HARPER, layla sofia

* THE HISTORY ,
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layla was born to an unexpected couple. they were happy because they didn't know they could have children. jasmine's mother was told that her chances of becoming pregnant were very slim. well it happened and a life was lost. her father ended up raising her by himself. it was a bit difficult but he managed. she was around five years old when her father remarried. the lady seemed nice at first but things started to change as soon as she married her father. to say the least, the harper family wasn't extremely wealthy but they were well off. years of saving and working hard. it wasn't soon after they were married that her step-mother got pregnant. all was nice and dandy in the beginning but as she had her child and they grew older her step-mother seemed to be more and more irritated. it was like she was trying to take layla out of the picture. she tried her best to be civil, even when the step-mother was all sweet when her father was around. she knew how the step-mother really was. she never said a word to how she was treated by her step-mother to her father, she saw how happy he was with his new family she didn't want to mess anything up. at least things were not so bad, her half sister seemed to enjoy her company. she always wanted a little sister. she liked it better when the step simply ignored her. she wasn't sure why, but slowly things began to take a toll and moved on from being ignored to being verbally assaulted. layla simply smiled and nodded, but a girl can only hide her years for so long. she felt relieved when she received her acceptance letter. layla knew very well that she was a witch. her father had told her about them being magical folk. she was so little back then when she was told and just figured her father was teasing her, until she saw him doing magic. she never understood why he always made her do simply things the muggle way. diagon alley was still a nice place to go to, now that she got to explore more of the shops. she had begged her father to make it just a shopping trip for two. she needed to be alone with her father. it felt like she would never see him. layla had a hard time deciding on her familiar. finally she settled on an owl. she was sorted into the house of hufflepuff. surprised when she was told that she was in the same house as her mother. it made her happy even with the snarky remark made by her step-mother. as soon as she could layla got a job. she did not want to spend her summer holiday cooped up in the house with her. things at home have been the same while things at school are changing all the time. she going to keep her head down on focus on making it out of hogwarts. she still has a year left so she isn't to worried about what she needs to do with her life. as long as she gets decent grades she's happy.

* THE PERSONALITY ,
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overall as a person, layla is a sweet, caring and gentle girl. she really isn't the type to start fights, she abstains from all sorts of conflicts. don't get her wrong, she is not a bubble of happiness, far from it. she a fairly happy person and knows when she needs to be serious. family and friends are very important to her and there is almost nothing she wouldn't do for them. even so she takes betrayal to heart and can hold onto grudges like no ones business. as mentioned before jasmine isn't the type to get in fights, but when it involve her friends she will, even if she ends up loosing. its the thought that counts right?

LIKES ,

reading, parties, listening to music, candy, swimming, animals, cooking, photography, rainy days, summer, fall, winter, spring, dancing, muggle things, baking, sleeping in, boys, cats

DISLIKES ,

her step-mother, getting sick, people lying to her, bugs, large crowds, death in general, being manipulated, overly friendly people, being betrayed, cheating, seeing blood, essays, getting lost, being teased/picked on

* THE APPEARANCE ,
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height: 5'4
weight: 110
hair: dark brown
eyes: soft chocolate brown
general appearance: at the top of her head can be seen dark brown locks that reach her shoulders. she isn't fond of having super long hair, let alone her hair down. so she manages her hair in a high pony tail. depending on her mood she will change her hair up, whether that be up in bun, down in a braid, etc. when it comes to the make up on her face, she goes for a natural look. the only thing she tends to add would be eye liner and a neutral gloss on her lips. her fingernails on the other hand, can be painted in different colors, again it all depends on her mood. standing around five foot four you can be safe to say that she's anything but tall. she not to sensitive about her height, but she can feel a bit embarrassed especially when she's confused for a first year. She usually tends to where jeans and shirts that are in dark colors and not necessarily black. She also tends to where zip up sweaters and just some ballerina flats. She dresses depending on her mood and depending how the weather is outside.
play by: aoi miyazaki