for Hogwarts...

<font size="2" color="MistyRose" face="Century Gothic">Acceptance
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She thought someone was playing a practical joke on her when she opened the door to find a strange person dressed in robes. Confused as to why the stranger knew her name, she ran upstairs to her parents and asked them to come down. The stranger explained that she was a witch, and although she remained skeptical, her mother seemed convinced.

<font size="2" color="MistyRose" face="Century Gothic">First Year
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She made a lot of friends, whom she is feels really lucky to have. She also gained some points due to her recitation in Herbology. She tried out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team and was able to get the position of sub-keeper.

<font size="4" color="MistyRose" face="Century Gothic">Personality and Traits
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Cressida is sarcastic, headstrong, brave and likes to have fun. She's a true Gryffindor, she would never back down and fight until the end. She's not very shy at all, and has a high tolerance of pain at times. She studies only when she needs to, and loves to play pranks. She likes to make mischief.



<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She's protective of her friends, and if you hurt them, she'll hurt you. Probably, depends on who you are. But any other way, she is extremely loyal to her friends.

<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She's quite in awe of Hogwarts, and loves magic. She likes to explore the castle to see everything she can so she could tell her family about it. She wants to learn as much as she can about the wizarding world, but doesn't pay attention that much in class, unless the subject matter is interesting.

<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She's not exactly that nice to people she doesn't know, but she's nice once you get to know her.

<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She also speaks with a slight Irish accent, having grown up there. She's also quite cunning and sneaky, but since she heard bad things about Slytherin, she didn't want to be placed in it and the Sorting Hat respected her wish. She isn't that good with animals either. She'll stand up for what she believes in, and won't let anyone stop her.

<font size="3" color="LavenderBlush" face="Century Gothic">Cleverness
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Cressida is quite clever, not exactly smart, but more of clever. She could be really smart at times, but prefers not to apply it, except perhaps when it comes to classwork. She likes to play pranks and cause michief. The sorting hat considered putting her in Slytherin, as she is quite clever, cunning, and sneaky.

<font size="2" color="MistyRose" face="Century Gothic">Mythology
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She's read Percy Jackson, so she has a fairly good idea about Greek gods. Although sometimes she might slip up in class and start claiming that there's a Camp for demigods somewhere in New York, or that demigods have ADHD and dyslexia. She also reads the other mythology centered books by Rick Riordan, like the Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus, making her quite good in the subject.

<font size="2" color="MistyRose" face="Century Gothic">Herbology
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Most of the magical accidents that happened when she was younger had something to do involving plants. She has an aptitude for Herbology and it's one of her favorite subjects.

<font size="3" color="LavenderBlush" face="Century Gothic">Flying
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Flying is one of the things she loves about the Wizarding World; so obviously, she was ecstatic when she was accepted as sub-keeper for the Gyrffindor Quidditch team. For a Muggle-born, she is very good.

<font size="3" color="LavenderBlush" face="Century Gothic">Wand
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Ebony, 11 inches, Phoenix Tail Feather wand. Ebony is said to be possessed by those with the courage to be themselves. She was instantly attracted to the wand, due to its handsome appearance. It's also quite good with combative magic and transfiguration.

<font size="3" color="LavenderBlush" face="Century Gothic">Mercury


<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Mercury is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god, Hermes, who is the messenger of the gods (and her favorite god from the Percy Jackson series). Since Cressida isn't that good with animals, Mercury isn't really that friendly to her. Mercury is a male Screech Owl that her parents insisted she buy at Diagon Alley so she will be able to write to them. Jasper was the one who picked out the owl, upon seeing that it didn't like Cressida that much.

<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Still, he is a loyal pet.

<font size="3" color="LavenderBlush" face="Century Gothic">Invisibility Cloak
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">When she found out about these, she freaked, excited. She instantly asked her parents to buy one and although she knows that they wear out, they bought it anyway. She finds it excellent for spying on other people.

<font size="3" color="LavenderBlush" face="Century Gothic">Camera
<font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She brought a camera with her to Hogwarts. Her father loved photography, and this trait has been passed down to her. She wants to show these pictures to her brother: Jasper, seeing as he's a muggle and would never get to see Hogwarts at all. She likes bringing it with her some days, but only when she has enough time to go around and get a quick picture.

<font size="3" color="LavenderBlush" face="Century Gothic">1st Year

 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Bluebell Flames
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Color Change Charm
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Cushioning Charm
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Expelliarmus
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Herbifors
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Wingardium Leviosa
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Lumos
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Petrificus Totalus
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Protego
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Vitis Venit

<font size="4" color="MistyRose" face="Century Gothic">Trivia

 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Her favorite book series is Percy Jackson, and she learned most of her knowledge for Mythology from said series. She also reads other books by Rick Riordan, causing her to know a lot about Egyptian Mythology as well.
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She's not good with animals.Cressida Signature.png
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She's afraid of ghosts, and nearly screamed when she found out there were ghosts at Hogwarts. She tries to avoid them as much as she can, and tries not to be rude and run away when she sees one.
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She is left handed.
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Her favorite color is red. Part of the reason she wanted to be in Gryffindor.
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Her favorite subject is Herbology.
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">She has been attacked by an evil pancake once.
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">Her favorite type muggle candies are Redvines (AVPM!).

<font size="3" color="LavenderBlush" face="Century Gothic">1st Year
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 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">+5 (Herbology Answer)
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">+5 (Herbology Answer)
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">+5 (Charms Answer)
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">-5 (Late To Astronomy)
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">+18 (Transfig Homework)
 * <font size="2" color="White" face="Century Gothic">+20 (Charms Homework)