Magdaline Macmillan

Magdaline Macmillan / Candice Accola

OOC

Game Journal Portrayed By
Secretss magdalicious Candice Accola

Basic Stats

Full Name: Magdaline Juliet Macmillan
Nickname(s): Mags or Maggie
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Date of Birth: June 23, 1961
Zodiac: Cancer
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Single
Bloodline: Pureblood
House & Year: Hufflepuff 6th
Extracurriculars: Prefect, choir (soprano)
Wand: 10 in, fig, unicorn tail hair
Pet: None

Family

Father: Jacob Macmillan (wizard; Hufflepuff 1950; Ministry worker)
Mother: Henrietta Macmillan (née Burke; witch; Hufflepuff 1951)
Brother: Solomon Macmillan (wizard; Hufflepuff 1972; Ministry worker)
Brother: Eleazar Macmillan (wizard; Hufflepuff 1974; Ministry worker)

History

Jacob Macmillan and Henrietta Burke knew each other from school, having both been in Hufflepuff (Jacob a year ahead of Henrietta). When their parents announced that they were to be married, both were accepting of it: they liked each other well enough, and it was a good match for both families. Once they were married, they set to work having children: two sons (and heir and a spare) and a daughter. Once daughter Magdaline was born, they decided that three children was quite enough and left their family at that. Magdaline, being the youngest (by several years) and only girl, grew up being doted upon by her parents as well as her older brothers. There was an unspoken agreement between the other four members of the family to shield their little princess from the rest of the world, especially as unrest was starting to brew. She was too delicate, and there was simply no sense to worry her over things she had no hand in. As such, Magdaline grew up with a pair of rose-coloured glasses permanently attached to her face.

Magdaline had a very easy childhood. It helped that she had something of an easy disposition, but being constantly pampered and spoiled certainly lent itself to a pampered and spoiled attitude. But she remained friendly and easy-going despite all that. For as long as she could remember, she was primed for life as a Lady Of Society: she simply knew no other life, so she didn't desire anything different. She just accepted that to be a pureblood was something to be cherished and be proud of, that marrying for love was something only their lessers did, and that working was for men and those women who didn't have a man to provide for them. To Magdaline, these were all facts of life, and there was no sense in thinking otherwise or wanting anything else. When her eldest brother departed for Hogwarts, Magdaline at least had Eleazar home to play with, but once he joined Solomon, Magdaline felt slightly at loose ends. She still had lessons throughout the day, and her own friends with whom she could socialise, but there was just something about not having either of her brothers around that left her feeling lost. It was a thrill to finally receive her Hogwarts letter, because it meant that she would be joining them at Hogwarts, a connection to tradition in and of itself … how many generations of Macmillans had attended Hogwarts before them? How many more would continue to attend after? Not to mention all the stories she had heard from her brothers and parents about the school.

Her first night at Hogwarts, September 1, 1972, was the most nerve-wracking of them all. Her brothers had told her all about the sorting, assured her that it was painless, just a hat that was put on your head and announced your house. They assured her that she would be sorted into Hufflepuff, as they and their parents had been. But still, Magdaline was filled with worry that somehow this hat would decide to put her somewhere else. She needn't have worried, as the hat declared her a Hufflepuff for the whole Great Hall to hear, and Magdaline happily joined Eleazar at the Hufflepuff table.

Hogwarts was quite an adjustment for Magdaline. Throughout her childhood, she had only ever socialised with the pureblooded children of her parents' pureblooded friends. She had met a few half-bloods and seen them in Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade, but she had never actually met a muggleborn, so to be in classes with them, sharing a common room with them … it was a bit of a culture shock (likely not nearly the culture shock that they had, but Magdaline never thought about it from the other's perspective). Of course, she had been raised to be friendly and sociable, so she was friendly to everyone, regardless of their bloodline (though she couldn't help her curiosity at what things were like for the muggleborns, and there were surely many tactless questions asked because she simply did not know any better).

Classes were, well, classes. Magdaline tried her hardest at them, but she wasn't necessarily an exemplary student, and there were so many other interesting things to do than homework and studying. And that P in History of Magic can totally be explained by the fact that Binns puts everyone to sleep! The most exciting thing to happen to Magdaline (thus far) at Hogwarts was just prior to the start of her fifth year: her letter from the school with her booklist contained a Prefect badge! She had been hoping the entire previous four years that she would get it, and then suddenly it was hers! She vowed to live up to the priviledge and responsibility expected of those who wore the badge.

After receiving her O.W.L. scores, Magdaline was stuck choosing her courses for N.E.W.T. level. Most of her peers chose theirs based upon their future career goals … as Magdaline was not planning to pursue a career, she had no such focus with which to choose her courses. In the end, she chose to continue on in only the classes that she had done well in: Charms, Potions, and Transfiguration. Surely they could be helpful for a future housewife? And with only three classes, she would have plenty of time in her schedule to assist younger students, and also to care for her own appearance.

Personality

Positives

  1. Loyal: Magdaline is a true Hufflepuff in this respect: she will give everything she has to her family and friends. Generally speaking, once you are her friend, you are her friend for life (unless you do something totally atrocious). Sometimes, her loyalties may come into conflict, at which point Magdaline tends to become torn, though it is usually the oldest and deepest loyalties that win out in such conflicts. Of course, she also expects the same steadfast loyalty from those to whom she gives it, and is exceptionally hurt when those she is loyal to are not the same toward her.
  2. Tenderhearted: If it was proper for a lady to aspire to a job beyond that of housewife and socialite, she would have considered Healing (if not for all those icky body fluids) because she really does feel good inside when she helps others. She's the sort who will become a mother hen at times, clucking over her brothers and friends if they're hurt (physically or emotionally). She feels at loose ends if she's cut off from those she cares about, and she feels like she always needs to have a cause or purpose to work on (even if it's just something like turning the ugly duckling into the lovely swan).
  3. Sociable: It should come as no surprise that her mother has groomed her to be as sociable as is proper. She has to try exceedingly hard to be impolite, and often apologises for such almost immediately. She will ask after your health and your family, and she does not shy from striking up conversations with other girls (boys are different, a proper lady needs to wait for a proper introduction to a gentleman!).

Negatives

  1. Shallow: Magdaline doesn't shy away from the fact that she is quite shallow. Her first impressions of people are heavily weighed by how they look and dress, and she tends to (at least at first) give more attention to those who appear to be better put-together, or better-looking, or richer. Oh, sure, she'll eventually get to know those who don't look quite so good at the outset, but she tends to be rather unaware of the first impression that she makes on others with this attitude.
  2. Vain: Sort of related to the above but not quite the same, Magdaline is very vain about her appearance. She takes great pride in how she looks and devotes what others may deem to be an overly excessive amount of time toward preserving it. A whole morning routine to look perfectly put-together in the morning, a whole nighttime routine to prepare herself for bed, with plenty of touch-ups to hair, make-up, and clothes throughout the day. She does have a tendency to get completely overdramatic over a broken nail, and a split end is cause for great alarm.
  3. Bubble-world: For all that her cousin Amelia has tried to school her otherwise, Magdaline lives in a bit of a safety bubble. She knows a bit about the war waging in the outside world, but doesn't really understand how this affects her. In her little bubble, everyone is happy and safe, and she just doesn't really understand the war or its far-reaching consequences for all involved (and all uninvolved). All she really knows is how perfectly crass all this fighting is, honestly.

Likes: Attention, but only the proper and polite sort. Chocolate, but only in moderation. Fashion & make-up. The colour purple (the colour of royalty). Having pure blood. Jewellery, particularly pieces that sparkle. Being needed. Helping others. Giving makeovers. Bubble baths. Scented candles. Being a prefect.
Dislikes: Getting dirty. Breaking a nail. Split-ends. Being alone. Icky body fluids. Non-human or half-human creatures like hags and vampires and werewolves and their ilk. People who blatantly disregard the rules.

5 Facts

  1. Magdaline is the youngest of three children in her family, and is basically her parents' precious princess. She has, as such, been greatly sheltered from the world. (Public.)
  2. The Macmillan family is Old Pure. Magdaline takes great pride in this fact. She is also fully accepting of her future: that her parents will arrange a marriage for her to another Old Pure family to keep the line going. (Public.)
  3. Despite being pure and taking pride in it, Magdaline actually has no ill feelings toward muggles or muggleborns. In fact, she finds the term "mudblood" to be deplorable and something used only by people with poor manners. (Public.)
  4. She still sleeps with a teddy bear named Popcorn. (Known only by family and roommates.)
  5. She is secretly very glad that her parents expect her to never have a job, because she doesn't really know what she would want to do. She would have considered being a healer, if not for blood and other icky body fluids. She would much rather leave the work to her husband and spend her time doing charitable work. (Known only by very close friends.)