*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ DIANA SAENGKAEW ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* i. trunk ii. basics iii. backstory iv. connections v. threads vi. ooc vii. extra

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*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ DIANA SAENGKAEW ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

full name: diana alanis saengkaew
house: gryffindor
age: 12 years old (born october 6th, 2011)
school year: first year
species: human
appearance:

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Diana’s features are a mix of her Thai father and Greek mother. Her skin is a warm light beige which contrasts with her dark brown hair that falls past her shoulders. Curtain bangs frame her round face. Her eyes are monolidded and appear either brown or hazel depending on the light. The feature that stands out most on her face are her cheeks and dimples when she smiles. Diana's mouth is slightly large in proportion to the rest of her face and her cheeks are round and well-defined.

Fashion and looking her best are both important to Diana. She is usually well-kept with neatly combed hair and her uniform fitting well. She prefers flowy skirts and sundresses, specifically in pastels and floral-prints. Despite not being a full teenager yet, Diana has already begun to venture into the world of makeup and perfumes. She has a pile of different magical beauty products that she experiments with daily.

personality:

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How does one get to know Diana Saengkaew? It isn't as hard as one might think. All it takes is one step: talk to her. Diana is an extroverted individual with, as her grandmother says, "a mouth twice the size of her body." The petite girl loves to talk, possibly a little too much. When she isn't speaking out loud she is probably having a conversation or an argument with herself in her head.

As her tutors often commented to her parents, “Diana is an outgoing and bright kid with a promising future. She simply needs to apply herself a little more and she will be quite agreeable.” Diana learned from her parents how to communicate openly and honesty at a young age. However, her ability to gauge when expressing herself directly is the right choice versus when it will seem rude is still in development. (However, if you take a positive outlook, her dry humor is impeccable.)

If Diana's mood is sour she can be quite the little contrarian. She grew up as an only child so she isn't used to compromising or keeping the peace in group situations. She is a competitive kid with a strong opinions and (just a little bit of a) god complex.

Although it might annoy some, her strength of mind also brings many positive qualities. Diana is both decisive and strong-willed which drive her towards her goals. She would sooner shape the world's future than let it shape her

background story:

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What, really, is my will? Who am I? Why am I here? The questions, previously lurking in the sea of Diana’s subconscious, reared their ugly heads. She clasped the edges of the letter in her hands tightly between her fingers as she tried to hold on and brave the rocky seas of her mind. Despite her strong grasp the parchment only twisted and grew warm from her sweaty palms.

The acceptance letter, as Diana found it, was far more surprising than she had ever thought it would be. She knew her lineage well and she knew what it meant; her parents had made sure of that. Even if she did not have the stereotypical life of a rich, European, pureblood girl frolicking in a grandiose mansion somewhere north of Edinburgh, she did have the family name of a long lineage of wealthy witches and wizards who were a stock to be proud of. The parchment in her hands served as proof that she was one of them. What did it mean to have such an affinity?

It was a common occurrence for magical diplomats to move around often. Hence, Diana’s childhood was fragmented with the segments divided by country. None of them were for longer than three years and there was no telling when the change would come. Diana had attempted to learn how to predict it using the signs in her father’s behavior. However, this method had failed miserably. Niran Saengkaew was an unpredictable man and, by virtue of his skills in debate, it was hard to tell his true thoughts and feelings.

Niran met Katrina through work, which, most likely, was the reason that they were compatible. The superior match for someone as insatiable as he is another individual equally as discontented with life as it is. Thus, the need for constant change and stimulation is mutual and less likely to cause arguments. Happening upon one of these individuals was a stroke of luck for them both. Whether the marriage in of itself was “happy” did not matter especially, given that there were opportunities to pursue their passions and explore the world all while towing their infant daughter behind them.

Diana Alanis Saengkaew came out screaming at exactly 8:49 in the evening on October 6th, 2011 at Saint Mungo’s Wizarding Hospital in London. The birth was attended by many enthralled relatives from both sides of the family eager to meet the newly born heir to the Saengkaew line.

Her first three years of her life that she spent in London left no important memories, mainly because of her young age. According to her father, she spent a majority of her time being looked after by his parents, however, his mother professes that she took off from work to look after baby Diana. The truth still hasn’t been uncovered.

Diana moved to Valencia in Spain, then Boston in the United States, and then back to Stockholm in Sweden within the course of the next three years. In each of these places, the Saengkaew house was fairly similar: a modern (according to the standards of wizarding society) townhouse located in the sleepy part of town. It was nearly always a wizarding neighborhood. Niran had a taste for houses in unassuming colors, like gray or tan. Her mother had a habit of keeping collections that she passed on to Diana so random oddities filled shelves, covered tables, and occasionally spread out to decorate awnings, windowsills and the front lawn. However, every treasure was only so big because it had to fit in a suitcase to be able to be brought to the next beige townhouse they would inhabit.

At 6 years old, Diana moved from Sweden to Bangkok. Despite having lived in various wizarding neighborhoods, Bangkok was the first time Diana attended tutoring with other children. Of the group, the tutor noted her as a “thoughtful” student. She enjoyed excelling in lessons so her competitive spirit drove her to work hard.

As a side effect, Diana’s success in school alienated her from her peers. Although she was a bright kid and an extrovert she struggled to make more than one friend despite attending the tutoring program for 3 full years.

Out of all the pure-blooded students in the tutoring program, Achara Srisuwan was arguably the most notable in lineage. Her mother, a notable Thai auror, had a hawk-like stare intimidating enough that Diana’s own mother would avoid her whenever possible. From Diana’s viewpoint, Katrina was never afraid of anyone. This made Achara’s mother all the more intimidating.

When Diana went to visit the Srisuwan house, she and Achara would escape to the gardens where they could talk amongst the flowers. Achara was more akin to a hummingbird than a hawk. Although Diana talked more, Achara was purposeful and delicate in what she said. Her manners were proper: and she studied well for lessons. Everything about her seemed disgustingly right, like a perfect abomination existing only to frustrate regular girls like Diana. Still, they were stuck together as the only two magical girls of their age in the area. Hence, they became friends, with a touch of competition and bickering.

Diana moved back to London days before her 10th birthday. With her school years approaching rapidly, her parents thought it suitable that she live close to the school which she was planning to attend. Hence, she was sent to live with her grandparents for the year. It was cold in London so outdoor exploration was traded for studying indoors, games of wizarding chess against her grandmother, playing the enchanted guitar she got from the eccentric neighbor, and writing letters to send to Achara via their house owl.

Despite all the pastimes Diana had, claustrophobia set in fast. She was eager to get to school. Scotland was completely foreign to her and there would be wizarding kids from all over the Great British Isles. What was still out there to discover?

first instance of magic:

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A wizarding child’s first instance of magic is hard to predict. For Diana it came at the age of 3 when she was still living in London. It was not early but not late enough to worry her parents. In all honesty, it wasn’t eventful. One second Diana had been playing with an inanimate doll and the next it was dancing around the room. When Katrina heard the clamor and came to check on her daughter, the doll fell to the ground and Diana looked up sheepishly. “Mama! I think I did magic.”

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ TRUNK ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

ability • ability • ability • ability • ability • ability • ability

stamina: 7
evasion: 5
strength: 5
wisdom: 5
arcpower: 7
accuracy: 6


spells known:

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potions known:

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