Name: Serafina Nightshade Age: 17 (Physically stuck at 17, though her true chronological age is 117, having been turned in 1926). House: Slytherin Likes: Cold rainy nights, the scent of old parchment, studying ancient runes, playing the cello, the quiet of the Forbidden Forest, and tart blood-flavored sugar lollies. Dislikes: Direct midday sunlight (it gives her migraines), the Avery family, silver cutlery, garlic-spiced Hogwarts feasts, and people who judge her based on dark creature stereotypes. Other: She has pale, porcelain skin, striking violet eyes that flash crimson when she is hungry or angry, and sharp, retractable fangs. She must wear a heavily charmed daylight ring to walk the Hogwarts grounds during the daytime without burning. Backstory: Serafina belongs to the Nightshade family, an ancient and aristocratic lineage of vampires who historically kept to themselves in the remote moors of Yorkshire. For centuries, they maintained a tense but civil truce with the wizarding world. However, a bitter, generational blood feud erupted with the Avery family—a fanatical, pure-blood wizarding family who despised "half-breeds" and dark creatures. In a cruel bid to eradicate them, the Averys ambushed the Nightshades and cast a devastating, multi-generational Bloodline Curse. This curse twisted the Nightshades' vampiric nature, slowly rotting their minds and draining their magical cores with every century that passed, ensuring the family would eventually fade into mindless, weak beasts. To break the curse, Serafina’s parents struck a desperate deal with Albus Dumbledore years ago. In exchange for the Nightshades' protection and alliance against rising dark forces, Serafina was allowed to enroll at Hogwarts. She roams the castle corridors not just to learn, but to scour the Restricted Section of the library for a counter-curse to save her dying coven before her time runs out. Patronus: A Bat (A rare feat for a vampire; it takes immense willpower and her remaining fragments of humanity to cast it). Muggleborn, Wizard born or Halfblooded: Wizard born (Born to a pure-blood wizarding line before her ancestors were turned into vampires centuries ago; biologically, she is classified as a Dark Creature). Extra: Because of her condition, she has a special arrangement with the Hogwarts Matron. Who discreetly supplies her with preserved blood potions in the Hospital Wing. She is incredibly agile and can hear heartbeats from across a classroom, which makes concentrating during stressful exams incredibly difficult.
