Alice Longbottom

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Find the Horcruxes	dear_alice	Rachel McAdams

Basic Stats

Full Name: Alice Charlotte Longbottom (née Sauveterre)
Nickname(s): Ali
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Date of Birth: July 8, 1955
Zodiac: Cancer
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Married to Frank Longbottom (Sep. 5, 1979)
Bloodline: Pureblood
Hometown: London, England
Residence: Hillingdon, Outer London, England
House & Year: Gryffindor 1973
Occupation: Healer (spell damage)
Wand: 11 in, redwood w/black walnut handle, unicorn hair
Pet: Tabby (Tigger)

Family

Father: Marc Louis Sauveterre (wizard; Beauxbatons 1948; barrister: Department of International Magical Cooperation; b. April 17, 1930)
Mother: Rebecca Jane Sauveterre (née Banges; witch; Hufflepuff 1949; photographer: Daily Prophet; b. May 20, 1931)
Brother: David Nicholas Sauveterre (wizard; b. December 8, 1970)
Brother: Henri Joseph Sauveterre (wizard; b. December 8, 1970)

Husband: Frank Longbottom (wizard; Gryffindor 1972; Auror; b. November 3, 1953)
    Father-in-Law: Neville Longbottom (wizard; Hufflepuff 1942; Hitwizard trainer; b. August 30, 1924)
    Mother-in-Law: Augusta Longbottom (née White; witch; Gryffindor 1948; b. December 27, 1929)

Uncle: Robert Banges (wizard; Gryffindor 1943; co-owner: Dervish & Banges)
    Aunt: Briony Banges (née Connolly; witch; Gryffindor 1946)
        Cousin: Quinn Banges (wizard; Gryffindor 1970)
            Cousin-in-Law: Marion Banges (née O'Brien; witch; Hufflepuff 1971)
        Cousin: Felicity Banges (witch; Gryffindor 1973)
        Cousin: Adelaide Banges (witch; Ravenclaw 1979; b. May 28, 1961)

History

Marc Sauveterre met Rebecca Banges in a rather odd locale: the women's loo of a restaurant in a small wizarding village just outside of Paris, France, in the summer of 1951, where Rebecca was vacationing with her boyfriend, Damien Miller, and Marc was visiting his fiancée, Aimée Duchard. Aimée had fallen ill, and Marc had gone with her into the loo, where he ran into Rebecca, who was washing her hands at the sink. Although both were in the restaurant with their respective signficant others, sparks flew between the two. Two years later, after both relationships had fallen apart, Marc and Rebecca ran into each other again in Marc's hometown of Marseille. This time, the young French barrister and British photographer spent some time talking and getting to know each other. Less than a year later, Marc transferred from the French Ministry of Magic to the British one, and he moved to London with his new bride.

Their first child, a daughter whom they named Alice Charlotte, was born on 8 July, 1955. They were thrilled to have a child, and doted upon her, showering her with love and affection, such that she grew up in a very loving and warm environment, which helped shape her into a very loving and warm child. Marc and Rebecca felt as though their lives were quite busy enough, too busy to keep up with more than one child, so Alice remained an only child throughout her childhood.

Shortly after her eleventh birthday in 1966, Alice received letters both from her mother's alma mater of Hogwarts as well as from her father's alma mater of Beauxbatons. After much discussion that summer, the family agreed to send Alice to Hogwarts. So, on 1 September, 1966, Alice boarded the Hogwarts Express, which took her off to Scotland for her first year. At the welcome feast and sorting, Alice was a bit nervous as she watched the other first years being sorted into the various houses. Her mother had told her all about the school, and about the sorting ceremony, and about the various houses, particularly her own: Hufflepuff. Alice knew that her mother hoped that she would be sorted into Hufflepuff, as well, but a part of her actually hoped for Gryffindor. She felt like she was brave enough for it. Perhaps the Sorting Hat read those thoughts in her head and granted her her choice, or perhaps Gryffindor truly was the best fit for her; regardless, while the Hat did comment that she would do well in either Gryffindor or Hufflepuff, it ultimately called out "Gryffindor!" for her.

Alice's early years at Hogwarts were rather unremarkable: she did well in her classes (thanks to a desire to do well that drove her to study hard), she made friends, and she was just a typical student. The summer between her fourth and fifth years came with two big surprises: one, her parents announced that Rebecca was pregnant again (this time with twins), and two, when her Hogwarts owl arrived with her books list, it was accompanied by a Prefect's badge. Despite having been an only child for fifteen years, Alice was excited about the prospect of having baby brothers or sisters (or one of each). On 8 December, 1970, Alice's twin brothers were born, David and Henri. When she came home for winter holidays, she was thrilled to meet her brothers. By the time she came home again for the summer holidays, the twins were nearly seven months old and already crawling. Although she had never really spent too much time with young children before her brothers were born, she came to absolutely love babies and little children.

When it came time to choose her N.E.W.T.-level classes, Alice knew exactly which classes she wanted to take: those required for admittance to the Healer programme at St. Mungo's. Although she was still torn, at that time, between the idea of being a Healer and the idea of being an Auror, the class requirements were essentially the same, so as long as she strove toward the Healer goal, the Auror one would still remain in her grasp, should she change her mind. Ultimately, she chose the Healer path, believing that she could help people more that way than as an Auror. Her seventh year, she was named Head Girl, and she managed to get letters of recommendation for the Healer Programme from both Professors McGonagall and Flitwick. After finishing school in the summer of 1973 with high marks on her N.E.W.T.s, Alice was accepted into the Healer programme and began the basic training that fall. She finished her training in April 1977, and began working as a fully-trained Healer on the Creature-Induced Injuries floor.

Meanwhile, through most of this, there was Frank Longbottom. He was also in Gryffindor, though he was a year ahead of her. They first met through the sheer fact of the matter of being in the same house and sharing a common room. Frank became more visible, at least to Alice, when he was made a Prefect in her fourth year; when she joined him in the ranks the following year, they became friends. It wasn't until Frank's seventh year and Alice's sixth that things started to change and they grew closer. They started dating (officially) that summer, a relationship that turned into a long-distance one when Alice returned to Hogwarts in September and Frank began his Auror training. They owled back and forth frequently, he visited her on Hogsmeade weekends, and they saw each other when Alice was home for the holidays, but Alice found herself counting down the days until the end of the school year, when she would be done with Hogwarts and be able to see Frank more often.

As Alice began her healer training at St. Mungo's and Frank moved into his second year of Auror training, the two continued dating. When Frank became a full Auror (instead of just a trainee), she was nearly bursting with pride for him. She knew that he would be a great Auror, possibly the greatest the Ministry had ever seen. Around that time, Alice was approached by Professor Dumbledore (who had also approached Frank) with an opportunity to join the Order of the Phoenix. The prospect of helping people in addition to healing them, of possibly making a real change, was one that Alice couldn't turn down, and she accepted the opportunity without any hesitation. About a year and a half later, when Alice and Frank were celebrating the end of her healer training, Alice was pleasantly surprised when Frank brought out an engagement ring and proposed. Alice knew that there was nobody else she wanted to spend her life with and that Frank was the man she wanted to grow old with, to see every morning and every night, to raise a family with. Alice accepted his proposal with a joyous "YES!" and the ring hasn't left her finger yet.

Now, with their September wedding (after a two-year engagement) fast approaching, as well as the war brewing around them, Alice is full of stress and anxiety, but she knows that it will all be worth it when she walks down the aisle with Frank waiting for her at the other end. Even the war and the Order are going to have to take a backseat for at least a day. And while one day Alice wants to have plenty of children with Frank, she also wants to wait until the world isn't so tumultuous.