| Nuala McDermot | ||
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| Birthdate | August 29th 2015 | |
| Birth Place | Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland | |
| Hometown | Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland | |
| Accent | Irish | |
| Heritage | Irish/Nigerian | |
| Bloodline | Muggle-born | |
| Family | McDermot, Martins | |
| Wand Arm | Left | |
| Wand Length | 7⅓" | |
| Wand Wood | Dogwood | |
| Wand Core | Unicorn hair | |
| Boggart | Paralysis | |
| Patronus | Irish Hare | |
| Amortentia | Bread fried in bacon fat, Irish Seafood Chowder, Spiced Beef | |
| Hecate Grimm | ||
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Vital Information
Nuala McDermot is a Muggle-born witch of Irish and Nigerian descent. She is the daughter of the late Ginika Martins and Turlough McDermot.
| Full Name: | Nuala Siobahn McDermot |
| Meaning of name: | Nuala (NOO·la) — Diminutive form of Fionnuala, meaning "fair shoulder"
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| Nickname: | Nunu (her siblings), Lala (random people who cannot pronounce Nuala) |
| Birthdate: | August 29th
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| Type of childhood: | Depressing, but she managed to be happy |
| First memory: | Realizing she was "technically" an orphan |
| Most important childhood event: | Being kept out of an orphanage, and being raised by family |
| Why: | Nuala has been in the care of siblings since she was born |
Life Before Hogwarts
| “ | Do you really think I look like her? | ” |
– Nuala McDermot | ||
| “ | You look the most like her. Even more when you smile. | ” |
– Sinead McDermot | ||
Her sisters told her stories about their mother, and her brothers told her stories about their father. She does not remember her parents, she wants to have stories of her own. She can make believe all she wants, but it always feels like she is lying to herself. She thinks she has a few memories of each of parent, some of her mother's face, her eyes mostly, and a memory or two of the smell of her father's favorite cologne. Nothing she can remember is she sure is her own memory. Everything she knows is something she heard from one of her siblings. She knows that Lorcan likes to use a little bit of the same cologne, she has always known that smell, earthy woody, aromatic. It is a warm spicy smell that makes her feel sort of happy. She knows that she, and her sister's have her mother's eyes. She can see them staring back at her whenever she looks in the mirror.
It was not something she meant to do, at least that was what she told Sinead when she was asked. She was so overwhelmed with emotion trying to tell the difference between Sinead's face, Maeve's face and her own. How would she ever know if those eyes staring at her were her mother's? She was so frustrated, so annoyed and jealous. She balled her little fists and jumped down from the lid of toilet tired of staring at the face they all shared. The face of the mother she never got to know. She let out a grunt, as she landed she heard a crack. She looked up to see that mirror was broken. She never touched it, but it looked a lot like one of her little fists were the cause of the damage. Nuala looked down at her hands to make sure, and saw nothing. She slipped out of the bathroom hoping to ignore it, too bad for her Lorcan was not willing to do the same. It came as a great shock to them that Nuala was a witch. Not one of her siblings had magic, if they did they sure were not using it.
When they learned the truth about a lot of the unexplained incidents all connected to Nuala from an unexpected visitor it came as a great shock to them that Nuala was a witch. It would not change the fact that she was still their little sister, and they were going to whatever they had to do to support her. As far as she knew not one of her siblings had magic, and if they did they sure were not using it.
Gryffindor
Nuala was Sorted into Gryffindor house, she was over the moon, it is the same house one of her only friends at Hogwarts is in. She is not sure she belongs there yet, but she felt like she would be welcome with open arms. Nuala started at Hogwarts in her third year, her magic did not present itself until she was about thirteen. She was not around for the traditional first or second years of school. She missed out on the crucial introduction to magic because of which she often does not take it as seriously as she should. She has had to do a lot of hard work to make up for that lost time, and there at moments when she thinks magic is not something she will ever master. She is slow to learn, which is the opposite when it comes to dance. She gets the gist of most spells, but has trouble fully understanding the more complex jinxes, and hexes.
During her third year Nuala was lucky enough to attend the Yule Ball. She did not have a date, and she did not need one. She went with a friend. She should have gone home to spend the holidays with her brothers and sisters, it was tradition. After a few letters back and forth, the most important one coming from her oldest brother Lorcan, she was convinced to stay at Hogwarts.
- Pleasantly surprised by an early Christmas gift from the family, they paid for a shopping spree in Hogsmeade before the ball. Together Nuala and her friend Nadira picked out matching sequin style gowns from Madame Malkin's. Nuala chose a glittery gold, while her friend Nadira chose a shiny sliver. They bought too many accessories, and more than one pair of shoes each at The Glass Slipper. After a long day treating themselves they had Butterbeer and Cauldron Cakes at The Three Broomsticks. The shopping trip was a little bit more fun than the ball. Nuala met the younger brother of her teammate Peter Summers when she was in Herbology. She was growing oddly shaped carrots. After class was over she offered one to him, he took it and they have been incredibly close ever since.
Another Christmas brought another surprise during her sixth year. Jarryd proposed to her, she said yes. Things were looking pretty good until a blonde girl came along and sort of shattered her world. As if being shot were not the worst thing to happen to her nearly having her fiancé stolen from her right in front of her face was pretty devastating. She even went so far as to punch Jarryd in the head to break the spell the girl had over him. She has not forgiven him for what happened and she probably never will. She has had a difficult time trusting him, but she still has not been able to let him go. She tried to break up with him but she could not actually get those words to come out of her mouth, it was too difficult to end something that meant so much to her over something that was partly her fault.
GQT
She earned a spot on the QGT as starting Chaser during her fourth year. She fell into a rhythm with her fellow Team Gryffindor chasers; Lydia Constantinou, and Arthur Attaway pretty quickly. She even developed a rapport with her teammate from the Reserve team; Peter Summers as well. Game One ended picture perfectly. Thanks to the team, their beaters Malia Sakellarios, and Mason Brown, and their chaser play combined she was able to score a whopping fifty points for Gryffindor in her first game ever. Not to mention how the team rallied together to take home the first win of the season.
Gryffindor received barely any points towards the Cup after the final. They came in 3rd beating out Hufflepuff in 4th by over one hundred and thirty points Not only did they lose to Ravenclaw, they fell behind Slytherin by a measly forty points. Except for Jarryd, fourth year was a bust.
Additional Facts
| Lower education: | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ; Gryffindor | |
| Higher education: | O.W.L. Results
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N.E.W.T. Results
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| Talents (hidden or not): | Potions |
| Extremely skilled at: | Herbology |
| Extremely unskilled at: | Defensive Magic |
| Good characteristics: | Perky, Loving |
| Character flaws: | Insomnia - She tries not to sleep constantly afraid something terrible will happen while she does |
| Color: | Bright colors, neon yellow, blue, and pink |
| Food: | Boiled pigs' feet, Nettle Soup, Potato Oat Cakes |
| Music: | All styles |
| Clothing style/Outfit: | She likes to standout |
| Literature: | Romance, Metafiction |
| Expressions: | “Between a Rock and a Hard Place.” |
| Quote: | “Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.” |
| Rumors: | |
| Recent developments: | Nuala and Jarryd were shot by a crazed madman at Borgin and Burkes the summer following their fourth year. |
Personality
Nuala is playful, she loves nothing more (her family excluded) than she loves to have fun. She is disturbingly affectionate, and frustratingly kind. She likes to laugh, and she is always smiling. Nuala is a dancer, she finds rhythm in everything, she loves to keep on m o v i n g, and she hates to be still. She is constantly worried something terrible will happen to one of her siblings, or her friends. She tries not to let darkness take her down. She does not pretend that she has not experienced irreplaceable loss, she knows that now she can see the bright spots a little brighter, and the dark spots a little darker because of it.
| Mannerisms: | Smiles a lot, talks with her hands |
| Peculiarities: | Hypnophobia - Fear of Sleep (or of being hypnotized) |
| Worst bad habit: | She can break almost anything "by accident" |
| Quirks: | Is an incessant fidgeter and is always touching her face or head |
| Pet Peeves: | She hates to be given nicknames based on her height ; Pint-size, Pipsqueak, Short-stack, Small Fry, Tiny |
Appearance
Nuala has a round shaped face beautiful rich creamy skin, and a light milky complexion. She has long, dark hair, and big brown eyes. She has a cute, tiny, nose, a little bit wide it sits adorably proportionate to the size of her lips. Nuala takes after her mother, but she does share a few select features with her father as well.
Relationships
| Family Member | Relationship with them |
| Mother | Ginika was Nuala's mother. Nuala does not remember much about her. All that she knows is that she looks the most like her. |
| Father | Turlough was Nuala's father. He did not look much like her, but for some reason she thinks she can remember him more than her mother. |
| Eldest Brother | Lorcan has become like a second father to her since he and Sinead became legal guardians. |
| Eldest Sister | Sinead has become like a second mother to her since she and Lorcan became legal guardians. |
| Older Sister | Maeve had a different relationship with Nuala before their parents died, she has been distant ever since. |
| Older Brother | Ronan has been much closer to Nuala since their parents died, almost smothering her with attention. |
Extended family:
| Kellan Martins Grandfather |
Imani Martins née Savage Grandmother |
Sorley McDermot Grandfather |
Brenda McDermot née Rafferty Grandmother |
| Arthur Tierney Uncle |
Nichelle Tierney née Martins Aunt |
Taileflaith Cahill née McDermot Aunt |
Euan Cahill Uncle |
| Friend | Relationship with them |
| Jarryd Summers | Jarryd is the gorgeous younger brother of Peter, he and Nuala met in Herbology class (after Christmas) while growing vegetables. Following a successful first attempt, Nuala offered to share her carrots with Jarryd. Both found the magical edibles to be surprisingly carrot like, despite the fresh taste of dirt they also had to them. It was the beginning of the first romantic relationship for the both of them after admitting to the mutual crush they were harboring for on another. |
| Peter Summers | Peter is the gorgeous older brother of Jarryd, he and Nuala met at the Gamekeeper's Hut. Having both gone there with similar intentions they left together to work on his beater skills. Both being a part of team Gryffindor she was happy to help, despite not knowing much about the Beater position. Needless to say, it was a learning experience for them both. |
| Millie Green | Millie is a super smart, super sweet Hufflepuff Nuala was lucky enough to meet by the One-Eyed Witch statue. She might still be there if Millie had not been there too. Nuala adores Millie, and not just because she always wanted a little sister, she gets an infectious inspiration from Millie. To Nuala it is a secret power that no one else seems to have. |
| Nadira Shafiq | Nadira is a girl Nuala's age from Slytherin. They met in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Nuala has a minuscule amount of knowledge in the subject but Nadira on the other hand absorbs it. Nuala is a little intimidated by Nadira, but she loves to hangout with her, she thinks they will be friends forever. |
| Finn Mertens | Finn is a boy Nuala's age from Beauxbâtons she met, danced with, and talked to all night long at the Yule Ball. Nuala thinks Finn is disgustingly cute, and it frustrated her that she could not talk about him without smiling. She can easily tell him apart from his twin brother, she sees them as two completely different people. |
| Honey Stevenson | Honey is an older girl Nuala met while shopping in Hogsmeade with her brothers and sisters. Nuala thinks Honey is cool, she has a cool name and she likes a lot of the same things as Nuala. She was lucky enough to be in the same house as her when she started going to Hogwarts. |
Possessions
| Most prized possession: | Her mother's wedding earrings |
| Why: | It is the only thing she has left to remember her parents by |
| Familiar/Pet: | Arion (Persian cat) |
| Wand: | Dogwood Unicorn hair |
Spellbook
| Spell | Effect | |
| First Year Spells | ||
| Expelliarmus | Disarming Charm | |
| Incendio | Produces fire | |
| Lumos | Creates a small light on the wand's tip | |
| Nox | Counterspell to Lumos | |
| Trip Jinx | Causes the target to trip | |
| Petrificus Totalus | Bind the target's body in straight position | |
| Inflatus | Inflates objects | |
| Herbifors | A spell that makes flowers sprout out of the victim's head | |
| Periculum | Causes red sparks/flares to shoot from the user's wand | |
| Locomotor Morits | Locks Legs together | |
| Second Year Spells | ||
| Flame-Freezing Charm | Causes fire to become harmless | |
| Herbivicus | Makes non-magical flowers and plants bloom in an instant | |
| Fumos | Produces a cloud of dark grey smoke | |
| Aguamenti | Conjures water | |
| Reparo | Fixes broken things | |
| Arania Exumai | Knocks over or throws back animals | |
| Lumos Solem | Creates a bright light and hurts things which don't like sunlight | |
| Third Year Spells | ||
| Accio | Summons an item | |
| Concealment Charm | Conceals an object from the naked eye | |
| Obliviate | Removes memories | |
| Bombarda | Causes a small explosion | |
| Salvio Hexia | Provides protection against hexes | |
| Rennervate | Makes target conscious | |
| Switching Spell | Causes two objects to be swapped for one other | |
| Fourth Year Spells | ||
| Horn-Growing Hex | Makes the victim grow horns | |
| Hair Loss Curse | Causes the target to lose their hair | |
| Supersensory Charm | Heightens the target's senses | |
| Reducto | Reduces solid objects to smaller pieces | |
| Lacarnum inflamari | Sets clothing on fire | |
| Arrow-shooting spell | Fires arrows from the caster's wand | |
| Ferula | Creates a bandage or splint | |
| Fifth Year Spells | ||
| Finger-removing Jinx | Hexes a finger off | |
| Disillusionment Charm | Causes the target to become nearly invisible | |
| Oblitus | Targets and removes one memory, hiding its absence | |
| Silencio | Silences the target | |
| Protego Horribilis | Provides a shield against dark magic | |
| Declino alica | Absorbs spells. Similar to a Shield Charm, but the spell doesn't rebound | |
| Expecto Patronum | Creates a Patronus | |
| Sixth Year Spells | ||
| Homorphus Charm | Causes and animagus to assume its normal shape | |
| Anti-Disapparation Jinx | Cannot Apparate or Disapparate in area | |
| Partis Temporus | Creates a temporary gap through protective magical barriers | |
| Undetectable Extension Charm | Causes a container's interior capacity to be increased | |
| Duro | Makes the object hard as stone | |
| Conjuctivitus Curse | Causes great pain to the victim's eyes and vision | |
| Protego Maxima | Powerful shield charm against Dark magic | |
| Seventh Year Spells | ||