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Roxanne Dubois for theprofs

OOC Information Name: Miss Peacock Contact Information: idk, some random mansion somewhere. Just address whatever it is to "Big Creepy Mansion in the Middle of Nowhere" and I should get it. Timezone: Right now. RP Experience: Your mom in the study with the lead pipe Where did you hear about us? Got an anonymous letter in the mail, telling me to come here. IC Information Name: Roxanne Cosette Dubois (Roxie, Roxy, or Rox for short. Or anything else you want to call her. She'll respond to just about anything.) Age & Birthdate: 29; 16 June, 1979 Bloodline: Fullblood Sexuality: Straight Marital Status: Single Former House & School: Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, 1997 Wizarding Academy for Dramatic Arts, 2000 Occupation: Musician: guitarist, lyricist, and singer for the up-and-coming band Pickled Tink How are they qualified? She's been singing and playing instruments (mostly guitar and piano) since she was three, and she attended the Wizarding Academy for Dramatic Arts upon completion of her schooling at Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. How did they get involved in the school? n/a, though she's roommates with the Drama & Theatre Professor, Penelope Clearwater (her half-sister is also married to one of the cooks) If a professor, what is their demeanor as a professor? n/a! Personality: Roxy is something of a bubbly, effervescent girl. Nothing seems to faze her, she just stays bubbly, regardless of whatever's going on. She certainly isn't what you would expect of the French: she couldn't be rude, dismissive, haughty, or aloof if she tried. And she does try, in her attempts to be that whole mysterious-musician type of person. She always fails, however; her little crooked smile creeps in, or she gets to laughing. Roxy is, actually, quite a bit of a sweetheart, and definitely more than a bit of a mother hen. She clucks over the people in her life, from her half-sister to her roommate to her bandmates. Even her own mum has been mothered by Roxy on occasion. But overall, she's just a bubbly sweetheart who likes to take care of the people who matter to her. Of course, there's more to Roxy than just that. She's a dreamer who is prone to flights of fancy (and bits of ADD, too). She longs for a career as a rich and famous musician, touring the world with legions of fans fawning over her and the boys; however, she lacks the drive to really go after it. Roxy might also be a bit too soft for the music industry: she goes with the flow, instead of standing up for what's best for her and the band. What the band really needs is a good manager, but the finding of a good manager who wouldn't take advantage of the band causes issues all of its own. Roxy also believes that she could be a good manager for her band, they shouldn't have to hire someone. She does get them gigs, after all. Sure, the gigs are at small places with little to no advertising, and sure, they're paid barely more than peanuts, but at least they're getting their music out there! After living in England for twelve years, Roxanne has learned English remarkably well, and she's nearly fluent in it, though she still occasionally stumbles over idioms. Her accent is still mostly French, though she sounds a bit "Londoner" at times, too. She loves using her "mother tongue," though, and she'll revert entirely to French if she's tired or stressed (not that she's often stressed). She also writes music a lot, as a way of working through emotions; it's part of what keeps her mellow: she gets all the hurt and anger and upset things out on paper, leaving her with just calmness inside. Personal History: Guillaume Marceau: Father; French Ministry worker (Dept. of Magical Transportation); b. 10 September, 1955 Aimée Juliette Dubois: Mother; French Ministry worker (Dept. of Magical Transportation); b. 30 March, 1959 Camille Ramsey née Marceau: Half-sister; British Ministry worker (Int'l Magical Office of Law); b. 20 July, 1977 Dane Ramsey: Brother-in-law; cook at Remus Lupin Academy Laurent Prosper Dubois: Grandfather; Milliner specialising in pointy hats Giselle Jacqueline Dubois née Lefévre: Grandmother; Magical book binder Aimée Dubois was the only child of Giselle and Laurent Dubois, a magical book binder and milliner, respectively. She was a bright young child, and despite the fact that Giselle and Laurent occasionally had to struggle to make ends meet, Aimée had a rather easy life. She attended Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, just as her parents had (both were muggleborn wizards), and then she managed to get a great job at the French Ministry, in the Department of Magical Transportation. She thought she had it all. All she needed, in her mind, was a handsome man to marry and give her babies. She met her handsome man in the person of Guillaume Marceau, who also worked in the Department of Magical Transportation. What didn't fit her plan, however, was the tiny little problem in that Guillaume was married and had a newborn at home. Aimée, however, did not let that stop her. She spent her entire first year at the Ministry first getting him to recognise her on sight, then started chatting with him, and finally, in September of 1978, she got exactly what she was aiming for: Guillaume in her bed. Aimée was a horrible romantic, she had all sorts of dreams about how Guillaume would leave his wife and baby for her, and they would have a perfect life together, the two of them and the many children that they would have together. Instead, things fell apart. First, Guillaume felt guilty about the whole affair. Aimée began plotting how to get him to fall in love with her, but that wasn't working, either. Then she missed a period, and then a second one. A visit to a Healer confirmed the fact that she was pregnant with Guillaume's child. This overjoyed her: surely he would want to be with her, now that she was carrying his child. Nevermind that he already had a child with his wife, Aimée wasn't thinking that clearly. Aimée told him about their child, and when he still refused to leave his wife for her, she pulled out her last card: she threatened to tell his wife about the affair and baby. But Guillaume, already feeling guilty about the whole thing, beat her to the punch, apparating home immediately to confess his infidelity. Aimée was prepared to continue fighting for at least some part of Guillaume, but as soon as her parents found out about their soon-to-be grandchild, they put a stop to their daughter's craziness. Laurent and Giselle were more grounded, practical people than their daughter turned out to be (despite their best efforts), and they informed her, in no uncertain terms, that she had lost and she was to leave "that poor man" alone. If she chose to keep the child (as opposed to giving it up for adoption, they certainly wouldn't condone terminating the pregnancy), they would help her to care for it. As such, although Guillaume and Aimée continued to work in the same department (Aimée put in a request for transfer, but it was denied), they interacted with each other as little as possible to still do their jobs well. On 16 June, 1979, the only ones there to hold Aimée's hands as she brought her daughter into the world were her parents. Aimée had taken maternity leave from the end of May through the end of August, and once she returned to work, she continued to steer clear of Guillaume. She never informed him of their daughter's date of birth, nor of her name, ... not even that the baby was a girl. Guillaume never asked, either. They were like strangers in the department, though Aimée's heart ached daily for what could have been. Afraid, however, that her parents would take her daughter (whom she had named Roxanne) away from her if she went after Guillaume again, she tried to fill the space in her heart with just her daughter. Roxanne grew up with just her mother and grandparents. It was difficult at first, since all three had to work to support their small family, but they managed to arrange things such that someone was always home to stay with Roxanne. Although Aimée wanted to raise Roxanne to be a go-getter, someone who followed her heart no matter where it lead, Laurent and Giselle put a stop to that immediately, instilling in her a bit more of the grounded personality that they both had, which had sadly skipped over Aimée. All that Roxanne ever knew about her father, growing up, was that he was not important. She gathered, from subtle hints in the way that her grandparents referred to him, that he was probably married to someone else when she was conceived. But because her mother and grandparents didn't consider him to be important, then Roxanne didn't consider him to be important. She was first introduced to music when she overheard a neighbour playing the piano. She begged and pleaded with her mum and grandparents, and she was finally rewarded with piano lessons. Roxanne took to music like a fish to water, and other clichés, and all she wanted was more. A Christmas gift when she was nine was her first guitar, and she immediately set to work learning how to play it. By the time she was eleven and heading off to attend Beauxbatons, she was playing the guitar rather well, and had begun writing her own songs (childish songs, for sure, but songs nonetheless). Although she didn't really mind school that much, Roxanne would have rather spent her time learning more about music. She also desperately wanted to learn English well enough to write songs in the language, so that she could reach a wider audience than just singing in French; she had already decided, even at such a young age, that all she wanted to do was to be a singer. As such, she wasn't quite as dilligent with her studies as her family would have liked. She did, however, make friends at Beauxbatons, including Camille Marceau ... her half-sister (although she certainly didn't know about that connection at the time). In fact, it wasn't until a few years later that the girls discovered that they were related: it was a pure accident, Aimée didn't even know that Guillaume's child was attending Beauxbatons, and she certainly wasn't actively seeking him out anymore. But one year (Camille's last year), as all the students were returning home, Aimée happened to cross paths with Guillaume and his wife, right as they both found their daughters, who had been talking and walking together and saying their good-byes (as Roxanne still had two years remaining at Beauxbatons). It happened rather suddenly, but Guillaume and Aimée both reacted to the sight of the other. Though they both tried to hide it, both Camille and Roxanne had noticed the reactions, and began separately peppering their parents with questions, while the five of them stood there in a group. Finally, the truth came out. Roxanne stared in shock at her father, then turned to look at her friend, her sister. She wanted to talk about it, but Camille didn't, she ran out, her parents going after her, Guillaume sparing only the barest of second glances for his other child. Aimée gently led Roxanne away, and they returned to the home they shared with Aimée's parents. After getting over the shock herself, Roxanne began sending owls to Camille, wanting to talk to her; she also asked her mum about what had happened between her and Guillaume. She wanted to know everything (well ... not everything, she didn't need to know exactly how she was conceived, Aimée had already covered the technicalities of sex when giving her the sex talk a couple years previous). Aimée was just happy to finally be able to tell her daughter about Guillaume, though she romanticised a few bits to make herself sound better (later, Giselle filled Roxanne in on the bits that Aimée had left out). After two weeks of sending Camille letters, her friend -- sister -- finally wrote back. One day, while Aimée was at work, Camille came over, and they talked. Roxanne seemed to have taken the news better than Camille had, but then ... she'd always sort of known that her father had another family out there somewhere; Camille'd had no inkling of anything of the sort. But Roxanne was desperate for them to remain friends. Not because they were now sisters, but because Camille was one of her best friends, and she didn't want to lose her. And, although a part of Roxanne was curious about her father, she didn't want to hurt Camille, so when the topic came up, Roxanne decided that she had lived without a father for so long already, Guillaume wasn't really her father, not in the real sense. He was Camille's. So she just left things at that. Although perhaps not as close as they were before, Roxanne still stayed friends with Camille, even as Roxanne was finishing up school at Beauxbatons. Although London was still not the safest place in the world, Roxanne was accepted to the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts there, and she loved it. She primarily studied singing, though she also studied songwriting and playing the piano and guitar. It was at WADA that Pickled Tink formed. Roxanne had interests in starting a band, so she put out feelers to other musicians at the school. After an exhaustive (only not really, she just likes to say it was) search for other people to play instruments around her playing the guitar and singing, she finally ended up surrounded by boys: Cameron Hughes on the drums, Dylan Powell on the bass, and Harvey Knight also on the guitar. It was Harvey's idea to name the band "Pickled Tink." He was a muggleborn wizard who liked to consider himself Incredibly Smart Indeed, and he'd grown up on Peter and Wendy and always hated Tinkerbell (she got the Lost Boys to shoot down Wendy! Upon whom he had a crush and was positive he would one day marry!), and he was Smart Enough to know what a "spoonerism" is, and so he turned the common phrase "tickled pink" into "pickled tink" for the band's name (which he then had to explain to the French Roxanne [who was still learning English and didn't yet understand plays on words as well as the native English speakers did], and the magic-born Cameron and Dylan [who had no idea who Tinkerbell was]). But the name stuck, regardless. At WADA, Roxanne also met Penelope Clearwater, and the two became friends. After both had finished at the Academy, they decided to be roommates, and got a flat together. PB: Jenny Lewis (pic) Character Journal: pickled_tink | pickled_tink Blurb: As the front of a band that is trying to hit it big, Roxanne is trying her best, but can't seem to get her band any gigs better than small venues. She tries not to let it get her down, and instead focuses on other things, like writing new songs and going to see her roommate whenever Penny has a new show. Writing Sample Third Person Sample: Roxanne lounged on her bed on her stomach, her songwriting notebook open in front of her, the pink ball-point pen in her hand poised over the page while she re-read what she had just written. Scowling a little, she crossed out a line and re-wrote it. It still didn't sound right, so she crossed it out again and tried a third time. This time, it sounded slightly better, so she moved on for now. Her stereo was blaring in the corner, and her curly mane of red hair was piled on top of her head, held in place by two mis-matched chopsticks; as she nodded her head to the music, though, a few locks slipped loose, and she just pushed them out of the way, tucking them behind her ears. She scrawled another line of lyric in pink, then gnawed a little on the end of her pen. Sometimes, she was too critical of her own work, but she was pretty sure that this song kind of sucked. With a frustrated groan, she ripped the page out of her notebook, crumpled it up, and tossed it toward the trashcan; she missed the can and the paper ended up on the floor, joining some of its friends. Roxy needed a new muse, something new to write about. Dropping her pen to the bed, she rolled over onto her side, swung her legs over the edge of the bed, stood, and headed out into the flat in search of Penny. Maybe she'd want to go out dancing or something. Or she could floo-call the boys, see if they were up to it. She wanted to get out and do something, maybe fall into an utterly disastrous relationship that she could immortalise in songs for years. "Chérie?" she queried.