Andromeda Selwyn

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Andromeda Selwyn
Birthdate	March 10th 2010
Birth Place	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Hometown	South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Accent	Rutherglen
Heritage	English (Puerto Rican/New Zealander)
Bloodline	Pure-Blood
Family	Selwyn
Wand Arm	Ambidextrous
Wand Length	9¾"
Wand Wood	Apple
Wand Core	Phoenix Feather
Boggart	Her family being harmed by spirits
Patronus	Sheep
Amortentia	Pineapple, Cassava chips, Jamaica pepper
Hecate Grimm

Andromeda Selwyn - Medium Send Me an Owl! - “What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours?” “The only way to survive eternity is to be able to appreciate each moment.”

Vital Information

Andromeda Selwyn is a Pure-Blood witch of Puerto Rican, New Zealander, and English descent. She is the daughter of Orfeus Selwyn and Thelxinoë Urquart.

Full Name:	Andromeda Eurydice Selwyn
Meaning of name:	Andromeda (aan dhraw mEH dhaa) — "to think of a man" from the Greek element ανδρος (andros) "of a man" combined with μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to be mindful of" Eurydice (yoo rid uh see) — "wide justice" from ευρυς (eurys) "wide" and δικη (dike) "justice"
Nickname:	Andy, Meda, Drama (Family) Ro (Sham/Bo)
Birthdate:	March 10th Astrological Sign: Pisces
Type of childhood:	Strange
First memory:	Seeing a spirit at the old house in Aberdeenshire
Most important childhood event:	The bloody nose she got after seeing one of the ghosts in her house
Why:	Every time she has gotten a nose bleed a spirit has released possession of her body

Life Before Transataumancy

“	It wasn't me. It was the spirits.	”
– Andromeda Selwyn

“	I will not play these games with you anymore. This is over!	”
– Thelxinoë Selwyn

She began seeing spirits when she was six. They gathered in large numbers in public, and then at her home around her little sister Antigone. Sometimes she saw them crowded around her father.

Andromeda frequently witnessed spirits around her mother as well, who claimed she could not see or feel them, which terrified Andromeda. When she saw them literally flee her older brother Creon it made her curious what it was he did that made them run from him. By the age of ten Andromeda already had multiple encounters different ghosts in two different homes. When she was younger the apparitions she saw were beautiful, and frightening. As she grew up seeing the spirits more frequently she began to notice the signs that one was near. Her first use of magic was her ability to keep them away from her family, mostly from her mother and her little sister. These spirits no one else had been able to see or feel Andromeda believed were trying to bring harm to her family, she forced herself to find ways to drive them out of her home.

After her mother and father spoke with each of their parents about the problems they were having with Andromeda, her grandparents had something special sent to their granddaughter. a 'gift'. Andromeda was give a necklace with a Glowing Gemstone capable of releasing the spirit in possessing her. Andromeda no longer blacked out when she made contact with a spirit, she was instead trapped. After being released for the first time since receiving her grandparents 'gift' she ran home, took off the necklace and tossed it in a drawer. Andromeda never wanted to wear that necklace again, the feeling of being a passenger in her own body was terrible. All she wanted to do was forget. She was not her usual self for days after the fact. Once she felt the presence of another spirit in the house, that familiar chill under her skin, she put the necklace back on, and promised to never take it off.

Beauxbâtons

Thelxinoë and Orfeus made the decision to force their children to attend Beauxbâtons.

Creon graduated in 2025, Antigone began her first year in 2026. Andromeda attended as well, until her fourth year. Apparently Andromeda has "a behavioral problem" believed to stem from issues in her home-life. Her parents remained uninformed due to Andromeda's constant interfering with an ingenious use of strangers, and magic to fill the role of parental units. By Andromeda's own admission she never felt her parents needed to be involved because she had not done anything wrong. She served all of her punishments for her disruption with no complaints. While negative reinforcement did not prevent her from making the same choices, nevertheless she restrained herself, in class at least. Unfortunately Andromeda was caught over four dozen times pulling pranks on students, and faculty alike. When she was even caught in a compromising situation with a fellow student, it was the final straw and ultimately she was expelled.

Andromeda was sorted into Ravenclaw upon her arrival to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was also named female Prefect for Ravenclaw House during her first year which was also her fifth year the 2025-2026 school year.

Her application was a joke, and she thinks being picked was a fluke. She did not know a single student in her house ...

The only person close to being called her friend at Hogwarts was BG (short for Bubblegum), a girl from another house by the name of Kylie she met before the beginning of her fifth year.

The only other people she 'know of' by years end were her fellow house Prefect Henry Whitacre, her Defense Against the Dark Arts partner Hollingsworth, and the Crimson Sage better known as Doll-face or Becky Bradbury. After passing over the chance to re-apply for Prefect, she threw her name in for Quidditch captain. She was rejected by her Head of House in her overly enthusiastic attempt to take up quidditch at Hogwarts. She was however accepted by the Team Captain as Seeker.

She left Hogwarts after sixth year opting to spend her final year of school studying the Dark Arts at Durmstrang Institute. Her background with Defensive Magic thanks in part to her nights spent combing books for protective spells, and the days spent memorizing incantations and runes to ward of spirits, became a huge asset in her magical aptitude.

Once she was putting her brain to use she was unbearable. Dueling, while in the North, was her favorite pastime.

Additional Facts

• Magical abilities
• Skills
• Favorites

Lower education:	Beauxbâtons Academy (Expelled) Hogwarts School; Ravenclaw Durmstrang Institute (Alumna)
Higher education:	O.W.L. Results Charms — O Transfiguration — O Herbology — E Defense Against the Dark Arts — O Ancient Runes — E Potions — O Care of Magical Creatures — A Astronomy — A Divination — E Arithmancy — A History of Magic — E	N.E.W.T. Results Charms — O Transfiguration — O Herbology — E Defense Against the Dark Arts — O Ancient Runes — E Potions — O Divination — E History of Magic — E

Talents (hidden or not):	Transfiguration, Charms
Extremely skilled at:	Mental magic (more skilled than the average person her age)
Extremely unskilled at:	Herbology
Good characteristics:	Resilient, Imaginative
Character flaws:	Spiteful, Deceitful

Color:	Heliotrope
Food:	Pain aux raisins, Tuna salad, Black peas
Music:	Progressive rock
Clothing style/Outfit:	Casual/Feminine
Literature:	Gothic fantasy, Romance
Expressions:	“Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.”
Quote:	“To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid.”

Rumors:
Recent developments:

Personality

Irrepressible - Hazardous, Unorthodox, Malefic, Extramundane

Andromeda can be an overwhelming personality type, and rather intimidating when she feels the need to be. She thinks that she caters to her bad side, and she feels the same about everyone else in the world. She does not believe in the "benefit of the doubt", and she rarely puts the needs of another person before the wants/needs of herself. The people considered to be her "family" by blood or by choice thus far in life are the only exception. Andromeda is the type of person to hold pure malevolence lying beneath the surface of her smoldering narrowed eyes.

She is not a difficult person to find; she is the girl in the Transfiguration Courtyard tying nooses in rope, or at the West Tower Battlements sharpening her potions knife.

Mannerisms:	Swearing, Rolling her eyes
Peculiarities:	Spectrophilia - Abnormal affection for specters or ghosts Epistaxiophobia - Fear of Nosebleeds
Worst bad habit:	Takes stupid bets/dares for small amounts of money
Quirks:	Medium (Transataumancy)
Pet Peeves:	Ranting

Appearance

Cassie Ventura

Andromeda has a heart shaped face, and dark, brown black hair, it is curly but she often straightens it. She has her father's rich, glowing light brown skin, and her mother's deep, dark brown eyes. She thinks her eyes are too far apart, but most people say they are in proportion to the rest of her face. She has thin lips, and yet she is still able to form the most beautiful smile, or a serious pout when she wants to.

Relationships

• Immediate Family
• Friends

Family Member	Relationship with them
Father	Orfeus and Andromeda are still as close as they were when she was younger. He doesn't believe her when she complains about being possessed, but he listens, and that is all she ever wanted.
Mother	Thelxinoë and Andromeda were very close when Andromeda was young. After Andromeda began having experiences with the spirits her mother distanced herself from her former favorite daughter.
Older Brother	Creon was civil with Andromeda, until Antigone came along. He wanted a little brother, and for the second time he got a sister. Another sister he did not want.
Younger Sister	Antigone use to look up to Andromeda, that was until she started acting strange. Antigone replaced Andromeda as her mother's favorite daughter.

Extended family:

Craig Urquart Grandfather	Lauraisia Johnson Grandmother	Elphias Selwyn Grandfather	Dorothy "Dotty" Lennox Grandmother
Lamia Urquart Aunt	Scylla Urquart Aunt	Anatole Selwyn Uncle	Novia Hawthorne Aunt
Iele Urquart Cousin		Ky Selwyn Cousin	Parker Selwyn Cousin

Friend	Relationship with them
Mimi "Sham" Eldritch	Member of A Secret Society
Stacee "Bo" Gibbon	Member of A Secret Society

Caspar Gideon Chaser	Jessie Evans Chaser	Kai Beckham Chaser
Blake Schmidt Beater	Rai Moon Beater	Jenelle Mitchell-Anderson Keeper

Possessions

Most prized possession:	Silver Lantern Pendant
Why:	It is capable of releasing the spirit in possession of her body
Familiar/Pet:	Meade (Piebald Ball Python) Grimstone (Tawny Owl)
Wand:	Apple Phoenix Feather

Spellbook

Spell	Effect
First Year Spells
Locomortor Mortis	Locks the target's legs together
Protego	Causes minor spells to rebound or not have their full effect
Lumos	Creates a small light on the wand's tip
Nox	Counterspell to Lumos
Incendio	Produces fire
Expelliarmus	Disarming Charm
Wingardium Leviosa	Levitates objects
Trip Jinx	Causes target to trip
Petrificus Totalus	Bind the target's body in a straight position
Intruder Charm	Detects intruders and sounds an alarm
Second Year Spells
Dissendium	A spell that will reveal a secret passageway
Bubble-Head Charm	Creates a bubble of air
Flame-Freezing Charm	Causes fire to become harmless
Defodio	Dig out materials, such as stone or creates gouges
Aguamenti	Conjures water
Impedimenta	Binds, trips or freezes the target
Ventus	Shoots thin cord rope out of the wand that the caster can control
Third Year Spells
Finite Incantatum	Negates the effect of most Charms
Episkey	Heals minor injuries
Obliviate	Removes memories
Salvio Hexia	Provides protection against Hexes
Rennervate	Makes the target conscious
Switching Spell	Causes two objects to be swapped for one another
Relashio	Forces something or someone to release what it's holding
Fourth Year Spells
Arrow-shooting spell	Fires arrows from caster's tip
Lacarnum Inflamari	Sets clothing on fire
Banishing Charm	Opposite of Summoning
Incarcerous	Ties something up with rope
Supersensory Charm	Heightens the target's senses
Reparifors	Cures minor magically-induces ailments, such as paralysis and poisoning
Evanesco	Makes target vanish
Fifth Year Spells
Bedazzling Hex	Causes the target to become invisible
Brackium Emendo	Heals a broken bone
Expecto Patronum	Creates a Patronus
Stupefy	Renders the target unconscious
Deletrius	Erases images and magical "after-effects"
Protego Horribilis	Provides a shield against Dark magic
Aqua Eructo	Creates a large torrent of water
Sixth Year Spells
Sectumsempra	Causes a container's interior capacity to be increased
Vulnera Sanentur	Causes wounds and gashes to heal up and any blood to return to the victim
Conjunctivitus Curse	Causes great pain to the victim's eyes and vision
Protego Maxima	Powerful shield charm against Dark magic
Duro	Makes the object hard as stone
Flagrante Curse	Causes objects to burn human skin when touched
Anti-Disapparation Jinx	Cannot Apparate or Disapparate in area
Seventh Year Spells
Firestorm	Conjures a ring of fire. The caster can direct the fire. Most powerful fire spell
Gemino Curse	Whenever the cursed object is touched, it makes multiple fake copies of itself
Repello Inimicum	Disintegrates the person(s) entering this protected zone
Portus	Turns an object into a Portkey
Taboo	When the trigger word is spoken, the caster is aware, and concealment enchantments around the target are broken for the caster, who knows the speaker's location
Prior Incantato	Causes an echo of the last spell cast to come from a wand
Ducklifors	Transforms target creature into a duck
Additional Spells