Maria Petukhova



Maria is a music loving muggle-born witch that gets overwhelmed sometimes. She is just getting used to magic, although she still prefers to do things she has always been doing them.

History
Maria was born to two muggle parents and grew up in the United States. She is English, German, Scottish, and Cherokee Indian. Maria was not very social with other people. When she was in muggle elementary school, she shared a class with two deaf students. She learned sign language from them, as well as teaching herself. She became fluent in ASL and started to subconsciously sign whenever she is talking to somebody.

When she was 10 she moved to London, England, trying to thrive in a foreign land, and without her little friends. Maria was in London when she learned she could play any instrument she set her hands on. So, she often played guitar outside public buildings, trying to help her parents with their financial situation. Maria was also very smart and tried to get good grades. Despite all of her talent, everything seemed to head downhill until she got a mysterious letter, from Hogwarts.

She was immediately sorted into Ravenclaw, the house of wit and learning. It very much fits her, as she loves to learn, and try new things.

Maria lost most of her hearing rapidly over the summer break. She is very angry about it, and does not know what to do.



Personality
Maria is very smart and is able to play any instrument she sets her hands on, literally and subconsciously signs ASL. She is independent and is a good thinker. Maria is also very quiet and has no interest in leading, unless it is something she knows she excels at. She is also very energetic at times.

Quotes
"There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their foot in the door." -Marlee Matlin

"A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another." -Evelyn Glennie

"Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper than that." -Evelyn Glennie

Trivia

 * If she had a patronus, it would be a rabbit.
 * Maria was also born in the year of the rabbit.
 * She loves petrichor- the smell of dust after rain.
 * She attends a muggle summer school, in between years.