Thalia Austen @T.Austen Follows you life is like a penny where only the 1% overcome the shit life throws at them
Full NameThalia Jackie Adams Birthday Age24 y/o Zodiac Sign Sex / GenderFemale / Female SpeciesWitch NationalityBritish-Egyptian dual EthnicityAfrican-American descent Sexual OrientationBisexual Romantic OrientationBiromantic Relationship StatusSingle AccentBritish BirthplaceCairo, Egypt Living Situation??? who knows, might be homeless Languages SpokenEnglish
Blood StatusPureblood Wand Wood Wand Core Wand Length13 inches PatronusA bunny rabbit BoggartHerself Exotic?No
What was your first incident of magic and how old were you?
"I was nine years old and I made a handful of coins multiply. I went from having ten galleons to two hundred. My mum was crying in the kitchen because she didn't have the money for bills and we got a letter of eviction. I had my pocket money, about a month's worth, and suddenly it was spilling out of my hand. Yeah, it paid our bills. It was a good day."
What is one activity that helps wind you down? Alternatively, what is one activity that does the opposite to you? Is there more than one, if so-what?
"I write. A lot. Not that I have much time or space for it but I make do. I have a notebook that's about to fall apart and I use public libraries whenever I can. To utilise the computers, of course. I read a lot too. Anything to escape my reality. And...well, facing my reality winds me up. Does that count as an activity?"
Were you close with your family growing up? If not-why?
"Growing up? Yeah, sure. Most of them. My dad was always in jail but I talked to him through owls. He...well, he fucked up but he never meant...well, he never did anything intentionally. I can't exactly judge him considering I'm probably going to end up where he is. But he is still someone who believes in me and I see him now and again. My mum...well, I did everything I could for her up until her last breath. She made me feel safe. That no matter what, we'd be okay. And Dove...well, she was my little sister. But even back then, I could see she was the one who was going to make it. Perfect little Dove. That got all the right things in life."
If you weren’t raised by your parents, who did? How did you find yourself in this position?
"I was and wasn't raised by my parents. I was pretty much raised by my mum and then myself. When she began to get sick...well, I was only thirteen. My dad was in Azkaban. So you know..." she trailed off with a shrug, "bit difficult to raise a kid from behind bars."
What would you say to your younger self and what would they think of you?
"Disappointed. Younger me...well, she thought she'd be able to get out of it all. And actually be able to provide for mum and Dove. Obviously, I failed at both of them. Mum's dead and I haven't seen Dove in eight or nine years. So I'm everything little Thalia didn't want to be. What would I say to her? I don't know...I think I'd tell her to hug the both of them, especially mum, just a little tighter. Take advantage of the time she has left. Cause that's the thing with death, isn't it? You look back on it all and think...Merlin, I wish I could hug them again."
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
"Either dead or in Azkaban. Pretty much the same if you ask me. But not well. In ten years, someone's probably caught on to what I do and arrested me. Not in the near future though, with the whole rebuilding scheme going on, a lot of criminals like me are going undetected. They have their hands full with the mess Fitzgerald left behind. Kind of a shame he's gone, though," Thalia noted before realising what she just said and winced, "on a business perspective. When everything is going to shit, you just want to get high which I can help with. So, you know, business was booming. But life catches up with you eventually. Whether you like it or not. I don't exactly have high hopes."
What were you like growing up?
"I was an adult in a child’s body. I learnt how to fend for myself and help pay the bills. When I was a child, I use to hide away in the bathroom to read books. Anything I could get my hands on. My mum would get so mad with me because she'd need to use the bathroom but I would refuse to come out for hours on end. With a locked door, of course. Then I grew up and I had to hustle. You know...people make it seem like your life under twenty is the peak of your life but I hope that's not true. In that, my childhood was practically stolen from me so maybe my thirties could be my peak. Probably won't be but a bitch can dream."
Who/what was the biggest influence growing up? Why?
Thalia was silent for a moment before shrugging. "Either my mum or my sister. Though I think I'll have to lean to the latter. My mum could fend for herself but my sister...well, being that young what could she do? So I picked up a lot of stuff to make sure she was fed growing up. That's how she influenced me."
What was your childhood dream? Why so? And why did it change?
"I wanted to be the next greatest author. The next Jane Austen, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephan King. You know, that level of writing. I wanted to be the best I could ever be. Take the world by storm. I use to dream of it. And...well, it changed because reality existed. Slapped me back to shape and made me realise it wasn't a realistic option."
If you’re not native to the UK, where were you born and how did you end up in the UK?
"I'm technically not but I've been here since I was three, so you know...only place I know is here. But I was born in Egypt and lived there for a few years before my family moved back here. Life probably would have been a lot better if we stayed in Egypt. My grandmother wanted us to move back, said she wasn't seeing her grandchild enough. Probably wished she begged my mum to stay in Egypt now."
Would you rather have endless money or endless amount of love? why?
"Money. Whoever said money can't buy you happiness is a liar. Money can buy you a stable life which you can build off. Love can be built. Not that love is any good anyway. But you're not going to starve without it. You have a shit ton of medication that you can buy if you get to depressed nowadays anyway. So, yeah, obviously my answer was going to be money. I don't have a house, I don't have any mode of transportation, and I'm lucky if I get three meals a day. So endless money. Obviously."
What are people’s usual first impressions of you? Are they correct?
"People's first impressions of me...well, tough. I guess. I hope. Someone not to fuck with. In my area of expertise, you have to have some backbone, a bit of fight in you, and I think it comes across pretty well. I don't want a little fucker to think he can take advantage of me when I sell him something. Price wise, that is. But whatever else that could mean, too. And sure, I guess they are correct."
How much effort do you put into fashion and appearance? Do you have a personal ‘aesthetic’?
"I can barely afford a meal on my plate let alone clothes. Half of mine are from the thrift store. Men's section, of course. They're warmer, cheaper and have bigger pockets. Not that it matters, with magic and all that, but it's easier to put your hand in there. Women's jeans? My hand is way too fit to slide into the pockets of them, no matter what charm is on it. So sure, maybe I would put more effort into it if I had the options. But I don't. SO no, unless you count homeless fashion an aesthetic."
What can usually be found in your fridge?
"I can barely afford to buy food, let alone a fridge. So nothing. If I did own one, I'd be lucky if there was milk in it. But knowing my luck, that milk would be three weeks old and undrinkable. But if I could afford a fridge? Well, I think I'd stock it up with fruit and vegetables. I think I'd go vegetarian as well. Don't really have the funds to go without meat right now but...if I could, I might even go vegan. Go the full step."
What did your adopted parents do for a living?
"My dad worked officially in a bar. But he got his money out of smuggling and being hired by other dark wizards. My mother did the more legal side. She was a store clerk here and there, cleaned houses and hotels, and other things like that. Nothing big. She was fired a lot though. This world isn't nice to single mothers. My grandma was the one making the bank. She was in the ministry decades ago. Some advisor to someone I don't remember the name of. But she amassed a fortune through saving everything she could. I don't see a knut of it, of course, considering she doesn't want me around."
How's your financial situation? What's your main income? Do you rely on anyone? Do you want to rely on them or be more independent?
"My financial situation is pretty fucking nonexistent. Clearly. Like fuck off, we all know my bank account is so bad the goblins cry at the sight of me every time I enter Gringotts. My main source of income is selling and I don't rely on anyone. At all. It's just me. Sure, people use to rely on me before. But not anymore. The only person I look out for now is myself. Which is, shockingly, the best way to do it."
The Adam's family began modestly. Modestly in the way that a life of luxury was something completely foreign to Thalia and Dove Adams. No mansion surrounded them. They were lucky to even have a roof over their head. Their mother, Dorothy, was a single mother who was doing her best. She had run away from her abusive mother, her baby daddy who was in and out of Azkaban, and was determined to give her daughter's the life she never had. Thalia was born in Cairo, Egypt, and lived there for nearly two years. Her father wanted to go there for business opportunities and her mother wanted to escape her own mother. So it worked out. However, after Thalia's grandmother begged and begged, they moved back to England. When the mum was pregnant with Thalia's little sister, Dove, the dad was arrested. Charged with murder. However, he was only found guilty for manslaughter which meant he'd be free in five or six years. In his defence, the guy that was murdered was threatening to hurt Thalia because of a business deal gone bad. By this time, they'd completely cut out the girl's grandmother and wouldn't hear from her again until Thalia was seventeen. This meant that most of their life was raised by the mum.
She worked odd jobs but always ended up being fired due to the responsibilities of being a mother. Having to leave early one too many times because something happened with the babysitter (aka Thalia-they couldn't actually afford a proper babysitter), meant that she wasn't the most desirable employee. So they lived paycheck to paycheck, sometimes being forced to go to a shelter before they could get something more stable. Thalia learned how to walk the streets to pick pocket before pawning off whatever she got for cash. It worked. By this time, she was nine years old. She had her first magical incident and it gave something Thalia to look forward too. A stable roof over her head with food every single meal. She spent her free time writing and reading. She poured through little women, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, IT. Everything she could get her hands on. With her mother so busy, she had little time to control what her daughter read so she had free reign with whatever content.
At Hogwarts, everything was fine in the beginning. She did well enough. Liked to learn about magic, liked having food on her plate. But she still worried every night. About her family. If her mum could pay for the bills. For food. It went on like this until she was thirteen. She got an owl from St. Mungo, saying that her mother had fallen ill. Terminally ill. It was a magical disease and there was little nothing that they could do save for extending her life just for a few more months, a year if she were lucky. But that costed a fortune. A fortune they didn't have. So Thalia tried her best to come up with the funds. Eventually, someone suggested dealing. Both magical and muggle kind. In a place like Hogwarts, she had a long line of customers and it was easy cash. And so she went. Through this way, she was able to pay for the medical bills, food, other bills and even extra stuff at the end. They got lucky in that they got another two years with their mother before she took her last breath. Possibly for the best, she might not have been able to handle what happened to Thalia. She never questioned where the money came from. Surely, she suspected, but she never asked for confirmation. A few weeks after her funeral, Thalia was called into the headmaster's office.
There was an auror and both headmaster and headmistress.
They caught onto what was happening.
Subsequently, she was expelled from Hogwarts at the end of her fifth year.
When the mum died, their grandmother gained custody of both of them but kicked Thalia out. She didn't want that in her household. Thalia was already doing community service (or whatever magical equivalent they had) to make sure she didn't go to azkaban. No, she wasn't proper enough to be brought in.Dove was now set up for life. Thalia, on the other hand, had nothing else to fall back on except the drugs.
Disappearing from her old life, she never saw her sister again. Not her friends. No one. She practically disappeared into the black market when her service was up. And that's where she stayed. She gave up on her dreams about being an author. No, her life was day to day. Going into autopilot. What else was there to live for?
Face ClaimTessa Thompson Eye ColourBrown Hair ColourDark brown Height5'5" Weight Voice Typeraspy Blood TypeO positive Distinguishing MarksScars here and there Body StyleThin TattoosN/A PiercingsEar lobes Scentit's questionable if she showers
Father Mother Full SiblingsDove Adams Half SiblingsNone Guardian(s)Nobody SpouseNone ChildrenNone Other RelativesNone
Significant Other(s)None Best Friends Friends NeutralNone EnemiesNone OtherN/A
Given [ Thalia ]to blossom Middle [ Jackie ]God is gracious Surname [ Austen ]great and magnificent [Son of Adam]
NicknamesAusten Favourite ColourLavendar Favourite MovieTrue Blood Favourite SongTiny Dancer Favourite FoodScrambled eggs Favourite DrinkWater LikesNovels, short stories, stability DislikesLying, bullsh-t, the rich LovesJane Austen LoathesHerself First KissWhen she was 13 First CrushA boy when she was 8 First LoveNone First TimeWhen she was 13 PetsNone OccupationDrug dealer Sports PlayedNone Instruments PlayedFlute SmokerYes DrinkerYes AddictionsN/A GoalsSurvive AchievementsNone Biggest HopeThat she'll get out of her business Biggest RegretNot hugging her sister enough Best MemoriesChristmas as a child Worst MemoriesLosing her mother and sister Mental Illnessestoo many Criminal Record*Arrested when she was 18 for possession Medical Record
