CROWLEY, isabeau clarian

ISABEAUCLARIAN CROWLEY ,

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"IT'S REAL FOR US. NOT FOR HER.
WE'LL GET THE LETTER, YOU AND ME."
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( FULL NAME ) : isabeau clarian crowley
( NICKNAMES ) : beau or bo which is simply a shortening of her first name, which she prefers due to its unusualness.
( SEX ) : female.
( BLOOD TYPE ) : half-blood
( AGE & DOB ) : sixteen, February 1st, 1960
( YEAR ) : Sixth year
( HOUSE ) : Ravenclaw
( CANON? ) : no
( OCCUPATION ) : student
( AFFILIATION ) : neutral as of yet
( SEXUAL ORIENTATION ) : bisexual
( WAND ) : 12 inches, dragon heartstring core, cherry wood with tiny vines carved into the handle, and is quite springy.

( LIKES ) : Singing
Reading
Being right
Quidditch
Chocolate frogs
Sarcasm in all forms

( DISLIKES ) :
Being wrong
Getting poor grades
Being cooped up indoors
Snow
Swimming and large bodies of water in general

( STRENGTHS ) :
Intellect
Perceptiveness, especially with people
Offensive spells (dueling)
Charm
Avoiding people

( WEAKNESSES ) :
Large social situations
Defensive spells (dueling)
Potions (Bo has ignited part of the dungeon on more than one occasion)
Swimming/Large bodies of water (almost drowned as a child)
Impulse Control

( AMORTENTIA ) : Cherry blossoms, chocolate, nutmeg.
( RIDDIKULUS! ) : It would be easy to say drowning, but how do you really visualize that upon a boggart? For Bo, large bodies of water in general are terrifying. She is most afraid of drowning, mainly because she nearly did so as a young child.
( EXPECTO PATRONUM! ) : Bo's happiest memory is the day she stood up to Seamus Bilbry when she was seven years old. The muggle boy had terrorized the children in her neighborhood since she could remember, and one day Bo decided to tell him off, slap him across the face, and added a kick to his shin for good measure. Seamus is still wary of her in their teen years.
( DEMENTOR'S KISS ) : The feeling of drowning. The indescribable feeling of her lungs filling with water, muffled screams, and the rushing of water pulling you in every which way.
( MIRROR OF ERISED ) : For her parents to get back together. Truly childish and ever so hopeful, but it is Bo's deepest desire.
( PERSONALITY ) : Bo is an awkward, introverted young woman. She keeps to herself a lot, choosing to be on her own rather than in large groups of her peers-- Even in a small knit community like Hogwarts. She doesn't make friends too easily, her awkwardness flowing over into her personal life as well. Bo is quite soft spoken, but despite her introverted solo lifestyle, when she does speak Bo speaks her mind. She isn't the best when it comes to tact, believing more that the truth is there for a reason and if someone can't take the truth they should basically just give up on life.

In many ways, Bo considers herself as a damaged individual. She bases a lot of her faults on the deterioration of her parents' relationship and their eventual divorce. Bo is very artful when it comes to dodging anything remotely close to a relationship, and is even craftier when it comes to maneuvering around people interested in pursuing a any form of a relationship with her. She often pushes people away when feeling threatened, and especially when she feels vulnerable. Running away is always easier for Bo than facing people or her feelings.

Bo is intelligent. She enjoys reading, especially for pleasure, but has been known to go into complete research mode when a particular subject piques her interest. This is more of an impulse than anything else. Bo can't just know a few bits and pieces of any given subject. If it interests her, she has to know everything about it. Despite her studious side, Bo has an artsy streak. She enjoys music and can play the guitar, often using music as an emotional outlet but only in private.

Most importantly, Bo is loyal. Though she might not have many close friends, she would back them until the end of days. It might not seem like it on the outside, but Bo always has peoples best interests in mind, although her methods might not always illicit such great immediate outcomes. She has excellent dueling abilities, but has always put more effort into learning the offensive spells. For Isabeau Crowley, if you're going to strike at all, you better strike first and hard as hell.

( HAIR ) : Bo's hair is of medium length, lying loosely about two inches below her shoulders. It is dark brown in color, although in the past she has dyed it lighter shades of brown. Bo prefers for her hair to be down around her shoulders, or loosely pulled back into some sort of messy ponytail or looped bun with several stragglers hanging around. She isn't much into styling her hair or being fancy in any way. Half the time she is running her fingers through her hair just to keep it out of her face.

( EYES ) : Bo's eyes are a deep blue, almost mistakenly black looking from afar. Certain colors bring out the more intense looking blue than others, but Bo doesn't dress accordingly. Her eye shape is more of a rounded oval, almost almond, and laden with heavy lids and lashes. Bo is very fond of her eyes, often employing many eye makeup techniques to emphasize them.

( FACIAL STRUCTURE ) : Bo has what many would describe as a more angular face with rounded features making a smooth line. Her nose is thin, coming to a slight point at the tip. She has high, smooth cheekbones and an angular jaw. Her lips are thinner, but full in their own way, giving just enough extra for a pout when needed.

( BODY STRUCTURE ) : Her body structure is neither lanky nor muscular. Bo is really what people would describe as average, and it wouldn't be wrong to say as much. She has muscle, but not enough to call herself athletic. Bo weighs around 120 pounds with maybe a five pound give either way. She isn't actively involved in working out, so she doesn't strive to fit a certain image. She is barely five foot even in height, but is a force in and of herself despite her small stature.


( ATTIRE ) : Bo is a simple girl with simple tastes. Unless the occasion is incredibly important or specific, rarely will you ever find Bo in a dress or skirt. Jeans are a major fixture in her wardrobe, and this means jeans of any style. Boots or sneakers often adorn her feet when she's not in her school uniform, and she loves printed T's, especially those with the labels of the most recent bands. However, she does have the occasional nice outfit just for the shock and awe aspect.
( PLAY-BY ) : Anna Kendrick

( PARENTS ) :
Bowen Shane Crowley, 38, Muggle, Lawyer for an International Law Firm based in New York City.

Isabella Catherine Girardeau-Crowley, 38, Gryffindor Alumni, International Magical Office of Law Enforcer.

( SIBLINGS ) : N/A, Only child
( OTHERS ) : N/A
( HISTORY ) :
Born February 1st, 1960 to Isabella and Bowen Crowley, Isabeau debuted herself at St. Mungo's. Her parents were rather young when they became pregnant with their daughter and married because of the pregnancy. It was an ill-fated match from the very beginning, passions running hot and cold on an every other day basis. Not even the birth of both parents' pride and joy could possibly hope to hold their marriage together. Yet, they tried for a long time. Raised in a modest home in Edinburgh, Scotland, Bo spent most of her childhood primarily being shuffled around the entirety of the United Kingdom. If it wasn't to do with her mother or father's work, then it was to visit extended family or friends from school. Both of her parents were in law, though her father was a muggle lawyer and his cases were a bit different than her mother's work with the Ministry. From an early age she learned not to depend on her parents to always be home to tuck her in at night. Both were career driven and neither seemed to want to take the time to raise a child.

In her youth, Bo was usually left to her own devices. Quiet and observant, she often kept a low profile as she wandered through small villages and marketplaces. Her imagination and own curiosity kept her entertained until the setting sun forced her return home. It was evident from a young age that Bo would take after her mother magically, so she was always instilled with the realization she would be attending Hogwarts somewhere down the line. This realization seemed to not only cause more arguments between her parents, but also put even more strain and distance in her relationship with her father. Although, it was because of her father's insistence that she did attend muggle primary school. Her love and thirst for knowledge started in these early years, and rather than focus on her parents failing marriage, Bo focused instead on school.

While on a family holiday in the Outer Hebrides when she was only seven, Bo experienced a life altering event. While left to her own devices yet again, she wandered out to the beach where a small boat had been left unattended. Curiously, she had pushed the craft the small ways into the water and hopped in. Bo hadn't made it too far off the coast when her parents came looking for her under the setting sun. The sea became choppy and the boat capsized, sending the young girl into the cold, dark water. It was then that Bo nearly lost her life by drowning and spent a week in a muggle hospital. It was also this moment that finally broke her parents' relationship. They were separated shortly after Bo was released from the hospital, and soon Isabella and her daughter had moved to London, England to be closer to Isabella's work.

Bo never saw much of her father after this. His law firm had promoted him, sending him to an office in the United States, and he rarely visited despite the phone calls. Deep down, Bo had always blamed herself for him leaving, and has never quite forgiven him. Her mother, however, adorned her daughter with extracurricular activities and as much affection as she could muster whilst being a single parent. She forced Bo into music lessons, art classes, even dance in the hopes her daughter might make some new friends or find something to completely immerse herself into. With luck, this is when Bo discovered her love for music and guitar.

At age ten, like most young magic students, Bo received her letter of acceptance to Hogwarts. She was elated, as was her mother who had high hopes of her daughter following her footsteps into Gryffindor. Bo's sorting into Ravenclaw would be one more disappointment she could add to the ever-growing list. However, Bo was exceptionally bright, as she had always been. She fit in rather well with her fellow Ravenclaws, although making friends and having relationships were never quite her 'thing'.

Throughout her past six years at Hogwarts, Bo has been described by her peers in a variety of ways. Introvert, loner, awkward, creepy, and even pathetic. She has very few close friends, but has stuck her neck out for those few on more than one occasion. Her sarcasm, bluntness, and seemingly inability to stop herself from stating the obvious in a rather tactless manner has caused her trouble more than once with both students and teachers alike. This year, however, Bo is hopefully going to turn things around and try to break her habit of pushing people away because she's scared. Of course, this is in between her classes, homework, and music naturally.

( ALIAS ) : Gage
( AGE ) : 25
( EXPERIENCE ) : About 12yrs
( CONTACT INFO ) : my email or private messaging
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( ROLEPLAY EXAMPLE ) :

Bo groaned and rolled onto her side in her large, four-posted bed. The deep blue curtains hanging around each sides and allowing her some sliver of modesty and privacy blocked the majority of the rising sun from her eyes. Still, streams of bright white and yellow light danced across the never ending sea of blue fabric making up her bed. Bo was not an early riser, nor did she enjoy the morning hours in the least. In fact, she did most of her best work at night, often staying up much later than was necessary to complete her homework or other tasks. As a child, it had driven her mother nuts when she would ask her daughter to clean her room, only to be awoken around one in the morning to a sweeper going over a freshly picked-up floor.

The memory brought a faint smile to Bo's lips.

Home. The word felt eerily comforting in her head. She had never felt so fond of the place before with her lack of a traditional upbringing. Still, it was familiar, and when one spent many of their days isolated, home was safe.

Pressing herself up on her elbows, Bo reached out a small hand and parted the curtain around her bed. The dorm room was already buzzing with the chatter of sixteen year-old females readying themselves for the day. Some reciting memorized spells or basic knowledge of potion ingredients and uses for their inevitable reviews in class today. Others were simply chit-chatting about random gossip or the latest news. Either hand she played, Bo's options were limited in both topics and personal interest. Debating whether or not she should attempt a conversation, even with the few girls whom she considered friends, Bo thought it might be time best served if she simply rose from bed, dressed, grabbed her school bag and head to the common room.

She wasn't wrong in her decision. It was a daily occurrence when her curtain would part and Bo emerged from her bed, one eye squinted nearly close as she muttered something vulgar against the sunlight in her eyes. She ignored the looks and suddenly hushed conversations as she reluctantly put on her uniform adding a few personal touches here and there. Before anyone could so much as wish her good morning, Bo had grabbed her school bag and supplies and walked down the elegant spiral staircase and into the Ravenclaw common room which was even more buzzing and alive than her room. Sighing, Bo immersed herself into the sea of Ravenclaw students, readying herself for another day of awkward looks and side glances.