Myrtle Snow

 





About Myrtle...

Myrtle was born in 1556 in Lancashire, England. She was brought up by a witch mother and a wizard father. Her parents preformed magic in secret from the towns folk and often turned the tides of luck in there favour, making the wheat grow faster, the cows became fatter and so on.

Once Myrtle had turned 12 she received a letter from the famous school of Hogwarts, her parents were rejoiced and sent her right on her way. When she arrived at Hogwarts she was sorted into Ravenclaw. She loved Hogwarts, she could be one with her sister and brothers and learn in the teachings of Magic.

While in Hogwarts she learnt many things about Magic and she keeps a close book to her that was in some ways a diary. She would write everything down in this book, notes, spells, potions, everything. Before she left Hogwarts for the last time she lost this book, and never found it again.

Myrtle lived a happy life and took up her mother and fathers house after they passed away when Myrtle was aged 28. The house was quite close to the woods so she could quite easily make potions and collect herbs to help her in her daily works.

She lived for any years like this, minding her own business at the edge of town with her cats, making her potions, working on her spells till one day when the Witch Hunters came to town. Because of Myrtle's red hair she was targeted because in those days, redheads were believed to be in line with Satan. Above this, many of the people of the village disliked her because she lived on her own.

And so 'evidence' was gathered against her. A lot of wrong had been going on in the village, the crops were failing and many people were getting hurt. They accused her of being able to fly on a broom, which was true but she never did it infront of muggles. They said she was unfaithful to God and that she was a worshipper of Lucifer, and on more than one occasion had the towns folk seen her going into the forest and coming back with all manner of herbs and roots.

On March the 18th 1612 a group of witches from the region were held and put on trail. Of the sixteen who went on trail -eleven women and five men- fifteen were found guilty, including Myrtle. Myrtle was given a choice, she would either be burnt at the stake, or boiled in a vat of burning oil.

Myrtle replied "I would rather burn than boil"

And so she did, along with five of her fellow 'witches' who ironically weren't even witches. Myrlte was the first to burn, and she would have saved her own life if she had not felt pity for the others in her 'coven' and so she let herself die with honour. Myrtle is an aged woman with the air of a travelled sophisticate. Her red hair, legendarily associated with witches, forms a mane around her face and she wears vintage cat eye glasses. Her black lace gloves often grip a cigarillo on a long-stemmed holder. She's a wise woman who knows quite a lot about magic even after her death. She hates talking about fire and how she died, yet ironically fire seem's to follow her around. She can sometimes become hysterical if justice is not given and will scream loudly if someone accuses her of doing something she didn't. She can often tell if someone is lying to her.

Trivia... 


 * Myrtle, even as a ghost, has a burn mark on her right hand, this is why she wears gloves.
 * Myrtle's note book/diary is what is keeping her in the mortal plain and Hogwarts.
 * Myrtles model is Frances Conroy in American Horror Story.
 * Somehow Myrtles clothes were not the ones she died in, but more of the style she enjoys wearing.



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 * <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="#7b0000">"I'm just mad for tartan."
 * <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="#7b0000">"I've got a book of matches in my pocket and I'm just dying to light this fire."
 * <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="#7b0000">"I know when a lie is being told."
 * <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="#7b0000">"This will not STAND! Justice must prevail"

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